2019 NEAFL discussion thread

**liz** · 3rd April 2019, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by jono2707

I checked the NEAFL draw this morning and we have lots of games at 'TBC'. Does anyone know what the surface is like there? The facilities? How best to get there? And will it be easy for us to get from TBC to the SCG on matchdays when they're both playing?

The answer to all those questions is TBC!

**ugg** · 4th April 2019, 07:09 PM

GIANTS
B: 25. L Keeffe 35. A Corr 42. J Stein
HB: 47. J Bishop 39. C Idun 53. M Bridgland
C: 33. X O’Halloran 10. A Bonar 34. N Shipley
HF: 48. M Beaumont 44. J Buckley 32. K Briggs
F: 43. D Buckley 28. Z Sproule 30. M Flynn
R: 26. D Simpson 9. J Hately 13. I Cumming
Int: 46. C Brown 52. S Brown 49. J Moen 51. W Mudge 45. E Perryman
Emer: 17. G Kendall

New: 47. J Bishop 39. C Idun 33. X O’Halloran 9. J Hately 46. C Brown 52. S Brown 49. J Moen 51. W Mudge

SYDNEY
B: 46. J Amartey 43. L Melican 54. R Barkley
HB: 49. C Kilpatrick 47. T Pink 31. H Reynolds
C: 32. J Bell 8. J Rowbottom 16. Z Foot
HF: 27. J McInerney 38. C O’Riordan 1. J Rose
F: 15. K Jack 45. S Wicks 60. H McLean
R: 17. D Cameron 42. R Fox 4. R Clarke
Inter: 52. J Pawle 33. R Stoddart 50. K Veerhuis 58. J Willis 55. M Rossmann
Emer: 53. C Wilson

New: 54. R Barkley 31. H Reynolds 8. J Rowbottom 16. Z Foot 27. J McInerney 15. K Jack 60. H McLean 4. R Clarke 52. J Pawle 58. J Willis 55. M Rossmann

7 listed players making their @neaflofficial debut including Kieren Jack whose last Swans Reserves game was over 10 years ago in the old #AFLCanberra league: 17th August 2008 against the @BelconnenFC Magpies #neaflofficial

**Ralph Dawg** · 4th April 2019, 07:41 PM

I like the selections of Amartey as a key defender. Amartey is a strong mark and very athletic but a woeful set shot. His best chance at AFL selection may be as a key back. Pink as a defender is interesting too. I suspect he only had this season to show he is capable of playing AFL and again his best chance of this will be as a defender given the key forward talent ahead if him presently.

**Mr Magoo** · 5th April 2019, 11:35 AM

Rossmann an Academy under 17 having first game.

**chalbilto** · 5th April 2019, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by ugg

GIANTS
B: 25. L Keeffe 35. A Corr 42. J Stein
HB: 47. J Bishop 39. C Idun 53. M Bridgland
C: 33. X O’Halloran 10. A Bonar 34. N Shipley
HF: 48. M Beaumont 44. J Buckley 32. K Briggs
F: 43. D Buckley 28. Z Sproule 30. M Flynn
R: 26. D Simpson 9. J Hately 13. I Cumming
Int: 46. C Brown 52. S Brown 49. J Moen 51. W Mudge 45. E Perryman
Emer: 17. G Kendall

New: 47. J Bishop 39. C Idun 33. X O’Halloran 9. J Hately 46. C Brown 52. S Brown 49. J Moen 51. W Mudge

SYDNEY
B: 46. J Amartey 43. L Melican 54. R Barkley
HB: 49. C Kilpatrick 47. T Pink 31. H Reynolds
C: 32. J Bell 8. J Rowbottom 16. Z Foot
HF: 27. J McInerney 38. C O’Riordan 1. J Rose
F: 15. K Jack 45. S Wicks 60. H McLean
R: 17. D Cameron 42. R Fox 4. R Clarke
Inter: 52. J Pawle 33. R Stoddart 50. K Veerhuis 58. J Willis 55. M Rossmann
Emer: 53. C Wilson

New: 54. R Barkley 31. H Reynolds 8. J Rowbottom 16. Z Foot 27. J McInerney 15. K Jack 60. H McLean 4. R Clarke 52. J Pawle 58. J Willis 55. M Rossmann

7 listed players making their @neaflofficial debut including Kieren Jack whose last Swans Reserves game was over 10 years ago in the old #AFLCanberra league: 17th August 2008 against the @BelconnenFC Magpies #neaflofficial

When and where are they playing this game?

**ugg** · 5th April 2019, 11:53 AM

Saturday 12:55pm GIANTS Stadium as the curtain raiser to GWS v Richmond.

We'll get to catch around 1 and a bit quarters before the Carlton Swans game starts.

Live stream:

**liz** · 5th April 2019, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by ugg

Saturday 12:55pm GIANTS Stadium as the curtain raiser to GWS v Richmond.

We'll get to catch around 1 and a bit quarters before the Carlton Swans game starts.

Unless we're watching the academy team, whose game kicks off at 11am I think. I reckon I'll watch the academy game, then the senior game, and come back to watch the NEAFL game in its entirety later in the day.

**chalbilto** · 5th April 2019, 01:42 PM

Thanks Ugg.

**ugg** · 5th April 2019, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by liz

Unless we're watching the academy team, whose game kicks off at 11am I think. I reckon I'll watch the academy game, then the senior game, and come back to watch the NEAFL game in its entirety later in the day.

Are the academy team also playing at GIANTS Stadium?

**liz** · 5th April 2019, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by ugg

Are the academy team also playing at GIANTS Stadium?

I believe they are playing in Canberra at a stadium that used to be called Manuka.

The schedule I read on the Swans' website promises an interesting day of football. They had the U18 game kicking off at 11am and an U16 game (also involving our academy) kicking off at 12pm. I'm not sure whether the two games are proposed to work in a parallel or orthogonal fashion, or whether they'll used different coloured balls to make things easier for the four teams...