NEAFL 2016 Round 17

Sydney Swans Reserves v Giants

Saturday 23rd July 2016
10.05am
Sydney Cricket Ground

The last time these two sides met, in Round 11, the Giants inflicted upon the Swans their first and only defeat of the year. With both teams weakened by injury, playing 11 and 10 listed players respectively, it will be hard to pick a winner and perhaps the result may hinge on the performance of each side's Academy and topups.

The Swans sit comfortable on top of the NEAFL ladder and with such a strong percentage have all but secured the minor premiership. While they had a crushing victory over the Suns reserves at Blacktown last week, with 9 changes including 7 listed players from that side, the team will look very different this week. The Giants are involved in a 4 way struggle for the crucial 2nd spot after a surprising loss to the Lions Reserves last week (they suffered a few injuries mid game).

NEAFL Ladder
PositionTeamPlayedWinsLossesDrawsFFForAgainstPercentagePoints
1Sydney Swans14131001801713252.59%52
2NT Thunder14950012441081115.08%36
3Sydney University14950011711084108.03%36
4Aspley14950011141086102.58%36
5Giants14860013141147114.56%32
6Southport14680011891137104.57%24
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7Redland146800995107992.22%24
8Gold Coast Suns1459001030142172.48%20
9Brisbane Lions1431100881138863.47%12
10Canberra Demons1421200855145858.64%8

Recent Form
Reserves
RoundTeamVenueResultFA
R1Brisbane LionsAwayWin16240
R2GiantsHomeWin11597
R3RedlandAwayWin14952
R4SouthportHomeWin8545
R5Brisbane LionsAwayWin13525
R6Gold Coast SunsHomeWin12055
R7Canberra DemonsAwayWin17028
R8BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R9Sydney UniversityAwayWin10344
R10Gold Coast SunsAwayWin10721
R11WSU GiantsAwayLoss108109
R12AspleyHomeWin11047
R13BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R14NT ThunderHomeWin12761
R15CanberraAwayWin14043
R16Gold CoastHomeWin17046

Giants
RoundTeamVenueResultFA
R1Sydney UniAwayWin11191
R2Sydney SwansAwayLoss97115
R3CanberraAwayWin9676
R4Gold Coast SunsAwayLoss5781
R5NT ThunderHomeLoss6578
R6BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R7Gold Coast SunsHomeWin11847
R8Brisbane LionsHomeWin12370
R9AspleyAwayLoss78108
R10NT ThunderAwayLoss7587
R11Sydney SwansHomeWin109108
R12CanberraAwayWin13279
R13Sydney UniversityHomeWin9376
R14BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R15SouthportHomeWin10563
R16Brisbane LionsAwayLoss5568


Past Meetings
2016
Round 11 @ Spotless Stadium
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Giants4.37.512.816.13109
Reserves4.310.613.916.12108
TypePlayers
GoalsT.Leonardis 3, S.Reid 2, J.Foote 2, M.Wilson 2, S.Naismith 2, S.Murray, B.Jack, J.Hiscox, J.Dawson, K.Galloway
BestJ.Foote, A.Davis, A.Aliir, D.Towers, C.O'Riordan, R.Hebron

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Round 2 @ Blacktown
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Reserves3.46.610.1017.13115
Giants3.37.511.1014.1397
TypePlayers
GoalsJ.Rose 4, B.Jack 3, N.Reinhard 2, D.Towers, H.Marsh, S.Murray, C.McFadden, J.Veale, J.Dawson, R.Hebron, C.O'Riordan
BestC.O'Riordan, A.Aliir, H.Marsh, R.Hebron, J.Rose, N.Newman

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2015
Round 20 @ Spotless Stadium
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UWS3.88.1213.1716.26122
Reserves3.14.44.66.642
TypePlayers
GoalsJ.Hiscox 2, J.Campbell, E.Prescott, A.Aliir, S.Wilson
BestN.Newman, T.Nankervis, A.Aliir, T.Derickx, C.Bird, J.Hiscox

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Round 13 @ Blacktown International Sportspark
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Reserves1.02.12.12.214
UWS6.314.822.1630.17197
TypePlayers
GoalsJ.Rose, J.Loneragan
BestB.Jack, D.Robinson, X.Richards

