NEAFL 2017 Round 15

Sydney Swans Reserves v Gold Coast Suns Reserves @ SCG

Saturday 8th July 2017
12:55pm
Sydney Cricket Ground

The Swans and the Suns last met in Round 9 at Newcastle where the Swans easily accounted for a depleted Gold Coast outfit with only 10 listed players. The Suns have named 16 for tomorrow's game which should make it a much more even contest against the Swans' 18 listed players. The Suns were very impressive against Aspley, keeping the former NEAFL premiers scoreless in the first half before winning by 127 points. The Swans were never troubled by the Canberra Demons, but a poor effort in the last quarter which they lost wouldn't have pleased coach Shaw.

Alex Johnson last played an AFL game at the SCG on the 25th August 2012 in a 7 point loss against Hawthorn. Since then we've been through 1 Noble/Brandman stand redevelopment, 4 Prime Ministers, 6 iPhone models, a 60% increase in Sydney median house prices, 15 AFL senior coaching changes and too many superhero movies to count. I'm hoping there will be a sizable (for a NEAFL game) crowd there to cheer him on.

NEAFL Ladder
PositionTeamPlayedWinsLossesDrawsFFForAgainstPercentagePoints
1Sydney12111001496641233.39%44
2Brisbane12102001362847160.80%40
3Sydney Uni1293001234940131.28%36
4NT Thunder12750011421000114.20%28
5Gold Coast1266001202962124.95%24
6Aspley126600959116782.18%24
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7Canberra124800766130058.92%16
8Redland123900952118380.47%12
9Southport123900775128660.26%12
10Giants1211100831139359.66%4

Recent Form
Reserves
RoundTeamVenueResultFA
R1Brisbane LionsAwayLoss85111
R2SouthportHomeWin12927
R3BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R4GiantsHomeWin9155
R5NT ThunderAwayWin10884
R6Brisbane LionsHomeWin10265
R7CanberraAwayWin16544
R8Sydney UniAwayWin11346
R9Gold CoastHomeWin12032
R10BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R11GiantsHomeWin18514
R12AspleyAwayWin15452
R13Sydney UniAwayWin10664
R14CanberraAwayWin13847

Gold Coast Suns
RoundTeamVenueResultFA
R1GiantsAwayLoss97125
R2RedlandAwayWin15260
R3AspleyAwayWin8773
R4Brisbane LionsHomeLoss64109
R5Sydney UniAwayLoss67114
R6GiantsHomeWin12271
R7NT ThunderAwayLoss6090
R8BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R9Sydney SwansAwayLoss32120
R10SouthportHomeWin15639
R11Brisbane LionsAwayLoss8085
R12BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R13CanberraAwayWin12240
R14AspleyAwayWin16336

Past Meetings
2017
Round 9 @ Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Reserves1.66.1111.1616.24120
Gold Coast Suns1.23.54.84.832
TypePlayers
GoalsA.Aliir 3, S.Wicks 3, S.Edwards 2, B.Jack, J.Dawson, C.O'Riordan, W.Gowers, T.Pink, T.Leonardis, J.Rose, R.Fox
BestM.Talia, J.Foote, J.Laidler, S.Edwards. R.Fox, S.Barkley

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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

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Round 10 @ Metricon Stadium
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Gold Coast Suns1.22.33.33.321
Reserves5.76.813.1215.17107
TypePlayers
GoalsX.Richards 6, T.Nankervis 3, D.Towers 2, C.O'Riordan, N.Newman, A.Aliir, S.Reid
BestC.O'Riordan, D.Towers, A.Aliir, S.Naismith, J.Foote, B.Jack

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Round 16 @ Blacktown International Sportspark
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Reserves2.37.815.1126.14170
Gold Coast Suns2.04.26.47.446
TypePlayers
GoalsX.Richards 8, T.Nankervis 3, T.Leonardis 3, J.Rose 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

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Last game
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Canberra1.11.23.37.547
Reserves4.614.1318.1520.18138
TypePlayers
GoalsC.Sinclair 3, J.Rose 3, B.Stewart 2, S.Edwards 2, A.Aliir 2, B.Ronke 2, A.Johnson, T.Leonardis, D.Robinson, J.Foote, S.Fisher, J.Laidler
BestC.O'Riordan, C.Sinclair, J.Rose, D.Robinson, J.Foote, H.Marsh

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Gold Coast Suns5.611.1020.1125.13163
Canberra0.00.04.25.636
TypePlayers
GoalsC.Loersch 7, D.MacPherson 4, T.Nicholls 3, K.Brooksby 2, M.Shaw 2, B.Scheer 2, M.Rischitelli, W.Brodie, M.Hallahan, T.Bowie, J.Schoenfeld
BestM.Hallahan, D.MacPherson, C.Loersch, D.Currie, T.McKenzie, M.Willis

Team List
Listed players
#NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
1James ROSE11208 
2Alex JOHNSON110 
6Jordan FOOTE9613Senior emergency
11Jeremy LAIDLER9320Senior emergency
18Callum SINCLAIR255 
19Shaun EDWARDS9106 
21Jack MAIBAUM1207 
25Ben RONKE476 
27Daniel ROBINSON565Senior emergency
30Tyrone LEONARDIS1190 
31Harrison MARSH401 
32Michael TALIA11112 
33Brandon JACK11929 
36Aliir ALIIR877 
38Colin O'RIORDAN1247 
45Sam FISHER111313 
46Sam MURRAY11818 
47Toby PINK12128 

Changes
In:
Out: Robbie FOX (injured)

Fox joins Dawson in the mysterious "injured but not on the official injury list" group

Aliir was nominally Sinclair's back up last week, playing forward but Sinclair seemed to play most of the game in the ruck anyway. Maze's inclusion (see below) could mean that Aliir could shift into the backline to mark one of the Suns' tall forwards. Maibaum has been tried as a forward in the past few weeks but has yet to register a goal.

