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

[mcs]

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

You would think TDx is definitely gone. Xavier did some good stuff up forward today, but I just think he is too far down the order now either up front or down back, and may go as well. Not sure about Hiscox - he was pretty quiet today and didn't have a great deal of impact for mine. And sadly the end does look near for Teddy, but not before he can play a role in one final tilt for a flag!

[Scottee]

You would think TDx is definitely gone. Xavier did some good stuff up forward today, but I just think he is too far down the order now either up front or down back, and may go as well. Not sure about Hiscox - he was pretty quiet today and didn't have a great deal of impact for mine. And sadly the end does look near for Teddy, but not before he can play a role in one final tilt for a flag!

We would have to think hard about letting Xav go given the tactic of playing Ted as a defensive forward and Xav's potential to replace him when he retires. He would probably kick more goals than Ted and is significantly quicker.

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NEAFL: Jack, Cunningham, McGlynn dominate Canberra Demons

[Leaguey]

Top Ups

Lovely weaving run from wilson in heavy traffic on the wing beating 3 or 4 before delivering forward - he has done some nice stuff.

Leonardis defending well in tandem with newman at the other end.

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Goal to demons on the run after foote misses laidler with an easy hand pass in the defensive 50. Swans 131 demons 31 9th minute 4th quarter.

Wilson one of the few top ups mentioned ! Did they get sqeazed out by the
Seniors against a poor opposition or just a quiet day for them?

[mcs]

Wilson one of the few top ups mentioned ! Did they get sqeazed out by the
Seniors against a poor opposition or just a quiet day for them?

A bit of both. Certainly it was a game dominated by our more experienced players - Wilson did some really decent stuff, he was easily the stand out toppie. Other than that, the rest of the toppies had a fairly quiet day, but did ok. But the opposition really were poor (though they improved in the 2nd half when we took the foot well and truly off the pedal).

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Clearances

• Cunningham 7
• Jack 7
• Foote 6
• McGlynn 6
• Hiscox 2
• McFadden 2
• O'Riordan 2
• Robertson 2
• Hebron 1
• Leonardis 1
• Melican 1
• Nankervis 1
• Newman 1
• Richards 1
• Wilson 1

Sydney 42 Canberra 32

[Ludwig]

Just watched the NEAFL highlights on the Swans website. Dawson launches a set shot from the base of the centre square that easily sails through for a goal. He is a serious kick of the ball who, I dare say, can rival Buddy for kicking. What's incredible about Dawson is he doesn't have to deviate from a straight line, like so many players do, to launch the ball 60 metres. He just takes a regular run up and boom. I don't know how we fit them all in, but Dawson has to be in the 2017 senior team.

[Mug Punter]

Just watched the NEAFL highlights on the Swans website. Dawson launches a set shot from the base of the centre square that easily sails through for a goal. He is a serious kick of the ball who, I dare say, can rival Buddy for kicking. What's incredible about Dawson is he doesn't have to deviate from a straight line, like so many players do, to launch the ball 60 metres. He just takes a regular run up and boom. I don't know how we fit them all in, but Dawson has to be in the 2017 senior team.

Only thing I'd say though is that there's more to senior footy than having a great kick, though it clearly helps. What is he like in general play and where does he normally line up?

I'm planning on heading out to BISP on Saturday to watch the NEAFL boys run around, I'm looking forward to seeing this kid's kicking prowess

[Ludwig]

Only thing I'd say though is that there's more to senior footy than having a great kick, though it clearly helps. What is he like in general play and where does he normally line up?

I'm planning on heading out to BISP on Saturday to watch the NEAFL boys run around, I'm looking forward to seeing this kid's kicking prowess

I've only seen him on video, so the live comments are very helpful. But what I've seen, he's a very good mark as well, a good decision maker and good as well in general play. He's also played at centre bounces at times. His body posture looks a bit stiff, but he had a back injury last year and don't know if that has anything to do with it. My feeling is that he was overlooked until pick 57 because he missed almost the entire season last year and we took a crack at a talented kid that seems to have worked out.

So if you're at the game it would be good to keep an eye on Dawson. O'Riordan and Leonardis are the other two worth keeping tabs on for potential going into the next couple of seasons.

[mcs]

Just watched the NEAFL highlights on the Swans website. Dawson launches a set shot from the base of the centre square that easily sails through for a goal. He is a serious kick of the ball who, I dare say, can rival Buddy for kicking. What's incredible about Dawson is he doesn't have to deviate from a straight line, like so many players do, to launch the ball 60 metres. He just takes a regular run up and boom. I don't know how we fit them all in, but Dawson has to be in the 2017 senior team.

Dawson really does have a booming kick. He is a nice leading forward and has clear potential, and looks likely to be a senior player in the making. A good pre-season and he will be knocking on the door for 2017 selection I feel.

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NEAFL MVP votes

Canberra v Sydney
10: Ben McGlynn (Sydney)
7: Brandon Jack (Sydney)
4: Jordan Foote (Sydney)
3: Harry Cunningham (Sydney)
3: Jordan Harper (Canberra)
2: Nic Newman (Sydney)
1: Toby Nankervis (Sydney)

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NEAFL MVP votes

Canberra v Sydney
10: Ben McGlynn (Sydney)
7: Brandon Jack (Sydney)
4: Jordan Foote (Sydney)
3: Harry Cunningham (Sydney)
3: Jordan Harper (Canberra)
2: Nic Newman (Sydney)
1: Toby Nankervis (Sydney)

How can a player receive the full 10 MVP votes but still not get BOG in the other rankings?? They can't be measuring exactly the same thing. Or the evaluation is being done by a different person but I would have thought the MVP is done by the two coaches and the 1-6 rankings also by the coach but just for one team. And you can only get 10 MVP if both coaches pick you first.

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How can a player receive the full 10 MVP votes but still not get BOG in the other rankings?? They can't be measuring exactly the same thing. Or the evaluation is being done by a different person but I would have thought the MVP is done by the two coaches and the 1-6 rankings also by the coach but just for one team. And you can only get 10 MVP if both coaches pick you first.

Actually the MVP votes are 1/2 by the umpires 1/2 by the joint decision by both coaches.

[bloodspirit]

Thanks, ugg, that explains it. How do you find out this stuff?

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Thanks, ugg, that explains it. How do you find out this stuff?

I read most of it off Fantales wrappers.