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Hi Footy fans...
We have finally arrived at the conclusion of the regular season, next weekend is the beginning of the real games as the 2016 SANFL IGA League Finals Series kicks off. We bid goodbye to five clubs as they get to work preparing for next season and as we have known for some time, there will be a new premier this year with the Bloods title defence in absolute tatters with their last place finish. The September action begins on a weekend where there will be no AFL at the Adelaide Oval, so there is a hope that a decent crowd will front up this Saturday. All eyes will more than likely be on what kind of turnout that the Crows will bring with them, the SANFL faithful not forgetting what the Adelaide brains-trust said after their admission to the competition. But most definitely on many SA footy-heads minds is whether or not the Panthers can finally end a long and painful premiership drought.
Welcome to the Round 22 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first match for the weekend takes us to the northern suburbs, the Bulldogs facing the Bloods at the My Money House Oval in Elizabeth. A big second quarter effort was the game-breaker for the Bulldogs in their last outing against the Bloods, after a neck-and-neck first half the Dogs booted nine goals to none in the third and ran out 47-point victors at Richmond back in Round 10. This was almost a replay of last season, where the Dogs had to win their last home and away match to qualify for finals, except this time they were fighting to keep their fifth spot out of the reach of Port, who needed them to lose and hope the percentage was enough. Early on it looked as if the Bloods could have pulled it off after getting the first two goals on the board, but by quarter-time the scores would read Centrals 3.2 to the Bloods' 2.3. From here the Dogs set about ensuring their September appearance, slowly but surely building their lead up starting with their 6.3 to 2.2 second quarter. At the long break, the Bulldogs were out to a four-goal lead. The Bloods did have their little bits of brilliance, don't let the scores fool you. The Bulldogs often rushed themselves unnecessarily and caused some turnovers, but the Bloods just couldn't get them often enough. Centrals continued to stretch the advantage when play resumed, adding a further 5.2 to 3.1 in the second term to take the gap out to 37 points by three quarter-time. The Bloods drew the deficit back to 18 points deep into the final quarter after scoring 3.2 to one behind, but four goals in as many minutes by the home side would see the Dogs break out to a seven-goal win, putting a seal on their position and denying the Magpies some September action. Kyle Jenner was named best for the Dogs, while the Bloods named Zach O'Brien as their best afield.
Next up in the wrap we're off to the inner eastern suburbs, to the Coopers Stadium in Norwood where the Redlegs hosted the Eagles. The last time these sides last played each other, the Eagles inflicted a 65-point hammering at Oval Avenue in Round 10, keeping the Redlegs to 6.8. The Eagles came into this match on the back of a 73-point demolition of the Tigers in the final home match of the year, while the Redlegs went down to the old rival in Port. The Eagles had one hand on the minor premiership, percentage and points on their side for the time being. The Redlegs could only move up one spot to finish the year depending on what would go down at Unley at the same time. But it would come as a huge surprise at the end of the day what happened by full time. At quarter-time, the Eagles found themselves down by 10 points as the Redlegs took 2.1 to three behinds to begin the match. The inaccuracy continued for the Eagles in the second quarter, the Redlegs fortunate to not be behind at the long break. Norwood scored 2.2 to 2.6 as their lead was brought down to a single straight kick going into half-time. Many could be forgiven for thinking that the Eagles came into this one with a little too much swagger, overly confident they could sweep aside anything coming their way. But that confidence, when against a team with nothing to lose, brings teams undone. And that's exactly what happened to the Eagles, by three quarter-time they were trailing by 22 points after the Redlegs added a further 3.5 to 1.1. The Eagles goal-kicking would fully let them down in the final term, they peppered their goals for a return of 3.5 to the Redlegs' 4.1 as the home side finished their year on a winning note, by four goals. The Redlegs voted Matt Panos as their best on ground, the Eagles named Chris Hall as their best.
