NEAFL 2016 Round 10

Gold Coast Suns Reserves v Sydney Swans Reserves

Saturday 4th June 2016
12.00pm
Metricon Stadium

The Suns Reserves set a new NEAFL record with only 3 listed players managing to front up for their side. Therefore it came as no surprise when they were soundly beaten by the Lions Reserves, who themselves had lost all 8 previous games for the year.

Thankfully for the Suns they are significantly bolstered by the return of 7 listed players, bringing their total to a respectable 10. However this number pales into comparison with the Swans' healthy 16 listed players and our team are expected to have little trouble in making in 9 out of 9 in 2016.

NEAFL Ladder
PositionTeamPlayedWinsLossesDrawsFFForAgainstPercentagePoints
1Sydney Swans880001039386269.17%32
2Aspley87100759599126.71%28
3NT Thunder85300692610113.44%20
4Sydney University85300709661107.26%20
5Redland8530064865199.54%20
6Giants84400745666111.86%16
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7Southport83500745736101.22%12
8Gold Coast Suns8260056177672.29%8
9Brisbane Lions8170052989059.44%4
10Canberra Demons8080049394552.17%0

Recent Form
Reserves
RoundTeamVenueResultFA
R1Brisbane LionsAwayWin16240
R2GiantsHomeWin11597
R3RedlandAwayWin14952
R4SouthportHomeWin8545
R5Brisbane LionsAwayWin13525
R6Gold Coast SunsHomeWin12055
R7Canberra DemonsAwayWin17028
R8BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R9Sydney UniversityAwayWin10344

Gold Coast Suns Reserves
RoundTeamVenueResultFA
R1NT ThunderAwayLoss5876
R2AspleyAwayLoss8092
R3Brisbane LionsAwayWin13830
R4GiantsHomeWin8157
R5BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R6Sydney SwansAwayLoss55120
R7GiantsAwayLoss47118
R8RedlandHomeLoss64133
R9Brisbane LionsAwayLoss38150


Past Meetings
2016
Round 6 @ Blacktown International Sportspark

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Reserves3.37.812.1118.12120
Gold Coast Suns3.23.56.78.755
TypePlayers
GoalsJ.Hiscox 4, M.Wilson 4, B.Jack 3, A.Davis 3, J.Rose 2, M.Manteit, T.Derickx
BestB.Jack, N.Newman, J.Hiscox, H.Marsh, D.Towers, A.Davis

2015
Round 19 @ Metricon Stadium
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Reserves1.33.46.610.767
Gold Coast Suns1.26.47.68.856
TypePlayers
GoalsJ.Kelly 2, L.Behagg 2, D.Towers 2, T.Nankervis, A.Davis, L.Perris, S.McLaren
BestD.Towers, H.Marsh, Z.Jones, A.Davis, X.Richards, T.Derickx
Round 9 @ Metricon Stadium
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Gold Coast Suns3.53.87.127.1759
Reserves2.22.87.1212.1789
TypePlayers
GoalsJ.Rose 3, G.Hewett 2, T.Derickx 2, J.Hiscox, M.Wilson, B.Jack, J.Veale, X.Richards
BestG.Hewett, J.Hiscox, C.Bird, J.Rose, J.Foote, X.Richards
Round 3 @ Harrup Park, Mackay
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Gold Coast Suns0.32.93.95.1242
Reserves6.29.512.916.14110
TypePlayers
GoalsNaismith 5, Rose 2, Nankervis 2, Jack, Taylor, Mitchell, Goodes, Wilson, Marsh, Campbell
BestMarsh, Mitchell, McLaren, Robinson, Goodes, Davis

Last game
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Sydney Uni1.25.26.66.844
Reserves5.39.813.815.13103
TypePlayers
GoalsX.Richards 4, B.Jack 3, J.Hiscox 2, J.Rose, J.Dawson, S.Reid, C.O'Riordan, T.Nankervis, T.Derickx
BestJ.Foote, A.Davis, B.Jack, J.Rose, C.O'Riordan, D.Towers

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Brisbane Lions5.310.614.1022.18150
Gold Coast Suns2.32.75.85.838
TypePlayers
GoalsC.Loersch 2, B.Kaufman, N.Kempe, R.Watters
BestI.Franks, T.Keough, A.Dawson, B.Crossley, J.Joyce

Team List
Listed players
#NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
9Abe DAVIS788 
13Toby NANKERVIS799Senior emergency
17Jack HISCOX7166Only played first half last week.
20Sam REID110 
22Dean TOWERS589 
28Nic NEWMAN8219 
30Tyrone LEONARDIS610 
33Brandon JACK61115Senior emergency
35Sam NAISMITH530 
36Aliir ALIIR6011 
38Colin O'RIORDAN8317 
42Xavier RICHARDS841 
43Lewis MELICAN804 
45Jordan FOOTE8121Consecutive BOGs
46Sam MURRAY750 
47Kyle GALLOWAY720 

Changes
In:
Out: James ROSE (seniors emergency), Tom DERICKX (???), Jordan DAWSON (???)

