A Hard Day's Night
NEAFL Round 5
Sydney Swans Reserves v Hills Eagles
Friday 19th April 2013 4.10pm
Sydney Cricket Ground
A short 5 day turnaround will test the recuperative powers of the reserves, but coming off a 197 point thrashing of Tuggeranong which shot them to the top of the ladder on percentage over reigning premiers Queanbeyan, there isn't too much to complain about. Jared Crouch's charges welcome some familiar faces to the SCG, as a strong looking Hills Eagles side look to make amends for their poor showing in last year's corresponding fixture.
The Eagles gave the Reserves a good hitout in a practice match a few weeks before the regular season started, and while the final margin was a rather 78 points, it wasn't a true reflection of the decent performance put up by the Eagles.
Eastern Conference Ladder
Team Played Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against Percentage Points Reserves 3 3 0 0 1 454 207 219.32% 12 Queanbeyan 3 3 0 0 1 335 222 150.90% 12 Belconnen 3 2 1 0 1 337 293 115.02% 8 Eastlake 4 2 2 0 0 339 382 88.74% 8 UWS Giants 3 1 2 0 1 305 272 112.13% 4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hills Eagles 3 1 2 0 1 302 340 88.82% 4 Ainslie 4 1 3 0 0 353 410 86.10% 4 Tuggeranong 3 1 2 0 1 183 402 45.52% 4 Sydney Uni 3 0 3 0 1 289 397 72.80% 0
Past Meetings
2012
R20 Sydney Hills Eagles 9.5 (59) defeated by Reserves 27.18 (180) @ ANZ Stadium
In the inaugural meeting between the two sides, the Reserves were switched on from the very start and put 8 majors on the scoreboard before the Eagles had their first. The Eagles were more competitive after quarter time but their defence had no answer for the triple threat forward line of Mitch Morton, Matt Spangher and Tommy Walsh. Jed Lamb and Jarred Moore controlled the midfield for the Swans who had excellent service from ruckman Jesse White.
Goals: Morton 6, Walsh 6, Spangher 5, Meredith 2, Lamb 2, White, Wray, Robinson, Plug, Cunningham, Sertbas
Best: Lamb, White, Walsh, Morton, Spangher, Moore
Recent Form
Reserves
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 BYE R2 UWS Away WIN 107 102 R3 Gold Coast Home WIN 110 165 R4 Tuggernong Away WIN 237 40
Hills Eagles
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 BYE R2 Ainslie Away LOSS 74 132 R3 Sydney Uni Home WIN 129 93 R4 Southport Home LOSS 99 115
Last Round
Tuggeranong 6.4 (40) defeated by Reserves 36.21 (237) @ Greenway Oval
The Reserves showed no mercy to a inexperienced Tuggeranong lineup, belting them consistently across 4 quarters to score the biggest win in the 2013 NEAFL season so far. Jed Lamb and Jake Lloyd fed off the work of dominant ruck Jesse White, while key forwards Mitch Morton, Tommy Walsh and Tim Membrey kicked 21 goals.
