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2nds Reserves 2011

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Rain didnt help much

and ur boys got a few soft frees
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Indeed, the umpires were very technical in their interpretations today. There was one particularly funny passage of play in the last quarter when Lewis Johnston in the defensive 50m arc, was deemed to have infringed on his opponent (not a great call IMHO). His opponent having a shot, kicked it straight into Lewis after going way to close to mark and it the ensuing scramble ended up with it again only for Lewis to get pinged for pushing him in the back (again not there IMHO). Not learning his lesson from the first go, the Tiger got way too close to Lewis again but managed to just clear him but hit the post. Champagne comedy all round.
 
The rain fell intermittently throughout the whole game - it never got too heavy but the winds at times caused havoc with some of the kicks holding up or blowing over the onrushing pack.

The Tigers surprisingly led by 1 point at quarter time, but all their goals were due to mistakes from our players - 2 turnovers in defence and 1 mix up between the defenders not handling a long ball well.

The Swans finally established a solid lead to build upon their domination of the football in the 2nd quarter. Goals to Bevan, Heath, White and Moore established a 19 point lead at half time.

The Swans shot out of the blocks after half time putting on 4 goals in quick succession and thoughts began to turn to another blowout. But to Queanbeyan's credit, they not only managed to stem the flow, but started to gain some ascendancy and more importantly got more of the football. They were rewarded with the last 3 goals of the term.

The Swans have finished very well at the matches at Lakeside this year and this 4th quarter was no different. Their dominance resulted in a fusillade of shots peppering the Paddington end, and if they had kicked straighter the margin would have been much greater. However by this stage not only the players but the coaches, supoprt staff and most importantly the supporters had had enough and the final siren was a relief to all.

Umpires were annoying in their overly technical interpretations as usual although we didn't get as many as the 8 50m penalties from last week. (I would estimate 3-4 today). One umpire in particular seemed to have it in for Lewis Johnston, he paid at least 3 free kicks against Lewis which were overly officious and didn't take into account the wet and slippery conditions.

Bevan was not a bad choice for BOG honours. He was on fire at the beginning of the 3rd quarter where he led strongly out of CHF, took marks and gave a solid contest and then when he took possession of it, used it well or unselfishly gave it off. He kicked the first goal of that quarter and then assisted in the next 3 goals to White (twice) and Moore. He played with a confidence and self-assuredness that doesn't come that easily to him in the seniors.

Currie was in superb form, he relishes the responsibility of being the leading ruckman in the side and in addition to his great tapwork, he plucked many marks with his long arms and sticky hands which were working well despite the damp conditions. It will be interesting to see how he is used next week against GWS if/when Mummy and Pyke return from their injuries.

White may have kicked six, but he's done little to reassure me that he is a power forward in the making but more of a general/medium forward. His agility and smarts go on show when the ball hits the deck and his first two goals were opportunist strikes that any crumber would have been proud of. His third goal was when he was caught playing from behind but held his ground against his backtracking opponent and took the mark. 4th and 5th goals were due more to Bevan's smart play and unselfishness and the 6th was a running shot afrer a quick Otten handball from a pack. Having said all that, he worked very hard around the ground and I think is stiff to miss out on the best list.

Heath didn't have a major defensive role today and took the opportunity to show his offensive prowess. He doesn't look to have lost any of his kicking penetration on his LARS-fixed left knee and directed the Swans attack coming out of defence with aplomb. He managed to push up the ground to find the space to kick 2 goals, assisted by Bevan and Currie respectively.

Johnston played all game in defence on their 2nd forward Ryan Quade. He messed up one kick in (probably too sharp for his intended target) that led to Queanbeyan's first goal and there were a few long balls that caused problems for the whole defence not just Lewis but in the end he neither shone nor disappointed. I particuarly loved watching him kick the ball long from such a close distance.

Kane Murphy must surely be rising in the Swans coaches thoughts and esteem, he played a lot more midfield today than he has done in previous home games (which was mainly spent across half forward). He more than compensates for his lack of height with his ferocious attack on the ball or his tackling on opposition players. Normally a beautiful kick he had a couple of shots on goal that went awry.

Moore and Meredith spent a lot more time out of the middle than expected leaving the centre square set-up to the likes of McNeil, Parker, Sumner and Murphy. I guess in Moore's case they were trying to play him in the same role that they want him to play in the seniors, instead of dominating the midfield like we all know he can, but would be very unlikely to front up as a midfielder in the seniors. He was too strong/clever when faced with pressure situation around the forward 50 area and should have ended up with a few assists to his name. Meredith did some nice things at times especially with his kicking in general play, but he doesn't do enough across a whole game. I really feel that he should win a lot more of the football and become more influential in the outcome of the game.

