- May 8, 2001
- 5,667
- 818
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
- Other Teams
- CDFC (SANFL), Port Melb (VFL)
Hi Footy fans...
I hate to sound like a broken record or make enemies, but unfortunately the subject just cannot be ignored. And now, this subject has finally made into the media. Fans of the Port Adelaide Football Club would be just eating up their rise from the ashes in the SANFL, but one thing that seems to be ignored is the fact that in all the other competitions where AFL reserves teams are present, none of them have tried to re-brand their state league-based team. Not even the Crows have changed their identity upon entering the competition, so the question is... why are they continuing with the Magpies, instead of totally converting to the Power? Then there's the clubs that were instrumental in the rise of many players who now find themselves pitted against their true, spiritual homes. The discontent of SA footy-heads is reaching a fever pitch, will it start translating on the terraces? Some signs point to yes, with many feeling that real equality has been truly obliterated, as has state leagues in general, in order to appease the higher football power and its members. Does the Thomas Seymour-Hill Trophy have any standing in football at all?
Welcome to the Round 7 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first match of the weekend takes us to the Coopers Stadium on The Parade where the Redlegs took on the Crows under Friday Night Lights. Despite there being an Adelaide Football Club in existence at the time and being in the same competition around the period of the original club's 1886 premiership, any history between them and the Redlegs is unknown. In recent times, the two clubs have played against each other during pre-season contests in the early 2000's, but that's about it. Some controversy surrounded the Redlegs during the time where the SANFL clubs were voting whether or not to accept AFL reserves teams, the hierarchy at The Parade initially boasting their intent to vote no. But as the internet meme says... "nek minnit". The Redlegs premiership defence is in a bit of disarray and the Crows, looking for win number two, would find themselves ahead by 17 points at the first break after kicking 5.2 to the 'Legs 2.3. But the Redlegs would fight their way back into the game in the second term, kicking 5.3 to the Crows' 2.1 to nick a three point advantage at half-time. The early stages of the third quarter was a shootout as the two teams bagged three goals each in the first 10 minutes. The Redlegs put a stamp on it after that point though, adding a further three goals and one behind against the Crows' three behinds to take a 19-point lead at three quarter-time. The Redlegs would not let the Crows back into this one, keeping the visitors to just 1.2 whilst adding 3.2 to their own score to take a 31-point win, their third win of the year. Michael Newton was a machine for Norwood, his eight goals getting him best afield votes while the Crows named Jarryd Lyons as their best on ground.
Next up in the wrap, its Saturday afternoon football at Alberton Oval as the Seven cameras fronted up to cover the top of the table contest between the Magpies and the Panthers. The Magpies have let just four games drop from their grasp in the last 12 outings, taking a hat-trick of wins from a dour, low-scoring contest at Noarlunga in Round 20 last year. The Panthers' last victory came in early 2012 at Noarlunga in a game that yielded almost 40 goals. Although the ladder positions would say that this was a top of the table contest, many people were in the belief that the class difference was going to be the telling factor... and it was. Keeping the Panthers to just one solitary goal, the Magpies kicked 4.4 for themselves to take a 22-point lead at quarter-time. Souths did fight back some in the second quarter, drawing the gap back to 11 points by half-time after kicking four goals without a miss to the Magpies' 2.1. However, that difference spoken of earlier -- and the subject of much debate -- would decide the contest. The Magpies ran rampant from here, there was little that the Panthers could do to match the Power-infused team that was presented to them. Port would ram home 7.4 to the Panthers' lowly 2.1 in the third quarter, by the final break the margin was blown out to 44 points, quadrupling the half-time deficit. This was a nightmare manifesting itself to many SA footy-heads, yet another top-five side swept aside with little resistance. The 'Pies finished it off with a 5.5 to 3.1 final term, taking the final gap out to 10 goals. Andrew Moore won best on ground honours for the Magpies, while the Panthers named Keegan Brooksby as their standout, putting a stamp on his case for state selection.
