Swans Reserves

[natlovestheswans]

WOW!!! GO Simon Phillips! hehehe... kicked a bag of goals. Doubt he'll come back into the team though. and spriggs playing well but unnoticed.

and err...was this last weeks game or something??? why is there Nick Davis? or is it someone else?

They probably mean Matt Davis.

 

[nico]

The name Thornton keeps getting in the best. Suspect he is a genuine prospect. Developing tall back sounds good to me. Probably get a game in about 3 years.

 

[grimlock]

The name Thornton keeps getting in the best. Suspect he is a genuine prospect. Developing tall back sounds good to me. Probably get a game in about 3 years.

Yes, he and Simpkin have been the noticeable improvers from that the start of the season. The only thing is he's 183cm and not a tall back. He's been playing forward and back, has good evasive skills and looks comfortable with the ball. I believe he'll develop into an outside midfielder in the mould of a Fosdike.

 

[is2SWaNz]

Yes, he and Simpkin have been the noticeable improvers from that the start of the season. The only thing is he's 183cm and not a tall back. He's been playing forward and back, has good evasive skills and looks comfortable with the ball. I believe he'll develop into an outside midfielder in the mould of a Fosdike.

What a very nice insight. Sounds like a good prospect to come. But swans have won every single game right?

don't you think they should play tougher teams [like another region, no canberra] , cos then the ones who are elevated into the senior teams will find it very hard to adjust, cos the reserves game seem too 'easy' to win.

 

[grimlock]

I can tell you for about 1.5 quarters on Saturday they were being outplayed by Belconnen. Then Belconnen's pressure dropped and the superior fitness of the Swans kicked in. Its been a similar story in many of the matches, the amount of goals kicked in the last quarter in particular is staggering.

The better sides in the comp (Belconnen, Eastlake) can match it physically (as most of the team are still young boys) but they just can't compete against a team that undergoes a professional training program. It was only last year that we started dominating the competition, with the aid of an expanded rookie list and a good run with injuries (touch wood).

 

[g'day mate]

David Spriggs

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Reserves roll on
26 August 2006
sydneyswans.com.au

The Swans Reserves overcame a 21-point quarter time deficit to post a convincing 87-point win against second placed Belconnen at Telstra stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Belconnen were good early in the game, kicking the first three goals of the match and allowing only Kristin Thornton to goal for the Swans to gain a four goal lead by the first break.

The Swans opened the second term with goals to Tim Schmidt and Sam Rowe before Belconnen kicked their sixth goal, and what was to be their last until the final quarter.

The Swans managed another five goals in the second term and after leading by only a point at the 22 minute mark, their last two for the quarter from Simon Phillips gave them a 13-point lead at the main break.

The third quarter was all Swans as Belconnen were kept goalless and the Swans piled on another eight goals. It was not until eight minutes into the final term that Belconnen goaled again, after Rowe and Josh Willoughby had scored majors for the Swans.

Belconnen kicked another two goals for the game but the Swans were still to kick another four, including Phillips’ fifth at the 20 minute mark, to break even further in front and reach their final 87-point winning margin.

Spriggs was the Swans’ best for another week, playing on the ball and picking up 45 possessions while Schmidt, with 38 possessions, also made an impact. Thornton, at half back, and Kieren Jack in the back pocket led the Swans’ defence and Phillips, playing on ball and forward and kicking five goals also contributed noticeably.

The Wagga Tigers will travel to the SCG on Sunday September 3, for the final round of the AFL Canberra home and away season. The game is the curtain raiser for the Sydney v Carlton game and will begin at 9.50am.

Final Score:
Swans Reserves- 1.4 (10) 8.8 (56) 16.15 (111) 22.20 (152)

Belconnen- 5.5 (31) 6.7 (43) 6.10 (46) 9.11 (65)
Goals:
Phillips 5; Rowe, Schmidt, Willoughby 3; Currie, Vogels 2; Garruba, Spriggs, Thornton, M Davis

Best:
Spriggs, Schmidt, Thornton, Willoughby, Phillips, Jack

Team:
Willoughby, Spriggs, Ericksen, Laidlaw, Thornton, Crouch, Simpkin, Brabazon, Wall, Schmidt, Vogels, Currie, Barlow, Garrubba, Davis (M), Shaw, Rowe, Phillips, Jack, Prior.

