1. So Cal BDC vs. 8. Melbourne Thorny Devils
Lots of history here. Melbourne ran the table over BDC twice in Season 4 en route to their promotion to Oceania PRO in unexpected fashion. BDC regrouped and hired this beast known as Denver and stormed their way up to the PRO's for Season 6. Since then, this matchup has been all BDC with three straight wins, and none of them close. BDC in a walk, 56-24.
2. Banzai Pipeline 'Nites vs. 7. Vanuatu Kava Sharks
Both long-time Oceania PRO talented squads here. The Nites have been the class of Zeta with 4 straight championship appearances, going 2-2 in championship games. They'll look to use their sneaky gameplanning skills and ridiculous propensity for creating turnovers to send them to the second round again. Vanuatu has been inconsistent and facing internal turmoil, but they seem to be a threat to steal a game at any time. Still, the Nites prevail, 35-27.
3. Brisbane Heat vs. 6. Matu-Utu Voodoo
The Heat have been a dominant team in Oceania PRO since making their way here for Season 4. They are always a home playoff team it seems and a strong one at that. The Voodoo are newcomers, and despite a few blips on the radar have had a great season. The have a shot at an upset, but I think the Heat prevail on the back of their defense, 27-19.
4. Samoa Gangsters vs. 5. Cook Island Convicts
You couldn't have asked for a better 4-5 matchup. Dpell and Moose have had their differences this season on the boards at times, as dpell has lost his cool over certain bortifications this season. Still, they made up on the boards recently, but with this match on Wednesday I think the gloves are back off. Samoa was storming through Oceania PRO before runnning into the wall known as the Heat defense. The convicts finished their season with a tight win over a hungry Crushers team, but let slip that they have a new I-Form defense...Crushers didn't run an I-Form, so is this a defense that will be first tested vs. Samoa? Stay tuned. In the end, I think Samoa has had the Convicts number too often lately and I'm not sure dpell has the answer. Samoa takes this one in stride, 44-24.
Lots of history here. Melbourne ran the table over BDC twice in Season 4 en route to their promotion to Oceania PRO in unexpected fashion. BDC regrouped and hired this beast known as Denver and stormed their way up to the PRO's for Season 6. Since then, this matchup has been all BDC with three straight wins, and none of them close. BDC in a walk, 56-24.
2. Banzai Pipeline 'Nites vs. 7. Vanuatu Kava Sharks
Both long-time Oceania PRO talented squads here. The Nites have been the class of Zeta with 4 straight championship appearances, going 2-2 in championship games. They'll look to use their sneaky gameplanning skills and ridiculous propensity for creating turnovers to send them to the second round again. Vanuatu has been inconsistent and facing internal turmoil, but they seem to be a threat to steal a game at any time. Still, the Nites prevail, 35-27.
3. Brisbane Heat vs. 6. Matu-Utu Voodoo
The Heat have been a dominant team in Oceania PRO since making their way here for Season 4. They are always a home playoff team it seems and a strong one at that. The Voodoo are newcomers, and despite a few blips on the radar have had a great season. The have a shot at an upset, but I think the Heat prevail on the back of their defense, 27-19.
4. Samoa Gangsters vs. 5. Cook Island Convicts
You couldn't have asked for a better 4-5 matchup. Dpell and Moose have had their differences this season on the boards at times, as dpell has lost his cool over certain bortifications this season. Still, they made up on the boards recently, but with this match on Wednesday I think the gloves are back off. Samoa was storming through Oceania PRO before runnning into the wall known as the Heat defense. The convicts finished their season with a tight win over a hungry Crushers team, but let slip that they have a new I-Form defense...Crushers didn't run an I-Form, so is this a defense that will be first tested vs. Samoa? Stay tuned. In the end, I think Samoa has had the Convicts number too often lately and I'm not sure dpell has the answer. Samoa takes this one in stride, 44-24.