NEAFL Semi Final 2
Queanbeyan Tigers v Sydney Swans Reserves
Saturday 1st September 2.00pm
Manuka Oval
The top 2 teams battle for a spot in the Grand Final to be played in a fortnight's time. The loser will play the winner of Sunday's Ainslie v Eastlake clash in next week's preliminary final.
The Tigers improvement this year under new playing coach Kade Klemke has been nothing short of remarkable. Having won just 4 games and subsequently missing out on the finals action last year, Klemke's charges have won an amazing 15 games this year and have easily been the best Canberra based side in the NEAFL this year. They are in great form and their confidence is sky high riding on the crest of a 8 game winning streak.
The Reserves were comfortable winners over Ainslie in last week's qualifying final, which was extended their own winning streak to 6 games. They dominated the contest after trailing at quarter time despite losing two key players Dennis-Lane and Heath to injuries during the match. The Reserves' only previous meeting with Queanbeyan this year resulted in an entertaining win (see below) but have not played at Manuka Oval this year.
The game will be streamed live on neafl.com.au (via USTREAM). There also looks to be a replay facility but having tried it for the Ainslie match last week and having it fail I'm not confident it will be available.
Final Eastern Conference Ladder
Team Played Wins Losses Draws For Against Percentage Points Queanbeyan 18 15 3 0 2121 1385 153.14% 60 Reserves 18 14 4 0 2520 1285 199.11% 56 Ainslie 18 12 6 0 1966 1652 119.01% 48 Eastlake 18 11 7 0 1733 1479 117.17% 44 Hills Eagles 18 10 8 0 1829 1784 102.52% 40 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Belconnen 18 6 11 1 1603 1789 89.60% 26 UWS Giants 18 5 13 0 1390 2195 63.33% 20 Sydney Uni 18 3 15 0 1313 2411 54.46% 12 Tuggeranong 18 1 16 1 1365 2432 56.13% 6
Past Meetings
2012
R11 Queanbeyan 14.12 (96) defeated by Reserves 20.17 (137) @ Dairy Farmers Park
The Swans were fired up for the top-of-the-table clash and they stormed away to a 42 point half time lead. However the Tigers fought back to come within 2 goals during the 4th quarter before the Swans steadied to take home the points. Mark Seaby had yet another BOG performance while Mitch Morton kicked his 4th 6+ goal haul of the season.
Goals: Morton 8, White 2, Cunningham 2, Lycakis, McNeil, Wynn, Biggs, Jack, Cullen, Walsh, Potter
Best: Seaby, Cunningham, Moore, Morton, McNeil, Heath
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2011
R11 Reserves 15.12 (102) defeated Queanbeyan 7.11 (53) @ Lakeside Oval
Poor ball use by the Swans and good pressure from the Tigers ensured a close contest for the majority of the game. The Swans' superior fitness came to the fore in the last quarter as usual and they buried Queanbeyan with 4 goals to none. Jesse White kicked 6 goals with Paul Bevan excelling as a leading forward.
Goals: White 6, Moore 3, Heath 2, Bevan 2, Thompson, Gordon
Best: Bevan, McNeil, Currie, Heath, Murphy, Sumner
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R13 Reserves 33.22 (220) defeated Queanbeyan 5.2 (32) @ Sydney Cricket Ground
A weakened Queanbeyan side, debuting a new coach and a few youngsters, were no match for a disciplined outfit. Trent Dennis-Lane ran riot in the first half with 8 goals, before ending with 9 while Nathan Gordon and Matthew Spangher also had days out with 7 and 6 goals respectively. Jarred Moore set the tone early with his forward half tackling and distribution while Luke Parker won plenty of ball in the midfield.
Goals: Dennis-Lane 9, Gordon 7, Spangher 6, Moore 3, E.Moody 2, Sumner 2, Parker, A.Moody, Currie, Pyke
Best: Gordon, Moore, Parker, Spangher, Currie, Sumner
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R20 Queanbeyan 4.13 (37) defeated by Reserves 21.24 (150) @ Dairy Farmers Park
A side with little to play for had little resistance for the rampaging Reserves who were still in contention for the minor premiership. Nathan Gordon continued his hot form with 6 goals and an all round BOG performance. Dylan McNeil and Jarred Moore dominated the midfield.