 

[is2SWaNz]

omg...spriggs with 45 possessions???? WOAH! =D

 

[MC_9]

How has Garruba's year been, will he be promoted to senior list or de-listed at the end of the year?

 

[g'day mate]

Second Semi-Final

17.11-113 SYDNEY SWANS-def.14.7-91 BELCONNEN MAGPIES

SWANS Goal Kickers: L Vogels 4; H Grundy 3; S Phillips 2; A Prior 2; C Bird; D Conway; M Laidlaw; S Rowe; T Schmidt; D Spriggs

Best Players: T Schmidt; K Thornton; L Vogels; K Jack; S Rowe; P Currie

BELCONNEN MAGPIES Goal Kickers: B Weston 4; L McDonald 4; J Ilett 2; M Campbell 2; J Bennett; P Hallandale

Best Players: J Bennett; M Rice; J Ilett; M Ghobrial; B Knowles

 

[g'day mate]

Sydney Swans go for back to back
Sunday, 10 September 2006

THE Sydney Swans reserves have moved one step closer to successfully defending their AFL Canberra premiership by beating Belconnen by 22 points in a tense second semi-final at Manuka Oval yesterday.


The Swans have now booked a berth the grand final, while Belconnen must beat the winner of today's semi-final showdown between Eastlake and Ainslie to progress through to the premiership play-off.

Sydney kicked four of the last five goals of the game to snuff out a spirited Belconnen comeback, after the Magpies had drawn within two points early in the final quarter.
The Magpies had looked set to cause the biggest boilover of the season when full-forward Brock Weston kicked his fourth goal of the game to give his side the momentum.

But the undermanned Swans were able to steady through goals to Adam Prior and Luke Vogels, and when pocket-rocket Simon Phillips snared his second major the contest was over.

The Swans had earlier lost Mulrooney medallist David Spriggs to a corked thigh, while ball-magnet Tim Schmidt and Phillips both spent time on the sidelines after copping heavy knocks.

But despite coming under intense physical pressure throughout, the Swans were able to score when it mattered most.

Twin towers Luke Vogels and Heath Grundy were instrumental to Sydney's success, booting seven goals between them - including five in a fiery second quarter.

At the other end, Belconnen was unable to find a consistent marking target in the absence of injured playing coach Steve Mahar.

The Magpies relied heavily on smaller leading targets, with Weston and Leigh McDonald (four goals) their best contributors.

Mahar said his team had let Sydney off the hook with several minor concentration lapses.
"We certainly had our opportunities, but all they need is two minutes a quarter, and that's what they end up beating us by," Mahar said. "It's frustrating that when we slack off against them they make us pay so much, whereas other teams don't make you pay as much."

Mahar praised the efforts of midfielders James Bennett, Jarred Illett and Brett Knowles, who outpointed their rivals in the second half.

"It was just those 10-second lapses that let us down. I thought our aggression and our tackles were really good and our centre breaks were fantastic."

Mahar was confident the Magpies could bounce back in the preliminary final to earn a grand-final rematch with the Swans.
Belconnen has beaten both Ainslie and Eastlake this year.

"We're lucky to have the second chance, and we want to make the most of it. We're not satisfied with getting third or second, we want to beat the Swans in the grand final."

Mahar remains in doubt for the preliminary final as he recovers from a fractured cheekbone, and defender Josh Jennings is under an injury cloud after rolling an ankle in the opening minute.

SYDNEY 17.11 (113) bt BELCONNEN 14.7 (91) at Manuka Oval

Spriggs win best and fairest in Canberra Friday, 8 September 2006

Sydney Swans reserves midfielder David Spriggs survived the closest vote count in recent memory to win AFL Canberra's Mulrooney Medal for best player in the competition last night.

Spriggs survived a late rally from hard-nosed Ainslie rover Billy Neely to win the medal by just one vote. His Sydney teammate, Tim Schmidt, was a further three votes behind in third.

 

[g'day mate]

Tim Schmidt

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Swans progress to consecutive grand finals
11 September 2006

The Swans Reserves move straight into the Grand Final, to defend their 2005 premiership, after their 22-point over Belconnen on Saturday.

The game was both tough and fast and in cold and windy conditions.

Belconnen had the first goal on the board, eight minutes into the first quarter, and it was not until David Spriggs goaled ten minutes later that the Swans had their first major.

A goal from Luke Vogels, after running into the boundary fence, gave the Swans their second and last goal for the quarter, while Belconnen goaled after the siren to get to the four point margin, in favour of the Swans, that stood at quarter time.

