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Hi Footy fans...
The new and improved Adelaide Oval is now proving very popular as an SANFL Finals venue, over the two weeks so far over 25000 SA footy-heads have passed through the turnstiles. Now we find ourselves just one more formality away from the big one, so here's hoping that a bumper crowd turns out for the precursor game to the premiership decider this coming Sunday, the Preliminary Final. So far the talk of the finals this season has not been the reigning premiers, not even this year's minor premiers. Everyone's focus has been on the rising phoenix that no-one truly saw coming and one that could possibly bring to an end a long, long suffering drought that has gone on for half a century. Keep watching these threads, folks!!!
Welcome to the Week 2 edition of the SANFL Finals Wrap-Up.
Once again we're back at the splendor that is the Adelaide Oval where we continue the finals action with the 1st Semi-Final, a sudden-death contest between the Double Blues and the Panthers. Unfortunately I couldn't find out much between these sides in regards to previous finals encounters, but from Round 8 of 2009 up to the final round of this year there was a seven win split between them with a draw making up one of the past 15 stoushes. South's 24-point win in that last match was the one that made it so, that victory coming at home after their Round 9 loss at Unley by eight points. The Blues didn't allow the Redlegs to totally blow them out of the water last weekend, but with their defeat to the Panthers just two weeks ago and the fact that they were coming off their fifth victory in successive weeks to eliminate the Eagles from the premiership race would see the blue & whites as the favourites for this game. This match is about as deep as the Panthers have gotten into finals football for some time, their last major foray into finals came way back in 1979 when they broke into the Grand Final but fell to the Magpies.
Other more recent finals appearances from South in 2006 and 2011 didn't get any further than this point, while the Blues haven't featured this deep in finals since they came runner-up in 2009. They were bundled out early in 2010 and hadn't been in finals until now. The early proceedings pointed to a close contest, despite the Panthers enjoying a quarter-time lead it would be just a two-goal gap at the first change after kicking 3.1 to the Blues' 1.1. But then came the South Adelaide that has been itching to be unleashed for decades and from here it was all blue & white. The Panthers blew the game apart in the second term, had it not been for inaccuracy they could have buried the Blues right there and then. They bagged 6.6 to the Blues' 1.4 to take their advantage out to 44 points by the half-time break. The Panthers had found their leg power and they used it big time and their pressure on the man and the ball was just superb and the Blues had very few answers. The punishment wasn't over though, South would continue their onslaught when play resumed and would add a further five goals without a miss while the Blues managed 3.3 as the margin went out to 53 points by three quarter-time. A loud and clear message was sent to the rest of the finals challengers, the Panthers finished off with a barnstorming final term to kick 7.4 to the Blues' 5.1, booking their place in the Preliminary Final with their 68-point victory. Peter Rolfe was voted best for the Panthers, while the Blues named Kory Beard as their standout.
The main event game was the 2nd Semi-Final, a Grand Final qualifying match between the old rivals of the competition, the Magpies and the Redlegs. This is a game that many SA footy-heads have been waiting for, a clash between the traditional rivals of South Australian football. Although that rivalry may have been muddied somewhat in the eyes of many SANFL fans with Port's full-on alignment with big-brother Power, the match still had that old-time feel about it and has been 15 years in the making. Port Adelaide and Norwood have clashed in more finals than many would care to count, whether they be lead-ups or deciders. This season's face-offs have seen both sides get one over each other, the Redlegs taking out the first contest in the season opener followed by the Magpies' narrow victory in Round 17. Despite that victory and taking out the minor premiership, the Magpies had only taken one victory from the last four rounds of the home and away season while the Redlegs' loss to Port was the only stumbling block from their last six weeks. So momentum seemed to be with the Redlegs in this one.
The Magpies managed to score the first goal, but that was the only one they got for the first term as the Redlegs bagged the next three majors. Along with single behinds for each team, the reigning premiers led by two goals at the first change, 3.1 to 1.1. The Redlegs would then run hard in the second quarter, a five-minute, three-goal charge was a highlight as they kicked altogether 5.4 to the Magpies' 3.2 to stretch the margin out to 27 points going into the long break. The Redlegs seemed to be dominating the Magpies up to this point, but when play resumed the black & whites came back a different side, as did the defending champions. In a stunning third quarter, the Magpies kept their old rivals to just 1.1 whilst ramming home 7.4 for themselves. In a 39-point turnaround, the minor premiers had a two-goal lead going into the final term. When the Magpies booted the first goal of the final term, many thought that the Redlegs had been found out... but it turned out to be quite the opposite. That goal was the only one that Port would get for the final term, Norwood on the other hand would stun the Magpie army and kick an inaccurate but vital 4.7 to finish off the game and nick a 13-point win to book their spot in the Grand Final and keep their title defense on track. Tim Webber was named best afield for the Redlegs, while the Magpies named Robert Young as their best on ground.