Goals: Gordon 6, Dennis-Lane 5, Spangher 2, Lamb 2, Moore 2, McNeil, Lynch, Malceski, Robinson
Best: Gordon, McNeil, Moore, Rohan, Lamb, Malceski
Recent Form
Reserves
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 UWS Away WIN 151 34 R2 BYE R3 Gold Coast Home LOSS 55 91 R4 Ainslie Away LOSS 85 111 R5 Tuggeranong Home WIN 213 41 R6 NT Thunder Away LOSS 90 112 R7 Sydney Uni Away WIN 239 36 R8 Brisbane Away WIN 120 86 R9 Eastlake Home WIN 144 43 R10 Gold Coast Home WIN 109 56 R11 Queanbeyan Away WIN 137 96 R12 BYE R13 Sydney Uni Home WIN 188 40 R14 UWS Home WIN 129 42 R15 Brisbane Home LOSS 103 122 R16 BYE R17 Belconnen Home WIN 197 66 R18 Gold Coast Away WIN 131 100 R19 UWS Away WIN 126 64 R20 Hills Eagles Away WIN 180 59 R21 Brisbane Away WIN 117 86 QF Ainslie Home WIN 161 82
Queanbeyan
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 Tuggeranong Home WIN 200 52 R2 Hills Eagles Away WIN 141 118 R3 BYE R4 Eastlake Home WIN 121 85 R5 UWS Away LOSS 94 98 R6 Sydney Uni Home WIN 135 55 R7 BYE R8 Hills Eagles Home WIN 137 64 R9 Belconnen Away WIN 124 46 R10 Ainslie Home WIN 106 89 R11 Sydney Reserves Home LOSS 96 137 R12 Southport Home LOSS 60 115 R13 Ainslie Away WIN 114 67 R14 Belconnen Home WIN 83 62 R15 BYE R16 Tuggeranong Away WIN 130 61 R17 Eastlake Away WIN 102 59 R18 Broadbeach Away WIN 92 71 R19 Sydney Uni Away WIN 169 90 R20 Eastlake Home WIN 89 60 R21 Tuggeranong Away WIN 128 56
Last Round
Reserves 24.17 (161) defeated Ainslie 13.4 (82) @ Blacktown International Sports Park
What looked like being a close game at half time was blown apart by the Swans in the 2nd half. They kicked 14 goals to 6 despite losing Trent Dennis-Lane and Campbell Heath to injury during the game. The ruckwork of Jesse White gave his midfielders including Jarred Moore, Dylan McNeil, Andrejs Everitt and Jed Lamb plenty of first possessions while Tommy Walsh was marking anything and everything coming his way.
Goals: Everitt 4, Broome 4, Meredith 2, Walsh 2, Dunn 2, Plug 2, Spangher 2, Moore 2, Lamb 2, Lycakis, Roebuck
Best: White, Walsh, Everitt, Moore, McNeil, Lamb
Queanbeyan had the week off as a reward for winning the minor prermiership. They beat Tuggeranong in the final round of the regular season.
Tuggeranong 8.8 (56) defeated by Queanbeyan 19.14 (128)
Goals: Campbell 6, Freund 4, Stevens 2, Heaslip 2, K.Klemke, Franchi, Atkinson, Quade, Griggs, Kavanagh
Best: Quade, Stevens, Conroy, Campbell, King, Franchi
Team List
Listed players
Changes
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 7 Brett MEREDITH 15 9 17 (Senior emergency) Despite not being named in the bests had a pivotal role setting up plays from the half back flank. He's likely to travel to Geelong as an emergency though. 8 Trent DENNIS-LANE 11 35 28 Went off early with a knee injury, physio Matt Cameron said he should be right if he made it through Thursday's training 10 Mitch MORTON 15 75 20 (Senior emergency) After a taste of senior football but with 2 subs appearances in 2 weeks needs the run to maintain his match fitness. 11 Jed LAMB 15 20 11 Continued his great recent form with another dominant display in the midfield 13 Andrejs EVERITT 7 10 12 Sparkling display as a midfielder against Ainslie but loses his emergencies spot. 18 Jesse WHITE 14 25 25 BOG in the ruck, looking really fit. 19 Tony ARMSTRONG 11 1 6 (Senior emergency) Back on the emergencies list 27 Matthew SPANGHER 12 31 17 Overlooked for the in-form Walsh as the replacement for the injured Reid, has looked a little out of sorts with his timing and kicking. 28 Dylan McNEIL 19 9 12 Late flurry of form, but will always be in danger of missing out thanks to the 12 man listed players restriction. 33 Jarred MOORE 19 14 47 Earnt praise in an article on the Swans website today for his on-field coaching, so his influence extends beyond what he does with the ball in hand. 35 Campbell HEATH 19 0 25 His injury was classified as an ankle sprain and needed to get through yesterday's training. Will be needed to counter the conference's leading goalkicker in James Kavanagh. 42 Jack LYNCH 18 7 12 Surprisingly left out of the squad last week but almost certain to return this week. 44 Harry CUNNINGHAM 17 12 16 Also surprisingly left out of the squad last week, the first Reserves game he's missed since Round 1 (when he was part of the senior team). 45 Nathan GORDON 13 26 9 Was the standby emergency at the SCG last week, could possibly take Meredith's place as a half back flanker.
