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Hi Footy fans...
This past weekend of SANFL football left many wondering if their sides had a different set of boots on. Surely our teams aren't still shaking off the pre-season cobwebs. Personally I can't remember too many times there has been so many wasted opportunities on goal and a sizeable gap between how many goals were scored and how many shots were sprayed. It has been a thing over the past couple of weeks that there's been a fair amount of inaccuracy but all together there were 23 more behinds scored than goals -- 121 to 98 to be exact. This round, most of the clubs definitely left their scoring boots back at their headquarters. And the Jekyll and Hyde football is still going on for a few sides as well! Hopefully these are things that can be ironed out soon enough, with State selection not too far away we definitely need our big guns firing.
Welcome to the Round 3 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
We begin the wrap with some Friday Night Lights, down the The Parade to the Coopers Stadium where the Redlegs faced the Double Blues. Last year these two old time rivals shared the points with their respective raids on away soil, the Blues nicking a two-goal victory in the season opener, followed by the 'Legs crushing nine-goal win at Oxford Terrace in Round 14. Both sides took victories last week, with the 'Legs surviving a last-ditch Bulldog assault and the Blues downing the more fancied Eagles. The wayward shooting on goal was well and truly on show here tonight, both sides opening the contest by kicking 1.5 a piece to lock up the scores at 11 points each. The trend kept going on in the second quarter, with the Blues scoring the only goal of the quarter along with five behinds. The Redlegs kicked four behinds, the Blues going into the break with a seven-point lead. The shooting on goal was far better in the second half, Norwood being the much cleaner outfit with their assault on the big sticks with their four goals without a miss. The Blues fluffed several opportunities for a return of 3.5, their half-time lead back to a single straight kick by three quarter-time. Those wasted shots from the visitors would bite them in the end, once again the Redlegs would take a victory of less than one straight kick after scoring 3.1 to 1.2 in the final quarter to win by five points. Matt Panos was named best for the Redlegs, the Blues naming Zane Kirkwood as their best afield.
The first of three Saturday afternoon games takes us up Port Road to the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville as the Eagles took on the Crows. As we all know the Crows' 2018 season was pretty much cactus, the Eagles would take all the points starting with an eight-goal win in Round 10 and a 45-point win in Round 17. Both sides copped losses from last weekend, the Crows landing in the Tigers den and leaving a few feathers less than what they went in with, then there was the Eagles who almost pulled one out of the hat at Unley but fell short. This week though, the Crows were going in with some high-grade weaponry including a controversial demotion from the seniors. The Crows should have gone at least three goals up at the first change, but a trio of missed shots put them just three points up after kicking 3.6 to 3.3. The inaccuracy trend carried to the Eagles' camp in the second term but they would go into the half-time break with a six-point lead after scoring 3.4 to 2.1. Adelaide's big guns fired in a game-breaking third term for the visitors, putting through 7.6 to the Eagles' 1.4 to re-take the lead by the final change. At three quarter-time, the Crows held a 32-point lead. The Eagles continued to spray their shots wide in their last-ditch attempt to nick a result, they fell well short in the end with their 3.6 to Adelaide's 2.3 as the Crows took a 23-point win. Patrick Wilson was named best on ground for the Crows, the Eagles naming Jordan Foote as their best.
Next up we're heading up to the outer north and to the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth for the canine collision between the Bulldogs and the Bloods. The Bulldogs were unable to take a trick against the Bloods last year despite both sides finishing outside the five. Westies took all the points starting with a nine-point victory in Round 3 at Elizabeth, then a 31-point win in Round 14 at Richmond. Both teams had not tasted victory up to this point, so something surely had to give. The Dogs seem to be doing it the hard way thus far and nothing seemed to have changed as they blundered six scoring shots in the opening term. West didn't have as much difficulty finding their big sticks, scoring 2.2 to lead by eight points at quarter-time. Centrals found the big ones in the second term but continued to miss some opportunities. They would find themselves in the lead by the long break though, their 2.4 to the Bloods' single major would have the Dogs up by two points at half-time. The all-out scrap continued in the third term, but the Dogs managed to put a little more space between them and the Bloods with their score of 3.1 to 1.1. At three quarter-time, the Dogs were out to a 14-point lead. In the end the home side would have their first points of the year, the only concern for the Dogs in the end was their accuracy. A further 2.1 to 1.1 in the final term would see the Dogs home by 20 points. Justin Hoskin was voted in as Centrals' best, the Bloods named Kaine Stevens as their standout.