Parker is very clean with his hands, picks up the wet ball with ease and can handball efficiently under pressure or while being tackled. I was hoping to see him have some time in the forward line where I think he could play a role for us but alas he was at the bottom of most packs all day.

Sumner switched between half-back and on-ball constantly throughout the day. He had a quiet first half but found a whole heap more of the ball in the 2nd half where his run and carry and his ball use came to the fore in the rain.

McKaigue played in defence again, save for one small period in the third quarter where he drifted forward I suppose following his opponent down there. I don't have anything new to add about his performance today, he performed his defensive tasks okay but still looks a little lost when he has the ball.

I felt McNeil was quieter than usual but then I have a peek at the best list and I see that he was 2nd BOG. It continues my streak of picking McNeil's good games as ordinary and his ordinary ones as good. His intuitive combination with Currie is a definite highlight to look out for in the Reserves matches.

Everitt only played the first half and was presumably withdrawn for the 2nd half as a precaution for the seniors. That was surprising given how little football he had played in the last 2 weeks - basically 1 quarter of senior football. He started well in a (center?) half forward role pushing up from his starting position near the 50m line - in the first quarter had 2 set shots on goal. In what was to be an omen for the later game, he missed both chances which was surprising for such a good set shot taker. His intensity dropped after those misses and didn't have much involvement in the 2nd quarter.

Nipper Gordon played a very ROK-like role (the 05-06) version, starting at half forward but leading and presenting very high up the ground. He was very clever and effective around goals, adept at centering the ball and having the knack of finding open players while under pressure. He kicked the last goal of the game, after taking a courageous mark tumbling backwards from a Currie kick.

Otten and Spangher did a time-share role on their main deep-lying forward James Kavanagh (must have learnt it from Reg and Ted!) in the first half. Spangher didn't get out of his tracksuit in the first quarter, and even did some drills during the quarter time break but he came on in the 2nd quarter and spent all his time in defence at fullback. He competed and spoilt well and as a result Kavanagh didn't have a big impact on the result. Otten , with his new cleanly shaven head, replaced Everitt in the 2nd half in the forward line and he farmed out a couple of nice handballs that led to Swans goals. Perhaps it's just the new meaner look but this was the best game I've seen him play for us thus far.

The only glimpses of Kruger were near the end of the game when he had some touches across half-back. Not sure if this was due to the listed players restrictions.

Of the other topups, Thompson (52) showed some great evasive manouevres and used the ball intelligently. Guthrie (48) played midfield instead of his usual post in defence. Wales (54) was solid in defence and has a trusty left boot. The other topup numbers I recall are 49 and 51 and I still have 3 topups unaccounted for in Kenny, Brain and Wray. Brain usually wears 50 but this may not necessarily have been true for today's game. I didn't recognise 51's face so I assume this should be Wray but he looks well built for a kid who's meant to be younger than the other topups today.

Anyone have an idea of what numbers those 3 wore today?


Swans 3.3 7.6 11.7 15.12 (102)
Tigers 3.4 4.5 7.9 7.11 (53)

Sydney Swans
Goal Kickers: J. WHITE 6, J. MOORE 3, C. HEATH 2, P. BEVAN 2, M. THOMPSON , N. GORDON
Best Players: P. BEVAN, D. MCNEIL, D. CURRIE, C. HEATH, K. Murphy, B. SUMNER

Queanbeyan
Goal Kickers: M. Wescombe 2, S. Jensen , J. Kavanagh , M. Daniher , B. Fruend , S. Jolliffe
Best Players: R. Jaques, T. Hollis, J. Kirkwood, S. Jensen, S. Daniel, W. Griggs
 

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Can someone give me a brief description of jackson potter and whether he is a chance of getting rookied this year?

saw him listed in nsw/act rams best in the under 18 champs a couple of weeks ago.
 

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A lot of excellent players, particularly after the first quarter and the beginnings of the second which were a tough, congested and scrappy contest fought between the 2 50m arcs. The Swans had the lion's share of the clearances, possession and territory but were wasteful going forward. The Giants' defence held up well and rebounded the ball fluently but they also fell apart when trying to pierce the midfield.

