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    Round 7: Sydney Swans Reserves v Brisbane Lions Reserves

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    NEAFL Round 7
    Sydney Swans Reserves v Brisbane Lions Reserves
    Sunday 5th May 2013 9.30am
    Sydney Cricket Ground

    The highly anticipated clash between two unbeaten sides from each conference has unfortunately been scheduled for the soporific start time of 9.30am. The Lions are also the reigning NEAFL premiers, defeating Queanbeyan for the title in 2012. Under new coach Leigh Harding, they have started the season in brilliant form, smashing their archrivals the Suns Reserves twice in the past 3 weeks.

    The Swans had a bye last week to coincide with the historic Wellington trip by the seniors, and prior to that have also been in good form, posting 3 consecutive comfortable triumphs after their 1st round thriller against the Giants.

    With no listed players restrictions for either side, we should witness some good football being played by these fringe players desperate to break into their respective senior sides. The 2 sides have fought some entertaining battles since the introduction of the NEAFL. The Swans have emerged victorious in 4 of the 5 battles but the Lions' only win was at the SCG last year.

    Eastern Conference Ladder
    TeamPlayedWinsLossesDrawsByesForAgainstPercentagePoints
    Queanbeyan55001572384148.96%20
    Reserves44002602293205.46%16
    Belconnen53201628478131.38%12
    UWS Giants53201600466128.76%12
    Ainslie5230148449098.78%8
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    Hills Eagles5230150058285.91%8
    Eastlake5230140654075.19%8
    Tuggeranong4130224954046.11%4
    Sydney Uni5050144063469.40%0


    Northern Conference Ladder
    TeamPlayedWinsLossesDrawsByesForAgainstPercentagePoints
    Lions Reserves55001672324207.41%20
    Southport55001552330167.27%20
    Morningside64200589524112.40%16
    NT Thunder53201625476131.3012
    Aspley53201519466111.37%12
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    Suns Reserves52301523518100.97%8
    Labrador5140137353170.24%4
    Redland5140138255069.45%4
    Broadbeach5140136556464.72%4
    Mt Gravatt5050129168142.73%0

    Past Meetings
    2012
    R8 Brisbane Reserves 11.20 (86) defeated by Reserves 18.12 (120) @Yeronga

    The Reserves travelled to Brisbane to upset the Lions who aided the Swans by being incredibly wasteful in front of goal. The Swans stormed to a 6 goal lead at quarter time and maintained a 4 goal lead at the main break and despite a couple of Lions surges in the 2nd half, confidently withstood the fusillade of shots from Brisbane to win quite comfortably. Mitch Morton continued his goal glut by bagging 8 to complement his 10 the previous week. Captain Jarred Moore dominated the stoppages yet again aided by the taps of big Canuck Mike Pyke

    Goals: Morton 8 Walsh 2, Davis, Thurgarland, Spangher, Cunningham, Moody, Bosschieter, Moore, Meredith
    Best: Moore, Pyke, Walsh, Cunningham, Biggs, Heath

    R16 Reserves 16.7 (103) defeated by Brisbane Reserves 17.20 (122) @ Sydney Cricket Ground

    The Swans for a variety of reasons had plenty of regulars missing and a very strong Lions outfit took advantage of their absence to record a strong away win. Truth be told, if they had converted a higher number of their set shots, the game would have been over early in the 2nd half. Tommy Walsh stood up in the absence of his forward line teammates to take strong grabs, and finished with a deserved 3 goals. Brett Meredith provided plenty of run and dash from the half back line while Trent Dennis-Lane continued to impress onlookers in his new hybrid midfield-forward role.

    Goals: Broome 3, Parker 3, Dennis-Lane 3, Walsh 3, Moore, Krochmal, Mitchell, Lamb
    Best: Walsh, Meredith, Dennis-Lane, Heath, Plug, Parker

    R21 Brisbane Reserves 13.8 (86) defeated by Reserves 17.15 (117) @ Yeronga

    The Reserves coped well without leading goalkicker Mitch Morton with his replacement Trent Dennis-Lane kicking 5 goals and the two talls Matt Spangher and Tommy Walsh 3 each. It was the impressive use of the ball by Andrejs Everitt that saw him named best on ground alongside midfield general Jarred Moore. Campbell Heath yet again led the defence superbly, blanketing the Lions tall forwards.

