NEAFL 2017 Round 17
Sydney Swans Reserves v NT Thunder @ Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday 22nd July 2017
3:45pm
Sydney Cricket Ground
In Round 5 this year, the Swans travelled up to the NT and finally broke their duck with a stirring victory over the Thunder described by Coach Shaw as one of the wins under his reign. The Thunder boys will be hoping to break their own hoodoo, having never beaten us in Sydney.
The Swans senior team has been rightly praised for their amazing run winning 9 of their past 10 games, but the NEAFL team have easily eclipsed that feat with 13 straight victories. The closest margin in that time was in fact the away win over the Thunder which finished at a 24 point margin.
The Thunder have had an up and down year so far, having to adjust to a new senior coach and an influx of new young players. Surprisingly, 4 of their 5 losses have come at home, which until this year was regarded as the toughest away trip in the NEAFL. However on the back of 3 straight victories they will fancy their chances of causing an upset against a strong Swans lineup.
NEAFL Ladder
Position Team Played Wins Losses Draws FF For Against Percentage Points 1 Sydney 14 13 1 0 0 1744 723 241.22% 52 2 Brisbane 13 11 2 0 0 1528 892 171.30% 44 3 Sydney Uni 13 10 3 0 0 1367 972 140.64% 40 4 NT Thunder 14 9 5 0 0 1361 1140 119.39% 36 5 Gold Coast 14 7 7 0 0 1372 1162 118.07% 28 6 Aspley 14 6 8 0 0 1089 1430 76.15% 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Canberra 14 5 9 0 0 875 1494 58.57% 20 8 Southport 14 4 10 0 0 954 1411 67.61% 16 9 Redland 14 3 11 0 0 1071 1446 74.07% 12 10 Giants 14 1 13 0 0 932 1623 57.42% 4
Recent Form
Reserves
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 Brisbane Lions Away Loss 85 111 R2 Southport Home Win 129 27 R3 BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE R4 Giants Home Win 91 55 R5 NT Thunder Away Win 108 84 R6 Brisbane Lions Home Win 102 65 R7 Canberra Away Win 165 44 R8 Sydney Uni Away Win 113 46 R9 Gold Coast Home Win 120 32 R10 BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE R11 Giants Home Win 185 14 R12 Aspley Away Win 154 52 R13 Sydney Uni Away Win 106 64 R14 Canberra Away Win 138 47 R15 Gold Coast Suns Home Win 136 29 R16 Giants Home Win 112 53
NT Thunder
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 Aspley Home Win 125 68 R2 Brisbane Lions Away Loss 75 101 R3 BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE R4 Redland Away Win 107 68 R5 Sydney Swans Home Loss 84 108 R6 Canberra Home Loss 77 82 R7 Gold Coast Suns Home Win 90 60 R8 Southport Away Win 107 65 R9 Giants Home Win 126 71 R10 Sydney Uni Home Loss 42 110 R11 BYE BYE BYE BYE BYE R12 Canberra Away Win 142 51 R13 Southport Home Loss 70 123 R14 Giants Away Win 97 93 R15 Redland Home Win 122 55 R16 Aspley Home Win 97 85
Head-to-Head
Swans Reserves 4
NT Thunder 5
Past Meetings
2017
Round 5 @ TIO Stadium
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final NT Thunder 4.3 6.3 10.3 13.6 84 Reserves 3.1 7.4 10.11 16.12 108
Type Players Goals J.Mapleson 3, T.Pink 2, S.Harlen 2, T.Leonardis 2, D.Cameron, H.Carr, J.Dawson, O.Florent, M.Lower, W.Gowers, C.O'Riordan Best D.Towers, T.Pink, O.Florent, A.Aliir, H.MacDonald, J.Dawson
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2016
Round 20 @ TIO Stadium
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final NT Thunder 2.2 6.6 11.7 14.8 92 Reserves 5.1 5.1 7.2 8.6 54