The Swans began to use the ball better during the latter stages of the 2nd quarter, especially the use of the long kick to break the forward press of the Giants. The major beneficiaries of this tactical switch were the forwards who found themselves with ample space to lead into and convert. Once the margin had opened up to a comfortable 7 goals at half time, the tackling pressure of the Giants tuned down a notch or two and the superior physicality of the Swans began to shine through. The rest of the game was dominated by the Swans although the Giants did slaughter quite a few of the chances they had.

There were a lot of excellent players on show today - no one player stood out for the entire match but a few players had purple patches throughout the afternoon.

Byron Sumner, from what I could tell, was running with Stephen Clifton for the first half and some of the third quarter. He started to come into the game more in the 2nd quarter and left the grandstand gasping at times with some slippery moves and sleight of body tricks. One particular play stuck in my mind, he was tucked up tight against the left boundary line with two Giants bearing down on him. He sized up the situation beautifully, squeezing a short dart of a pass to Everitt on the lead. He went off after that, looked like cramp and when he came back he was freed of his defensive duties.

Luke Parker played predominantly in the midfield with short, sharp spells in the forward line. He won plenty of the ball but the element of his game that was most impressive was his ball usage under pressure and in heavy traffic. He also took some strong overhead grabs when playing forward and is also an effective tackler. He doesn't move particularly quick though, so an inside role is definitely the go for Parks.

Daniel Currie continued his good form with a solid ruck showing against the towering Jonathon Giles and was showed some forward smarts to end up with 4 goals. His around the ground work was also impressive, linking up well with the midfielders and using the ball just as well as them. The only criticism that was astutely noted by the RWO watchers is that he often needs a second grab when attempting to mark the ball.

I had my eyes trained closely on Dylan McNeil as I wanted to get a better idea of what unnoticed qualities he brings to the side. What you quickly realise about Dyl, is that besides his fearlessness in going for the loose ball and the bullocking work he does in and around the packs is that he is actually a very elusive player. Not in the same mould as Uncle Byron, who uses wearves, swirves, steps and ducks to avoid his opponents but McNeil has a clever knack of knowing when he is about to get caught, and ensures he disposes of the pill in time. He has supposedly been working on his spread, and today he ran particularly hard.

Nathan Gordon was very lively playing an outside midfield role and his superior running ability allowed him to work into spaces in the forward areas. Has a very good, strong pair of hands combined with a stretch that allows him to pull down some difficult marks. He was good value for his 3 goals.

Jesse White played reasonably well without convincing me that he's our long term solution at full forward - still gets caught trailing the defender too often. His efforts when the ball hits the deck and also around the ground on the other hand are as good as you'll find in a big man. What you can't fault about Jesse is he always plays with tremendous heart, and is very team-orientated. He got into some (harmless) argy-bargy today in trying to protect his smaller teammates and I have to say young Gerald Ugle is a very brave man!

Campbell Heath & Lewis Johnston were both excellent with the ball use coming out of defence. The ability to switch play with their long raking kicks across the ground is a big advantage for this side, and Johnston in particular can easily pinpoint targets 50m away in just a few steps. Defensively they were okay, I think Johnston played on Josh Bruce for most of the day with a few occasions finding himself on Folau while Heath took smaller opponents like Jeremy Cameron. Chris McKaigue performed his defensive duties well beside the aforementioned duo. He was desperately looking to get on a run and kick a goal in the last but just couldn't construct the right situation.

Andrejs Everitt played as a leading forward all game. He presented well with his mobility and ability to cover large swathes of the ground causing real issues for his opponents especially in the 2nd half. However he blotted his copybook on two areas - 1. He dropped more than a couple of easy, uncontested chest marks and 2. He missed some relaitvely easy set shots.

Max Otten followed up his promising second half display in the forwards last week with a solid performance again in the forwards today. He was influential early on taking marks inside 50 and booting 2 goals. Later on, he pushed further up the ground and assisted with good delivery into the forward 50 arc. Certainly at this stage, from the games we've seen, he seems more comfortable up forward than down back.

Jarred Moore had a few moments of brilliance intermixed with periods of inactivity. I can't really work out the exact role he played today, probably a little more midfield than forward but he was no where as dominant as he can be.

Matt Spangher was the lucky individual who drew the Izzy matchup and had his job helped by good Swans midfield pressure and some woeful Giants forward play.

Brett Meredith was ordinary in the first half, he failed to match the effort and the intensity that was on display by his other teammates. He picked up his workrate and effectiveness after the main break, and effected a few clearances. However it must be noted that the result of the game was beyond doubt at this time and it would be preferable if he could put up the same effort when the game was still a contest.

