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NEAFL Round 9
Ainslie v Sydney Swans Reserves
Saturday 28th May 2011 12.30pm
Newcastle No. 1 Sportsground
The first NEAFL game to be played in Newcastle will be a top of the table clash. The reigning premiers Ainslie should provide the Reserves with some stiff competition being the form Canberra side at the moment. Sadly the end of this game will overlap with the start of the seniors game in Melbourne so a lot of fans who would have made the trip to Newcastle will unfortunately have to miss out.
Eastern Conference 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.
Goals: Veszpremi 5, Johnston 4, Dennis-Lane 4, Playfair 3, Rohan 2, Barlow 2, Currie
Best: McNeil, Pyke, Currie, Veszpremi, O'Dwyer, Johnston
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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
Goals: Meredith 3, Bird, Thornton, Johnston, McKaigue
Best: Meredith, Currie, Barlow, Thornton, Veszpremi, McKaigue
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R13 Ainslie 18.12 (120) defeated Reserves 7.11 (53) @ Ainslie Oval
Ainslie handed the Reserves their biggest loss of the year. The 12 listed players battled manfully in the first half to trail by 9 points. However they struggled in the second half allowing Ainslie to kick away with a 12 goals to 3 second half. Lewis Johnston was the only multiple goalkicker for the Swans with 2. The Swans only named 3 in the their best players - Sam Reid, Nathan Gordon and Dylan McNeil
Goals: Johnston 2, McNeil, May, Smith, Sumner, Campbell
Best: Reid, Gordon, McNeil
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R17 Reserves 9.7 (61) defeated by Ainslie 12.11 (83) @ Sydney Cricket Ground
Just 9 listed players participated and they put on a strong defensive showing, restricting Ainslie to only 6 goals at three quarter time. However, Ainslie kicked another 6 in the last quarter to pull away quite comfortably. Tall forwards Sam Reid and Lewis Johnston kicked 3 each. Reid, Nathan Gordon and Dylan McNeil were adjudged to be the better Swans.
Goals: Reid 3, Johnston 3, Emery, O'Dwyer, McNeil
Best: Reid, Gordon, O'Dwyer, McNeil, Linsen
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Semi Final 2 Ainslie 9.11 (65) defeated Reserves 3.7 (25) @ Manuka Oval
On a rain-soaked Manuka Oval, the return of classy players Patty Veszpremi and Kristin Thornton were not enough to propel the Reserves into the Grand Final. Daniel Bradshaw kicked 2 goals and Lewis Johnston 1 as Ainslie's forward line coped much better with the downpour. Thornton was the best Swan in his comeback from injury, getting good support from the hardworking Daniel Currie and Byron Sumner.
Goals: Bradshaw 2, Johnston
Best: Thornton, Currie, Sumner, Farrell, Gordon
Recent Form
Reserves
R1 BYE
R2 WIN Away Eastlake 83-33
R3 WIN Home Belconnen 138-29
R4 BYE
R5 WIN Home Tuggeranong 123-12
R6 WIN Away GWS 87-27
R7 WIN Home Gold Coast Reserves 120-28
R8 BYE
Ainslie
R1 BYE
R2 LOSS Away GWS 68-109
R3 BYE
R4 BYE
R5 WIN Home Queanbeyan 136-65
R6 WIN Away Tuggeranong 103-86
R7 WIN Away Eastlake 94-57
R8 WIN Away Belconnen 78-52
Last Round
Reserves had the bye last week, so let's look at the previous week's game.
Reserves 18.12 (120) defeated Gold Coast Reserves 3.10 (28)
A highly anticipated game turned out to be a fizzer as the Reserves' dominance of the midfield translated into plenty of goals for forwards Trent Dennis-Lane and Lewis Johnston. Jarred Moore was the chief organiser in the middle and along with Brett Meredith and Dylan McNeil proved too strong and classy for the Gold Coast brigade.
Goal Kickers: Dennis-Lane 7, Johnston 3, Meredith 2, Malceski, McKaigue, Robinson, A.Moody, Bevan, Seaby
Best Players: Moore, Dennis-Lane, Meredith, White, McNeil, Bevan, Seaby
Belconnen 7.10 (52) defeated by Ainslie 10.18 (78)
Ainslie continued their run of hard-fought victories with a solid win against cellar dwellars Belconnen.
Goal Kickers: M.Lawless 2, Bowles 2, Hughes, Crook, Andrews, Fleming, Hirst, Walker
Best Players: Fleming, M.Lawless, I.Lawless, Andrews, Harris, Argall
Team List
Listed players
Changes
In: Sumner (unexplained), Gordon (senior demotion)
Out: Mark Seaby (senior promotion), Nick Malceski (senior promotion), Lewis Johnston (senior promotion), Ben Haren (another unexplained absence)
A few injuries and an unfortunate scheduling clash with the senior game results in the side being a little depleted in terms of listed player numbers. The run of Sumner and Gordon will be useful but the loss of big bodies in Seaby, Johnston and Haren could be problematic. In the ruck, Currie and White will have to share the duties while Campbell Heath will most likely step in for Lewis Johnston in a key defensive posts.
