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    Round 16: Eastlake Demons v Sydney Swans Reserves

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    NEAFL Round 16

    Eastlake Demons v Sydney Swans Reserves
    Saturday 6th July 2013
    Newcastle

    Things are starting to get desperate for the Sydney Swans Reserves. Although they still sit atop the the Eastern Conference Ladder, a run of 3 straight losses has seen them fall back to the pack and are lying in a precarious state, being 2 games and percentage away from falling out of finals running. With 4 of the remaining 6 games against the stronger AFL reserves sides, this match looms as an important must-win game for Jared Crouch's team.

    Eastlake have bounced back after a poor start to their season, losing 4 of their first 6 matches. They are in good, competitive form having triumphed in 5 of the past 6 games, all of close results with the greatest margin being 28 points against Sydney Uni.

    Eastern Conference Ladder
    TeamPlayedWinsLossesDrawsByesForAgainstPercentagePoints
    Sydney Swans Reserves1284031390918151.42%32
    Belconnen12840314021119125.29%32
    Ainslie13760212531231101.79%28
    Eastlake1275031001105095.33%28
    UWS Giants12660313201182111.68%24
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Queanbeyan1266031088120490.37%24
    Hills Eagles1257031090121989.42%20
    Sydney Uni1248031086118591.65%16
    Tuggeranong1121003670138048.55%8

    Past Meetings
    2012
    R9 Reserves 22.12 (144) defeated Eastlake 5.13 (43)
    The Reserves were too good for a disappointing Eastlake side who never recovered from a poor start. Down by 6 goals at quarter time, poor goalkicking snuffed out any chance of a fightback by the Demons. Mitch Morton continued his solid form with a team leading 6 goals whilst tall forwards Mark Seaby, Jesse White and Matthew Spangher all ended with 4 goals each.

    Goals: Morton 6, Seaby 4, White 4, Spangher 4, Mitchell, Lockyer, Moore, Kilpatrick
    Best: Seaby, Spangher, Biggs, Lewington, Meredith, Cunningham


    Recent Form
    Reserves
    RoundTeamVenueResultFA
    R1BYE    
    R2UWSAwayWIN107102
    R3Gold CoastHomeWIN11065
    R4TuggeranongAwayWIN23740
    R5Hills EaglesHomeWIN14886
    R6BYE    
    R7BrisbaneHomeLOSS81104
    R8UWSAwayWIN12778
    R9QueanbeyanHomeWIN15138
    R10AinslieAwayWIN12349
    R11BelconnenHomeWIN14049
    R12Gold CoastAwayLOSS5070
    R13BYE    
    R14NT ThunderAwayLOSS59112
    R15BrisbaneHomeLOSS57125

    Eastlake
    RoundTeamVenueResultFA
    R1BelconnenAwayWIN11367
    R2TuggeranongAwayLOSS4780
    R3QueanbeyanAwayLOSS63156
    R4Sydney UniAwayWIN11679
    R5BYE    
    R6UWSAwayLOSS67158
    R7AinslieHomeLOSS93100
    R8Hills EaglesAwayWIN8156
    R9BYE    
    R10Sydney UniHomeWIN10375
    R11QueanbeyanHomeWIN6447
    R12BYE    
    R13RedlandHomeWIN8867
    R14TuggeranongHomeWIN7660
    R15AinslieHomeLOSS90105

    Last Round

    Reserves 9.3 (57) defeated by Brisbane Lions Reserves 19.11 (125) @ Blacktown International Sports Park

    Goals: Cunningham 2, Membrey 2, Towers 2, Lycakis, Marsh, Davis
    Best: Cunningham, Lloyd, Armstrong, Wray


    Eastlake 14.6 (90) defeated by Ainslie 16.9 (105) @ Star Track Oval

    Goals: Roulstone 5, Armstrong 3, Bruce 2, O'Dwyer, Stoyanoff, Wiles, Mardling
    Best: Ryan, Armstrong, McMahopn, Van Meurs, Roulstone

