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Hi Footy fans...
Ladies and gentlemen... a bubble or two has been burst! But more surprising is that the two top five clubs were brought down to earth by two under-performing sides in the bottom five, not by a fellow finals contender. There were a couple of real nail-biters during this past weekend's matches, with two games finishing with gaps of less than two kicks in the dying minutes. Unfortunately, with a bleak picture painted in regards to the weather and AFL programmed for afternoon action at Adelaide Oval, the crowds definitely suffered with two matches breaching 2500 and the rest struggled to cross the 2000 mark. Gee whiz Mother Nature is a prankster, eh? There's seven rounds to go, there's also a split round this coming week so there'll be time for clubs to take a chill pill and get some chit-chat in... which some will be doing a fair bit of over the course of this week!
Welcome to the Round 11 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first match up in this week's edition takes us down The Parade to the Coopers Stadium in Norwood where the Redlegs hosted the Tigers on Saturday arvo. The last time that these two teams met it was back in Round 5 where the 'Legs managed to bag a 17-point win at Tiger-land under lights to stretch their streak of wins against Glenelg to eight, that streak beginning back in Round 11 of 2011. Another notable win during that streak was the low scoring affair from late 2012, where the 'Legs won a torrid battle which yielded just 11 goals from 23 scores. Unfortunately for the Tigers, their luck against the Redlegs wasn't going to change this week... not by a long shot. The Redlegs had murder on their minds and set about dismantling the Tigers immediately, starting the afternoon's proceedings with a 9.5 to two goal first term to take a 47-point lead at quarter-time. Their second term could have been called Norwood's "quiet term" as it was their least active one on the scoreboard. They added a further 4.3 to the Tigers' 1.2 to stretch their advantage to 11 goals by the half-time break. The worst thing about this hammering was that the Glenelg team playing in this game was no different in personnel to the one that took the 'Legs almost to their limits seven weeks ago. But seven weeks have done a lot to the Tigers, and it was about to get worse. When play resumed, the Redlegs went on the attack again, kicking 7.4 to the Tigers' 3.2 -- the equivalent of their entire first half score -- to take the deficit out to 92 points. Glenelg coach Nick Stevens would call it exactly what it was at game's end, this was just a pathetic afternoon's display from his team, as the Redlegs finished the match off with an additional 5.4 to 1.2 to romp away with a 118-point victory and a big percentage boost. Matthew Panos was named best for the Redlegs, while the Tigers named Matthew Snook as their main standout.
While all this was going on, there was another match afoot in the deep south as the two outermost clubs in the competition faced off at Hickinbotham Oval in Noarlunga, the Panthers meeting the Bulldogs. The Panthers have made upsetting teams a mere flash-in-the-pan incident in the past, but this year they have surprised many by making it a habit instead. One of their biggest achievements this season was their eight-point defeat of the Bulldogs at Elizabeth, bringing to an end not only a long streak of losses against their far northern opponents but also a 16-match streak at the Ponderosa. Nowadays, these clubs play off for the Mayor's Trophy at the behest of the Playford and Onkaparinga councils but many SA footy-heads are calling it the "Integrity Cup" due to the stance both clubs took in the AFL reserves debate. An evenly fought first term greeted the hardy supporters that fronted up, both clubs kicking 3.2 to start the game. The Panthers' second term saw them take some control of the match, keeping the Dogs to two goals whilst scoring 4.2 for themselves to take a 14-point lead at the long break. The Bulldogs would remain persistent, some cheap turnovers not allowing them to close the gap but enough to not allow the Panthers to make an overwhelming impact. South would kick 3.3 to the Bulldogs' three goals as the gap crept out to 17 points at three quarter-time. The Bulldogs persistence would finally stall the Panther machine, some of that passion and fight that had been missing for most of this season rearing its head in full effect as their overran the stunned South outfit with their 4.4 to 1.1 final term to take a 10-point victory. Again the Dogs were led by example, captain Paul Thomas taking best afield honours while the Panthers voted in Adam Gulden as their best on ground.
