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NEAFL Round 2
UWS Giants v Sydney Swans Reserves
Saturday 29th March 2013 1.00pm
ANZ Stadium
There is much uncertainty for the Sydney Swans Reserves as they head into their 2013 NEAFL campaign. Key members of the team from past years in Jarred Moore, Trent Dennis-Lane, Campbell Heath, Brett Meredith, Nathan Gordon and Dylan McNeil have departed to various locations across Australia. Moore's loss will be the one most sorely felt, not only for his on-field exploits in winning 2 Mulrooney Medals, but also his leadership qualities given that he was regularly praised by the coaching staff for his guidance to the younger Swans in this team. The performances of the retained players in the likes of Jed Lamb, Jesse White, Tommy Walsh and Shane Biggs combined with the infusion of new talent such as Tim Membrey, Jake Lloyd and Harrison Marsh will determine whether the Swans can retain their outstanding record over the past 2 seasons.
The Giants on the other hand haven't lost too many of their top end talent, with their key losses being veterans Luke Power and James McDonald deciding to retire. This has allowed some of their understudies to graduate into the senior team and the Giants have drafted more top end talent courtesy of their 5 picks in the opening 14 slots of the last draft. Two of those kids in Aidan Corr and Kristian Jaksch will make their NEAFL debut.
Eastern Conference Ladder
Team Played Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against Percentage Points Eastlake 1 1 0 0 0 113 67 168.66% 4 Queanbeyan 1 1 0 0 0 81 78 103.85% 4 Ainslie 1 0 1 0 0 78 81 96.30% 0 Belconnen 1 0 1 0 0 67 113 59.29% 0 Hills Eagles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00% 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reserves 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00% 0 Sydney Uni 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00% 0 Tuggeranong 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00% 0 UWS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00% 0
Past Meetings
2012
R1 UWS Giants 4.9 (33) defeated by Reserves 23.13 (151) @ ANZ Stadium
The Swans began their NEAFL season with a bang kicking 8 goals in the first quarter and keeping the hapless and undermanned Giants scoreless. The rout continued throughout the game, with Mark Seaby, Jarred Moore and Dylan McNeil dominating the clearances, and Trent Dennis-Lane and Jesse White finishing off their teammates' good work with 10 goals between them.
Goals: Dennis-Lane 6, White 4, Seaby 2, Lamb 2, Pyke 2, Moore 2, Cass 2, Biggs, McNeil, Morton
Best: Seaby, Dennis-Lane, Moore, White, Lynch, McNeil
R14 Reserves 18.21 (129) defeated UWS 6.6 (42) @ ANZ Stadium
Poor conversion in front of goal didn't cost the Reserves anything but a bigger victory as they were too strong for the youngsters from UWS. Nick Malceski was in fine form, rebounding from half back in a dynamic display with ex-West Coast rookie Lewis Broome setting the stadium alight with 5 well taken goals.
Goals: Broome 5, Dennis-Lane 4, Gordon 2, Biggs, Mitchell, Spangher, McNeil, Moody, Potter, Moore
Best: Malceski, McNeil, Meredith, Broome, Dennis-Lane, Potter
R19 UWS Giants 9.10 (64) defeated by Reserves 18.18 (126) @ Skoda Stadium
The Giants jumped the Swans early to kick the first 3 goals of the match before the Swans clawed their way back in the contest to trail by only a goal. The 2nd half was a completely different story as the Swans caused the Giants to continually turn the ball over and hurt them on the rebound through their hard running and classy forwards. Morton led the goalkicking again but it was the key defenders in Heath and Lynch who were the real heroes keeping the Giants to just 2 goals after half time.
