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    Round 10: Sydney Swans Reserves v NT Thunder

    NEAFL 2014 Round 10

    Sydney Swans Reserves v NT Thunder

    Saturday 30th May 2014 2:00pm
    Drummoyne Oval

    A couple of firsts in this game. The first time the Swans will host the Thunder and without any fact checking whatsoever, I assume it's the first time a Swans team will have played at the picturesque Drummoyne Oval. Besides those 2 landmark factors, there is plenty to get excited about for this game.

    Firstly, the Thunder sit atop the NEAFL ladder with an impressive 7-1 record which have include victories over the other 3 AFL Reserves side in the NEAFL. They will be keen to add the Swans to the list to complete the set. Their only loss was a bizarre 125 point shellacking at the hands of mid-table side Aspley in Round 8.

    Secondly, the Swans have failed to beat the Thunder in their only 2 meetings with the NT club since they were invited into the NEAFL for the 2012 season. We lost by 63 points in 2013 when a weakened team of only 11 listed players aided by some local topups battled gamely but were ultimately outclassed, while in the inaugural fixture in 2012, we suffered at 22 point loss after falling badly in the last quarter. Outscored 7 goals to 1 in the final quarter after leading by 17 points at the last change.

    Lastly, with no listed player restrictions in place for a NT Thunder game and with a short injury list (only AJ, Pyke and Dick) this will be one of the strongest lineups the Swans Reserves will ever field.


    NEAFL Ladder
    PositionTeamPlayedWinsLossesDrawsFFForAgainstPercentagePoints
    1NT Thunder87100810609133.00%28
    2Sydney Swans76100772282273.76%24
    3UWS Giants75200748430173.95%20
    4Southport75200637405157.28%20
    5Redland65100655421155.58%20
    6Sydney University75200626517121.08%20
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    7Aspley74300747436171.33%16
    8Ainslie74300698611114.24%16
    9Brisbane Lions7250047662875.80%8
    10Sydney Hills Eagles8260060081173.98%8
    11Queanbeyan7250052872972.43%8
    12Belconnen6150033069847.28%4
    13Eastlake6150029970042.71%4
    14Gold Coast Suns80800394104337.78%0


    Recent Form
    Reserves
    RoundTeamVenueResultFA
    R1Brisbane LionsAwayWIN8935
    R2UWS GiantsAwayLOSS7886
    R3QueanbeyanHomeWIN16730
    R4Gold Coast SunsHomeWIN13131
    R5Brisbane LionsAwayWIN5150
    R6BYE    
    R7UWS GiantsHomeWIN10025
    R8EastlakeAwayWIN15625
    R9BYE    

    NT Thunder
    RoundTeamVenueResultFA
    R1UWS GiantsHomeWIN9569
    R2AspleyHomeWIN11494
    R3Gold CoastAwayWIN10265
    R4Sydney Hills EaglesHomeWIN14624
    R5RedlandHomeWIN10571
    R6SouthportHomeWIN8668
    R7AspleyAwayLOSS34159
    R8Brisbane LionsHomeWIN12859
    R9BYE    

    Past Meetings
    2013
    R14 NT Thunder 16.16 (112) defeated Reserves 9.5 (59) @ Traeger Park

    Goals: Towers 3, Jack 2, Dick 2, Plug, Wheeler
    Best: Lloyd, White, Biggs, Cunningham, Towers, Membrey

    Last Round
    Eastlake 3.7 (25) defeated by Reserves 23.18 (156) @ Startrack Oval

    Goals: Membrey 4, T.Mitchell 4, Nankervis 3, Towers 3, Perris 2, Robinson, Dick, Naismith, Davis, Roberts-Thomson, Walsh, O'Keefe
    Best: T.Mitchell, Perris, Membrey, Towers, Richards, Jones

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    NT Thunder 19.14 (120) defeated Brisbane Lions 8.11 (59) @ TIO Stadium

    Goals: Ewing 6, Dunne 5, S.Rioli 2, Patrick 2. W.Rioli, Djerrkura, Farrell, Musgrove
    Best: Vassal, Dunne, Lockwood, Patrick, Liddle, Djerrkura


    Team List
    Listed players
    #NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
    1Tim MEMBREY72520Leading goalkicker in each of the past 3 games, as well as getting plenty of votes.
    5Ryan O'KEEFE310Averaging 32 disposals and 10 tackles.
    6Tom MITCHELL3412(senior emergency) Only one number needed here: 64
    10Zak JONES607Getting some recognition for his role off half back.
    13Toby NANKERVIS61012Less rucking and more time forward due to Naismith's return, finished with 3 majors.
    16Gary ROHAN400The way forward is to go back for Gaz, has played all his reserves football this year in defence.
    17Tommy WALSH210Slow but steady progress in his comeback from long term injury
    18Jordan LOCKYER710Has played quite a bit off a wing but might move back with Dick's absence
    22Dean TOWERS678(senior emergency) Traveling emergency last week and did well despite flying to Canberra on the day of the game.
    27Daniel ROBINSON7710Coaches have been experimenting with him as a half-forward to work on his spread and outside game.
    29George HEWETT630Rested last round due to listed players restriction
    30Lewis ROBERTS-THOMSON230(senior emergency) Playing forward
    31Harrison MARSH776Only 20 touches against Eastlake but an impressive 8 clearances, 2nd only to Mitchell's 12
    33Brandon JACK410In and out of the seniors (with plenty of vests) not helping his consistency, but truth be told his reserves performance this year haven't been great
    35Sam NAISMITH423Solid comeback game with 24 hitouts and a goal
    36Aliir ALIIR611Rested last round due to listed players restriction
    41Lloyd PERRIS775Performance against Eastlake, like the rest of the team, overshadowed by Mitchell but voted the Swans' 2nd best
    42Xavier RICHARDS702Earnt special mention in the NEAFL Wrap for some his defensive work against the Demons
    45Patrick MITCHELL720As expected, raw stats aren't great but his development can't be measured by those numbers alone.
    46Shane BIGGS707Season high 42 touches from half back last week.
    Changes
    In: Aliir, Hewett, Jack
    Out: Matthew DICK (hamstring)

    As mentioned in the intro, a very strong lineup with great players in good form all over the ground, with many keen to push their chances for senior selection.