It just wasn't Trent Dennis-Lane'sday today.In addition to the swirling winds, he had some really close marking to deal with and couldn't find the space that he usually is so clever at discovering.He also butchered two easily chances, one a set shot from 30m out and one a quick snap after some quick handballs between Trent and Moore. Don't think he'll get a recall based purely on today's game.

Eugene Kruger is still going through a learning phase and playing him in defence is a great idea for his footy education. Besides that one early mark that he conceded (see goal descriptions below) he acquitted himself well defensively. With the ball in hand, his ball usage and decision making has to improve - in particular he should be encouraged to run with the ball more and use his athletic abilities to create attacking opportunities for the team.

The toppies didn't get as much game time as usual, mainly due to the lifting of the restricted number of listed players ruling. Mitch Thompson and Jack Lynch started the game while the other 5 warmed the bench, this perhaps is an indication of the pecking order of the topups. Thompson has been quietly impressing week in and week out and he had another laudable showing today. He is a neat user of the ball and has good all round skills. Lynch played as a rebounding defender, which I think is his best position. A Spangher clone right down to the strapping, Lynch made some telling passes out of defence. We didn't see as much of Kane Murphy as in previous games, he played mainly at half-forward and wing. Nathan Kenny had a few touches around half-back while Blake Guthrie saw some action at half-forward. I only saw a glimpse of James Brain late in the 4th quarter and I'm not even sure if poor Tim Wales even got onto the field.

Goals
1st quarter
Swans 0.0 GWS 1.0 - Giants win the opening clearance and push the ball forward. A hurried kick is marked by Adam Flagg who outbodied his opponent Kruger under the high ball. Converts from 15m out.
Swans 1.2 GWS 1.2 - Swans chip it around in defence. An opening finally emerges for Lynch as he bounds down the corridor and finds Nipper on the lead. Gordon kicks truly from 45m, not much angle.
Swans 2.2 GWS 1.3 - Everitt leads and marks on the 50m line, wide right. He swings the ball around and Otten cleverly, or perhaps fortuiously, stays down as the ball just clears his opponent playing in front and claims an easy chest mark. The siren goes as Max stutters in unconvincingly but drives it through.

2nd quarter
Swans 3.2 GWS 1.4 - Parker tackles well and holds the ball into the GWS player. He wins a HTB decision, and immediately kicks long to the true CHF position. The wind holds it up allowing Everitt to charge through and mark it. Turns around and drills a low pass to a diving Otten 25m out.
Swans 4.2 GWS 1.4 - Ball spills from a marking pack, TDL swoops onto it, feints once, dummies again and bangs it through the open goal.
Swans 5.3 GWS 1.4 - Sumner's determination sees him break a tackle on halfback, kicks it long to Currie who can't manage to hang onto it. Renowned crumber White picks it up, works out he has time to steady and kicks truly from 45m out.
Swans 6.3 GWS 1.4 - Parker has a quick clearing kick marked strongly by Otten. He has a shot from 50m, but it looks to be falling short. Currie stands under it, reaches up his long arms and holds onto the contested mark 10m out.
Swans 7.3 GWS 1.4 - Spangher has the ball deep in defence with seemingly no options and 2 Giants closing in. He manages to squeeze a pass out to Johnston, who calmly chips it to White just outside the defensive 50. He looks up to see a completely unmarked Everitt at half-forward. Spots him and with Currie's man peeling off the meet Everitt, Dre relays the pass to Currie for the easiest of goals
Swans 8.3 GWS 1.4 - Gordon running down the grandstand wing, draws a man and handballs over the top to Otten. He kicks long looking for Currie who rewards the kick by marking it 40m out. Having already seen a few shots by his teammates and GWS players swing right-to-left, he starts his shot aiming for the right behind area, before it swerves back late as expected and splits the middle. What intelligent thinking from the Crusher.

3rd quarter
Swans 9.4 GWS 1.5 - Sumner squeezes a tight pass to Everitt on the left 50m wing. He kicks to the fat side, allowing Gordon to run into space and mark it at a stretch.
Swans 10.5 GWS 1.6 - McNeil has a snap on his non-preferred left but it's falling short. Gordon's in the goal square and he climbs high to pluck the mark out of the air! Goal.
Swans 11.7 GWS 1.6 - Meredith, who has been quiet up until now, sprints around the right forward pocket and centers the ball. It just clears the despairing Giant leap and marked by Currie 10m out.
Swans 12.7 GWS 1.7 - Everitt on another searching lead, marks easily 50m out. Strolls back, lopes in and the goal umpire doesn't move.
Swans 13.7 GWS 1.7 - GWS get into a tangle in the middle of the ground, the ball spills out to White who gathers and handballs to a sprinting McNeil. He moves inside the 50m line and kicks a wonderful running goal.

