Reserves v Wildcats

[hammo]

Well and truly discussed here

[Robbo]

74 scoring shots to 3........

FFS

[originalswan]

[QUOTE=reigning premier;321469]Sydney Vs Canberra - ACT league

Sydney 38 - 36 - 254

Def

Canberra 2 - 1 - 13

Goals Sydney
A Buchanan 7
J White 6
E Barlow 4
M Laidlaw 3
S Rowe 3
LRT 3
K Jack 2
J Simpkin 2
E Shaw 2
J Moore, M ODwyer, M Davis, N Smith, K Thornton, L Bruest, R Brabazon, 1


Seiously, you'd drop anyone that didn't score a goal wouldn't you??? No idea where to, but you'd have to let them know how hopeless they were...[/QUOTE]

So on that premise there are six blokes that better be watching their backs this week.

[mcs]

how did they manage 36 behinds though that is pretty bad to say the least.

Definetly is a problem though,we would be better off having them playing back in the VFL by being affiliated with a club down there or something like we use to. We certainly have some good young players, but they are hardly going to develop by giving out floggings like this.

[ugg]

how did they manage 36 behinds though that is pretty bad to say the least.

Definetly is a problem though,we would be better off having them playing back in the VFL by being affiliated with a club down there or something like we use to. We certainly have some good young players, but they are hardly going to develop by giving out floggings like this.

It was actually 26 behinds, and surely you would have to weigh it against the number of goals.

[mcs]

apologies I just saw it above in the thread where it is wrong with 38-36. Not so bad if it was 26 with that weight of scoring shots.

[liz]

apologies I just saw it above in the thread where it is wrong with 38-36. Not so bad if it was 26 with that weight of scoring shots.

Not so bad at 26 but still one of the minor criticisms you could level at the reserves team is that they do butcher a fair amount of goal scoring chances relative to what they create and the pressure (or lack of) on them when they take shots for goal. At times it becomes a bit of a party, with players taking pot shots from anywhere, but still, it is probably one thing they could genuinely work on improving. If and when any of these kids get their chance in the big-time, they'll have to make the most of the goal kicking chances that do come their way.

[liz]

Seiously, you'd drop anyone that didn't score a goal wouldn't you??? No idea where to, but you'd have to let them know how hopeless they were...

So on that premise there are six blokes that better be watching their backs this week.

Not sure that's the case this week. The listed team wasn't a full complement and I think maybe only 15 Swans listed players took the field. I think Faulks, Doyle and DOK are injured. Currie's probably back at school. Added to Crouch, Hall and Kennelly who we know missed this weekend plus Phillips over as a non-playing emergency, that adds up to 45. The only one unaccounted for (but also possibly injured) is Brennan.

By my count they all kicked a goal (other than Brennan, if he played).

So it is only 3 out of 4 of the top-ups that need to be on the look out.

The list indicates that they only went in with 19 players. Maybe they found a few more top ups when they got down there. That scoreline with just 15 Swans players is even more impressive, notwithstanding the opposition.

[liz]

Official match report is here.

Gives us just slightly more than the normal commentary on who kicked goals.

The Wildcats began to flood the backline in the third term and during this time the Swans only managed five goals

and

The Swans conquered the flood in the last quarter with exceptional skills and hard running

Also amusing to see Buchanan's, Barlow's and Laidlaw's contributions described as "hefty".

[smasher]

It concerns me that our second tier players have very limited senior experience.God help us if we get into injury trouble at finals time.It was pretty ordinary of Roos to play the ill Ablett against the Weagles when there were plenty of ready made replacements in the wings.Just take a geezer at our stats as well....some blokes are clearly being carried in our senior side!

[Triple B]

It was pretty ordinary of Roos to play the ill Ablett against the Weagles when there were plenty of ready made replacements in the wings.

I'd hardly call on the other side of the country as 'in the wings'.

Some people just have to accept that sometimes you can be a victim of circumstances and this week was one of them with the seniors playing on the other side of the country and a few blokes not coming up and another few taking ill.

[reigning premier]

I'd hardly call on the other side of the country as 'in the wings'.

Some people just have to accept that sometimes you can be a victim of circumstances and this week was one of them with the seniors playing on the other side of the country and a few blokes not coming up and another few taking ill.

Still, it's pretty poor planning.

Hall and Kennelly always had question marks over them. Should have assumed that they wouldn't play, taken replacements for them, and then the three or so emergencies.

[Jewels]

Still, it's pretty poor planning.

Hall and Kennelly always had question marks over them. Should have assumed that they wouldn't play, taken replacements for them, and then the three or so emergencies.

Got to agree with that. They were saying immediatly after the Carlton game that Hall and Tiger were in serious doubt for the following week so you have to wonder at both the logic of taking them over there in the first place and also the choice of energencies.