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ugg
25th June 2015, 11:49 PM
NEAFL 2015 Round 12

Sydney Swans Reserves v Sydney University

Friday 26th June 2015
4.10pm
Sydney Cricket Ground

When these 2 sides met in Round 4 as the curtain closer to the Swans-Bulldogs game, Uni were winless and a torrential downpour resulted in a tough, hard fought slog that the Swans eventually won thanks to a scintillating 3rd quarter.

Fast forward 7 rounds later and Uni have turned their season around and are in line for their first NEAFL finals appearance. They have achieved this with some impressive victories, including an upset of the NT Thunder over in the NT. Their big name recruits have started to gel and they are in good form. With the Swans again fielding only 13 listed players, there may be an upset on the cards.

NEAFL Ladder
Position|Team|Played|Wins|Losses|Draws|FF|For|Agai nst|Percentage|Points
1|UWS Giants|10|9|1|0|0|1206|700|172.29%|36
2|Aspley|9|8|1|0|0|951|681|139.65%|32
3|Sydney Swans|9|7|2|0|0|823|506|162.65%|28
4|NT Thunder|9|6|3|0|0|848|751|112.92%|24
5|Sydney University|9|5|4|0|0|828|669|123.77%|20
6|Redland|9|4|5|0|0|660|711|92.83%|16
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7|Ainslie|9|4|5|0|0|820|884|92.76%|20
8|Southport|9|3|6|0|0|717|792|90.53%|12
9|Gold Coast Suns|9|2|7|0|0|682|922|73.97%|8
10|Brisbane Lions|9|1|8|0|0|556|933|59.49%|4
11|Eastlake|9|1|8|0|0|505|1047|48.23%|4


Recent Form
Reserves
Round|Team|Venue|Result|F|A
R1|Ainslie|Away|Win|108|51
R2|UWS Giants|Home|Loss|58|121
R3|Gold Coast Suns|Away|Win|110|42
R4|Sydney University|Away|Win|69|28
R5|UWS Giants|Away|Loss|81|88
R6|Southport|Home|Win|97|45
R7|BYE|BYE|BYE|BYE|BYE
R8|Brisbane Lions|Home|Win|110|36
R9|Gold Coast Suns|Away|Win|89|59
R10|Eastlake|Away|Win|101|36
R11|BYE|BYE|BYE|BYE|BYE


Sydney University
Round|Team|Venue|Result|F|A
R1|Redland|Home|Loss|69|76
R2|BYE|BYE|BYE|BYE|BYE
R3|Aspley|Away|Loss|102|105
R4|Sydney Swans|Away|Loss|28|69
R5|Ainslie|Home|Win|96|86
R6|NT Thunder|Away|Win|90|79
R7|Eastlake|Home|Win|95|51
R8|Southport|Home|Win|112|54
R9|BYE|BYE|BYE|BYE|BYE
R10|Ainslie|Home|Win|146|51
R11|NT Thunder|Home|Loss|90|98


Past Meetings
2015
Round 4 @ Sydney Cricket Ground
Team|Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Final
Sydney University|2.3|3.9|3.9|3.10|28
Reserves|1.1|2.4|9.6|10.9|69

Type|Players
Goals|J.Hiscox 2, T.Nankervis, G.Hewett, N.Newman, J.Foote, J.Rose, J.Campbell, B.Jack, B.McGlynn
Best|H.Marsh, A.Davis, T.Nankervis, Z.Jones, B.Jack. G.Hewett

2014
Round 12 @ Blacktown International Sports Park
Team|Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Final
Sydney University|2.1|3.3|5.4|7.5|47
Reserves|1.3|3.4|6.7|9.13|67

Type|Players
Goals|T.Nankervis 5, T.Membrey 3, J.Bottin-Noonan
Best|J.Bottin-Noonan, V.Roser, T.Nankervis, S.Biggs, T.Membrey, M.Dick


Last Round
Team|Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Final
Eastlake|3.5|3.8|6.13|7.17|59
Reserves|2.2|2.8|7.12|12.17|89


Type|Players
Goals|C.Bird 3, S.McLaren 2, B.Jack 2, A.Davis 2, D.Towers 2, J.Foote, H.Marsh, T.Derickx
Best|D.Towers, J.Foote, H.Marsh, G.Hewett, C.Bird, X.Richards


