Wildcats Pounce On Champions League Title
- Monday, March 21 2016 @ 10:43 pm ACDT
- Contributed by: Wesley Hull
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After winning the inaugural AFL Europe Champions League title in Amsterdam in 2015, the West London Wildcats have returned to the city of that success to successfully defend their title and remain the only winners of the Champions League. The AFL London powerhouse showed again why they have been revered for many years as arguably the best Australian Rules football club in Europe.
Whilst one event is hardly conclusive proof, their record of success in winning eight flags back home in London since 2000, eight Brit Cups between 2002 and 2010 and now consecutive AFL Europe Champions League trophies makes it difficult to argue their place at the top of European clubs.
The Wildcats downed a brave Manchester Mozzies outfit from the AFLCNE in the final by thirty points. In the battle for third place, the Hamburg Dockers from the AFLG defeated the South Dublin Swans by 15 points.
In the women’s final, the GB Swans held on to defeat a valiant Swedish Ravens team by 13 points
Results (in game order) are below. Women’s matches are shown in italics.
Game 1 – South Dublin Swans 67 d Lazy Koalas (AFL Russia) 7
Game 2 – Sodermalm Blues (Sweden) 44 d Zagreb Dockers (Croatia) 24
Game 3 – GB Swans 26 d Swedish Ravens 21
Game 4 – GB Swans 23 d Wandsworth Demons 13
Game 5 – Sodermalm Blues 72 d Lazy Koalas 15
Game 6 – Odense Lionesses (Denmark) 27 d France 7
Game 7 – South Dublin Swans 29 d Zagreb 14
Game 8 – Zagreb Dockers 58 d Lazy Koalas 10
Game 9 – Zagreb Hawks 36 d Edinburgh Bloods 28
Game 10 – Manchester Mozzies 30 d Amsterdam Devils 26
Game 11 – West London Wildcats 63 d Odense Lions (Denmark) 28
Game 12 – Hamburg Dockers 41 d Zagreb Hawks 7
Game 13 – Manchester Mozzies 28 d North London Lions 19
Game 14 – South Dublin Swans 28 d Sodermalm Blues 26
Game 15 – Swedish Ravens 13 d Wandsworth Demons 6
Game 16 – West London Wildcats 39 d Paris Cockerels 22
Game 17 – France 10 d GB Swans 3
Game 18 – Amsterdam Devils 82 d North London Lions 7
Game 19 – Hamburg Dockers 47 d Edinburgh Bloods 12
Game 20 – Paris Cockerels 34 d Odense Lions 27
Game 21 – GB Swans 40 d Odense Lionesses 10
Game 22 – Wandsworth Demons 13 Drew France 13
Game 23 – Odense Lionesses 31 d Wandsworth Demons 0
Game 24 – Swedish Ravens 39 d France 13
Game 25 – Swedish Ravens 19 d Wandsworth Demons 2
Bottom 4 Playoffs (Men’s)
North London Lions 39 d Edinburgh Bloods 28
Zagreb Dockers 40 d Odense Lions 22
Middle 4 Playoffs (Men’s)
Amsterdam Devils 58 d Zagreb Hawks 13
Paris Cockerels 56 d Sodermalm Blues 33
Semi Finals (Men’s)
West London Wildcats 76 d South Dublin Swans 6
Manchster Mozzies 24 d Hamburg Dockers 20
3rd Place Playoff (Men’s)
Hamburg Dockers 38 d South Dublin Swans 23
Women’s Final
GB Swans 26 d Swedish Ravens 13
Men’s Final
West London Wildcats 43 d Manchester Mozzies 13
Standings (Men’s)
West London Wildcats
Manchester Mozzies
Hamburg Dockers
South Dublin Swans
Amsterdam Devils
Paris Cockerels
Sodermalm Blues
Zagreb Hawks
Zagreb Dockers
North London Lions
Edinburgh Bloods
Odense Lions
Lazy Koalas
Standing’s (Women’s)
GB Swans
Swedish Ravens
Odense Lionesses
France (Les Gauloises)
Wandsworth Demons
Results and standings believed correct at time of publication, but corrections welcomed.