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Round 5 @ Spotless Stadium
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UWS3.24.109.1412.1688
Reserves3.46.58.812.981
TypePlayers
GoalsHiscox 3, Rose 2, Towers 2, B.Jack 2, Naismith 2, Nankervis
BestMarsh, Hiscox, Davis, Naismith, Nankervis, Jones
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Round 2 @ Tramway Oval
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Reserves0.12.23.39.458
UWS4.79.1114.1617.19121
TypePlayers
GoalsGoodes 3, B.Jack, Reinhard, Naismith, McLaren, McFadden, Hiscox
BestJones, Mitchell, Goodes, Robinson

Last week
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Reserves2.37.815.1126.14170
Gold Coast Suns2.04.26.47.446
TypePlayers
GoalsX.Richards 8, T.Nankervis 3, J.Rose 3, T.Leonardis 3, J.Dawson 2, I.Heeney 2, J.Brown, B.Davis, W.Gowers, L.Robertson, T.Derickx
BestX.Richards, T.Nankervis, B.Jack, N.Newman, R.Hebron, D.Baron-Hay

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Brisbane Lions5.16.57.119.1468
Giants3.24.54.107.1355
TypePlayers
GoalsM.Flynn 4, T.Downie, B.Clark, J.Barrett
BestM.Flynn, J.Barrett, D.Simpson, C.Byrne, M.Kennedy, H.Macreadie

Team List
Listed players
#NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
1James ROSE6147 
13Toby NANKERVIS8129Senior emergency
17Jack HISCOX111910 
21Ben McGLYNN    
25Ted RICHARDS    
28Nic NEWMAN12422 
31Harrison MARSH    
33Brandon JACK101318Senior emergency
38Colin O'RIORDAN12528 
46Sam MURRAY1161 
47Kyle GALLOWAY1140 

Changes
In: Marsh, McGlynn, T.Richards
Out: Harry CUNNINGHAM (seniors), Jordan DAWSON (???), Tom DERICKX (???), Jordan FOOTE (seniors), Isaac HEENEY (seniors), Tyrone LEONARDIS (seniors emergency), Xavier RICHARDS (seniors)

5 players elevated for seniors or senior emergency duty. Derickx seemed to injure himself in last week's game although we haven't received any official notification from the club. Dawson I can only guess has suffered another injury as well.

The big question is where Teddy will line up. I think it will all depend on where the coaches see Ted offering most value going forward and heading into the AFL finals. It is as a key defender, where he would be called upon if anything (touch wood) happened to Grundy, Aliir or Rampe; or is it as a forward where, depending on how his younger brother goes, he could still be a viable alternative as a tall/decoy forward.

McGlynn to split time between the midfield and forward like Heeney did last week and should be joined by Jack, Rose and possibly Marsh or O'Riordan in the middle. Galloway showed signs of improvement last week and will continue to get invaluable time in the ruck against the likes of Simpson and Flynn as the backup to Nankervis. Marsh will be on restricted time but his return is sorely needed in a team lacking defenders.

Academy Players/Topups
#NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
48Jack HARDMAN000NEAFL debut
49Jared DEEP000NEAFL debut
50Matt WILSON12253 
51Luke ROBERTSON220 
52Darcy BARON-HAY601 
53Jake BARTHOLOMAEUS100 
54Ryan HEBRON1247 
55Ned REINHARD12174 
56Jake VEALE920 
57Harrison CARR110Emergency
58Jake BROWN420 
59Ben DAVIS110 
60Nathan COOPER210 

In: Bartholomaeus, Deep, Hardman, Reinhard, Veale, Wilson
Out: Will GOWERS, Callum McFADDEN

Wilson and Reinhard to bolster our goalkicking stocks, although Reinhard has only kicked 1 goal in his last 5 after a brilliant 16 in his first 7.

Hebron and Baron-Hay did very good jobs as key defenders but had the luxury of playing in a dominant team.

Hardman is a 173cm forward pocket from Warners Bay near Newcastle who has represented the NSW/ACT Rams in this year's U18 champs. Deep won the Round 11 AFL Sydney Rising Star nomination. Both are Swans Academy members.

