APPLETON, REINBRECHT WIN RESERVES MAGAREY MEDAL

By ZAC MILBANK | Twitter @zacmilbank

Woodville-West Torrens midfielder Matt Appleton and Norwood on-baller Dylan Reinbrecht are joint winners of the 2015 Reserves Magarey Medal.

Both polling a total of 16 votes, the prolific ball-winners finished four ahead of second-placed Magpie Ben Sawford. Fellow Port player Jack Haarsma ranked third on 11 votes.

Originally from the Moonta Football Club on Yorke Peninsula, Appleton has progressed through the Eagles’ junior grades since arriving at Under-15 level.

The 22-year-old – who measures in at 180cm and 74kg – is among a number of Reserves Magarey Medallists currently playing at Oval Avenue including Scott Lewis, James Boyd and Angus Poole.

The Henley High School graduate has previously played in premierships with the Eagles at Under-18 (2012) and Reserves (2014) level, winning the Alan Stewart Medal as best afield in the 2012 Under-18 Grand Final.

Reinbrecht, who hails from the Athelstone Football Club, has worked his way up through the Redlegs’ junior programs since starting at Under-13 level.

The strong-bodied 23-year-old – who measures in at 175cm and 80kg – is a prodigious left-foot kick who has recently broken into the Redlegs’ league team.

Undertaking a cadetship with SA Police, Reinbrecht is considered a tackling machine evidenced by him laying 18 in a league match against Glenelg in Round 5 this year.

It is the first time since 2013 the Reserves Magarey Medal has been shared, with Central’s Travis Schiller and West’s Nick Homburg crowned two years ago.

Reserves Magarey Medal

Matt Appleton (Eagles) 16
Dylan Reinbrecht (Norwood) 16
Ben Sawford (Port) 12
Jack Haarsma (Port) 11
Sam Milne (Central) 10

Be interesting if we did spelly pretty sure we won't .
How many seconds medals have the Eagles won since the merger . Poole had won one .

spell_check wrote:

Mickyj wrote:Be interesting if we did spelly pretty sure we won't .
How many seconds medals have the Eagles won since the merger . Poole had won one .

Five:
1992 - Jason Sziller
1996 - Jason King
2003 - David Newett
2012 - Angus Poole
2015 - Matthew Appleton

Poole also polled the most votes in 2013 but was ineligible

thanks spelly