Team|Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|Final
Sydney University|3.5|4.10|9.11|13.12|90
NT Thunder|3.1|6.2|11.5|15.8|98

Type|Players
Goals|N.Winmar 3, J.Derickx 2, J.Turner 2, E.Sertbas 2, M.Powys, K.Barnes, T.Barrett, M.Rawlinson
Best|A.Day, G.Orr, T.Young, L.Stevenson, J.Turner, M.Wilson


Team List
Listed players
#|Name|Games|Goals|Votes|Notes
13|Toby NANKERVIS|8|14|7|Senior emergency
14|Craig BIRD|4|5|14|
17|Jack HISCOX|7|10|10|
22|Dean TOWERS|4|8|10|Senior emergency
27|Daniel ROBINSON|6|0|11|
28|Nic NEWMAN|6|1|0|
29|George HEWETT|8|5|15|
30|Sean McLAREN|8|9|4|
31|Harrison MARSH|8|2|24|
33|Brandon JACK|7|8|4|
36|Aliir ALIIR|6|0|3|
42|Xavier RICHARDS|8|1|7|
45|Jordan FOOTE|9|4|7|


Changes
In: Nankervis, Hiscox, Robinson
Out: Abe DAVIS (senior emergency), Zak JONES (seniors), Tom DERICKX (seniors)

The midfield is boosted by the return of Robinson who needs game time after 2 sub's appearances. Some height is lost through Davis being rested as an emergency, he filled in as a tall forward against Eastlake. With Nankervis and McLaren the only genuine tall forwards, who have to split time in the ruck as well, hopefully the bulk of the scoring will be picked up by the midfield and the small forwards.

Academy Players/Topups
#|Name|Games|Goals|Votes|Notes
46|Andrew SIERAKOWSKI|3|0|0|
48|Dylan SANDERSON|0|0|0|Debut
49|Mitch WRIGHT|0|0|0|
50|Brayden KILPATRICK|2|0|0|
51|Austin TREACY|3|0|0|
54|Ben DAVIS|0|0|0|Debut
55|Eli BURTON|2|0|0|
56|Tim COENEN|1|0|0|
60|Nathan COOPER|1|0|0|


In: Coenen, Davis, Kilpatrick, Sanderson, Sierakowski, Treacy
Out: Jake BROWN, James CUBIS, Zac FYFFE, Lachlan MAPLES, Oscar OSBORNE, Will TAYLOR, Jake VEALE

Davis is BOA (brother of Abe).

Statistics

Disposals
Player|Games|Avg. Disposals
Craig BIRD|4|33.8
Tom MITCHELL|3|33.3
George HEWETT|8|28.0
Adam GOODES|2|26.0
Daniel ROBINSON|6|24.8


Kicks
Player|Games|Avg. Kicks
Craig BIRD|4|18.0
Harry CUNNINGHAM|2|18.0
Tom MITCHELL|3|15.7
Nic NEWMAN|6|14.7
Dean TOWERS|4|14.5


Handballs
Player|Games|Avg. Handballs
Tom MITCHELL|3|17.7
Craig BIRD|4|15.8
George HEWETT|8|14.4
Adam GOODES|2|12.5
Daniel ROBINSON|6|12.2


Marks
Player|Games|Avg. Marks
Dean TOWERS|4|8.0
Craig BIRD|4|7.0
Aliir ALIIR|6|6.3
Toby NANKERVIS|8|5.4
Adam GOODES|2|5.0


Tackles
Player|Games|Avg. Tackles
Harry CUNNINGHAM|2|8.0
Tom MITCHELL|3|7.3
Jordan FOOTE|9|6.1
Craig BIRD|4|6.0
Ben McGLYNN|2|6.0


Hitouts
Player|Games|Avg. Hitouts
Sam NAISMITH|5|24.4
Tom DERICKX|8|24.0
Toby NANKERVIS|8|12.4
Daniel ROBINSON|6|2.3
Sean McLAREN|8|0.8


Clearances
Player|Games|Avg. Clearances
Craig BIRD|4|9.8
George HEWETT|8|8.3
Daniel ROBINSON|6|8.0
Adam GOODES|2|7.0
Tom MITCHELL|3|7.0


Inside 50s
Player|Games|Avg. Inside 50s
Dean TOWERS|4|6.8
Craig BIRD|4|6.0
Adam GOODES|2|6.0
Harry CUNNINGHAM|2|5.0
Brandon JACK|6|4.8


