Rnd 12 v Queanbeyan

[ugg]

26.13 (169) 15.14 (104)

Match Results

QUEANBEYANGoal Kickers: P. Williams 4, J. KAVANAGH 3, M. ARMSTRONG 2, J. KIRKWOOD 2, A. LIESCHKE, K. THOMPSON, C. WALMSLEY, A. Carey
Best Players: M. DANIHER, P. Williams, J. LONGMORE, K. THOMPSON, A. Carey, R. IOPPI
SYDNEY SWANSGoal Kickers: L. BRENNAN 9, P. Veszpremi 3, H. GRUNDY 3, M. O''DWYER 2, T. SCHMIDT 2, B. Meredith 2, A. BRUCE, N. Smith, S. Newhouse, N. SMITH, B. Harlock
Best Players: P. FAULKS, L. BRENNAN, H. GRUNDY, B. MATHEWS, J. Orreal, P. Veszpremi

Faulks must have done exceptionally well to get BOG over a 9 goal haul.

[Triple B]

Ressies result

Big win for the 2's by 65 points.

Brennan 9 goals

Columbo BOG and Orreal named in the best.

Ressies results

[stellation]

No Nicky D. Shenanigans?

[ugg]

Yes, interesting, only 17 listed out of the allowed 18. The optimist in me says he's in line for a recall next week. The realist says he may have got the week off to 'clear his head'.

[liz]

That's a pretty impressive result. They've not been doing nearly so well in Canberra this year as in Sydney.

I wonder how many shots at goal Brennan had for his 9 goals.

[eggbeater]

Great to see the Vez amongst the best

[DST]

Faulks seems be getting listed regularly within the best, has he turned the corner and now looking like a likely KP defender prospect?

DST

[barry]

26.13 (169) 15.14 (104)

Best Players: P. FAULKS, L. BRENNAN, H. GRUNDY, B. MATHEWS, J. Orreal, P. Veszpremi

B.Matthews is serving a valuable service by being the "line in the sand" for reserve performances. Anyone listed before him can be regarded as showing signs of getting a game in the seniors. Anyone after him, needs to do more work.

Benny is making life easier for us.

[Robbo]

Looks like Faulks has turned the corner.

[gossipcom]

Holy crap 9 goals by Brennan.

I wonder how many shots at goal Brennan had for his 9 goals.

Well we only had 13 behinds in the match so it couldn't have been that bad.

[SimonH]

Yes, interesting, only 17 listed out of the allowed 18. The optimist in me says he's in line for a recall next week. The realist says he may have got the week off to 'clear his head'.

Sadly, neither your optimist nor yr realist are right. As reported in today's SMH (couldn't be bothered looking for a link), he missed with a (IIRC) 'hamstring/ back' complaint. Swans official injury list not updated.

[ugg]

No mention of it in the official report


Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans > News Article > Swans Too Strong for Depleted Tigers

And Vez steals a goal each from Schmidt and Meredith.

[Legs Akimbo]

Hmmm, interesting.

Brennan actually has the attributes to be a leading full forward in the Bradshaw style, although I would never have contemplated it before.

He's fast
He's got a very clean pair of hands

Kicking, well maybe this performance suggests he is an okay set shot as opposed to kicking on the run.

He's listed at 185 cms 85kgs but plays taller and looks a lot heavier than that.

Too early to say if this is just a once off, but maybe he's found a niche.

[SimonH]

B.Matthews is serving a valuable service by being the "line in the sand" for reserve performances. Anyone listed before him can be regarded as showing signs of getting a game in the seniors. Anyone after him, needs to do more work.

Benny is making life easier for us.

Said it before: Mathews was born with natural footballing talent of a decent state-league level player, and by sheer hard work has become a near-enough-to-200-game player at the top level. And even at this stage of his career, won't just coast and do the minimum. Doesn't change the fact that he's not in our best 22 (although he may well be in our best 25), but it's great for our kids to have someone like him to learn from. Learn up, kids: he won't be around forever!

Only player in the squad unaccounted for: Terlich. Which is unfortunate as last week was only the 2nd time for the year (the first time being round 1) that he's been in the best players, and he's well and truly under the pump for a 2009 spot.

It's hard to see how Brennan has any future at all as a defender at senior level. He has none of the height required to play a KP, none of the speed required to play HBF or BP, and none of the precision passing skills required to play any of the above. If he can turn this kind of performance on for another 2 weeks, might as well give him a go up forward and see what happens. With some exciting rookies and juniors, Brennan is another who could be for the high-jump at the end of '08 unless something happens.

If the umps are anything like the Swans' reserves coaches, Faulks could be in contention for the Mulrooney at the end of the year. In the best players for 8 out of the last 9 weeks from defence, is a pretty amazing effort.

[Triple B]

Brennan up forward is hardly a revelation.

Although he has only played back when promoted to the seniors, he played at least a third of his games last year up forward in the 2's.