Goals: Morton 5, Lamb 4, Spangher 2, Crawford, Everitt, Heeney, Thurgarland, Roos, McNeil, Broome
Best: Heath, White, Lynch, Moore, Lamb, Thurgarland
Recent Form
Reserves
Round Team Venue Result F A
UWS Giants
Round Team Venue Result F A
Team List
Listed players
Changes (from the GF team last year)
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 1 Tim MEMBREY 0 0 0 9 goals in the 2 practice matches suggest he will takeover TDL's goal scoring load. 7 Harry CUNNINGHAM 0 0 0 This time last year Harry was readying himself for an unexpected AFL debut. Has taken time to adjust to a new role in defence after spending most of last year in the midfield. 10 Mitch MORTON 0 0 0 Injuries has limited his preseason preparations. 2nd in the NEAFL goalkicking last year, evidence of his dominance at this level. 11 Jed LAMB 0 0 0 (Senior emergency) A great preseason and solid performances has edged him to the cusp of a senior debut. Will be relied upon at this level to be one of the team's dominant midfielders. 13 Andrejs EVERITT 0 0 0 (Senior emergency) Usually plays in the midfield in the Reserves team but has spent time as a relief ruckman too. 14 Craig BIRD 0 0 0 Lack of match fitness after suffering an early injury in NAB 3 means a run in the midfield here is essential. 17 Tommy WALSH 0 0 0 Will he play forward or back? 18 Jesse WHITE 0 0 0 (Senior emergency) Was the dominant ruckman in the NEAFL last year after being moved into that position mid season, will have a big workload ahead of him in the coming rounds due to Naismith's injury. 22 Dean TOWERS 0 0 0 Will be disappointed that Dane Rampe has overtaken him for a spot in the defensive setup, perhaps the coaches trust Rampe's defensive skills more at this stage. 23 Jordan LOCKYER 0 0 0 Should hold down a key defensive post in this team, great to see him fit after managing just 4 games last year. 27 Daniel ROBINSON 0 0 0 Had a great practice game against Sydney Uni, finishing with 4 goals. 28 Matthew DICK 0 0 0 Although somewhat undersized for a key defender, Dick will be called upon to fill a hole in the back half. 31 Harrison MARSH 0 0 0 Played as a defender for WA U18s last year, has been spotted in the midfield and up forward in the practice games. 33 Brandon JACK 0 0 0 Lively presence across half-forward, has displayed a keen eye for goal with 3 goals in each of the 2 practice matches. 36 Alex BROWN 0 0 0 The LRT of the Ressies? Has been used both up forward and down back. 42 Xavier RICHARDS 0 0 0 Just like big bro has the ability to play at both ends of the ground but looks to be settled in defence. 44 Jake LLOYD 0 0 0 Amazing stats as an inside midfielder in the TAC Cup last year, not sure how he fell through to the rookie draft. 46 Shane BIGGS 0 0 0 Outside runner, will be used on the wing or coming from the half back flank.
In: Membrey, Morton, Everitt, Bird, Towers, Lockyer, Robinson, Dick, Marsh, Jack, Brown, Richards, Lloyd, Biggs
Out: Brett Meredith (VFL), Trent Dennis-Lane (St Kilda), Tony Armstrong (seniors), Matthew Spangher (Hawthorn), Dylan McNeil (SANFL), Jarred Moore (VFL), Campbell Heath (Port Adelaide), Nathan Gordon (SANFL)
No list restrictions (yay) as we are playing another AFL reserves team. The players missing from either seniors or reserves are Tom Mitchell, Kurt Tippett, Gary Rohan, Alex Johnson and Sam Naismith.
There are some big shoes to fill in this reserves team. Jarred Moore, a two time AFL Canberra/NEAFL B&F winner, was the heart and soul of the midfield; his grunt work in the guts were crucial to the Swans dominating the middle of the ground. Campbell Heath did an amazing job, not only playing as an undersized key backman throughout the whole year, but also for his organisational skills in marshalling the numerous topups that were usually stationed in defensive posts. Both players will be sorely missed.
Academy Players/Topups
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes ? Mitch CRAWFORD 0 0 0 ? Thomas HEAD 0 0 0 ? Lachlan KILPATRICK 0 0 0 ? Jordan WEIR 0 0 0 ? Stephen WRAY 0 0 0
The only new face is 195cm key position player Thomas Head, an ex Fremantle NSW scholarship holder.
Reserves leading goalkickers
- N/A
For full list: 2012 Goalkickers - RWOwiki
Reserves leading votegetters
- N/A
For full list: 2012 Best Votes - RWOwiki
UWS Giants
B: 47. Josh BRUCE 48. Sam FROST 13. Sam DARLEY HB: 22. Shaun EDWARDS 43. Kurt AYLETT 46. Bret THORNTON C: 25. Anthony MILES 7. Rhys PALMER 23. Sam REID HF: 34. Kristian JAKSCH 37.Setanta O'hAILPIN 20.Adam TOMLINSON F: 42. Mark WHILEY 16. Nathan WILSON 32. Gerald UGLE Foll: 44. Tom DOWNIE 31. Jacob TOWNSEND 15. Tim GOLDS Int: 35. Aidan CORR 51. Zac WILLIAMS 19. Nick HAYNES ?. Jake BARRETT ?. Tyson ETTO
21 listed players (versus our 18). Thornton, Palmer, Reid and O'hAilpin have extensive AFL experience. There is a significant height advantage for the Giants with the likes of Bruce, Frost, Thornton, O'hAilpin, Tomlinson, Downie and Corr all standing over 190cm.
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