Rebound 50s
Player|Games|Avg. Rebound 50s
Nic NEWMAN|6|4.3
Xavier RICHARDS|8|3.6
Aliir ALIIR|6|3.2
George HEWETT|8|2.6
Zak JONES|8|2.6


Goals
Player|Games|Total Goals
Sam NAISMITH|7|14
Toby NANKERVIS|8|14
James ROSE|8|14
Jack HISCOX|7|9
Sean McLAREN|8|9


Coaches Votes
Player|Games|Total Votes
Harrison MARSH|8|24
Abaina DAVIS|9|19
Tom MITCHELL|3|16
George HEWETT|8|15
Craig BIRD|4|14


NEAFL MVP Votes
Player|Games|Total Votes
Harrison MARSH|8|27
Craig BIRD|4|20
George HEWETT|8|17
Jordan FOOTE|9|17
Daniel ROBINSON|6|13


Sydney University
|||
B:|34. Nick FOSTER|24. Tim BARTON|27. Gabe ORR
HB:|22. Kelvin BARNES|12. Aaron DAY|8. Erol SERTBAS
C:|21. Lewis STEVENSON|50. Jordan LAW|5. Sam FONG
HF:|13. Tom YOUNG|9. Jacob DERICKX|1. Matt O'DWYER
F:|38. Stephen WRAY|7. Tim BARRETT|10. Mitchell THOMPSON
Foll:|23. Jed TURNER|6. Matt RAWLINSON|16. Max WILSON
Int:|18. Scott BLESING|3. Tom AYTON|33. Jack CAMPBELL
|15. Nick WINMAR|11. Tom MORRISON
Emg:|14. Monty KROCHMAL|36. Matthew POWYS|31. Oscar OSBORNE


In: O'Dwyer, Wray
Out: Krochmal, Powys

No changes indicates a very settled team.

Former Collingwood and Western Bulldogs player Tom Young has been their best player in the first half of the season, averaging 24.9 disposals, 4.6 marks and 6.0 clearances. He is currently second in the NEAFL MVP voting. He has been ably supported by fellow midfielders Sam Fong and Mitch Thompson. Former West Coast and Port Adelaide defender Lewis Stevenson is providing plenty of rebound from defence with his 21.7 disposals per game. Up forward, tall forward Jacob Derickx BOT (brother of Tom) and small forward Tim Barrett jointly lead their goalkicking with 17 goals each.

Aspley recruit Jed Turner has proven invaluable in the ruck and also provides another tall option up forward.

In addition, Sertbas, Thompson, Foster, Campbell, Krochmal and Young will be familiar to the Swans as have all played as a topup for our side one time or another.
Auntie.Gerald
25th June 2015, 11:56 PM
Thank u Ugg as always brilliant

Great to see swampy marsh feature with the most votes from the coaches so far in ressies !!
Scottee
26th June 2015, 12:07 AM
Thanks Ugg you are a legend!
bloodspirit
26th June 2015, 12:16 AM
Excellent preview! Impressive to note Marsh leading coaches' and MVP voting. I wonder what it will take for him to get a first game in the seniors. Probably injury. Clearly they have lined Zak up to fill in for Shaw when he goes. Marsh seems to be cover for Ramps and Laids and may be a long while plying his trade predominantly in the NEAFL. I also wonder where he stands in relation to Abe Davis who has been named emergency for tomorrow. Perhaps depends on the situation with Abe benefitting from being more flexible?

BTW, you're not related to Grug are you? Another family favourite.
ugg
26th June 2015, 12:36 AM
There's a very good chance that I won't be able to watch this game so any reports would be appreciated. Thanks.
liz
26th June 2015, 01:22 AM
At what time tomorrow morning do we reckon the game will be relocated to Blacktown? How many sprinkles of rain will it take. I see showers are forecast for tomorrow morning, and even though it's been mostly dry this week (between Monday and Wednesday), and what rain we did have today wasn't too heavy, will they fear a waterlogged ground and panic (yet again)????
ugg
26th June 2015, 01:57 AM
Just my thoughts: If it was an out of town team I think the deadline would have been Thursday, but since both are local teams there is probably more leeway to leave it as late as possible.

Fingers crossed!
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 11:10 AM
Weather is looking good. I think I'll try to get to this and post updates here if I do.
Primmy
26th June 2015, 12:05 PM
A RESSIE GAME!!! I am so excited. I haven't seen one all year. Forget the after the main even game, I just couldn't juggle the additional walking, car park exit etc.

