VFL Round 7: Sydney Swans Reserves v UWS Giants

[ugg]

NEAFL 2014 Round 7

Sydney Swans Reserves v UWS Giants

Friday 9th May 2014 4:10pm
ANZ Stadium

The second of four clashes between these two teams; the Swans going down valiantly against a strong Giants outfit 4 weeks ago. The tables seemed to have turned here with the Swans naming their strongest side not only this year, but probably for the last few years, and the Giants having a few injured senior players will be weaker.

Both teams are in good form and in strong positions on the NEAFL ladder.

NEAFL Ladder

Recent Form
Reserves
UWS Giants
Past Meetings
2014
R1 UWS Giants 11.20 (86) defeated Reserves 12.6 (78) @ Spotless Stadium

Goals: Hiscox 3, Membrey 2, Nankervis 2, P.Mitchell, Lloyd, B.Jack, McCaffrey, Hewett
Best: N/A

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2013
R2 UWS Giants 14.18 (102) defeated by Reserves 17.5 (107) @ ANZ Stadium

Goals: Morton 3, Membrey 3, Everitt 3, Weir, Jack, Head, Lloyd, White, Cunningham, Brown, Lamb
Best: Everitt, Bird, White, Morton, Lloyd, Cunningham

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R8 UWS Giants 11.12 (78) defeated by Reserves 19.13 (127) @ Blacktown International Sportspark

Goals: Membrey 5, Morton 3, Everitt 3, Walsh 2, Lloyd, Robinson, Mitchell, Wray, Kilpatrick, Brown
Best: Walsh, Everitt, Biggs, Membrey, Lloyd, Mitchell

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R17 Reserves 12.7 (79) defeated by UWS Giants 21.16 (142) ANZ Stadium

Goals: Towers 3, Rohan 2, Lloyd 2, Cox, Kiel, Dick, Cunningham, Green
Best: Robinson, Lloyd, Perris, Head

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R21 Reserves 15.20 (110) defeated UWS Giants 6.9 (45) @ ANZ Stadium

Goals: Towers 3, Rohan 2, Membrey 2, Cox 2, Plug, Lloyd, Cunningham, Armstrong, Jaffer-Williams, Head
Best: Biggs, Brown, Lockyer, Lloyd, Cunningham, Richards

Last Round
Brisbane Lions 6.14 (50) defeated by Reserves 7.9 (51) @ Harrup Park

Goals: Membrey 3, Robinson 2, Towers, Davis
Best: T.Mitchell, Membrey, Foote, Robinson, Nankervis, Marsh

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UWS Giants 16.12 (108) defeated Ainslie 9.5 (59) @ Startrack Oval

Goals: Sumner 3, Lobb 3, Stewart 3, Addison 2, Townsend, Reid, Boyd, Whitfield, Johns
Best: Barrett, Lobb, Sumner, Plowman, Townsend, Addison


Team List
Listed players
Changes
In: Jones, Walsh, Roberts-Thomson, Jack
Out:

20 listed players is as strong a lineup as I can recall in recent memory.

Tommy Walsh makes a welcome return after severely tearing his hamstring in Round 10 of the NEAFL last year. He will probably be eased into the game as a second half 'substitute' for the emergency being taken off as a precautionary measure for the seniors. And assuming both he and LRT play forward, that might free up Towers to play more of a flanker's role. Jones returns after traveling to Melbourne 2 weeks ago as the traveling emergency.

Academy Players/Topups
In: Dunn
Out: Abe DAVIS, Jordan FOOTE, Doug HADDEN, Jordan HISCOX, Matt VIVIC

20 listed players means only 2 topups are required. It's great timing as the best of the topups will be playing for the NSW/ACT Rams in the TAC Cup (this also applies to the UWS topups too). Dunn and Head are 'old heads' for the ressies.