The action now shifts to Sunday afternoon, the third game for the weekend takes us across to Richmond's City Mazda Stadium where the Bloods prepared to face the Magpies. Back in Round 4, it looked as though the days of Westies really challenging the Magpies were over after they were handed a 58-point smacking at Alberton Oval. Before that loss, the Bloods had dropped just one game from the previous five. This time around though, the Magpies would field a very different side from the one that had dominated the league for the past nine rounds with only a dozen Power-listed players involved this week. Early on in the afternoon, it seemed business as usual for the Magpies as they kicked 5.1 to the Bloods' wasteful 1.5 to lead by 20 points at the first change. But then the intensity of the 'Pies would get a serious questioning from that point onwards as the Bloods went on the attack. West would find themselves with a four-point lead at the half-time break after they kicked 5.3 and kept the Magpies to just 1.3 in the second term. All of a sudden the Magpies looked vulnerable for the first time since their Round 1 loss to the Redlegs. The scores would be tied up at 68 points a piece by three quarter-time, the Magpies ruing some wasted opportunities on goal as they kicked 4.4 to the Bloods' four goals. A startling stat for West would be their eight unanswered goals that started late in the second term and went well into the third. The Bloods would go on to cause one of the upsets of the year, keeping the 'Pies to just 2.1 while adding five goals without a miss to take a 17-point win over their more fancied rivals. Jon Beech celebrated game number 100 in style by taking best on ground votes for West, while the Magpies named Ben Newton as their best afield.
More Sunday arvo shenanigans were taking place over at Woodville, the Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval hosting the clash between the Eagles and the Double Blues. The Eagles have won eight matches from the past 13, including their most recent stoush which took place back in Round 4. The Eagles managed to outlast the tenacious Sturt outfit by a single kick at Unley, in a match that notched up 32 goals from 50 scores. However, Oval Avenue hasn't been too hard to win at for the Blues in recent times, the last two games at Woodville going the way of the Blues. The plans for a revenge trip to continue their good form at the nest looked to have been unsettled early on as the Eagles kicked 5.4 to the Blues' lowly two behinds to take a 32-point lead at quarter-time. But after finally finding the big sticks in the second term, the Blues would reel that gap back to four kicks by the long break, scoring 4.3 against the Eagles' 2.2 to bring the deficit back to 19 points. The Double Blues first half was riddled with horrid moments, but when play resumed they came back to the field a vastly different mob. As their use of the ball got cleaner, their attack would improve drastically as they took over control of the game from the home side, kicking 5.2 to 1.2 in the third term to take a five-point lead at the final change. The Eagles would end up looking like a shadow of their former selves compared to the rest of this season, kept to just one lousy goal in the final term while the Blues ran away with the match after kicking 6.5, the final margin saw the visitors home by 40 points. Zane Kirkwood would take out best afield votes yet again for the Blues, while the Eagles named Luke Jarrad as their best.