    In the midfield, we have the grunt and inside toughness of O'Keefe and T.Mitchell complemented by the outside run of Perris and Robinson. Naismith and Nankervis have provided great service with their tapwork all season. Up forward, the tall timber of Roberts-Thomson, Walsh and P.Mitchell will be supported by the mobility and running power of Towers, Membrey and BJ. In defence, the core group of Richards, Aliir, Biggs and Jones have kept our opponents to an average of just a smidge over 40 points a game.

    Academy Players/Topups
    #NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
    34Isaac HEENEY120 
    38Abe DAVIS220 

    In: Heeney
    Out:
    Jordan FOOTE, Nick FOSTER, Vahid ROSER

    An unexpected but pleasant surprise to see Heeney and Davis playing in this game as their NSW/ACT Rams teammates will be playing in the TAC Cup. I'm not sure who made the decision (Swans or AFL NSW/ACT) but I will be very interested to witness their games as they have both been touted as possible Swans draftees next year. Why are they wearing AJ's and Pyke's numbers? I can only hazard a guess that the jumpers for the game will indeed be the indigenous round jumpers and they didn't want to manufacture extra ones.

    Reserves leading goalkickers

    • Tim Membrey 25 (7)
    • Toby Nankervis 10 (6)
    • Jack Hiscox 8 (5)


    For full list: 2014 Goalkickers - RWOwiki

    Reserves leading votegetters

    • Tim Membrey 20 (7)
    • Matthew Dick 14 (7)
    • Tom Miychell 12 (3)


    For full list: 2014 Best Votes - RWOwiki

    Reserves leading disposals (avg) min 3 games

    • Tom Mitchell 40.0
    • Ryan O'Keefe 35.0
    • Daniel Robinson 33.3


    For full list: 2014 Reserves Stats


    NT Thunder
        
    B:26. Jake ROE-DUGGAN29. Justin BEUGELAAR25. Pierce LIDDLE
    HB:9. Jack LONG18. Mitchell TAYLOR23. Errin WASLEY-BLACK
    C:5. Shaquille McKENZIE16. Cameron ILETT4. Aaron MOTLOP
    HF:17. Shannon RIOLI24. Chris DUNNE38. Abe ANKERS
    F:37. Liam PATRICK2. Darren EWING15. Matthew ROSIER
    Foll:6. Julian LOCKWOOD14. Brad VASSAL3. Alwyn DAVEY
    Int:45. Neil VEA VEA22. Jack MUSGROVE13. Lachie ARGUS
     49. Sam GODDEN36. Steven MILES32. Dylan GORDON

    In: Davey, Long, Miles, Gordon
    Out: Nathan DJERRKURA, Jake FARRELL, Patrick HEENAN, Ben RIOLI, William RIOLI

    Ewing and Dunne are the Thunder's version of Tippett and Franklin with both of them in the Top 4 of the NEAFL goalkicking charts with 25 and 23 respectively. Richards has played on Ewing before (and was beaten) and either Aliir or Lockyer will be our other key defender to take on Dunne. Davey returns to the Thunder lineup; the former Bomber has been their leading possession winner averaging 21.7 disposals and along with Cam Ilett and Abe Ankers are the dominant on-ballers of this side.
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    With regards to getting to Drummoyne Oval, Untamed Snark mentioned in some other thread that parking is limited at the actual oval but you may be able to get street parking. There is a sports club a couple of streets away that may offer parking (Hythe St)

    There seems to be plenty of buses leaving from various points along the CBD. Routes M52, 500, 506, 507, 515, 518 start Circular Quay, 3 further stops along George St then the last CBD stop is the corner of Kent and Druitt Sts. Disembark at the Victoria Rd nr Lyons Rd stop or Victoria Rd nr Tavistock St stop and walk to the ground. Bus takes between 11-13 minutes and walk probably 5-8 minutes more.

    If locals have more information, please share!
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    They're streaming the game!

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    Hazard to say this game may be a better standard than some if the AFL games this weekend. An absolute ripper

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    Thanks ugg, immaculate work. Looks like some notable names in that Thunder side, and should be a cracking match.

    Let's see the boys break their duck!
    He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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    Quote Originally Posted by ugg View Post
    They're streaming the game!

    Sydney Swans v NT Thunder - YouTube
    As long as it works - yay! If its like the game earlier in the year that was utterly hopeless up in Qld (against the lions maybe in Rd 5 ), then maybe not so.

    Should be a cracker, looking forward to (hopefully) watching it!
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    There's a chance of rain tomorrow. Are there undercover viewing areas at the ground?

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    There's a small grandstand Ugg
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    Hooray.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ugg View Post
    They're streaming the game!

    It's not working.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Big Al View Post
    It's not working.
    I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
    We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time

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    What about Isaac Heeney to get the job on Aaron Davey?

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