- May 8, 2001
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- 818
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- Adelaide
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- CDFC (SANFL), Port Melb (VFL)
Hi Footy fans...
It's that time of year again and unless you're heading to the Power-hosted Showdown, there's no SANFL action with the 2019 State League game being held in Perth. Of course this raises all the yearly moans and groans about state football and its relevance to today's SA footy-heads. It's on once a year, it's on too early, what if players get injured and all that jazz. In my own personal opinion, it is one of the last great traditions of our game that needs to be preserved. Add to that, many players that may not have the distinction of winning the premiership, if there was one thing they could be proud of it was to have that red guernsey bestowed upon them. I'm sure it is the same for those pulling on the gold strip as well, especially over the last few years. So here's to the tried and tested traditions of our great sport.
Welcome to the Round 6 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
We start the wrap this week with some Friday Night Mayhem, over to the Coopers Stadium in Norwood for the clash between the Redlegs and the Crows. The Redlegs weren't troubled by the Crows last season, taking out both games starting with a 21-point win in Round 5 and then a 51-point hiding in Round 13. Both sides came out on top from their games last week, the 'Legs keeping up their undefeated start with a 14-point win against the Roosters, while the Crows out-classed the Dogs at Elizabeth with their 35-point victory. Norwood got off to a good start, the Crows wasting a few opportunities on goal with the board reading five goals without a miss to 2.3. At quarter-time, the Redlegs were ahead by 15 points. It was the 'Legs turn to spurn a few chances themselves in the second quarter, but still managed to stretch the gap a little by the long break. Norwood added a further 4.5 to Adelaide's 3.3, the deficit out to 23 points come half-time. After the break, both sides came out completely different units. The Redlegs must have wrecked or ditched the goal-kicking boots because they wouldn't score another goal for the rest of the game and the Crows swooped. More injuries to personnel left Norwood lacking on the bench, in the third term they scored five behinds while the Crows kicked 3.4 to bring themselves to within a single kick of the home side by three quarter-time. The Redlegs' streak was finally broken, the Crows adding a further 4.4 to four behinds to run out winners by three goals. Adelaide would name Ned McHenry as their best, while Mitch Grigg was named Norwood's best.
The other four fixtures were played out on Saturday, the first takes us to the Flinders Uni Stadium in Noarlunga where the Panthers faced the Bloods. Despite the Panthers finishing in fifth last season, they couldn't put one past the Bloods over their two games in 2018. Westies nicked the points in their encounter at Richmond in Round 5 with their two-point win, then followed that up with a 21-point win at Noarlunga in Round 13. South's fortunes have taken a slight dive as of late, after their two drawn games they lost to Sturt by 22 points last week, while the Bloods were toppled by the Tigers at home. The Bloods opened proceedings with a trio of goals within six minutes, the Panthers kicked 2.2 before West added a fourth late in the term to lead by 10 points at quarter-time. The second term was a near-shootout, the Bloods would still be in front by first half's end after scoring 3.3 to 3.2. At the long break, the visitors held an 11-point lead. By this time, the Panthers had lost two key players to injury. However, this was not to be a problem for them. The scores would be locked up at 9.7 each by the final change, the Panthers scoring 4.3 to the Bloods' 2.4 in the third term to tie up the game. Again it was a case of three quarters of football, not good enough as South overran West in the last quarter, kicking 6.4 to 1.2 to win by 32 points. Michael Knoll was named best for the Panthers, the Bloods voted in Will Snelling as their best.
