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Hi Footy fans...
We're coming up on that time of year again. This is the time where slip ups can cost teams dearly and finals aspirations can be brought crashing to earth. This weekend saw a pair of massive upsets, the kind of upsets that gives ideas to those clubs that are well out of contention for finals football and gives them the spur to end their year on a high. Last week saw that apparent invincibility is rubbish when the seemingly unbeatable Eagles were shot down by a Redlegs side that has been hovering around the mid-table. The Tigers bounced back from a horrid showing at home against the Panthers with a narrow victory at Menzies Crescent. The Blues have been threatening to bring top-four sides toppling at times this year but lacked finish, while the Dogs have had their patches of brilliance but again like the Blues haven't been able to string four quarters together. So it was probably to be no surprise to some that it was only a matter of time before one or both of those sides managed to find that extra spark that could probably de-rail another clubs' year. Read on!
Welcome to the Round 11 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
We start with a trip to the northern suburbs for the first of three Saturday matches, the Bulldogs facing the Redlegs at the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth. It was back in Round 4 that these sides last met, when the Redlegs had to hold off a comeback from the Dogs in the last term to win by three goals. The Dogs scored seven goals to two and were within two straight kicks of the lead deep into time-on in the final term, but a couple of late majors saw the 'Legs home. Last weekend the Dogs were unable to take advantage of South's wayward shooting at Noarlunga and went down by 37 points, while the Redlegs' seven-goal second term and intense defending got them a 40-point win against the Eagles. Many would have believed that a win such as that would make the 'Legs a shoe-in for a win at the Ponderosa. So it was to the shock of the assembled crowd at Elizabeth that the Dogs looked to be more than up for a battle, a spirited opening saw the scores locked at 4.2 each at the quarter-time siren. 10 minutes into the second term and the Redlegs looked to have settled more after kicking to a 13-point lead. But the Dogs kept pushing in the middle of the term to equalise once more, although by the half-time buzzer Norwood were holding the lead. It was a slender one though, had they been more accurate in the final minutes they probably could have put the game to bed. They kicked 4.4 to 4.1 to lead by three points at the long break. The Dogs were caught napping in the third quarter, a run of four goals to one in 15 minutes saw the visitors ahead by 21 points. But Centrals would reel them back in once again, kicking 3.2 to one goal in the other 15 minutes to bring the gap back to seven points by three quarter-time. That last major was up for debate though, whether it was a buzzer beater or not is anyone's guess but even without it, momentum was with the Dogs. Norwood was reduced to spectator status as Centrals' backs shut down their attackers, keeping them to just one behind and scored 3.3 for themselves to win by 13 points, lifting them off the bottom of the ladder by percentage. John Butcher kicked five goals, but it was James Boyd racking up the disposals again. He notched 37 disposals and took 11 grabs to be named best afield for Centrals, while Norwood named Richard Douglas as their best with 37 disposals and eight marks.
Next in the wrap we now head to the inner southern side of Adelaide and into the Peter Motley Oval in Unley, the Double Blues taking on the Panthers. Back in Round 4, the Panthers' third term made the difference as the Blues were held silent while South kicked 5.3 to lead by 37 points at the final change. The gap was extended to 49 points seven minutes into the last quarter and while Sturt did end up dictating the rest of the term it was far too late, eventually going down by 23 points. Although the Blues did take victory at Richmond last weekend, a seven-point victory against the under-peforming Bloods, there was probably only one other positive from that game and that was the fact they kicked just one behind from 11 scores. They were about to host South, who had disposed of the Bulldogs last week and the reigning premiers the week previous. Going from winning narrowly against a bottom side and toppling a top-four team... well as seen above, it can be done. The first quarter was quite evenly fought, the sides would go into the quarter-time huddle with a tied score of 3.2 a piece. Inaccuracy crept into Sturt's attack in the second term, but the Panthers weren't making much impact on the board themselves as the Blues took an eight-point lead into the long break after scoring 2.4 to 1.2. The Panthers of the last two weeks were pretty much absent, they dominated in large portions of games against the Tigers and the Bulldogs but the Blues had them covered, despite a few missing frontline players through injury. The accuracy issues were a bigger problem for the Blues in the third term, however the Panthers weren't able to take advantage and the deficit crept out to 13 points come three quarter-time after Sturt scored 2.5 to South's two goals. The Blues finally shook off their goal-kicking woes in the final term, leaving the Panthers in their wake to keep their faint hopes of finals football alive. A last term score of 4.3 to 1.1 saw the home side away to a 33-point victory. Sam Colquhoun was named best for Sturt with his 30 disposals and six tackles, while the Panthers named Joseph Haines as their best with 26 disposals and four marks.
The last of the Saturday games takes us to the seaside of Glenelg and to the ACH Group Stadium for a twilight "Battle of the Sashes" between the Tigers and the Bloods. In their last encounter, the Bloods pulled off one of the upsets of the year when they won by 16 points at Richmond. The Tigers were held scoreless in the third term while Westies kicked four goals, then withstood the anticipated comeback in the final term. That victory is still the Bloods' only win for the year, having fell short against Sturt last week while the Tigers bounced back from their loss to South with a shock two-point win at Prospect against North Adelaide. With the Dogs' eventual win against Norwood, the Bloods' found themselves on the bottom of the ladder by the end of the first quarter. Worse still, by the end of that quarter, Glenelg's fury was on display as they kicked to a quarter-time lead of 28 points after bagging 6.2 to the Bloods' 1.4. The Tigers could have almost doubled that lead by the long break if accuracy was fully on their side, at one point they were up by 43 points but would have to settle for a 35-point advantage at half-time after scoring 4.4 to 3.3. The Bloods have, in the previous three weeks despite going down in all three games, had bright moments. But the Tigers weren't having any of that today, they were relentless and merciless and the Bloods were going to be their example. They got right back into the dismantling when play resumed and put on a clinic in the third term, not only scoring within half a minute of the restart but kicking six goals without a miss. The Bloods kicked two goals themselves but would now find themselves down by almost 10 goals at three quarter-time. The reigning premiers capped the afternoon off with a 5.3 to 2.5 final term to take a 74-point win, in the process leap-frogging the Panthers into third place on the league ladder. Luke Partington was the clear best afield for the Tigers, with 35 disposals, seven marks and four tackles. The Bloods named Dallas Willsmore as their standout on a forgettable afternoon.
