Reserves 2008

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Stricter rules have been brought into place for the 2008 season, with only 13 listed players to be allowed on the field. However, with the bench has been extended to include 6 players the number of listed players on the match day squad will remain at 18. In addition, the "top-up" players are now to be sourced from the AFL Canberra junior ranks rather than the best young players from NSW/ACT. 2008 also saw the demise of the Canberra Wildcats, meaning only 6 teams took part in the competition.

During the finals series, the number of listed players was reduced to 12 in total, with the bench being reduced to the usual size of 4. This meant that 10 top-ups would make up the balance of the side, with the majority of them coming from the Tuggeranong Hawks.

In a thrilling finals campaign, the Swans bounced back from a 51 point thrashing in week 1, to beat both Eastlake and Belconnen in consecutive weeks by a solitary point. This capped off the 4th consecutive title for the Reserves team, and the 2nd title under Brett Allison's guidance.

1 Results
2 Ladder
3 Achievements
4 Mulrooney Medal Count
5 Individual Details

[edit] Results

2008 results
Round	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Score	Details
1	Queanbeyan	17.10 (112)	Reserves	14.10 (94)	Details
2	Reserves	17.11 (113)	Belconnen	15.10 (100)	Details
3	Ainslie	15.10 (100)	Reserves	15.8 (98)	Details
4	Eastlake	12.7 (79)	Reserves	9.7 (61)	Details
5	Reserves	15.18 (108)	Queanbeyan	13.8 (86)	Details
6	Reserves	17.17 (119)	Tuggeranong	10.10 (70)	Details
7	Ainslie	12.19 (91)	Reserves	19.11 (125)	Details
8	Reserves	18.13 (121)	Eastlake	12.8 (80)	Details
9	Belconnen	16.7 (103)	Reserves	12.10 (82)	Details
10	Reserves	15.13 (103)	Ainslie	6.9 (45)	Details
11	Tuggeranong	12.8 (80)	Reserves	17.8 (110)	Details
12	Queanbeyan	15.14 (104)	Reserves	26.13 (169)	Details
13	Reserves	18.4 (112)	Belconnen	19.12 (126)	Details
14	Eastlake	15.13 (103)	Reserves	14.14 (98)	Details
15	Ainslie	11.14 (80)	Reserves	9.9 (63)	Details
16	Tuggeranong	8.13 (61)	Reserves	15.10 (100)	Details
17	Reserves	20.11 (131)	Queanbeyan	12.14 (86)	Details
18	Belconnen	15.12 (102)	Reserves	14.9 (93)	Details
Second Semi Final	Belconnen	20.15 (135)	Reserves	12.12 (84)	Details
Preliminary Final	Eastlake	11.15 (81)	Reserves	12.10 (82)	Details
Grand Final	Belconnen	9.15 (69)	Reserves	11.4 (70)	Details

[edit] Ladder

2008 Ladder
Team	Games	Wins	Losses	Points	For	Against	Percentage
Belconnen	18	14	4	56	2265	1377	164.49
Reserves	18	10	8	40	1900	1608	118.16
Ainslie	18	10	8	40	1677	1652	101.51
Eastlake	18	10	8	40	1561	1671	93.42
Queanbeyan	18	7	11	28	1678	1886	88.97
Tuggeranong	18	3	15	12	1274	2161	58.95

[edit] Achievements

Premiership
Jesaulenko Medal - Nick Smith

5 Swans were named in the 2008 AFL Canberra Team of the Year

B	Luke Brennan (Sydney)	Michael Ghobrial (Ainslie)	Aaron Bruce (Sydney)
HB	Nathan Clarke (capt) (Eastlake)	Aaron Rogers (Eastlake)	Jeremy Stiller (Eastlake)
C	Ryan Brabazon (Sydney)	James Bennett (Belconnen)	Mark Powell (Queanbeyan)
HF	Craig Healey (Tuggeranong)	Ben Hughes (Ainslie)	Andrew Lieschke (Queanbeyan)
F	Griffin Underwood (Belconnen)	Mark Armstrong (Queanbeyan)	Andrew Ainger (Belconnen)
R	Daniel Currie (Sydney)	Cameron Ilett (Belconnen)	Billy Neely (Ainslie)
Int	Leigh McMahon (Eastlake)	Jesse White (Sydney)	Lexie Bennett (Belconnen)	Scott Henning (Belconnen)