- May 8, 2001
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Hi Footy fans...
The day many state league football purists and SA footy-heads has been and gone and although the SANFL was not heavily raided, we got a small taste of what could be a major stumbling block for the clubs in the race for premiership glory. With the season not even half done, some key personnel from four teams were snapped up by AFL clubs in the return of the mid-season draft. Now I will say it here, I would never begrudge a footballer of their dream to play at the highest level, but as has been pointed out by the league CEO Jake Parkinson, this has the potential to de-rail the premiership dream of SANFL clubs. The AFL and its clubs' arrogance in this matter has been nothing short of astounding, firm in the belief that the function of all clubs below them are to provide them with players and how this impacts on those clubs matters very little. From now, we'll get to see first hand what that impact is.
Welcome to the Round 8 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The split round fixture saw just one game played on the previous Sunday to last, with the Tigers facing the Magpies at the ACH Group Stadium at Glenelg. These two clubs shared the spoils from last year's two games, with the Magpies nicking a three-point win at Brighton Road in Round 2, then the Tigers got their revenge with a 35-point victory at Alberton in Round 15. The Tigers came into this one with big expectations after ending their Elizabeth hoodoo in emphatic fashion, while the Magpies fell three straight kicks short of the Crows. The Tigers were all over the Magpies early on, but their scoring end was more like a shooting gallery with rampant mis-firing on goal. Glenelg scored 2.11 to Port's 1.3 to lead by 14 points at quarter-time. Their accuracy improved in the second term though, the Tigers able to build up a deficit by the long break. They scored 4.4 to 2.2 to take their lead out to 28 points come half-time. Glenelg's third quarter was perhaps everything their opening quarter should have been, the inaccuracy was practically gone as they booted a further 7.2 and kept the Magpies to a miserly single behind. By three quarter-time, they were out to a game-breaking 71-point lead. Port were able to cut that back by 22 points in the end, outscoring the Tigers 5.4 to two goals to bring the final gap down to 49 points. Luke Partington was named best for the Tigers, while the Magpies named Willem Drew as their best. A few days later, both clubs had one player each drafted to AFL clubs.
Next up we're heading up The Parade for some Friday Night Mayhem, the Redlegs taking on the Bloods at the Coopers Stadium in Norwood. The Redlegs won both encounters last season, escaping with a one-point win at Richmond in Round 10, but took no prisoners in the follow-up game at home in Round 15 with their 13-goal demolition job. The Redlegs lost their grip on top spot over the last two rounds with losses to Adelaide and the Eagles, while the Bloods were dealing with two departing key players thanks to the controversial mid-season draft, not to mention a trio of losses since their win against the Eagles. Early in proceedings the Bloods seemed to show a bit of fight to keep within a couple of straight kicks of the lead, the Redlegs burning a few opportunities on goal to lead by just nine points at quarter-time, the board reading 4.5 to 3.2. That fight from Westies was reduced to a puppy's scratch in the second term as the Redlegs piled on seven goals without a miss while keeping the Bloods to a single behind. At the long break, the gap was out to 50 points. The third term was a shootout, the Redlegs' half-time lead losing a point at the final change after the visitors kicked 5.2 to 5.1. In the end, Norwood avoided a dreaded triple threat of losses with a 53-point win, finishing off with a 3.2 to 2.4 final term. Brad McKenzie was named best afield for the Redlegs, the Bloods would vote in Kaine Stevens as their best.
The Saturday afternoon time slot put on two more games, we now head to the inner northern suburbs and into the Prospect Oval where the Roosters hosted the Crows. North took out both games on their way to the flag last season, with a 22-point win in Round 6, then a 20-point win in Round 16 which yielded 41 goals. That game was particularly unlucky for Adelaide, having been in the lead at the final change but the Roosters went on a blitz. This season though, the Crows have not had a repeat of last season having not lost since Round 2. The Roosters on the other hand are still in arrears on the ladder with their only win in that same round. North's goal-kicking let them down early on, they scored 2.5 while the Crows went into the first change with an eight-point lead after they managed 4.1. By half-time, the Crows were well in control after bagging 6.2 in the second term and restricting the premiers to 1.2. At the long break, Adelaide were ahead by 38 points. A staggering stat was North's entries into their 50, by game's end they had seven more. But of course, the Crows made more from their chances. The gap was back to a straight six goals at three quarter-time, the Roosters missing a couple of opportunities with their 4.2 to four goals in the third term. The final term wasn't a spectacle, North continued to try but the game was already out of reach. They managed 2.1 to Adelaide's 1.3 to put the final deficit at 31 points. Richard Douglas was named best for the Crows, the Roosters named Alex Barns as their standout.