FINAL SCORES IN WEEK 2 OF THE SANFL FINALS...
Saturday September 6
1st SEMI-FINAL
South Adelaide 21.11 (137)
Sturt 10.9 (69)
2nd SEMI-FINAL
Norwood 13.14 (92)
Port Adelaide 12.7 (79)
13,431 @ Adelaide Oval
INJURIES
Sturt -- Kurtze (broken nose)
Port -- R. Young (arm)
REPORTS
Sturt -- Kurtze (striking)
Port -- Krakouer (forceful contact)
Other Finals results
UNDER-18 MACCA'S CUP
1st Semi-Final -- West Adelaide 16.16 (112) def. Norwood 6.16 (52)
2nd Semi-Final -- Woodville-West Torrens 15.8 (98) def. North Adelaide 7.9 (51)
RESERVES
1st Semi-Final -- Norwood 18.10 (118) def. North Adelaide 9.6 (60)
2nd Semi-Final -- Woodville-West Torrens 11.17 (83) def. Sturt 6.6 (42)
ROOSTERS TAKE LEWIS TROPHY ON COUNTBACK
Initially named a joint winner with Woodville-West Torrens, a countback has found that North Adelaide are the outright winners of the Stanley H. Lewis Trophy. A draw in the Reserves was the key element in the outcome of the re-count, allowing the Roosters to take the trophy by 25 points, 2375 to the Eagles' 2350.
Next weekend in Week 3 of the SANFL Finals Series...
Saturday September 13 @ 11:25am
UNDER-18's MACCA'S CUP PRELIMINARY FINAL
North Adelaide vs. West Adelaide; Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
Sunday September 14 @ Adelaide Oval
RESERVES PRELIMINARY FINAL
Sturt vs. Norwood; 11:40am
LEAGUE PRELIMINARY FINAL
Port Adelaide vs. South Adelaide; 2:40pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
The new and improved Adelaide Oval is now proving very popular as an SANFL Finals venue, over the two weeks so far over 25000 SA footy-heads have passed through the turnstiles. Now we find ourselves just one more formality away from the big one, so here's hoping that a bumper crowd turns out for the precursor game to the premiership decider this coming Sunday, the Preliminary Final. So far the talk of the finals this season has not been the reigning premiers, not even this year's minor premiers. Everyone's focus has been on the rising phoenix that no-one truly saw coming and one that could possibly bring to an end a long, long suffering drought that has gone on for half a century. Keep watching these threads, folks!!!
Welcome to the Week 2 edition of the SANFL Finals Wrap-Up.
Once again we're back at the splendor that is the Adelaide Oval where we continue the finals action with the 1st Semi-Final, a sudden-death contest between the Double Blues and the Panthers. Unfortunately I couldn't find out much between these sides in regards to previous finals encounters, but from Round 8 of 2009 up to the final round of this year there was a seven win split between them with a draw making up one of the past 15 stoushes. South's 24-point win in that last match was the one that made it so, that victory coming at home after their Round 9 loss at Unley by eight points. The Blues didn't allow the Redlegs to totally blow them out of the water last weekend, but with their defeat to the Panthers just two weeks ago and the fact that they were coming off their fifth victory in successive weeks to eliminate the Eagles from the premiership race would see the blue & whites as the favourites for this game. This match is about as deep as the Panthers have gotten into finals football for some time, their last major foray into finals came way back in 1979 when they broke into the Grand Final but fell to the Magpies.
Other more recent finals appearances from South in 2006 and 2011 didn't get any further than this point, while the Blues haven't featured this deep in finals since they came runner-up in 2009. They were bundled out early in 2010 and hadn't been in finals until now. The early proceedings pointed to a close contest, despite the Panthers enjoying a quarter-time lead it would be just a two-goal gap at the first change after kicking 3.1 to the Blues' 1.1. But then came the South Adelaide that has been itching to be unleashed for decades and from here it was all blue & white. The Panthers blew the game apart in the second term, had it not been for inaccuracy they could have buried the Blues right there and then. They bagged 6.6 to the Blues' 1.4 to take their advantage out to 44 points by the half-time break. The Panthers had found their leg power and they used it big time and their pressure on the man and the ball was just superb and the Blues had very few answers. The punishment wasn't over though, South would continue their onslaught when play resumed and would add a further five goals without a miss while the Blues managed 3.3 as the margin went out to 53 points by three quarter-time. A loud and clear message was sent to the rest of the finals challengers, the Panthers finished off with a barnstorming final term to kick 7.4 to the Blues' 5.1, booking their place in the Preliminary Final with their 68-point victory. Peter Rolfe was voted best for the Panthers, while the Blues named Kory Beard as their standout.