Next up we're hopping a tram to Glenelg for the second Saturday match, where the Tigers took on the Eagles at the ACH Group Stadium. The Eagles put the hammer down on the Tigers over their two games last year, starting with a 61-point smashing at Woodville, then flew into the Tigers' den to inflict a 47-point hiding in Round 12. The fortunes of these sides thus far are reversed compared to this time last year, the Tigers sitting second after their win at Richmond last week and the Eagles slumping to their fourth loss in a row against Port. Both sides squandered a few opportunities in the opening quarter, the Tigers would go into the quarter-time huddle with a seven-point lead after scoring 2.3 to the Eagles' 1.2. The Tigers would have a second term bonanza to go into the half-time break leading by 38 points, they scored 7.3 to the Eagles comparably paltry 2.2. The Tigers' were running rings and moving the ball so much better, something that the Eagles have been more better known for. The Eagles continued to fall further behind in the third term, the Tigers adding a further four goals without a miss to the visitors' wasteful 1.4. At three quarter-time, the gap was out to 55 points. The two sides each scored six goals in the final term, the Eagles' five behinds bringing the Tigers' eventual winning lead down to 50 points. Matt Snook was named best for Glenelg, while the Eagles named Jesse Lonergan as their best on ground.
We're now head over to the north-western suburbs and into the Alberton Oval for the game between the Magpies and the Bulldogs. These clubs traded victories from their two encounters last season, the Magpies taking a three-goal win at Elizabeth after a horror run of five losses, but in Round 18 the Bulldogs bit back at Alberton with their 22-point win. From their respective games last week, the Magpies rebounded from their loss to Norwood with a 37-point win at Woodville, while the Dogs were brought back to earth by Adelaide to the tune of 35 points. Both sides started off pretty strongly, despite some inaccuracy from the Magpies that allowed the Dogs to stay within a kick of the lead come quarter-time. The 'Pies led by two points at the first change, 3.4 to 3.2. Some more inaccuracy from Port continued to keep the Dogs in the contest in the second term, they scored 5.3 to 4.1 to extend their advantage to 10 points going into the long break. The Dogs remained a serious threat in the third quarter, even though the Magpies were able to add to their half-time lead. Port scored 5.1 to Centrals' 4.2 as the gap crept out to 15 points at three quarter-time. Unfortunately for the Dogs, the ticker they displayed for three quarters stopped at the wrong time again, the Magpies running out comfortable 34-point winners on the back of a 5.3 to 2.2 final term. Billy Frampton kicked four goals and took best afield votes for Port, while Troy Menzel also scored four goals to take best play honours for Centrals.
The last game for the round takes us back city-side and into the inner south suburbs, where the Double Blues hosted the Roosters at the Peter Motley Oval in Unley. Much like the 'Pies and the Doggies, these clubs were victorious on away turf. In Round 13, the Blues ran out 27-point winners at Prospect, but their last clash at Oxford Terrace saw the Roosters nick a three-point win in a low-scoring outing in Round 3. Only the Blues managed a victory last week, a 22-point win against South, while the Roosters' premiership hangover continued at the hands of the Redlegs at Prospect. Coupled with the fact that the premiers were still in arrears on the points tally, this was an important game. Early inaccuracy by the Blues kept the Roosters within striking distance of the lead at quarter-time, the home side scoring 2.6 to 2.3 to lead by three points at quarter-time. Sturt's second term was far better though, scoring 6.2 to 3.3 to take their lead out to 20 points by half-time. The goals were quite hard to come by when play resumed, both sides struggling to make an impression on the scoreboard. The gap was widened by three quarter-time, the Blues scoring 2.2 to 1.2 to go into the final change with a 26-point lead. North would stay in the minus points zone in the end, Sturt taking a 34-point win with a 3.4 to 2.2 final quarter. Zane Kirkwood was named best afield for the Blues, North would vote in Alex Barns as their standout.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 6 OF THE SANFL...