Robinson's brilliant form since his return to the side after injury has earnt him a place amongst the emergencies.

Foote has been switching between halfback and midfield.

Johnson played the 1st half only last week and will be aiming for 3 quarters this week.

Academy Players/Topups
#NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
49Will GOWERS640 
53Sam BARKLEY511 
54Jared DEEP000 
58Hamish MacDONALD612 
60Liam MAZE410 
50Sam WICKS7101Emergency
52Harrison CARR340Emergency
56Cooper LEE500Emergency

In: Barkley, Deep, Gowers, Lee, MacDonald
Out: Josh STERN, Bailey STEWART, Sam WICKS


Statistics
Kicks
PlayerGamesAvg. Kicks
Harry CUNNINGHAM119.0
Nic NEWMAN218.5
Jordan DAWSON917.9
Shaun EDWARDS915.9
Sam MURRAY1114.0

Handballs
PlayerGamesAvg. Handballs
Daniel ROBINSON514.8
Brandon JACK1114.6
Oliver FLORENT513.8
Sam FISHER1112.8
Jordan FOOTE912.2

Disposals
PlayerGamesAvg. Disposals
Nic NEWMAN230.5
Jordan DAWSON928.4
Brandon JACK1127.3
Oliver FLORENT527.0
Harry CUNNINGHAM125.0

Marks
PlayerGamesAvg. Marks
Nic NEWMAN27.5
Jordan DAWSON97.4
Jeremy LAIDLER97.4
Kurt TIPPETT37.0
Aliir ALIIR86.9

Tackles
PlayerGamesAvg. Tackles
Jarrad McVEIGH17.0
Jordan FOOTE96.4
Jordan DAWSON95.9
Hamish MacDONALD65.3
Daniel ROBINSON55.2

Hitouts
PlayerGamesAvg. Hitouts
Kurt TIPPETT334.3
Callum SINCLAIR229.0
Darcy CAMERON924.6
Liam MAZE49.0
Aliir ALIIR82.0

Clearances
PlayerGamesAvg. Clearances
Daniel ROBINSON56.0
Jarrad McVEIGH16.0
Kurt TIPPETT35.3
Jordan DAWSON94.9
Dean TOWERS34.7

Inside 50s
PlayerGamesAvg. Inside 50s
Harry CUNNINGHAM17.0
Gary ROHAN26.5
Dean TOWERS35.7
Brandon JACK114.9
Shaun EDWARDS94.8

Rebound 50s
PlayerGamesAvg. Rebound 50s
Nic NEWMAN25.5
Jeremy LAIDLER94.3
Michael TALIA113.6
Aliir ALIIR83.3
Colin O'RIORDAN123.0

Goals
PlayerGamesTotal Goals
Jordan DAWSON921
James ROSE1120
Sam FISHER1113
Toby PINK1112
Sam WICKS710
Shaun EDWARDS910

Coaches Votes
PlayerGamesTotal Votes
Brandon JACK1129
Jordan DAWSON925
Jeremy LAIDLER920
Oliver FLORENT519
Sam MURRAY1118

NEAFL MVP Votes
PlayerGamesTotal Votes
Jordan DAWSON947
Oliver FLORENT527
Brandon JACK1127
Nic NEWMAN217
Darcy CAMERON917
Jeremy LAIDLER917


Gold Coast Suns (listed players in bold)
    
B:21. Jack LESLIE37. Jack SCRIMSHAW47. Muhammed SAAD
HB:43. Max SPENCER31. Keegan BROOKSBY34. Mackenzie WILLIS
C:38. Jesse JOYCE41. Will BRODIE36. Josh SCHOENFELD
HF:26. Matt SHAW46. Cameron LOERSCH2. Jarrad GRANT
F:55. Jacob HERON15. Dan CURRIE40. Brad SCHEER
Foll:22. Tom NICHOLLS14. Mitch HALLAHAN35. Michael RISCHITELLI
Int:50. Kai SHEERS56. Daniel CHARLESWORTH45. Timikoi BOWIE
 54. Brodie FOSTER57. Kwaybe BOAKYE 
Emg:59. Damian BURKE58. Shawn WATSON 

In: Grant, Leslie, Boakye, Foster, Saad
Out: Jack BOWES, Darcy MacPHERSON, Trent McKENZIE, Bailey SCOTT

18 listed players of which 14 have AFL experience. With 3 ruckmen to rotate in Currie, Nicholls and Brooksby, our ruckmen in Sinclair and Maze will have their work cut out for them.

Hallahan was BOG against Aspley with his 33 disposals 6 clearances 4 tackles and a goal. His inside work will be something the Swans will have to watch closely, and it wouldn't be surprising if he attracts a tag. Rischitelli is slowly easing his way back in after a long injury layoff and while his numbers haven't been as impressive as Hallahan's, he will still prove to be a tough opponent for our young midfielders.

Shaw has been in and out of their senior side but putting up big numbers in the NEAFL, including 41 disposals last week. He can play back or forward as well as the midfield.

Joyce had played every senior game in 2017 until last week when he was unluckily squeezed out. He is a handy 3rd defender who can play on talls or smalls. It's a similar story with Jack Leslie who has been impressive this season but due to the return of Rory Thompson finds himself out of the side due to team balance.

Loersch kicked 7 straight against the Hornets and is their leading goalkicker in the NEAFL. At 203cm he will be one of their main focal points going forward. Grant's return from injury also gives them another viable forward target.