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Hi Footy fans...
I know for the last couple of rounds I've been going on and on about the near impossibility of some last ditch runs by a couple of teams outside the top five, but now the only mob that are in any mathematical danger of losing their position is South Adelaide. Remember only a few seasons back, the Panthers let the opportunity slip from their grasp at the death after going down at home to the Bulldogs in the final round, who then usurped their fifth spot as a result. With two rounds to go, surely South can't drop it from here. But then someone probably thought the same around this time back in 2015. Two more weeks folks!
Welcome to the Round 17 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
It was another split round over two weeks, so we start with the first of two games from a week ago which took place at the City Mazda Stadium in Richmond where the Bloods faced the Magpies on the Saturday afternoon. These two sides last clashed in Round 7, the Bloods taking a 32-point win at Alberton. Their second term effort did the adequate damage, Westies only needing to match the 'Pies score-for-score to win from there. That early season form went begging in the second half of the year, but the Magpies have had a horror year of their own. Both sides lost their respective Round 16 games, so with both out of contention for finals it was just about pride now. The Bloods' first quarter was all-conquering in a sense, to the fact that they kept the Magpies scoreless but it was their own shooting that left some scratching their heads. West would hold an 11-point lead at quarter-time after scoring 1.5 to nil. The big sticks were far easier to find for both sides in the second quarter shootout, the Magpies chipping a point off the Bloods' lead with their 4.3 to 4.2. Westies by 10 points at the long break. When play resumed, the Bloods went on a scoring blitz but again their accuracy was off. No one in their camp would complain too much though. Port managed just one point near the end of the term, the Bloods had kicked 5.6 to lead by 45 points at three quarter-time. 11 minutes into the final term, the Bloods were out to a 58-point lead after adding 2.2 to the Magpies' single behind. The Bloods would end up winning the match, but by less than half of that gap by game's end. The Magpies would score an additional 5.2, cutting the final deficit back to 26 points. Jono Beech was named best for the Bloods, the Magpies named Will Snelling as their best afield.
The second game from the first week of the split round took place on the Sunday arvo at the inner northern venue of Prospect Oval, where old rivals in the Roosters and the Tigers faced off. Their last encounter had all the hallmarks of a classic, the Roosters triumphant by 10 points at Tiger-land in an all-out battle where the gap never exceeded any more than two or three straight kicks. The Roosters are all but assured of a finals spot and could still give the top three a shake depending on other results in this round and the next. They had to dig deep against the Crows, winning that shootout by 20 points. The Tigers jumped to sixth on the table with their win against West by 29 points. They could still make the top five, but only if South have a disastrous finish. This time around, this wasn't going to be as high scoring but also had some of those same signs of an almighty fight. The Tigers would go into quarter-time with a one-point lead, scoring 2.2 to the Roosters' 2.1 in the opening stanza. They would stretch that advantage to 11 points by the long break, it should have been more but their accuracy was well off, Glenelg scoring 3.5 to North's 2.1. There were no shortage of free kicks in this game, the 62 frees given perhaps suggesting some ill-discipline from both teams. The Tigers continued to keep the Roosters at arm's length in the third term, but lost a point off their half-time lead with North scoring 2.1 to two goals to lead by 10 points at the final change. It was an arm-wrestle in the final term, but the Roosters would fall short in the end despite outscoring the Tigers. North's final shot at victory was rushed through, their 2.2 to Glenelg's 1.1 found them three points short in the end. The Tigers named Chris Curran as their best on ground, North voted in Jarred Allmond as their best afield.