Academy Players/Topups
Changes
In: Kenny, Murphy, Wales, Crawford, Gourlay, Norton, Pratt
Out: Jackson Potter, Jack Lynch, Andrew Moody, Eric Moody, Daniel Robinson
The outs might be due to RAMS duties but I thought Guthrie, who has been selected was part of that squad too. Very keen to see what the 4 new toppies bring to the table, hopefully they will contribute as well as the regular bunch have been doing so far.
Reserves leading goalkickers
For full list: 2011 Leading goalkickers - RWOwiki
Reserves leading votegetters
For full list: 2011 Best votes - RWOwiki
Talking points
Ainslie squad (2 to be omitted)
In: Holmes, Grozinger, Price, Bloomfield, Perry
Out: Damien Bowles
Summary
In the past, the Reserves have begun to struggle when the number of listed players reaches 13, which is the number for this game. However, the team still has the core of the midfield intact, which has been the basis for the strong defensive showings (averaging only 25.8 points against a game) With a stronger showing by our toppie contingent in contrast to the ones supplied by the Canberra clubs in the past, I'm confident that we will come away with the victory.
Ainslie v Sydney Swans Reserves
Saturday 28th May 2011 12.30pm
Newcastle No. 1 Sportsground
The first NEAFL game to be played in Newcastle will be a top of the table clash. The reigning premiers Ainslie should provide the Reserves with some stiff competition being the form Canberra side at the moment. Sadly the end of this game will overlap with the start of the seniors game in Melbourne so a lot of fans who would have made the trip to Newcastle will unfortunately have to miss out.
Eastern Conference 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.
Goals: Veszpremi 5, Johnston 4, Dennis-Lane 4, Playfair 3, Rohan 2, Barlow 2, Currie
Best: McNeil, Pyke, Currie, Veszpremi, O'Dwyer, Johnston
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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
Goals: Meredith 3, Bird, Thornton, Johnston, McKaigue
Best: Meredith, Currie, Barlow, Thornton, Veszpremi, McKaigue
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R13 Ainslie 18.12 (120) defeated Reserves 7.11 (53) @ Ainslie Oval
Ainslie handed the Reserves their biggest loss of the year. The 12 listed players battled manfully in the first half to trail by 9 points. However they struggled in the second half allowing Ainslie to kick away with a 12 goals to 3 second half. Lewis Johnston was the only multiple goalkicker for the Swans with 2. The Swans only named 3 in the their best players - Sam Reid, Nathan Gordon and Dylan McNeil
Goals: Johnston 2, McNeil, May, Smith, Sumner, Campbell
Best: Reid, Gordon, McNeil
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R17 Reserves 9.7 (61) defeated by Ainslie 12.11 (83) @ Sydney Cricket Ground
Just 9 listed players participated and they put on a strong defensive showing, restricting Ainslie to only 6 goals at three quarter time. However, Ainslie kicked another 6 in the last quarter to pull away quite comfortably. Tall forwards Sam Reid and Lewis Johnston kicked 3 each. Reid, Nathan Gordon and Dylan McNeil were adjudged to be the better Swans.
Goals: Reid 3, Johnston 3, Emery, O'Dwyer, McNeil
Best: Reid, Gordon, O'Dwyer, McNeil, Linsen
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Semi Final 2 Ainslie 9.11 (65) defeated Reserves 3.7 (25) @ Manuka Oval
On a rain-soaked Manuka Oval, the return of classy players Patty Veszpremi and Kristin Thornton were not enough to propel the Reserves into the Grand Final. Daniel Bradshaw kicked 2 goals and Lewis Johnston 1 as Ainslie's forward line coped much better with the downpour. Thornton was the best Swan in his comeback from injury, getting good support from the hardworking Daniel Currie and Byron Sumner.
Goals: Bradshaw 2, Johnston
Best: Thornton, Currie, Sumner, Farrell, Gordon
Recent Form
Reserves
R1 BYE
R2 WIN Away Eastlake 83-33
R3 WIN Home Belconnen 138-29
R4 BYE
R5 WIN Home Tuggeranong 123-12
R6 WIN Away GWS 87-27
R7 WIN Home Gold Coast Reserves 120-28
R8 BYE
Ainslie
R1 BYE
R2 LOSS Away GWS 68-109
R3 BYE
R4 BYE
R5 WIN Home Queanbeyan 136-65
R6 WIN Away Tuggeranong 103-86
R7 WIN Away Eastlake 94-57
R8 WIN Away Belconnen 78-52
Last Round
Reserves had the bye last week, so let's look at the previous week's game.