Oh please don't cancel it at the last minute Swans; or the SCG buggers.

I haven't been this excited since......

Ta ugg. Bless...
ugg
26th June 2015, 01:13 PM
Updated Sydney Uni team with MOD and Wray in for Krochmal and Powys
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 05:38 PM
Swans 3.4.22
Sydney Uni 2.4.16
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 05:42 PM
Good game so far in nice conditions. Towers has been very good around the ground with 1 goal. Missed the first (got in late). I believe McLaren got the other - I was getting a beer. This reserve watching gig is tough, ugg.

Seems the senior's kick in issues have infected the 2s with two going directly to opposition and Newman shanking one straight OOB.
ugg
26th June 2015, 05:44 PM
Triple B tweeted that Bird hurt his shoulder and is off for the day.
liz
26th June 2015, 05:49 PM
First quarter goals were to Jack, Towers and Robinson. Jack has just kicked another at start of 2nd.
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 05:51 PM
Yep definitely no Bird. Made me wonder if the seniors had a late out.
undy
26th June 2015, 05:55 PM
Live stop-motion action from the SCG web-cam (https://www.sydneycricketground.com.au/venues/webcams/scg-cam/) - maybe not even worth the click :)
ugg
26th June 2015, 05:58 PM
Yep definitely no Bird. Made me wonder if the seniors had a late out.
Wouldn't have made a difference as Bird isn't an emergency.
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 06:02 PM
Midway through the second, still close:

Swans 4.5.29
Syd Uni 3.4.22

- - - Updated - - -

Another goal to Uni. 1 point in it.

Aliir looks pretty lost out there.
bloodspirit
26th June 2015, 06:09 PM
The way I see it our ball use is letting us down this quarter.
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 06:13 PM
Half time:

Swans 4.5.29
Syd Uni 6.4.40

Strong quarter from Uni with much cleaner forward 50 entries. Looks dewey out there.
ugg
26th June 2015, 06:17 PM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Halftime <a href="https://twitter.com/swansreserves">@swansreserves</a> 4.5 (29) <a href="https://twitter.com/suanfc">@suanfc</a> 6.4 (40) Goals: Jack 2 Towers Robinson. Uni kicked 4 goals to our 1 that quarter.</p>&mdash; Swans Reserves (@swansreserves) <a href="https://twitter.com/swansreserves/status/614331113847177217">June 26, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jack, Towers, Marsh and Robinson have 15 disposals each followed by Alliir 14 and Newman 12. Nankervis leading the rucks today has 11</p>&mdash; Swans Reserves (@swansreserves) <a href="https://twitter.com/swansreserves/status/614331328050233344">June 26, 2015</a></blockquote>
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ugg
26th June 2015, 06:20 PM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Getting costly now. Dan Robinson done for the day with a left foot/ankle injury.</p>&mdash; TripleB (@bobalski) <a href="https://twitter.com/bobalski/status/614327536441384960">June 26, 2015</a></blockquote>
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liz
26th June 2015, 06:22 PM
Robinson on crutches at half time and his body language suggests it's quite bad. Was being consoled by a couple of the senior players, out for their ground walk at half time.
ugg
26th June 2015, 06:39 PM
2 goals in the first 4 minutes for Uni. They lead 8.4 (52) 4.6 (30)
ugg
26th June 2015, 06:39 PM
Make that 3 in 5. 9.4 (58) 4.6 (30)
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 06:40 PM
Uni absolutely spanking our defence with 3 goals in the first 5 minutes of the 3rd.

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Or what ugg said.
ugg
26th June 2015, 06:41 PM
Keep the updates coming Ampersand!
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 06:48 PM
Another one to Uni.

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And another. Our defence is in shambles with Uni harder at the contest and cleaner.

Swans 4.6.30
Syd Uni 11.4.70
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 06:52 PM
Looks like a blow out is on the cards. One more to Uni. Jacob Derickx has been very solid up forward for Uni.
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 07:01 PM
X. Richards of all people breaks the drought followed by an immediate goal to Uni.
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 07:06 PM
3 quarter time

Swans 5.7.37
Syd Uni 13.6.84
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 07:13 PM
Bit of a horror quarter. No composure around the ground. Definitely missing Robinson and Bird in the middle.
ugg
26th June 2015, 07:17 PM
And another for uni to start the last.
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 07:19 PM
Nankervis gives away a 50 metre penalty inside 50 for abusing the umpire. 2 goals to zip to Sydney Uni this quarter.
undy
26th June 2015, 07:31 PM
Nankervis gives away a 50 metre penalty inside 50 for abusing the umpire. 2 goals to zip to Sydney Uni this quarter.
But that was better than his earlier
handball....

