VFL Round 15: Gold Coast Suns Reserves v Sydney Swans Reserves

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NEAFL Round 15
Gold Coast Suns Reserves v Sydney Swans Reserves
Saturday 9th July 2011 3.00pm
Metricon Stadium

The Ressies face arguably their toughest task of the season when they play the Suns Reserves who are 2nd in the Northern Conference.

Eastern Conference Ladder
Northern Conference Ladder
Past Meetings
2011
R7 Reserves 18.12 (120) defeated Gold Coast Reserves 3.10 (28)
Another relocated wet-weather game to Lakeside Oval saw the Reserves defeat the Suns with surprising ease. Jarred Moore starred in the damp conditions with his grunt work out of the middle while Trent Dennis-Lane destroyed Suns defenders Josh Toy and Harley Bennell with a 7 goal haul.

Goals: Dennis-Lane 7 Johnston 3 Meredith 2 Malceski McKaigue Robinson A.Moody Bevan Seaby
Best: Moore Dennis-Lane Meredith White McNeil Bevan Seaby

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
R9 WIN Away Ainslie 124-74
R10 WIN Away Brisbane Reserves 104-97
R11 WIN Home Queanbeyan 102-53
R12 WIN Away GWS 115-29
R13 WIN Home Queanbeyan 220-32
R14 WIN Away Tuggeraong 212-57

Gold Coast
R1 LOSS Home Mt Gravatt 71-99
R2 LOSS Away NT Thunder 72-81
R3 WIN Home Aspley 112-79
R4 WIN Away Labrador 90-58
R5 WIN Away Mt Gravatt 88-75
R6 WIN Home Brisbane Lions Reserves 103-63
R7 LOSS Away Sydney Swans Reserves 28-120
R8 BYE
R9 WIN Home Southport 113-77
R10 LOSS Away GWS 74-111
R11 WIN Home Morningside 82-80
R12 BYE
R13 WIN Away Redland 127-81
R14 WIN Away Southport 155-60

Last Round
Tuggeranong 8.9 (57) defeated by Reserves 33.14 (212)
The Reserves kicked 33 goals for the 2nd week in a row as they extended their unbeaten run to 11 games. Dennis-Lane improved on his 9 goal haul the previous week by 3, while Matt Spangher proved to be a revelation as a leading forward/back up ruckman.

Goal Kickers: Dennis-Lane 12 Spangher 5 Gordon Meredith Johnston 3 Currie 2 Wales May A.Moody McNeil Robinson
Best Players: Sumner Currie Gordon Dennis-Lane Meredith Moore


Southport 9.6 (60) defeated by Gold Coast Reserves 24.11 (155)
An easy win over the cellar dwellars was led by midfielders Daniel Harris, Harley Bennell and Rex Liddy with giant forward Charlie Dixon capitalising on his opportunities to finish in double figures

Goal Kickers: Dixon 11 Bennell 3 N.Ablett Toy 2 J.Stanley Harris Liddy Alderson Quigley Callinan
Best Players: Bennell Liddy Dixon Thompson Harris Ablett

Team List
Listed players
Changes
In: Seaby (senior demotion), Everitt (senior demotion), White (senior demotion), Parker (senior demotion), Heath (???), Bevan (senior demotion)
Out: Trent Dennis-Lane (foot), Daniel Currie (???), Gary Rohan (hamstring), Matthew Spangher (senior promotion)

There are major changes with 6 ins, 5 being dropped from the senior team, with 4 outs mainly due to injury which should result in a big shuffle-around.

Dennis-Lane, Spangher and to a lesser extent Currie have been the major source of goals in the past month and now the responsibilty will have to fall on the likes of White, Bevan, Johnston and/or Everitt. White is set to reprise his forward-backup ruck to Seaby role due to Currie's absence.

Parker will add some bite to the midfield setup and has a prospective clash against hardnut Daniel Harris. In defence, there is no obvious matchup for a forward of the size of Dixon who gave Lewis Johnston trouble in the previous game between these two sides. Everitt has been named at CHB but he will have similar weight issues playing on Dixon.
Academy Players/Topups (one to be omitted)
Changes
In: Pryor, Murphy
Out: Mitch May, Daniel Robinson

The RAMS finished their championships during the week so we'll hopefully get some of the regulars back soon in Potter, Guthrie and Lynch. Not sure what's happened to Mitch Thompson and Kane Murphy who have played so well.

Reserves leading goalkickers

• Trent Dennis-Lane 48
• Nathan Gordon 19
• Jesse White 15

For full list: 2011 Leading goalkickers - RWOwiki

Reserves leading votegetters

• Nathan Gordon, Byron Sumner 26
• Daniel Currie 20
• Jarred Moore 19

For full list: 2011 Best votes - RWOwiki

Talking points

• Everitt - Hasn't played much football lately due to sub duties, will he line up in defence or attack?
• Seaby - How will be the big Seabs rebound from getting dropped? The GC have some young and athletic ruckmen who could test Seaby in his work around the ground?
• Johnston - Will this be the game that Lewis gets re-instated as a full time forward. I realise that Spangher has a bit more body size than him, but I think it might have rankled Lewis just a little to have a defender get the call up as a forward over him.

