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Hi Footy fans...
Back in 1990, a schism occurred in South Australian football which would change the landscape of the SANFL forever. It started with the shock report of Port Adelaide's intention to break from the league and join the AFL, which subsequently was thwarted by the SANFL and led to the formation of the Adelaide Football Club. In amongst this, the Woodville and West Torrens football clubs were in trouble. The Warriors and the Eagles were not in positions that would allow them to remain viable, one of which was in some serious financial strife. The two teams would merge, with the Eagle moniker maintained and Woodville Oval becoming the full time home from the 1991 season onwards. This year would be the 30th anniversary of their inaugural premiership season after inflicting a demolition job on the Redlegs in the 1993 Grand Final. This victorious side would feature men that would feature in the national league and even represent SA at Origin level, like Wayne Weidemann, Steven Sziller, Jamie Tape, Nick Pesch and Matthew Kluzek just to name a few. Subsequent successes have been few and far between, with only five premierships as a merged side. But they have become known as one of the football factories of the nation, breeding a great deal of AFL players over the last few decades. It gave rise to Matthew Pavlich, Scott Camporeale and Rhett Biglands in the first decade of existence, later followed by men such as Cam Ellis-Yolmen, Tyson Stengle and Jack Hayes in the last 10 years. The club honoured their 1993 heroes -- as well as the memory of Jamie Tape on the 20th anniversary of his passing -- this past weekend with the side running out against Norwood in a replica strip of that first flag triumph.
Welcome to the Round 13 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
We begin the wrap with the first of four Saturday afternoon games as we head over to the Stratarama Stadium in Glenelg where the Tigers faced the Crows. The Tiger spirit was well on show in their last encounter with the Crows, in one of the few games this year that anyone was able to give them much trouble. The Crows led by 10 points at quarter time, but were overtaken in the third term after Glenelg kicked five goals to two. Adelaide kicked back into the lead deep into the final term, but a pair of late majors for the Bays sunk the Crows' victory hopes. The Tigers won by two points, their seventh straight victory at the time. The Tigers kept on their winning ways last week with a five-goal win against Norwood at The Parade, while the Crows enjoyed a leisurely weekend out in Nuriootpa against the Bulldogs in their 68-point win. Amazingly today, the rather strong crowds many associate with Tigers home games was below the norm, the number dipping slightly below 2000 for this game. Perhaps they knew what was coming as the Crows flipped the script on Glenelg from the get-go, despite putting several shots wide they would hold a 16-point lead at quarter-time with the board reading 4.5 to 2.1. The Tigers had more chances to put on scoreboard pressure in the second term, but much like Adelaide did in the opening term their accuracy kept them in the Crows' rear view at the long break. Two of those chances were quite crucial in the closing stages of the quarter, kicking 3.5 to Adelaide's four majors without a miss. At half-time, it was the Crows with a 17-point advantage. The Crows have obviously been studying Glenelg meticulously, with an emphasis on halting the Tigers' target men and it was working. After the Tigers kicked the opening goal of the third term, the Crows would then kick 5.6 to one behind, taking their lead to 46 points by the final change. The writing was well and truly on the wall here, the Tigers were about to sustain their second loss of the year. Though they didn't just roll over, they very well could have pulled off a heist to end all heists if not for some final term inaccuracy. The home side kicked 5.8 to Adelaide's two goals, chopping the visitors' winning margin to 20 points. There's probably a mixed message here, though Adelaide is on the march, the Tigers aren't the kind to stop trying. Harry Schoenberg was best for Adelaide, with 29 disposals, 11 tackles and a pair of goals. For the Tigers, they named Jonty Scharenberg as their best with 25 disposals and five marks.
