WXV Semi Finals: Armadillos v Suns, Jaguars v Reindeers

[Purple 77]

After Saturday night

Buenos Aires have the (home ground) advantage in what is shaping up to be a helluva match! There is a heaps of pressure on Sam Walsh to perform - if he doesn't, the Suns look gone. I think Buenos Aires get up from here!

*runs numbers*

In fact, Buenos Aires really do have the HGA. If all players score their season average, Buenos Aires go from 1461 to 1520 post HGA, defeating the Suns 1465. Pressure ON!



Boy, is this a tense match too! If the remaining players score their season average, PNL will beat Rio by 12 points (HGA included)  :o :o there is plenty of nerves on show in this match, save for a MASSIVE performance from Liam Ryan whom has single handedly given PNL the advantage. Suspect there is a twist and turn left in the match!

	Buenos Aires Armadillos					Mexico City Suns
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Jayden Short	77		77	D1	Aaron Hall	0		0
D2	Shannon Hurn	0		0	D2	James Sicily	104		104
D3	Jack Scrimshaw	76		76	D3	Hayden Young	78		78
D4	Jimmy Webster	59		59	D4	James Aish	80		80
M1	Darcy Parish	120		120	M1	Sam Walsh	0		0
M2	Ollie Wines	118		118	M2	Christian Petracca	136		136
M3	Tom Green	105		105	M3	Luke Davies-Uniacke	0		0
M4	Caleb Serong	103		103	M4	David Mundy	69		69
R1	Reilly O'Brien	0		0	R1	Nic Naitanui	0		0
F1	Jordan De Goey	98		98	F1	Harry McKay	0		0
F2	Toby Greene	85		85	F2	Aaron Naughton	79		79
F3	Will Hayward	0		0	F3	Jake Stringer	44		44
F4	Cameron Rayner	0		0	F4	Ben Ainsworth	95		95
U1 (MID)	Adam Cerra	0		0	U1 (DEF)	Jacob Weitering	0		0
U2 (MID)	Jarrod Berry	0		0	U2 (MID FWD)	Shai Bolton	105		105
E1 (MID)	Mitchito Owens	51	0	0	E1 (DEF)	Bradley Hill	83	0	0
E2 (FWD)	Ash Johnson	78	0	0	E2 (FWD)	Archie Perkins	44	0	0
E3 (DEF MID)	Lachlan Ash	62	0	0	E3 (DEF MID)	Ryan Clarke	0	0	0
E4 (MID)	Jeremy Sharp	46	0	0	E4 (RUC FWD)	Bailey J Williams	0	0	0
C	Darcy Parish	120		120	CC	Sam Walsh	0		0
VC	Ollie Wines	118		0	CC	Christian Petracca	136		68
HA		0		0
		Total:	961	9			Total:	858	9

	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars					PNL Reindeers
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Daniel Rich	0		0	D1	Luke Ryan	146		146
D2	Isaac Cumming	79		79	D2	Darcy Moore	72		72
D3	Brayden Maynard	84		84	D3	Marcus Adams	0		0
D4	Will Day	83		83	D4	Hunter Clark	63		63
M1	Brad Crouch	85		85	M1	Zach Merrett	71		71
M2	Jack Viney	110		110	M2	Ben Keays	0		0
M3	Karl Amon	78		78	M3	Scott Pendlebury	85		85
M4	Kyle Langford	75		75	M4	Luke Shuey	0		0
R1	Tom De Koning	0		0	R1	Todd Goldstein	0		0
F1	Jeremy Cameron	76		76	F1	Will Brodie	65		65
F2	Jeremy Finlayson	46		46	F2	Lance Franklin	0		0
F3	Jamarra Ugle-Hagan	38		38	F3	Darcy Cameron	45		45
F4	Eric Hipwood	0		0	F4	Robbie Gray	53		53
U1 (MID)	James Jordon	78		78	U1 (DEF FWD)	Sam De Koning	66		66
U2 (FWD)	Mason Cox	58		58	U2 (MID FWD)	Steele Sidebottom	104		104
E1 (MID)	Ben Hobbs	78	0	0	E1 (DEF)	Jayden Laverde	79	0	0
E2 (FWD)	Mason Wood	105	0	0	E2 (DEF)	Dougal Howard	41	0	0
E3 (MID FWD)	Jed McEntee	32	0	0	E3 (MID FWD)	Marcus Windhager	66	0	0
E4 (DEF)	Josh Walker	0	0	0	E4 (FWD)	Paul Curtis	0	0	0
C	Jack Viney	110		110	C	Zach Merrett	71		71
VC	Brad Crouch	85		0	VC	Ben Keays	0		0
HA		0		0
		Total:	1000	12			Total:	841	10

[Purple 77]

Armadillos deny the reigning premiers

Only 1 voter thought Buenos Aires would win!