Gold Coast squad

• 1. Marc LOCK
• 4. Maverick WELLER
• 12. Jack STANLAKE
• 14. Nathan KRAKOUER
• 19. Joseph DAYE
• 20. Josh TOY
• 21. Daniel HARRIS
• 22. Tom NICHOLLS
• 23. Charlie DIXON
• 27. Michael COAD
• 29. Taylor HINE
• 31. Jack STANLEY
• 33. Rex LIDDY
• 34. Jack HUTCHINS
• 40. Tom HICKEY
• 43. Liam PATRICK
• 45. Steven MAY
• 48. Seb TAPE
• 49. Jacob GILLBEE
• 50. Jeremy TAYLOR
• 51. Jake CRAWFORD
• 52. Joel TIPPETT
• Topup B.McNIECE
• Topup S.FAURE

In: Lock, Weller, Coad, Hutchins, Patrick, Tape, Crawford, McNiece, Faure
Out: Nathan ABLETT, Tyron ALDERSON, Harley BENNELL, Zachary CALLINAN, Matthew QUIGLEY, Regan SALTER, Rory THOMPSON, Nathan TREVENA

Some experienced players in that squad in Harris, Krakouer and Coad to complement the exciting youngsters

Summary
Will the effects of having such an easy two weeks be deletorious to the Reserves' chances of winning this match? Regardless of the result, the coaches will be looking forward to the tougher competition that this match promises and hopefully it won't be as much of a cakewalk as the Round 7 game.

[Primmy]

This should be interesting; proper competition!

ugg, what have they done with my boy Kane?

[Nich]

Thanks ugg - appreciate all your work!!

[ScottH]

1) How does this cross pollination competing affect the ladders??
2) I thought Southport were a strong club.
3) Daniel Harris in the 2's?? No wonder he's tearing it up.

4) great work mate.

[liz]

Rory Pryor is listed on the Academy intake page.

There was a Lachlan Pryor who played a few games as a toppie for the reserves a few years back and who then got a scholarship with the Kangaroos. He didn't get a spot on the Roos list, and now plays for North Shore, I think. I believe he has also made some SFL representative squads. Highly likely that this is younger brother, given he also seems to be a North Shore listed affiliated player.

[BeeEmmAre]

Absolutely correct, as usual Liz, and great work again ugg.

Rory Pryor is indeed the younger brother of Lachlan and has broken into the North Shore seniors this season. He joined Brandon Jack as a NAB Rising Star nominee last week (Sydney AFL - SportingPulse).

[BeeEmmAre]

Oh, and ugg, I have word that the Swans' official teamsheet currently contains just 21 names, and Jarred Moore and Luke Parker are not on it. Presumably back up for Nick Smith and Kieren Jack in the seniors. Wonder what that means?

[BeeEmmAre]

Sorry, made a mistake. It's Brett Meredith who is not on the teamlist. And he's not an emergency. Know even less what to read into that.

[AnnieH]

I'm spewing they're not playing closer to home.
This is the first weekend I've missed a live game - reserves or seniors - since easter.

[liz]

I'm spewing they're not playing closer to home.
This is the first weekend I've missed a live game - reserves or seniors - since easter.

Get yourself on a plane and fly up to Gold Coast and then you can get to watch both games.

[stellation]

Get yourself on a plane and fly up to Gold Coast and then you can get to watch both games.

No need for a plane, I'm sure Annie has a broom that flies.

[AnnieH]

Thanks Stell ... I actually have a few!!

I would have gone to the Gold Coast, but I flew over it when I went to Brisvegas and saw it from the plane window ... that was plenty close enough thank you.

SE Qld seriously sucks. Now I know why I've always gone straight to Cairns.

[stellation]

Thanks Stell ... I actually have a few!!

Wholovesyababy!

[Kirkari]

...deletorious...

Thanks Ugg. Poor Seabs.

+10 points for correct usage. -0.5 for spelling. It's deleterious. I'm only correcting you because I had to look it up and I'd like to see it used more!

[liz]

Thanks Stell ... I actually have a few!!

I would have gone to the Gold Coast, but I flew over it when I went to Brisvegas and saw it from the plane window ... that was plenty close enough thank you.

SE Qld seriously sucks. Now I know why I've always gone straight to Cairns.

If you're not inclined to go to the Gold Coast, you could always trek over to BOP on Sunday afternoon to check out FSS Lloyd Perris playing for the Rams U16s.