The next Saturday arvo game sends us over to the west side of the city and into the Hisense Stadium in Richmond, where the Bloods hosted the Bulldogs. The last time these sides met, the Bulldogs almost bottled it after an abysmal final term. A seven-kick lead at three quarter-time was challenged hard as the Bloods kept the Dogs to just a pair of behinds in the final term, but their run of five goals without reply would not stop the rot as Centrals escaped with an 11-point win. Centrals goal-kicking was a problem for most of the day, kicking eight goals from 18 scoring shots. A win's a win, but it was a little underwhelming considering the apparently commanding position they were in. The Bloods' hard luck stories just seem to go on and on, a one-goal loss to the Blues their latest chapter for 2023, while the Dogs were given a football lesson in the Barossa by Adelaide. The Dogs had obviously been made to work on their tactics after their horrid display last week and despite inaccuracy on goal early on, the endeavour seemed to be back. They started with a 3.6 to 2.3 opening term, leading by nine points at the quarter-time break. The next period was among one of Centrals' best displays for the season, though could have been much further ahead by the long break after finishing the quarter with a trio of missed chances. At the half-time break, the lead was out to 22 points after a 4.3 to 2.2 second quarter. One thing that the Bloods have been known for this season is having at least one period where they lift and when play resumed, they would launch their challenge. Westies ramped up the pressure in the third, restricting the Dogs to a mere 1.1 and kicking into the lead with their return of 5.4. At the final change, the home side were the ones in front by five points. The final term would see the lead change hands a few times over the course of 20 minutes. But finally, the Dogs came out with a couple of clutch goals during added time, sealing their first away victory for 2023 by 11 points after scoring 5.4 to Westies' three goals. Ethan East was the Dogs' go-to man in attack, taking best afield votes with 19 disposals, six marks and four goals. The Bloods named Michael Mattingly as their best on ground, with 30 disposals, 12 tackles and eight marks.
Match number three would take place a little further north west of there, we're off up the Port Road and into the Alberton Oval for the clash between the Magpies and the Roosters. The last four games have all gone the way of the red & whites, the last game back in Round 7 was quite a battle with the Roosters ermerging with the win at Menzies Crescent. The Roosters won by eight points, it was a pretty close match most of the day though a 20-point break created by North in the final term allowed them to withstand Port's last ditch attempt at a comeback. The match before that will be one that the Roosters' faithful will never forget, a 21-point hammering that went a long way to bringing the old "one goal in mind" jibe from Magpie fans to a halt. However, this year these sides are in very different positions on the ladder as the Magpies have been surging forward and their win against the Eagles last week put them in the five, while North are clinging to that fifth spot after a win at Noarlunga, in contrast to last year's top spot at the same time. The Roosters' opening term inaccuracy would play right into Port's hands early on, scoring 1.4 as the Magpies bagged 5.1 to start the day with a 21-point quarter-time lead. That gap wouldn't change much going into the sheds at the long break as a little spot of rain fell, both sides kicking a pair of goals each in addition to some missed chances as the gap was reduced to 20 points come half-time. The Roosters were perhaps guilty of overusing the ball at times, with over 50 more handballs on their tally than Port. North won their fair share of clearances as well, but with lousy returns on the board the Magpies thrived. That was no more evident than in the third quarter as the Roosters couldn't find the big sticks at all, adding just four behinds as the home side put a further 3.3 on their score to take their lead out to 37 points going into the final change. Much like the Tigers over at the bay, the Roosters found some more avenues to goal in the final term, but with their forwards failing to fire they would still get more minor scores than majors. The Magpies finished the stronger in the end,much more cleaner and efficient as they ran out 38-point winners after a 4.1 to 3.6 closing period. Riley Bonner was by far Port's best afield, with 32 disposals, 15 marks and five tackles as well as a pair of goals. The Roosters named Mitch Harvey as their best on ground, with 27 disposals and 10 clearances.