Vogels opened the second quarter with his second goal and three goals to Heath Grundy, another to Vogels and one to Adam Prior put the Swans 18 points in front at half time.

During the second quarter however Simon Phillips was forced to leave the ground after a heavy knock, Spriggs left with a corked thigh and Tim Schmidt was crashed into a fence.

Phillips returned to the field in the third term after Matthew Davis retired with an injury and immediately impacted on the game, kicking one goal for the quarter along with top-up players Craig Bird and David Conway, to put the Swans just in front at three quarter time after Belconnen kicked five goals for the term.

The Swans shared the goals around in the last quarter having six goal kickers; Matt Laidlaw, Schmidt, Vogels, Sam Rowe, Phillips and Prior while Belconnen only managed three goals for the term.

Schmidt was the Swans’ best yet again, after placing third in the Mulrooney Medal during the week with 19 votes, while Spriggs polled 23 votes to take the title of the best player in the AFL Canberra in 2006, by one vote.

Ainslie player, William Neely, polled 22 votes to place second.

The Swans will now face either Belconnen or Eastlake, depending on next weekend’s result, in the grand final in two weeks time. If Belconnen defeat Eastlake it will be a replay of last year’s final.

Final Score:
Swans Reserves- 2.5 (17) 8.7 (55) 11.8 (74) 17.11 (113)
Belconnen- 2.1 (13) 6.1 (37) 11.4 (70) 14.7 (91)

Goals:
Vogels 4; Grundy 3; Phillips, Prior 2; Bird, Conway, Laidlaw, Rowe, Schmidt, Spriggs

Best:
Schmidt, Thornton, Vogels, Jack, Rowe, Currie

 

[g'day mate]

Youth the key for Allison
14 September 2006

Heath Grundy and Simon Phillips

Swans reserves assistant coach Brett Allison believes the most positive aspect to come from his side's successful charge at making consecutive grand finals is the fact it has done it with a youthful side.

Allison said the reserves, who will meet either Belconnen or Eastlake in next Sunday's ACTAFL grand final, have made serious inroads this year considering many members of last year's premiership side have moved on.

"The boys have worked very hard, we've had a much younger team that we had last year and they've gone about it really well this year and they've got a chance to defend their title," Allison told sydneyswans.com.au on Thursday.

"It's a real positive. We had some seasoned campaigners playing the team last year so there was a lot of leadership for the young blokes that were in the team.

"But this year, given that our oldest sort of player was David Spriggs, who's 24, we were a really young outfit and the young blokes have gone about it really well and I think probably surprised a lot of teams in the Canberra competition as well."

Allison also said the way his young crop embraced the reserves game plan was encouraging, particularly as many are playing football at that level for the first time.

"The way they have picked up the style of footy and the way we want to play the game is a positive. The first-year players have really come in and embraced that and they've really tried to do their best to please us as coaches and learn the way we want them to play the game," he said.

"I think that's really good. It's been unfortunate that Spriggs hasn't been unable to get a crack at senior footy so far."

With the senior side set to embark on a preliminary final two days before the reserves take to Manuka Oval to defend their title, Allison said the club was a good place to be right now.

"There is plenty of excitement there. There is a real buzz around the place at the moment and a large part of that is the enthusiasm of the young blokes," he said.

"We had 11 first-year players to the club this season and they are really excited by the chance of playing in a grand final on the weekend. That sort of youthful exuberance carries through the whole team."

Belconnen will face off with Eastlake this weekend to see who will meet the side next week and Allison said the prospect of a grand final rematch against the Magpies was certainly mouth-watering.

"No doubt it would add more excitement, especially for Belconnen. They've been a quality side of that competition for at least the last half a dozen years. I think they won three in row before we knocked them off last year," he said.

"From their point of view, they'll be chomping at the bit to have another crack at the Swans next weekend and try and turn the tables. They're one side in the competition that has a real chance of knocking us over."

Allison named a handful of Swans who are likely to line up for the reserves in the decider including ruckmen Earl Shaw and Andrew Ericksen, and said the scheduling of the Swans' Friday night preliminary final would increase the availability of some.

"Last week we probably had an emergency who couldn't get back from Perth in time to play, so I would say we would have a couple of extra players available next weekend," he said.

"It will depend on selection, but probably Heath Grundy and Luke Vogels have been very powerful in the forward line for us.

