- May 8, 2001
- 5,667
- 818
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
- Other Teams
- CDFC (SANFL), Port Melb (VFL)
Hi Footy fans...
Hard to believe we're already three weeks into the season, eh? But already, there's been some minor grumblings on the sidelines and its all about... yep, that's right, the part-timers against full-timers argument. Port's power -- pardon the pun -- won out big time against the Panthers and concerns about the strength of the AFL-backed players against the 100% local heroes has been raised again. This time it was South coach Brad Gotch giving his two cents worth, commenting that while his opponents for the most part had the day to prepare, his Panthers outfit had to work or study before suiting up for SANFL duty. Is there a valid argument for the Crows and the Magpies to be excluded from Friday Night Football? Over to you boys in the boardrooms...
Welcome to the Round 3 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
First up in the wrap, we're on the tram to the bay, getting off at Brighton Road for the match between the Tigers and the Bulldogs under the Friday Night Lights of Gliderol Stadium. The Bulldogs have inflicted all manner of misery on the Tigers over recent years, although there has been a few times where the Bays have managed to turn the tables even during the Dogs' premiership years. One that would spring to mind for many would be the drawn match in 2009, leaving many Dogs fans seething. Then there was a similar situation in Round 7 last year, only this time the Tigers jagged a one-goal victory. However, the following match would see the Dogs smash the eventual wooden spooners in Round 17 by 59 points. While the weather wasn't horrid, a misty rain fell on Glenelg and probably kept some fans away. The Bulldogs were definitely out of sorts early, some key outs hurting them as the Tigers took a 17-point lead by quarter-time after kicking 3.2 to a lousy three behinds. But it seemed that for the first half, the southern end was the scoring end as the Doggies clicked into gear to kick 5.4 to the Tigers' 2.3. At half-time, the Dogs were ahead by two points. When play resumed, the Dogs picked up right where they left off. They kept the Bays scoreless, the home fans bewildered and probably thinking "not again" as the visitors kicked a further 5.3 to take a 35-point lead going into the final change. A late final term charge by the home side teased their faithful right to the end, but the Tigers' inaccuracy on goal would deny them a first win for the season. Central's lowly 1.4 to 4.5 would keep the Tigers winless thus far, the Dogs taking a 15-point win to open their 2015 account. Jarrod Schiller was named best for the Dogs, while the Tigers named Matt Snook as their standout.
There was one other Friday night match on as well, we head back to the west side of the city to Richmond for the contest between the Bloods and the Crows at City Mazda Stadium. The Crows have yet to take a victory against the Bloods in their short SANFL history, their two games in 2014 were both victories for Westies. The first was a 37-point win in Round 6, then a low-scoring affair in Round 12 which was decided by a single goal. The first encounter of 2014 was only win number two for the Bloods at that point, they started last season with four straight losses. But after a fighting victory away to the Eagles last week, a 2-0 start to 2015 was the only way forward. In their way was a Crows side with 10 AFL-listed players and a group of top-ups consisting of hunger and youth, coming off a narrow loss to the Roosters last weekend. That hunger came to the fore early in the evening, the Crows taking an 11-point lead at the first change after scoring 4.3 to West's 2.4 in the opening term. More inaccuracy threatened to put the Bloods further behind, but the Crows would only manage three goals to the Bloods' 3.6, bringing the gap back to five points at the long break. That second term was probably just a minor hiccup compared with what was about to come from the Bloods, they returned to the field with some renewed vigour and began their climb. They would outscore the Crows 5.2 to 2.2 in the third quarter to take over the lead, at the final change Westies had a 13-point lead. They would make it a forgone conclusion in the final stanza, adding a further 5.1 as the Crows fell away with a 2.3 last term effort to go down by 29 points. Taite Silverlock was named best for the Bloods, while the Crows named Jarryd Lyons as their best on ground.
