The Seawolves meet Anthem for the second time inside a month when the two teams take the pitch at Mecklenburg County Sportsplex on Wednesday night. Seattle was forced to earn their victory in March and are coming off a hard-fought win over Chicago this past Friday night. The team from Charlotte are still searching for a first franchise win after falling flat against the Free Jacks just a few days ago.
| CURRENT STANDINGS |
0-9-0 (L9) East 6th
3-5-0 (W1) West 5th
| STARTING LINEUP CHANGES |
|
IN | OUT |
| 1 | Dan Hanson | Jake Turnbull |
| 2 | Ethan Howard | Connor Robinson |
| 3 | Stephan Bernal-Wendt | Alex Maughan |
| 4 | Javon Camp | Puna Vuli |
| 5 | Shawn Clark | Sam Golla |
| 6 | Graeme Pedegana | Alejandro Martinez Tapia |
| 7 | Alby O’Shannessey | Makeen Alikhan |
| 8 | Michael Ma’afu | Colin Turner |
| 9 | Carlo de Nysschen | Ishy Safodien |
| 10 | Cam Gerlach | Cliven Loubser |
| 11 | Jason Tidwell | Toby Fricker |
| 13 | Watson Filikitonga | Erich Storti |
| 14 | Ashawnty Staples | Conner Mooneyham |
| 15 | Line Latu | Mitch Wilson |
|
IN | OUT |
| 2 | Dewald Kotze | Kerron van Vuuren |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Zeiss | Mason Pedersen |
| 7 | Devin Short | Huw Taylor |
| 11 | Malacchi Esdale | Toni Pulu |
| CAPPED INTERNATIONALS |
(2) – Loubser (Namibia), Mooneyham (USA)
(10) – Kotze, Gallagher (Canada), Zeiss (Argentina), Noa, Iona (Samoa), Hattingh, Smith, Futi, Wenglewski (USA), Rossouw (Namibia)
| CLUB DEBUTS |
(3) – Trainor*, Tindel*, Hernandez*
(0) – none
* – MLR debut
| NOTABLE ABSENTEES |
– Jake Turnbull (LH), Sam Golla (LO), Mitch Wilson (FB)
– Mika Kruse (CE/WI), Toni Pulu (WI)
| PREDICTION |
The two respective coaches have taken a very different approach to ‘storm week.’ Perhaps mindful that his team needs points in the playoff race, Allen Clarke has opted for a very strong Seawolves lineup with only a handful of rotation changes from the win over the Hounds. Alama Ieremia on the other hand has retained only one starter and will run out a clearly second-string outfit, saving his main squad for Sunday’s road trip to Miami. Seattle are heavy favorites on the road.
| LINEUPS |
ANTHEM CAROLINA
1 Dan Hanson, 2 Ethan Howard 3, Stephan Bernal-Wendt, 4 Javon Camp, 5 Shawn Clark, 6 Graeme Pedegana, 7 Alby O’Shannessey, 8 Michael Ma’afu, 9 Carlo de Nysschen, 10 Cam Gerlach, 11 Jason Tidwell, 12 EJ Freeman, 13 Watson Filikitonga, 14 Ashawnty Staples, 15 Line Latu
Replacements: 16 Neil Trainor, 17 Quinton Tindel, 18 Alex Hernandez, 19 Rhys Mitchell, 20 Colin Turner, 21 Ishy Safodien, 22 Cliven Loubser, 23 Conner Mooneyham
SEATTLE SEAWOLVES
1 Cameron Orr, 2 Dewald Kotze, 3 Juan Pablo Zeiss, 4 OJ Noa, 5 Rhyno Herbst, 6 Charles Elton, 7 Devin Short, 8 Riekert Hattingh (capt.), 9 JP Smith, 10 Rodney Iona, 11 Malacchi Esdale, 12 Dan Kriel, 13 Divan Rossouw, 14 Lauina Futi, 15 Duncan Matthews
Replacements: 16 Kerron van Vuuren, 17 Chance Wenglewski, 18 Mason Pedersen, 19 Isaia Lotawa, 20 Huw Taylor, 21 Brock Gallagher, 22 Eddie Fouché, 23 Jeremiah Sio
| MATCH INFO |
Date: Wednesday, April 23
Venue: Mecklenburg County Sportsplex, Matthews
Kickoff: 19:30 local (16:30 Pacific)
Weather Forecast: partly cloudy, 75°F (24°C), SE 5-8mph (8-12km/h)
Broadcasts: ESPN+, Fox 13+ Seattle, Sky Sports NZ, The Rugby Network
| OFFICIALS |
Referee: Robin Kaluzniak (Canada)
Assistants: Cam Russell (Canada) & Lindsey Oliver (USA)
TMO: Derek Summers (USA)
| HISTORY |
HEAD-TO-HEAD (2) – Seattle 2, Carolina 0
2025-03-29 – Seattle Seawolves 25, Anthem Carolina 17 (Starfire Stadium)
2024-05-03 – Seattle Seawolves 29, Anthem Carolina 13 (Starfire Stadium)
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