Round 15: Canberra Demons v Sydney Swans Reserves @ Manuka Oval

[707]

I know the opposition was weak but sounds like we have some difficult list management problems at years end with a number of players showing real promise this year. Rhyce Shaw as coach seems to be working wonders.

Thanks for the commentary mcs, appreciate your time, cheer cheer

[dejavoodoo44]

Yes, thanks for your efforts MCS. And just out of idle curiosity, is anyone else barracking for Collingwood at the moment?

[707]

Yes, thanks for your efforts MCS. And just out of idle curiosity, is anyone else barracking for Collingwood at the moment?

Doing what I've never done before, barracking for them hard! The Pies winning gives us a game break on GWS but with several teams pressing we need to win every game from here to finish top two. Richmond and Dogs result may haunt us, a flag or not could rest on those dumb results :-(

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FT Swans 20.20 (140) Demons 6.7 (43) goals: Dawson Richards 3 Murray Foote Nankervis McGlynn 2 Newman Cunningham Jack Laidler Wilson Robertson

[dimelb]

Thanks ugg and mcs - much appreciated.

[dejavoodoo44]

Doing what I've never done before, barracking for them hard! The Pies winning gives us a game break on GWS but with several teams pressing we need to win every game from here to finish top two. Richmond and Dogs result may haunt us, a flag or not could rest on those dumb results :-(

Yes, I even mildly cheered a couple of Travis Cloke marks. Now I feel just a little bit unclean.

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Best Players: H. Cunningham, B. McGlynn, J. Foote, T. Nankervis, J. Laidler, L. Melican

[Mel_C]

Yes, thanks for your efforts MCS. And just out of idle curiosity, is anyone else barracking for Collingwood at the moment?

Yes I was barracking for Collingwood...I feel dirty .

[Ludwig]

For those who saw the game, what did Melican do to get in our best? I noticed he only had a few possessions, so he must have done something else to impress. Happy to see that he did get recognition for whatever it was because he shows signs of talent that could be developed, and a KPP sized player with a bit of pace at that.

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[mcs]

I know the opposition was weak but sounds like we have some difficult list management problems at years end with a number of players showing real promise this year. Rhyce Shaw as coach seems to be working wonders.

Thanks for the commentary mcs, appreciate your time, cheer cheer

I definitely think we have some serious list management problems at the end of the year - but for a good reason for once! There are guys running round in ressies that I have no doubt are fairly close to being ready for senior footy, and of course that's without thinking about those with AFL experience in there as well.

It certainly was a good first half performance today - less so after the break, but the game was won comfortably by then.

I thought it was a pretty even performance across the ground, but the guys who did some nice stuff that really stood out to me were:
- Dawson: presented a really nice target up forward, took a could of good grabs and kicked a well deserved 3 goals. His goal at the beginning of the 2nd was a highlight, showing good acceleration to make some really good space then kicking nicely and getting a nice high bounce to take it over a despairing defender near the goal line.
- Foote: Busy all day, both up forward and in the guts. He has something about him that I really like, and a good work rate as well. He impressed me again and I can see why we rewarded him with a senior list upgrade. Would like to think he may get a chance to debut in the AFL before the season is out.
- Melican: Mentioned him a couple of times in the comments I made - he did some neat things defensively, I thought he did ok.
-Newman: Really marshalled the backline nicely, generally used the ball well and did some good stuff. Nice goal as well. He is one we may struggle to hang on longer term if he can't force his way into the top 22, as I do think he looks AFL ready.
- Murray: Dropped in and out of the game, but showed some promise up forward, and did some nice stuff on the lead.
- O'Riordan: A little quieter today, but he has something about him. A bit of pace, some good nous to find the footy, and his kicking is not bad for someone that has come to the game so late. I really like the look of him.