In the final match for the weekend, we head over to the Prospect Oval as the Roosters faced the Crows in the MAC Match of the Week on 7-TWO. This would be the second ever return match for the Crows, their first meeting against the Roosters saw them go down by 47 points to mark their debut match in the SANFL competition. Not exactly the debut that the former North Adelaide player now Adelaide coach Heath Younie would have wanted in his return to his old stomping ground in enemy colours. With the AFL team taking a hit the previous day in Melbourne, it was left to him to give Crows fans something to smile about. The first term was fought pretty evenly, the Roosters taking a two-point lead at quarter-time after they kicked 3.3 to the Crows' 3.1. The Crows would start to flex some muscles in the second term though, while the Roosters were spraying their shots for a horrid 1.5 the visitors would kick three goals without missing to take a nine-point lead going into half-time. The first term seemed to replay itself in the third quarter as the Roosters outscored the Crows only on behinds, the gap brought back to a single kick by the final change after North kicked 3.3 to Adelaide's three goals. After the Crows scored the first two goals to begin the final quarter, the Roosters would score four unanswered goals to force their way ahead. However, the Crows would hit back by kicking four goals to two including the match sealer. All up the Crows scored 6.1 to North's 6.3 to steal a thrilling four-point win. Adelaide named Matt Crouch as their best, while the Roosters named Jay Shannon as their best afield.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 11 OF THE SANFL
Saturday June 21
Norwood 25.16 (166)
Glenelg 7.6 (48)
2,504 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Central District 13.6 (84)
South Adelaide 11.8 (74)
1,489 @ Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
Sunday June 22
West Adelaide 15.8 (98)
Port Adelaide 12.9 (81)
1,660 @ City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Sturt 15.12 (102)
Woodville-West Torrens 9.8 (62)
Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville -- crowd number unknown
Adelaide 15.4 (94)
North Adelaide 13.12 (90)
2,589 @ Prospect Oval
INJURIES
West -- Still (hamstring), Hartlett (ribs)
Adelaide -- Henderson (corked thigh)
REPORTS
None known at time of post
LEAGUE LADDER
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Port -- 18pts (9-2-0), 60.9%
Sturt -- 16pts (8-3-0), 57.4%
W-WT -- 14pts (7-4-0), 50.5%
Norwood -- 12pts (6-5-0), 53.3%
South -- 12pts (6-5-0), 53%
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North -- 10pts (5-6-0), 50.5%
Adelaide -- 8pts (4-7-0), 47.1%
West -- 8pts (4-7-0), 47%
Central -- 8pts (4-7-0), 45.2%
Glenelg -- 4pts (2-9-0), 45.2%
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Next up in Round 12... its a split round BTW!
Friday June 27 @ 7:40pm
Norwood vs. Central District; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday June 28 @ 2:10pm
Sturt vs. Port Adelaide; Envestra Park, Unley
Friday July 4 @ 7:20pm
West Adelaide vs. Adelaide; City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Saturday July 5 @ 2:10pm
South Adelaide vs. North Adelaide; Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
Sunday July 6 @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. Woodville-West Torrens; Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
Ladies and gentlemen... a bubble or two has been burst! But more surprising is that the two top five clubs were brought down to earth by two under-performing sides in the bottom five, not by a fellow finals contender. There were a couple of real nail-biters during this past weekend's matches, with two games finishing with gaps of less than two kicks in the dying minutes. Unfortunately, with a bleak picture painted in regards to the weather and AFL programmed for afternoon action at Adelaide Oval, the crowds definitely suffered with two matches breaching 2500 and the rest struggled to cross the 2000 mark. Gee whiz Mother Nature is a prankster, eh? There's seven rounds to go, there's also a split round this coming week so there'll be time for clubs to take a chill pill and get some chit-chat in... which some will be doing a fair bit of over the course of this week!
Welcome to the Round 11 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first match up in this week's edition takes us down The Parade to the Coopers Stadium in Norwood where the Redlegs hosted the Tigers on Saturday arvo. The last time that these two teams met it was back in Round 5 where the 'Legs managed to bag a 17-point win at Tiger-land under lights to stretch their streak of wins against Glenelg to eight, that streak beginning back in Round 11 of 2011. Another notable win during that streak was the low scoring affair from late 2012, where the 'Legs won a torrid battle which yielded just 11 goals from 23 scores. Unfortunately for the Tigers, their luck against the Redlegs wasn't going to change this week... not by a long shot. The Redlegs had murder on their minds and set about dismantling the Tigers immediately, starting the afternoon's proceedings with a 9.5 to two goal first term to take a 47-point lead at quarter-time. Their second term could have been called Norwood's "quiet term" as it was their least active one on the scoreboard. They added a further 4.3 to the Tigers' 1.2 to stretch their advantage to 11 goals by the half-time break. The worst thing about this hammering was that the Glenelg team playing in this game was no different in personnel to the one that took the 'Legs almost to their limits seven weeks ago. But seven weeks have done a lot to the Tigers, and it was about to get worse. When play resumed, the Redlegs went on the attack again, kicking 7.4 to the Tigers' 3.2 -- the equivalent of their entire first half score -- to take the deficit out to 92 points. Glenelg coach Nick Stevens would call it exactly what it was at game's end, this was just a pathetic afternoon's display from his team, as the Redlegs finished the match off with an additional 5.4 to 1.2 to romp away with a 118-point victory and a big percentage boost. Matthew Panos was named best for the Redlegs, while the Tigers named Matthew Snook as their main standout.