"We've got David Spriggs in the midfield and Tim Schmidt, who's played some senior footy as well and had a very good year in the reserves."

As for the prospect that both the Swans and reserves could defend their 2005 titles against the same opposition, Allison said it would be quite uncanny if it was to occur.

"What would you call that? It's very eerie, I would think," he laughed.

"We'll have to wait and see what happens with this weekend's games, but it would be a bit of deja vu if we were to meet the same sides again."

 

[natlovestheswans]

Aw, what a cute pic of Auskick and Grundy.

 

[is2SWaNz]

I know! But it's Flipper, not Bevan. Wait, you call Bevan Auskick? or was it Flipper? Anywho, its cute! He is soo small! >.<

 

[natlovestheswans]

I know! But it's Flipper, not Bevan. Wait, you call Bevan Auskick? or was it Flipper? Anywho, its cute! He is soo small! >.<

Nope, i call Flipper 'Auskick'. Haha, i call Bevan 'Inspo'.

 

[crazy_big_al]

When is the grand final?

 

[WCL]

AFL Canberra Grand Final Day Schedule:
Sunday: Manuka Oval
U18s Wagga Vs Tuggeranong 9:30am
Reserves Eastlake Vs Qyeanbeyan 11:45am

Seniors: Belconnen Vs Sydney 2:15pm

Sydney has been undefeated for nearly 2 years in the comp, but on several occaisions Belconnen and various other clubs have come close to beating them. In the last few encounters there has been bad blood between the 2 sides, with willoughby breaking Steve Mahar's (Belconnen Captain coach) jaw and in the qualifying final there was fights all day as well as some ugly incidents involving the picket fences. Hoping for a crowd of around 5-6,000 depending on the weather and haow many of the swans faithful turn out. Should be a ripper and going on form, Belconnen were unstopable last week against Eastlake and dispatched them with swans like intensity.

My tip: Belconnen by 5pts

 

[SouthSwans]

Can someone tell me the profiles of our reserves players? Ie, Forward, back, midfield, ruck, utility, KP, not KP etc.

Would be a great help.
Cheers,
SS.

 

[is2SWaNz]

you can check it on the sydneyswans website.

http://sydneyswans.com.au/default.asp?pg=players&spg=rookielist

 

[g'day mate]

As already posted, the Sydney Swans reserves will meet Belconnen in a replay of last year's grand final at Manuka Oval next weekend after the Magpies easily dispatched of Eastlake in the preliminary final on Sunday.

Belconnen were victors to the tune of 73 points over Eastlake and convincingly booked itself a place in its sixth consecutive grand final.

The Magpies were far too strong and were assisted by a six-goal bag to Chad Vince and a three-goal contribution from Luke Jeffrey, as well as handy performances by Christopher York and Alexander Bennett.

The Swans qualified for the right to defend their title in the first round of finals when they defeated Belconnen by 22 points in cold and windy conditions.

Swans assistant coach Brett Allison recently admitted the side this year was considerably younger than the unit that claimed last year's flag but had still survived the home-and-away season undefeated.

And, with the Swans seniors a chance to make it through to their second consecutive grand final this weekend, the club is certainly prospering at all levels.

The ACTAFL grand final will be played at Manuka Oval on Sunday 24 September, commencing at 2:30pm.

Rivals call for a second a second solution to cull Swans
AFL Canberra Grand Finals
Sunday, 24 September 2006

FOR most AFL Canberra observers today's grand final between the Sydney Swans reserves and Belconnen is a foregone conclusion. The Swans will win by plenty.
Over the past two years Sydney's reserves have cut a swathe through the AFL Canberra competition, crushing all before them in an undefeated streak of 39 games.

Their only slip-up was a draw with bottom-side Weston Creek earlier this year - when they lent half of their team to the opposition.

So if - as most expect - Sydney does win its second-consecutive flag, where does the rest of the league stand?

Are the seven remaining clubs resigned to playing for second-place?

Or can this fully-professional side actually be beaten?

A Canberra Times poll of AFL Canberra's coaches found every one of the Swans' rivals believed they should remain in the competition.


They felt Sydney's presence had lifted the standard, added prestige and given players an opportunity to compete against AFL-listed footballers at grounds like the SCG and Telstra Stadium.

But the respondents also called for change.

Almost to a man AFL Canberra's coaches believed the Swans had an unfair advantage and measures should be put in place to bring them back to the pack.

The ideas ranged but the sentiment was the same.

