AFL Canberra Round 13: Ainslie v Reserves

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AFL Canberra Round 13
Ainslie Kangaroos v Sydney Swans Reserves
Saturday 17th July 2010 2.00pm
Ainslie Oval

A top of the table clash.

Ladder
Past Meetings
2010
R3 Reserves 21.19 (145) defeated Ainslie 15.12 (102) @ Sydney Cricket Ground

Patty Veszpremi kicked 5 and Lewis Johnston and Trent Dennis-Lane 4 each as the Reserves overturned a 21 point half time deficit to win comfortably by 43 points. Dylan McNeil and Mike Pyke were the Swans' best players.

R7 Ainslie 6.14 (50) drew with Reserves 7.8 (50) @ Ainslie Oval

A low-scoring affair in tough conditions. A few in-game injuries allowed Ainslie to come back in the last quarter and take away 2 points. Brett Meredith kicked 3 in a best on ground performance, Daniel Currie was superb rucking the whole game and Ed Barlow provided drive from the half-back line

2009
R3 Reserves 16.15 (111) defeated Ainslie 17.6 (108) @ Sydney Cricket Ground
R7 Ainslie 17.13 (111) defeated Reserves 13.8 (86) @ Manuka Oval
R13 Reserves 19.23 (137) defeated Ainslie 12.11 (83) @ Sydney Cricket Ground

Recent Form
Reserves - WWWWW
Ainslie - WLWWL

Last Round
Reserves 20.20 (140) defeated Tuggeranong 9.6 (60)

A strong first quarter where the Reserves kicked 7 goals to none set up an emphatic victory. Jesse White provided a fantastic aerial display and was rewarded with 8 goals. Sam Reid, in the absence of Daniel Currie, excelled in the ruck for the first time while Lewis Jetta turned on the style and speed in a very impressive second half.

Queanbeyan 11.10 (76) defeated Ainslie 6.15 (51)

A disappointing result as a victory would have cemented Ainslie's place in the Top 4.

Team List (number of 2010 AFL Canberra games in brackets)
Listed players

• 10. Daniel Currie [11]
• 11. Ed Barlow [9]
• 13. Pat Veszpremi [11]
• 20. Sam Reid [11]
• 22. Byron Sumner [7]
• 23. Lewis Johnston [12]
• 27. Kristin Thornton [6]
• 28. Dylan McNeil [11]
• 32. Lewis Jetta [3] (Senior emergency)
• 36. Chris McKaigue [10]
• 45. Nathan Gordon [12]
• 46. Taylor Gilchrist [10]

In: Currie (foot injury), Thornton (Rest/Injury?)
Out: Jesse White (Travelling senior emergency?), Campbell Heath (ankle injury)

Another small list of just 12 listed players, this time due to the fact it's an away game for both ressies and seniors.

Scholarship Players

• Jay Lewis [2]
• Nathan Kenny [1]
• Mitch May [6]

In: Lewis, Kenny
Out: Jackson Potter, Blake Guthrie, Jack Lynch

Top ups

• Joshua Cameron (Tuggeranong)
• Daniel Campbell (Marist)
• Peter Clarke (Tuggeranong)
• Daniel Jordan (Belconnen)
• Sean Kelly (Marist)
• Matthew Nicholas (Tuggeranong)
• Mitch Somes (Eastlake)
• Sam Smith (Eastlake)
• Aaron Vandenberg (Tathra)

Only Nicholas has played for the Reserves this year. Kieren Emery returns to the SFL.

Reserves leading goalkickers

• Trent Dennis-Lane 33
• Lewis Johnston 28
• Henry Playfair 20

For full list: 2010 Goalkickers - RWOwiki

Reserves leading votegetters

• Dylan McNeil 30
• Sam Reid 28
• Daniel Currie 26

For full list: 2010 Best votes - RWOwiki

Ainslie

• 5. Ben Hughes - The Kangaroos Centre Half-forward only recently returned to football after a major injury. He has struggled thus far, only posting 2 goals in his 3 games since his return but is capable of big hauls and the Swans defence will have to watch him closely.
• 24. Rowan Andrews - 25 year old ruckman has starred in his 3rd season at Ainslie being named in the best list an equal-team high 9 times and should give Currie a good contest.
• 14. Michael Ghobrial - Tough experienced defender who marshals the Ainslie defence well. The Ainslie backline are the most stingy in the competition conceding 2 points less than the Swans.

