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Hi Footy fans...
There's not much more football to go for the regular season in 2016, its now six weeks until the finals series and the beginning of the business end where the five clubs left standing vie for their chance at premiership glory. There is still a chance for one or two clubs to make a surprise appearance in September, the Bulldogs grip on fifth spot is tenuous at best with the Magpies nipping at their heels and perhaps even the Tigers can pull it off if they can pull more surprises out of the hat. The Crows are another mob that really need to prove their worth to make an impact in finals and a three-way dance for top spot is in effect; the Blues, the Panthers and the Eagles all have a bye each coming, which one can capitalise? One thing is for sure, though most of us knew this ages ago... we're going to have a new premier at year's end. Back to the drawing board for the reigning premiers.
Welcome to this Round 16 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
First in this week's wrap, we head up north to the My Money House Oval in Elizabeth, where the Bulldogs faced the Double Blues in the only Saturday afternoon fixture. It was back in Round 3 that these clubs last met, the Dogs letting a four-goal to none opening term go to waste as the Blues took a 21-point win at Unley. After quarter-time, the Dogs would spread five goals over three quarters, only the Blues' inaccuracy stopping that margin from blowing out. The Dogs were coming off a bye after their loss to Port, while the Blues copped their second loss of the season to the Crows at Thebarton Oval. The wide expanses at the amateur league headquarters, in Sturt coach Martin Mattner's words, was a vital learning curve for his men ahead of this game and finals. The Blues would have the better of the first quarter scores, the Dogs missing some opportunities at their end as Sturt kicked 4.1 to 3.3, taking a four-point lead at quarter-time. The Blues would then keep the Dogs to just 1.2, as well as making the most of their time with the ball to score a further 3.2 to stretch their lead out to 16 points by the half-time break. When play resumed, the Blues game-plan seemed to get thrown out the window as the Dogs took them by surprise in the third quarter. And it showed somewhat, some Blues players guilty of undisciplined acts and poor use of the ball. The Bulldogs kicked four goals to 2.2 to bring the gap back to a single goal by three quarter-time. But unfortunately for the Centrals' faithful, the Dogs just couldn't find targets up forward and the Blues would escape with the win in an arm-wrestle final quarter. The visitors kicked 1.4 to the Dogs' 1.1 to win by nine points. James Battersby was voted best for the Blues, the Dogs named Chris Jansen as their best.
The rest of the weekend's action was left for Sunday afternoon, the first of the three remaining matches taking us to the Gliderol Stadium in Glenelg as the Tigers hosted the Crows. In their last meeting back in Round 5, the Crows took a five-goal win despite their inaccuracy on goal. The gap seemed to grow little by little but could have been far bigger given the final tally of behinds for Adelaide. The Tigers pulled off one hell of an upset last weekend when they defeated the Panthers by 10 points, while the Crows ended the Blues' winning run with their two-goal win. The Tigers had some serious goal-kicking yips in the opening quarter, allowing the Crows to take a 16-point lead at quarter-time after they scored 4.3 to 1.5. However, the Tigers turned it around in the second quarter by booting 6.1, the Crows had their own bout of inaccuracy as they scored 4.4. At the long break, the Crows lead was cut down to seven points. Ironically for this weekend and especially at this game, the indigenous themed round was certainly being put front and centre by the Tigers with the duo of Tim Sumner and Terry Milera turning it on for the Glenelg faithful, both taking four goals each. The Tigers continued to push forward when play resumed, some inaccuracy was there but it didn't hinder them. The Tigers kept the Crows to a miserly 1.1 and kicked 5.4 for themselves to take over the lead, at three quarter-time the home side held a 20-point advantage. It was almost score-for-score in the final term, the Crows unable to bridge the gap that the Tigers fought hard to establish after a horrid first quarter in goal, a single point would be chipped off the Tigers' final change lead after the Crows kicked 3.2 to 3.1, Glenelg taking a 19-point win in the end. The Bays named Christian Howard as their best on ground, the Crows voted Mitch Grigg as their best.