Reserves leading goalkickers

• Tim Membrey 17
• Jack Hiscox 8
• Harrison Marsh 7

For full list: 2014 Goalkickers - RWOwiki

Reserves leading votegetters

• Tim Membrey 11
• Matt Dick, Toby Nankervis 8
• Shane Biggs, Daniel Robinson 7

For full list: 2014 Best Votes - RWOwiki

Reserves leading disposals (avg)

• Craig Bird 47.0
• Daniel Robinson 32.8
• Jake Lloyd 32.3

For full list: 2014 Reserves Stats


UWS Giants (listed players in bold)
In: T.Barrett, Irvine, Johnstone, McNiece, Mohr, Nolan, O'Rourke, Schulz
Out: Tom BOYD, Aidan CORR, Lachlan HAYRES, Zac JOHNS, Andrew PHILLIPS, Darcy SPINKS, Lachie WHITFIELD, Nathan WILSON

16 listed players (but arguably 17 with Sam Reid who retired from AFL last year but is serving as a playing assistant coach).

The first meeting with the Giants saw our cross town rivals line up with 3 ruckmen Downie, Phillips and Lobb and Tom Boyd who also rucked in that game. Today they'll only have Lobb to call upon with Stewart to provide a chop out.

Whiley and Jake Barrett have been their prolific ball winners in the past two weeks, and in Whiley's case in particular is very unlucky not to be in their senior side. Mohr makes his first appearance of the year while Plowman played on Membrey in Round 2 and won their matchup convincingly. Jaksch and McCarthy both have the ability to play forward or back so it wouldn't surprise if they appeared at either end of the ground.

[wolftone57]

Great preview Ugg. Thank you. Looking forward to this game for the revenge factor. They pipped us earlier this season and time to give it back, hopefully in the form of a big win. So many senior players in this team wow.

[707]

I like games against the other strong sides as it gives an indication of who is up to senior standard.

UWS have the usual load of high draft choices playing, a 2, 3, 10, 12, 14, 27 29 plus a few 17yo selections who would have been high choices the following year. Gee, even we have a 6, 15, 22 this week!

Looking forward to seeing how Jones, Nankervis and Hewett in particular go. In game reports much appreciated.

[liz]

I was wondering if GWS would play Cameron in their reserves side, given that the reason he's said not to be playing in the senior side is because he can't fly at the moment (after an ear operation). Obviously they've decided he's better off having a rest than terrorising X or Aliir.

[Swansongster]

That is a strong team we have in this week for the Magoos.

[ugg]

This is the first time the much talked-about forward line of 4 talls: LRT-Nankervis-Walsh-Membrey will be playing together!

[liz]

This is the first time the much talked-about forward line of 4 talls: LRT-Nankervis-Walsh-Membrey will be playing together!

Nice intertextuality!

[BobLog]

What's the story on O'Keefe? Where's he at? Not much info about his inj/omission here in Melbourne.

[ScottH]

Hope Walsh gets a decent run.

[wolftone57]

Very good Ugg.

[ugg]

What's the story on O'Keefe? Where's he at? Not much info about his inj/omission here in Melbourne.

Sadly I think he's very much just back up at the moment in case one of our inside mids gets injured or suspended, and even then you would think Tom Mitchell would be first off the rank.

[Matt80]

Sadly I think he's very much just back up at the moment in case one of our inside mids gets injured or suspended, and even then you would think Tom Mitchell would be first off the rank.

You would think at this stage, that the following players who are midfield/flanker/forward types would come back into the seniors ahead of ROK.

- Tom Mitchell
- Brandon Jack
- Garry Rohan
- Dene Towers

[dimelb]

Thanks ugg, excellent work as always.
And what a powerful looking team - I hope they wipe the floor with the enemy! And terrific to see Tommy Walsh back on the park; there's still hope for the future.

[ugg]

You would think at this stage, that the following players who are midfield/flanker/forward types would come back into the seniors ahead of ROK.

- Tom Mitchell
- Brandon Jack
- Garry Rohan
- Dene Towers

If we're talking about a purely inside midfield role, which I was, then only Mitchell would work in that situation.

[aardvark]

Nice intertextuality!

Gawd the things you learn on RWO! Have you been waiting a while to use that one Liz?


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