Saturday football continues down at the bay, match number three sees the Tigers hosting the Bulldogs at Gilderol Stadium. The Bulldogs have heaped pain upon the Tigers over the past few seasons, all but two games going their way. Those two bumps came in the form of a draw at Glenelg in late 2009, then a 10-point loss in early 2013 under lights. The most recent clash between these two teams saw the Dogs tear the Tigers apart in Round 22 last year, a 63-point win at the Ponderosa. Both sides this time around are on the wrong end of the ladder, the Dogs breaking through against North last week for their second win of the year, while the Bays still have just two points in their account. The Bulldogs first term, although they were ahead at quarter-time after kicking 3.1 to 2.3, had a horrid time with the umpires as they gave up several free kicks from so-called high tackles. At the first break, the Dogs held a four-point lead. The Tigers found some better legs in the second term, going into the long break with an 11-point advantage after scoring 5.1 to 3.2 in the second quarter. It was a see-sawing contest for the rest of the game, both sides trading blows on the scoreboard although the Bulldogs accuracy started to suffer. In the third quarter the Dogs outscored the Tigers 4.5 to 2.2, the three quarter-time saw the Dogs up by two points, setting the stage for a nail-biting final term. That's exactly what they got, but the Bulldogs would shoot themselves in the foot with some unclean disposals, including a hurried free kick that scored nothing but an Glenelg free. The Bays would nick it in the final minute with the last score of the game, 3.2 to two goals allowing the home side to take a one-goal win. Young gun Darcy Bailey was named best for Glenelg, while Centrals named state team nominee Jarrod Schiller as their best.
In the third and final Saturday afternoon match for the weekend, we now head over to the Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval in Woodville where the Eagles faced the Roosters. There's a lot of history between these teams as of late, they have faced each other more times in the past four years than some would over five or six! There have been 13 games between 2010 and 2013, some serious blow-trading going on with the Eagles winning seven to six. But the most recent stoush was the cut-throat 1st Semi-Final last season, the Roosters winning by 17 points in the last finals series at AAMI Stadium. At Oval Avenue, the Roosters last won there in Round 10 of 2011, a high-scoring match ending with North taking a 14-point win. The Roosters were really competitive early on, a goal-fest first term greeting the fans as North kicked 6.3 to the Eagles' 4.2. Unfortunately the Roosters competitive spirit seemed to stop dead right there, the Eagles flying off the chain as they asserted their dominance with an 8.7 to 1.2 second term, taking a 34-point lead into the half-time break. The Roosters' third term was just a faint glimmer of hope, the Eagles taking their foot off the pedal as the visitors scored 4.2 to 1.7 to draw the gap back to 27 points. But the Eagles got back on the gas for the final term, they rammed the point home by landing home 10.3 to a lousy and horridly inaccurate 1.8. The Eagles would take a 76-point victory in the end, perhaps pointing out to everyone else that the competition may not be a one-horse race just yet. Angus Poole was voted best for the Eagles, while the Roosters name voted for Rhys O'Keefe as their best afield.