Now its onto the second half of the split round, with the single Saturday afternoon match taking place at the My Money House Oval in Elizabeth where the Bulldogs hosted the Redlegs. The return of the Bulldogs to the night football scene was a nightmare, the Redlegs inflicting a 15-goal routing at The Parade back in Round 8. This was when the Redlegs machine was truly kicking in, their fourth win on the trot among the 11 straight victories that ensued culminating in last week's 34-point win against the second-placed Eagles. The Dogs were brought down to earth with a thud against Sturt, their finals chances practically done and dusted. Early on the Bulldogs actually gave the Redlegs some grief, down by just one goal at quarter-time after scoring 1.2 to 2.2, suggesting that maybe they could put a spanner in their finals works. That was soon put to bed, the Redlegs taking their lead out to 26 points by the half-time break after scoring 5.4 to 2.2 in the second term. The Bulldogs would continue to give the Redlegs some headaches, but not where it would matter the most... the scoreboard. Despite having a lot of the ball, their decision making was poor upon entering their attacking 50 and the 'Legs would be able to rebound. So even though Norwood wouldn't score a heck of a lot from half-time onwards, the Dogs wouldn't make much of an impact for there to be any bother. The gap crept out to six goals by three quarter-time, Centrals only managing one goal to the Redlegs' 2.4 in the third term. A 12th victory was pretty much assured from here, Norwood finishing off with a 3.3 to 2.1 final term to take a 44-point win. Bradley McKenzie was named best for the Redlegs, the Bulldogs named Luke Habel as their best on ground.
The final two games for the round were on the Sunday afternoon of week two, the Eagles taking on the Crows at the Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval at Woodville. The Eagles took an eight-goal victory from their last encounter back in Round 10, in a match where the Eagles found the big sticks hard to find in the first half. There was little in the way of real resistance from Adelaide, but there was also a pretty lop-sided free kick count that day. The Crows are going to be the wooden spooners for 2018, their second best effort for the year still resulting in defeat against North, while the Eagles were unable to stop the Redlegs' onslaught in Round 16 at The Parade. One of the best crowds for some time fronted up at Oval Avenue, over 5300 people filed in for the pre-match festivities and staying for the main event. A single miss on goal by the Eagles in the opening term allowed the Crows to have the lead at quarter-time, they kicked 2.2 to 3.1 with Adelaide up by five points. But the Eagles aren't in second place for nothing. Even though their shooting on goal was a little skewed at times, they would lead by 35 points at the break after scoring 6.5 to the Crows' single behind. When play resumed for the second half, the Eagles would add to the Crows' pain, ramming home a further 7.3 to 2.3. At three quarter-time the margin had blown out to 65 points. The Eagles could take it easy from here, their hold on the game wasn't going to be threatened from here. They kicked one goal for the final quarter, the Crows could only reduce the final margin back to 45 points after kicking 4.2. The Eagles would name Nick Hayes as their best on ground, the Crows voted in Myles Poholke as their standout.
The last game for the split round takes us to the Hickinbotham Oval in Noarlunga for the contest between the Panthers and the Double Blues. It was on the Queen's Birthday weekend in Round 10 where the Panthers got the presents, unwrapping an eight-point win in a tight contest at Peter Motley Oval. After accounting for Adelaide the following week the Panthers fumbled a few games which saw them tumble out of the top three, but thus far have held onto fifth spot and a big win at Alberton last round got the hearts truly started again. The Blues have remained in the double chance spots and put the Dogs to the sword at home two weeks ago. The first half was an arm-wrestling match, plain and simple. A single miss by the Blues in the opening term was what allowed the Panthers to have the five-point quarter-time lead, they kicked 1.3 to 2.2 to begin the afternoon's mayhem. But things would be all squared up by the long break, the Blues kicking 4.1 to 3.2 in the second term to make it 34-points each at half-time. The second half had a tense battle of wills going on in the first seven minutes where no-one scored at all. The Panthers struck first, but it was the only goal they managed for the entire third term. They missed three more crucial opportunities as the Blues kicked 3.1 to lead by 10 points at the final change. Within 30 seconds of the restart for the last term, Sturt bagged the first goal. The Panthers kept coming but again, their accuracy left their faithful wanting. The Blues altogether kicked 3.1 to South's 2.4 to take a 13-point win. Aidan Riley was named Sturt's best player, the Panthers voted for Nick Liddle as their best afield.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 17 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday August 4
West Adelaide 12.15 (87)
Port Adelaide 9.7 (61)
1,100 @ City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Sunday August 5
Glenelg 8.8 (56)
North Adelaide 8.5 (53)
1,744 @ Prospect Oval
Saturday August 11
Norwood 12.13 (85)
Central District 6.6 (42)
1,567 @ My Money House Oval, Elizabeth
Sunday August 12
Woodville-West Torrens 16.10 (106)
Adelaide 9.7 (61)
5,357 @ Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville
INJURIES
Port -- McKenzie (blurred vision), Proude (shin)
South -- Kappler (ankle)
REPORTS
North -- Hender (striking)
Central -- D. Fort (striking)
Norwood -- Johnston (misconduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Norwood -- 26pts (13-3-0), 58.5%
W-WT -- 23pts (11-4-1), 56.1%
Sturt -- 22pts (11-5-0), 55.3%
North -- 20pts (10-6-0), 52.8%
South -- 18pts (9-7-0), 55.6%
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Glenelg -- 14pts (7-9-0), 47.7%
West -- 14pts (7-9-0), 45.9%
Central -- 12pts (6-10-0), 47.1%
Port -- 9pts (4-11-0), 43.6%
Adelaide -- 2pts (1-15-0), 37.5%
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BREAK OUT THE OLD THREADS... IT'S RETRO ROUND!
