BBQ Mafia - Reserves Match Preview
Andrew Thomson
Surprising at it may sound, Sherwood Reserves, with only one win on the board, are still a chance to play finals if they win their last two matches of the season.
They meet a Surfers Paradise team who have slipped down the pecking order after being one of the strongest Reserves teams in recent seasons but they are also still in contention for finals so this is basically an elimination final 2 weeks early.
The Magpies depth is being tested this year with 6 players with season ending injuries and a number of other players missing 1-2 weeks during the shortened season.
Harry Marshall and Jackson Paynter are both out for the season with injury and Mitch McMillan also misses this week. Zane Lovell earns promotion the Firsts.
The Pies welcome back Brady Allen from Victoria and from all reports he is trim and looks fit and will be a bonus for the Pies, Sam St John comes back after a taste of Senior football and Peter Kilroy returns after missing last week.
Coach David Hamill will be hoping his side continue the good form of last match when the Pies opened their account with a good win and with confidence high the Pies will start favourites.
QAFL Rd 8: Sherwood Reserves v Surfers Paradise at McCarthy Homes Oval, Chelmer on Saturday, August 29th at 12 noon
B: Whitlam Bishop Hamish Campbell Sam Hartog
HB: Brady Allen Zac Collison Jacob Aurisch
C: Rohan Smith Ben Jaenke-Cain ( Capt) Chris Davis
HF: Riley Dreghorn Finn Collison Macauley Lonergan
F: Aiden D'Roza Cam Ferguson Jordan Bonney
Foll: Trystan Juffs-King Sam St John Rory Johnson
Int: Peter Kilroy - Harrison Radcliffe - Lawson Campbell - Cooper Crowell