The Swans should not be calling on up to 22-listed players a week in what is in effect a country league.

Tuggeranong's AFL Canberra coach of the year Kieran Johnson said having the Swans in the competition gave players an opportunity to measure themselves against the best.

It had raised the standard of the league and forced clubs to operate more professionally.

But Johnson - whose team would have snuck into fourth place had the Swans not been in the competition - said Sydney's participation should end after the final round.

"Clubs go to a lot of expense and a lot of hard work to develop players and in reality you're looking at the preliminary final between the two ACT sides as being the grand final of the ACT," Johnson said.

"The winner of that is the best side in the ACT. We hope that Belconnen can beat the Swans but it's highly unlikely.

"I would say they [Sydney] do not play in the finals.

"Their required players could be balloted out to the clubs that are in the finals and that's all done prior to the season beginning so there's no argument at the end of the year."

Queanbeyan coach Mark Armstrong said an increase in Sydney's rookie list - from three in 2003 to its current level of nine - gave the Swans too many full-time players to call on.

Ainslie's Andrew Bishop and Belconnen's Steve Mahar agreed.

Bishop said the solution was to allow Sydney to play 14 to 16 listed players each week with the rest top-up players from AFL Canberra's under 18 competition.

The remainder of the Swans' players could be balloted out to rival clubs.

"I reckon all the Sydney players should be drafted to a team in Canberra," Bishop said. "Their first goal is to play with the Swans and when for whatever reason the Swans have reached their list component for that weekend the next bloke that would have been picked just goes to his allocated Canberra club."

While Mahar was confident his team could break Sydney's winning streak today, he said the fact the Swans could cover for injured players by calling on first graders from rival clubs was an unfair advantage.

"If we have an injury we have to call on our second grade players whereas if they have an injury they get to call on other club's first grade players," Mahar said.

"For them to have that many quality players on standby certainly improves their chances."

Eastlake's Nathan Clarke said the league had to think outside the box to find a solution to Sydney's domination.

He said the fact his team - which finished third this season - was thrashed by the Swans by 142 points in round 16 showed something needed to be done.

His suggestions ranged from splitting the Swans into two teams - with Sydney grade players making up the difference - to only allowing them to field 17 players if they had a full complement of listed players to pick.

"Teams don't want to play for second prize every year," Clarke said. "If your second or third best side is getting thumped by more than 100 points late in the season there's something wrong."

Surprisingly, the coaches of AFL Canberra's two bottom-placed teams - Weston Creek and Wagga - didn't believe the Swans should be weighed down by restrictions.
Wagga playing-coach Matt Walder said teams needed to realise Sydney's reserves were in the competition to prepare players for senior AFL level. He said it was up to the respective clubs to lift another notch to catch them.

"Having them in the competition elevates each club in their ideas, planning and preparation, and the players have got to come up another level," Walder said.

Weston Creek's Dusty Millar said the Swans would fall back to the field if they were affected by more injuries.

Today's grand final is not yet a foregone conclusion. The Magpies have been within four goals of the Swans on two occasions this year and are confident of an upset.

But the underlying issue for AFL Canberra - regardless of today's result - is whether to allow the Swans to continue their dominance in the hope the rest of the competition catches up, or find measures - supported by both Sydney and its rivals - to even the ledger.

 

[g'day mate]

GRANDFINAL FINAL CHAMPS TWO IN A ROW
24 September 2006

The Swans Reserves have won the AFL Canberra premiership two years running after beating Belconnen by 33-points on Sunday in cold and wet conditions.

The game was tightly contested due to the conditions and did not involve a lot of free-flowing play.

Paul Bevan was the Swans’ best and took out the Alex Jesaulenko Trophy with 14 kicks, seven handballs and eight marks.

Sam Rowe managed 15 possessions and five marks playing at centre half-back and containing Belconnen’s best player and captain-coach, Steve Mahar, throughout the game.

David Spriggs was also good for the Swans with 23 possessions and nine marks playing on-ball. Spriggs had a consistent year as the Swans Reserves’ captain and won the Mulrooney for the best player in the competition.

Luke Vogels and Paul Currie were the Swans only goal scorers in the first term and after the scores being locked at 18-points at quarter time.

The Swans put the pressure on in the second quarter to be leading Belconnen by 19-points at half time after Jonathan Simpkin goaled on the run and Simon Phillips scored from a boundary throw in.