The other Saturday afternoon game finds us heading up Port Road to the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville, where the Eagles squared off with the Panthers. It was a bit of tit-for-tat between these clubs last season, the Eagles winning their Round 8 match at Noarlunga by 14 points, but when they met again at Woodville in Round 18 the Panthers left with a one-goal victory. The two sides came back from the State match bye with wins, the Eagles taking Norwood down the hard way while the Panthers continued North's hangover at Prospect. The Panthers had over a week to cover the loss of their chief ruckman to the mid-season draft and early on, it looked as though they could manage. The Eagles' inaccuracy in the opening term allowed the Panthers to take a two-goal lead into quarter-time, the scoreboard reading 2.4 to four behinds. But by the half-time break, the Eagles were the ones in front with a one-point lead after scoring 4.2 to 2.1 in the second term. South's early goal when play resumed was nullified swiftly, they would only add three behinds as the Eagles kicked 5.3 to go into the final change with a 25-point lead. The inaccuracy bug returned to the Eagles' camp in the final quarter, but the Panthers had no answers to the strong defence put up by the home side. They managed just 1.1 while the Eagles added 3.6 to win by seven goals. Jordan Foote was voted the Eagles' best on ground, the Panthers named Joel Cross as their best.
For the final game of the round, it was a Sunday afternoon affair in the inner south of the city as the Double Blues took on the Bulldogs at the Peter Motley Oval in Unley. The Blues won both games in 2018, starting with a 35-point win at Elizabeth in Round 7, followed by a 51-point hiding at Unley in Round 16. The Blues were forced to battle hard for the points against the Bloods at Richmond last round, while the Bulldogs horrid season continued at the hands of Glenelg at Elizabeth. Unfortunately for the Centrals' faithful, things weren't going to really improve this week. The first half was an all-round shocker for the Doggies, starting with the first term where they were kept to just one behind while Sturt bagged 7.3 to lead by 44 points at quarter-time. The goals slowed to a trickle for the Blues, but the Dogs still couldn't find them. The Blues added 2.1 to two behinds as the margin stretched to 55 points by half-time. By comparison on the scoreboard, the second half belonged to Centrals but making up this much ground was going to be a hard ask anyway. The Dogs finally found the big sticks in the third term, kicking 4.1 to Sturt's 4.3. At the final break it was a 57-point gap. Centrals peppered their goals in the last quarter, outscoring the Blues 4.7 to 2.1 to bring the final deficit down to 39 points. Ironically it was former Bulldog Sam Colquhoun that was named Sturt's best afield, Centrals named Travis Schiller as their standout performer.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 8 OF THE SANFL...