Liking Xavs last quarter.
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 07:32 PM
Blatant duck awarded awarded as a high leads to one more for Uni. Officially a blow out as Uni crack 100.
bloodspirit
26th June 2015, 07:35 PM
This is embarrassing. Too many players missing. Also, how much time do top ups get to learn our structures etc.?
Doctor
26th June 2015, 07:36 PM
Despite the fact that the ressies losing is always a shame, Uni now appearing to be strong enough to be a legitimate NEAFL team is a good thing.
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 07:39 PM
24 mins into the last qtr:

Swans 5.11.41
Syd Uni 18.7.114

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So many of our defenders don't get goalside of their opponent. It's a baffling tactic to say the least.
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 07:42 PM
Final score

Swans 5.11.41
Syd Uni 18.8.116
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 07:49 PM
Poor showing by the Swans in the slightly greasy conditions. Uni were hard, composed and smart and deserved the win.

Hard to pick out our best in such a shellacking but the stand outs for me were Towers (mostly in the first half), Richards and Jack.

Kept a close eye on Newman who had a dirty day and was regularly out-muscled or smashed in tackles. His delivery was mostly good though in a fairly lacklustre team.
ugg
26th June 2015, 07:49 PM
Thanks mate. Looks like I picked a good game to miss
undy
26th June 2015, 08:10 PM
Poor showing by the Swans in the slightly greasy conditions. Uni were hard, composed and smart and deserved the win.

Hard to pick out our best in such a shellacking but the stand outs for me were Towers (mostly in the first half), Richards and Jack.

Kept a close eye on Newman who had a dirty day and was regularly out-muscled or smashed in tackles. His delivery was mostly good though in a fairly lacklustre team.
I missed the first half, but Newman seemed pretty slow. I guess that missed pre-season has an impact. Or he picked up a corky.
ugg
26th June 2015, 08:38 PM
Did Aliir play in the ruck? He had 9 hitouts
Ampersand
26th June 2015, 08:44 PM
He rucked up forward.
ugg
27th June 2015, 12:03 AM
Sydney Swans
Goal Kickers: B. Jack 2, D. Towers , X. Richards , D. Robinson
Best Players: , B. Jack , J. Foote , D. Towers , X. Richards , H. Marsh
liz
27th June 2015, 02:44 AM
It was a pretty tough day for the reserves team. They were generally on top early, though missing a forward structure that would have enabled them to capitalise. Nankervis wasn't a bad target but he was having to carry the ruck mostly on his own. Losing Bird and then Robinson tore a mighty hole in what was already a thin midfield division. Uni realised halfway through the second quarter that they were a real chance at winning the game, and their intensity lifted markedly. The more they got on top, the greater their energy and the more the heads of the reserves team dropped. Longmire was watching much of the second half from the top of the players' race and his face was stony. (Probably not as bad as it would be a few hours later, but he looked pissed at the lack of effort.)

When the numbers of listed players are low, the size, experience and quality of the top ups becomes particularly important, and at the moment, we seem to lack that core of players who know the game plan and are physically ready. We didn't really have any out there today who looked like they believed they belonged. Most were just occupying space on the ground.

It wasn't hard to work out who Ben Davis was. He's shorter than Abe (but still mid 180s, I'd guess) and pretty skinny but otherwise he's the spitting image, even down to the same fantastic head of hair. He played on a HFF in the first half and barely touched the ball. In the second half, the whole team was shuffled around (with AA up forward and taking centre bounces in the ruck too) and Davis moved down to a half-back flank. He found the ball a few times and used it decently enough, but I reckon he's too young and slight for us to tell whether he's a potential AFL player in the making.

It was painful to see Rose, Perris, Heeney, Naismith, Pyke and Melican all in civvies watching on (plus Abe Davis, of course), and even worse to see Birdy clutching his iced shoulder and in-a-sling arm, and Robinson needing to be helped down the steps of the players' race at half time.
AnnieH
27th June 2015, 02:55 AM
Watched the second half.
Shellacking.
Badly.
dimelb
27th June 2015, 09:07 AM
Thanks to ugg, Liz, Ampersand and others for the preview and comments.