    Goals: Dennis-Lane 5, Spangher 3, Walsh 3, McNeil 2, Everitt 2, Cunningham Gordon
    Best: Everitt, Moore, Heath, McNeil, White

    Recent Form
    Reserves
    RoundTeamVenueResultFA
    R1BYE    
    R2UWSAwayWIN107102
    R3Gold CoastHomeWIN11065
    R4TuggernongAwayWIN23740
    R5Hills EaglesHomeWIN14886
    R6BYE    
    Lions Reserves
    RoundTeamVenueResultFA
    R1BYE    
    R2MorningsideAwayWIN14457
    R3UWSHomeWIN10162
    R4Gold CoastAwayWIN18070
    R5BroadbeachHomeWIN13656
    R6Gold CoastAwayWIN11179

    Last Round
    Reserves had a bye - so let's go back to Round 5
    Reserves 22.16 (148) defeated Hills Eagles 13.8 (86) @ SCG

    Goals: Walsh 5, Head 4, Everitt 2, White 2, Robinson 2, Lloyd 2, Towers, Jack, Lockyer, Lamb
    Best: Brown, Bird, Lloyd, Lamb, Hadden, Walsh

    Suns Reserves 12.7 (79) defeated by Lions Reserves 17.9 (111) @ Mackay - Harrup Park

    Goals: Lisle 8, Newell 2, Tickner 2, McKeever, Black, Stevenson, Radford, Hayes
    Best: Lisle, Black, Hayes, Newell, Stiller, Michael

    Team List
    Listed players
    #NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
    1Tim MEMBREY390Presenting well on leads and will be fresh after a 2 week break.
    6Tom MITCHELL310Hasn't dominated the possession tally as he did last year but will have to step up in Lamb's absence.
    10Mitch MORTON3188Very unlucky to only receive half a game of football as reward for his excellent reserves form, will be keen to do well against tough opposition here. His last reserves start netted him 10 goals and almost as many score assists.
    13Andrejs EVERITT266Half a reserves game here, 3 quarters of the seniors there, the Swans management of him has been questionable. Expect time to be split in the midfield and the forward line
    17Tommy WALSH3125Has tended to play in defence when there is a gorilla to mark and Jordan Lisle's presence could mean he moves to defence despite kicking 12 goals in the last 2 games.
    18Jesse WHITE438Billy Longer's promotion last week means that White will be battling a ruckman who is very similar in style to himself. Sam Michael is not a natural ruck but a very athletic tall who has a good leap.
    22Dean TOWERS430A quietish game against the Eagles was a disappointing follow up to his improved showing in the Hawks game.
    23Jordan LOCKYER410Has been employed as a wingman in the past 2 matches but hasn't fully exploited the uncontested nature of this position.
    27Daniel ROBINSON443Important part of the inside midfield rotation but also knows how to bob up for a goal or two.
    28Matthew DICK300Hasn't seen much game time and was omitted last week, will be assigned to mark one of Brisbane's tall forwards
    31Harrison MARSH330Spent signifcant minutes as the side's tagger, would be a huge task if he were to mark Simon Black.
    33Brandon JACK4605 scoring shots, 4 score assists and 8 inside 50s against the Eagles highlight the scoreboard impact he is having but his defensive work has just been as impressive.
    36Alex BROWN428Acting captain settled in a key defensive post after being used all over the ground earlier in the season. BOG last game.
    42Xavier RICHARDS300Had a bit of freedom against the Eagles and moved up the ground at times to be involved there but will have his hands full this week.
    44Jake LLOYD448More opportunities in the inside midfield this week but is as adept playing in an outside role. 30+ touches in each of the last 2 games
    46Shane BIGGS400Took some impressive contested marks in defence and is a crucial link man.
    Changes
    In: Membrey (???), Morton (seniors) Dick (???), Marsh (???)
    Out: Lamb (seniors), Bird (seniors)

    Although the reserves won their last match against the Eagles quite comfortably, the midfield as a collective unit did not have it their own way with Amon Buchanan and Marc Dragicevic just as prominent for the Eagles as Bird, Lloyd and Lamb were for the Swans. With the promotion of Bird and Lamb to the seniors, a lot will depend on their replacements' output against a tough looking Lions midfield including Brownlow medalist Simon Black.

    Defence is also another worry area with a new look combination with the likes of Richards, Brown, Dick, Lockyer and Biggs still trying to work each other's games out. Taking the Eagles game again as an example, the Hills scored 13 goals from a limited number of forward 50 entries.

    Kicking goals hasn't been an issue though and even if Walsh is sacrificed to the backline, the inclusion of Morton will more than compensate.

    Academy Players/Topups
    #NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
    47Stephen WRAY200 
    50Lloyd PERRIS100 
    51Mitch CRAWFORD300 
    53Harrison GREEN100 
    59Thomas HEAD350 
    60Jordan WEIR410 

    In:
    Out: James BEHAGG, Doug HADDEN, Erol SERTBAS

    Head was impressive last game with 4 goals and 9 marks and while Perris didn't get a lot of the ball he showed composure and skills when he did. Weir usually plays as a tall-ish defender.