Goals: Morton 11, Walsh 7, Membrey 3, Jack 3, Lamb 3, Marsh 3, Rampe 2, Towers 2, Robinson, Lloyd
Best: Lamb, Morton, Walsh, White, Lloyd, Rampe
Hills Eagles 14.15 (99) defeated by Southport 17.13 (115) @ Bruce Purser Reserve
Goals: Stubbs 5, Vlatko 3, Young 2, Pollock, Bradley, Reed, Garlick
Best: Dragicevic, Stubbs, Buchanan, Garlick, Turner, Young
Team List
Listed players
Changes
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 6 Tom MITCHELL 2 1 0 Upped his game time from a half game 2 weeks ago to 3 quarters last week. 11 Jed LAMB 3 5 11 Banging on the seniors door loudly, but could have been louder if he had converted more chances last week (3 goals 5 behinds) 14 Craig BIRD 1 1 5 Two sub jobs in a row meant he needed game time in the reserves. 17 Tommy WALSH 2 7 4 Dominated as the focal point in attack last week, his size and strength too much for Tuggeranong to handle. 18 Jesse WHITE 3 1 8 Improved fitness has seen him run out most games as the sole ruckman. Getting his hands on the ball a lot, but needs to be a tad cleaner to be more effective with them. 22 Dean TOWERS 3 2 0 Pushed higher up the ground, had his best game in the red and white last week with plenty of touches and assists. 23 Jordan LOCKYER 3 0 0 Released to the wing but yet to stamp his mark on any game so far. 27 Daniel ROBINSON 3 2 3 Not as high profile as fellow inside midfielders Lamb and Mitchell but plays to his strengths, very involved in clearances. 33 Brandon JACK 3 5 0 Bobbing up in the right places to kick goals and set up others. 36 Alex BROWN 3 2 2 Key defence role last week emphasised his versatility. 42 Xavier RICHARDS 2 0 0 Back in the side after one unexplained absence, could line up on Stubbs. 44 Jake LLOYD 3 2 4 A more outside role than we've seen from him, just as good there as he was inside. 46 Shane BIGGS 3 0 0 The defensive logjam as cleared out a bit with Rampe back in the seniors and Walsh forward, his run and carry will be crucial.
In: Bird (seniors), Richards (???)
Out: Tim Membrey (???), Harry Cunningham (knee), Mitch Morton (seniors), Matthew Dick (???), Harrison Marsh (???), Dane Rampe (seniors)
Academy Players/Topups
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 47 Stephen WRAY 1 0 0 50 Lloyd PERRIS 0 0 0 Swans Academy 51 Mitch CRAWFORD 2 0 0 52 Doug HADDEN 1 0 0 53 Harrison GREEN 0 0 0 Swans Academy 54 Erol SERTBAS 1 1 0 55 James BEHAGG 0 0 0 From Manly-Warringah 59 Thomas HEAD 2 1 0 60 Jordan WEIR 3 1 0
In: Green, Head, Perris, Sertbas. Wray
Out: Matthew Bell, Calum Johnston
Reserves debut for Lloyd Perris (although he did play in the practice matches) and Green.
Reserves leading goalkickers
- Mitch Morton 18
- Tim Membrey 9
- Tommy Walsh 7
For full list: 2013 Goalkickers - RWOwiki
Reserves leading votegetters
- Jed Lamb 11
- Mitch Morton, Jesse White 8
- Andrejs Everitt 6
For full list: 2013 Best Votes - RWOwiki
Hills Eagles
B: 15. Stuart TURNER 8. Ryan BARRETT 1. Ben BOURKE HB: 22. Damien BONNEY 2. Scott REED 18. Jack DIMERY C: 19. Eugene KRUGER 30. Amon BUCHANAN 9. Jon VLATKO HF: 11. Trent STUBBS 9. Jamie VLATKO 29. Rowan BILKEY F: 27. Matthew EASTMAN 31. Steven POLLOCK 23. Callen YOUNG Foll: 58. Luke GEMMILL 12. Tim GARLICK 17. Marc DRAGICEVIC Inter: 14. Brad URE 5. Ted STRUDWICK 25. William BRADLEY 38. Alex SNEDDON 13. Aaron SAVAGE
In: Eastman, Gemmill, Savage
Out: Yoshi HARRIS, Mark SKUSE
Hills Eagles have managed to collate quite a few ex-AFL players in their 2013 team. Most famous of all of course is 2005 premiership player Amon Buchanan, who along with ex-Richmond player Marc Dragicevic doubles as an assistant coach. Another ex-Swan Eugene Kruger will also line up against his former team, whilst ex-Collingwood pair Trent Stubbs and Scott Reed fill in key positions at both ends of the ground.
Strudwick, Eastman and Sneddon have played as topups for the Reserves in the past.
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