NEAFL 2017 Round 14

Canberra Demons v Sydney Swans Reserves @ Manuka Oval

Saturday 30th June 2017
12:00pm
Manuka Oval

Live stream NOT available

I could give the usual introduction about the Swans' dominance over the Demons in the NEAFL, but all that pales into insignificance given the big news of AJ's return. As reported by the Swans website this will be Johnson's first official game of football since the 2012 grand final. He re-injured himself in 2014 but that was in a NEAFL practice game against the Giants. He is almost certain to play a fraction of the game in what hopefully are the first baby steps towards an AFL return.

The Swans played against the Demons in Round 7 at the same venue and comprehensively thrashed them. The Swans were challenged by a strong Sydney Uni outfit last week, but pulled away with a big last quarter to win by an easy 7 goals. Canberra has struggled in the past month, with 3 of their past 4 losses resulting in a margin greater than 10 goals.

NEAFL Ladder
PositionTeamPlayedWinsLossesDrawsFFForAgainstPercentagePoints
1Sydney11101001358594228.62%40
2Brisbane1192001230780157.69%36
3Sydney Uni1192001167808144.43%36
4NT Thunder1165001045907115.21%24
5Aspley116500923100491.93%24
6Gold Coast1156001039926112.20%20
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7Canberra114700719116261.88%16
8Southport113800685117558.30%12
9Redland112900841109376.94%8
10Giants1111000738129656.94%4

Recent Form
Reserves
RoundTeamVenueResultFA
R1Brisbane LionsAwayLoss85111
R2SouthportHomeWin12927
R3BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R4GiantsHomeWin9155
R5NT ThunderAwayWin10884
R6Brisbane LionsHomeWin10265
R7CanberraAwayWin16544
R8Sydney UniAwayWin11346
R9Gold CoastHomeWin12032
R10BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R11GiantsHomeWin18514
R12AspleyAwayWin15452
R13Sydney UniAwayWin10664

Canberra
RoundTeamVenueResultFA
R1RedlandHomeWin10382
R2AspleyAwayLoss49117
R3GiantsHomeWin9579
R4SouthportAwayLoss51107
R5BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R6NT ThunderAwayWin8277
R7Sydney SwansHomeLoss44165
R8RedlandAwayWin7362
R9Sydney UniAwayLoss55126
R10AspleyHomeLoss7683
R11BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R12NT ThunderHomeLoss51142
R13Gold CoastHomeLoss40122



Past Meetings
2017
R7
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Canberra2.25.56.66.844
Reserves8.313.422.625.1565
TypePlayers
GoalsG.Rohan 4, K.Tippett 4, D.Robinson 3, H.Carr 2, J.Dawson 2, S.Wicks 2, J.Rose 2, S.Murray, J.Osborne, J.Foote, M.Talia, B.Jack, L.Skrivanic
BestJ.Dawson, K.Tippett, A.Aliir, J.Laidler, B.Jack, M.Talia
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2016
R15
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Canberra1.11.53.76.743
Reserves7.814.1118.1720.20140
TypePlayers
GoalsX.Richards 3, J.Dawson 3, S.Murray 2, J.Foote 2, B.McGlynn 2, T.Nankervis, N.Newman, J.Laidler, B.Jack, H.Cunningham, N.Reinhard, M.Wilson, L.Robertson
BestH.Cunningham, B.McGlynn, J.Foote, T.Nankervis, J.Laidler, L.Melican
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R7
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Canberra1.13.24.34.428
Reserves6.511.818.1026.14170
TypePlayers
GoalsT.Nankervis 6, N.Reinhard 4, S.Naismith 3, M.Wilson 2, T.Derickx 2, N.Newman 2, H.Carr, C.McFadden, W.Gowers, H.Marsh, L.Skrivanic, J.Foote, C.O'Riordan
BestJ.Foote, N.Newman, T.Nankervis, C.O'Riordan, T.Derickx, L.Melican


Last game
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Sydney Uni2.22.47.79.1064
Reserves2.27.89.1115.16106
TypePlayers
GoalsJ.Dawson 2, B.Ronke 2, R.Fox 2, J.McVeigh 2, S.Murray, J.Foote, B.Stewart, S.Wicks, B.Jack, T.Leonardis, J.Rose
BestB.Ronke, J.Foote, S.Murray, B.Jack, J.Dawson, S.Wicks

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Canberra2.13.13.65.1040
Gold Coast Suns5.112.515.619.8122
TypePlayers
GoalsJ.Harper, J.Turner, A.Bruce, A.Smout, J.Bennett
BestA.Swan, J.Harper, B.Fulford, N.Collins, B.Halse, S.Martyn

Team List
Listed players
#NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
1James ROSE10174 
2Alex JOHNSON000NEAFL debut
6Jordan FOOTE8511Senior emergency
11Jeremy LAIDLER8220Senior emergency
18Callum SINCLAIR120Senior emergency
19Shaun EDWARDS886 
21Jack MAIBAUM1107 
25Ben RONKE356 
27Daniel ROBINSON452 
30Tyrone LEONARDIS1080 
31Harrison MARSH300 
32Michael TALIA10112 
33Brandon JACK10929 
36Aliir ALIIR757 
38Colin O'RIORDAN1141 
42Robbie FOX766 
45Sam FISHER101213 
46Sam MURRAY10818 
47Toby PINK11128 

Changes
In: Aliir, Fisher, Johnson, Sinclair
Out: Jarrad McVEIGH (seniors), Jordan DAWSON (injured)

The 3 senior emergencies should all be available barring any late changes for the seniors game tonight. The inclusion of Sinclair solves the ruck problem this week, and it was noted from training pics that Aliir was also training in the ruck.

