Barbecue Mafia - Reserves Preview
Andrew Thomson
Sherwood Reserves are chasing their first win of the season when they host Wilston-Grange on Saturday. The Magpies have not been far off the mark and like their senior counterparts have suffered from one quarter lapses in each of their losses. For the remaining three quarters of their matches the Magpies have matched their opposition.
Wilston-Grange have one win so this is a match the Magpies will be hoping to open their account.
Coach Cory Hopkins has had to make 4 changes to his side with Aaron Maricic promoted to the Seniors and Macauley Lonergan injured, but he gains key defender Harry Marshall and rover Rory Johnson, both back from injury.
He will look for the continued good form of ruckman-forward Trystan Juffs-King, half forward Sam St John, defenders Sam Hartog and Zac Collison, the ageless Ben Jaenke-Cain and Peter Kilroy and youngsters in Jacob Aurisch, Zane Lovell and Jackson Paynter to lead the side from the first bounce.
The Magpies are not out of finals contention with a final six instituted this year but need to win all remaining matches to have a chance, so for the Reserves, their mini-finals series also starts on Saturday.
QAFL Rd 5: Sherwood Reserves v Wilston-Grange at McCarthy Homes Oval, Chelmer on Saturday, August 8th at 12 noon
B: Harry Marshall Mitch McMillan Whitlam Bishop
HB: Sam Hartog Zac Collison Peter Kilroy
C: Rohan Smith Ben Jaenke-Cain ( Capt) Jackson Paynter
HF: Sam St John Cam Ferguson Zane Lovell
F: Jordan Bonney Trystan Juffs-King Lachlan Davies
Rucks: Alex Davila Jacob Aurisch
Rover: Rory Johnson
Int: Harrison Radcliffe, Aidan D’Roza, Finn Collison, Riley Dreghorn