2026 VFL Season Round 17: Sydney Reserves v Brisbane Lions Reserves
This is the match report for the match played on 17 July 2026 between the Sydney Reserves and the Brisbane Lions Reserves during round seventeen of the 2026 season of the Victorian Football League.
The Sydney Reserves hosted the Brisbane Lions Reserves at Lakeside Oval.
The hosts were coached by Nick Malceski and the visitors were coached by Scott Borlace.
The Sydney Reserves (11.12.78) defeated the Brisbane Lions Reserves (9.8.62).
Match Details
Season:
2026 VFL Season
Round:
Round 17
Teams:
Sydney Reserves
v
Brisbane Lions Reserves
Date:
Friday 17 July 2026
Time:
12:35 PM
Venue:
Lakeside Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Sydney Reserves
def.
Brisbane Lions Reserves
Score:
11.12.78 - 9.8.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Sydney Reserves | 5 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Brisbane Lions Reserves | 1 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 6 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | SYDR by 26 | SYDR by 8 | SYDR by 16 | SYDR by 16 | SYDR by 16 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 32:13 | 29:19 | 29:23 | 31:53 | 2:02:48 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Sydney Reserves) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Brisbane Lions Reserves) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Sydney Reserves
Captain: unknownCoach: Nick Malceski
Brisbane Lions Reserves
Captain: unknownCoach: Scott Borlace
Player Statistics
Sydney Reserves
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 20 | Andrew, Riak | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Bowman, Ned | HBFL | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 69 | Cameron, Harry | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Cleary, Caiden | C | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 72 | Clifton, Oscar | INT | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ? | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Cootee, Billy | CHB | ? | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ? | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Dattoli, Jesse | BPL | ? | 3 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 68 | Gibbs, Khy | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Green, Will | HFFR | ? | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 1 | ? | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Hamling, Joel | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Hanily, Tom | HFFL | ? | 0 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ? | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 65 | Harrison, Joe | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Kyle, Harry | WL | ? | 0 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 56 | Longmire, Jedd | FPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Meaney, Henry | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | O'Loughlin, James | RR | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Peters, Charlie | FF | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Phillipou, Jevan | FB | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 64 | Ryan, Tom | RO | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Shipley, Nick | FPL | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Snell, Patrick | CHF | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | Tidemann, James | RU | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ? | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | Warner, Corey | WR | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ? | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 11 | 12 | 335 | 174 | 161 | 51 | 42 | 109 | 29 | 0+ | 20 | 17 | 35 | 49 | |||
Brisbane Lions Reserves
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 48 | Abberley, Tahj | RU | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Allen, Oscar | BPL | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Annable, Daniel | HBFL | ? | 0 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | ? | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Beecken, Luke | CHB | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ? | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | Coleman, Keidean | HBFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Doedee, Tom | BPR | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | Duke, Ethan | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ? | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 52 | Dunkley, Kyle | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Evans, Koby | HFFL | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | Greenaway, Wyatt | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Hayes, Tai | FPR | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 54 | Hodge, Cooper | INT | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Joyce, Darragh | FF | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Lloyd, Luke | WL | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | Marshall, Sam | C | ? | 1 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 49 | McCarthy, Curtis | RR | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | McCarthy, Lincoln | FB | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Murphy, Ben | FPL | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | Smith, Dylan | RO | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | ? | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Smith, Henry | CHF | ? | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 1 | ? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Tilley, Sam | INT | ? | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ? | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 36 | Torrent, Reece | HFFR | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Zakostelsky, Zane | WR | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 6 | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (23 players) | 9 | 8 | 346 | 203 | 143 | 34 | 54 | 81 | 50 | 0+ | 17 | 20 | 37 | 46 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Sydney Reserves | Coach: Nick Malceski | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 | O. Allen | 11 | L. McCarthy | 12 | T. Doedee | 57 | J. Tidemann | 69 | H. Cameron | ||||||
| 56 | J. Longmire | 53 | C. Peters | 52 | N. Shipley | 60 | J. O'Loughlin | 72 | O. Clifton | ||||||
| FORWARD | 64 | T. Ryan | 68 | K. Gibbs | |||||||||||
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| 14 | D. Annable | 17 | L. Beecken | 18 | K. Coleman |
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| 45 | W. Green | 41 | P. Snell | 40 | T. Hanily |
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| 19 | L. Lloyd | 20 | S. Marshall | 21 | Z. Zakostelsky |
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| 37 | C. Warner | 33 | C. Cleary | 65 | H. Kyle | FOLLOWER | INTERCHANGE | ||||||||
| CENTRE | 48 | T. Abberley | 63 | E. Duke | |||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | 49 | C. McCarthy | 52 | K. Dunkley | |||||||||||
| 24 | K. Evans | 25 | H. Smith | 36 | R. Torrent | 51 | D. Smith | 59 | W. Greenaway | ||||||
| 29 | J. Hamling | 25 | B. Cootee | 23 | N. Bowman |
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| 39 | B. Murphy | 41 | D. Joyce | 42 | T. Hayes |
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| 20 | R. Andrew | 18 | J. Phillipou | 9 | J. Dattoli |
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| Brisbane Lions Reserves | Coach: Scott Borlace | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | SYDR | Jesse Dattoli behind | 0.1.1 | - | 0.0.0 | 00:56 |
| SYDR | Billy Cootee goal | 1.1.7 | - | 0.0.0 | 03:00 | |
| SYDR | Billy Cootee goal | 2.1.13 | - | 0.0.0 | 08:09 | |
| BRLR | Sam Tilley goal | 2.1.13 | - | 1.0.6 | 09:24 | |
| SYDR | Jesse Dattoli goal | 3.1.19 | - | 1.0.6 | 18:05 | |
| SYDR | Jesse Dattoli goal | 4.1.25 | - | 1.0.6 | 19:56 | |
| SYDR | Oscar Clifton behind | 4.2.26 | - | 1.0.6 | 21:46 | |
| SYDR | Rushed behind | 4.3.27 | - | 1.0.6 | 24:29 | |
| SYDR | Billy Cootee goal | 5.3.33 | - | 1.0.6 | 27:22 | |
| BRLR | Rushed behind | 5.3.33 | - | 1.1.7 | 32:09 | |
| Q2 | BRLR | Daniel Annable behind | 5.3.33 | - | 1.2.8 | 03:01 |
| SYDR | Billy Cootee behind | 5.4.34 | - | 1.2.8 | 12:50 | |
| SYDR | Billy Cootee goal | 6.4.40 | - | 1.2.8 | 15:52 | |
| BRLR | Sam Marshall goal | 6.4.40 | - | 2.2.14 | 19:56 | |
| BRLR | Oscar Allen goal | 6.4.40 | - | 3.2.20 | 22:10 | |
| BRLR | Henry Smith goal | 6.4.40 | - | 4.2.26 | 23:41 | |
| BRLR | Henry Smith goal | 6.4.40 | - | 5.2.32 | 27:55 | |
| Q3 | BRLR | Daniel Annable behind | 6.4.40 | - | 5.3.33 | 00:27 |
| SYDR | Jesse Dattoli goal | 7.4.46 | - | 5.3.33 | 06:41 | |
| SYDR | Rushed behind | 7.5.47 | - | 5.3.33 | 09:25 | |
| SYDR | Rushed behind | 7.6.48 | - | 5.3.33 | 13:45 | |
| BRLR | Koby Evans goal | 7.6.48 | - | 6.3.39 | 15:41 | |
| SYDR | Billy Cootee goal | 8.6.54 | - | 6.3.39 | 18:34 | |
| SYDR | Tom Hanily behind | 8.7.55 | - | 6.3.39 | 27:19 | |
| Q4 | SYDR | Corey Warner behind | 8.8.56 | - | 6.3.39 | 00:19 |
| SYDR | Rushed behind | 8.9.57 | - | 6.3.39 | 02:18 | |
| BRLR | Ben Murphy goal | 8.9.57 | - | 7.3.45 | 03:18 | |
| BRLR | Luke Beecken behind | 8.9.57 | - | 7.4.46 | 07:16 | |
| BRLR | Sam Tilley behind | 8.9.57 | - | 7.5.47 | 08:38 | |
| SYDR | Will Green behind | 8.10.58 | - | 7.5.47 | 09:54 | |
| SYDR | Oscar Clifton goal | 9.10.64 | - | 7.5.47 | 12:04 | |
| BRLR | Ben Murphy behind | 9.10.64 | - | 7.6.48 | 16:43 | |
| BRLR | Curtis McCarthy behind | 9.10.64 | - | 7.7.49 | 17:50 | |
| SYDR | Tom Ryan goal | 10.10.70 | - | 7.7.49 | 19:28 | |
| BRLR | Sam Tilley goal | 10.10.70 | - | 8.7.55 | 20:31 | |
| BRLR | Lincoln McCarthy behind | 10.10.70 | - | 8.8.56 | 24:03 | |
| SYDR | Will Green behind | 10.11.71 | - | 8.8.56 | 26:07 | |
| SYDR | Charlie Peters goal | 11.11.77 | - | 8.8.56 | 27:09 | |
| BRLR | Tai Hayes goal | 11.11.77 | - | 9.8.62 | 30:14 | |
| SYDR | Charlie Peters behind | 11.12.78 | - | 9.8.62 | 31:23 | |