The second Sunday arvo contest now finds us heading port-side, it was a Battle of the Birds as the opposing sides of Port Road clashed at Alberton Oval... the Magpies facing the Eagles. The last time these teams met, the Eagles downed their western suburbs rivals by 39 points at Woodville. But Port have seemingly found their groove as of late, arresting their poor form with a pair of victories over the Dogs and the Bloods over the last couple of weeks. The Eagles had some goal-scoring issues last weekend and were almost toppled by the Roosters at Prospect but scraped home by a single straight kick. For all the victories they've strung together as of late, it seemed that the Eagles' armour had been damaged some after their trip to Menzies Crescent. The Magpies got right to work and kept the Eagles to just one behind and broke out to a 25-point lead by quarter-time after kicking 4.2 for themselves. The following two quarters weren't nearly as productive on the scoreboard for the Magpies, in the second term it was almost score-for-score as Port added a point to their quarter-time lead and the Eagles finally found the big sticks. The 'Pies 2.3 to 2.2 saw them go into the rooms with a 26-point lead at half-time. The Eagles managed to chip a goal of the Magpies' advantage by the final change, they scored 2.2 to 1.2 in the third term to reduce the gap to 20 points, but in the end they wouldn't get any closer. The Magpies stirred to life after their brief slumber, kicking 5.3 to the Eagles' two goals in the final quarter to race away to a 41-point victory. Nathan Krakouer was voted best afield for the Magpies, the Eagles named James Boyd as their best.
The last match of the weekend now takes us to Coopers Stadium in Norwood for a neighbourly meeting between the Redlegs and the Roosters. For their last clash, we go all the way back to Round 2 when the Roosters took their first win of the season at the Redlegs' expense, a 57-point hiding at Prospect. Both sides have been pretty much ruled out of action beyond August bar any miracles allowing either team a surprise entrant into September. The Roosters almost got one over the Eagles last weekend, falling short by a goal while the Redlegs came off the bye after a loss at home to the Panthers. But whatever confidence the Roosters gleaned out of taking the fight to the Eagles last week was put down quickly as the Redlegs got off to a perfect start and never looked back, starting with their first term effort of 5.3 while the Roosters found goals hard to come by with their 1.4. At quarter-time, the 'Legs had a 23-point lead. They would extend that margin to 33 points going into the half-time break, kicking 4.4 to North's three goals in the second quarter. Both sides were making a bit of a meal of this match, it was mistakes a-plenty but the Redlegs were making the most of their chances and forced lots of turnovers from their close neighbours. North opened the second half by reducing the gap to 21 points early in the third term, but the Redlegs still managed to open the gap again, kicking 4.3 to North's four goals to take a six-goal lead into the last quarter. Inaccuracy in the final quarter would scuttle the Roosters' attempt at a comeback, they kicked 4.6 to Norwood's 4.4 as the home side took out a 34-point win. Brady Dawe was voted best on ground for the 'Legs, while the Roosters named Jordie McKenzie as their best.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 16 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday July 16
Sturt 10.9 (69)
Central District 9.6 (60)
2,200 @ My Money House Oval, Elizabeth
Sunday July 17
Glenelg 15.11 (101)
Adelaide 12.10 (82)
2,849 @ Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
Port Adelaide 12.10 (82)
Woodville-West Torrens 6.5 (41)
2,741 @ Alberton Oval
Norwood 17.14 (116)
North Adelaide 12.10 (82)
2,589 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
West Adelaide and South Adelaide had the bye.
INJURIES
Adelaide -- Carey (ankle)
Norwood -- Villis (bruised fibula)
REPORTS
Glenelg -- Sumner (high contact)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Sturt -- 22pts (11-2-0), 56.3%
W-WT -- 20pts (10-3-0), 58.4%
South -- 18pts (9-4-0), 53.4%
Adelaide -- 16pts (8-5-0), 53.5%
Central -- 14pts (7-6-0), 52.9%
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Port -- 12pts (6-8-0), 50%
Glenelg -- 10pts (5-8-0), 49%
North -- 8pts (4-10-0), 48.2%
Norwood -- 8pts (4-9-0), 44.2%
West -- 4pts (2-11-0), 35.9%
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Next weekend in Round 17...
Saturday July 23 @ 2:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Adelaide; Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville
South Adelaide vs. Central District; Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
Sturt vs. West Adelaide; Peter Motley Oval, Unley
Sunday July 24 @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. Norwood; Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
Port Adelaide and North Adelaide have the bye.