Friday May 3
Adelaide 12.14 (86)
Norwood 9.14 (68)
Coopers Stadium, Norwood -- crowd number unknown
Saturday May 4
South Adelaide 15.11 (101)
West Adelaide 10.9 (69)
1,528 @ Flinders Uni Stadium, Noarlunga
Glenelg 19.9 (123)
Woodville-West Torrens 10.13 (73)
2,789 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Port Adelaide 18.11 (119)
Central District 13.7 (85)
1,793 @ Alberton Oval
Sturt 13.14 (92)
North Adelaide 8.10 (58)
3,042 @ Peter Motley Oval, Unley
INJURIES
Norwood -- Forster (Concussion), Abbott (Knee)
South -- Haren (ankle), Irra (hamstring)
West -- Schmidt (knee)
Glenelg -- Nicholson (ankle)
REPORTS
Adelaide -- Hutchesson (striking), McHenry (kicking)
North -- Agorastos (striking)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Norwood -- 10pts (5-1-0), 52.2%
Glenelg -- 9pts (4-1-1), 56.6%
Adelaide -- 9pts (4-1-1), 52.9%
South -- 8pts (3-1-2), 55.7%
Port -- 8pts (4-2-0), 52.5%
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Sturt -- 6pts (3-3-0), 51%
Central -- 4pts (2-4-0), 44.2%
West -- 2pts (1-5-0), 44.9%
W-WT -- 2pts (1-5-0), 43.9%
North -- -2pts (1-5-0), 46.4%
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TIGERS WIN FOURTH U-16 FLAG IN A ROW
The Glenelg Football Club seems to have quite a bit of depth coming through the ranks, no more evident than their Under 16's outfit taking out their fourth consecutive premiership, this time against West Adelaide at City Mazda Stadium on Sunday. Despite winning the minor premiership and dropping one game during the season, the Bloods were caught napping in the second term where the Tigers broke the game open, kicking six goals to one. The Bloods could very well have caught up in the final quarter, but their inaccuracy cost them at the wrong time as the Tigers ran out 39-point winners and took out the Torrens University U-16 Cup. Several Glenelg players are set to feature at the National U-16 Championships, where South Australia is to defend their 2018 title.
Sunday May 5 @ City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
UNDER-16 GRAND FINAL
Glenelg 12.13 (85) def. West Adelaide 6.10 (46)
Next weekend... can SA re-gain the Bunton Cup?
Sunday May 12 @ 1:30 SA Time
THE HAYDN BUNTON JUNIOR TROPHY
Western Australia vs. South Australia; Optus Stadium, Perth
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
It's that time of year again and unless you're heading to the Power-hosted Showdown, there's no SANFL action with the 2019 State League game being held in Perth. Of course this raises all the yearly moans and groans about state football and its relevance to today's SA footy-heads. It's on once a year, it's on too early, what if players get injured and all that jazz. In my own personal opinion, it is one of the last great traditions of our game that needs to be preserved. Add to that, many players that may not have the distinction of winning the premiership, if there was one thing they could be proud of it was to have that red guernsey bestowed upon them. I'm sure it is the same for those pulling on the gold strip as well, especially over the last few years. So here's to the tried and tested traditions of our great sport.
Welcome to the Round 6 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
We start the wrap this week with some Friday Night Mayhem, over to the Coopers Stadium in Norwood for the clash between the Redlegs and the Crows. The Redlegs weren't troubled by the Crows last season, taking out both games starting with a 21-point win in Round 5 and then a 51-point hiding in Round 13. Both sides came out on top from their games last week, the 'Legs keeping up their undefeated start with a 14-point win against the Roosters, while the Crows out-classed the Dogs at Elizabeth with their 35-point victory. Norwood got off to a good start, the Crows wasting a few opportunities on goal with the board reading five goals without a miss to 2.3. At quarter-time, the Redlegs were ahead by 15 points. It was the 'Legs turn to spurn a few chances themselves in the second quarter, but still managed to stretch the gap a little by the long break. Norwood added a further 4.5 to Adelaide's 3.3, the deficit out to 23 points come half-time. After the break, both sides came out completely different units. The Redlegs must have wrecked or ditched the goal-kicking boots because they wouldn't score another goal for the rest of the game and the Crows swooped. More injuries to personnel left Norwood lacking on the bench, in the third term they scored five behinds while the Crows kicked 3.4 to bring themselves to within a single kick of the home side by three quarter-time. The Redlegs' streak was finally broken, the Crows adding a further 4.4 to four behinds to run out winners by three goals. Adelaide would name Ned McHenry as their best, while Mitch Grigg was named Norwood's best.