No official word on Derickx or Dawson. Let's pray that Dawson hasn't re-injured himself.

Richards was a surprise selection at full forward last week and he showed his capabilities in that position with 4 goals. Abe Davis was given a role in defence in Richards's usual spot. Was this a one-off selection based on Sydney Uni's shorter forward line or is it a signal that Richards's and Davis's futures lie in the forward and backlines repectively?

Foote, Towers and Jack were our main midfielders against Uni with support from Rose and McFadden both of whom aren't playing in this game. This opens up opportunities for Hiscox, Murray or even Reid.

Academy Players/Topups
#NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
48Angus BAKER000NEAFL debut
49Jake BROWN100 
50Callum McFADDEN840Emergency
51Ryan HEBRON744 
52Ned REINHARD7174 
53Jake VEALE520 
54Darcy BARON-HAY000 

In: Baker, Baron-Hay, Hebron, Reinhard, Veale
Out:
Callum McFADDEN, Matthew WILSON

Baker just missed selection for the NSW-ACT Rams.

Statistics
Kicks
PlayerGamesAvg. Kicks
Nic NEWMAN817.8
Brandon JACK614.7
Dean TOWERS514.0
George HEWETT113.0
James ROSE612.7

Handballs
PlayerGamesAvg. Handballs
Zak JONES114.0
Jordan FOOTE811.3
Dean TOWERS511.2
Brandon JACK610.5
Ben McGLYNN19.0

Disposals
PlayerGamesAvg. Disposals
Brandon JACK625.2
Dean TOWERS525.2
Zak JONES124.0
Nic NEWMAN823.5
Jordan FOOTE821.0
Ben McGLYNN121.0

Marks
PlayerGamesAvg. Marks
Nic NEWMAN85.4
Aliir ALIIR65.3
Jordan DAWSON35.3
Abe DAVIS75.1
James ROSE65.0

Tackles
PlayerGamesAvg. Tackles
Ben McGLYNN19.0
Brandon JACK66.0
Dean TOWERS56.0
Jordan FOOTE85.5
Callum McFADDEN85.0

Hitouts
PlayerGamesAvg. Hitouts
Sam NAISMITH518.0
Toby NANKERVIS716.7
Tom DERICKX515.8
Kyle GALLOWAY74.9
Dean TOWERS52.0

Clearances
PlayerGamesAvg. Clearances
George HEWETT19.0
Dean TOWERS56.6
Brandon JACK65.3
Zak JONES15.0
Jake BROWN14.0

Inside 50s
PlayerGamesAvg. Inside 50s
Dean TOWERS57.0
Brandon JACK67.0
George HEWETT15.0
Harrison MARSH74.4
James ROSE64.3

Rebound 50s
PlayerGamesAvg. Rebound 50s
Nic NEWMAN85.3
Aliir ALIIR63.0
Colin O'RIORDAN82.8
Harrison MARSH72.6
Lewis MELICAN82.3

Goals
PlayerGamesTotal Goals
Matt WILSON819
Jack HISCOX716
Ned REINHARD716
James ROSE614
Dean TOWERS48
Brandon JACK611

Coaches Votes
PlayerGamesTotal Votes
Harrison MARSH723
Jordan FOOTE821
Nic NEWMAN819
Colin O'RIORDAN817
Brandon JACK615


NEAFL MVP Votes
PlayerGamesTotal Votes
Brandon JACK625
Nic NEWMAN823
Harrison MARSH720
Jordan FOOTE820
James ROSE616

Gold Coast Suns Reserves (listed players in bold)
    
B:18. Trent McKENZIE20. Henry SCHADE40. Tom KEOUGH
HB:58. Lachlan RITCHIE16. Rory THOMPSON48. Seb TAPE
C:54. Connor WEST26. Matthew SHAW50. Rene LE FEUVRE
HF:8. Luke RUSSELL49. Jesse ESAM27. Clay CAMERON
F:21. Jack LESLIE57. Max SPENCER47. Henry SIMINGTON
Foll:56. Brandon KAUFMAN50. Jamason DANIELS14. Mitch HALLAHAN
Int: (from)53. Jesse MOFFA43. Nick KEMPE1. Curtis MARSDEN
 45. Jacob KENNY51. Joel KARWAN 
Emg:59. Harris NEWTON  

In: Cameron, Hallahan, Leslie, McKenzie, Russell, Schade, Shaw, Tape, Thompson, Esam, Spencer
Out: Jesse JOYCE,Cameron LOERSCH, Brayden CROSSLEY, AJ DAWSON, Jacob DAWSON, Stuart DONNELLY, Brodie FOSTER, Isaac FRANKS, Shawn WATSON, Riley WATTERS

As mentioned previously, a net 7 inclusions of listed players gives this side some structure. However guys like Thompson and Hallahan are coming back from long layoffs and will be short of match fitness.

Of particular interest in this team is former NFL player Brandon Kaufman who has an elite bulid and elite speed (10.8seconds for 100m) and has done okay (11, 14 and 11 disposals in his 3 games) in very weak teams.