Statistics
Kicks
PlayerGamesAvg. Kicks
Nic NEWMAN1419.1
Harry CUNNINGHAM415.5
Ben McGLYNN215.0
Brandon JACK1214.7
Isaac HEENEY114.0

Handballs
PlayerGamesAvg. Handballs
Isaac HEENEY115.0
Zak JONES114.0
Brandon JACK1212.7
Jordan FOOTE1412.1
Dean TOWERS711.6

Disposals
PlayerGamesAvg. Disposals
Isaac HEENEY129.0
Brandon JACK1227.3
Dean TOWERS725.4
Nic NEWMAN1425.4
Zak JONES124.0

Marks
PlayerGamesAvg. Marks
Isaac HEENEY17.0
Jeremy LAIDLER16.0
Aliir ALIIR95.6
Nic NEWMAN145.4
Abe DAVIS115.3

Tackles
PlayerGamesAvg. Tackles
Ben McGLYNN29.0
Harry CUNNINGHAM47.3
Jordan FOOTE146.3
Dean TOWERS76.1
Brandon JACK125.4

Hitouts
PlayerGamesAvg. Hitouts
Sam NAISMITH926.7
Toby NANKERVIS1019.9
Tom DERICKX912.4
Kyle GALLOWAY137.2
Dean TOWERS71.7

Clearances
PlayerGamesAvg. Clearances
George HEWETT19.0
Dean TOWERS77.3
Isaac HEENEY17.0
Brandon JACK126.2
Jordan FOOTE145.1

Inside 50s
PlayerGamesAvg. Inside 50s
Brandon JACK127.5
Dean TOWERS76.6
Harry CUNNINGHAM45.5
Isaac HEENEY15.0
George HEWETT15.0

Rebound 50s
PlayerGamesAvg. Rebound 50s
Nic NEWMAN144.9
Aliir ALIIR94.0
Jeremy LAIDLER14.0
Colin O'RIORDAN142.8
Harrison MARSH72.6

Goals
PlayerGamesTotal Goals
Xavier RICHARDS1326
Matt WILSON1225
Jack HISCOX1319
James ROSE717
Toby NANKERVIS1017
Ned REINHARD1217

Coaches Votes
PlayerGamesTotal Votes
Jordan FOOTE1444
Colin O'RIORDAN1428
Nic NEWMAN1426
Aliir ALIIR925
Harrison MARSH723

NEAFL MVP Votes
PlayerGamesTotal Votes
Brandon JACK1250
Jordan FOOTE1441
Nic NEWMAN1433
Aliir ALIIR927
Dean TOWERS721

Giants (listed players in bold)
    
B:39. Tim MOHR31. Jeremy FINLAYSON21. Matthew BUNTINE
HB:25. Charlie BANCE47. Harrison MacREADIE51. Nick SHIPLEY
C:46. Connor BYRNE45. Fletcher CARROLL52. Connor OWEN-AUBURN
HF:55. Alex PAECH53. Isaac CUMMING54. Lucas MELINE
F:48. Tom HIGHMORE30. Matthew FLYNN6. Lachie WHITFIELD
Foll:26. Dawson SIMPSON42. Patrick McKENNA33. Will HOSKIN-ELLIOTT
Int:28. Jake BARRETT36. James STEWART14. Jack POWELL
 49. Brandon CLARK13. Sam FISHER 

In: Buntine, Hoskin-Elliott, Mohr, Whitfield, Bance, Cumming, Whitfield
Out: Tom DOWNIE, Daniel LLOYD, Caleb MARCHBANK, Rhys PALMER, Mitch MAGUIRE, Nathan COXALL

Whitfield can't break back into their strong seniors team after missing last week's AFL game through illness. Hoskin-Elliott is back after another injury layoff, and the Swans defenders will be very nervous knowing that Hoskin-Elliott has starred in the NEAFL against us in the past.

Barrett will have to spearhead their midfield in the absence of his partner-in-crime Daniel Lloyd, both players have put up big numbers in the NEAFL this year. Stewart will be the main threat up forward, averaging over 2 goals a game this year.

Macreadie was touted as a possible number 1 in this year's draft although that hype has ameliorated after some average performances this year.