4th quarter
Swans 13.8 GWS 2.8 - Jeremy Cameron manages to extract the ball out of a formed pack, and snaps around the corner.
Swans 14.8 GWS 2.9 - Gordon finds the leading Everitt again. He spots Meredith running on to the right forward pocket and chips it to him. Meredith runs in and without a hint of a LRT-esque disaster tumbles it end over end through the big sticks.
Swans 15.9 GWS 2.11 - Moore waddles through the centre square before aiming a kick for White. White waits down as his opponent flies too early, misjudges the flight and allows Jesse an uncontested mark 45m out.
Swans 15.12 GWS 3.11 - Cameron marks on the lead and converts from 40m.
Swans 16.13 GWS 3.11 - Everitt jumps early, protects his space and comes down easily with the mark. Laconic approach but serious result! Goal.
Swans 17.13 GWS 3.11 - TDL gets taken high. Siren sounds. Trent, approaches carefully with his steady run up, puts the icing on the cake.

Goals: Currie 4 Gordon 3 Dennis-Lane Everitt Otten White 2 McNeil Meredith
My Best: Sumner Parker Currie McNeil Gordon White
 
devs i missed the game but so impressed by the form

I watched some of the Tigers Hawks game today and Tigers have shocking ball skills and for the way they played today we should beat them comfortably next week

Tuggers move into the top 4 im a little proud
 
grimlock said:
Brett Meredith was ordinary in the first half, he failed to match the effort and the intensity that was on display by his other teammates. He picked up his workrate and effectiveness after the main break, and effected a few clearances. However it must be noted that the result of the game was beyond doubt at this time and it would be preferable if he could put up the same effort when the game was still a contest.
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This is the bit that continually disappoints from Grims reports. .

The Swans are desperately crying ou for Brett Meredith, if he was playing well enough he would be getting a chance. The door for a game is very much open for Brett. He's just got to climb the steps and walk through it.
 
CAS79 said:
This is the bit that continually disappoints from Grims reports. .

The Swans are desperately crying ou for Brett Meredith, if he was playing well enough he would be getting a chance. The door for a game is very much open for Brett. He's just got to climb the steps and walk through it.
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Sydney Swans
Goal Kickers: D. CURRIE 4, N. GORDON 3, J. WHITE 2, T. DENNIS-LANE 2, M. OTTEN 2, A. EVERITT 2, D. MCNEIL , B. MEREDITH
Best Players: L. PARKER, C. HEATH, B. MEREDITH, J. WHITE, N. GORDON, D. CURRIE

So he'll probably be in next week!
 
bedford said:
For some reason this weeks reserves game has been transfered to the SCG at 12.30pm. Don't tell me the surface out at ANZ is shithouse again.
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Better than the 11.30am at BOP that was announced last week at the end of the Giants Swans game. Or at least, better for those of us who live in Sydney's Eastern suburbs:)
 

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Swans_01 said:
Can someone give me a brief description of jackson potter and whether he is a chance of getting rookied this year?

saw him listed in nsw/act rams best in the under 18 champs a couple of weeks ago.
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I grew up playing footy with him for Pennant Hills. He's a fast half back flank with really good foot skills and a solid mark. He's a great leader and communicator on the field. Having said that, it's hard to judge whether a player who plays in NSW will be up to it in the big league. There is such an immense difference. Although, he's played a few games in the Swans reserves and done some good things!
 
SOPH_CROSS said:
I watched some of the Tigers Hawks game today and Tigers have shocking ball skills and for the way they played today we should beat them comfortably next week

Tuggers move into the top 4 im a little proud
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Fair call on the Tigers Soph. Its been an issue for a number of years now when under pressure.

I called the game on the weekend and found they left far to much to very few. Apart from #4 Toby Conroy, the rest were below par and you wont win football games without players pulling their weight.

They lacked spark and seemed to waiting for someone to fly the flag but it never came.

Swans if on song will give them a hiding unfortunately for the Tigers.
 
A Bit High said:
Fair call on the Tigers Soph. Its been an issue for a number of years now when under pressure.

I called the game on the weekend and found they left far to much to very few. Apart from #4 Toby Conroy, the rest were below par and you wont win football games without players pulling their weight.

They lacked spark and seemed to waiting for someone to fly the flag but it never came.

Swans if on song will give them a hiding unfortunately for the Tigers.
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i thought i saw you but didnt say anything in fear it wasnt you
 

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