The other four fixtures were played out on Saturday, the first takes us to the Flinders Uni Stadium in Noarlunga where the Panthers faced the Bloods. Despite the Panthers finishing in fifth last season, they couldn't put one past the Bloods over their two games in 2018. Westies nicked the points in their encounter at Richmond in Round 5 with their two-point win, then followed that up with a 21-point win at Noarlunga in Round 13. South's fortunes have taken a slight dive as of late, after their two drawn games they lost to Sturt by 22 points last week, while the Bloods were toppled by the Tigers at home. The Bloods opened proceedings with a trio of goals within six minutes, the Panthers kicked 2.2 before West added a fourth late in the term to lead by 10 points at quarter-time. The second term was a near-shootout, the Bloods would still be in front by first half's end after scoring 3.3 to 3.2. At the long break, the visitors held an 11-point lead. By this time, the Panthers had lost two key players to injury. However, this was not to be a problem for them. The scores would be locked up at 9.7 each by the final change, the Panthers scoring 4.3 to the Bloods' 2.4 in the third term to tie up the game. Again it was a case of three quarters of football, not good enough as South overran West in the last quarter, kicking 6.4 to 1.2 to win by 32 points. Michael Knoll was named best for the Panthers, the Bloods voted in Will Snelling as their best.
Next up we're hopping a tram to Glenelg for the second Saturday match, where the Tigers took on the Eagles at the ACH Group Stadium. The Eagles put the hammer down on the Tigers over their two games last year, starting with a 61-point smashing at Woodville, then flew into the Tigers' den to inflict a 47-point hiding in Round 12. The fortunes of these sides thus far are reversed compared to this time last year, the Tigers sitting second after their win at Richmond last week and the Eagles slumping to their fourth loss in a row against Port. Both sides squandered a few opportunities in the opening quarter, the Tigers would go into the quarter-time huddle with a seven-point lead after scoring 2.3 to the Eagles' 1.2. The Tigers would have a second term bonanza to go into the half-time break leading by 38 points, they scored 7.3 to the Eagles comparably paltry 2.2. The Tigers' were running rings and moving the ball so much better, something that the Eagles have been more better known for. The Eagles continued to fall further behind in the third term, the Tigers adding a further four goals without a miss to the visitors' wasteful 1.4. At three quarter-time, the gap was out to 55 points. The two sides each scored six goals in the final term, the Eagles' five behinds bringing the Tigers' eventual winning lead down to 50 points. Matt Snook was named best for Glenelg, while the Eagles named Jesse Lonergan as their best on ground.
We're now head over to the north-western suburbs and into the Alberton Oval for the game between the Magpies and the Bulldogs. These clubs traded victories from their two encounters last season, the Magpies taking a three-goal win at Elizabeth after a horror run of five losses, but in Round 18 the Bulldogs bit back at Alberton with their 22-point win. From their respective games last week, the Magpies rebounded from their loss to Norwood with a 37-point win at Woodville, while the Dogs were brought back to earth by Adelaide to the tune of 35 points. Both sides started off pretty strongly, despite some inaccuracy from the Magpies that allowed the Dogs to stay within a kick of the lead come quarter-time. The 'Pies led by two points at the first change, 3.4 to 3.2. Some more inaccuracy from Port continued to keep the Dogs in the contest in the second term, they scored 5.3 to 4.1 to extend their advantage to 10 points going into the long break. The Dogs remained a serious threat in the third quarter, even though the Magpies were able to add to their half-time lead. Port scored 5.1 to Centrals' 4.2 as the gap crept out to 15 points at three quarter-time. Unfortunately for the Dogs, the ticker they displayed for three quarters stopped at the wrong time again, the Magpies running out comfortable 34-point winners on the back of a 5.3 to 2.2 final term. Billy Frampton kicked four goals and took best afield votes for Port, while Troy Menzel also scored four goals to take best play honours for Centrals.
