Storage King - Reserves Elimination Final Preview

The Sherwood Reserves travel down the M1 tomorrow all the way to Salk Oval at Pam Beach to take on Morningside in the QAFL Reserves Elimination Final. In the previous encounter between these two teams, it was a Panther victory by 7 points after one poor quarter from the Magpies cost them.

The Magpies bring back Zane Lovell and Rory Johnson into the side after both played Seniors last week, while out of the side goes Zach Collison with a hamstring and Brady Allen who did not qualify for finals due to a late arrival in QLD. Collison is an important player down back for the Pies and is a big loss to the side and his teammates will need to step up in his absence. One such player could be Whitlam Bishop who was superb last week and has been a strong performer in the Colts in previous years in a key defender post.

The Pies will look to Trystan Juffs-King to get control in the ruck and give the likes of Lovell, Johnson, St John and skipper Jaenke-Cain the chance to get the ball forward to the strong marking Lachie Davies, who is good in the air and strong in the contest.

Down back Sam Hartog and Jacob Aurisch have been solid and they will need to be tight and tough if the Pies are to take the win. Morningside are expected to be a strong lineup with their Senior side having the week off allowing them to select all qualified Reserves players, but expect the Magpies to come our firing and push into a Prelim final next week.

QAFL Reserves Elimination Final: Sherwood v Morningside at Salk Oval, Currumbin  on Saturday, September 12th at 11.45 (Note earlier start) 

B: Sam Hartog  Harrison Radcliffe Hamish Campbell  
HB: Peter Kilroy   Whitlam Bishop  Jacob Aurisch 
C:  Rohan Smith  Ben Jaenke-Cain ( Capt)  Chris Davis 
HF: Sam St John  Lachlan Davies Noah Resuggan 
F: Macauley Lonergan Cam Ferguson Jordan Bonney
Foll: Trystan Juffs-King  Zane Lovell Rory Johnson
Int:  Aiden D'Roza, Cooper Crowell, Finn Collison, Mitch McMillan 

In: Zane Lovell, Rory Johnson

Out: Zac Collison (hamstring), Brady Allen (DNQ)