The last of the Saturday matches brings us back down Port Road and diverting onto Oval Avenue, the Eagles and the Redlegs clashing at the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville. These teams last butted heads in their season opener, the Redlegs' premiership hangover starting at the hands of the Eagles at The Parade. Norwood were never really in it at any time, held to just 1.4 for the second half while the Eagles kicked 8.3. The Eagles took it easy from there, matching whatever the 'Legs had left to run out 46-point winners. Both teams came into this encounter on the back of losses, the Eagles going down in the Battle of the Birds down the road at Alberton, while the Redlegs copped their eighth loss of the year at the hands of the Tigers. As mentioned earlier, the Eagles were commemorating the 30th anniversary of their 1993 premiership triumph and with their finals chances on a bit of a knife's edge, a response was sorely needed. The Redlegs took the Eagles by surprise early on, kicking to a 13-point quarter-time lead after a 3.3 to 1.2 opening period. The roles were reversed in the second term however, the Eagles kicking 3.3 to the 'Legs 1.2 to tie up the scores at 29 points each going into the half-time break. The emphasis on body pressure was high, with almost 150 tackles laid. The Eagles perhaps should have been doing more though considering the amount of clearances they racked up compared to the Redlegs. They weren't making them pay on that front as the Redlegs still remained in the hunt. They did manage to kick into the lead late in the third term, kicking 3.2 to 1.2 to lead by a couple of goals around 18 minutes in. But that work came unstuck as the Eagles finished the quarter with an additional 2.1 during time on to retake the lead, albeit by just one point. The Eagles would finish the stronger outfit, despite the Redlegs holding up the ball in attack for a great deal of the last quarter, they only managed three behinds as the Eagles scored 2.1 to take out victory by 11 points in a tough afternoon of football. The Eagles would name James Rowe as their best on ground, with 25 disposals, five marks and five tackles, while the Redlegs named Harry Boyd as their best with 26 disposals and seven clearances.
We finish the weekend's action with a Sunday afternoon in the tree-lined surrounds of the Wigan Oval in Unley for the "Southside Blue" between the Double Blues and the Panthers. Last time these southern clubs met back in Round 7 at Noarlunga, it was a low-scoring affair with the Blues escaping with a two-point win. The Panthers were up by two goals at half-time, but the Blues bagged four goals to one in the third term and would be forced into full defence mode for the final. Sturt weren't able to find the big sticks in the last term, but the two behinds they did score would make the difference in the finish after South scored the only goal of the quarter. Very much an opportunity lost for the Panthers to end Sturt's early season run. Last weekend the Blues managed to evade the grasp of a desperate Westies with their six-point win, while the Panthers were made to rue their 12 missed chances on goal against North. The weather conditions of the past week made for a rotten Unley deck, something that South coach Jarrad Wright wouldn't allow to go un-noticed with his comments later on. Sturt's opening quarter was a strong one, bolting to a four-goal quarter-time lead after bagging 7.1 to 3.1, including a run of five goals in a 13-minute period. Two of those South goals came very late, the gap as much as 35 points at one stage. More skill errors and poor situational awareness from the Panthers allowed the Blues to stretch that deficit out to more than seven straight kicks by the long break, Sturt adding 4.3 to the Panthers' two goals in the second as the home side went into the second half with a 39-point lead. The Blues put on another clinic when play resumed, they continued to punish the visitors horrid decision making and their third term inaccuracy, skipping out to a 10-goal lead by the final change after adding six more majors to South's 2.3. Sturt ran out of goal-kicking puff in the final term and the Panthers did manage to cut that margin down some, but the conditions of the turf would leave South not only with an eventual loss but also some very sore bodies and injuries. They kicked 4.3 to one behind, the final gap reduced to 34 points for the Blues' 10th win of 2023. Tom Lewis was again the bane of South's existence, taking Sturt's best afield votes with 31 disposals as well as six tackles and clearances. The Panthers named Joseph Haines as their standout with 32 disposals and nine marks.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 13 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday July 15
Adelaide 15.11 (101)
Glenelg 11.15 (81)
1,944 @ Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg
Central District 13.14 (92)
West Adelaide 12.9 (81)
1,016 @ Hisense Stadium, Richmond
Port Adelaide 14.7 (91)
North Adelaide 6.17 (53)
1,195 @ Alberton Oval
Woodville-West Torrens 9.9 (63)
Norwood 7.10 (52)
1,426 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Sunday July 16
Sturt 17.5 (107)
South Adelaide 11.7 (73)
2,258 @ Wigan Oval, Unley
INJURIES
None known at time of post.
REPORTS
None known at time of post.