It wasn't me :P but it would haven't felt right if Buenos Aires went down without a fight. Of course they can still turn it on - it's Buenos Aires! The raw scores were 1515 to 1512, but an impressive HGA of 59 took Buenos Aires to 1574 and it's highest score of the year! This amazing match had 12 centurions - 6 each - but the dillos had an incredible 14 plays score 70+ compared to Mexico City whom had 12. A small difference but it was telling.

For Mexico City, the campaign for back-to-back flags ends here in a blaze of glory. Of the 6 finals played so far, they scored the 2nd highest score and were clearly worthy of a prelim, alas they went down to a better team on day. Farewell Mexico City, and congratulations on another strong year.

Buenos Aires Armadillos (25.7.157) def Mexico City Suns (24.7.151)

Best
Buenos Aires: Shannon Hurn, Darcy Parish, Ollie Wines, Tom Green, Caleb Serong, Reilly O'Brien   
Mexico City: Aaron Hall, James Sicily, Christian Petracca, Luke Davies-Uniacke, Nic Naitanui, Shai Bolton   

Late Changes
Buenos Aires: Nil
Mexico City: Nil

WXV Debut
Buenos Aires: Nil
Mexico City: Nil

Club debut
Buenos Aires: Nil
Mexico City: Nil

BUENOS AIRES progresses to a PRELIMINARY FINAL
MEXICO CITY finishes 5th

NIC NAITANUI wins a FINALS CHAMPION Medal

[Purple 77]

Rio outwrestles Ryans Reindeers

Heartbreak for PNL, whom produced its worst score of the season. The rooms are dead silent, absolute heartbreak for a team many thought could steam roll the competition all the way to the flag.

The Jags - battling key absences within the team - defied the odds and put up an OK performance under these circumstances, but will be considering itself extremely lucky to win with 1 centurion - captain Jack Viney.

But for now... farewell PNL, it was a helluva charge in the 2nd half of the year.

Rio de Janeiro Jaguars (20.7.127) def PNL Reindeers (18.8.116)

Best
Rio de Janeiro: Jack Viney       
PNL: Luke Ryan, Steele Sidebottom     

Late Changes
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
PNL: Nil

WXV Debut
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
PNL: Nil

Club debut
Rio de Janeiro: Nil
PNL: Nil

RIO DE JANEIRO progresses to a PRELIMINARY FINAL
PNL finishes 6th

LUKE RYAN wins a FINALS CHAMPION Medal

[Purple 77]

Princes shock and awe

Wow.

Imperial have SLAUGHTERED the minor premiers despite finishing 8th! They had a remarkable 13 players front up and overrun the 7-strong Wolves, but Darcy MacPherson (53.8), Zach Guthrie (66.9) and Jy Farrar (60.5) all posted tons! It is officially the highest score of 2022.

Guadalajara Wolves (14.10.94) lost to Imperial Princes (29.6.180)

Best
Guadalajara: Nick Larkey, Ben Paton, Bradley Hill     
Imperial: Darcy MacPherson, Zach Guthrie, Jy Farrar, Xavier O'Neill, Darcy Gardiner     

IMPERIAL progresses to a PRELIMINARY FINAL
GUADALAJARA finishes 5th

[Purple 77]

Broncos swarm plucky Capuchins

Brazil will not be taking both of its teams to the prelims, despite the valiant efforts of Wood, Brown and Hobbs. The difference was only 102 SC points, despite having 4 less players than the Broncos.

Copacabana Capuchins (10.11.71) lost to San Marino Broncos (14.7.91)

Best
Copacabana: Mason Wood, Ben Brown, Ben Hobbs     
San Marino: Alex Pearce, Brandon Starcevich, Tyler Sonsie     

SAN MARINO progresses to a PRELIMINARY FINAL
COPACABANA finishes 6th

[Purple 77]

And ze proof:

	Buenos Aires Armadillos					Mexico City Suns
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Jayden Short	77		77	D1	Aaron Hall	105		105
D2	Shannon Hurn	111		111	D2	James Sicily	104		104
D3	Jack Scrimshaw	76		76	D3	Hayden Young	78		78
D4	Jimmy Webster	59		59	D4	James Aish	80		80
M1	Darcy Parish	120		120	M1	Sam Walsh	99		99
M2	Ollie Wines	118		118	M2	Christian Petracca	136		136
M3	Tom Green	105		105	M3	Luke Davies-Uniacke	119		119
M4	Caleb Serong	103		103	M4	David Mundy	69		69
R1	Reilly O'Brien	108		108	R1	Nic Naitanui	137		137
F1	Jordan De Goey	98		98	F1	Harry McKay	54		54
F2	Toby Greene	85		85	F2	Aaron Naughton	79		79
F3	Will Hayward	90		90	F3	Jake Stringer	44		44
F4	Cameron Rayner	70		70	F4	Ben Ainsworth	95		95
U1 (MID)	Adam Cerra	90		90	U1 (DEF)	Jacob Weitering	90		90
U2 (MID)	Jarrod Berry	85		85	U2 (MID FWD)	Shai Bolton	105		105
E1 (MID)	Mitchito Owens	51	DNP	0	E1 (DEF)	Bradley Hill	83	DNP	0
E2 (FWD)	Ash Johnson	78	DNP	0	E2 (FWD)	Archie Perkins	44	DNP	0
E3 (DEF MID)	Lachlan Ash	62	DNP	0	E3 (DEF MID)	Ryan Clarke	49	DNP	0
E4 (MID)	Jeremy Sharp	46	DNP	0	E4 (RUC FWD)	Bailey J Williams	51	DNP	0
C	Darcy Parish	120		120	CC	Sam Walsh	99		50
VC	Ollie Wines	118		0	CC	Christian Petracca	136		68
HA	Jimmy Webster	59		59
		Total:	1574	15			Total:	1512	15

	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars					PNL Reindeers
POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ	POS	Traditional	SCO	PEN	ADJ
D1	Daniel Rich	83		83	D1	Luke Ryan	146		146
D2	Isaac Cumming	79		79	D2	Darcy Moore	72		72
D3	Brayden Maynard	84		84	D3	Marcus Adams	28		28
D4	Will Day	83		83	D4	Hunter Clark	63		63
M1	Brad Crouch	85		85	M1	Zach Merrett	71		71
M2	Jack Viney	110		110	M2	Ben Keays	42		42
M3	Karl Amon	78		78	M3	Scott Pendlebury	85		85
M4	Kyle Langford	75		75	M4	Luke Shuey	72		72
R1	Tom De Koning	73		73	R1	Todd Goldstein	94		94
F1	Jeremy Cameron	76		76	F1	Will Brodie	65		65
F2	Jeremy Finlayson	46		46	F2	Lance Franklin	87		87
F3	Jamarra Ugle-Hagan	38		38	F3	Darcy Cameron	45		45
F4	Eric Hipwood	77		77	F4	Robbie Gray	53		53
U1 (MID)	James Jordon	78		78	U1 (DEF FWD)	Sam De Koning	66		66
U2 (FWD)	Mason Cox	58		58	U2 (MID FWD)	Steele Sidebottom	104		104
E1 (MID)	Ben Hobbs	78	DNP	0	E1 (DEF)	Jayden Laverde	79	DNP	0
E2 (FWD)	Mason Wood	105	DNP	0	E2 (DEF)	Dougal Howard	41	DNP	0
E3 (MID FWD)	Jed McEntee	32	DNP	0	E3 (MID FWD)	Marcus Windhager	66	DNP	0
E4 (DEF)	Josh Walker	54	DNP	0	E4 (FWD)	Paul Curtis	51	DNP	0
C	Jack Viney	110		110	C	Zach Merrett	71		71
VC	Brad Crouch	85		0	VC	Ben Keays	42		0
HA	Jamarra Ugle-Hagan	38		38
		Total:	1271	15			Total:	1164	15

Reserves

Player	WXV Club	F2
Darcy MacPherson	London Royals	109
Zach Guthrie	London Royals	103
Jy Farrar	London Royals	100
Xavier O'Neill	London Royals	85
Darcy Gardiner	London Royals	70
Maurice Rioli	London Royals	65
Jake Waterman	London Royals	63
Jack Higgins	London Royals	59
Luke Dahlhaus	London Royals	58
Jack Newnes	London Royals	53
Charlie Spargo	London Royals	47
Jesse Motlop	London Royals	44
Sam Darcy	London Royals	42
Nick Larkey	Mexico City Suns	114
Ben Paton	Mexico City Suns	84
Bradley Hill	Mexico City Suns	83
Bailey J Williams	Mexico City Suns	51
Ryan Clarke	Mexico City Suns	49
Zac Langdon	Mexico City Suns	47
Archie Perkins	Mexico City Suns	44
Mason Wood	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	105
Ben Brown	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	86
Ben Hobbs	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	78
Josh Walker	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	54
Jed McEntee	Rio de Janeiro Jaguars	32
Alex Pearce	Rome Gladiators	77
Brandon Starcevich	Rome Gladiators	74
Tyler Sonsie	Rome Gladiators	73
Mac Andrew	Rome Gladiators	65
Kysaiah Pickett	Rome Gladiators	63
Chayce Jones	Rome Gladiators	39
Tom Jonas	Rome Gladiators	29
Jack Ziebell	Rome Gladiators	25
Harry Jones	Rome Gladiators	12

[Ringo]

Helps when players come back from injury.

[PowerBug]

ON WE ROLL IT'S PRELIM FINAL TIME BABBYYYYYY!! Two more to go and the dream comes true <3

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