NEAFL 2017 Round 4
Sydney Swans Reserves v Giants @ Sydney Cricket Ground
Saturday 22nd April 2017
3:45pm
Sydney Cricket Ground
The much-awaited NEAFL GF rematch between the cross town rivals sees a weakened Giants outfit make their way east to tackle a strong-looking Swans lineup. Due to an extensive injury list the Giants will only be able to field 11 listed players (plus their player welfare manager in ex-AFL player Dylan Addison) which pales into comparison with the 16 listed players who will run out in the red and white.
The Giants lost many listed players over the trade/draft period who were prominent members of their successful team last year - Jack Steele, Jake Barrett, Rhys Palmer, James Stewart were all key players in their 2016 NEAFL team.
NEAFL Ladder
Position Team Played Wins Losses Draws FF For Against Percentage Points 1 Sydney Uni 3 3 0 0 0 355 223 159.19% 12 2 Brisbane 3 3 0 0 0 315 204 154.41% 12 3 Gold Coast 3 2 1 0 0 336 258 130.23% 8 4 Canberra 3 2 1 0 0 247 278 88.85% 8 5 Sydney 2 1 1 0 0 214 138 155.07% 4 6 NT Thunder 2 1 1 0 0 200 169 118.34% 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Aspley 3 1 2 0 0 258 261 98.85% 4 8 Giants 3 1 2 0 0 289 320 90.31% 4 9 Redland 3 0 3 0 0 208 378 55.03% 0 10 Southport 3 0 3 0 0 143 336 42.56% 0
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
Giants
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 Gold Coast Suns Home Win 125 97 R2 Sydney Uni Home Loss 85 128 R3 Canberra Away Loss 79 95
Past Meetings
2016
Grand Final @ Blacktown International Sports Park
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Reserves 5.4 6.9 8.10 11.12 78 Giants 2.5 6.9 8.13 11.16 82 Round 17 @ SCG
Type Players Goals J.Rose 2, N.Newman 2, S.Murray, T.Leonardis, J.Hiscox, H.Cunningham, D.Robinson, B.Jack, N.Reinhard Best N.Newman, J.Foote, Z.Jones, J.Rose, L.Melican, B.Jack
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Reserves 1.4 2.8 2.12 4.19 43 Giants 2.3 5.4 7.5 10.8 68
Type Players Goals B.McGlynn 2, J.Hiscox, M.Wilson Best N.Newman, T.Nankervis, C.O'Riordan, D.Baron-Hay, R.Hebron
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Round 11 @ Spotless Stadium
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Giants 4.3 7.5 12.8 16.13 109 Reserves 4.3 10.6 13.9 16.12 108
Type Players Goals T.Leonardis 3, S.Reid 2, J.Foote 2, M.Wilson 2, S.Naismith 2, S.Murray, B.Jack, J.Hiscox, J.Dawson, K.Galloway Best J.Foote, A.Davis, A.Aliir, D.Towers, C.O'Riordan, R.Hebron
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Round 2 @ Blacktown International Sports Park
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Reserves 3.4 6.6 10.10 17.13 115 Giants 3.3 7.5 11.10 14.13 97
Type Players Goals J.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 Best C.O'Riordan, A.Aliir, H.Marsh, R.Hebron, J.Rose, N.Newman
Last game
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Reserves 2.2 8.4 13.7 20.9 129 Southport 1.0 2.2 3.6 3.9 27
Type Players Goals T.Pink 6, J.Rose 3, S.Murray 2, H.Cunningham 2, A.Kinasch, S.Fisher, S.Barkley, C.O'Riordan, S.Edwards, J.Stapleton, T.Leonardis Best B.Jack, S.Fisher, H.Cunningham, T.Pink, L.Melican, J.Rose
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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Canberra 2.6 3.8 9.13 13.17 95 Giants 2.2 6.4 10.4 12.7 79
Type Players Goals R.Pollock 4, M.De Boer 2, M.Flynn, K.Briggs, B.McGinness, B.McParland, L.Tiziani, Z.Sproule Best H.Perryman, T.Mohr, D.Simpson, M.De Boer, D.Lloyd
Team List
Listed players
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 1 James ROSE 2 6 4 11 Jeremy LAIDLER 1 0 0 Senior emergency. 13 Oliver FLORENT 0 0 0 NEAFL debut. 17 Darcy CAMERON 2 2 0 Number 1 ruck for this game 19 Shaun EDWARDS 2 1 2 21 Jack MAIBAUM 2 0 5 22 Dean TOWERS 2 0 0 Senior emergency. 28 Nic NEWMAN 0 0 0 Senior emergency. 32 Michael TALIA 2 0 0 33 Brandon JACK 2 0 12 BOG in both NEAFL matches so far. 34 Jordan DAWSON 1 3 4 36 Aliir ALIIR 0 0 0 38 Colin O'RIORDAN 2 1 1 45 Sam FISHER 2 1 5 46 Sam MURRAY 2 2 0 47 Toby PINK 2 6 3
Changes
In: Aliir, Dawson, Florent, Newman
Out: Harry CUNNINGHAM (seniors), Tyrone LEONARDIS (?), Lewis MELICAN (seniors)
Cameron shouldered the ruckload for the last NEAFL game against Southport and he will take the majority of the workload again for this game. Aliir has been used sparingly in the ruck in the past and could be Cameron's backup.