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
There's not much more football to go for the regular season in 2016, its now six weeks until the finals series and the beginning of the business end where the five clubs left standing vie for their chance at premiership glory. There is still a chance for one or two clubs to make a surprise appearance in September, the Bulldogs grip on fifth spot is tenuous at best with the Magpies nipping at their heels and perhaps even the Tigers can pull it off if they can pull more surprises out of the hat. The Crows are another mob that really need to prove their worth to make an impact in finals and a three-way dance for top spot is in effect; the Blues, the Panthers and the Eagles all have a bye each coming, which one can capitalise? One thing is for sure, though most of us knew this ages ago... we're going to have a new premier at year's end. Back to the drawing board for the reigning premiers.
Welcome to this Round 16 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
First in this week's wrap, we head up north to the My Money House Oval in Elizabeth, where the Bulldogs faced the Double Blues in the only Saturday afternoon fixture. It was back in Round 3 that these clubs last met, the Dogs letting a four-goal to none opening term go to waste as the Blues took a 21-point win at Unley. After quarter-time, the Dogs would spread five goals over three quarters, only the Blues' inaccuracy stopping that margin from blowing out. The Dogs were coming off a bye after their loss to Port, while the Blues copped their second loss of the season to the Crows at Thebarton Oval. The wide expanses at the amateur league headquarters, in Sturt coach Martin Mattner's words, was a vital learning curve for his men ahead of this game and finals. The Blues would have the better of the first quarter scores, the Dogs missing some opportunities at their end as Sturt kicked 4.1 to 3.3, taking a four-point lead at quarter-time. The Blues would then keep the Dogs to just 1.2, as well as making the most of their time with the ball to score a further 3.2 to stretch their lead out to 16 points by the half-time break. When play resumed, the Blues game-plan seemed to get thrown out the window as the Dogs took them by surprise in the third quarter. And it showed somewhat, some Blues players guilty of undisciplined acts and poor use of the ball. The Bulldogs kicked four goals to 2.2 to bring the gap back to a single goal by three quarter-time. But unfortunately for the Centrals' faithful, the Dogs just couldn't find targets up forward and the Blues would escape with the win in an arm-wrestle final quarter. The visitors kicked 1.4 to the Dogs' 1.1 to win by nine points. James Battersby was voted best for the Blues, the Dogs named Chris Jansen as their best.
The rest of the weekend's action was left for Sunday afternoon, the first of the three remaining matches taking us to the Gliderol Stadium in Glenelg as the Tigers hosted the Crows. In their last meeting back in Round 5, the Crows took a five-goal win despite their inaccuracy on goal. The gap seemed to grow little by little but could have been far bigger given the final tally of behinds for Adelaide. The Tigers pulled off one hell of an upset last weekend when they defeated the Panthers by 10 points, while the Crows ended the Blues' winning run with their two-goal win. The Tigers had some serious goal-kicking yips in the opening quarter, allowing the Crows to take a 16-point lead at quarter-time after they scored 4.3 to 1.5. However, the Tigers turned it around in the second quarter by booting 6.1, the Crows had their own bout of inaccuracy as they scored 4.4. At the long break, the Crows lead was cut down to seven points. Ironically for this weekend and especially at this game, the indigenous themed round was certainly being put front and centre by the Tigers with the duo of Tim Sumner and Terry Milera turning it on for the Glenelg faithful, both taking four goals each. The Tigers continued to push forward when play resumed, some inaccuracy was there but it didn't hinder them. The Tigers kept the Crows to a miserly 1.1 and kicked 5.4 for themselves to take over the lead, at three quarter-time the home side held a 20-point advantage. It was almost score-for-score in the final term, the Crows unable to bridge the gap that the Tigers fought hard to establish after a horrid first quarter in goal, a single point would be chipped off the Tigers' final change lead after the Crows kicked 3.2 to 3.1, Glenelg taking a 19-point win in the end. The Bays named Christian Howard as their best on ground, the Crows voted Mitch Grigg as their best.