In the final match for the Round 7 weekend, the football action takes us into Sunday afternoon as the Double Blues took on the Bloods at Envestra Park in Unley. The Blues have not taken a win against the Blood 'n' Tars since mid-2011, Westies taking the previous five games including a 56-point win at Richmond in Round 8 and the last match at Unley by seven points in Round 18 in the 2013 season. The Blues were left stung by the Magpies last week, but in front of a huge home crowd at Oxford Terrace, the Blues weren't going to let this one get away. Punishment was what lay ahead for the Bloods, the Blues going to work straight away as they kicked 6.4 to Westies' lowly 1.1 to take a 33-point lead at quarter-time. Sturt would add even more pain in the second term, slamming home a further 8.1 to the Bloods' 1.3, the half-time gap stretching out to 73 points. There were very few hard workers for the Bloods this day, only their veterans made any kind of concerted effort as they were overrun by an angry, determined Blues outfit. The Blues could just take it easy from here, almost toying with the Bloods for the rest of the game. The Bloods outscored the Blues in the third term, taking four goals without a miss while the Blues missed several shots to take 3.5. At three quarter-time, the deficit was exactly 12 goals. It was a day to forget for the Westies' faithful, all it took was one half of football to shut them out, the final term saw the Blues add 3.2 to 2.1 to finish the day with a 79-point win. Richard Tambling was named best for Sturt, while the Bloods voted for Tait Silverlock as their standout.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 7 OF THE SANFL
Friday May 16
Norwood 16.9 (105)
Adelaide 11.8 (74)
Coopers Stadium, Norwood -- crowd number unknown
Saturday May 17
Port Adelaide 18.14 (122)
South Adelaide 10.2 (62)
2,121 @ Alberton Oval
Glenelg 13.8 (86)
Central District 12.8 (80)
2,449 @ Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
Woodville-West Torrens 24.19 (163)
North Adelaide 12.15 (87)
2,366 @ Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville
Sunday May 18
Sturt 20.12 (138)
West Adelaide 8.5 (53)
3,478 @ Envestra Park, Unley
INJURIES
Glenelg -- Joseph (arm)
Sturt -- Beard, Crocker (ankle)
West -- Fielke (knee), Hartlett (leg)
REPORTS
None known at time of post
LEAGUE LADDER
----------------------------------
Port -- 12pts (6-1-0), 65.1%
W-WT -- 12pts (6-1-0), 55.1%
Sturt -- 10pts (5-2-0), 57.7%
South -- 10pts (5-2-0), 54.4%
Norwood -- 6pts (3-4-0), 47.2%
----------------------------------
North -- 6pts (3-4-0), 46.2%
West -- 4pts (2-5-0), 44.8%
Central -- 4pts (2-5-0), 44.7%
Glenelg -- 4pts (2-5-0), 39.1%
Adelaide -- 2pts (1-6-0), 42.8%
----------------------------------
Next weekend in Round 8...
Friday May 23 @ 7:40pm
Norwood vs. Woodville-West Torrens; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday May 24 @ 2:10pm
Central District vs. Sturt; Playford Alive Oval, Elizabeth
North Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide; Prospect Oval
West Adelaide vs. Glenelg; City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Sunday May 25 @ 2:10pm
South Adelaide vs. Adelaide; Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
I hate to sound like a broken record or make enemies, but unfortunately the subject just cannot be ignored. And now, this subject has finally made into the media. Fans of the Port Adelaide Football Club would be just eating up their rise from the ashes in the SANFL, but one thing that seems to be ignored is the fact that in all the other competitions where AFL reserves teams are present, none of them have tried to re-brand their state league-based team. Not even the Crows have changed their identity upon entering the competition, so the question is... why are they continuing with the Magpies, instead of totally converting to the Power? Then there's the clubs that were instrumental in the rise of many players who now find themselves pitted against their true, spiritual homes. The discontent of SA footy-heads is reaching a fever pitch, will it start translating on the terraces? Some signs point to yes, with many feeling that real equality has been truly obliterated, as has state leagues in general, in order to appease the higher football power and its members. Does the Thomas Seymour-Hill Trophy have any standing in football at all?
Welcome to the Round 7 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first match of the weekend takes us to the Coopers Stadium on The Parade where the Redlegs took on the Crows under Friday Night Lights. Despite there being an Adelaide Football Club in existence at the time and being in the same competition around the period of the original club's 1886 premiership, any history between them and the Redlegs is unknown. In recent times, the two clubs have played against each other during pre-season contests in the early 2000's, but that's about it. Some controversy surrounded the Redlegs during the time where the SANFL clubs were voting whether or not to accept AFL reserves teams, the hierarchy at The Parade initially boasting their intent to vote no. But as the internet meme says... "nek minnit". The Redlegs premiership defence is in a bit of disarray and the Crows, looking for win number two, would find themselves ahead by 17 points at the first break after kicking 5.2 to the 'Legs 2.3. But the Redlegs would fight their way back into the game in the second term, kicking 5.3 to the Crows' 2.1 to nick a three point advantage at half-time. The early stages of the third quarter was a shootout as the two teams bagged three goals each in the first 10 minutes. The Redlegs put a stamp on it after that point though, adding a further three goals and one behind against the Crows' three behinds to take a 19-point lead at three quarter-time. The Redlegs would not let the Crows back into this one, keeping the visitors to just 1.2 whilst adding 3.2 to their own score to take a 31-point win, their third win of the year. Michael Newton was a machine for Norwood, his eight goals getting him best afield votes while the Crows named Jarryd Lyons as their best on ground.
