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Check out all the highlights from @LionsNEAFL v @sydneyswans at South Pine ????.

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What a contest at South Pine as @sydneyswans come out on top over @LionsNEAFL.

Full match gallery by @dlayden72 ???? https://t.co/wLS9UTLPY3 #NEAFL pic.twitter.com/GYHzXPQiy8

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[troyjones2525]

Ling another ordinary game... Smells like a bust to me unfortunately.

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[Scottee]

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BTW.... Ling 7 disposals

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[MattW]

Ling another ordinary game... Smells like a bust to me unfortunately.

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It's too early to dismiss him, but his confidence seems shot at the moment. I watched only very short snippets on the weekend, but saw one passage where he had taken a mark on the edge of defensive 50. He didn't move far back from the mark, hesitated, and then kicked a loopy ball infield far from any teammate and turned it over.

Does anyone know who his official 'mentor' is?

[Ludwig]

I noticed that Ed Richards, my choice for our first pick in the draft, won the rising star this round. Jack Higgins and Laghlan Fogarty, the 2 players Horse interviewed just before the draft, are also doing quite well. I'm hoping that Ling is just going through a defensive training focus and he'll show why we drafted him when several other more highly credentialed players were available. We also extended his contract by a year before he even played a game, so you have to figure we see something there to suggest he'll get going in due course.

[Blood Fever]

I noticed that Ed Richards, my choice for our first pick in the draft, won the rising star this round. Jack Higgins and Laghlan Fogarty, the 2 players Horse interviewed just before the draft, are also doing quite well. I'm hoping that Ling is just going through a defensive training focus and he'll show why we drafted him when several other more highly credentialed players were available. We also extended his contract by a year before he even played a game, so you have to figure we see something there to suggest he'll get going in due course.

He's a kid- some take longer to mature and many at the Swans have served a lengthy apprenticeship - Hewett played a lot in the twos as did Melican. I'm sure others on this forum can add to the list.

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Brisbane v Sydney


9: Nic Newman (Sydney)
7: Tom Bell (Brisbane)
5: Robbie Fox (Sydney)
5: Dan Robinson (Sydney)
2: Connor Ballenden (Brisbane)
1: Darcy Cameron (Sydney)
1: Ben Keays (Brisbane)



Newman 5-4
Bell 5-2
Fox 4-3
Robinson 4-3
Cameron 1-0
Keays 1-0

[bloodspirit]

Way too early to write Ling off. I reckon he'll show more of why we selected him down the track. Who knows what's going on, could be struggling to adjust to living in Sydney, have some kind of low grade injury (or taking time to recover properly from the injury he did have) etc. Anyway, we got Stoddart as insurance who is a similar type of player (and who was similarly rated to Ling according to various draft pundits despite the significant gap between where they were selected in the draft) and he's going ok.

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Also, a big shout out to AJ who is slated to return to the NEAFL this weekend! Go you good thing! Hope he can make every post a winner in the last chance saloon. ;-P

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Sydney University (1st) v Sydney Swans (4th) at the SCG, 4.05pm
*This match will be streamed live on NEAFL TV (youtube.com/northeastafl)
*Live Champion Data statistics on the Official NEAFL App
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY
B: 16. Ryan Hebron 25. Nathan Cooper 34. Samuel Barkley
HB: 41. Adam Gulden 28. Darcy Baron-Hay 2. Xavier Richards
C: 1. Jack Hiscox 15. Tom Young 21. Lewis Stevenson
HF: 27. Matthew Wilson 9. Jacob Derickx 8. Damien Bonney
F: 4. Austin Lucy 31. Ned Reinhard 6. Sam Fong
Foll: 22. Sam Tagliabue 18. Jack Dimery 26. William Sierakowski
Inter: 12. Aaron Day 10. Mitchell Thompson 3. Craig Bird 42. Jake Bartholomaeus* 33. Tristan Davies
Emer: 14. Monty Krochmal 11. Nick Foster 38. Lachlan Hayres
In: 21. Lewis Stevenson
Out: 14. Monty Krochmal (omitted)
*Denotes 23rd player
SYDNEY
B: 47. Joey Reinhard 21. Jack Maibaum 2. Alex Johnson
HB: 54. Jeremy Shumack 36. Aliir Aliir 32. Mitchell Rogers
C: 22. Dean Towers 45. Angus Styles 52. Josh Stern
HF: 27. Daniel Robinson 30. Tom McCartin 1. James Rose
F: 55. Bailey Stewart 46. Joel Amartey 50. Sam Wicks
Foll: 17. Darcy Cameron 42. Robbie Fox 38. Colin O?Riordan
Inter: 41. Kyle McKellar 49. Connor Flanagan 53. Cooper Kilpatrick 48. Josh Rayner
Emer: 51. Zac Cameron 35. Luke Parks
In: 2. Alex Johnson 30. Tom McCartin 47. Joey Reinhard 52. Joshua Stern 41. Kyle McKellar 48. Josh Rayner
Out: 19. Matthew Ling (Injured), 28. Nic Newman (AFL), 53. Dylan Smith (Omitted), 49. Adam Tipunguti (Omitted), 52. Aidan Watling (Omitted), 59. Luke Parks (Omitted), 57. Jordan Adams (Omitted)
New: 48. Josh Rayner

3 former Swans (Bird, Hiscox, Richards. Brandon Jack has not played for them all year and Shaun Edwards was injured in Round 4) and 7 former Swans Academy members (Barkley, Baron-Hay, Bartholomaeus, Cooper, Hebron, Reinhard, Wilson)

[rb4x]

Still cannot see Pink! Like to see how Rayner goes.

[707]

Great to see AJ back on the park but sill no Dawson :-(

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Sydney Uni are unbeaten and undoubtedly have a strong team with many ex-AFL players (I count 6 in today's team) complemented by the best of the Swans Academy players who didn't get drafted. However, they have yet to play an AFL reserves team this year which may have overstated their current position on the ladder.


Players we have to control:

• Craig Bird - averaging 10 clearances a game since coming into the side in Round 3.
• Tom Young - past NEAFL MVP winner and former Dog and Pie plays an important role in their midfield but also is a goalkicker averaging over 1 per game.
• Adam Gulden - Rebounding defender. Local Sydneysider who spent 3 years in the SANFL and has returned with a much improved game.
• Jacob Derickx - 'Brother of Tom' is their leading goalkicker with 17 (in 7 games).
• Jack Hiscox - Not big disposals numbers (14.4 a game) but can hurt with his run and has 8 goals for the year.

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[jono2707]

Hopefully no last minute moving of this match at this stage, given the ordinary weather?

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Heads up for those going (i.e. not me), the match is scheduled to start at 4.05pm and the gates are scheduled to open at 4.05pm