The main event game was the 2nd Semi-Final, a Grand Final qualifying match between the old rivals of the competition, the Magpies and the Redlegs. This is a game that many SA footy-heads have been waiting for, a clash between the traditional rivals of South Australian football. Although that rivalry may have been muddied somewhat in the eyes of many SANFL fans with Port's full-on alignment with big-brother Power, the match still had that old-time feel about it and has been 15 years in the making. Port Adelaide and Norwood have clashed in more finals than many would care to count, whether they be lead-ups or deciders. This season's face-offs have seen both sides get one over each other, the Redlegs taking out the first contest in the season opener followed by the Magpies' narrow victory in Round 17. Despite that victory and taking out the minor premiership, the Magpies had only taken one victory from the last four rounds of the home and away season while the Redlegs' loss to Port was the only stumbling block from their last six weeks. So momentum seemed to be with the Redlegs in this one.
The Magpies managed to score the first goal, but that was the only one they got for the first term as the Redlegs bagged the next three majors. Along with single behinds for each team, the reigning premiers led by two goals at the first change, 3.1 to 1.1. The Redlegs would then run hard in the second quarter, a five-minute, three-goal charge was a highlight as they kicked altogether 5.4 to the Magpies' 3.2 to stretch the margin out to 27 points going into the long break. The Redlegs seemed to be dominating the Magpies up to this point, but when play resumed the black & whites came back a different side, as did the defending champions. In a stunning third quarter, the Magpies kept their old rivals to just 1.1 whilst ramming home 7.4 for themselves. In a 39-point turnaround, the minor premiers had a two-goal lead going into the final term. When the Magpies booted the first goal of the final term, many thought that the Redlegs had been found out... but it turned out to be quite the opposite. That goal was the only one that Port would get for the final term, Norwood on the other hand would stun the Magpie army and kick an inaccurate but vital 4.7 to finish off the game and nick a 13-point win to book their spot in the Grand Final and keep their title defense on track. Tim Webber was named best afield for the Redlegs, while the Magpies named Robert Young as their best on ground.
FINAL SCORES IN WEEK 2 OF THE SANFL FINALS...
Saturday September 6
1st SEMI-FINAL
South Adelaide 21.11 (137)
Sturt 10.9 (69)
2nd SEMI-FINAL
Norwood 13.14 (92)
Port Adelaide 12.7 (79)
13,431 @ Adelaide Oval
INJURIES
Sturt -- Kurtze (broken nose)
Port -- R. Young (arm)
REPORTS
Sturt -- Kurtze (striking)
Port -- Krakouer (forceful contact)
Other Finals results
UNDER-18 MACCA'S CUP
1st Semi-Final -- West Adelaide 16.16 (112) def. Norwood 6.16 (52)
2nd Semi-Final -- Woodville-West Torrens 15.8 (98) def. North Adelaide 7.9 (51)
RESERVES
1st Semi-Final -- Norwood 18.10 (118) def. North Adelaide 9.6 (60)
2nd Semi-Final -- Woodville-West Torrens 11.17 (83) def. Sturt 6.6 (42)
ROOSTERS TAKE LEWIS TROPHY ON COUNTBACK
Initially named a joint winner with Woodville-West Torrens, a countback has found that North Adelaide are the outright winners of the Stanley H. Lewis Trophy. A draw in the Reserves was the key element in the outcome of the re-count, allowing the Roosters to take the trophy by 25 points, 2375 to the Eagles' 2350.
Next weekend in Week 3 of the SANFL Finals Series...
Saturday September 13 @ 11:25am
UNDER-18's MACCA'S CUP PRELIMINARY FINAL
North Adelaide vs. West Adelaide; Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
Sunday September 14 @ Adelaide Oval
RESERVES PRELIMINARY FINAL
Sturt vs. Norwood; 11:40am
LEAGUE PRELIMINARY FINAL
Port Adelaide vs. South Adelaide; 2:40pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