Spriggs kicked the goal of the game at the 21 minute mark of the second quarter from a right foot snap after dodging a number of Belconnen players and Rowe sealed the Swans’ lead after a right foot snap in a congested goal square.

The Swans had kicked another two goals through James Wall and Spriggs, before Belconnen managed their first and only goal for the third quarter.

Kristin Thornton put the Reserves 35-points up at three quarter time, kicking a goal on the run from the boundary line.

Both teams only managed a single goal in the last quarter that was full of stoppages as both teams were tiring. Matthew Laidlaw kicked the Swans’ goal 20 minutes into the last term.

Final Score:
Swans Reserves- 2.6 (18) 6.7 (43) 9.14 (68) 10.16 (76)
Belconnen- 3.0 (18) 4.0 (24) 5.3 (33) 6.7 (43)

Goals:
Spriggs 2; Currie, Laidlaw, Phillips, Rowe, Simpkin, Thornton, Vogels, Wall
Best:
Bevan, Rowe, Jack, Thornton, Simpkin, Garrubba

 

[g'day mate]

TWO IN A ROW FOR THE SWANIES

Swans reserves defend title
The Sydney Swans Reserves have claimed their second consecutive AFL Canberra League premiership after beating Belconnen by 33 points in the Grand Final at Manuka Oval on Sunday.

Belconnen took it right up to the Swans early in the contest but the class of the reigning premiers told in the eventual 10.16 (76) to 6.7 (43) victory.
For coach John Longmire, who has been linked to the vacant St Kilda head coaching position, the win was a testament to his players' abilities to manage the tricky conditions.
"Being so windy it was tough for our key forwards but they kicked enough for a winning score, in the midfield (David) Spriggs and (Josh) Willoughby were pretty good and kept working hard and the defence held up pretty well," Longmire told
"It was just really windy conditions, tough to kick goals, and Belconnen gave us a real run for our money in the first quarter."

The Swans Reserves have won their second consecutive premiership after defeating Belconnen by 33 points in windy conditions at Manuka Oval.
The contest was close until just before halftime when a couple of quick goals from the reserves enabled them to open up a comfortable lead which they held before running out winners 10.16 (76) to 6.7 (43) on Sunday afternoon in Canberra.
Coach John Longmire - who has coached the reserves to back-to-back premierships - said the feeling within the team after the victory was a thrill.

"The celebrations afterwards was really good, we have a really young team with a lot of young kids playing and for quite a few of them it was their first grand final," Longmire told sydneyswans.com.au.

"We have a lot of rookies this year and they have done very well. We turned over a lot of senior players last year and they came in and equipped themselves very well.

"(Captain) David Spriggs has been really good - his attitude, the way he has been playing and the way he led the team.

"A lot of their parents made the trip to the game which was fantastic and from our point of view it was great to see the kids enjoy the win with their parents."

Longmire, in fact, believed that three of their five best players in the 2006 AFL Canberra League Grand Final were from the Swans rookie list.

"Paul Bevan, Sam Rowe, Kieren Jack, Kristin Thornton and Stefan Garrubba played really well, and a whole range of others were good," he said.
"Being so windy it was tough for our key forwards but they kicked enough for a winning score, in the midfield (David) Spriggs and (Josh) Willoughby were pretty good and kept working hard and the defence held up pretty well.
"It was just really windy conditions, tough to kick goals, and Belconnen gave us a real run for our money in the first quarter.

"They are always tough to play. They have made six grand finals in a row so they know what grand finals are all about.
"We kicked better in the second quarter and there was not much in it at half time, though we kicked a couple goals just before halftime and that gave us a 19-point lead which we maintained for the rest of the game.

"The boys did a really well and it was a comfortable win in the end."

Injured senior players Jared Crouch and Jarred Moore made the trip to watch the seconds, and while the celebrations are sure to continue, the focus for the Club now turns to the senior team who will meet West Coast in a grand final rematch.
Longmire admits the similarities are growing between the Swans Reserves and Belconnen - who have played in the last two grand finals - and the Sydney Swans and West Coast.

"We have got a reasonably healthy rivalry and had some good contests with Belconnen, and obviously the Swans and West Coast have had some really strong contests over the last few years as well," the forward coach said."The win today will help have a good feeling around the place. The young players have been rewarded for all their work all year and now they should really be focusing on assisting the senior team prepare the best way they can for a grand final."

 

[is2SWaNz]

lets hope it happens in the senior side!