LEAGUE LADDER
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Glenelg -- 22pts (11-2-0), 60.1%
Sturt -- 22pts (11-2-0), 52.5%
Adelaide -- 18pts (9-4-0), 60.2%
Port -- 14pts (7-6-0), 50.2%
North -- 12pts (6-7-0), 46.4%
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Central -- 12pts (6-7-0), 45.8%
W-WT -- 10pts (5-8-0), 48.5%
South -- 8pts (4-9-0), 44.2%
West -- 6pts (3-10-0), 46.1%
Norwood -- 6pts (3-10-0), 43.4%
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CROWEATER GIRLS FINISH UNDEFEATED IN NATIONAL SERIES
The South Australian side has gone a long way of retaining their crown after defeating the visiting Queenslanders in Game 3 of the 2023 AFL-W U-18 National Championships at the Adelaide Oval this past Saturday. While the Croweaters' matches in the series are finished, there are still a few more to go before the overall champions are decided. The opening term was an all out slog, the Croweaters snagging the only goal of the quarter to lead by as much at the first change. But then they turned the screws in the second term, kicking 3.2 to 1.1 to take their advantage out to 19 points ahead of the half-time break. That period was pretty much repeated when play resumed, another 3.2 to one goal in the third term taking that lead out to 33 points. The Queenslanders launched one final assault in the final term, but would fall short by 20 points in the end after outscoring the Croweaters 4.1 to two goals, showing that the girls from the Sunshine State did indeed have a strong outfit as they did get much closer to SA than Victoria Metro or Western Australia did. They still have two more games to play in their inaugural championship campaign against the Allies (NT/TAS/NSW/ACT) and Victoria Country. SANFL-W league B&F winner Piper Window and Shineah Goody were the ball magnets with 27 disposals each, while India Rasheed brought the rough stuff with nine tackles. In the goal-front, the only multiple scorers were Lucy Boyd and Zara Walsh with two each.
South Australia 9.5 (59) def. Queensland 6.3 (39)
Next weekend in Round 14...
Saturday July 22 @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. West Adelaide; Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg
Central District vs. South Adelaide; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
North Adelaide vs. Norwood; Prospect Oval
Sunday July 23
Port Adelaide vs. Sturt; Alberton Oval @ 1:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Adelaide; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville @ 2:10pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
Back in 1990, a schism occurred in South Australian football which would change the landscape of the SANFL forever. It started with the shock report of Port Adelaide's intention to break from the league and join the AFL, which subsequently was thwarted by the SANFL and led to the formation of the Adelaide Football Club. In amongst this, the Woodville and West Torrens football clubs were in trouble. The Warriors and the Eagles were not in positions that would allow them to remain viable, one of which was in some serious financial strife. The two teams would merge, with the Eagle moniker maintained and Woodville Oval becoming the full time home from the 1991 season onwards. This year would be the 30th anniversary of their inaugural premiership season after inflicting a demolition job on the Redlegs in the 1993 Grand Final. This victorious side would feature men that would feature in the national league and even represent SA at Origin level, like Wayne Weidemann, Steven Sziller, Jamie Tape, Nick Pesch and Matthew Kluzek just to name a few. Subsequent successes have been few and far between, with only five premierships as a merged side. But they have become known as one of the football factories of the nation, breeding a great deal of AFL players over the last few decades. It gave rise to Matthew Pavlich, Scott Camporeale and Rhett Biglands in the first decade of existence, later followed by men such as Cam Ellis-Yolmen, Tyson Stengle and Jack Hayes in the last 10 years. The club honoured their 1993 heroes -- as well as the memory of Jamie Tape on the 20th anniversary of his passing -- this past weekend with the side running out against Norwood in a replica strip of that first flag triumph.
