NEAFL 2014 Round 11
Gold Coast Suns Reserves v Sydney Swans Reserves
Sunday 8th June 2014
Metricon Stadium 11.30am
The Swans travel up to the Gold Coast looking to continue the Suns' miserable NEAFL campaign. With the senior side continually struck down with injuries, a patched up side of listed players and young top ups have struggled against both fellow AFL Reserves sides and the Queensland NEAFL teams alike. They have struggled to kick goals all year with last week's total of 12 goals their highest for the year. They will be slightly strengthened with a return of a few senior players into their senior team having a flow-on effect of some players dropping back to their twos but it will be hard to see them upsetting to table leading Swans who have a minor injury list in comparison.
The Swans have already hosted the Suns this year and walked away with a comprehensive 100 point victory.
NEAFL Ladder
Position Team Played Wins Losses Draws FF For Against Percentage Points 1 Sydney Swans 8 7 1 0 0 922 365 252.60% 28 2 NT Thunder 9 7 2 0 0 893 759 117.65% 28 3 UWS Giants 8 6 2 0 0 878 449 195.55% 24 4 Redland 7 6 1 0 0 764 526 145.25% 24 5 Aspley 8 5 3 0 0 865 480 180.21% 20 6 Southport 8 5 3 0 0 742 514 144.36% 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Ainslie 8 5 3 0 0 831 676 122.93% 20 8 Sydney University 8 5 3 0 0 670 635 105.51% 20 9 Brisbane Lions 8 3 5 0 0 615 706 87.11% 12 10 Queanbeyan 8 2 6 0 0 606 842 71.97% 8 11 Sydney Hills Eagles 9 2 7 0 0 665 944 70.44% 8 12 Belconnen 7 2 5 0 0 443 776 57.09% 8 13 Eastlake 7 1 6 0 0 318 830 38.31% 4 14 Gold Coast Suns 9 0 9 0 0 472 1182 39.93% 0
Recent Form
Reserves
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 Brisbane Lions Away WIN 89 35 R2 UWS Giants Away LOSS 78 86 R3 Queanbeyan Home WIN 167 30 R4 Gold Coast Suns Home WIN 131 31 R5 Brisbane Lions Away WIN 51 50 R6 BYE R7 UWS Giants Home WIN 100 25 R8 Eastlake Away WIN 156 25 R9 BYE R10 NT Thunder Home WIN 150 83
Gold Coast Suns
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 Southport Away LOSS 58 88 R2 Brisbane Lions Home LOSS 50 139 R3 NT Thunder Home LOSS 65 102 R4 Sydney Swans Away LOSS 31 131 R5 UWS Giants Home LOSS 62 122 R6 Aspley Away LOSS 52 95 R7 BYE R8 Redland Away LOSS 57 156 R9 UWS Giants Home LOSS 19 210 R10 Brisbane Lions Away LOSS 78 139
Past Meetings
2014
R4 Reserves 19.17 (131) defeated Gold Coast Reserves 4.7 (31) @ Sydney Cricket Ground
Goals: Nankervis 4, Tippett 3, Marsh 3, Membrey 2, Perris, Lockyer, Wray, Hewett, Hiscox, Robinson, Head
Best: Nankervis, Biggs, Jones, Robinson, Dick, Marsh
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2013
R3 Reserves 15.20 (110) defeated Gold Coast Reserves 10.5 (65) @ Sydney Cricket Ground
A brilliant first half display by the Reserves set up a comfortable victory against the Suns reserves, whose lethargic start proved to be costly. Midfielders Lamb, Cunningham and Robinson set up the win with their contested ball, whose work was gleefully finished off by the forward duo of Morton and Membrey who finished with 7 goals between them.
Goals: Morton 4, Membrey 3, Cunningham 2, Brown, Sertbas, Mitchell, Robinson, Jack, Lamb
Best: Lamb, Cunningham, Robinson, Brown, White
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R12 Gold Coast Reserves 10.10 (70) defeated Reserves 6.14 (50) @ Metricon Stadium
Goals: Membrey 2, Biggs, Lloyd, Dunn, Lamb, Jaffer-Williams
Best: Lamb, Lloyd, Cunningham, Biggs, Armstrong, Jaffer-Williams
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R18 Gold Coast Reserves 9.10 (64) defeated by Reserves 12.13 (85) @ Metricon Stadium
Goals: Rohan 3, Membrey 3, Plug 2, Cox, Head, Armstrong, Morton
Best: Robinson, Biggs, Armstrong, Brown, Perris, Hadden
Last Round
Reserves 23.12 (150) defeated NT Thunder 12.11 (83) @ Drummoyne Oval
Goals: Membrey 4, Jack 3, Naismith 3, Nankervis 3, Davis 2, Hewett 2, Robinson 2, P.Mitchell, Heeney
Best: Robinson, Membrey, Lockyer, Jack, Jones, Hewett
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Brisbane Lions Reserves 20.19 (139) defeated Gold Coast Suns Reserves 12.6 (78) @ Burpengary
Goals: Sumner 3, Schade 2, C.Hay, Ellis, Osborne, Taylor, Hunt, Filewood, Hutchins
Best: Hunt, Schade, Osborne, Taylor, Murphy, Hutchins
Team List
Listed players
Changes
