VFL 2016 preseason practice games

[ugg]

http://bit.ly/1oFtlAq

Saturday March 12
GIANTS v Sydney Swans at Tom Wills Oval 10.30am

Saturday March 19
Sydney Swans v Sydney University at BISP 10.30am

Saturday March 26
Sydney Swans v GIANTS at BISP 9.30am

[liz]

Where is Tom Wills Oval?

[aardvark]

Where is Tom Wills Oval?

Sydney Olympic Park.

http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2013-05-06/giants-honour-tom-wills

[ugg]

Don't forget the match tomorrow!

A team list provided here NEAFL: Saturday's dress rehearsal - sydneyswans.com.au

doesn't have the 3 omitted from today's NAB Challenge Game. Not sure if they can't make it back in time.

9. Abe Davis
19. Tom Derickx
30. Tyrone Leonardis
31. Harry Marsh
34. Jordan Dawson
38. Colin O'Riordan
36. Aliir Aliir
42. Xavier Richards
43. Lewis Melican
47. Kyle Galloway
41. Eli Prescott*
44. Jaad Matesic*
48. Will Gowers*
49. Harrison Carr*
50. Sam Wilson*
51. Tom Chichester*
52. Jacob Hennessy*
53. Lachlan Behagg*
54. Ryan Hebron*
55. Ned Reinhard*
56. Jake Veale*
57. Jake Bartholomaeus*

[rb4x]

Where is Naismith

[liz]

Where is Naismith

Where he generally is - in rehab

[ugg]

Very hot and muggy morning. Tom Wills Oval is an awful place to watch as there is no elevation

I see Robinson and Hiscox warming up. I assume BJ is also here.

Updating on Twitter @swansreserves

[undy]

Where is Tom Wills Oval?

And for those who haven't seen one of my gratuitous Neil Murray plugs before - here's his great song about about Tom Wills. The last few verses remind me of ROK, PK, Jude.

...and for balance, here is Mick Thomas' song about Tom Wills, on Marngrook (and I never knew Marngrook's Grant Hansen was a musician until a few weeks ago when I saw him playing in a support act).

[ugg]

BJ confirmed playing and had quite a bit of it. O'Riordan looks to have nice kicking skills and Galloway working in tandem with Derickx in the ruck and up forward. Marsh playing midfield from what I can tell

Haven't seen Abe Davis though

[ugg]

Giants won that quarter 47-0

Robbo walked out of the dressing rooms a few minutes into the second quarter and walked over to the bench. Didn't come on but walked to the rooms with rest of the team at half time

We really missed him as we lack midfielders in this team. We ended up trying Dawson, Marsh and Veale in there at times.

Thought the defence played well in the first quarter but struggled with their disposal in the second term and the Giants pressure paid off with repeat entries into their forward fifty.

[ugg]

Better effort that quarter but giants still won it 26-13

Jack battling hard in the midfield and kicked a nice solo goal while Dawson started forward but switched back and provided a long option out of defence.


3Q @swansreserves 4.3 (27) WSU giants 12.14 (86) goals: Jack 2 Derickx WSU: #53 3 Patton 2 Pickett Kennedy Barrett Flynn Lloyd Reid #48

[ugg]

Full time @swansreserves 5.4 34 Giants 13.21 99 goals: Jack 2 Hiscox Derickx Chichester

WSU goals: #53 3 Patton 2 Kennedy 2 Pickett Barrett Flynn Lloyd Reid #48

Highlight for the swans was Jordan Dawson playing the spare man in defence and launching attacks with his raking long left kicks

[WolfGang]

Is there a list of best players ??

[dejavoodoo44]

I'm just wondering which side had the most top ten draft picks? Our Friday night side, or the GWS reserve side that went around on Saturday?

[ugg]

Hewett Jones Nankervis Rose and Newman granted special permission to play the NEAFL practice game

Im guessing they are in that group who played some NAB matches and hence require the permission whereas someone like Ted didn't play any so doesn't require permission