Welcome to the Round 13 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
We begin the wrap with the first of four Saturday afternoon games as we head over to the Stratarama Stadium in Glenelg where the Tigers faced the Crows. The Tiger spirit was well on show in their last encounter with the Crows, in one of the few games this year that anyone was able to give them much trouble. The Crows led by 10 points at quarter time, but were overtaken in the third term after Glenelg kicked five goals to two. Adelaide kicked back into the lead deep into the final term, but a pair of late majors for the Bays sunk the Crows' victory hopes. The Tigers won by two points, their seventh straight victory at the time. The Tigers kept on their winning ways last week with a five-goal win against Norwood at The Parade, while the Crows enjoyed a leisurely weekend out in Nuriootpa against the Bulldogs in their 68-point win. Amazingly today, the rather strong crowds many associate with Tigers home games was below the norm, the number dipping slightly below 2000 for this game. Perhaps they knew what was coming as the Crows flipped the script on Glenelg from the get-go, despite putting several shots wide they would hold a 16-point lead at quarter-time with the board reading 4.5 to 2.1. The Tigers had more chances to put on scoreboard pressure in the second term, but much like Adelaide did in the opening term their accuracy kept them in the Crows' rear view at the long break. Two of those chances were quite crucial in the closing stages of the quarter, kicking 3.5 to Adelaide's four majors without a miss. At half-time, it was the Crows with a 17-point advantage. The Crows have obviously been studying Glenelg meticulously, with an emphasis on halting the Tigers' target men and it was working. After the Tigers kicked the opening goal of the third term, the Crows would then kick 5.6 to one behind, taking their lead to 46 points by the final change. The writing was well and truly on the wall here, the Tigers were about to sustain their second loss of the year. Though they didn't just roll over, they very well could have pulled off a heist to end all heists if not for some final term inaccuracy. The home side kicked 5.8 to Adelaide's two goals, chopping the visitors' winning margin to 20 points. There's probably a mixed message here, though Adelaide is on the march, the Tigers aren't the kind to stop trying. Harry Schoenberg was best for Adelaide, with 29 disposals, 11 tackles and a pair of goals. For the Tigers, they named Jonty Scharenberg as their best with 25 disposals and five marks.
The next Saturday arvo game sends us over to the west side of the city and into the Hisense Stadium in Richmond, where the Bloods hosted the Bulldogs. The last time these sides met, the Bulldogs almost bottled it after an abysmal final term. A seven-kick lead at three quarter-time was challenged hard as the Bloods kept the Dogs to just a pair of behinds in the final term, but their run of five goals without reply would not stop the rot as Centrals escaped with an 11-point win. Centrals goal-kicking was a problem for most of the day, kicking eight goals from 18 scoring shots. A win's a win, but it was a little underwhelming considering the apparently commanding position they were in. The Bloods' hard luck stories just seem to go on and on, a one-goal loss to the Blues their latest chapter for 2023, while the Dogs were given a football lesson in the Barossa by Adelaide. The Dogs had obviously been made to work on their tactics after their horrid display last week and despite inaccuracy on goal early on, the endeavour seemed to be back. They started with a 3.6 to 2.3 opening term, leading by nine points at the quarter-time break. The next period was among one of Centrals' best displays for the season, though could have been much further ahead by the long break after finishing the quarter with a trio of missed chances. At the half-time break, the lead was out to 22 points after a 4.3 to 2.2 second quarter. One thing that the Bloods have been known for this season is having at least one period where they lift and when play resumed, they would launch their challenge. Westies ramped up the pressure in the third, restricting the Dogs to a mere 1.1 and kicking into the lead with their return of 5.4. At the final change, the home side were the ones in front by five points. The final term would see the lead change hands a few times over the course of 20 minutes. But finally, the Dogs came out with a couple of clutch goals during added time, sealing their first away victory for 2023 by 11 points after scoring 5.4 to Westies' three goals. Ethan East was the Dogs' go-to man in attack, taking best afield votes with 19 disposals, six marks and four goals. The Bloods named Michael Mattingly as their best on ground, with 30 disposals, 12 tackles and eight marks.
