VFL Round 11: Giants Reserves v Sydney Swans Reserves @ Spotless Stadium

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NEAFL 2016 Round 11

Giants Reserves v Sydney Swans Reserves

Sunday 12th June 2016
1.00pm
Spotless Stadium

The Giants were the team to beat in the 2015 NEAFL regular season claiming the minor premiership with 16 wins and 2 losses and an impressive percentage of 213%. With a short injury list for most of the year, their collection of high draft picks dazzled and destroyed NEAFL teams before fizzling out in the finals when the restricted number of listed players hit them.

This year they've come back down to earth with injury problems in the last month or so severely restricting the number of listed players they've been able to field and they sit precariously on the edge of the Top 6, slightly ahead of Southport on percentage.

The Swans continue on their merry way, dismantling the Suns Reserves in atrocious conditions at Metricon last week, maintaining coach Rhyce Shaw's perfect record and a stellar 9 wins from 9 games record. The Swans have already defeated the Giants once this year, in Round 2 at Blacktown where a stirring mid 3rd quarter comeback led to a 18 point win.

NEAFL Ladder
Recent Form
Reserves
WSU Giants

Past Meetings
2016
Round 2 @ Blacktown
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2015
Round 20 @ Spotless Stadium
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Round 13 @ Blacktown International Sportspark
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Round 5 @ Spotless Stadium
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Round 2 @ Tramway Oval
Last game
Team List
Listed players
Changes
In: Derickx, Dawson
Out:

Towers, Foote and Jack have been dominant as our onballers in recent weeks. Naismith as the primary ruckman with plenty of support in either Derickx, Nankervis or Galloway. Nankervis doing well up forward as well as a strong marking tall forward.

Richards has kicked 10 goals in 2 weeks since his switch to full forward, with Davis switching to defence to play alongside Aliir and Melican. Newman, Leonardis and O'Riordan continue to provide the run from defence with utility Dawson capable of playing back, forward or in the middle.

Academy Players/Topups
In: Behagg, McFadden
Out: Angus BAKER, Darcy BARON-HAY, Jake BROWN, Jake VEALE



Statistics
Kicks
Handballs
Disposals
Marks
Tackles
Hitouts
Clearances
Inside 50s
Rebound 50s
Goals
Coaches Votes

NEAFL MVP Votes
Giants Reserves (listed players in bold)
In: M.Kennedy, Steele, Stewart, Tomlinson, Garthwaite, MaCreadie, Paech, Tiziani,
Out: Will HOSKIN-ELLIOTT, Sam REID, Brandon CLARK, Nathan COXALL, Patrick DE LA MARE, Matthew EDWARDS, Connor OWEN-AUBURN, Donald ROBERTS, Zack SMITH, Derrick VISSER

13 listed players forms a core of a competitive team, and with 11 listed players they fought out a close loss to the Thunder away in the NT. However they will have to overcome a big disadvantage with the Swans side having 18 listed players.

Tomlinson is the standout in this team averaging 35.5 disposals, 11.5 marks 6.0 clearances 8.3 inside 50s and 4.3 rebound 50s a game. The onballers Barrett, Kennedy and Lloyd average 28.6, 25.8 and 25.2 disposals respectively and are the major ball winners in this team.

[111431]

thks Ugg - sound like it will be good game and a decent test for our guys

[707]

How can we get Tomlinson to the Swans? Far too good to be playing NEAFL!

[Ludwig]

How can we get Tomlinson to the Swans? Far too good to be playing NEAFL!

The thing with Tomlinson is that although he's KP height, he really is more of a tall outside midfielder than a key position player. If Reid can stay fit, we really don't need a player like Tomlinson, who will surely be getting plenty of good offers from Melbourne clubs. I've said it before, that the GWS reserves player we should be looking at is Jeremy Finlayson, a promising KPD who is unlikely to ever make the GWS senior team unless most of their defence is injured. And he's out of contract this year. Interesting to see how they go on Sunday.

[rb4x]

Still no Tom Papley

[Primmy]

Thanks ugg. I'll make at least half of the game this time. cough cough, splutter, snort, and lets do that again.

[ugg]

Updated Giants list. Rhys Palmer added to their side.

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Final teams. Jake Veale in for Nankervis

Giants: Redfern wearing 53 not 40 and Alex Paech in 55

[KTigers]

3 qtr time. Swans 13.9.87, Giants 12.8.80.

[KTigers]

Full time. Giants 16.13.109 d Swans 16.12.108

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We were missing towers Derickx Melican for the second half and Reid in the last quarter. Also Galloway rucked most of the last with Naismith playing at FF

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Giants 4.3-27 7.5-47 12.8-80 16.13-109
Sydney Swans 4.3-27 10.6-66 13.9-87 16.12-108
Giants
Goal Kickers: M. Flynn 3, M. Kennedy 3, J. Stewart 2, R. Palmer 2, J. Barrett, D. Roberts, T. Downie, J. Steele, J. Finlayson, A. Tomlinson
Best Players: H. Himmelberg, R. Palmer, J. Barrett, M. Kennedy, A. Tomlinson, J. Steele
Sydney Swans
Goal Kickers: T. Leonardis 3, S. Reid 2, J. Foote 2, M. Wilson 2, S. Naismith 2, S. Murray, B. Jack, J. Hiscox, J. Dawson, K. Galloway
Best Players: J. Foote, A. Davis, A. Aliir, D. Towers, C. O''Riordan, R. Hebron

[Bloody Hell]

Where was Leonardis playing?

3 goals off half back and not in the best?

[707]

Surely Foote must now get a senior run, can't do any more but keep getting best fors in our NEAFL side.

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Reid injured calf according to Peter Lalor on twitter