Match number three for the weekend finds us heading down south to the Hickinbotham Oval at Noarlunga where the Panthers faced fellow finals contenders in the Crows. The last face-off between these sides was one that got away from the Crows, the Panthers making a stirring comeback in the final quarter to win by the narrowest of margins on the back of a 6.3 to 0.3 final quarter. The Panthers went into last weekend's bye with a 49-point win at Prospect while the Crows smashed the hapless Bloods in the Riverland by over 15 goals. South were on the verge of history in this one, an undefeated season at home on the line as well as momentum going into the finals and perhaps a minor premiership. The Panthers got right to work, starting off with a 4.3 to 1.2 opening quarter to lead by 19 points at quarter-time. They would continue to stretch their advantage from here, a 6.2 to 3.1 second quarter taking the gap out to 38 points by the half-time break. The Panthers have all the goods to challenge for the flag, probably more so than their last finals appearance when they let their guard down for one quarter. This outfit doesn't resemble that team, this one took the Crows apart piece by piece and confidence is on their side. Their second half wasn't totally polished though, a case of the inaccuracy bug landing in the South camp in the third quarter, but the lead was lengthened to 51 points by the final change after they scored 3.8 to 2.1. The Crows last quarter effort wouldn't make much of an impression, they cut the Panthers' eventual winning margin back to 38 points after outscoring them 3.4 to 1.3. Despite the victory however, the minor premiership would remain out of South's reach by less than two percent. Brede Seccull was voted the Panthers' best, Mitch Grigg took Adelaide's best on ground votes.
The last match for the weekend takes us to the Peter Motley Oval in the leafy streets of Unley, where the Double Blues faced the Tigers. Their last match-up was back in Round 12, the Blues taking a 27-point win down at Glenelg as the Tigers struggled to string majors together in a torrid time in front of goal to score 7.17. This was another match where one side had nothing to lose, the other needing some momentum after an average few weeks on the field. The Double Blues first quarter should have been better on the scoreboard, taking a 17-point lead at quarter-time after kicking 4.7 to 2.2 to begin the afternoon's proceedings. Some more inaccuracy in the second quarter continued to hold the Blues back from a bigger lead, they added 3.4 to the Tigers' 3.3 to go into the half-time break with a three-goal lead. Intensity was something the Blues had been known for most of this season, but signs were starting to show from Round 13 that something was amiss. Their victories were becoming more narrow, just outrunning the Redlegs and the Bulldogs, as well as going down to Adelaide and almost dropping one against North! Sturt continued to keep their head above water in the third quarter, matching the Tigers goal-for-goal as both sides kicked four each with the Blues' two behinds adding to their half-time lead, which was now 20 points. But in the final term, the Tigers made their move, restricting the home side to just 1.1 which drove the Sturt faithful bonzo. Unfortunately for the Tigers, their final term effort would not result in victory, the 4.3 they scored would result in the first drawn match for the year with both sides on 86 points-a-piece. Brodie Martin was voted best for the Blues, Riley McFarlane was named Glenelg's best.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 22 OF THE SANFL
Saturday August 27
Central District 18.8 (116)
West Adelaide 11.8 (74)
2,186 @ My Money House Oval, Elizabeth
Norwood 11.9 (75)
Woodville-West Torrens 6.15 (51)
2,277 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
South Adelaide 14.16 (100)
Adelaide 9.8 (62)
1,419 @ Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
Sturt 12.14 (86)
Glenelg 13.8 (86)
2,573 @ Peter Motley Oval, Unley
INJURIES
Central -- McLean (ankle)
South -- Haren (shoulder), Gulden (ankle)
REPORTS
Central -- Holman (rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER -- Final positions at end of Minor Round
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W-WT -- 28pts (14-4-0), 58.7%
South -- 28pts (14-4-0), 56.7%
Sturt -- 27pts (13-4-1), 54.6%
Adelaide -- 22pts (11-7-0), 54.1%
Central -- 20pts (10-8-0), 53%
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Port -- 18pts (9-9-0), 51.8%
Glenelg -- 13pts (6-11-1), 46.8%
Norwood -- 12pts (6-12-0), 45.2%
North -- 8pts (4-14-0), 46.6%
West -- 4pts (2-16-0), 34.8%
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WOODVILLE-WEST TORRENS -- Minor Premiers & Lewis Trophy Winners
Despite the final round loss to Norwood, the Eagles have emerged with the minor premiership on percentage and have also claimed the Stanley H. Lewis Trophy for the third time in the last four seasons with the Reserves also finishing top and their U-18's finishing the regular season in second spot. South was second on the Lewis Trophy ladder, with Sturt in third.
So now its the business end of the year... let the real race begin for the 2016 premiership!
