NEAFL discussion thread

[liz]

On an average the senior team uses 33 players a year, currently we have played 30 players as I don't get to see the reserves play who are the next most likely 3 or 4 players to get a game.
I would have thought Cameron will get a run at some stage mainly cause Sinclair will need a spell.
There was rapts on Ling from the coaches earlier in the year but reading the recent reports on here he may still be a bit off.
Dawson would have been one but I think his year maybe over as far as seniors go due to injuries.
Stoddart is a chance you would think.
With Tippett retired, Naismith, Johnson, Bell, Pink & Brown all injured it doesn't leave many to choose from, unless they go back to Rose or Foote.

Based on their performances on Saturday, I'd have been happy to have any of Fox, Newman, Robinson and Marsh in the senior side. I know that doesn't exactly answer your question, given they are all in the 30 who have already played this year, but they'd be next in line to come into the side, along with Aliir, who was also reasonable.

Cameron will surely debut this year at some point, unless injury again intervenes. His last month has been terrific. I don't know how long the coaches will give McCartin in the senior side - they seem happy with him thus far but you'd imagine he'll get tired or sore reasonably soon. If/when they decide he's had enough for now, I think there's a good chance they'll give Cameron a go. He has the advantage of being able to give Sinclair a bit of a break, and maybe the opportunity to spend some time forward.

Stoddart and O'Riordan are in with a shout, probably O'Riordan ahead of Stoddart, just based on size. Colin has been up there with the senior-experienced players in the last few weeks.

Ling looks a way off now but it is early days for him. I thought he was pretty good early in the game on Saturday but didn't do much as the game progressed. He missed a chunk of the late-preseason with injury so is playing catch-up. He's done nothing yet to suggest he'll debut this year but things can change.

I don't think Dawson has necessarily blown his senior chances for the season. We'll have to wait and see when he finally gets back but if he is able to pick up where he left off last year, he must be a chance of getting a game or two, depending on injuries to the rest of the squad.

Maibaum has been going OK too. I think he's improved quite a bit since last year. But he's unlikely to get a senior game unless we suffer multiple injuries to our existing defenders.

So, to answer your question, Cameron and COR are probably the two most likely of those yet to play senior football this year.

[barracuda]

I thought Robinson had a pretty good senior game a couple of weeks ago with 20 or so touches. He backed that up with 40 in the neafl. I think he would be a good senior player but more in the midfield.

[chuckie]

Thanks Liz

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NEAFL MVP votes

Sydney v Southport
8: Daniel Robinson (Sydney)
8: Darcy Cameron (Sydney)
8: Nic Newman (Sydney)
3: Robbie Fox (Sydney)
2: Michael Manteit (Southport)
1: Colin O?Riordan (Sydney)

Breakdown

Robinson 5-3 or 4-4
Cameron 5-3 or 4-4
Newman 5-3 or 4-4
Fox 2-1
Manteit 2-0
O'Riordan 1-0

[dejavoodoo44]

NEAFL MVP votes

Sydney v Southport
8: Daniel Robinson (Sydney)
8: Darcy Cameron (Sydney)
8: Nic Newman (Sydney)
3: Robbie Fox (Sydney)
2: Michael Manteit (Southport)
1: Colin O?Riordan (Sydney)

Breakdown

Robinson 5-3 or 4-4
Cameron 5-3 or 4-4
Newman 5-3 or 4-4
Fox 2-1
Manteit 2-0
O'Riordan 1-0

Nice to see that our dropped players haven't had a sulk and are all playing well.

[dejavoodoo44]

Though it's not nice to see, that they're playing this week's NEAFL game well on the way to the Sunshine Coast, rather than at the Gabba. Surely it wouldn't destroy the ground, if they had it as a curtain raiser.

[Mountain Man]

I watched a bit of Maibaum on Saturday. He is slighter than I thought he would be for a "key" defender, but he is certainly mobile and seemed to have good instincts about when to move to spaces.

Melican has bulked up and will be the logical Reg replacement. Maibaum impressed me and he played a bit like Talia of the Crows. If Johnson were to get better, they would be a bit similar, IMHO, and capable.

[Primmy]

It was an interesting game to follow; not much gelling in the first third, better in the second third, and in the last they were on the same page (at last). Everyone seemed to be more or less in sinc. and it showed.

I like Armitage. He is kind of elegant. And whatever ugg said, I agree with.

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Though it's not nice to see, that they're playing this week's NEAFL game well on the way to the Sunshine Coast, rather than at the Gabba. Surely it wouldn't destroy the ground, if they had it as a curtain raiser.

