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    Round 2: UWS Giants v Sydney Swans Reserves

    NEAFL 2014 Round 2

    UWS Giants v Sydney Swans Reserves

    Game being streamed live: UWS Giants v Sydney Swans Reserves - LIVE - YouTube

    Sunday 6th April 2014 9.30am
    Spotless Stadium

    The Reserves travel to Spotless Stadium for the 2nd time in 3 games, looking to avenge the loss they suffered at the hands of the young Giants in their practice match. They will be buoyed by their excellent showing in Brisbane, easily defeating the reigning NEAFL premiers the Brisbane Lions Reserves by a comfortable 54 points.

    The Giants had a tough first up assignment traveling to Darwin to face the dangerous NT Thunder and walked away with a respectable 26 point loss. With further injuries to their senior squad this week, the Giants will field as strong a team as they did 3 weeks ago.

    NEAFL Ladder
    TeamPlayedWinsLossesDrawsForAgainstPercentagePoints
    Aspley1100173171017.65%4
    Sydney Swans Reserves11008935254.29%4
    Ainslie1100173114151.75%4
    Southport11008858151.72%4
    NT Thunder11009569137.68%4
    UWS Giants1010699572.63%0
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    Gold Coast Suns Reserves1010588865.91%0
    Sydney Hills Eagles101011417365.90%0
    Brisbane Lions Reserves1010358939.33%0
    Belconnen1010171739.83%0
    Eastlake0000000.00%0
    Queanbeyan0000000.00%0
    Redland0000000.00%0
    Sydney Uni0000000.00%0


    Past Meetings
    2013
    R2 UWS Giants 14.18 (102) defeated by Reserves 17.5 (107) @ ANZ Stadium

    Goals: Morton 3, Membrey 3, Everitt 3, Weir, Jack, Head, Lloyd, White, Cunningham, Brown, Lamb
    Best: Everitt, Bird, White, Morton, Lloyd, Cunningham

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    R8 UWS Giants 11.12 (78) defeated by Reserves 19.13 (127) @ Blacktown International Sportspark

    Goals: Membrey 5, Morton 3, Everitt 3, Walsh 2, Lloyd, Robinson, Mitchell, Wray, Kilpatrick, Brown
    Best: Walsh, Everitt, Biggs, Membrey, Lloyd, Mitchell

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    R17 Reserves 12.7 (79) defeated by UWS Giants 21.16 (142) ANZ Stadium

    Goals: Towers 3, Rohan 2, Lloyd 2, Cox, Kiel, Dick, Cunningham, Green
    Best: Robinson, Lloyd, Perris, Head

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    R21 Reserves 15.20 (110) defeated UWS Giants 6.9 (45) @ ANZ Stadium

    Goals: Towers 3, Rohan 2, Membrey 2, Cox 2, Plug, Lloyd, Cunningham, Armstrong, Jaffer-Williams, Head
    Best: Biggs, Brown, Lockyer, Lloyd, Cunningham, Richards


    Recent Form
    Reserves
    RoundTeamVenueResultFA
    R1Brisbane Lions ReservesAwayWIN8935

    UWS Giants
    RoundTeamVenueResultFA
    R1NT ThunderAwayLOSS6995

    Last Round

    Brisbane Lions Reserves 4.11 (35) defeated by Reserves 12.17 (89) @ Gabba

    Goals: Heeney 2, Membrey 2, Marsh 2, Lloyd, Hiscox, Towers, Weir, McCarthy, Aliir
    Best: Towers, Dick, Naismith, Biggs, Robinson

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    NT Thunder 14.11 (95) defeated UWS Giants 9.15 (69) @ TIO Stadium

    Goals: Hoskin-Elliott 2, Spinks, Lobb, Stewart, Boyd, Phillips, Lamb, Wilson
    Best: Gilham, Sumner, Lobb, Jaksch, Hoskin-Elliott, Lamb

    Team List
    Listed players
    #NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
    1Tim MEMBREY120 
    10Zak JONES100 
    13Toby NANKERVIS100(senior emergency)
    18Jordan LOCKYER100 
    22Dean TOWERS115(senior emergency)
    27Daniel ROBINSON101 
    28Matthew DICK104Best game of his Swans career thus far.
    29George HEWETT100 
    31Harrison MARSH120 
    33Brandon JACK100(senior emergency)
    35Sam NAISMITH103Main ruckman with 35 hitouts to Nankervis' 10 last week.
    36Aliir ALIIR110 
    41Lloyd PERRIS100 
    42Xavier RICHARDS100 
    44Jake LLOYD110 
    45Patrick MITCHELL100 
    46Shane BIGGS102 
    Changes
    In:
    Out: Jeremy LAIDLER (seniors)

    The defensive unit excelled last week against the Lions, holding Brisbane goalless in 3 of the 4 quarters. The back six will lose the
    experience of Laidler.

    Key inside midfielders Robinson, Lloyd and Marsh all had 30+ possessions and racked up 21 of the Swans' 45 clearances. They will need to repeat that kind of performance against the highly regarded young Giants midfield who were the dominant unit in our last meeting.

    Jack hasn't hit the scoreboard in either of the 2 games so far but was still heavily involved in the Swans' attack with 22 touches and 8 inside 50s. Towers also had a strong game as a leading forward, but was inaccurate in only converting 1 of his 4 shots at goal

    Academy Players/Topups
    #NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
    50Doug HADDEN000 
    51Stephen WRAY000 
    52Tom McCAFFREY110 
    53Jack HISCOX110 
    60Jordan WEIR110 

    In: Hadden, Wray
    Out:
    Isaac HEENEY (AIS)

    Heeney will be playing for the AIS-AFL Academy against Collingwood's VFL as the curtain raiser for the Hawthorn-Freo game. Hadden and Wray are experienced topups who have contributed significantly in past reserves games.

