NEAFL 2016 Round 2
Sydney Swans Reserves v WSU Giants
Note: New Venue and Starting Time
Saturday 9th April 2016
10.30am
Blacktown International Sportspark
The Rhyce Shaw era kicked off with an impressive 20 goal thrashing of the hapless Brisbane Lions but the first home game for the new coach will be against perennial NEAFL powerhouse the WSU Giants. The Giants meanwhile had a fantastic tussle with the mighty Sydney Uni, trailing by 14 points at half time but storming home to win by 20 points.
These 2 teams clashed twice in 3 weeks during the preseason with each team claiming one convincing victory. The Swans unexpectedly turning the tables on their cross town rivals just 2 weeks ago to record an impressive win, with the match also played at Blacktown.
The Giants have had the edge over the Swans in recent seasons, winning all 4 of our matches in the NEAFL regular season by an average winning margin of 83 points. With both teams fielding a strong team this week, with plenty of fringe players on both sides pushing for senior selection, it should be a very competitive game.
NEAFL Ladder
Position Team Played Wins Losses Draws FF For Against Percentage Points 1 Sydney Swans 1 1 0 0 0 162 40 405.00% 4 2 NT Thunder 1 1 0 0 0 76 58 131.03% 4 3 Giants 1 1 0 0 0 111 91 121.98% 4 4 Redland 1 1 0 0 0 84 74 113.51% 4 5 Aspley 1 1 0 0 0 95 85 111.76% 4 6 Southport 1 0 1 0 0 85 95 89.47% 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Canberra Demons 1 0 1 0 0 74 84 88.10% 0 8 Sydney University 1 0 1 0 0 91 111 81.98% 0 9 Gold Coast Suns 1 0 1 0 0 58 76 76.32% 0 10 Brisbane Lions 1 0 1 0 0 40 162 24.69% 0
Recent Form
Reserves
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 Brisbane Lions Away Win 162 42
WSU Giants
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 Sydney Uni Away Win 111 91
Past Meetings
2015
Round 20 @ Spotless Stadium
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final UWS 3.8 8.12 13.17 16.26 122 Reserves 3.1 4.4 4.6 6.6 42
Type Players Goals J.Hiscox 2, J.Campbell, E.Prescott, A.Aliir, S.Wilson Best N.Newman, T.Nankervis, A.Aliir, T.Derickx, C.Bird, J.Hiscox
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Round 13 @ Blacktown International Sportspark
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Reserves 1.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 14 UWS 6.3 14.8 22.16 30.17 197
Type Players Goals J.Rose, J.Loneragan Best B.Jack, D.Robinson, X.Richards
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Round 5 @ Spotless Stadium
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final UWS 3.2 4.10 9.14 12.16 88 Reserves 3.4 6.5 8.8 12.9 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type Players Goals Hiscox 3, Rose 2, Towers 2, B.Jack 2, Naismith 2, Nankervis Best Marsh, Hiscox, Davis, Naismith, Nankervis, Jones
Round 2 @ Tramway Oval
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Reserves 0.1 2.2 3.3 9.4 58 UWS 4.7 9.11 14.16 17.19 121
Type Players Goals Goodes 3, B.Jack, Reinhard, Naismith, McLaren, McFadden, Hiscox Best Jones, Mitchell, Goodes, Robinson
Last Round
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Brisbane Lions 1.4 3.5 5.9 5.10 40 Reserves 5.2 11.6 18.8 25.12 162
Type Players Goals M.Wilson 5, A.Davis 3, J.Dawson 3, J.Rose 3, J.Hiscox 2, T.Nankervis 2, L.Behagg 2, K.Galloway 2, B.McGlynn, R.Hebron, N.Reinhard Best H.Marsh, J.Foote, N.Newman, M.Wilson, A.Davis, J.Dawson
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Sydney Uni 4.4 8.10 10.11 13.13 91 WSU Giants 3.2 7.2 13.5 17.9 111
Type Players Goals S.Reid 4, M.Flynn 3, A.Tomlinson 3, J.Hopper 2, T.Mohr 2, J.Stewart 2, T.Downie Best A.Tomlinson, J.Hopper, Z.Williams, D.Lloyd, H.Himmelberg, S.Reid
Team List
Listed players
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 1 James ROSE 1 3 0 13 Toby NANKERVIS 1 2 0 Senior emergency 17 Jack HISCOX 1 2 0 19 Tom DERICKX 0 0 0 Senior traveling emergency last week 22 Dean TOWERS 0 0 0 Senior emergency 28 Nic NEWMAN 1 0 4 30 Tyrone LEONARDIS 1 0 0 31 Harrison MARSH 1 0 6 33 Brandon JACK 0 0 0 Senior traveling emergency last week 34 Jordan DAWSON 1 3 1 36 Aliir ALIIR 1 0 0 38 Colin O'RIORDAN 1 0 0 42 Xavier RICHARDS 1 0 0 43 Lewis MELICAN 1 0 0 45 Jordan FOOTE 1 0 5 46 Sam MURRAY 0 0 0 NEAFL debut 47 Kyle GALLOWAY 1 2 0
Changes
In: Derickx, Towers, B.Jack, Murray
Out: Abe DAVIS (senior emergency), Ben McGLYNN (seniors)
Derickx returns and will share main ruck duties with Nankervis with one resting in the forward line. Towers will play a similar role to his seniors position, across half forward pushing up to the wings. Jack has usually been used in the inside midfield, but in his last practice game he was used more as an outside runner. Murray is a pacy forward flanker who will add potency to our forward line.