On Saturday afternoon there was just one match on the cards, the Seven television cameras heading down Port Road to the Alberton Oval for the match between the Magpies and the Roosters. In 2014, the Roosters was one of a handful of teams able to topple the Magpies. All the more amazing was that their victory came at Alberton, one of the last places anyone would think the black and white outfit would lose. It was Round 13 that this upset came, after losing to West at Richmond only two weeks previous the Roosters inflicted Port's third loss of the home and away season by just two points. That was payback for a loss in Round 8 at Prospect Oval, where the 'Pies flew out with a 26-point win. The Magpies had the better of the scoring for the opening term, but couldn't fully convert their chances into maximum rewards with an inaccuracy-riddled first quarter. They kicked 3.5 to North's three goals without a miss, those behinds being the difference at quarter-time. The second term was just as frustrating if not more so than the first, more missed chances keeping the door wide open for the Roosters. Port scored 2.4 to the Roosters' 1.2 to stretch the deficit out to 13 points by the half-time break. The rust was well and truly shaken off when play resumed for the second half, the Magpies producing a game-breaking 7.3 to 4.0 third quarter to take their advantage out to 34 points. All the pressure the Roosters had put on the Magpies for the opening half had all just fizzled away in one quarter of football, the Magpies finishing off the afternoon by scoring a further 3.3 to North's 2.5 to run out 38-point winners. Paul Stewart was named Port's best, while the Roosters voted Jay Shannon for their best afield honours.
The final couple of matches would take place on Sunday afternoon, the first of the two takes us once again down the Port Road but only as far as Woodville as the Eagles took on the Redlegs at Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval. In 2014, not many sides could say they were undefeated against the reigning premiers. But the Eagles did, winning both their minor round matches at the Woodville nest by 20 points in Round 13 and by three points at The Parade in Round 8. It was therefore, probably fortunate for the Redlegs that they didn't face off during the finals, despite the fact that the Eagles went out as quickly as they went in it seemed as though they had Norwood's number in 2014. So when the Eagles went down to West Adelaide and the 'Legs edged out the Bulldogs last weekend, people could be forgiven for thinking that Norwood's defeat of the Eagles would be inevitable. Well... were they in for an eye-opening experience. The Eagles would begin the day rather slowly, kicking 2.2 to the Redlegs' three behinds to take an 11-point lead at quarter-time. Those three missed chances would haunt the Redlegs for the rest of the game, that same number of missed opportunities would be repeated in the following quarter. The Eagles would once again allow just three behinds in the second term, despite their own inaccuracy they would take the deficit out to 37 points by the long break after kicking 5.5. The Redlegs would finally kick their first goal in the third quarter, which would be their only major for the term along with three behinds as the Eagles continued to build on their lead. They added a further 4.3 to their tally, taking the gap out to 61 points. Norwood fans in attendance were no doubt looking for the nearest exit by this point, the Eagles outplayed them in every facet of the game. The home side buried the premiers whole in the final term, kicking 6.1 to 2.5 in the last quarter to hand the visitors a humiliating 81-point hammering.
The other match for Sunday arvo takes us down to the southern suburbs, the Panthers facing the Double Blues at the Hickinbotham Oval in Noarlunga. For the second week running, the Panthers found themselves up against a fellow finalist from 2014 in the Blues. The Panthers unceremoniously dumped the Blues from the premiership race with a harsh 68-point drubbing in the cut-throat 1st Semi-Final, only two weeks after they clashed in the final minor round match for the season where South also took victory at Noarlunga by four goals. The Blues were coming into this match on the back of a 28-point win against Glenelg, while the less said about South's loss to Port the better. But it was probably that loss that would spur the Panthers on this weekend, feeling the need to make up for such a devastating blow. The two sides had an inaccuracy riddled first quarter, both skewing shots on goal with the Panthers getting the better run with their 3.6 to Sturt's 1.3. At quarter-time the Panthers were ahead by 15 points. The Blues clawed their way back into the contest in the second term though, bringing the deficit back to within a couple of straight kicks going into the long break. They scored 3.2 to South's two goals to trail by seven points at half-time. When play resumed for the second half, the ensuing quarter resembled an arm-wrestle right up until the cusp of time-on. South would then produce a five-goal run, that and the 2.2 they managed up to that period and Sturt's one and only goal for the term would see the home side out to a 45-point lead at three quarter-time. Even with a last quarter run from the Blues which saw them restrict the Panthers to just one goal, their score of 4.4 would not be enough to bridge the gap. South would go on to take a 23-point win.