A dismal day for the ressies too, but not surprising when you look at the wealth of talent not on the ground. Things will improve.
ugg
27th June 2015, 09:37 AM
Which players replaced Bird and Robinson in the midfield? I thought Hiscox might be one of them but his low disposal count indicates he probably didn't.
Ampersand
27th June 2015, 10:23 AM
It really was a bit of a shambles in there - most of the reason Uni smashed them was because our clearance work was so terrible. I noticed Hewett, Foote, Jack and, yes, Hiscox in there on occassions, though he seemed to play mostly on the wing. There were a few Academy top ups in there too - from memory #51 and #55, though don't quote me on that. Liz might remember.

After half time Towers, one of our few clean users of the ball, went back and played a McVeigh-type sweeper role around defence in an attempt to stem the flow of goals, which meant our forward options were even more limited. Aliir Aliir went forward but didn't do much up there except contest a fair number of ball ups.
Ampersand
27th June 2015, 10:41 AM
Oh, and regarding our big men giving the likely suspensions in the seniors - I though Nankervis looked good as a forward target and in the ruck, particularly in the 1st half but he was obviously frustrated by the poor performance in the 2nd and gave away a couple of undisciplined frees plus a 50 metre penalty. It's hard to say how much of his occasional dominance is down to his size advantage over smaller opponents but my instincts suggest that he'd struggle right now at the AFL level against similar sized or bigger opponents.

McLaren is barely worth mentioning. He popped up for a few cameos in the first half but if he did much after that I was at the bar. Not that anyone is suggesting he might be ready for a berth in the seniors. Although Richards played well the whole performance made me very worried about our KPD depth.
ugg
27th June 2015, 01:13 PM
http://i.imgur.com/pMV5xu9.png (http://imgur.com/pMV5xu9)
http://i.imgur.com/p349KY5.png (http://imgur.com/p349KY5)


Clearance stats will come out Monday or Tuesday
Nico
27th June 2015, 01:24 PM
It really was a bit of a shambles in there - most of the reason Uni smashed them was because our clearance work was so terrible. I noticed Hewett, Foote, Jack and, yes, Hiscox in there on occassions, though he seemed to play mostly on the wing. There were a few Academy top ups in there too - from memory #51 and #55, though don't quote me on that. Liz might remember.

After half time Towers, one of our few clean users of the ball, went back and played a McVeigh-type sweeper role around defence in an attempt to stem the flow of goals, which meant our forward options were even more limited. Aliir Aliir went forward but didn't do much up there except contest a fair number of ball ups.

The seniors clearance work is rubbish. Wonder who the clearance coach is. The clearance virus goes deep at our club.
707
29th June 2015, 11:21 AM
Good to see BJ best for us, impressive number of possessions in a badly beaten team.

Lack of senior depth is a real worry for us now given likely suspensions and bad injuries to Bird and Robinson. My boy George must be getting close to a senior debut.
ugg
30th June 2015, 02:58 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTTemkRFgi0
ugg
30th June 2015, 02:59 PM
ROUND 12 NEAFL MVP VOTES
Sydney Swans v Sydney University
9: Matt Rawlinson (Sydney University)
9: Tom Young (Sydney University)
3: Sam Fong (Sydney University)
3: Jacob Derickx (Sydney University)
3: Brandon Jack (Sydney)
3: Lewis Stevenson (Sydney University)
jono2707
30th June 2015, 03:26 PM
ROUND 12 NEAFL MVP VOTES
Sydney Swans v Sydney University
9: Matt Rawlinson (Sydney University)
9: Tom Young (Sydney University)
3: Sam Fong (Sydney University)
3: Jacob Derickx (Sydney University)
3: Brandon Jack (Sydney)
3: Lewis Stevenson (Sydney University)

Any chance of Tom Young snaring a rookie list spot with us next year? Depending on our list changes someone like him with a bit of AFL experience could be handy depth cover?
Conor_Dillon
30th June 2015, 04:11 PM
Any chance of Tom Young snaring a rookie list spot with us next year? Depending on our list changes someone like him with a bit of AFL experience could be handy depth cover?

Was going to say he's too old but he's only just turned 23...I'd be very surprised but you never know.