Next up in the wrap, its Saturday afternoon football at Alberton Oval as the Seven cameras fronted up to cover the top of the table contest between the Magpies and the Panthers. The Magpies have let just four games drop from their grasp in the last 12 outings, taking a hat-trick of wins from a dour, low-scoring contest at Noarlunga in Round 20 last year. The Panthers' last victory came in early 2012 at Noarlunga in a game that yielded almost 40 goals. Although the ladder positions would say that this was a top of the table contest, many people were in the belief that the class difference was going to be the telling factor... and it was. Keeping the Panthers to just one solitary goal, the Magpies kicked 4.4 for themselves to take a 22-point lead at quarter-time. Souths did fight back some in the second quarter, drawing the gap back to 11 points by half-time after kicking four goals without a miss to the Magpies' 2.1. However, that difference spoken of earlier -- and the subject of much debate -- would decide the contest. The Magpies ran rampant from here, there was little that the Panthers could do to match the Power-infused team that was presented to them. Port would ram home 7.4 to the Panthers' lowly 2.1 in the third quarter, by the final break the margin was blown out to 44 points, quadrupling the half-time deficit. This was a nightmare manifesting itself to many SA footy-heads, yet another top-five side swept aside with little resistance. The 'Pies finished it off with a 5.5 to 3.1 final term, taking the final gap out to 10 goals. Andrew Moore won best on ground honours for the Magpies, while the Panthers named Keegan Brooksby as their standout, putting a stamp on his case for state selection.
Saturday football continues down at the bay, match number three sees the Tigers hosting the Bulldogs at Gilderol Stadium. The Bulldogs have heaped pain upon the Tigers over the past few seasons, all but two games going their way. Those two bumps came in the form of a draw at Glenelg in late 2009, then a 10-point loss in early 2013 under lights. The most recent clash between these two teams saw the Dogs tear the Tigers apart in Round 22 last year, a 63-point win at the Ponderosa. Both sides this time around are on the wrong end of the ladder, the Dogs breaking through against North last week for their second win of the year, while the Bays still have just two points in their account. The Bulldogs first term, although they were ahead at quarter-time after kicking 3.1 to 2.3, had a horrid time with the umpires as they gave up several free kicks from so-called high tackles. At the first break, the Dogs held a four-point lead. The Tigers found some better legs in the second term, going into the long break with an 11-point advantage after scoring 5.1 to 3.2 in the second quarter. It was a see-sawing contest for the rest of the game, both sides trading blows on the scoreboard although the Bulldogs accuracy started to suffer. In the third quarter the Dogs outscored the Tigers 4.5 to 2.2, the three quarter-time saw the Dogs up by two points, setting the stage for a nail-biting final term. That's exactly what they got, but the Bulldogs would shoot themselves in the foot with some unclean disposals, including a hurried free kick that scored nothing but an Glenelg free. The Bays would nick it in the final minute with the last score of the game, 3.2 to two goals allowing the home side to take a one-goal win. Young gun Darcy Bailey was named best for Glenelg, while Centrals named state team nominee Jarrod Schiller as their best.
