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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
Team Played Wins Losses Draws Byes For Against Percentage Points Sydney Swans Reserves 12 8 4 0 3 1390 918 151.42% 32 Belconnen 12 8 4 0 3 1402 1119 125.29% 32 Ainslie 13 7 6 0 2 1253 1231 101.79% 28 Eastlake 12 7 5 0 3 1001 1050 95.33% 28 UWS Giants 12 6 6 0 3 1320 1182 111.68% 24 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queanbeyan 12 6 6 0 3 1088 1204 90.37% 24 Hills Eagles 12 5 7 0 3 1090 1219 89.42% 20 Sydney Uni 12 4 8 0 3 1086 1185 91.65% 16 Tuggeranong 11 2 10 0 3 670 1380 48.55% 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
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 BYE R2 UWS Away WIN 107 102 R3 Gold Coast Home WIN 110 65 R4 Tuggeranong Away WIN 237 40 R5 Hills Eagles Home WIN 148 86 R6 BYE R7 Brisbane Home LOSS 81 104 R8 UWS Away WIN 127 78 R9 Queanbeyan Home WIN 151 38 R10 Ainslie Away WIN 123 49 R11 Belconnen Home WIN 140 49 R12 Gold Coast Away LOSS 50 70 R13 BYE R14 NT Thunder Away LOSS 59 112 R15 Brisbane Home LOSS 57 125
Eastlake
Round Team Venue Result F A R1 Belconnen Away WIN 113 67 R2 Tuggeranong Away LOSS 47 80 R3 Queanbeyan Away LOSS 63 156 R4 Sydney Uni Away WIN 116 79 R5 BYE R6 UWS Away LOSS 67 158 R7 Ainslie Home LOSS 93 100 R8 Hills Eagles Away WIN 81 56 R9 BYE R10 Sydney Uni Home WIN 103 75 R11 Queanbeyan Home WIN 64 47 R12 BYE R13 Redland Home WIN 88 67 R14 Tuggeranong Home WIN 76 60 R15 Ainslie Home LOSS 90 105
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
Changes
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 1 Tim MEMBREY 9 19 3 Rangy role playing up the ground, should get more support this week. 7 Harry CUNNINGHAM 7 5 14 Hardworking performance, racking up a game-high 14 tackles against the Lions midfield. Fitness building. 18 Jesse WHITE 8 22 19 (seniors emergency) Returns to give the Reserves a much-needed ruck option. 19 Tony ARMSTRONG 6 0 6 (seniors emergency) Tough gig but acquited himself well in a defensive six under siege last week. 22 Dean TOWERS 11 12 0 Quiet and isolated at full forward for most of the game last week, salvaged by a strong last quarter performance with 2 goals. 23 Jordan LOCKYER 12 1 3 Battledaway against the imposing Lions tall forwards, did well in spurts but has to keep his concentration up. 27 Daniel ROBINSON 11 9 3 Team high 7 clearances last week, but has lost his goalscoring touch being held goalless in the last 3. 28 Matthew DICK 8 2 0 Played on key forwards in Richards' absence and will do so again. 31 Harrison MARSH 11 6 0 Could end up tagging O'Dwyer or Brabazon. 36 Alex BROWN 12 3 12 Played 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. 44 Jake LLOYD 12 8 29 Suffocated by a tight tag last week but still managed to contribute to the Swans' onball division 46 Shane BIGGS 12 1 15
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
# Name Games Goals Votes Notes 47 Matt SPINKS 0 0 0 48 Ryan COUGHLAN 0 0 0 49 James WEBSTER 0 0 0 50 Kurt FLEMING 0 0 0 51 Jay LEWIS 0 0 0 52 Blake ERICKSON 0 0 0 53 Will DELAHUNTY 0 0 0 54 Jeremy EDDY 0 0 0 55 Josh AVIS 0 0 0 57 Max MUMFORD 0 0 0 58 Daniel LLOYD 0 0 0 59 Josh POLGLASE 0 0 0 60 Jacob DAWES 0 0 0
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 SMITH 44. Xavier McMAHON 18. Scott BODEN HB: 36. Nick PERRY 6. John VAN MEURS 53. Mike RYAN C: 17. Matt O'DWYER 13. Rick STOYANOFF 10. Ryan BRABAZON HF: 2. Sam MARDLING 19. Hayden ARMSTRONG 42. Matt LAING F: 1. Josh MOODY 32. Dean ROULSTONE 4. Aaron BRUCE Foll: 23. Chad GIBSON 12. Aaron WILES 20. Leigh McMAHON Int: 14. Ben MAIDEN 21. Dan O'CONNELL 34. Dan RYALL 55. Joey HANCOCK 30. Alex WILSON 11. 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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