The last of the Saturday games takes us from a dog-fight to a scratch match over at the ACH Group Stadium in Glenelg, where the Tigers took on the Panthers in the SANFL's Clash of the Cats. In last year's encounters, the Panthers took the first game at Noarlunga by 38 points in Round 1, but the Tigers put one over their feline rival in Round 14 with their three-point victory. Those games weren't contrasting in just the fact one was better on the day than the other, but that one was far cleaner on goal than the other. Both teams put down the two AFL reserves sides last week, the Tigers bringing down Adelaide and the Panthers swamping the Magpies at Alberton. The Panthers had a wayward first quarter, but would be the ones on top at quarter-time with a 14-point lead after scoring 3.5 to the Tigers' 1.3. Very little would separate these sides in the second term, South's inaccuracy on goal continuing to leave the door open for the Tigers. The gap crept out to three goals come half-time, the Panthers scoring 1.4 to Glenelg's single major. There seemed to be little of South's recent killer form here, perhaps a little overconfidence creeping in given their two barnstorming opening games. The horrid shooting on goal was well and truly on show in the third term from South, the game was still well and truly on despite stretching the gap to five goals by the final change with their 3.7 to Glenelg's 2.1. That wasteful kicking from South would come back to haunt them by game's end, but the home sides' fightback would not get them the max points either. A last second shot from the Tigers amongst their 6.6 went wide and with South's two goals the game was tied up at 70-points each. Carl Nicholson was named as Glenelg's best afield, the Panthers named Abe Davis was voted in as South's best on ground.
The final game for the weekend was a Sunday arvo affair, we now go to the Alberton Oval where the Magpies hosted the Roosters. The eventual premiers of 2018 made it two from two against the Magpies last season and while the Roosters did escape with the points at Prospect in the final round of the home and away season, their last outing at Alberton was an all out demolition job as the Roosters slapped the holy hell out of the Magpies by just over 13 goals in Round 8. The Roosters came into this game winners from last week, downing the Bloods at home while the Magpies were doused by the Panthers at Alberton. Both sides opened with a flurry, the Roosters ahead by seven points at quarter-time with their effort of 5.2 to Port's 4.1. The Magpies hit back in the second quarter, kicking 5.2 to North's 2.2 to be up by 11 points at the long break. By this time, the Roosters had lost some key personnel to injury and it was the Magpies' time to fly. And fly they did, although they did leave themselves still open to a North comeback with a string of missed opportunities on goal. Port scored 5.6 to North's 2.2 to take their advantage out to 33 points by the last change. The Roosters did attempt a run at the 'Pies in the final term, but despite outscoring them their tally of 4.2 was not going to be enough against Port's additional 2.2. The home side would run out 21 point winners in the end. Jarrod Lienert was the Magpies best afield, the Roosters named Tom Schwarz as their best.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 3 OF THE SANFL...
Friday April 12
Norwood 8.10 (58)
Sturt 6.17 (53)
4,001 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday April 13
Adelaide 14.16 (100)
Woodville-West Torrens 10.17 (77)
1,847 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Central District 7.12 (54)
West Adelaide 5.4 (34)
1,811 @ X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
Glenelg 10.10 (70)
South Adelaide 9.16 (70)
2,615 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Sunday April 14
Port Adelaide 16.11 (107)
North Adelaide 13.8 (86)
1,812 @ Alberton Oval
INJURIES
W-WT -- Westbrook (ankle)
Glenelg -- Scott (arm)
South -- Schwarz (hand)
North -- Clisby (hamstring), Castree (ankle), J. Schwarz (concussion), Tropiano (shoulder)
REPORTS
Norwood -- Grigg (striking)
Adelaide -- Fogarty (rough conduct)
Glenelg -- White, Betterman (rough conduct)
North -- Spina (rough conduct), Hender (striking)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Norwood -- 6pts (3-0-0), 51.6%
South -- 5pts (2-0-1), 60.9%
Port -- 4pts (2-1-0), 51.6%
Adelaide -- 4pts (2-1-0), 50.2%
Glenelg -- 3pts (1-1-1), 55.3%
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W-WT -- 2pts (1-2-0), 49.5%
Sturt -- 2pts (1-2-0), 46.5%
Central -- 2pts (1-2-0), 44.8%
West -- 0pts (0-3-0), 39.7%
North -- 0pts (1-2-0), 48.3%
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Next weekend in Round 4...