In: Morton (senior demotion), Lynch (omitted), Cunningham (omitted), Gordon (senior emergency)
Out: Tommy Walsh (senior promotion), Alex Brown (???)
14 listed players named so 2 to drop out. At least 1 will be from the named emergency trio of Meredith, Morton and Armstrong with Morton the least likely to travel due to his shortened game time in recent weeks. Possibly 2 will travel depending on how confident they are of Jude taking to the field at Kardinia Park. Otherwise they'll have to omit an unlucky player and if they are keen to get some sort of rotation system going then it won't come from Lynch, Cunningham or Gordon. Those fringe players still with a chance of playing in the seniors like White, Spangher, Armstrong and Everitt are unlikely to be omitted as well while Moore being the captain and best performed Reserves player this year should be safe as houses too.
Academy Players/Topups
Changes
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 47 Jackson POTTER 19 6 1 ? Nathan BOSSCHIETER 3 1 0 ? Daniel CULLEN 2 1 0 ? James DUNN 2 2 2 ? Thomas GREEN 1 0 0 ? Jack McKINLAY 2 0 0 ? Bradley PLUG 5 5 4 ? Daniel SCHACHER 0 0 0 North Shore Bombers ? Erol SERTBAS 2 1 0 ? Thomas THURGARLAND 4 2 1 ? Stephen WRAY 7 1 0
In: Bosschieter, Green, McKinlay, Schacher, Thurgarland, Wray
Out: Lewis Broome, Mitch Crawford, David Lycakis, Joshua Roebuck, Jordan Weir
The topups were well-performed last week with Broome one of the standouts with his 4 well taken goals playing as a small forward.
Reserves leading goalkickers
- Mitch Morton 75
- Trent Dennis-Lane 35
- Matt Spangher, Tommy Walsh 31
For full list: 2012 Goalkickers - RWOwiki
Reserves leading votegetters
- Jarred Moore 47
- Tommy Walsh 31
- Trent Dennis-Lane 28
For full list: 2012 Best Votes - RWOwiki
Queanbeyan
B: 20. Sam JENSEN 13. Roy JAQUES 16. Josh BRYCE HB: 1. Kade KLEMKE 8. Neil IRWIN 24. Todd DICKINSON C: 19. Steve JOLLIFFE 10. Kaine STEVENS 14. Alex OVERS HF: 15. Mitch DANIHER 2. Ryan QUADE 11. Jarrod ATKINSON F: 7. Paul FRANCHI 5. James KAVANAGH 4. Toby CONROY Foll: 45. Nathan KERLIN 47. Ben KING 9. Will GRIGGS Int: 18. Jeremy KIRKWOOD 38. Mitch HEASLIP 30. Brett FRUEND 48. Ben KLEMKE 46. Beau WATTS 29. Daniel CAMPBELL
In: Bryce, Irwin
Out: Andrew SWAN
Kavanagh's 76 goals saw him pip our own Mitch Morton for the goalkicking award. He also managed to bag 6 when the Tigers met the Swans in Round 11. Midfielders Mitch Daniher, a Mulrooney Medallist, Toby Conroy and Kaine Stevens, player-coach Kade Klemke off the half back flank, key forward Ryan Quade and former Bomber Jarrod Atkinson as a speedy winger-forward type are the other players to look out for.
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