The last game for the round takes us back city-side and into the inner south suburbs, where the Double Blues hosted the Roosters at the Peter Motley Oval in Unley. Much like the 'Pies and the Doggies, these clubs were victorious on away turf. In Round 13, the Blues ran out 27-point winners at Prospect, but their last clash at Oxford Terrace saw the Roosters nick a three-point win in a low-scoring outing in Round 3. Only the Blues managed a victory last week, a 22-point win against South, while the Roosters' premiership hangover continued at the hands of the Redlegs at Prospect. Coupled with the fact that the premiers were still in arrears on the points tally, this was an important game. Early inaccuracy by the Blues kept the Roosters within striking distance of the lead at quarter-time, the home side scoring 2.6 to 2.3 to lead by three points at quarter-time. Sturt's second term was far better though, scoring 6.2 to 3.3 to take their lead out to 20 points by half-time. The goals were quite hard to come by when play resumed, both sides struggling to make an impression on the scoreboard. The gap was widened by three quarter-time, the Blues scoring 2.2 to 1.2 to go into the final change with a 26-point lead. North would stay in the minus points zone in the end, Sturt taking a 34-point win with a 3.4 to 2.2 final quarter. Zane Kirkwood was named best afield for the Blues, North would vote in Alex Barns as their standout.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 6 OF THE SANFL...
Friday May 3
Adelaide 12.14 (86)
Norwood 9.14 (68)
Coopers Stadium, Norwood -- crowd number unknown
Saturday May 4
South Adelaide 15.11 (101)
West Adelaide 10.9 (69)
1,528 @ Flinders Uni Stadium, Noarlunga
Glenelg 19.9 (123)
Woodville-West Torrens 10.13 (73)
2,789 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Port Adelaide 18.11 (119)
Central District 13.7 (85)
1,793 @ Alberton Oval
Sturt 13.14 (92)
North Adelaide 8.10 (58)
3,042 @ Peter Motley Oval, Unley
INJURIES
Norwood -- Forster (Concussion), Abbott (Knee)
South -- Haren (ankle), Irra (hamstring)
West -- Schmidt (knee)
Glenelg -- Nicholson (ankle)
REPORTS
Adelaide -- Hutchesson (striking), McHenry (kicking)
North -- Agorastos (striking)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Norwood -- 10pts (5-1-0), 52.2%
Glenelg -- 9pts (4-1-1), 56.6%
Adelaide -- 9pts (4-1-1), 52.9%
South -- 8pts (3-1-2), 55.7%
Port -- 8pts (4-2-0), 52.5%
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Sturt -- 6pts (3-3-0), 51%
Central -- 4pts (2-4-0), 44.2%
West -- 2pts (1-5-0), 44.9%
W-WT -- 2pts (1-5-0), 43.9%
North -- -2pts (1-5-0), 46.4%
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TIGERS WIN FOURTH U-16 FLAG IN A ROW
The Glenelg Football Club seems to have quite a bit of depth coming through the ranks, no more evident than their Under 16's outfit taking out their fourth consecutive premiership, this time against West Adelaide at City Mazda Stadium on Sunday. Despite winning the minor premiership and dropping one game during the season, the Bloods were caught napping in the second term where the Tigers broke the game open, kicking six goals to one. The Bloods could very well have caught up in the final quarter, but their inaccuracy cost them at the wrong time as the Tigers ran out 39-point winners and took out the Torrens University U-16 Cup. Several Glenelg players are set to feature at the National U-16 Championships, where South Australia is to defend their 2018 title.
Sunday May 5 @ City Mazda Stadium, Richmond
UNDER-16 GRAND FINAL
Glenelg 12.13 (85) def. West Adelaide 6.10 (46)
Next weekend... can SA re-gain the Bunton Cup?
Sunday May 12 @ 1:30 SA Time
THE HAYDN BUNTON JUNIOR TROPHY
Western Australia vs. South Australia; Optus Stadium, Perth
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
