NEAFL 2015 Round 3
Gold Coast Suns Reserves v Sydney Swans Reserves
Saturday 25th April 2015
12.00pm
Harrup Park, Mackay
In what appears to have become a yearly fixture on the NEAFL schedule, the Swans Reserves will make their way up north for the second consecutive year to play on ANZAC Day. Last year proved to be a thriller for the Mackay locals as the Swans edged out the Brisbane Lions Reserves in a low-scoring affair 51-50.
The Gold Coast Suns Reserves finished wooden spooners last year, due to a significant portion of their playing list out on the sidelines, a side patched up with local topups failed to win a single game all season. And while the Suns haven't managed to win a game so far this year, they have pushed the two of the stronger sides to close losses. They went down to the UWS Giants by 31 points and then most recently were ipped reigning premiers Aspley by only 14 points. They look primed to break their 20 game losing streak against a Swans side low in confidence after their poor showing against the Giants in Round 2.
NEAFL Ladder
Position Team Played Wins Losses Draws FF For Against Percentage Points 1 Aspley 2 2 0 0 0 286 133 215.04% 8 2 UWS Giants 2 2 0 0 0 241 147 163.95% 8 3 Ainslie 2 1 1 0 0 230 164 140.24% 4 4 NT Thunder 1 1 0 0 0 116 107 108.41% 4 5 Brisbane Lions 2 1 1 0 0 169 166 101.81% 4 6 Southport 2 1 1 0 0 205 206 99.51% 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Redland 2 1 1 0 0 144 148 97.30% 4 8 Sydney Swans 2 1 1 0 0 166 172 96.51% 4 9 Sydney University 1 0 1 0 0 69 76 90.79% 0 10 Gold Coast Suns 2 0 2 0 0 194 239 81.17% 0 11 Eastlake 2 0 2 0 0 84 346 24.28% 0
Recent Form
Reserves
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 Ainslie Away Win 108 51 R2 UWS Giants Home Loss 58 121
Gold Coast Suns Reserves
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 UWS Giants Home Loss 89 120 R2 Aspley Home Loss 105 119
Past Meetings
2014
Round 4 @ SCG
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Reserves 7.2 11.7 16.9 19.17 131 Gold Coast Suns 1.3 1.5 2.5 4.7 31
Type Players Goals Nankervis 4, Tippett 3, Marsh 3, Membrey 2, Perris, Lockyer, Wray, Hewett, Hiscox, Robinson, Head Best Nankervis, Biggs, Jones, Robinson, Dick, Marsh
Round 7 @ Metricon Stadium
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Gold Coast Suns 1.3 3.3 4.8 9.12 66 Reserves 0.5 5.9 9.9 12.13 85
Type Players Goals Membrey 3, O'Keefe 2, Hewett 2, Nankervis 2, Preen, Rohan, Pyke Best Membrey, Jack, O'Keefe, Robinson, Lockyer, Hewett
Round 19 @ Blacktown International Sportspark
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Reserves 2.3 3.6 7.9 13.14 92 Gold Coast Suns 0.3 2.7 4.9 6.10 46
Type Players Goals Nankervis 2, T.Mitchell 2, Membrey 2 Best Foote, Roberts-Thomson, Jack, O'Keefe, Wright, Hewett, Towers
Last Round
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Reserves 0.1 2.2 3.3 9.4 58 UWS Giants 4.7 9.11 14.16 17.19 121
Type Players Goals Goodes 3, Jack, Reinhard, Naismith, McLaren, McFadden, Hiscox Best Jones, Mitchell, Goodes, Robinson
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Aspley 5.2 10.3 13.7 18.11 119 Gold Coast Suns 4.0 5.4 10.7 16.9 105
Type Players Goals Dixon 3, Glenn 2, Brooksby 2, Wright 2, Leslie, Fraser, Herbert, Hall, Emery, Russell, Charlesworth Best Glenn, Schade, Wright, Brooksby, Marsden, Raines
Team List
Listed players
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 1 James ROSE 2 2 0 6 Tom MITCHELL 2 0 11 9 Abaina DAVIS 2 0 0 10 Zak JONES 2 0 8 13 Toby NANKERVIS 2 3 1 19 Tom DERICKX 1 0 0 27 Daniel ROBINSON 2 0 3 29 George HEWETT 1 0 0 30 Sean McLAREN 2 5 0 31 Harrison MARSH 2 0 1 33 Brandon JACK 2 1 2 35 Sam NAISMITH 2 4 4 Senior emergency 37 Adam GOODES 1 3 4 42 Xavier RICHARDS 2 1 5 45 Jordan FOOTE 2 0 0
Changes
In: Hewett
Out: James HISCOX (senior emergency)
Hewett who sat out last week's game as part of his emergency duties comes back in for Hiscox who has flown to Perth as an emergency. Derickx was playing on managed time last week and will be looking to spend more time in the ruck this week. The height of the Gold Coast talls (see below) may force one of the 3 ruckmen or McLaren to go back to help Richards, Davis, Marsh and co.
Goodes will primarily play midfield again with resting periods in the forward line.
Academy Players/Topups
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 46 Will TAYLOR 2 1 0 47 Andrew SIERAKOWSKI 0 0 0 Debut 48 Matt WILSON 0 0 0 Debut 50 Erol SERTBAS 2 1 0 52 Nick FOSTER 2 1 0 55 Jack CAMPBELL 1 1 0 57 Zac FYFFE 1 0 0
In: Campbell, Fyffe, Sierakowski, Wilson
Out: Callum McFADDEN, Oscar OSBORNE, Ned REINHARD, Tom YOUNG
Gold Coast Suns (listed players in bold)
B: 43. Jarred ELLIS 20. Henry SCHADE 39. Louis HERBERT HB: 36. Greg BROUGHTON 21. Jack LESLIE 27. Clay CAMERON C: 8. Luke RUSSELL 29. Andrew RAINES 37. Jesse LONERGAN HF: 45. John MACANSH 46. Josh HALL 25. Danny STANLEY F: 47. Sebastian FAHEY 30. Peter WRIGHT 12. Sam DAY Foll: 31. Keegan BROOKSBY 34. Josh GLENN 14. Mitch HALLAHAN Int: 15. Daniel GORRINGE 5. Dylan MUTU 3. Daniel CHARLESWORTH 1. Tim JONES Emg: 13. Andrew BOSTON 48. Matthew DANIEL 38. Joel NEWMAN
In: Broughton, Day, Fahey, Gorringe, Hallahan, Jones, Macansh, Mutu
Out: Josh COOPER, Charlie DIXON, Kyle EMERY, Harrison FRASER, Joel KARWAN, Curtis MARSDEN, Tom NICHOLLS, Thomas THYNNE
17 listed players set to play and there's a lot of height in their lineup with Brooksby, Cameron, Day, Gorringe, Hall, Leslie, Schade and Wright all considered genuine talls and might give our defence some trouble. Raines and Hallahan are experienced hardened bodies who should provide stern opposition to Mitchelll, Goodes and friends.
The ruck battle should be particularly interesting with mature age SANFL recruit Brooksby supported by Gorringe, Wright, Hall and/or Day up against our own ruck division of Naismith, Derickx and Nankervis.
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