Match number three would take place a little further north west of there, we're off up the Port Road and into the Alberton Oval for the clash between the Magpies and the Roosters. The last four games have all gone the way of the red & whites, the last game back in Round 7 was quite a battle with the Roosters ermerging with the win at Menzies Crescent. The Roosters won by eight points, it was a pretty close match most of the day though a 20-point break created by North in the final term allowed them to withstand Port's last ditch attempt at a comeback. The match before that will be one that the Roosters' faithful will never forget, a 21-point hammering that went a long way to bringing the old "one goal in mind" jibe from Magpie fans to a halt. However, this year these sides are in very different positions on the ladder as the Magpies have been surging forward and their win against the Eagles last week put them in the five, while North are clinging to that fifth spot after a win at Noarlunga, in contrast to last year's top spot at the same time. The Roosters' opening term inaccuracy would play right into Port's hands early on, scoring 1.4 as the Magpies bagged 5.1 to start the day with a 21-point quarter-time lead. That gap wouldn't change much going into the sheds at the long break as a little spot of rain fell, both sides kicking a pair of goals each in addition to some missed chances as the gap was reduced to 20 points come half-time. The Roosters were perhaps guilty of overusing the ball at times, with over 50 more handballs on their tally than Port. North won their fair share of clearances as well, but with lousy returns on the board the Magpies thrived. That was no more evident than in the third quarter as the Roosters couldn't find the big sticks at all, adding just four behinds as the home side put a further 3.3 on their score to take their lead out to 37 points going into the final change. Much like the Tigers over at the bay, the Roosters found some more avenues to goal in the final term, but with their forwards failing to fire they would still get more minor scores than majors. The Magpies finished the stronger in the end,much more cleaner and efficient as they ran out 38-point winners after a 4.1 to 3.6 closing period. Riley Bonner was by far Port's best afield, with 32 disposals, 15 marks and five tackles as well as a pair of goals. The Roosters named Mitch Harvey as their best on ground, with 27 disposals and 10 clearances.
The last of the Saturday matches brings us back down Port Road and diverting onto Oval Avenue, the Eagles and the Redlegs clashing at the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville. These teams last butted heads in their season opener, the Redlegs' premiership hangover starting at the hands of the Eagles at The Parade. Norwood were never really in it at any time, held to just 1.4 for the second half while the Eagles kicked 8.3. The Eagles took it easy from there, matching whatever the 'Legs had left to run out 46-point winners. Both teams came into this encounter on the back of losses, the Eagles going down in the Battle of the Birds down the road at Alberton, while the Redlegs copped their eighth loss of the year at the hands of the Tigers. As mentioned earlier, the Eagles were commemorating the 30th anniversary of their 1993 premiership triumph and with their finals chances on a bit of a knife's edge, a response was sorely needed. The Redlegs took the Eagles by surprise early on, kicking to a 13-point quarter-time lead after a 3.3 to 1.2 opening period. The roles were reversed in the second term however, the Eagles kicking 3.3 to the 'Legs 1.2 to tie up the scores at 29 points each going into the half-time break. The emphasis on body pressure was high, with almost 150 tackles laid. The Eagles perhaps should have been doing more though considering the amount of clearances they racked up compared to the Redlegs. They weren't making them pay on that front as the Redlegs still remained in the hunt. They did manage to kick into the lead late in the third term, kicking 3.2 to 1.2 to lead by a couple of goals around 18 minutes in. But that work came unstuck as the Eagles finished the quarter with an additional 2.1 during time on to retake the lead, albeit by just one point. The Eagles would finish the stronger outfit, despite the Redlegs holding up the ball in attack for a great deal of the last quarter, they only managed three behinds as the Eagles scored 2.1 to take out victory by 11 points in a tough afternoon of football. The Eagles would name James Rowe as their best on ground, with 25 disposals, five marks and five tackles, while the Redlegs named Harry Boyd as their best with 26 disposals and seven clearances.