Thursday April 18 @ 7:20pm
Norwood vs. Port Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Friday April 19
North Adelaide vs. Central District; Prospect Oval @ 1:10pm
West Adelaide vs. Woodville-West Torrens; City Mazda Stadium, Richmond @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. Sturt; ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg @ 4:10pm
Saturday April 20 @ 2:40pm
South Adelaide vs. Adelaide; Flinders Uni Stadium, Noarlunga
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
This past weekend of SANFL football left many wondering if their sides had a different set of boots on. Surely our teams aren't still shaking off the pre-season cobwebs. Personally I can't remember too many times there has been so many wasted opportunities on goal and a sizeable gap between how many goals were scored and how many shots were sprayed. It has been a thing over the past couple of weeks that there's been a fair amount of inaccuracy but all together there were 23 more behinds scored than goals -- 121 to 98 to be exact. This round, most of the clubs definitely left their scoring boots back at their headquarters. And the Jekyll and Hyde football is still going on for a few sides as well! Hopefully these are things that can be ironed out soon enough, with State selection not too far away we definitely need our big guns firing.
Welcome to the Round 3 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
We begin the wrap with some Friday Night Lights, down the The Parade to the Coopers Stadium where the Redlegs faced the Double Blues. Last year these two old time rivals shared the points with their respective raids on away soil, the Blues nicking a two-goal victory in the season opener, followed by the 'Legs crushing nine-goal win at Oxford Terrace in Round 14. Both sides took victories last week, with the 'Legs surviving a last-ditch Bulldog assault and the Blues downing the more fancied Eagles. The wayward shooting on goal was well and truly on show here tonight, both sides opening the contest by kicking 1.5 a piece to lock up the scores at 11 points each. The trend kept going on in the second quarter, with the Blues scoring the only goal of the quarter along with five behinds. The Redlegs kicked four behinds, the Blues going into the break with a seven-point lead. The shooting on goal was far better in the second half, Norwood being the much cleaner outfit with their assault on the big sticks with their four goals without a miss. The Blues fluffed several opportunities for a return of 3.5, their half-time lead back to a single straight kick by three quarter-time. Those wasted shots from the visitors would bite them in the end, once again the Redlegs would take a victory of less than one straight kick after scoring 3.1 to 1.2 in the final quarter to win by five points. Matt Panos was named best for the Redlegs, the Blues naming Zane Kirkwood as their best afield.
The first of three Saturday afternoon games takes us up Port Road to the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville as the Eagles took on the Crows. As we all know the Crows' 2018 season was pretty much cactus, the Eagles would take all the points starting with an eight-goal win in Round 10 and a 45-point win in Round 17. Both sides copped losses from last weekend, the Crows landing in the Tigers den and leaving a few feathers less than what they went in with, then there was the Eagles who almost pulled one out of the hat at Unley but fell short. This week though, the Crows were going in with some high-grade weaponry including a controversial demotion from the seniors. The Crows should have gone at least three goals up at the first change, but a trio of missed shots put them just three points up after kicking 3.6 to 3.3. The inaccuracy trend carried to the Eagles' camp in the second term but they would go into the half-time break with a six-point lead after scoring 3.4 to 2.1. Adelaide's big guns fired in a game-breaking third term for the visitors, putting through 7.6 to the Eagles' 1.4 to re-take the lead by the final change. At three quarter-time, the Crows held a 32-point lead. The Eagles continued to spray their shots wide in their last-ditch attempt to nick a result, they fell well short in the end with their 3.6 to Adelaide's 2.3 as the Crows took a 23-point win. Patrick Wilson was named best on ground for the Crows, the Eagles naming Jordan Foote as their best.
Next up we're heading up to the outer north and to the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth for the canine collision between the Bulldogs and the Bloods. The Bulldogs were unable to take a trick against the Bloods last year despite both sides finishing outside the five. Westies took all the points starting with a nine-point victory in Round 3 at Elizabeth, then a 31-point win in Round 14 at Richmond. Both teams had not tasted victory up to this point, so something surely had to give. The Dogs seem to be doing it the hard way thus far and nothing seemed to have changed as they blundered six scoring shots in the opening term. West didn't have as much difficulty finding their big sticks, scoring 2.2 to lead by eight points at quarter-time. Centrals found the big ones in the second term but continued to miss some opportunities. They would find themselves in the lead by the long break though, their 2.4 to the Bloods' single major would have the Dogs up by two points at half-time. The all-out scrap continued in the third term, but the Dogs managed to put a little more space between them and the Bloods with their score of 3.1 to 1.1. At three quarter-time, the Dogs were out to a 14-point lead. In the end the home side would have their first points of the year, the only concern for the Dogs in the end was their accuracy. A further 2.1 to 1.1 in the final term would see the Dogs home by 20 points. Justin Hoskin was voted in as Centrals' best, the Bloods named Kaine Stevens as their standout.