Marsh's return to the midfield has been a successful one with the WA native producing two consecutive impressive outings. Dawson's versatility has seen him being used in a variety of roles including as an inside midfielder and as a half forward flanker, but with Davis not in the team this week, he could be seeing more time deep inside our forward line as a marking target
Academy Players/Topups
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 50 Matt WILSON 1 5 3 51 Callum McFADDEN 1 0 0 52 Lachlan BEHAGG 1 2 0 Emergency 53 Ned REINHARD 1 1 0 54 Ryan HEBRON 1 1 0 56 Jake VEALE 1 0 0
In:
Out: Jake BARTHOLOMAEUS, Behagg
Wilson took his impressive preseason form into the season proper, kicking 5 to lead the NEAFL goalscoring chart after 1 round, including kicking 3 in a 5 minute spell at the start of the second quarter.
Statistics
Disposals
Player Games Avg. Disposals Harry MARSH 1 26.0 Jordan FOOTE 1 23.0 Jack HISCOX 1 23.0 Nic NEWMAN 1 22.0 Ben McGLYNN 1 21.0
Kicks
Player Games Avg. Kicks Jack HISCOX 1 18.0 Nic NEWMAN 1 16.0 James ROSE 1 15.0 Jordan FOOTE 1 14.0 Abe DAVIS 1 12.0
Handballs
Player Games Avg. Handballs Harry MARSH 1 17.0 Aliir ALIIR 1 9.0 Jordan FOOTE 1 9.0 Tyrone LEONARDIS 1 9.0 Ben McGLYNN 1 9.0
Marks
Player Games Avg. Marks Jordan DAWSON 1 9.0 Jack HISCOX 1 8.0 Jordan FOOTE 1 6.0 Toby NANKERVIS 1 6.0 James ROSE 1 6.0
Tackles
Player Games Avg. Tackles Ben McGLYNN 1 9.0 Jordan FOOTE 1 7.0 Harry MARSH 1 5.0 Callum McFADDEN 1 4.0 Tyrone LEONARDIS 1 3.0
Hitouts
Player Games Avg. Hitouts Toby NANKERVIS 1 20.0 Kyle GALLOWAY 1 3.0
Clearances
Player Games Avg. Clearances Jordan FOOTE 1 4.0 Abe DAVIS 1 4.0 Jordan DAWSON 1 3.0 Ben McGLYNN 1 3.0 Toby NANKERVIS 1 3.0
Inside 50s
Player Games Avg. Inside 50s Jordan DAWSON 1 7.0 Jordan FOOTE 1 5.0 Jack HISCOX 1 5.0 Abe DAVIS 1 4.0 Harry MARSH 1 4.0
Rebound 50s
Player Games Avg. Rebound 50s Colin O'RIORDAN 1 4.0 Ryan HEBRON 1 3.0 Nic NEWMAN 1 3.0 Xavier RICHARDS 1 3.0 Aliir ALIIR 1 2.0
Goals
Player Games Total Goals Matt WILSON 1 5 Abe DAVIS 1 3 Jordan DAWSON 1 3 James ROSE 1 3 Kyle GALLOWAY 1 2
Coaches Votes
Player Games Total Votes Harrison MARSH 1 9 Jordan FOOTE 1 4 Matt WILSON 1 3 Nic NEWMAN 1 2 James ROSE 1 2
NEAFL MVP Votes (public count stopped at Round 18)
Player Games Total Votes Harrison MARSH 12 27 George HEWETT 12 25 Craig BIRD 6 20 Jordan FOOTE 12 17 Brandon JACK 11 15
WSU Giants (listed players in BOLD)
B: 52. Donald ROBERTS 19. Nick HAYNES 48. Harvey DANIHER HB: 31. Jeremy FINLAYSON 39. Tim MOHR 51. Max LYNCH C: 53. Charlie SPARGO 11. Jack STEELE 54. Todd MARSHALL HF: 27. Harry HIMMELBERG 30. Matt FLYNN 42. Pat McKENNA F: 38. Daniel LLOYD 36. James STEWART 14. Jarrod PICKETT Foll: 44. Tom DOWNIE 28. Jake BARRETT 50. Sam REID Int: 2. Jacob HOPPER 20. Adam TOMLINSON 29. Zac WILLIAMS 49. Lachie TIZIANI Emg: Bradey MORTON
In: Finalyson, Steele, Daniher, Lynch, Marshall, Roberts, Spargo, Tiziani
Out: Joel PATFULL (seniors), Dawson SIMPSON (shoulder), N.COXALL, B.MORTON, D.MORTON, R.STEVENS, M.VARDANEGA, D.VISSER
2 weeks ago the big danger for the Swans was Jonathon Patton. While the big General has earnt a recall to their senior team, the task doesn't get easier with mobile talls Stewart and Tomlinson likely to cause issues. Tomlinson in particular was dominant in their Round 1 game, picking up 35 disposals, 18 marks and kicking 3 goals as he was utilised all over the ground.
Jacob Hopper, their Academy product who was pick 7 in the last draft was also impressive with 28 disposals and was rewarded with selection as an emergency for their senior side. Defender Zac Williams, who would easily earn a place at many other AFL clubs but can't get a game due to the Giants's strength in medium-small defenders, provides plenty of run from defence and sets up many of their attacks.
They are also slightly weaker in the defence and ruck areas. They lost ex-Geelong ruckman Dawson Simpson who suffered a shoulder injury in their Round 1 match, but will have last year's NSW/ACT ruck Matthew Flynn to deputise in tandem with Tom Downie. Tomlinson and Stewart can also pinch hit in the ruck, while Patfull's promotion to the seniors to replace the injured Caleb Marchbank will put additional pressure on Haynes, Mohr and Himmelberg.
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