Unfortunately, I was unable to find best on ground information for the two Sunday matches. I will endeavour to find such info during the week.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 3 OF THE SANFL...
Friday April 17
Central District 11.14 (80)
Glenelg 9.11 (65)
2,667 @ Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
West Adelaide 15.13 (103)
Adelaide 11.8 (74)
1,875 @ City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Saturday April 18
Port Adelaide 15.15 (105)
North Adelaide 10.9 (69)
1,871 @ Alberton Oval
Sunday April 19
Woodville-West Torrens 17.11 (113)
Norwood 3.14 (32)
Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville
South Adelaide 13.8 (86)
Sturt 9.9 (63)
2,073 @ Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga (cheers saintal)
INJURIES
North -- Johnston (ankle), O'Keefe (shoulder, concussion)
REPORTS
Port -- Moore (umpire contact)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Port -- 4pts (2-0-0), 66.3%
West -- 4pts (2-0-0), 54.9%
South -- 4pts (2-1-0), 47.6%
Norwood -- 4pts (2-1-0), 45.4%
W-WT -- 2pts (1-1-0) 61.4%
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Sturt -- 2pts (1-2-0), 48.6%
Central -- 2pts (1-1-0), 48.3%
North -- 2pts (1-1-0), 45%
Adelaide -- 0pts (0-2-0) 45.5%
Glenelg -- 0pts (0-2-0), 43.9%
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Next weekend in Round 4...
Friday April 24 @ 7:10pm
Port Adelaide vs. Norwood; Adelaide Oval
Glenelg vs. Adelaide; Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
Saturday April 25 @ 2:40pm
Central District vs. Woodville-West Torrens; Playford Alive Oval, Elizabeth
North Adelaide vs. South Adelaide; Prospect Oval
Sunday April 26 @ 2:10pm
Sturt vs. West Adelaide; Peter Motley Oval, Unley
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
Hard to believe we're already three weeks into the season, eh? But already, there's been some minor grumblings on the sidelines and its all about... yep, that's right, the part-timers against full-timers argument. Port's power -- pardon the pun -- won out big time against the Panthers and concerns about the strength of the AFL-backed players against the 100% local heroes has been raised again. This time it was South coach Brad Gotch giving his two cents worth, commenting that while his opponents for the most part had the day to prepare, his Panthers outfit had to work or study before suiting up for SANFL duty. Is there a valid argument for the Crows and the Magpies to be excluded from Friday Night Football? Over to you boys in the boardrooms...
Welcome to the Round 3 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
First up in the wrap, we're on the tram to the bay, getting off at Brighton Road for the match between the Tigers and the Bulldogs under the Friday Night Lights of Gliderol Stadium. The Bulldogs have inflicted all manner of misery on the Tigers over recent years, although there has been a few times where the Bays have managed to turn the tables even during the Dogs' premiership years. One that would spring to mind for many would be the drawn match in 2009, leaving many Dogs fans seething. Then there was a similar situation in Round 7 last year, only this time the Tigers jagged a one-goal victory. However, the following match would see the Dogs smash the eventual wooden spooners in Round 17 by 59 points. While the weather wasn't horrid, a misty rain fell on Glenelg and probably kept some fans away. The Bulldogs were definitely out of sorts early, some key outs hurting them as the Tigers took a 17-point lead by quarter-time after kicking 3.2 to a lousy three behinds. But it seemed that for the first half, the southern end was the scoring end as the Doggies clicked into gear to kick 5.4 to the Tigers' 2.3. At half-time, the Dogs were ahead by two points. When play resumed, the Dogs picked up right where they left off. They kept the Bays scoreless, the home fans bewildered and probably thinking "not again" as the visitors kicked a further 5.3 to take a 35-point lead going into the final change. A late final term charge by the home side teased their faithful right to the end, but the Tigers' inaccuracy on goal would deny them a first win for the season. Central's lowly 1.4 to 4.5 would keep the Tigers winless thus far, the Dogs taking a 15-point win to open their 2015 account. Jarrod Schiller was named best for the Dogs, while the Tigers named Matt Snook as their standout.