    Reserves leading goalkickers


    • Mitch Morton 18
    • Tommy Walsh 12
    • Tim Membrey 9

    For full list: 2013 Goalkickers - RWOwiki

    Reserves leading votegetters


    • Jed Lamb 14
    • Craig Bird 10
    • Alex Brown, Jake Lloyd, Mitch Morton, Jesse White 8

    For full list: 2013 Best Votes - RWOwiki

    Brisbane Lions Reserves
        
    B:36. Matt MAGUIRE40. Niall McKEEVER53. Lachlan DIGNAN
    HB:1. Sam DOCHERTY14. Brent STAKER33. Michael CLOSE
    C:2. Ryan HARWOOD20. Simon BLACK29. Andrew RAINES
    HF:28. Patrick KARNEZIS19. Jordan LISLE25. Richard NEWELL
    F:34. Jesse O'BRIEN45. Jordan BOURKE18. Todd BANFIELD
    Foll:46. Sam MICHAEL43. Nick HAYES47. Jack CRISP
    Int:51. Zac SOUTHERN59. Fletcher BARCLAY57. Dylan BRESNEHAN
     50. Blake GAMBALE60. Daniel DAYE 

    In: Barclay, Bresnehan, Crisp, Daye, Docherty, Gambale, Karnezis, Maguire, Raines, Southern
    Out: Isaac CONWAY, Liam DAWSON, Sam GRIBBLE, Lewis RADFORD, Aden RUTLEDGE, Archie SMITH, Cameron STEVENSON, Josh STILLER, Cain TICKNER

    An imposing looking side with Simon Black, Matt Maguire, Brent Staker and Andrew Raines all having 100+ AFL games experience. Add to that impressive youngsters Sam Docherty, Nick Hayes and Jordan Bourke as well as fringe players Jack Crisp, Todd Banfield and Jesse O'Brien and the magnitude of the Swans' task becomes clearer.

    Jordan Lisle has been in superb goalkicking form, kicking 24 of them in the 5 matches, including a haul of 8 last week against the Suns Reserves. Alex Brown has been doing well in a key defensive post but he lacks the height to go with the 196cm Lisle and that job may well fall to Walsh. In any case, the Lions have plenty of height to throw around with the likes of McKeever, Staker, Bourke and Karnezis able to play forward as well so Brown and his fellow defenders Richards and Dick will need to work well as a unit to help each other out.

    It will also be interesting to see how Crouch tackles Simon Black, whether to employ a full time tagger in Marsh or to pit our best midfielder in Tom Mitchell against him. Other dangermen in the midfield include Hayes who has been a great accumulator of the ball and Newell who has added an offensive side to his customary run with role. The dangerous run and carry of Sam Docherty from half back must also be curbed and Brandon Jack may well be the man for the job given his excellent tackling record.

    The Lions are somewhat weakened by the unavailability of some of their Academy players due to the Queensland U18s side playing a practice match.
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    Good luck to whoever ends up playing on Simon Black!

    Absolute champion player, he swapped jumpers with Kirky after their last match against each other in 2010, could be the last time we see him play on the SCG. Might be a good reason to get to the game early, for anyone considering it (as well as seeing our up-and-coming players of course!)

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    Thanks once again ugg. You have a mean typing style - back in the day I would have been very envious of your ability to do this sort of layout!!!

    Made a mental note that Alex Brown also went on the bike trip to Myanmar with Jed Lamb (and the ressies coach come to think of it). Jed has said that his improvement came from the 500K bicycling and mental toughness required, so I am assuming that is probably also a reason why Alex has also risen up the ranks in leadership in particular this year. After having to deal with a hip injury for the first half of last season, it seemed to me to be a big jump. I am enjoying the kid's progress.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ugg View Post
    It will also be interesting to see how Crouch tackles Simon Black .
    Maybe he should don a guernsey himself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Xie Shan View Post
    Good luck to whoever ends up playing on Simon Black!
    Might be good to give Mitchell first crack, then perhaps Lloyd or Robinson.

    It would be a priceless learning experience for them.
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    I'm really looking forward to getting there early to see this match. There's a lot of quality in that Lions side so it'll be good to see how our boys stand up. I'll be trying to get there as close to ball up as possible....

    Thanks for the great preview as always Ugg

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    Really good contest so far ( half time). Two goals to one in first quarter but game opened up a bit in second, with each team kicking five. Swans by 4 points at half time. Towers, Perris, Everitt, Morton amongst goal kickers thus far.

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    @swansreserves: Half time Swans 7.6 48 Lions 6.8 44. Goals Morton 2 Everitt Towers Robinson Jack Perris Lions: Newell 2 Lisle Karnezis Raines Crisp #goswans

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    @swansreserves: 3q Awans 11.7 73 Lions 8.11 59 Goals Morton 5 Towers 2 Everitt Robinson Jack Perris Lions: Lisle 3 Newell 2 Karnezis Raines Crisp #goswans

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    6 goals to 0 in favour of the Lions this quarter. Ouch.

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