Type Players Goals J.Rose 2, S.Murray, B.McGlynn, J.Dawson, M.Wilson, N.Newman, N.Reinhard Best B.McGlynn, J.Laidler, D.Baron-Hay, J.Rose, T.Derickx, H.Marsh
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Round 14 @ Sydney Cricket Ground
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Reserves 1.2 5.6 14.7 19.13 127 NT Thunder 3.2 6.4 7.5 9.7 61
Type Players Goals X.Richards 3, C.McFadden 2, T.Papley 2, J.Dawson 2, M.Wilson 2, J.Foote 2, S.Naismith 2, J.Hiscox, K.Galloway, N.Newman, A.Baker Best A.Aliir, J.Foote, J.Hiscox, C.O'Riordan, B.Jack, T.Nankervis
Last game
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Giants 2.2 5.3 7.3 8.5 53 Reserves 4.3 7.7 12.9 16.16 112
Type Players Goals J.Dawson 4, J.Rose 3, A.Aliir 2, W.Hayward 2, J.Deep, S.Fisher, T.Pink, S.Wicks, H.Marsh Best B.Jack, H.Marsh, J.Rose, J.Maibaum, J.Dawson, J.Foote
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final NT Thunder 4.2 10.5 13.10 14.13 97 Aspley 6.2 7.4 8.6 13.7 85
Type Players Goals F.Kinthari 3, D.Ewing 3, B.Schwarze 2, N.Yarran 2, J.Shannahan, R.Tambling, B.McLean, D.Ferreira Best S.Smith, H.Drogemuller, C.Ilett, N.Yarran, M.Rosier, J.Peris
Team List
Listed players
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 1 James ROSE 13 27 14 Kicked 3+ goals and in bests in the previous 3 games. 2 Alex JOHNSON 3 1 0 Played in defence last week. 6 Jordan FOOTE 10 6 14 His first half last week was praised by Shaw for keeping us in the game 8 Kurt TIPPETT 4 7 7 9 Will HAYWARD 1 2 0 Taken off after the 1st half last week. Senior emergency 11 Jeremy LAIDLER 10 3 24 Sat out last week as a senior emergency. Senior emergency 13 Oliver FLORENT 5 8 19 Missed last week's game with a foot injury suffered at training. 21 Jack MAIBAUM 14 0 10 25 Ben RONKE 6 7 6 Like Hayward, only played the first half 30 Tyrone LEONARDIS 13 9 0 31 Harrison MARSH 6 1 7 32 Michael TALIA 13 1 12 33 Brandon JACK 13 12 35 Senior emergency 34 Jordan DAWSON 10 25 27 36 Aliir ALIIR 10 9 12 Started in defence and finished as a forward 45 Sam FISHER 13 15 13 46 Sam MURRAY 13 8 18 47 Toby PINK 14 16 8 Looks likely to backup Tippett in the ruck again.
Changes
In: Laidler, Florent
Out: Shaun EDWARDS (?)
O'Riordan was a mystery out last week but has popped up on the injury list as having an ankle injury and out for 1-2 weeks. I expect we will find out the reason for Edwards's omission in a similar manner.
I suspect that BJ might be the sacrificial senior emergency given the other two Laidler and Hayward played one half of footy between them last week.
In terms of structures, I wouldn't expect too many changes from last week but Shaw doesn't mind shuffling the magnets around on the whiteboard. Laidler's return to the side might allow Aliir or Maibaum to start forward, and Florent should take Edwards's role in the midfield.
Academy Players/Topups
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 50 Jake BROWN 3 1 0 51 James BELL 1 0 0 53 Sam BARKLEY 6 1 1 55 Michael CARROLL 0 0 0 NEAFL debut 48 Josh STERN 1 0 0 Emergency 52 Harrison CARR 4 8 0 Emergency 59 Jared OSBORNE 4 2 0 Emergency
In: Brown, Barkley, Carroll
Out: Jared DEEP, Cooper LEE, Hamish MacDONALD, Sam WICKS
From the Swans website: Carroll is "a key position player who can play at either end of the ground, but he's probably predominantly been used down back. He's a very good one-on-one player who takes a good mark". He stands at 191cm and weighs 85kg and only turned 18 in June.