There was one other Friday night match on as well, we head back to the west side of the city to Richmond for the contest between the Bloods and the Crows at City Mazda Stadium. The Crows have yet to take a victory against the Bloods in their short SANFL history, their two games in 2014 were both victories for Westies. The first was a 37-point win in Round 6, then a low-scoring affair in Round 12 which was decided by a single goal. The first encounter of 2014 was only win number two for the Bloods at that point, they started last season with four straight losses. But after a fighting victory away to the Eagles last week, a 2-0 start to 2015 was the only way forward. In their way was a Crows side with 10 AFL-listed players and a group of top-ups consisting of hunger and youth, coming off a narrow loss to the Roosters last weekend. That hunger came to the fore early in the evening, the Crows taking an 11-point lead at the first change after scoring 4.3 to West's 2.4 in the opening term. More inaccuracy threatened to put the Bloods further behind, but the Crows would only manage three goals to the Bloods' 3.6, bringing the gap back to five points at the long break. That second term was probably just a minor hiccup compared with what was about to come from the Bloods, they returned to the field with some renewed vigour and began their climb. They would outscore the Crows 5.2 to 2.2 in the third quarter to take over the lead, at the final change Westies had a 13-point lead. They would make it a forgone conclusion in the final stanza, adding a further 5.1 as the Crows fell away with a 2.3 last term effort to go down by 29 points. Taite Silverlock was named best for the Bloods, while the Crows named Jarryd Lyons as their best on ground.
On Saturday afternoon there was just one match on the cards, the Seven television cameras heading down Port Road to the Alberton Oval for the match between the Magpies and the Roosters. In 2014, the Roosters was one of a handful of teams able to topple the Magpies. All the more amazing was that their victory came at Alberton, one of the last places anyone would think the black and white outfit would lose. It was Round 13 that this upset came, after losing to West at Richmond only two weeks previous the Roosters inflicted Port's third loss of the home and away season by just two points. That was payback for a loss in Round 8 at Prospect Oval, where the 'Pies flew out with a 26-point win. The Magpies had the better of the scoring for the opening term, but couldn't fully convert their chances into maximum rewards with an inaccuracy-riddled first quarter. They kicked 3.5 to North's three goals without a miss, those behinds being the difference at quarter-time. The second term was just as frustrating if not more so than the first, more missed chances keeping the door wide open for the Roosters. Port scored 2.4 to the Roosters' 1.2 to stretch the deficit out to 13 points by the half-time break. The rust was well and truly shaken off when play resumed for the second half, the Magpies producing a game-breaking 7.3 to 4.0 third quarter to take their advantage out to 34 points. All the pressure the Roosters had put on the Magpies for the opening half had all just fizzled away in one quarter of football, the Magpies finishing off the afternoon by scoring a further 3.3 to North's 2.5 to run out 38-point winners. Paul Stewart was named Port's best, while the Roosters voted Jay Shannon for their best afield honours.
The final couple of matches would take place on Sunday afternoon, the first of the two takes us once again down the Port Road but only as far as Woodville as the Eagles took on the Redlegs at Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval. In 2014, not many sides could say they were undefeated against the reigning premiers. But the Eagles did, winning both their minor round matches at the Woodville nest by 20 points in Round 13 and by three points at The Parade in Round 8. It was therefore, probably fortunate for the Redlegs that they didn't face off during the finals, despite the fact that the Eagles went out as quickly as they went in it seemed as though they had Norwood's number in 2014. So when the Eagles went down to West Adelaide and the 'Legs edged out the Bulldogs last weekend, people could be forgiven for thinking that Norwood's defeat of the Eagles would be inevitable. Well... were they in for an eye-opening experience. The Eagles would begin the day rather slowly, kicking 2.2 to the Redlegs' three behinds to take an 11-point lead at quarter-time. Those three missed chances would haunt the Redlegs for the rest of the game, that same number of missed opportunities would be repeated in the following quarter. The Eagles would once again allow just three behinds in the second term, despite their own inaccuracy they would take the deficit out to 37 points by the long break after kicking 5.5. The Redlegs would finally kick their first goal in the third quarter, which would be their only major for the term along with three behinds as the Eagles continued to build on their lead. They added a further 4.3 to their tally, taking the gap out to 61 points. Norwood fans in attendance were no doubt looking for the nearest exit by this point, the Eagles outplayed them in every facet of the game. The home side buried the premiers whole in the final term, kicking 6.1 to 2.5 in the last quarter to hand the visitors a humiliating 81-point hammering.