The matches in Round 18 are all under the Retro Round banner, with most of the clubs breaking out some old designs to wear onto the field of play. South and Sturt's will sport the old-style club lettering, the Bloods and the Roosters are bringing out the vertical stripes, the white-dominant English-style strip of Centrals and the Eagles will have a double-sided jumper honouring both Torrens and Woodville. Some clubs are releasing the guernseys to the public for purchase, if they haven't done it already. On match days, there will be promotions at all grounds where the best SA footy-head willing to don some old threads, get themselves a mullet or mo going can win a prize! West End are getting in on the act as well, with limited edition Draught cans going on sale as well. See your club website for more details.
Speaking of which... here's the schedule for Round 18!
Friday August 17 @ 7:20pm
Norwood vs. North Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday August 18
Sturt vs. West Adelaide; Peter Motley Oval, Unley @ 1:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. South Adelaide; Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. Adelaide; Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg @ 2:10pm
Sunday August 19 @ 1:10pm
Port Adelaide vs. Central District; Alberton Oval
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
I know for the last couple of rounds I've been going on and on about the near impossibility of some last ditch runs by a couple of teams outside the top five, but now the only mob that are in any mathematical danger of losing their position is South Adelaide. Remember only a few seasons back, the Panthers let the opportunity slip from their grasp at the death after going down at home to the Bulldogs in the final round, who then usurped their fifth spot as a result. With two rounds to go, surely South can't drop it from here. But then someone probably thought the same around this time back in 2015. Two more weeks folks!
Welcome to the Round 17 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
It was another split round over two weeks, so we start with the first of two games from a week ago which took place at the City Mazda Stadium in Richmond where the Bloods faced the Magpies on the Saturday afternoon. These two sides last clashed in Round 7, the Bloods taking a 32-point win at Alberton. Their second term effort did the adequate damage, Westies only needing to match the 'Pies score-for-score to win from there. That early season form went begging in the second half of the year, but the Magpies have had a horror year of their own. Both sides lost their respective Round 16 games, so with both out of contention for finals it was just about pride now. The Bloods' first quarter was all-conquering in a sense, to the fact that they kept the Magpies scoreless but it was their own shooting that left some scratching their heads. West would hold an 11-point lead at quarter-time after scoring 1.5 to nil. The big sticks were far easier to find for both sides in the second quarter shootout, the Magpies chipping a point off the Bloods' lead with their 4.3 to 4.2. Westies by 10 points at the long break. When play resumed, the Bloods went on a scoring blitz but again their accuracy was off. No one in their camp would complain too much though. Port managed just one point near the end of the term, the Bloods had kicked 5.6 to lead by 45 points at three quarter-time. 11 minutes into the final term, the Bloods were out to a 58-point lead after adding 2.2 to the Magpies' single behind. The Bloods would end up winning the match, but by less than half of that gap by game's end. The Magpies would score an additional 5.2, cutting the final deficit back to 26 points. Jono Beech was named best for the Bloods, the Magpies named Will Snelling as their best afield.