In the third and final Saturday afternoon match for the weekend, we now head over to the Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval in Woodville where the Eagles faced the Roosters. There's a lot of history between these teams as of late, they have faced each other more times in the past four years than some would over five or six! There have been 13 games between 2010 and 2013, some serious blow-trading going on with the Eagles winning seven to six. But the most recent stoush was the cut-throat 1st Semi-Final last season, the Roosters winning by 17 points in the last finals series at AAMI Stadium. At Oval Avenue, the Roosters last won there in Round 10 of 2011, a high-scoring match ending with North taking a 14-point win. The Roosters were really competitive early on, a goal-fest first term greeting the fans as North kicked 6.3 to the Eagles' 4.2. Unfortunately the Roosters competitive spirit seemed to stop dead right there, the Eagles flying off the chain as they asserted their dominance with an 8.7 to 1.2 second term, taking a 34-point lead into the half-time break. The Roosters' third term was just a faint glimmer of hope, the Eagles taking their foot off the pedal as the visitors scored 4.2 to 1.7 to draw the gap back to 27 points. But the Eagles got back on the gas for the final term, they rammed the point home by landing home 10.3 to a lousy and horridly inaccurate 1.8. The Eagles would take a 76-point victory in the end, perhaps pointing out to everyone else that the competition may not be a one-horse race just yet. Angus Poole was voted best for the Eagles, while the Roosters name voted for Rhys O'Keefe as their best afield.
In the final match for the Round 7 weekend, the football action takes us into Sunday afternoon as the Double Blues took on the Bloods at Envestra Park in Unley. The Blues have not taken a win against the Blood 'n' Tars since mid-2011, Westies taking the previous five games including a 56-point win at Richmond in Round 8 and the last match at Unley by seven points in Round 18 in the 2013 season. The Blues were left stung by the Magpies last week, but in front of a huge home crowd at Oxford Terrace, the Blues weren't going to let this one get away. Punishment was what lay ahead for the Bloods, the Blues going to work straight away as they kicked 6.4 to Westies' lowly 1.1 to take a 33-point lead at quarter-time. Sturt would add even more pain in the second term, slamming home a further 8.1 to the Bloods' 1.3, the half-time gap stretching out to 73 points. There were very few hard workers for the Bloods this day, only their veterans made any kind of concerted effort as they were overrun by an angry, determined Blues outfit. The Blues could just take it easy from here, almost toying with the Bloods for the rest of the game. The Bloods outscored the Blues in the third term, taking four goals without a miss while the Blues missed several shots to take 3.5. At three quarter-time, the deficit was exactly 12 goals. It was a day to forget for the Westies' faithful, all it took was one half of football to shut them out, the final term saw the Blues add 3.2 to 2.1 to finish the day with a 79-point win. Richard Tambling was named best for Sturt, while the Bloods voted for Tait Silverlock as their standout.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 7 OF THE SANFL
Friday May 16
Norwood 16.9 (105)
Adelaide 11.8 (74)
Coopers Stadium, Norwood -- crowd number unknown
Saturday May 17
Port Adelaide 18.14 (122)
South Adelaide 10.2 (62)
2,121 @ Alberton Oval
Glenelg 13.8 (86)
Central District 12.8 (80)
2,449 @ Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
Woodville-West Torrens 24.19 (163)
North Adelaide 12.15 (87)
2,366 @ Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville
Sunday May 18
Sturt 20.12 (138)
West Adelaide 8.5 (53)
3,478 @ Envestra Park, Unley
INJURIES
Glenelg -- Joseph (arm)
Sturt -- Beard, Crocker (ankle)
West -- Fielke (knee), Hartlett (leg)
REPORTS
None known at time of post
LEAGUE LADDER
----------------------------------
Port -- 12pts (6-1-0), 65.1%
W-WT -- 12pts (6-1-0), 55.1%
Sturt -- 10pts (5-2-0), 57.7%
South -- 10pts (5-2-0), 54.4%
Norwood -- 6pts (3-4-0), 47.2%
----------------------------------
North -- 6pts (3-4-0), 46.2%
West -- 4pts (2-5-0), 44.8%
Central -- 4pts (2-5-0), 44.7%
Glenelg -- 4pts (2-5-0), 39.1%
Adelaide -- 2pts (1-6-0), 42.8%
----------------------------------
Next weekend in Round 8...
Friday May 23 @ 7:40pm
Norwood vs. Woodville-West Torrens; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday May 24 @ 2:10pm
Central District vs. Sturt; Playford Alive Oval, Elizabeth
North Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide; Prospect Oval
West Adelaide vs. Glenelg; City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Sunday May 25 @ 2:10pm
South Adelaide vs. Adelaide; Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