Aliir should be a straight swap for Melican in the backline which maintains a strong core with Aliir joining Talia, Maibaum, Laidler and Newman and O'Riordan in the defensive 6.
Florent and Dawson will receive extensive midfield minutes upon their demotion from the seniors, but the Swans have plenty of midfield options including Towers, Jack, Fisher and Rose.
Academy Players/Topups
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 49 Will GOWERS 2 1 0 50 Jake BROWN 0 0 0 51 Jarrod OSBORNE 0 0 0 52 Luke ROBERTSON 1 0 0 55 Harry CARR 0 0 0 Emergency 56 Cooper LEE 2 0 0 58 Hamish MacDONALD 0 0 0 Emergency 60 Liam MAZE 0 0 0 NEAFL debut
In: Brown, Maze, Osborne
Out: Sam BARKLEY, Adam KINASCH, Dylan SMITH, Joseph STAPLETON
Statistics
Kicks
Player Games Avg. Kicks Harry CUNNINGHAM 1 19.0 Jordan DAWSON 1 17.0 Shaun EDWARDS 2 15.0 James ROSE 2 14.0 Brandon JACK 2 13.5
Handballs
Player Games Avg. Handballs Sam FISHER 2 16.0 Brandon JACK 2 15.0 Dean TOWERS 2 14.0 Jeremy LAIDLER 1 11.0 Shaun EDWARDS 2 9.5
Disposals
Player Games Avg. Disposals Brandon JACK 2 28.5 Sam FISHER 2 26.0 Harry CUNNINGHAM 1 25.0 Shaun EDWARDS 2 24.5 Dean TOWERS 2 23.5
Marks
Player Games Avg. Marks Luke ROBERTSON 1 7.0 Toby PINK 2 6.5 Darcy CAMERON 2 6.0 James ROSE 2 6.0 Dean TOWERS 2 6.0
Tackles
Player Games Avg. Tackles Shaun EDWARDS 2 9.0 Colin O'RIORDAN 2 5.0 Jordan DAWSON 1 4.0 Jordan FOOTE 1 4.0 Dean TOWERS 2 3.5
Hitouts
Player Games Avg. Hitouts Darcy CAMERON 2 19.0 Callum SINCLAIR 1 14.0 Joseph STAPLETON 2 0.5
Clearances
Player Games Avg. Clearances Shaun EDWARDS 2 3.5 Sam FISHER 2 3.5 Dean TOWERS 2 3.5 Brandon JACK 2 3.0 James ROSE 2 3.0
Inside 50s
Player Games Avg. Inside 50s Harry CUNNINGHAM 1 7.0 Brandon JACK 2 6.0 Toby PINK 2 4.5 Shaun EDWARDS 2 4.0 Sam FISHER 2 4.0
Rebound 50s
Player Games Avg. Rebound 50s Jeremy LAIDLER 1 6.0 Colin O'RIORDAN 2 4.5 Harry CUNNINGHAM 1 3.0 Jordan FOOTE 1 3.0 Brandon JACK 2 3.0
Goals
Player Games Total Goals Toby PINK 2 6 James ROSE 2 6 Jordan DAWSON 1 3 Darcy CAMERON 2 2 Sam MURRAY 2 2
Coaches Votes
Player Games Total Votes Brandon JACK 2 12 Sam FISHER 2 5 Jack MAIBAUM 2 5 Harry CUNNINGHAM 1 4 Jordan DAWSON 1 4
NEAFL MVP Votes
Player Games Total Votes Brandon JACK 2 7 Harry CUNNINGHAM 1 5 Sam FISHER 2 5 Jeremy LAIDLER 1 5 Toby PINK 2 4
Giants (listed players in bold)
B: 42. Jake STEIN 31. Jeremy FINLAYSON 53. James PEATLING HB: 36. Harry PERRYMAN 39. Tim MOHR 54. Luke CUTHBERT C: 28. Zach SPROULE 52. Tom HIGHMORE 51. Nick SHIPLEY HF: 33. Lachlan TIZIANI 30. Matt FLYNN 55. Kieren BRIGGS F: 48. Ben McGINNESS 47. Nathan RICHARDS 49. Jack POWELL Foll: 26. Dawson SIMPSON 13. Isaac CUMMING 24. Matt DE BOER Int: 38. Daniel LLOYD 44. Jacob CONLAN 45. Jake GAYNOR 46. Dylan ADDISON 25. Reed STEVENS Emg: Nathan COXALL
In: Finlayson, Addison, Briggs, Conlan, Cuthbert, Gaynor, Highmore, Powell, Richards, Stevens
Out: Harry HIMMELBERG, Max BEAUMONT, Riley BUDD, Nathan COXALL, Bailey McPARLAND, Connor OWEN-AUBURN, Christian PALOMBI, Rhys POLLOCK
Simpson will provide a challenging for Cameron in the ruck. He currently leads the NEAFL in hitouts with 49.0 per game across his 3 games.
Onballers Lloyd and Perryman (Pick 14 in last year's draft) have also began the season well, averaging 30.5 disposals 4.5 marks 6.0 tackles and 26.3 disposals 4.7 marks 6.7 tackles respectively.
Athletic forward Zach Sproule leads the NEAFL goalkicking ladder with 11 including 2 bags of 5 goals in the opening 2 rounds. He is well supported by giant ruck-forward Flynn (4 goals) and athletic half-forward Tiziani (4 goals)
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