Sunday May 26
Glenelg 15.17 (107)
Port Adelaide 8.10 (58)
4,329 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Friday May 31
Norwood 19.8 (122)
West Adelaide 10.9 (69)
2,419 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday June 1
Adelaide 15.6 (96)
North Adelaide 9.11 (65)
2,067 @ Prospect Oval
Woodville-West Torrens 12.15 (87)
South Adelaide 6.9 (45)
1,575 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Sunday June 2
Sturt 15.8 (98)
Central District 8.11 (59)
2,604 @ Peter Motley Oval, Unley
INJURIES
W-WT -- Toumpas (hamstring)
REPORTS
South -- Crabb (rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Glenelg -- 13pts (6-1-1), 58.8%
Adelaide -- 13pts (6-1-1), 53.8%
Norwood -- 12pts (6-2-0), 53.2%
South -- 10pts (4-2-2), 53.6%
Sturt -- 10pts (5-3-0), 53.2%
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Port -- 8pts (4-4-0), 49.6%
W-WT -- 6pts (3-5-0), 47.1%
Central -- 4pts (2-6-0), 42.1%
West -- 2pts (1-7-0), 43.2%
North -- -2pts (1-7-0), 45.2%
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WOMEN'S FOOTBALL -- South go back to back, State U-18's win opening games
South Adelaide's womens side took out the 2019 SANFL-W premiership, bringing down the Roosters in the Grand Final at ACH Group Stadium after the Tigers vs. Magpies match. South took the only goal in the opening quarter, then added 2.3 to one goal in the second before holding North goalless for the remainder of the game. A further 1.4 for the second half propelled the Panthers to a 22-point victory and back-to-back premierships. 17-year old Indy Tahau was named the best on ground overall, having taken 20 touches, five tackles and two goals. Continuing with the women's game, the AFL-W U-18 championships have begun in earnest with South Australia winning the two-game series against the Northern Territory in dominating fashion, by 58 points at Unley on Friday and by 69 points at Karen Rolton Oval on Sunday. Representatives from both sides will now make up a Central Allies side that will head to the Gold Coast for the next phase of competition in July.
SANFL-W GRAND FINAL
South Adelaide 4.7 (31) def. North Adelaide 1.3 (9)
AFL-W U-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS -- Round 1
Game 1 -- South Australia 13.5 (83) def. Northern Territory 4.1 (25)
Game 2 -- South Australia 10.11 (71) def. Northern Territory 0.2 (2)
Next weekend in Round 9...
Saturday June 8
Central District vs. Woodville-West Torrens; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth @ 2:10pm
Port Adelaide vs. Sturt; Alberton Oval @ 2:10pm
West Adelaide vs. Adelaide; City Mazda Stadium, Richmond @ 2:40pm
Monday June 10 @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. North Adelaide; ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
South Adelaide vs. Norwood; Flinders Uni Stadium, Noarlunga
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
The day many state league football purists and SA footy-heads has been and gone and although the SANFL was not heavily raided, we got a small taste of what could be a major stumbling block for the clubs in the race for premiership glory. With the season not even half done, some key personnel from four teams were snapped up by AFL clubs in the return of the mid-season draft. Now I will say it here, I would never begrudge a footballer of their dream to play at the highest level, but as has been pointed out by the league CEO Jake Parkinson, this has the potential to de-rail the premiership dream of SANFL clubs. The AFL and its clubs' arrogance in this matter has been nothing short of astounding, firm in the belief that the function of all clubs below them are to provide them with players and how this impacts on those clubs matters very little. From now, we'll get to see first hand what that impact is.
Welcome to the Round 8 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The split round fixture saw just one game played on the previous Sunday to last, with the Tigers facing the Magpies at the ACH Group Stadium at Glenelg. These two clubs shared the spoils from last year's two games, with the Magpies nicking a three-point win at Brighton Road in Round 2, then the Tigers got their revenge with a 35-point victory at Alberton in Round 15. The Tigers came into this one with big expectations after ending their Elizabeth hoodoo in emphatic fashion, while the Magpies fell three straight kicks short of the Crows. The Tigers were all over the Magpies early on, but their scoring end was more like a shooting gallery with rampant mis-firing on goal. Glenelg scored 2.11 to Port's 1.3 to lead by 14 points at quarter-time. Their accuracy improved in the second term though, the Tigers able to build up a deficit by the long break. They scored 4.4 to 2.2 to take their lead out to 28 points come half-time. Glenelg's third quarter was perhaps everything their opening quarter should have been, the inaccuracy was practically gone as they booted a further 7.2 and kept the Magpies to a miserly single behind. By three quarter-time, they were out to a game-breaking 71-point lead. Port were able to cut that back by 22 points in the end, outscoring the Tigers 5.4 to two goals to bring the final gap down to 49 points. Luke Partington was named best for the Tigers, while the Magpies named Willem Drew as their best. A few days later, both clubs had one player each drafted to AFL clubs.