While all this was going on, there was another match afoot in the deep south as the two outermost clubs in the competition faced off at Hickinbotham Oval in Noarlunga, the Panthers meeting the Bulldogs. The Panthers have made upsetting teams a mere flash-in-the-pan incident in the past, but this year they have surprised many by making it a habit instead. One of their biggest achievements this season was their eight-point defeat of the Bulldogs at Elizabeth, bringing to an end not only a long streak of losses against their far northern opponents but also a 16-match streak at the Ponderosa. Nowadays, these clubs play off for the Mayor's Trophy at the behest of the Playford and Onkaparinga councils but many SA footy-heads are calling it the "Integrity Cup" due to the stance both clubs took in the AFL reserves debate. An evenly fought first term greeted the hardy supporters that fronted up, both clubs kicking 3.2 to start the game. The Panthers' second term saw them take some control of the match, keeping the Dogs to two goals whilst scoring 4.2 for themselves to take a 14-point lead at the long break. The Bulldogs would remain persistent, some cheap turnovers not allowing them to close the gap but enough to not allow the Panthers to make an overwhelming impact. South would kick 3.3 to the Bulldogs' three goals as the gap crept out to 17 points at three quarter-time. The Bulldogs persistence would finally stall the Panther machine, some of that passion and fight that had been missing for most of this season rearing its head in full effect as their overran the stunned South outfit with their 4.4 to 1.1 final term to take a 10-point victory. Again the Dogs were led by example, captain Paul Thomas taking best afield honours while the Panthers voted in Adam Gulden as their best on ground.
The action now shifts to Sunday afternoon, the third game for the weekend takes us across to Richmond's City Mazda Stadium where the Bloods prepared to face the Magpies. Back in Round 4, it looked as though the days of Westies really challenging the Magpies were over after they were handed a 58-point smacking at Alberton Oval. Before that loss, the Bloods had dropped just one game from the previous five. This time around though, the Magpies would field a very different side from the one that had dominated the league for the past nine rounds with only a dozen Power-listed players involved this week. Early on in the afternoon, it seemed business as usual for the Magpies as they kicked 5.1 to the Bloods' wasteful 1.5 to lead by 20 points at the first change. But then the intensity of the 'Pies would get a serious questioning from that point onwards as the Bloods went on the attack. West would find themselves with a four-point lead at the half-time break after they kicked 5.3 and kept the Magpies to just 1.3 in the second term. All of a sudden the Magpies looked vulnerable for the first time since their Round 1 loss to the Redlegs. The scores would be tied up at 68 points a piece by three quarter-time, the Magpies ruing some wasted opportunities on goal as they kicked 4.4 to the Bloods' four goals. A startling stat for West would be their eight unanswered goals that started late in the second term and went well into the third. The Bloods would go on to cause one of the upsets of the year, keeping the 'Pies to just 2.1 while adding five goals without a miss to take a 17-point win over their more fancied rivals. Jon Beech celebrated game number 100 in style by taking best on ground votes for West, while the Magpies named Ben Newton as their best afield.