The second Sunday arvo contest now finds us heading port-side, it was a Battle of the Birds as the opposing sides of Port Road clashed at Alberton Oval... the Magpies facing the Eagles. The last time these teams met, the Eagles downed their western suburbs rivals by 39 points at Woodville. But Port have seemingly found their groove as of late, arresting their poor form with a pair of victories over the Dogs and the Bloods over the last couple of weeks. The Eagles had some goal-scoring issues last weekend and were almost toppled by the Roosters at Prospect but scraped home by a single straight kick. For all the victories they've strung together as of late, it seemed that the Eagles' armour had been damaged some after their trip to Menzies Crescent. The Magpies got right to work and kept the Eagles to just one behind and broke out to a 25-point lead by quarter-time after kicking 4.2 for themselves. The following two quarters weren't nearly as productive on the scoreboard for the Magpies, in the second term it was almost score-for-score as Port added a point to their quarter-time lead and the Eagles finally found the big sticks. The 'Pies 2.3 to 2.2 saw them go into the rooms with a 26-point lead at half-time. The Eagles managed to chip a goal of the Magpies' advantage by the final change, they scored 2.2 to 1.2 in the third term to reduce the gap to 20 points, but in the end they wouldn't get any closer. The Magpies stirred to life after their brief slumber, kicking 5.3 to the Eagles' two goals in the final quarter to race away to a 41-point victory. Nathan Krakouer was voted best afield for the Magpies, the Eagles named James Boyd as their best.
The last match of the weekend now takes us to Coopers Stadium in Norwood for a neighbourly meeting between the Redlegs and the Roosters. For their last clash, we go all the way back to Round 2 when the Roosters took their first win of the season at the Redlegs' expense, a 57-point hiding at Prospect. Both sides have been pretty much ruled out of action beyond August bar any miracles allowing either team a surprise entrant into September. The Roosters almost got one over the Eagles last weekend, falling short by a goal while the Redlegs came off the bye after a loss at home to the Panthers. But whatever confidence the Roosters gleaned out of taking the fight to the Eagles last week was put down quickly as the Redlegs got off to a perfect start and never looked back, starting with their first term effort of 5.3 while the Roosters found goals hard to come by with their 1.4. At quarter-time, the 'Legs had a 23-point lead. They would extend that margin to 33 points going into the half-time break, kicking 4.4 to North's three goals in the second quarter. Both sides were making a bit of a meal of this match, it was mistakes a-plenty but the Redlegs were making the most of their chances and forced lots of turnovers from their close neighbours. North opened the second half by reducing the gap to 21 points early in the third term, but the Redlegs still managed to open the gap again, kicking 4.3 to North's four goals to take a six-goal lead into the last quarter. Inaccuracy in the final quarter would scuttle the Roosters' attempt at a comeback, they kicked 4.6 to Norwood's 4.4 as the home side took out a 34-point win. Brady Dawe was voted best on ground for the 'Legs, while the Roosters named Jordie McKenzie as their best.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 16 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday July 16
Sturt 10.9 (69)
Central District 9.6 (60)
2,200 @ My Money House Oval, Elizabeth
Sunday July 17
Glenelg 15.11 (101)
Adelaide 12.10 (82)
2,849 @ Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
Port Adelaide 12.10 (82)
Woodville-West Torrens 6.5 (41)
2,741 @ Alberton Oval
Norwood 17.14 (116)
North Adelaide 12.10 (82)
2,589 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
West Adelaide and South Adelaide had the bye.
INJURIES
Adelaide -- Carey (ankle)
Norwood -- Villis (bruised fibula)
REPORTS
Glenelg -- Sumner (high contact)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Sturt -- 22pts (11-2-0), 56.3%
W-WT -- 20pts (10-3-0), 58.4%
South -- 18pts (9-4-0), 53.4%
Adelaide -- 16pts (8-5-0), 53.5%
Central -- 14pts (7-6-0), 52.9%
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Port -- 12pts (6-8-0), 50%
Glenelg -- 10pts (5-8-0), 49%
North -- 8pts (4-10-0), 48.2%
Norwood -- 8pts (4-9-0), 44.2%
West -- 4pts (2-11-0), 35.9%
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Next weekend in Round 17...
Saturday July 23 @ 2:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Adelaide; Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval, Woodville
South Adelaide vs. Central District; Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
Sturt vs. West Adelaide; Peter Motley Oval, Unley
Sunday July 24 @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. Norwood; Gliderol Stadium, Glenelg
Port Adelaide and North Adelaide have the bye.
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