Next up we're heading up The Parade for some Friday Night Mayhem, the Redlegs taking on the Bloods at the Coopers Stadium in Norwood. The Redlegs won both encounters last season, escaping with a one-point win at Richmond in Round 10, but took no prisoners in the follow-up game at home in Round 15 with their 13-goal demolition job. The Redlegs lost their grip on top spot over the last two rounds with losses to Adelaide and the Eagles, while the Bloods were dealing with two departing key players thanks to the controversial mid-season draft, not to mention a trio of losses since their win against the Eagles. Early in proceedings the Bloods seemed to show a bit of fight to keep within a couple of straight kicks of the lead, the Redlegs burning a few opportunities on goal to lead by just nine points at quarter-time, the board reading 4.5 to 3.2. That fight from Westies was reduced to a puppy's scratch in the second term as the Redlegs piled on seven goals without a miss while keeping the Bloods to a single behind. At the long break, the gap was out to 50 points. The third term was a shootout, the Redlegs' half-time lead losing a point at the final change after the visitors kicked 5.2 to 5.1. In the end, Norwood avoided a dreaded triple threat of losses with a 53-point win, finishing off with a 3.2 to 2.4 final term. Brad McKenzie was named best afield for the Redlegs, the Bloods would vote in Kaine Stevens as their best.
The Saturday afternoon time slot put on two more games, we now head to the inner northern suburbs and into the Prospect Oval where the Roosters hosted the Crows. North took out both games on their way to the flag last season, with a 22-point win in Round 6, then a 20-point win in Round 16 which yielded 41 goals. That game was particularly unlucky for Adelaide, having been in the lead at the final change but the Roosters went on a blitz. This season though, the Crows have not had a repeat of last season having not lost since Round 2. The Roosters on the other hand are still in arrears on the ladder with their only win in that same round. North's goal-kicking let them down early on, they scored 2.5 while the Crows went into the first change with an eight-point lead after they managed 4.1. By half-time, the Crows were well in control after bagging 6.2 in the second term and restricting the premiers to 1.2. At the long break, Adelaide were ahead by 38 points. A staggering stat was North's entries into their 50, by game's end they had seven more. But of course, the Crows made more from their chances. The gap was back to a straight six goals at three quarter-time, the Roosters missing a couple of opportunities with their 4.2 to four goals in the third term. The final term wasn't a spectacle, North continued to try but the game was already out of reach. They managed 2.1 to Adelaide's 1.3 to put the final deficit at 31 points. Richard Douglas was named best for the Crows, the Roosters named Alex Barns as their standout.
The other Saturday afternoon game finds us heading up Port Road to the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville, where the Eagles squared off with the Panthers. It was a bit of tit-for-tat between these clubs last season, the Eagles winning their Round 8 match at Noarlunga by 14 points, but when they met again at Woodville in Round 18 the Panthers left with a one-goal victory. The two sides came back from the State match bye with wins, the Eagles taking Norwood down the hard way while the Panthers continued North's hangover at Prospect. The Panthers had over a week to cover the loss of their chief ruckman to the mid-season draft and early on, it looked as though they could manage. The Eagles' inaccuracy in the opening term allowed the Panthers to take a two-goal lead into quarter-time, the scoreboard reading 2.4 to four behinds. But by the half-time break, the Eagles were the ones in front with a one-point lead after scoring 4.2 to 2.1 in the second term. South's early goal when play resumed was nullified swiftly, they would only add three behinds as the Eagles kicked 5.3 to go into the final change with a 25-point lead. The inaccuracy bug returned to the Eagles' camp in the final quarter, but the Panthers had no answers to the strong defence put up by the home side. They managed just 1.1 while the Eagles added 3.6 to win by seven goals. Jordan Foote was voted the Eagles' best on ground, the Panthers named Joel Cross as their best.