The second game from the first week of the split round took place on the Sunday arvo at the inner northern venue of Prospect Oval, where old rivals in the Roosters and the Tigers faced off. Their last encounter had all the hallmarks of a classic, the Roosters triumphant by 10 points at Tiger-land in an all-out battle where the gap never exceeded any more than two or three straight kicks. The Roosters are all but assured of a finals spot and could still give the top three a shake depending on other results in this round and the next. They had to dig deep against the Crows, winning that shootout by 20 points. The Tigers jumped to sixth on the table with their win against West by 29 points. They could still make the top five, but only if South have a disastrous finish. This time around, this wasn't going to be as high scoring but also had some of those same signs of an almighty fight. The Tigers would go into quarter-time with a one-point lead, scoring 2.2 to the Roosters' 2.1 in the opening stanza. They would stretch that advantage to 11 points by the long break, it should have been more but their accuracy was well off, Glenelg scoring 3.5 to North's 2.1. There were no shortage of free kicks in this game, the 62 frees given perhaps suggesting some ill-discipline from both teams. The Tigers continued to keep the Roosters at arm's length in the third term, but lost a point off their half-time lead with North scoring 2.1 to two goals to lead by 10 points at the final change. It was an arm-wrestle in the final term, but the Roosters would fall short in the end despite outscoring the Tigers. North's final shot at victory was rushed through, their 2.2 to Glenelg's 1.1 found them three points short in the end. The Tigers named Chris Curran as their best on ground, North voted in Jarred Allmond as their best afield.
Now its onto the second half of the split round, with the single Saturday afternoon match taking place at the My Money House Oval in Elizabeth where the Bulldogs hosted the Redlegs. The return of the Bulldogs to the night football scene was a nightmare, the Redlegs inflicting a 15-goal routing at The Parade back in Round 8. This was when the Redlegs machine was truly kicking in, their fourth win on the trot among the 11 straight victories that ensued culminating in last week's 34-point win against the second-placed Eagles. The Dogs were brought down to earth with a thud against Sturt, their finals chances practically done and dusted. Early on the Bulldogs actually gave the Redlegs some grief, down by just one goal at quarter-time after scoring 1.2 to 2.2, suggesting that maybe they could put a spanner in their finals works. That was soon put to bed, the Redlegs taking their lead out to 26 points by the half-time break after scoring 5.4 to 2.2 in the second term. The Bulldogs would continue to give the Redlegs some headaches, but not where it would matter the most... the scoreboard. Despite having a lot of the ball, their decision making was poor upon entering their attacking 50 and the 'Legs would be able to rebound. So even though Norwood wouldn't score a heck of a lot from half-time onwards, the Dogs wouldn't make much of an impact for there to be any bother. The gap crept out to six goals by three quarter-time, Centrals only managing one goal to the Redlegs' 2.4 in the third term. A 12th victory was pretty much assured from here, Norwood finishing off with a 3.3 to 2.1 final term to take a 44-point win. Bradley McKenzie was named best for the Redlegs, the Bulldogs named Luke Habel as their best on ground.
The final two games for the round were on the Sunday afternoon of week two, the Eagles taking on the Crows at the Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval at Woodville. The Eagles took an eight-goal victory from their last encounter back in Round 10, in a match where the Eagles found the big sticks hard to find in the first half. There was little in the way of real resistance from Adelaide, but there was also a pretty lop-sided free kick count that day. The Crows are going to be the wooden spooners for 2018, their second best effort for the year still resulting in defeat against North, while the Eagles were unable to stop the Redlegs' onslaught in Round 16 at The Parade. One of the best crowds for some time fronted up at Oval Avenue, over 5300 people filed in for the pre-match festivities and staying for the main event. A single miss on goal by the Eagles in the opening term allowed the Crows to have the lead at quarter-time, they kicked 2.2 to 3.1 with Adelaide up by five points. But the Eagles aren't in second place for nothing. Even though their shooting on goal was a little skewed at times, they would lead by 35 points at the break after scoring 6.5 to the Crows' single behind. When play resumed for the second half, the Eagles would add to the Crows' pain, ramming home a further 7.3 to 2.3. At three quarter-time the margin had blown out to 65 points. The Eagles could take it easy from here, their hold on the game wasn't going to be threatened from here. They kicked one goal for the final quarter, the Crows could only reduce the final margin back to 45 points after kicking 4.2. The Eagles would name Nick Hayes as their best on ground, the Crows voted in Myles Poholke as their standout.