Talking points

• Jetta - Rusty first half last week where he looked out of touch, but a much improved second half performance managed to push him back into senior contention. I feel he is one good game away from being re-injected back into the senior side.
• Veszpremi - See last week.
• Currie - Listed with a foot injury on the injury list, has the burden of carrying the ruck load taken its toll?
• McKaigue - Three straight games that he has been named in the best list. Does a fourth beckon?
• Reid - Has starred up forward, down back and in the ruck. It has been a consistently impressive season by the youngster. Likely to find himself down back this week, probably on Hughes, due to Richards's and Heath's absences and the return of Currie in the ruck.

The two clashes with the Kangaroos have been hard-fought affairs. In the Round 3 clash at the SCG, Ainslie took a shock 21 point lead into half time before finally succumbing to the fast finishing Reserves side. The reverse fixture in Round 7 turned out to be a low scoring affair, Ainslie just fell short of snatching a priceless victory after a comeback last quarter. This game should be a good hitout for the Reserves, after a couple of big victories in recent rounds.

[707]

Thanks again Ugg, a remarkable piece of work and observation, really appreciated. TDL not mentioned although he's now not in the seniors?

[liz]

Will they take Jesse to Melbourne? With Roos wanting him to string a run of consistently good games together in the reserves and with him being strategically important in the long run - structurally speaking - surely they would want him to play a game this weekend?

[ugg]

Will they take Jesse to Melbourne? With Roos wanting him to string a run of consistently good games together in the reserves and with him being strategically important in the long run - structurally speaking - surely they would want him to play a game this weekend?

I was also surprised to see him not on the reserves team list considering that the reserves have a bye next week.

[Bas]

They would have to take 1 emergency to Melbourne I imagine. How do we find out who it is/was?

[grose40]

Really looking forward to Nipper and Sam R (and Currie for that matter) continuing the awesome centre bounce relationship they struck up last week! Was a huge positive in last weeks win! Will miss Pottsy from the scholarship ranks also. Looking forward to the game. Ugg = legend.

[ugg]

Should have some score updates from Liz throughout the afternoon. Stay tuned

[Primmy]

Once4 again thanks ugg. And Liz.

I see Emerey and Kruger didn't get a gig this time round. They all look to be locals, except perhaps the guy from Tathra (that hotbed of afl players).

Would particuarly like to know of Sam Reid's game. He was in the ruck most of last week, and I don't think that is his 'normal' positgion. I seem to remember a kpp, up back.

Thornton wasn't in last week, so expect injury or flu...was he at the kids day out?

[ugg]

Qt SS 2 3 15 A 3 3 21 slow start. Deserve to be behind. Best players Byron Jetta Nipper. Vez good tackling. Goals mcneill and topup

[ugg]

Ht SS 4 9 33 A 6 6 42 Swans still playing poorly. Hard to pick good players that quarter. Maybe Sumner Vez. Goals to May and Sumner

[ugg]

Swans getting worse if that is possible. 34 points down at final change. Just two goals in that quarter, again. Both to Johnston

[ugg]

lost 18.12.120 to 7.11.53.

[ugg]

And yes They got even worse Only final quarter goal to very chubby top up from sympathy free in goal square. Final margin at least ten goals

[Sidney V]

Thats a belting - was hoping my joining rwo would have bought a bit more luck - maybe its getting saved for tomorrow.

[dimelb]

Thanks ugg for the overview and the relentless flow of depressing information! That's an astonishing turnaround. Surely it wasn't just because a couple of useful players weren't there; I'd imagine the listed players who were there should have been enough to put up a better show than that. I am now curious to hear from other ressie watchers and read the official post mortem.