When the NEAFL draw was released, this was marked as a curtain raiser to the Lions v Swans AFL game. So I had a quick peek at the BF Lions board to find out the reason for this, apparently this will be the 4th week in a row the Gabba will host an AFL game and the AFL is nervous the ground might not hold up.

Also note the new time 11:30am vs the original scheduled time of 12:55pm.

[dejavoodoo44]

When the NEAFL draw was released, this was marked as a curtain raiser to the Lions v Swans AFL game. So I had a quick peek at the BF Lions board to find out the reason for this, apparently this will be the 4th week in a row the Gabba will host an AFL game and the AFL is nervous the ground might not hold up.

Also note the new time 11:30am vs the original scheduled time of 12:55pm.

Ta, though it doesn't really seem to be ground churning weather up here. Only the occasional shower and still a bit of grass-growing warmth.
Though I must admit that I was only really posting out of self interest. It's easy to get to the Gabba, by train from the Gold Coast. South Pine: not so much.

[troyjones2525]

I see the reserves game against Brisbane this week is being streamed! Do we think that young Blakey may keep his place in the side, against a team he could have chosen to play with no less! Would love to watch him in a full game, especially seeing as he got to see how it feels at that level in his debut last week!

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[liz]

I see the reserves game against Brisbane this week is being streamed! Do we think that young Blakey may keep his place in the side, against a team he could have chosen to play with no less! Would love to watch him in a full game, especially seeing as he got to see how it feels at that level in his debut last week!

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Blakey has Allies duties this weekend, I believe. The 50-man squad is due to meet for a camp in preparation for the upcoming division one U18 championships. We're unlikely to see Blakey again in the NEAFL side until the championships are over.

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BRISBANE

B: 42. Mitch Hinge 45. Jack Frost 24. Liam Dawson
HB: 20. Cedric Cox 22. Marco Paparone 32. Sam Mayes
C: 19. Jacob Allison 35. Ryan Lester 1. Ben Keays
HF: 43. Jake Barrett 38. Connor Ballenden 4. Ryan Bastinac
F: 39. Corey Lyons 14. Josh Walker 7. Tom Bell
Foll: 44. Archie Smith 36. Rhys Mathieson 37. Brandon Starcevich
Inter: 50. Jai Kennealy 51. Caleb Franks 52. Justin Currie 53. Daniel Fleming 54. Ethan Hunt
Emer: Cody Stackelberg Tarj Townson
In: 51. Caleb Franks 53. Daniel Fleming 54. Ethan Hunt 52. Justin Currie
Out: 8. Rohan Bewick (injured) 17. Claye Beams (injured) 54. Billy Johnson (injured)

New: 51. Caleb Franks 52. Justin Currie

SYDNEY

B: 51. Conor Flanagan 21. Jack Maibaum 58. Mitchell Rogers
HB: 38. Colin O?Riordan 36. Aliir Aliir 28. Nic Newman
C: 22. Dean Towers 45. Angus Styles 59. Luke Parks
HF: 27. Dan Robinson 16. Gary Rohan 1. James Rose
F: 55. Bailey Stewart 46. Joel Amartey 50. Sam Wicks
Foll: 17. Darcy Cameron 42. Robbie Fox 19. Matthew Ling
Inter: 52. Aidan Watling 54. Jeremy Shumack 53. Dylan Smith 49. Adam Tipungwuti
Emer: 56. Cooper Kilpatrick 57. Jordan Adams
In: 53. Dylan Smith 49. Adam Tipungwuti 16. Gary Rohan 52. Aidan Watling 59. Luke Parks
Out: 31. Harrison Marsh (AFL) 56. Joey Reinhard (Allies) 52. Joshua Stern (Allies) 49. Nick Blakey (Allies) 59. Kyle McKellar (Allies).

New: 59. Luke Parks

[chalbilto]

Melican not playing. Hope he hasn't had a setback with his rehab.

[wolftone57]

Melican not playing. Hope he hasn't had a setback with his rehab.

Yes it looks like both Melican and Pink did not come up. That might be more the doctor trying to ensure the injury doesn't return in a hurry. I don't mind the doctor and physios being overly cautious. If you look back to 2013, 2015 and even 2014 and 2016 we had injuries to key players at the wrong time. If we are to keep a healthy list it is better to be cautious than bring them back too soon. The other thing we have this year that was missing in most of those years is great, not just good but great, depth.

In the next three weeks, I say three as the most, we get back Pink, Melican, Bell, Brown, Dawson, AJ and Foote. The inclusion of all these players will deepen our depth incredibly. We will be in a very healthy state coming to the bye. After the bye we need to really take advantage of that depth and utilise the players who are ready for seniors by resting senior players one or two at a time to conserve their energy and vitality for a finals run. Everything needs to be systematically and holistically measured rto gain the best outcomes for the club.