    Team List
    Listed players
    #NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
    1Tim MEMBREY9193Rangy role playing up the ground, should get more support this week.
    7Harry CUNNINGHAM7514Hardworking performance, racking up a game-high 14 tackles against the Lions midfield. Fitness building.
    18Jesse WHITE82219(seniors emergency) Returns to give the Reserves a much-needed ruck option.
    19Tony ARMSTRONG606(seniors emergency) Tough gig but acquited himself well in a defensive six under siege last week.
    22Dean TOWERS11120Quiet and isolated at full forward for most of the game last week, salvaged by a strong last quarter performance with 2 goals.
    23Jordan LOCKYER1213Battledaway against the imposing Lions tall forwards, did well in spurts but has to keep his concentration up.
    27Daniel ROBINSON1193Team high 7 clearances last week, but has lost his goalscoring touch being held goalless in the last 3.
    28Matthew DICK820Played on key forwards in Richards' absence and will do so again.
    31Harrison MARSH1160Could end up tagging O'Dwyer or Brabazon.
    36Alex BROWN12312Played exclusively as a backman last week, mostly on the resting ruckman and while beaten in some physical contests by the taller Lions, was crucial in clearing the ball from the Swans defensive area.
    44Jake LLOYD12829Suffocated by a tight tag last week but still managed to contribute to the Swans' onball division
    46Shane BIGGS12115 
    Changes
    In: White (seniors)
    Out:

    The inclusion of White is especially important as the Swans have been running around without a recognised ruckman in their last 3 games, all of which have been losses. Xavier Richards was expected to be an in but injured a quad in training.

    Academy Players/Topups
    #NameGamesGoalsVotesNotes
    47Matt SPINKS000 
    48Ryan COUGHLAN000 
    49James WEBSTER000 
    50Kurt FLEMING000 
    51Jay LEWIS000 
    52Blake ERICKSON000 
    53Will DELAHUNTY000 
    54Jeremy EDDY000 
    55Josh AVIS000 
    57Max MUMFORD000 
    58Daniel LLOYD000 
    59Josh POLGLASE000 
    60Jacob DAWES000 

    In: Avis, Coughlan, Dawes, Delahunty, Eddy, Erickson, Fleming, Lewis, Lloyd, Mumford, Polglase, Spinks, Webster
    Out:
    Mitch CRAWFORD, Jack DAVIS, James DUNN, David LYCAKIS, Jack McKINLAY, Brendan NORTON, Levi SANDS, Nicolas SHAW, Matthew VICIC, Jordan WEIR, Stephen WRAY

    2 to be omitted.

    All the topups named are Swans Academy members from the local area and are all playing their first Swans game, with the exception of Jay Lewis who is a former scholarship holder and past topup.

    Reserves leading goalkickers
    • Mitch Morton 26 (5)
    • Jesse White 22 (8)
    • Tommy Walsh 21 (6)

    For full list: 2013 Goalkickers - RWOwiki

    Reserves leading votegetters
    • Jake Lloyd 29 (12)
    • Jed Lamb 24 (7)
    • Tommy Walsh 19 (6)

    For full list: 2013 Best Votes - RWOwiki

    Eastlake Demons Squad
        
    B:15. Sam SMITH44. Xavier McMAHON18. Scott BODEN
    HB:36. Nick PERRY6. John VAN MEURS53. Mike RYAN
    C:17. Matt O'DWYER13. Rick STOYANOFF10. Ryan BRABAZON
    HF:2. Sam MARDLING19. Hayden ARMSTRONG42. Matt LAING
    F:1. Josh MOODY32. Dean ROULSTONE4. Aaron BRUCE
    Foll:23. Chad GIBSON12. Aaron WILES20. Leigh McMAHON
    Int:14. Ben MAIDEN21. Dan O'CONNELL34. Dan RYALL
     55. Joey HANCOCK30. Alex WILSON11. Justin MESMAN
     49. Ned BROPHY-WILLIAMS  
       

    In: Boden
    Out: Jake GUMLEY

    The names O'Dwyer, Brabazon and Bruce should be familiar to regular watchers of the Reserves. Braba missed 2 months of football after suffering a serious injury against Queanbeyan and this will be his 4th game back. O'Dwyer has been collecting plenty of possessions in the midfield, while Bruce has been playing in his usual forward spot but has not hit the same form as in the past 2 years. All 3 will require cloes attention from the Swans.