For the final game of the round, it was a Sunday afternoon affair in the inner south of the city as the Double Blues took on the Bulldogs at the Peter Motley Oval in Unley. The Blues won both games in 2018, starting with a 35-point win at Elizabeth in Round 7, followed by a 51-point hiding at Unley in Round 16. The Blues were forced to battle hard for the points against the Bloods at Richmond last round, while the Bulldogs horrid season continued at the hands of Glenelg at Elizabeth. Unfortunately for the Centrals' faithful, things weren't going to really improve this week. The first half was an all-round shocker for the Doggies, starting with the first term where they were kept to just one behind while Sturt bagged 7.3 to lead by 44 points at quarter-time. The goals slowed to a trickle for the Blues, but the Dogs still couldn't find them. The Blues added 2.1 to two behinds as the margin stretched to 55 points by half-time. By comparison on the scoreboard, the second half belonged to Centrals but making up this much ground was going to be a hard ask anyway. The Dogs finally found the big sticks in the third term, kicking 4.1 to Sturt's 4.3. At the final break it was a 57-point gap. Centrals peppered their goals in the last quarter, outscoring the Blues 4.7 to 2.1 to bring the final deficit down to 39 points. Ironically it was former Bulldog Sam Colquhoun that was named Sturt's best afield, Centrals named Travis Schiller as their standout performer.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 8 OF THE SANFL...
Sunday May 26
Glenelg 15.17 (107)
Port Adelaide 8.10 (58)
4,329 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Friday May 31
Norwood 19.8 (122)
West Adelaide 10.9 (69)
2,419 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday June 1
Adelaide 15.6 (96)
North Adelaide 9.11 (65)
2,067 @ Prospect Oval
Woodville-West Torrens 12.15 (87)
South Adelaide 6.9 (45)
1,575 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Sunday June 2
Sturt 15.8 (98)
Central District 8.11 (59)
2,604 @ Peter Motley Oval, Unley
INJURIES
W-WT -- Toumpas (hamstring)
REPORTS
South -- Crabb (rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Glenelg -- 13pts (6-1-1), 58.8%
Adelaide -- 13pts (6-1-1), 53.8%
Norwood -- 12pts (6-2-0), 53.2%
South -- 10pts (4-2-2), 53.6%
Sturt -- 10pts (5-3-0), 53.2%
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Port -- 8pts (4-4-0), 49.6%
W-WT -- 6pts (3-5-0), 47.1%
Central -- 4pts (2-6-0), 42.1%
West -- 2pts (1-7-0), 43.2%
North -- -2pts (1-7-0), 45.2%
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WOMEN'S FOOTBALL -- South go back to back, State U-18's win opening games
South Adelaide's womens side took out the 2019 SANFL-W premiership, bringing down the Roosters in the Grand Final at ACH Group Stadium after the Tigers vs. Magpies match. South took the only goal in the opening quarter, then added 2.3 to one goal in the second before holding North goalless for the remainder of the game. A further 1.4 for the second half propelled the Panthers to a 22-point victory and back-to-back premierships. 17-year old Indy Tahau was named the best on ground overall, having taken 20 touches, five tackles and two goals. Continuing with the women's game, the AFL-W U-18 championships have begun in earnest with South Australia winning the two-game series against the Northern Territory in dominating fashion, by 58 points at Unley on Friday and by 69 points at Karen Rolton Oval on Sunday. Representatives from both sides will now make up a Central Allies side that will head to the Gold Coast for the next phase of competition in July.
SANFL-W GRAND FINAL
South Adelaide 4.7 (31) def. North Adelaide 1.3 (9)
AFL-W U-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS -- Round 1
Game 1 -- South Australia 13.5 (83) def. Northern Territory 4.1 (25)
Game 2 -- South Australia 10.11 (71) def. Northern Territory 0.2 (2)
Next weekend in Round 9...
Saturday June 8
Central District vs. Woodville-West Torrens; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth @ 2:10pm
Port Adelaide vs. Sturt; Alberton Oval @ 2:10pm
West Adelaide vs. Adelaide; City Mazda Stadium, Richmond @ 2:40pm
Monday June 10 @ 2:10pm
Glenelg vs. North Adelaide; ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
South Adelaide vs. Norwood; Flinders Uni Stadium, Noarlunga
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