Reserves 18.12 (120) defeated Gold Coast Reserves 3.10 (28)
A highly anticipated game turned out to be a fizzer as the Reserves' dominance of the midfield translated into plenty of goals for forwards Trent Dennis-Lane and Lewis Johnston. Jarred Moore was the chief organiser in the middle and along with Brett Meredith and Dylan McNeil proved too strong and classy for the Gold Coast brigade.
Goal Kickers: Dennis-Lane 7, Johnston 3, Meredith 2, Malceski, McKaigue, Robinson, A.Moody, Bevan, Seaby
Best Players: Moore, Dennis-Lane, Meredith, White, McNeil, Bevan, Seaby
Belconnen 7.10 (52) defeated by Ainslie 10.18 (78)
Ainslie continued their run of hard-fought victories with a solid win against cellar dwellars Belconnen.
Goal Kickers: M.Lawless 2, Bowles 2, Hughes, Crook, Andrews, Fleming, Hirst, Walker
Best Players: Fleming, M.Lawless, I.Lawless, Andrews, Harris, Argall
Team List
Listed players
Changes
In: Sumner (unexplained), Gordon (senior demotion)
Out: Mark Seaby (senior promotion), Nick Malceski (senior promotion), Lewis Johnston (senior promotion), Ben Haren (another unexplained absence)
A few injuries and an unfortunate scheduling clash with the senior game results in the side being a little depleted in terms of listed player numbers. The run of Sumner and Gordon will be useful but the loss of big bodies in Seaby, Johnston and Haren could be problematic. In the ruck, Currie and White will have to share the duties while Campbell Heath will most likely step in for Lewis Johnston in a key defensive posts.
Academy Players/Topups
Changes
In: Kenny, Murphy, Wales, Crawford, Gourlay, Norton, Pratt
Out: Jackson Potter, Jack Lynch, Andrew Moody, Eric Moody, Daniel Robinson
The outs might be due to RAMS duties but I thought Guthrie, who has been selected was part of that squad too. Very keen to see what the 4 new toppies bring to the table, hopefully they will contribute as well as the regular bunch have been doing so far.
Reserves leading goalkickers
- Trent Dennis-Lane 19
- Ben Haren 8
- Kane Murphy 6
For full list: 2011 Leading goalkickers - RWOwiki
Reserves leading votegetters
- Lewis Johnston 15
- Nathan Gordon 14
- Jarred Moore 13
For full list: 2011 Best votes - RWOwiki
Talking points
- Dennis-Lane - Ankle injury last week hurt his chances of senior selection so he'll be keen to put in another big performance. With White rotating through the ruck and with no Haren in this week's team, he'll be relied upon for plenty of goals.
- Heath - Ben Hughes of Ainslie has been one of the premier forwards in the Canberra comp for a few years now. With Johnston out of the team, the defensive duties of marking Hughes could fall on Heath's shoulders.
- Meredith - A much improved performance against the Gold Coast Reserves and he has to build upon that. He can offer something different to the midfield mix, having a bit more leg speed than the current setup of Kennedy, Bolton, Bird, O'Keefe etc.
- Moore - Bulldog should be running around in the midfield again but may face a formidable tagger in Robert Shirley.
- White - There are still opportunities for big Jesse to force his way back into the seniors. With Mumford's knee issues likely to be ongoing, he could force his way back as backup ruckman. In addition, with the forward line in a state of flux, he may also find his way back through there
Ainslie squad (2 to be omitted)
- 2. John HOLMES
- 4. Marcus CROOK
- 5. Ben HUGHES
- 6. Jason FLEMING
- 7. Michael LAWLESS
- 8. Ian LAWLESS
- 9. Ashley HARRIS
- 10. Jesse GRIFFIN
- 11. Dale WALKER
- 12. Robert SHIRLEY
- 15. Robert TUOHEY
- 17. Dale ARGALL
- 20. Ryan TUTT
- 22. Ben PERRY
- 24. Rowan ANDREWS
- 29. Djali BLOOMFIELD
- 30. Jackson KEW
- 31. Shaun CAMPBELL
- 33. Alex GROZINGER
- 38. Mitch MULRONEY
- 40. Jeremy HIRST
- 41. Lachlan HIGHFIELD
- 42. Andrew OLSON
- 45. Troy PRICE
- 48. David TOW
- 53. Clint MATHIS
- 60. Jack CUZNER
In: Holmes, Grozinger, Price, Bloomfield, Perry
Out: Damien Bowles
Summary
In the past, the Reserves have begun to struggle when the number of listed players reaches 13, which is the number for this game. However, the team still has the core of the midfield intact, which has been the basis for the strong defensive showings (averaging only 25.8 points against a game) With a stronger showing by our toppie contingent in contrast to the ones supplied by the Canberra clubs in the past, I'm confident that we will come away with the victory.
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