The loss of the in-form Dawson would normally be a big blow but the Swans have plenty of depth to cover him both in the midfield and up forward.

Maibaum spent most of the first half last week as a forward and did a swap with Laidler in the 3rd quarter. With so many tall defenders in the side a few of them are likely to play forward again this week.

Marsh only played 1/2 a game last week.

Academy Players/Topups
#NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
50Sam WICKS6101 
54Bailey STEWART110 
55Josh STERN000NEAFL debut
49Will GOWERS640Emergency
53Sam BARKLEY511Emergency

In: Stern
Out: Hamish MacDONALD, Liam MAZE, Mitch ROGERS


Statistics
Kicks
PlayerGamesAvg. Kicks
Harry CUNNINGHAM119.0
Nic NEWMAN218.5
Jordan DAWSON917.9
Shaun EDWARDS816.0
Sam MURRAY1014.0

Handballs
PlayerGamesAvg. Handballs
Brandon JACK1014.7
Oliver FLORENT513.8
Daniel ROBINSON413.3
Sam FISHER1013.2
Nic NEWMAN212.0
Dean TOWERS312.0

Disposals
PlayerGamesAvg. Disposals
Nic NEWMAN230.5
Jordan DAWSON928.4
Brandon JACK1027.4
Oliver FLORENT527.0
Harry CUNNINGHAM125.0

Marks
PlayerGamesAvg. Marks
Jeremy LAIDLER87.9
Nic NEWMAN27.5
Jordan DAWSON97.4
Kurt TIPPETT37.0
Aliir ALIIR76.4

Tackles
PlayerGamesAvg. Tackles
Jarrad McVEIGH17.0
Jordan DAWSON95.9
Jordan FOOTE85.9
Hamish MacDONALD65.3
Nic NEWMAN25.0

Hitouts
PlayerGamesAvg. Hitouts
Kurt TIPPETT334.3
Darcy CAMERON924.6
Callum SINCLAIR114.0
Liam MAZE49.0
Aliir ALIIR72.0

Clearances
PlayerGamesAvg. Clearances
Jarrad McVEIGH16.0
Kurt TIPPETT35.3
Daniel ROBINSON45.3
Jordan DAWSON94.9
Dean TOWERS34.7

Inside 50s
PlayerGamesAvg. Inside 50s
Harry CUNNINGHAM17.0
Gary ROHAN26.5
Dean TOWERS35.7
Brandon JACK105.2
Ben RONKE34.7

Rebound 50s
PlayerGamesAvg. Rebound 50s
Nic NEWMAN25.5
Jeremy LAIDLER84.5
Michael TALIA103.7
Aliir ALIIR73.6
Sam MURRAY103.2

Goals
PlayerGamesTotal Goals
Jordan DAWSON921
James ROSE1017
Sam FISHER1012
Toby PINK1012
Sam WICKS610

Coaches Votes
PlayerGamesTotal Votes
Brandon JACK1029
Jordan DAWSON925
Jeremy LAIDLER820
Oliver FLORENT519
Sam MURRAY1018

NEAFL MVP Votes
PlayerGamesTotal Votes
Jordan DAWSON947
Oliver FLORENT527
Brandon JACK1027
Nic NEWMAN217
Jeremy LAIDLER817
Darcy CAMERON917


Canberra Demons
    
B:23. Ben FULFORD29. Ben HALSE38. Riley BUDD
HB:21. Matt VARDANEGA11. Jacob TUNER25. Sam MARTYN
C:5. Nick COLLINS3. Andrew SWAN24. Alex SMOUT
HF:27. Lachlan MAPLES4. Aaron BRUCE16. Mitch HARDIE
F:40. Rhys POLLOCK22. Billy MUIR8. Mitch MAGUIRE
Foll:42. Cameron MILNE17. Jordan HARPER9. Nick PLEMING
Int:33. Lachlan HARPER19. Max RICHARDSON1. Isaac TAYLOR
 14. Donald ROBERTS45. Ben McGINNESS 
Emg:12. Luke McKAY41. Daniel CERNI 

In: Budd, McGinness, Pollock, Richardson, Roberts
Out: Josh BENNETT, Tom FAUL, Tom HIGHMORE, Lucas MELINE, Redd STEVENS

The Demons will once again be missing the services of their player-coach Kade Klemke down back. He has proved just as capable off field as he is on field, being a defensive general in the mould of Luke Hodge down back. They will also be missing their leading goalkicker Josh Bennett and 3rd leading goalkicker Tom Faul who are both out with injury

In their absences, the Demons will look to the likes of midfielders Jordan Harper and Andrew Swan, utility Aaron Buce as well as defender Ben Halse