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Round 16 AFL Canberra
1st August 2009
3.50pm Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Swans Reserves v Belconnen Magpies
Ladder
Belconnen 13W 2L 0D 52Pts 176.79%
Eastlake 9W 4L 2D 40Pts 140.61%
Ainslie 7W 7L 1D 30Pts 100.89%
Sydney 6W 8L 1D 26Pts 87.71%
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Queanbeyan 5W 10L 0D 20Pts 86.75%
Tuggeranong 3W 12L 12Pts 56.87%
Past Meetings
R1 Belconnen 16.14 110 Sydney 10.5 65 @ Ainslie Oval
R6 Belconnen 26.18 174 Sydney 12.12 84 @ Manuka Oval
R11 Belconnen 24.13 157 Sydney 6.12 48 @ Dairy Farmers Park
Form Guide
Last Round
Queanbeyan 7.15 57 Sydney 26.21 177 @ Dairy Farmers Park
Eastlake 10.11 71 Belconnen 15.16 106 @ Manuka Oval
Last 5 Rounds
Belconnen 5 Wins
Sydney 3 Wins 2 Losses
Possible Team List
8. Daniel O'Keefe (Ankle - Test)
9. Nick Malceski (Quad - Test)
13. Patty Veszpremi (Senior Emergency)
21. Leo Barry
22. Matthew Laidlaw
27. Kristin Thornton (Senior Emergency)
32. Amon Buchanan (Test - Test??)
34. Ryan Brabazon
36. Tim Schmidt
41. Brendan Murphy
42. Paul Bevan (Senior Emergency)
43. Matthew O'Dwyer
44. Jake Orreal
46. Taylor Gilchrist
OUT: Mike Pyke (Seniors Promotion) Jared Crouch (Seniors Promotion) Jarred Moore (Seniors Promotion)
IN: Nick Malceski (Injury) Paul Bevan (Seniors Demotion)
Scholarship players
Nathan Gordon, Ryan Bottin-Noonan have played most of the games, while a pattern seems to have emerged where Matt May plays the away games and Jay Lewis the home fixtures.
Summary
Coming off a huge victory over Queanbeyan that evoked memories of the halcyon days of 2005-2007, the Reserves can seal a finals spot with a victory over league leaders. However, the Swans have been convincingly beaten by Belconnen in all three meetings thus far, although all have occurred in Canberra where the side's record is notoriously poor.
The promotion of Pyke, Crouch and Moore and doubts over the fitness of DOK, Malceski and Buchanan will most likely result in a weaker side than the one that fronted up 2 weeks ago in Canberra. The loss of Pyke to the seniors will also mean that Orreal will have to shoulder the majority of the ruckwork. In defence, the Swans will have to stop gun Belconnen forward Andrew Ainger, the leading goalkicker in the competition with an average of 4.5 goals per game. Murphy would be the most likely option, although he has been released into the forward line in the past 2 games. Barry should continue his comeback with another stint in the forward line, and will probably have another comeback kid in Laidlaw beside him.
Leo will be hoping for a good showing and no injuries as I'm sure he'll be desperate to play in Micky O's 300th (touch wood) next week. Fringe players such as Schmidt, Laidlaw, Murphy and DOK will be pushing their cases in the hope of making a season debut while Veszpremi, Bevan and Malceski will be hoping to recapture some form in the hope of a recall.
Belconnen, after a slow start to the season, have been in top form as of late and are hot favourites to bring the title back to Canberra. It will be a tough ask for the young Swans to beat them, although who knows, we may see two upsets over the respective ladder leaders on Saturday.
1st August 2009
3.50pm Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Swans Reserves v Belconnen Magpies
Ladder
Belconnen 13W 2L 0D 52Pts 176.79%
Eastlake 9W 4L 2D 40Pts 140.61%
Ainslie 7W 7L 1D 30Pts 100.89%
Sydney 6W 8L 1D 26Pts 87.71%
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Queanbeyan 5W 10L 0D 20Pts 86.75%
Tuggeranong 3W 12L 12Pts 56.87%
Past Meetings
R1 Belconnen 16.14 110 Sydney 10.5 65 @ Ainslie Oval
R6 Belconnen 26.18 174 Sydney 12.12 84 @ Manuka Oval
R11 Belconnen 24.13 157 Sydney 6.12 48 @ Dairy Farmers Park
Form Guide
Last Round
Queanbeyan 7.15 57 Sydney 26.21 177 @ Dairy Farmers Park
Eastlake 10.11 71 Belconnen 15.16 106 @ Manuka Oval
Last 5 Rounds
Belconnen 5 Wins
Sydney 3 Wins 2 Losses
Possible Team List
8. Daniel O'Keefe (Ankle - Test)
9. Nick Malceski (Quad - Test)
13. Patty Veszpremi (Senior Emergency)
21. Leo Barry
22. Matthew Laidlaw
27. Kristin Thornton (Senior Emergency)
32. Amon Buchanan (Test - Test??)
34. Ryan Brabazon
36. Tim Schmidt
41. Brendan Murphy
42. Paul Bevan (Senior Emergency)
43. Matthew O'Dwyer
44. Jake Orreal
46. Taylor Gilchrist
OUT: Mike Pyke (Seniors Promotion) Jared Crouch (Seniors Promotion) Jarred Moore (Seniors Promotion)
IN: Nick Malceski (Injury) Paul Bevan (Seniors Demotion)
Scholarship players
Nathan Gordon, Ryan Bottin-Noonan have played most of the games, while a pattern seems to have emerged where Matt May plays the away games and Jay Lewis the home fixtures.
Summary
Coming off a huge victory over Queanbeyan that evoked memories of the halcyon days of 2005-2007, the Reserves can seal a finals spot with a victory over league leaders. However, the Swans have been convincingly beaten by Belconnen in all three meetings thus far, although all have occurred in Canberra where the side's record is notoriously poor.
The promotion of Pyke, Crouch and Moore and doubts over the fitness of DOK, Malceski and Buchanan will most likely result in a weaker side than the one that fronted up 2 weeks ago in Canberra. The loss of Pyke to the seniors will also mean that Orreal will have to shoulder the majority of the ruckwork. In defence, the Swans will have to stop gun Belconnen forward Andrew Ainger, the leading goalkicker in the competition with an average of 4.5 goals per game. Murphy would be the most likely option, although he has been released into the forward line in the past 2 games. Barry should continue his comeback with another stint in the forward line, and will probably have another comeback kid in Laidlaw beside him.
Leo will be hoping for a good showing and no injuries as I'm sure he'll be desperate to play in Micky O's 300th (touch wood) next week. Fringe players such as Schmidt, Laidlaw, Murphy and DOK will be pushing their cases in the hope of making a season debut while Veszpremi, Bevan and Malceski will be hoping to recapture some form in the hope of a recall.
Belconnen, after a slow start to the season, have been in top form as of late and are hot favourites to bring the title back to Canberra. It will be a tough ask for the young Swans to beat them, although who knows, we may see two upsets over the respective ladder leaders on Saturday.
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