Statistics
Kicks
Player Games Avg. Kicks Harry CUNNINGHAM 1 19.0 Nic NEWMAN 2 18.5 Jordan DAWSON 10 18.1 Shaun EDWARDS 11 15.3 Sam MURRAY 13 13.9
Handballs
Player Games Avg. Handballs Daniel ROBINSON 5 14.8 Brandon JACK 13 14.7 Oliver FLORENT 5 13.8 Sam FISHER 13 13.4 Harrison MARSH 6 12.5
Disposals
Player Games Avg. Disposals Nic NEWMAN 2 30.5 Jordan DAWSON 10 28.7 Brandon JACK 13 27.5 Oliver FLORENT 5 27.0 Harry CUNNINGHAM 1 25.0
Marks
Player Games Avg. Marks Jeremy LAIDLER 10 7.8 Jordan DAWSON 10 7.7 Nic NEWMAN 2 7.5 Aliir ALIIR 10 6.9 Kurt TIPPETT 4 6.3
Tackles
Player Games Avg. Tackles Jordan FOOTE 10 7.4 Jarrad McVEIGH 1 7.0 Jordan DAWSON 10 6.1 Hamish MacDONALD 8 5.5 Daniel ROBINSON 5 5.2
Hitouts
Player Games Avg. Hitouts Kurt TIPPETT 4 27.8 Callum SINCLAIR 3 25.3 Darcy CAMERON 9 24.6 Liam MAZE 5 8.2 Toby PINK 14 2.2
Clearances
Player Games Avg. Clearances Daniel ROBINSON 5 6.0 Jarrad McVEIGH 1 6.0 Jordan DAWSON 10 4.9 Dean TOWERS 3 4.7 Kurt TIPPETT 4 4.3
Inside 50s
Player Games Avg. Inside 50s Harry CUNNINGHAM 1 7.0 Gary ROHAN 2 6.5 Dean TOWERS 3 5.7 Brandon JACK 13 5.3 Callum SINCLAIR 3 5.0
Rebound 50s
Player Games Avg. Rebound 50s Nic NEWMAN 2 5.5 Jeremy LAIDLER 10 4.5 Aliir ALIIR 10 3.4 Michael TALIA 13 3.4 Colin O'RIORDAN 13 3.2
Goals
Player Games Total Goals James ROSE 13 27 Jordan DAWSON 10 25 Toby PINK 14 16 Sam FISHER 13 15 Brandon JACK 13 12
Coaches Votes
Player Games Total Votes Brandon JACK 13 35 Jordan DAWSON 10 27 Jeremy LAIDLER 10 24 Oliver FLORENT 5 19 Sam MURRAY 13 18
NEAFL MVP Votes
Player Games Total Votes Jordan DAWSON 10 57 Oliver FLORENT 5 27 Brandon JACK 13 27 Jeremy LAIDLER 10 25 Callum SINCLAIR 3 20
NT Thunder
B: 26. Sam SMITH 28. Tom DAVIES 52. Coen HUTT HB: 21. Daniel WEETRA 45. Neil VEA VEA 32. Kyle EMERY C: 19. Braedon McLEAN 15. Matt ROSIER 30. Sam TALBOT HF: 49. Francis KINTHARI 42. Daniel RUSSELL 11. Nick YARRAN F: 44. Adam SAMBONO 2. Darren EWING 41. Beau SCHWARZE Foll: 9. Tony OLANGO 16. Cameron ILETT 1. Michael COOMBES Int: 12. Jonathan PERIS 39. Scott McLEOD 36. Matthew BRICKNELL 46. Joshua CHEEK 18. Jack SHANNAHAN Emg: 50. Marcus VALASTRO 33. Justin COOPER
In: Bricknell, Cheek, Coombes, Hutt, Kinthari, McLeod, Russell, Sambono
Out: Abraham ANKERS (unavailable), Hugh DROGEMULLER (injured), Jared ERLANDSON (injured), David FERREIRA (unavailable), Shannon RIOLI (unavailable), Jake ROE-DUGGAN (injured), Ryan SMITH (unavailble), Richard TAMBLING (injured),
NT Thunder captain Cam Ilett announced earlier this week that he would be retiring at the end of the season. He has been a leading figure not just for the Thunder football club but also in the NEAFL. Currently leading the NEAFL MVP voting with just 4 games to go, he is bowing out at the top of his game.
The Thunder's chances are hurt by a few injuries and a spate of unavailability to key players. Ankers is their primary inside midfielder who leads their side in disposals, contested possessions, clearances and 2nd for inside 50s. Rioli is a creative small forward who leads their inside 50 count and also is number in score assists.
The return of Sambono significantly boosts their forward line, and in combination with Ewing forms the NEAFL's most potent attacking duo. Ewing looks likely to win yet another NEAFL goalkicking title, with his 50 goals 14 ahead of 2nd placed Jackson Paine of Redland. Sambono has attracted significant interest from AFL clubs, earning a special dispensation to join the Allies U18 squad despite being 2 years older than most of the draft pool.
Maibaum had the task on Ewing in Round 5, and adjusted well after being beaten by the wily veteran in their first few contests. From memory Sambono was marked by a topup player and kicked 4 goals. I wouldn't mind seeing how Murray could fare against him, or perhaps Aliir could show his versatility by playing on a smaller forward
The presence of one T.Olango in the ruck is sure to excite at least one poster.
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