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 1 Tim MEMBREY 8 29 25 In a rich vein of form. Being given bits of midfield time in order to expand his game. 5 Ryan O'KEEFE 4 1 0 Don't underestimate his on-field coaching role in helping our young onballers out. 6 Tom MITCHELL 4 6 12 A little surprising not to be named as an emergency. 10 Zak JONES 7 0 9 A very attacking game from half-back last week. 13 Toby NANKERVIS 7 13 12 17 disposals, 35 hitouts and 3 goals 16 Gary ROHAN 5 0 0 (senior emergency)Not a huge game statistically, but was conspicuous with his daring runs from defence. 17 Tommy WALSH 3 1 0 Played as a KPD, went off injured in 2nd quarter. 18 Jordan LOCKYER 8 1 4 Season-high 29 touches off halfback/wing. 27 Daniel ROBINSON 8 9 16 The new leader in the inaugural NEAFL MVP award. 29 George HEWETT 7 5 1 Showed ability in the forward line with 2 well taken goals 30 Lewis ROBERTS-THOMSON 2 3 0 Cautionary rest last week. 31 Harrison MARSH 8 7 6 With a packed midfield, has spent time in defence. 33 Brandon JACK 5 4 3 (senior emergency)After a muted start to the season, hit back with easily his best game against the Thunder. 35 Sam NAISMITH 5 5 3 Size and mobility an issue for opposition defenders. 36 Aliir ALIIR 7 1 1 Had a solid game overall last week, but will be disappointed by the late goals conceded to his opponent. 38 Mike PYKE 0 0 0 (senior emergency)Subject to a fitness test. 41 Lloyd PERRIS 8 7 5 With his fellow mids in Mitchell, ROK and Robinson grabbing all the headlines, he's had an impressive debut year so far. 42 Xavier RICHARDS 8 0 2 Starting to regain some of the counter-attacking play that was prominent last year. 45 Patrick MITCHELL 8 3 0 Doesn't wander far from the goalsquare, and if Pyke also plays this week will probably be stuck down there again for the majority of the game. 46 Shane BIGGS 8 0 7 Leading rebounder in the side with 4.8 rebound 50s a game.
In: Pyke, Roberts-Thomson
Out: Dean TOWERS (shoulder)
Towers out of action for 2-3 weeks with his injury while Walsh looks to have recovered from his despite leaving the NT game during the 2nd quarter. The team may lose 1 or 2 more depending on Rampe and Pyke's fitness tests.
Academy Players/Topups
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 50 Daniel PREEN 1 1 0 53 Vahid ROSER 1 0 0 54 Jack CAMPBELL 0 0 0 Debut 55 Simon McGRILLEN 0 0 0 Debut 58 Michael DICKSON 0 0 0 Debut
In: Campbell, Dickson, McGrillen, Preen, Roser
Out: Abe DAVIS, Isaac HEENEY
If all the named listed players are fit then only 2 of these topups will play.
Reserves leading goalkickers
- Tim Membrey 29 (8)
- Toby Nankervis 13 (7)
- Daniel Robinson 9 (8)
For full list: 2014 Goalkickers - RWOwiki
Reserves leading votegetters
- Tim Membrey 25 (8)
- Daniel Robinson 16 (8)
- Matthew Dick 14 (7)
For full list: 2014 Best Votes - RWOwiki
Reserves leading disposals (avg) min 4 games
- Tom Mitchell 37.8
- Ryan O'Keefe 34.0
- Daniel Robinson 33.0
For full list: 2014 Reserves Stats
Gold Coast Suns Reserves (listed players in bold)
B: 29. Tom MURPHY 20. Henry SCHADE 31. Jackson ALLEN HB: 43. Jarred ELLIS 14. Matthew WARNOCK 41. Leigh OSBORNE C: 40. Sean LEMMENS 21. Jeremy TAYLOR 37. Jesse LONERGAN HF: 55. Dane GRANT 38. Jack LESLIE 51. Zachary CALLINAN F: 33. Aaron HALL 3. Timmy SUMNER 60. Robert BLOOD Foll: 58. Will WOLBERS 34. Jack HUTCHINS 6. Alex SEXTON Int: 50. Sam HASLEM 47. James HOLLAND 53. Darcy TRASK 52. Tyler CORNISH
In: Hall, Lemmens, Sexton, Blood, Callinan, Cornish, Haslem, Holland, Trask
Out: Ryan AGITA, Cody FILEWOOD, Harrison FRASER, Caleb HAY, Isaac HAY, Karmichael HUNT, Liam McNEVEN, Thomas THYNNE
15 listed players named but since one of Lemmens, Hall, Hunt or Sexton will be on the Suns' seniors bench, only 14 maximum will line up for the Suns Reserves. This figure may be reduced to 13 if Rory Thompson isn't passed fit. They once again look short of genuine forward targets with Jack Leslie, drafted as a promising key defender, having to fill in as a key forward, with at least his 198cm frame providing a target for the Suns midfield to aim at.
Their best NEAFL player has undoubtedly been Jeremy Taylor. Unlucky not to break into the strong senior side at the moment, he is the leading disposal winner with 23.7 per game, followed closely by Leigh Osborne with 21.5
Spare a thought for young ruckman Will Wolbers, who has carried the ruck for their reserves team due to injuries at different times to Tom Nicholls, Zac Smith and Daniel Gorringe. He might have to face not 1, not 2, but 3 Swans ruckmen.
Updated: Hunt left out so he's in the seniors.
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