We finish the weekend's action with a Sunday afternoon in the tree-lined surrounds of the Wigan Oval in Unley for the "Southside Blue" between the Double Blues and the Panthers. Last time these southern clubs met back in Round 7 at Noarlunga, it was a low-scoring affair with the Blues escaping with a two-point win. The Panthers were up by two goals at half-time, but the Blues bagged four goals to one in the third term and would be forced into full defence mode for the final. Sturt weren't able to find the big sticks in the last term, but the two behinds they did score would make the difference in the finish after South scored the only goal of the quarter. Very much an opportunity lost for the Panthers to end Sturt's early season run. Last weekend the Blues managed to evade the grasp of a desperate Westies with their six-point win, while the Panthers were made to rue their 12 missed chances on goal against North. The weather conditions of the past week made for a rotten Unley deck, something that South coach Jarrad Wright wouldn't allow to go un-noticed with his comments later on. Sturt's opening quarter was a strong one, bolting to a four-goal quarter-time lead after bagging 7.1 to 3.1, including a run of five goals in a 13-minute period. Two of those South goals came very late, the gap as much as 35 points at one stage. More skill errors and poor situational awareness from the Panthers allowed the Blues to stretch that deficit out to more than seven straight kicks by the long break, Sturt adding 4.3 to the Panthers' two goals in the second as the home side went into the second half with a 39-point lead. The Blues put on another clinic when play resumed, they continued to punish the visitors horrid decision making and their third term inaccuracy, skipping out to a 10-goal lead by the final change after adding six more majors to South's 2.3. Sturt ran out of goal-kicking puff in the final term and the Panthers did manage to cut that margin down some, but the conditions of the turf would leave South not only with an eventual loss but also some very sore bodies and injuries. They kicked 4.3 to one behind, the final gap reduced to 34 points for the Blues' 10th win of 2023. Tom Lewis was again the bane of South's existence, taking Sturt's best afield votes with 31 disposals as well as six tackles and clearances. The Panthers named Joseph Haines as their standout with 32 disposals and nine marks.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 13 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday July 15
Adelaide 15.11 (101)
Glenelg 11.15 (81)
1,944 @ Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg
Central District 13.14 (92)
West Adelaide 12.9 (81)
1,016 @ Hisense Stadium, Richmond
Port Adelaide 14.7 (91)
North Adelaide 6.17 (53)
1,195 @ Alberton Oval
Woodville-West Torrens 9.9 (63)
Norwood 7.10 (52)
1,426 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Sunday July 16
Sturt 17.5 (107)
South Adelaide 11.7 (73)
2,258 @ Wigan Oval, Unley
INJURIES
None known at time of post.
REPORTS
None known at time of post.
LEAGUE LADDER
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Glenelg -- 22pts (11-2-0), 60.1%
Sturt -- 22pts (11-2-0), 52.5%
Adelaide -- 18pts (9-4-0), 60.2%
Port -- 14pts (7-6-0), 50.2%
North -- 12pts (6-7-0), 46.4%
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Central -- 12pts (6-7-0), 45.8%
W-WT -- 10pts (5-8-0), 48.5%
South -- 8pts (4-9-0), 44.2%
West -- 6pts (3-10-0), 46.1%
Norwood -- 6pts (3-10-0), 43.4%
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CROWEATER GIRLS FINISH UNDEFEATED IN NATIONAL SERIES
The South Australian side has gone a long way of retaining their crown after defeating the visiting Queenslanders in Game 3 of the 2023 AFL-W U-18 National Championships at the Adelaide Oval this past Saturday. While the Croweaters' matches in the series are finished, there are still a few more to go before the overall champions are decided. The opening term was an all out slog, the Croweaters snagging the only goal of the quarter to lead by as much at the first change. But then they turned the screws in the second term, kicking 3.2 to 1.1 to take their advantage out to 19 points ahead of the half-time break. That period was pretty much repeated when play resumed, another 3.2 to one goal in the third term taking that lead out to 33 points. The Queenslanders launched one final assault in the final term, but would fall short by 20 points in the end after outscoring the Croweaters 4.1 to two goals, showing that the girls from the Sunshine State did indeed have a strong outfit as they did get much closer to SA than Victoria Metro or Western Australia did. They still have two more games to play in their inaugural championship campaign against the Allies (NT/TAS/NSW/ACT) and Victoria Country. SANFL-W league B&F winner Piper Window and Shineah Goody were the ball magnets with 27 disposals each, while India Rasheed brought the rough stuff with nine tackles. In the goal-front, the only multiple scorers were Lucy Boyd and Zara Walsh with two each.
South Australia 9.5 (59) def. Queensland 6.3 (39)
Next weekend in Round 14...
Saturday July 22 @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. West Adelaide; Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg
Central District vs. South Adelaide; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
North Adelaide vs. Norwood; Prospect Oval
Sunday July 23
Port Adelaide vs. Sturt; Alberton Oval @ 1:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Adelaide; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville @ 2:10pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