The last game for the split round takes us to the Hickinbotham Oval in Noarlunga for the contest between the Panthers and the Double Blues. It was on the Queen's Birthday weekend in Round 10 where the Panthers got the presents, unwrapping an eight-point win in a tight contest at Peter Motley Oval. After accounting for Adelaide the following week the Panthers fumbled a few games which saw them tumble out of the top three, but thus far have held onto fifth spot and a big win at Alberton last round got the hearts truly started again. The Blues have remained in the double chance spots and put the Dogs to the sword at home two weeks ago. The first half was an arm-wrestling match, plain and simple. A single miss by the Blues in the opening term was what allowed the Panthers to have the five-point quarter-time lead, they kicked 1.3 to 2.2 to begin the afternoon's mayhem. But things would be all squared up by the long break, the Blues kicking 4.1 to 3.2 in the second term to make it 34-points each at half-time. The second half had a tense battle of wills going on in the first seven minutes where no-one scored at all. The Panthers struck first, but it was the only goal they managed for the entire third term. They missed three more crucial opportunities as the Blues kicked 3.1 to lead by 10 points at the final change. Within 30 seconds of the restart for the last term, Sturt bagged the first goal. The Panthers kept coming but again, their accuracy left their faithful wanting. The Blues altogether kicked 3.1 to South's 2.4 to take a 13-point win. Aidan Riley was named Sturt's best player, the Panthers voted for Nick Liddle as their best afield.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 17 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday August 4
West Adelaide 12.15 (87)
Port Adelaide 9.7 (61)
1,100 @ City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Sunday August 5
Glenelg 8.8 (56)
North Adelaide 8.5 (53)
1,744 @ Prospect Oval
Saturday August 11
Norwood 12.13 (85)
Central District 6.6 (42)
1,567 @ My Money House Oval, Elizabeth
Sunday August 12
Woodville-West Torrens 16.10 (106)
Adelaide 9.7 (61)
5,357 @ Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville
INJURIES
Port -- McKenzie (blurred vision), Proude (shin)
South -- Kappler (ankle)
REPORTS
North -- Hender (striking)
Central -- D. Fort (striking)
Norwood -- Johnston (misconduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Norwood -- 26pts (13-3-0), 58.5%
W-WT -- 23pts (11-4-1), 56.1%
Sturt -- 22pts (11-5-0), 55.3%
North -- 20pts (10-6-0), 52.8%
South -- 18pts (9-7-0), 55.6%
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Glenelg -- 14pts (7-9-0), 47.7%
West -- 14pts (7-9-0), 45.9%
Central -- 12pts (6-10-0), 47.1%
Port -- 9pts (4-11-0), 43.6%
Adelaide -- 2pts (1-15-0), 37.5%
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BREAK OUT THE OLD THREADS... IT'S RETRO ROUND!
The matches in Round 18 are all under the Retro Round banner, with most of the clubs breaking out some old designs to wear onto the field of play. South and Sturt's will sport the old-style club lettering, the Bloods and the Roosters are bringing out the vertical stripes, the white-dominant English-style strip of Centrals and the Eagles will have a double-sided jumper honouring both Torrens and Woodville. Some clubs are releasing the guernseys to the public for purchase, if they haven't done it already. On match days, there will be promotions at all grounds where the best SA footy-head willing to don some old threads, get themselves a mullet or mo going can win a prize! West End are getting in on the act as well, with limited edition Draught cans going on sale as well. See your club website for more details.
Speaking of which... here's the schedule for Round 18!
Friday August 17 @ 7:20pm
Norwood vs. North Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday August 18
Sturt vs. West Adelaide; Peter Motley Oval, Unley @ 1:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. South Adelaide; Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. Adelaide; Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg @ 2:10pm
Sunday August 19 @ 1:10pm
Port Adelaide vs. Central District; Alberton Oval
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
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