Saturday September 3 @ Adelaide Oval
ELIMINATION FINAL
Adelaide vs. Central District; 12:10pm
QUALIFYING FINAL
South Adelaide vs. Sturt; 3:10pm
Sunday September 4
RESERVES @ City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Elimination Final -- North Adelaide vs. South Adelaide; 12:10pm
Qualifying Final -- Norwood vs. Glenelg; 3:10pm
U-18's @ AAMI Stadium
Elimination Final -- Sturt vs. North Adelaide; 11:25am
Qualifying Final -- Glenelg vs. Woodville-West Torrens; 2:10pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
We have finally arrived at the conclusion of the regular season, next weekend is the beginning of the real games as the 2016 SANFL IGA League Finals Series kicks off. We bid goodbye to five clubs as they get to work preparing for next season and as we have known for some time, there will be a new premier this year with the Bloods title defence in absolute tatters with their last place finish. The September action begins on a weekend where there will be no AFL at the Adelaide Oval, so there is a hope that a decent crowd will front up this Saturday. All eyes will more than likely be on what kind of turnout that the Crows will bring with them, the SANFL faithful not forgetting what the Adelaide brains-trust said after their admission to the competition. But most definitely on many SA footy-heads minds is whether or not the Panthers can finally end a long and painful premiership drought.
Welcome to the Round 22 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first match for the weekend takes us to the northern suburbs, the Bulldogs facing the Bloods at the My Money House Oval in Elizabeth. A big second quarter effort was the game-breaker for the Bulldogs in their last outing against the Bloods, after a neck-and-neck first half the Dogs booted nine goals to none in the third and ran out 47-point victors at Richmond back in Round 10. This was almost a replay of last season, where the Dogs had to win their last home and away match to qualify for finals, except this time they were fighting to keep their fifth spot out of the reach of Port, who needed them to lose and hope the percentage was enough. Early on it looked as if the Bloods could have pulled it off after getting the first two goals on the board, but by quarter-time the scores would read Centrals 3.2 to the Bloods' 2.3. From here the Dogs set about ensuring their September appearance, slowly but surely building their lead up starting with their 6.3 to 2.2 second quarter. At the long break, the Bulldogs were out to a four-goal lead. The Bloods did have their little bits of brilliance, don't let the scores fool you. The Bulldogs often rushed themselves unnecessarily and caused some turnovers, but the Bloods just couldn't get them often enough. Centrals continued to stretch the advantage when play resumed, adding a further 5.2 to 3.1 in the second term to take the gap out to 37 points by three quarter-time. The Bloods drew the deficit back to 18 points deep into the final quarter after scoring 3.2 to one behind, but four goals in as many minutes by the home side would see the Dogs break out to a seven-goal win, putting a seal on their position and denying the Magpies some September action. Kyle Jenner was named best for the Dogs, while the Bloods named Zach O'Brien as their best afield.
Next up in the wrap we're off to the inner eastern suburbs, to the Coopers Stadium in Norwood where the Redlegs hosted the Eagles. The last time these sides last played each other, the Eagles inflicted a 65-point hammering at Oval Avenue in Round 10, keeping the Redlegs to 6.8. The Eagles came into this match on the back of a 73-point demolition of the Tigers in the final home match of the year, while the Redlegs went down to the old rival in Port. The Eagles had one hand on the minor premiership, percentage and points on their side for the time being. The Redlegs could only move up one spot to finish the year depending on what would go down at Unley at the same time. But it would come as a huge surprise at the end of the day what happened by full time. At quarter-time, the Eagles found themselves down by 10 points as the Redlegs took 2.1 to three behinds to begin the match. The inaccuracy continued for the Eagles in the second quarter, the Redlegs fortunate to not be behind at the long break. Norwood scored 2.2 to 2.6 as their lead was brought down to a single straight kick going into half-time. Many could be forgiven for thinking that the Eagles came into this one with a little too much swagger, overly confident they could sweep aside anything coming their way. But that confidence, when against a team with nothing to lose, brings teams undone. And that's exactly what happened to the Eagles, by three quarter-time they were trailing by 22 points after the Redlegs added a further 3.5 to 1.1. The Eagles goal-kicking would fully let them down in the final term, they peppered their goals for a return of 3.5 to the Redlegs' 4.1 as the home side finished their year on a winning note, by four goals. The Redlegs voted Matt Panos as their best on ground, the Eagles named Chris Hall as their best.