    Dean Roulstone leads the Demons goalkicking this year, including a matchwinning haul of 9 against Redland 3 weeks ago. He has been well complemented by youngster Sam Mardling who has kicked 21 goals in his 12 games. Other players in good form include utility John Van Meurs, ruckman Chad Gibson and defender Xavier McMahon.

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    I've only seen the reserves highlights, but you would think that Cunningham would be coming into consideration for senior selection. He's played 2 (?) full games now and with fitness, he'd have to be ahead of B.Jack at the moment.
    The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bloody Hell View Post
    I've only seen the reserves highlights, but you would think that Cunningham would be coming into consideration for senior selection. He's played 2 (?) full games now and with fitness, he'd have to be ahead of B.Jack at the moment.
    I figured that the story on his performance on SydneySwans.com.au a couple of weeks back was an entree to his selection as a sub - seems to be the pattern for others such as Mitchell and Lamb (if I remember right).

    Tough team to be trying to get a gig in now though with top 22 players returning and those ressies who've been selected stepping up and playing their roles well.

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    Ugg, your assessment of NEAFL round 16 is second to none !!
    I fancy myself as knowing my way around Sydney footy pretty well, and NEAFL Eastern too. But I'm humbled week after week by what you provide for us.

    Well done Sir !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bloody Hell View Post
    I've only seen the reserves highlights, but you would think that Cunningham would be coming into consideration for senior selection. He's played 2 (?) full games now and with fitness, he'd have to be ahead of B.Jack at the moment.
    Not at all, at the moment Brandon Jack is a bit ahead of Harry and Harry is being tried in a range of roles. He has played a bit back, a bit mid and forward. But young Brandon is an exciting talent and Harry has been injured and so a bit behind in the pecking order. We have an enormous talent base at the Swans at the moment. There are kids like Shane Biggs who can't even make the Seniors list and yet are in the best for the reserves almost every week. If you get injured and you are only just learning the caper then you fall back behind the blokes who have stayed fit. Mitchell, if he had stayed fit, would have been a walk up last year as it is he has finally made it this year.

    Incredibly competitive at the moment and the best way to be.

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    Thanks Ugg your time and effort are appreciated. By the way has there been any news on Sam Naismith? First he breaks a finger and then as he is coming back gets an injured knee at training???? The injury report says indefinite and that can mean anything or nothing, in other words 'just don't know'. I just wondered if you had heard any good gos on when he might return as he would be invaluable at the moment in the Twos.

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    What time are they playing?
    Officially on the Reid and Sumner bandwagon!

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    Should have started at noon

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    GALLERY: Black Diamond players feature in Swans win | Newcastle Herald

    A good day, great crowd and the men in red and white got up. Can't ask for much more!

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    SYDNEY SWANS
    Goal Kickers: T. Membrey 5, D. Towers 3, K. Fleming , M. Mumford , H. Cunningham , J. Lloyd , W. Delahunty , J. White , J. Webster
    Best Players: J. Lloyd, J. White, S. Biggs, H. Cunningham, D. Towers, T. Membrey

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    Thanks ugg. I didn't realise we had another Mumford. If GWS comes knocking, then perhaps ...
    He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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    5 for Membery! Is that his best return? He never seems to be listed in the best, presumably he has a bit of the Mitch Morton's about him?
    The eternal connundrum "what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object" was finally solved when David Hasselhoff punched himself in the face.

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