    Reserves leading goalkickers
    • Isaac Heeney 2
    • Harrison Marsh 2
    • Tim Membrey 2

    For full list: 2014 Goalkickers - RWOwiki

    Reserves leading votegetters
    • Dean Towers 5
    • Matthew Dick 4
    • Sam Naismith 3

    For full list: 2014 Best Votes - RWOwiki

    UWS Giants (listed players in bold)
        
    B:21. Matthew BUNTINE38. Stephen GILHAM53. Lachlan HAYRES
    HB:49. Jeremy FINLAYSON35. Aiden CORR37. Rory LOBB
    C:15. Tim GOLDS24. Jono O'ROURKE34. Kristian JAKSCH
    HF:43. Jake BARRETT25. Cam McCARTHY36. James STEWART
    F:16. Nathan WILSON13. Tom BOYD28. Liam SUMNER
    Foll:27. Andrew PHILLIPS42. Mark WHILEY51. Jack STEELE
    Int:44. Tom DOWNIE11. Jed LAMB20. Adam TOMLINSON
     29. Zac WILLIAMS  

    In: Hayres, Steele, Williams
    Out:Will HOSKIN-ELLIOTT, Darcy SPINKS, Jarrod THOMPSON
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    I have heard a rumour that their back line is non existent

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    We can put the name Jed Lamb into the GWS side. Missed the senior cut this week, so he'll be hanging with his old mates again. Just like old times.

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    Isaac Heeney has been given a big wrap by Michael Ablett who is the manager of the AIS Academy Squad. Sounds like a very promising prospect.

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    How the hell can't Tomlinson get a game in their seniors. Looked to be a star in the making last year, I thought he was Nick Riewaldt like in some of the games I saw.

    Think we should make a trade play for him, come to the Swans for more senior game time !

    Looks like Lamb finds himself in the same boat this year except GWS have a truck load of high draft picks keeping him out and no retirees on the horizon whose spot he could fill. Hope he enjoys the $ for the next three years.

    Quite a star (by ND pick numbers) studded line up for GWS.

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    Really don't understand the antipathy towards Jed. He received a better offer from GWS, not just in a financial sense, and took it

    They've been playing him as a forward, almost exclusively which makes sense given the talent they have in the midfield and not so much depth in that medium forward slot. A lot of talent in the talls as has been highlighted in the media but no so much in the smaller brigade

    Unfortunately for Lamb the one other real option Devon Smith is playing pretty well in that role and so he's going to have to wait for his chance

    Would he be getting a game in our seniors at the moment?

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    Heeney was in the best for the AIS loss to the Pies VFL team Brayshaw, Lamb shine as Pies down AIS - AFL.com.au
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    Quote Originally Posted by ugg View Post
    Really don't understand the antipathy towards Jed. He received a better offer from GWS, not just in a financial sense, and took it

    They've been playing him as a forward, almost exclusively which makes sense given the talent they have in the midfield and not so much depth in that medium forward slot. A lot of talent in the talls as has been highlighted in the media but no so much in the smaller brigade

    Unfortunately for Lamb the one other real option Devon Smith is playing pretty well in that role and so he's going to have to wait for his chance

    Would he be getting a game in our seniors at the moment?
    He's named on the bench.

    Can't help but feel this acquisition was ill conceived by the Giants...they really don't need him - in any way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bloody Hell View Post
    Can't help but feel this acquisition was ill conceived by the Giants...they really don't need him - in any way.
    Agree, I think it was just because they could stuff us around by grabbing a Swans first round draft pick and could get him for nothing in the PSD. They have a heap of players around Lamb's age with at least or more ability. Mumford was a real need, Lamb was just to upset our list.

    That we got nothing for Lamb, a first round pick really pisses me off.

    GWS will add another three talented ND picks this year, something like picks 3, 19, 22. If you analyse their list I'm not sure what type of kids they need, don't need midfielders, they have more KP players than anyone, more rucks than anyone, even Tomlinson can't get a game! As I said hope Jed enjoys the $.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ugg View Post
    Really don't understand the antipathy towards Jed. He received a better offer from GWS, not just in a financial sense, and took it

    They've been playing him as a forward, almost exclusively which makes sense given the talent they have in the midfield and not so much depth in that medium forward slot. A lot of talent in the talls as has been highlighted in the media but no so much in the smaller brigade

    Unfortunately for Lamb the one other real option Devon Smith is playing pretty well in that role and so he's going to have to wait for his chance

    Would he be getting a game in our seniors at the moment?
    I think there is antipathy towards Lamb for three reasons:

    People on this forum and other areas have been calling him the new Stevie J. He did not show that promise in the first three years of the Swans.

    He possesses nice skills, but does not physically go in as hard as other players. Despite a low possession count you can never accuse Rohan of not going in hard and doing his tackling.

    He came from a draft which also contained Luke Parker and Alex Johnson. These guys are lower picks than Jed Lamb and have delivered more on-field for the Swans.

    I think Jed Lamb is a fine young man of good character, who will come good and have a fine career. We can never forget the leadership, friendship commitment that Jed showed towards Garry Rohan when Garry was struggling. Those two boys have a friendship for life and that we be valuable to both of them for a life time.

    Maybe the Giants saw this Leadership quality in Jed and this will be very valuable to the club.

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    The only antipathy I feel towards him, is that I'm disappointed, like Mummy, we couldn't keep him.
    But as an individual. Good luck to him, I hope he goes on to prove the swans were stupid for letting him go.

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