Match number three for the weekend finds us heading down south to the Hickinbotham Oval at Noarlunga where the Panthers faced fellow finals contenders in the Crows. The last face-off between these sides was one that got away from the Crows, the Panthers making a stirring comeback in the final quarter to win by the narrowest of margins on the back of a 6.3 to 0.3 final quarter. The Panthers went into last weekend's bye with a 49-point win at Prospect while the Crows smashed the hapless Bloods in the Riverland by over 15 goals. South were on the verge of history in this one, an undefeated season at home on the line as well as momentum going into the finals and perhaps a minor premiership. The Panthers got right to work, starting off with a 4.3 to 1.2 opening quarter to lead by 19 points at quarter-time. They would continue to stretch their advantage from here, a 6.2 to 3.1 second quarter taking the gap out to 38 points by the half-time break. The Panthers have all the goods to challenge for the flag, probably more so than their last finals appearance when they let their guard down for one quarter. This outfit doesn't resemble that team, this one took the Crows apart piece by piece and confidence is on their side. Their second half wasn't totally polished though, a case of the inaccuracy bug landing in the South camp in the third quarter, but the lead was lengthened to 51 points by the final change after they scored 3.8 to 2.1. The Crows last quarter effort wouldn't make much of an impression, they cut the Panthers' eventual winning margin back to 38 points after outscoring them 3.4 to 1.3. Despite the victory however, the minor premiership would remain out of South's reach by less than two percent. Brede Seccull was voted the Panthers' best, Mitch Grigg took Adelaide's best on ground votes.
The last match for the weekend takes us to the Peter Motley Oval in the leafy streets of Unley, where the Double Blues faced the Tigers. Their last match-up was back in Round 12, the Blues taking a 27-point win down at Glenelg as the Tigers struggled to string majors together in a torrid time in front of goal to score 7.17. This was another match where one side had nothing to lose, the other needing some momentum after an average few weeks on the field. The Double Blues first quarter should have been better on the scoreboard, taking a 17-point lead at quarter-time after kicking 4.7 to 2.2 to begin the afternoon's proceedings. Some more inaccuracy in the second quarter continued to hold the Blues back from a bigger lead, they added 3.4 to the Tigers' 3.3 to go into the half-time break with a three-goal lead. Intensity was something the Blues had been known for most of this season, but signs were starting to show from Round 13 that something was amiss. Their victories were becoming more narrow, just outrunning the Redlegs and the Bulldogs, as well as going down to Adelaide and almost dropping one against North! Sturt continued to keep their head above water in the third quarter, matching the Tigers goal-for-goal as both sides kicked four each with the Blues' two behinds adding to their half-time lead, which was now 20 points. But in the final term, the Tigers made their move, restricting the home side to just 1.1 which drove the Sturt faithful bonzo. Unfortunately for the Tigers, their final term effort would not result in victory, the 4.3 they scored would result in the first drawn match for the year with both sides on 86 points-a-piece. Brodie Martin was voted best for the Blues, Riley McFarlane was named Glenelg's best.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 22 OF THE SANFL
Saturday August 27
Central District 18.8 (116)
West Adelaide 11.8 (74)
2,186 @ My Money House Oval, Elizabeth
Norwood 11.9 (75)
Woodville-West Torrens 6.15 (51)
2,277 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
South Adelaide 14.16 (100)
Adelaide 9.8 (62)
1,419 @ Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga
Sturt 12.14 (86)
Glenelg 13.8 (86)
2,573 @ Peter Motley Oval, Unley
INJURIES
Central -- McLean (ankle)
South -- Haren (shoulder), Gulden (ankle)
REPORTS
Central -- Holman (rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER -- Final positions at end of Minor Round
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W-WT -- 28pts (14-4-0), 58.7%
South -- 28pts (14-4-0), 56.7%
Sturt -- 27pts (13-4-1), 54.6%
Adelaide -- 22pts (11-7-0), 54.1%
Central -- 20pts (10-8-0), 53%
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Port -- 18pts (9-9-0), 51.8%
Glenelg -- 13pts (6-11-1), 46.8%
Norwood -- 12pts (6-12-0), 45.2%
North -- 8pts (4-14-0), 46.6%
West -- 4pts (2-16-0), 34.8%
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WOODVILLE-WEST TORRENS -- Minor Premiers & Lewis Trophy Winners
Despite the final round loss to Norwood, the Eagles have emerged with the minor premiership on percentage and have also claimed the Stanley H. Lewis Trophy for the third time in the last four seasons with the Reserves also finishing top and their U-18's finishing the regular season in second spot. South was second on the Lewis Trophy ladder, with Sturt in third.
So now its the business end of the year... let the real race begin for the 2016 premiership!
Saturday September 3 @ Adelaide Oval
ELIMINATION FINAL
Adelaide vs. Central District; 12:10pm
QUALIFYING FINAL
South Adelaide vs. Sturt; 3:10pm
Sunday September 4
RESERVES @ City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
Elimination Final -- North Adelaide vs. South Adelaide; 12:10pm
Qualifying Final -- Norwood vs. Glenelg; 3:10pm
U-18's @ AAMI Stadium
Elimination Final -- Sturt vs. North Adelaide; 11:25am
Qualifying Final -- Glenelg vs. Woodville-West Torrens; 2:10pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
