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
PositionTeamPlayedWinsLossesDrawsFFForAgainstPercentagePoints
1Sydney14131001744723241.22%52
2Brisbane13112001528892171.30%44
3Sydney Uni13103001367972140.64%40
4NT Thunder14950013611140119.39%36
5Gold Coast14770013721162118.07%28
6Aspley1468001089143076.15%24
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7Canberra145900875149458.57%20
8Southport1441000954141167.61%16
9Redland14311001071144674.07%12
10Giants1411300932162357.42%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
R15Gold Coast SunsHomeWin13629
R16GiantsHomeWin11253

NT Thunder
RoundTeamVenueResultFA
R1AspleyHomeWin12568
R2Brisbane LionsAwayLoss75101
R3BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R4RedlandAwayWin10768
R5Sydney SwansHomeLoss84108
R6CanberraHomeLoss7782
R7Gold Coast SunsHomeWin9060
R8SouthportAwayWin10765
R9GiantsHomeWin12671
R10Sydney UniHomeLoss42110
R11BYEBYEBYEBYEBYE
R12CanberraAwayWin14251
R13SouthportHomeLoss70123
R14GiantsAwayWin9793
R15RedlandHomeWin12255
R16AspleyHomeWin9785

Head-to-Head
Swans Reserves 4
NT Thunder 5

Past Meetings
2017
Round 5 @ TIO Stadium
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
NT Thunder4.36.310.313.684
Reserves3.17.410.1116.12108
TypePlayers
GoalsJ.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
BestD.Towers, T.Pink, O.Florent, A.Aliir, H.MacDonald, J.Dawson

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2016
Round 20 @ TIO Stadium
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
NT Thunder2.26.611.714.892
Reserves5.15.17.28.654
TypePlayers
GoalsJ.Rose 2, S.Murray, B.McGlynn, J.Dawson, M.Wilson, N.Newman, N.Reinhard
BestB.McGlynn, J.Laidler, D.Baron-Hay, J.Rose, T.Derickx, H.Marsh

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Round 14 @ Sydney Cricket Ground
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Reserves1.25.614.719.13127
NT Thunder3.26.47.59.761
TypePlayers
GoalsX.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
BestA.Aliir, J.Foote, J.Hiscox, C.O'Riordan, B.Jack, T.Nankervis


Last game
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Giants2.25.37.38.553
Reserves4.37.712.916.16112
TypePlayers
GoalsJ.Dawson 4, J.Rose 3, A.Aliir 2, W.Hayward 2, J.Deep, S.Fisher, T.Pink, S.Wicks, H.Marsh
BestB.Jack, H.Marsh, J.Rose, J.Maibaum, J.Dawson, J.Foote

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
NT Thunder4.210.513.1014.1397
Aspley6.27.48.613.785
TypePlayers
GoalsF.Kinthari 3, D.Ewing 3, B.Schwarze 2, N.Yarran 2, J.Shannahan, R.Tambling, B.McLean, D.Ferreira
BestS.Smith, H.Drogemuller, C.Ilett, N.Yarran, M.Rosier, J.Peris

Team List
Listed players
#NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
1James ROSE132714Kicked 3+ goals and in bests in the previous 3 games.
2Alex JOHNSON310Played in defence last week.
6Jordan FOOTE10614His first half last week was praised by Shaw for keeping us in the game
8Kurt TIPPETT477 
9Will HAYWARD120Taken off after the 1st half last week. Senior emergency
11Jeremy LAIDLER10324Sat out last week as a senior emergency. Senior emergency
13Oliver FLORENT5819Missed last week's game with a foot injury suffered at training.
21Jack MAIBAUM14010 
25Ben RONKE676Like Hayward, only played the first half
30Tyrone LEONARDIS1390 
31Harrison MARSH617 
32Michael TALIA13112 
33Brandon JACK131235Senior emergency
34Jordan DAWSON102527 
36Aliir ALIIR10912Started in defence and finished as a forward
45Sam FISHER131513 
46Sam MURRAY13818 
47Toby PINK14168Looks 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
#NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
50Jake BROWN310 
51James BELL100 
53Sam BARKLEY611 
55Michael CARROLL000NEAFL debut
48Josh STERN100Emergency
52Harrison CARR480Emergency
59Jared OSBORNE420Emergency

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
PlayerGamesAvg. Kicks
Harry CUNNINGHAM119.0
Nic NEWMAN218.5
Jordan DAWSON1018.1
Shaun EDWARDS1115.3
Sam MURRAY1313.9

Handballs
PlayerGamesAvg. Handballs
Daniel ROBINSON514.8
Brandon JACK1314.7
Oliver FLORENT513.8
Sam FISHER1313.4
Harrison MARSH612.5

Disposals
PlayerGamesAvg. Disposals
Nic NEWMAN230.5
Jordan DAWSON1028.7
Brandon JACK1327.5
Oliver FLORENT527.0
Harry CUNNINGHAM125.0

Marks
PlayerGamesAvg. Marks
Jeremy LAIDLER107.8
Jordan DAWSON107.7
Nic NEWMAN27.5
Aliir ALIIR106.9
Kurt TIPPETT46.3

Tackles
PlayerGamesAvg. Tackles
Jordan FOOTE107.4
Jarrad McVEIGH17.0
Jordan DAWSON106.1
Hamish MacDONALD85.5
Daniel ROBINSON55.2

Hitouts
PlayerGamesAvg. Hitouts
Kurt TIPPETT427.8
Callum SINCLAIR325.3
Darcy CAMERON924.6
Liam MAZE58.2
Toby PINK142.2

Clearances
PlayerGamesAvg. Clearances
Daniel ROBINSON56.0
Jarrad McVEIGH16.0
Jordan DAWSON104.9
Dean TOWERS34.7
Kurt TIPPETT44.3

Inside 50s
PlayerGamesAvg. Inside 50s
Harry CUNNINGHAM17.0
Gary ROHAN26.5
Dean TOWERS35.7
Brandon JACK135.3
Callum SINCLAIR35.0

Rebound 50s
PlayerGamesAvg. Rebound 50s
Nic NEWMAN25.5
Jeremy LAIDLER104.5
Aliir ALIIR103.4
Michael TALIA133.4
Colin O'RIORDAN133.2

Goals
PlayerGamesTotal Goals
James ROSE1327
Jordan DAWSON1025
Toby PINK1416
Sam FISHER1315
Brandon JACK1312

Coaches Votes
PlayerGamesTotal Votes
Brandon JACK1335
Jordan DAWSON1027
Jeremy LAIDLER1024
Oliver FLORENT519
Sam MURRAY1318

NEAFL MVP Votes
PlayerGamesTotal Votes
Jordan DAWSON1057
Oliver FLORENT527
Brandon JACK1327
Jeremy LAIDLER1025
Callum SINCLAIR320


NT Thunder
    
B:26. Sam SMITH28. Tom DAVIES52. Coen HUTT
HB:21. Daniel WEETRA45. Neil VEA VEA32. Kyle EMERY
C:19. Braedon McLEAN15. Matt ROSIER30. Sam TALBOT
HF:49. Francis KINTHARI42. Daniel RUSSELL11. Nick YARRAN
F:44. Adam SAMBONO2. Darren EWING41. Beau SCHWARZE
Foll:9. Tony OLANGO16. Cameron ILETT1. Michael COOMBES
Int:12. Jonathan PERIS39. Scott McLEOD36. Matthew BRICKNELL
 46. Joshua CHEEK18. Jack SHANNAHAN 
Emg:50. Marcus VALASTRO33. 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.