The last of the Saturday games takes us from a dog-fight to a scratch match over at the ACH Group Stadium in Glenelg, where the Tigers took on the Panthers in the SANFL's Clash of the Cats. In last year's encounters, the Panthers took the first game at Noarlunga by 38 points in Round 1, but the Tigers put one over their feline rival in Round 14 with their three-point victory. Those games weren't contrasting in just the fact one was better on the day than the other, but that one was far cleaner on goal than the other. Both teams put down the two AFL reserves sides last week, the Tigers bringing down Adelaide and the Panthers swamping the Magpies at Alberton. The Panthers had a wayward first quarter, but would be the ones on top at quarter-time with a 14-point lead after scoring 3.5 to the Tigers' 1.3. Very little would separate these sides in the second term, South's inaccuracy on goal continuing to leave the door open for the Tigers. The gap crept out to three goals come half-time, the Panthers scoring 1.4 to Glenelg's single major. There seemed to be little of South's recent killer form here, perhaps a little overconfidence creeping in given their two barnstorming opening games. The horrid shooting on goal was well and truly on show in the third term from South, the game was still well and truly on despite stretching the gap to five goals by the final change with their 3.7 to Glenelg's 2.1. That wasteful kicking from South would come back to haunt them by game's end, but the home sides' fightback would not get them the max points either. A last second shot from the Tigers amongst their 6.6 went wide and with South's two goals the game was tied up at 70-points each. Carl Nicholson was named as Glenelg's best afield, the Panthers named Abe Davis was voted in as South's best on ground.
The final game for the weekend was a Sunday arvo affair, we now go to the Alberton Oval where the Magpies hosted the Roosters. The eventual premiers of 2018 made it two from two against the Magpies last season and while the Roosters did escape with the points at Prospect in the final round of the home and away season, their last outing at Alberton was an all out demolition job as the Roosters slapped the holy hell out of the Magpies by just over 13 goals in Round 8. The Roosters came into this game winners from last week, downing the Bloods at home while the Magpies were doused by the Panthers at Alberton. Both sides opened with a flurry, the Roosters ahead by seven points at quarter-time with their effort of 5.2 to Port's 4.1. The Magpies hit back in the second quarter, kicking 5.2 to North's 2.2 to be up by 11 points at the long break. By this time, the Roosters had lost some key personnel to injury and it was the Magpies' time to fly. And fly they did, although they did leave themselves still open to a North comeback with a string of missed opportunities on goal. Port scored 5.6 to North's 2.2 to take their advantage out to 33 points by the last change. The Roosters did attempt a run at the 'Pies in the final term, but despite outscoring them their tally of 4.2 was not going to be enough against Port's additional 2.2. The home side would run out 21 point winners in the end. Jarrod Lienert was the Magpies best afield, the Roosters named Tom Schwarz as their best.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 3 OF THE SANFL...
Friday April 12
Norwood 8.10 (58)
Sturt 6.17 (53)
4,001 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday April 13
Adelaide 14.16 (100)
Woodville-West Torrens 10.17 (77)
1,847 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Central District 7.12 (54)
West Adelaide 5.4 (34)
1,811 @ X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
Glenelg 10.10 (70)
South Adelaide 9.16 (70)
2,615 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Sunday April 14
Port Adelaide 16.11 (107)
North Adelaide 13.8 (86)
1,812 @ Alberton Oval
INJURIES
W-WT -- Westbrook (ankle)
Glenelg -- Scott (arm)
South -- Schwarz (hand)
North -- Clisby (hamstring), Castree (ankle), J. Schwarz (concussion), Tropiano (shoulder)
REPORTS
Norwood -- Grigg (striking)
Adelaide -- Fogarty (rough conduct)
Glenelg -- White, Betterman (rough conduct)
North -- Spina (rough conduct), Hender (striking)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Norwood -- 6pts (3-0-0), 51.6%
South -- 5pts (2-0-1), 60.9%
Port -- 4pts (2-1-0), 51.6%
Adelaide -- 4pts (2-1-0), 50.2%
Glenelg -- 3pts (1-1-1), 55.3%
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W-WT -- 2pts (1-2-0), 49.5%
Sturt -- 2pts (1-2-0), 46.5%
Central -- 2pts (1-2-0), 44.8%
West -- 0pts (0-3-0), 39.7%
North -- 0pts (1-2-0), 48.3%
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Next weekend in Round 4...
Thursday April 18 @ 7:20pm
Norwood vs. Port Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Friday April 19
North Adelaide vs. Central District; Prospect Oval @ 1:10pm
West Adelaide vs. Woodville-West Torrens; City Mazda Stadium, Richmond @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. Sturt; ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg @ 4:10pm
Saturday April 20 @ 2:40pm
South Adelaide vs. Adelaide; Flinders Uni Stadium, Noarlunga
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