The other match for Sunday arvo takes us down to the southern suburbs, the Panthers facing the Double Blues at the Hickinbotham Oval in Noarlunga. For the second week running, the Panthers found themselves up against a fellow finalist from 2014 in the Blues. The Panthers unceremoniously dumped the Blues from the premiership race with a harsh 68-point drubbing in the cut-throat 1st Semi-Final, only two weeks after they clashed in the final minor round match for the season where South also took victory at Noarlunga by four goals. The Blues were coming into this match on the back of a 28-point win against Glenelg, while the less said about South's loss to Port the better. But it was probably that loss that would spur the Panthers on this weekend, feeling the need to make up for such a devastating blow. The two sides had an inaccuracy riddled first quarter, both skewing shots on goal with the Panthers getting the better run with their 3.6 to Sturt's 1.3. At quarter-time the Panthers were ahead by 15 points. The Blues clawed their way back into the contest in the second term though, bringing the deficit back to within a couple of straight kicks going into the long break. They scored 3.2 to South's two goals to trail by seven points at half-time. When play resumed for the second half, the ensuing quarter resembled an arm-wrestle right up until the cusp of time-on. South would then produce a five-goal run, that and the 2.2 they managed up to that period and Sturt's one and only goal for the term would see the home side out to a 45-point lead at three quarter-time. Even with a last quarter run from the Blues which saw them restrict the Panthers to just one goal, their score of 4.4 would not be enough to bridge the gap. South would go on to take a 23-point win.
Unfortunately, I was unable to find best on ground information for the two Sunday matches. I will endeavour to find such info during the week.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 3 OF THE SANFL...
Friday April 17
Central District 11.14 (80)
Glenelg 9.11 (65)
2,667 @ Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
West Adelaide 15.13 (103)
Adelaide 11.8 (74)
1,875 @ City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Saturday April 18
Port Adelaide 15.15 (105)
North Adelaide 10.9 (69)
1,871 @ Alberton Oval
Sunday April 19
Woodville-West Torrens 17.11 (113)
Norwood 3.14 (32)
Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville
South Adelaide 13.8 (86)
Sturt 9.9 (63)
2,073 @ Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga (cheers saintal)
INJURIES
North -- Johnston (ankle), O'Keefe (shoulder, concussion)
REPORTS
Port -- Moore (umpire contact)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Port -- 4pts (2-0-0), 66.3%
West -- 4pts (2-0-0), 54.9%
South -- 4pts (2-1-0), 47.6%
Norwood -- 4pts (2-1-0), 45.4%
W-WT -- 2pts (1-1-0) 61.4%
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Sturt -- 2pts (1-2-0), 48.6%
Central -- 2pts (1-1-0), 48.3%
North -- 2pts (1-1-0), 45%
Adelaide -- 0pts (0-2-0) 45.5%
Glenelg -- 0pts (0-2-0), 43.9%
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Next weekend in Round 4...
Friday April 24 @ 7:10pm
Port Adelaide vs. Norwood; Adelaide Oval
Glenelg vs. Adelaide; Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
Saturday April 25 @ 2:40pm
Central District vs. Woodville-West Torrens; Playford Alive Oval, Elizabeth
North Adelaide vs. South Adelaide; Prospect Oval
Sunday April 26 @ 2:10pm
Sturt vs. West Adelaide; Peter Motley Oval, Unley
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
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