Out of the experienced/recently dropped guys, tbh I didn't think any of them were outstanding and really yelling 'me me me' for a recall. Laidler was his efficient self and played well and would soon be ready to come back in if injury strikes or they want to change the balance of the top 22 defence. McGlynn and Harry were both named in the best, but to me neither really took the game by the scruff of the neck. McGlynn did some good stuff but his use of the ball was still a bit all over the place, which Harry probably was more impressive but didn't scream 'you must recall me either'. Nankervis did well in the ruck today as well.

All in all a very pleasant afternoon at the footy in some decent sun for once for Canberra in winter

[Mug Punter]

I definitely think we have some serious list management problems at the end of the year - but for a good reason for once! There are guys running round in ressies that I have no doubt are fairly close to being ready for senior footy, and of course that's without thinking about those with AFL experience in there as well.

It certainly was a good first half performance today - less so after the break, but the game was won comfortably by then.

I thought it was a pretty even performance across the ground, but the guys who did some nice stuff that really stood out to me were:
- Dawson: presented a really nice target up forward, took a could of good grabs and kicked a well deserved 3 goals. His goal at the beginning of the 2nd was a highlight, showing good acceleration to make some really good space then kicking nicely and getting a nice high bounce to take it over a despairing defender near the goal line.
- Foote: Busy all day, both up forward and in the guts. He has something about him that I really like, and a good work rate as well. He impressed me again and I can see why we rewarded him with a senior list upgrade. Would like to think he may get a chance to debut in the AFL before the season is out.
- Melican: Mentioned him a couple of times in the comments I made - he did some neat things defensively, I thought he did ok.
-Newman: Really marshalled the backline nicely, generally used the ball well and did some good stuff. Nice goal as well. He is one we may struggle to hang on longer term if he can't force his way into the top 22, as I do think he looks AFL ready.
- Murray: Dropped in and out of the game, but showed some promise up forward, and did some nice stuff on the lead.
- O'Riordan: A little quieter today, but he has something about him. A bit of pace, some good nous to find the footy, and his kicking is not bad for someone that has come to the game so late. I really like the look of him.

Out of the experienced/recently dropped guys, tbh I didn't think any of them were outstanding and really yelling 'me me me' for a recall. Laidler was his efficient self and played well and would soon be ready to come back in if injury strikes or they want to change the balance of the top 22 defence. McGlynn and Harry were both named in the best, but to me neither really took the game by the scruff of the neck. McGlynn did some good stuff but his use of the ball was still a bit all over the place, which Harry probably was more impressive but didn't scream 'you must recall me either'. Nankervis did well in the ruck today as well.

All in all a very pleasant afternoon at the footy in some decent sun for once for Canberra in winter

The year end will be very interesting indeed.

Foote, Papley and Marsh you would think will be upgraded. Newman has a lot of fans here too and you'd hate to see all that development work go to another club.

If we list two and upgrade four then we need to de-list six players. Four stand out for me - Xav, Ted, TDx and Hiscox.

Perhaps with the new CBA we can afford to expand our list from 38 to 40? We then get a brand new batch of rookies to work on, with O'Riordan being a special to be upgraded next year.

I imagine a lot will depend on whether we feel the need to recruit a KPD and I think that may well come down to whether we lose Mitchell or decide to trade Towers. With AA's development, Rampe playing the KPD role well, Talia to return and the Reid option part of me is wondering if we may not be addressing our defensive stocks internally

[mcs]

For those who saw the game, what did Melican do to get in our best? I noticed he only had a few possessions, so he must have done something else to impress. Happy to see that he did get recognition for whatever it was because he shows signs of talent that could be developed, and a KPP sized player with a bit of pace at that.

Melican did well in a few one on one situations at the last line of defence - I was fairly impressed, althought I wouldn't have said he was on our bests list, but obviously the coaches like what they saw.

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Took a few pics on my phone today at the game - they aren't very good quality (one mystery in life to me is why mobile phones are so hyped up as cameras, I'm yet to have one that takes pictures anywhere near the quality of my little pocket camera I usually take along (but forgot to today).


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