Round 6: Sydney Swans Reserves v Brisbane Lions Reserves @ SCG

[Foreign Legion]

Swans should be 3 more goals in front but they are killing them around the packs.

[Foreign Legion]

Maibaum impressed me that quarter - quite composed and good disposal. Handy to have another up and coming defender. We have pretty good depth there really - Aliir/Melican/Tahlia/Maibaum. Not stars I agree but they all look able to play roles. The tough thing will be playing on the "Gorilla" forward as we saw last week with Casboult. I think Melican may be the long term option for these players after Reg retires.

[Foreign Legion]

I reckon they have had to redo the throw up about 7 or 8 times.

[Dosser]

Good game. For me it was Neumann followed by daylight then the rest.

[Foreign Legion]

Yeah Newman is too good for this level. I wish they would give him 5 games in a row in the Seniors. Thought Murray was good, Cameron's ruck work is pretty good and Maibaum was solid too. Pretty good win against a good opposition on paper anyway.

[mcs]

Yeah Newman is too good for this level. I wish they would give him 5 games in a row in the Seniors. Thought Murray was good, Cameron's ruck work is pretty good and Maibaum was solid too. Pretty good win against a good opposition on paper anyway.

Newman should be in the first team, no doubts about it. Another decent performance by Cameron in the ruck - he is a decent prospect.

[Ludwig]

Agree with others that Newman was clearly BOG and showed that he shouldn't have been dropped. I noticed he did a lot more pointing at the start of the second half, but then missed a kick on goal, so went back to just playing footy.

Ludwig's Best: Newman, Cameron, Murray, Dawson, Maibaum.

COL not my best, but I like his toughness. Had a decent game, but made some errors.

Cedric Cox is another kid from Halls Creek, like SPS of Carlton. There was a 3rd Halls Creek kid who I liked, but went undrafted.

Will Davies is such a biased and poor commentator. I don't mind that he's a Lion's supporter, but he makes so many mistakes that the audio and visual just don't match up. He must do it for free, because I can't imagine getting paid for that kind of performance.

The umpiring was baffling at times. They probably get paid, but not sure if it's from the NEAFL.

[dejavoodoo44]

Agree with others that Newman was clearly BOG and showed that he shouldn't have been dropped. I noticed he did a lot more pointing at the start of the second half, but then missed a kick on goal, so went back to just playing footy.

Ludwig's Best: Newman, Cameron, Murray, Dawson, Maibaum.

COL not my best, but I like his toughness. Had a decent game, but made some errors.

Cedric Cox is another kid from Halls Creek, like SPS of Carlton. There was a 3rd Halls Creek kid who I liked, but went undrafted.

Will Davies is such a biased and poor commentator. I don't mind that he's a Lion's supporter, but he makes so many mistakes that the audio and visual just don't match up. He must do it for free, because I can't imagine getting paid for that kind of performance.

The umpiring was baffling at times. They probably get paid, but not sure if it's from the NEAFL.

Yes, the commentary was a bit random at times: certainly didn't help me trying to work out which toppy was which. I think at one stage, he called a toppy, Toby Rose?
And like everybody else, I did think that Newman was BOG. I was impressed at how he often hit targets 50 metres away.

[Simo]

Fox was also ok, made a few mistakes but he gets to where the ball is. Massive level change when going up to afl.
Dawson needs to stay fwd if that's where they want him to play in the 1sts.
I think talia battled today, but maybe he would play better in a team of better players.

[Nico]

I was at Bikram Yoga while you couch potatoes were watching the 2's. Who won and any chance of a score.

[ugg]

15.12 10.5

Goal Kickers: S. Murray 2, J. Dawson 2, S. Fisher 2, B. Jack, W. Gowers, H. MacDonald, J. Mapleson, T. Leonardis, N. Newman, C. O''Riordan, J. Foote, D. Cameron

[rb4x]

Agree that best were Newman, Murray, Cameron, Dawson and Maibaum though I would have had Cedric Cox possibly as BOG in a losing team. Brisbane faded after Archie Smith was hurt in a tackle late in the . He was dominating up until then but had little influence afterwards.

[ugg]

Sydney
Goal Kickers: S. Murray 2, J. Dawson 2, S. Fisher 2, J. Foote, W. Gowers, D. Cameron, J. Mapleson, B. Jack, H. MacDonald, N. Newman, T. Leonardis, C. O''Riordan
Best Players: N. Newman, S. Murray, J. Mapleson, D. Cameron, J. Maibaum, J. Foote
Brisbane
Goal Kickers: B. Grewar 2, R. Bastinac 2, J. Clayton, J. Jansen, J. Walker, T. Bell, O. McInerney, R. William
Best Players: C. Cox, R. Bewick, L. Dawson, M. Hammelmann, J. Walker, R. Bastinac

[Nico]

15.12 10.5

Goal Kickers: S. Murray 2, J. Dawson 2, S. Fisher 2, B. Jack, W. Gowers, H. MacDonald, J. Mapleson, T. Leonardis, N. Newman, C. O''Riordan, J. Foote, D. Cameron

Thanks Ugg.

[Mug Punter]

In many ways I am actually happier about the NEAFL result today as it gives some genuine hope for players coming through.

Newman, Cameron and Maibaum should all get their chances over the rest of the season and the fact they are pushing shows this season may not be the write off some of us (me included) were fearing