More Sunday arvo shenanigans were taking place over at Woodville, the Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval hosting the clash between the Eagles and the Double Blues. The Eagles have won eight matches from the past 13, including their most recent stoush which took place back in Round 4. The Eagles managed to outlast the tenacious Sturt outfit by a single kick at Unley, in a match that notched up 32 goals from 50 scores. However, Oval Avenue hasn't been too hard to win at for the Blues in recent times, the last two games at Woodville going the way of the Blues. The plans for a revenge trip to continue their good form at the nest looked to have been unsettled early on as the Eagles kicked 5.4 to the Blues' lowly two behinds to take a 32-point lead at quarter-time. But after finally finding the big sticks in the second term, the Blues would reel that gap back to four kicks by the long break, scoring 4.3 against the Eagles' 2.2 to bring the deficit back to 19 points. The Double Blues first half was riddled with horrid moments, but when play resumed they came back to the field a vastly different mob. As their use of the ball got cleaner, their attack would improve drastically as they took over control of the game from the home side, kicking 5.2 to 1.2 in the third term to take a five-point lead at the final change. The Eagles would end up looking like a shadow of their former selves compared to the rest of this season, kept to just one lousy goal in the final term while the Blues ran away with the match after kicking 6.5, the final margin saw the visitors home by 40 points. Zane Kirkwood would take out best afield votes yet again for the Blues, while the Eagles named Luke Jarrad as their best.
In the final match for the weekend, we head over to the Prospect Oval as the Roosters faced the Crows in the MAC Match of the Week on 7-TWO. This would be the second ever return match for the Crows, their first meeting against the Roosters saw them go down by 47 points to mark their debut match in the SANFL competition. Not exactly the debut that the former North Adelaide player now Adelaide coach Heath Younie would have wanted in his return to his old stomping ground in enemy colours. With the AFL team taking a hit the previous day in Melbourne, it was left to him to give Crows fans something to smile about. The first term was fought pretty evenly, the Roosters taking a two-point lead at quarter-time after they kicked 3.3 to the Crows' 3.1. The Crows would start to flex some muscles in the second term though, while the Roosters were spraying their shots for a horrid 1.5 the visitors would kick three goals without missing to take a nine-point lead going into half-time. The first term seemed to replay itself in the third quarter as the Roosters outscored the Crows only on behinds, the gap brought back to a single kick by the final change after North kicked 3.3 to Adelaide's three goals. After the Crows scored the first two goals to begin the final quarter, the Roosters would score four unanswered goals to force their way ahead. However, the Crows would hit back by kicking four goals to two including the match sealer. All up the Crows scored 6.1 to North's 6.3 to steal a thrilling four-point win. Adelaide named Matt Crouch as their best, while the Roosters named Jay Shannon as their best afield.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 11 OF THE SANFL
Saturday June 21
Norwood 25.16 (166)
Glenelg 7.6 (48)
2,504 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Central District 13.6 (84)
South Adelaide 11.8 (74)
1,489 @ Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
Sunday June 22
West Adelaide 15.8 (98)
Port Adelaide 12.9 (81)
1,660 @ City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Sturt 15.12 (102)
Woodville-West Torrens 9.8 (62)
Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville -- crowd number unknown
Adelaide 15.4 (94)
North Adelaide 13.12 (90)
2,589 @ Prospect Oval
INJURIES
West -- Still (hamstring), Hartlett (ribs)
Adelaide -- Henderson (corked thigh)
REPORTS
None known at time of post
LEAGUE LADDER
-----------------------------------
Port -- 18pts (9-2-0), 60.9%
Sturt -- 16pts (8-3-0), 57.4%
W-WT -- 14pts (7-4-0), 50.5%
Norwood -- 12pts (6-5-0), 53.3%
South -- 12pts (6-5-0), 53%
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North -- 10pts (5-6-0), 50.5%
Adelaide -- 8pts (4-7-0), 47.1%
West -- 8pts (4-7-0), 47%
Central -- 8pts (4-7-0), 45.2%
Glenelg -- 4pts (2-9-0), 45.2%
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Next up in Round 12... its a split round BTW!
Friday June 27 @ 7:40pm
Norwood vs. Central District; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday June 28 @ 2:10pm
Sturt vs. Port Adelaide; Envestra Park, Unley
Friday July 4 @ 7:20pm
West Adelaide vs. Adelaide; City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Saturday July 5 @ 2:10pm
South Adelaide vs. North Adelaide; Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
Sunday July 6 @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. Woodville-West Torrens; Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