In the final game for the weekend, its time for some Sunday afternoon football at the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville for the top-two encounter between the Eagles and the Roosters. The Eagles emerged victorious from their Round 4 game at Prospect, their final term rally propelling them clear of the Roosters' grasp to win by 15 points. North's accuracy in that last quarter was what brought them undone, after only a point separated the two at the final change the Eagles scored 4.2 to 1.4 to secure the victory. The Roosters' two-point loss to Glenelg last week on home turf was hard to swallow, they dominated that last quarter but after 17 minutes couldn't break through the premiers' back wall. The Eagles were handed an upset loss as well though, but were slammed by 40 points at the hands of Norwood under the lights of The Parade, so both sides were not exactly looking like top-two teams. The Eagles were a bit wobbly in the opening stanza, wasting four chances on goal as the Roosters kicked 2.3, North leading by 11 points at quarter-time. The roles would be reversed in the second quarter, the Roosters perhaps a little cocky (yeh puns lol) to begin with but after the Eagles proceeded to kick four goals without a miss to their own three behinds it was the home side in front at the long break by 10 points. Early into the restart of play in the third quarter, the Roosters kicked the first couple of goals but were again back behind the eight-ball soon after. The deficit would stretch to 13 points by three quarter-time, the Eagles having added 3.3 to the Roosters' three goals. North would end up having only one goal left in them for the final term, scoring 1.2 as the Eagles ran away to a 25-point win after they scored 3.2 for themselves. Jack Hayes was named the Eagles best afield with his 23 disposals, three goals and 11 marks. For the Roosters, it was Harrison Wigg with his 26 disposals that netted him best afield votes.
FINAL SCORES FROM ROUND 11 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday September 5
Central District 15.8 (98)
Norwood 13.7 (85)
1,573 @ X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
Sturt 11.14 (80)
South Adelaide 7.5 (47)
1,178 @ Peter Motley Oval, Unley
Glenelg 21.9 (135)
West Adelaide 8.13 (61)
2,109 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Sunday September 6
Woodville-West Torrens 10.9 (69)
North Adelaide 6.8 (44)
2,188 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
INJURIES
Sturt -- Davis (quad)
REPORTS
North -- Allmond (striking)
LEAGUE LADDER
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W-WT -- 18pts (9-2-0), 59.3%
North -- 16pts (8-3-0), 53.4%
Glenelg -- 14pts (7-4-0), 52.6%
South -- 12pts (6-5-0), 53.3%
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Norwood -- 10pts (5-6-0), 49.3%
Sturt -- 10pts (5-6-0), 48.7%
Central -- 5pts (2-8-1), 42.8%
West -- 3pts (1-9-1), 41.9%
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Next weekend in Round 12...
Friday September 11
West Adelaide vs. South Adelaide; Hisense Stadium, Richmond @ 7:20pm
Norwood vs. Sturt; Coopers Stadium, Norwood @ 7:40pm
Saturday September 12
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Glenelg; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville @ 1:34pm
North Adelaide vs. Central District; Prospect Oval @ 2:10pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
We're coming up on that time of year again. This is the time where slip ups can cost teams dearly and finals aspirations can be brought crashing to earth. This weekend saw a pair of massive upsets, the kind of upsets that gives ideas to those clubs that are well out of contention for finals football and gives them the spur to end their year on a high. Last week saw that apparent invincibility is rubbish when the seemingly unbeatable Eagles were shot down by a Redlegs side that has been hovering around the mid-table. The Tigers bounced back from a horrid showing at home against the Panthers with a narrow victory at Menzies Crescent. The Blues have been threatening to bring top-four sides toppling at times this year but lacked finish, while the Dogs have had their patches of brilliance but again like the Blues haven't been able to string four quarters together. So it was probably to be no surprise to some that it was only a matter of time before one or both of those sides managed to find that extra spark that could probably de-rail another clubs' year. Read on!
Welcome to the Round 11 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
We start with a trip to the northern suburbs for the first of three Saturday matches, the Bulldogs facing the Redlegs at the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth. It was back in Round 4 that these sides last met, when the Redlegs had to hold off a comeback from the Dogs in the last term to win by three goals. The Dogs scored seven goals to two and were within two straight kicks of the lead deep into time-on in the final term, but a couple of late majors saw the 'Legs home. Last weekend the Dogs were unable to take advantage of South's wayward shooting at Noarlunga and went down by 37 points, while the Redlegs' seven-goal second term and intense defending got them a 40-point win against the Eagles. Many would have believed that a win such as that would make the 'Legs a shoe-in for a win at the Ponderosa. So it was to the shock of the assembled crowd at Elizabeth that the Dogs looked to be more than up for a battle, a spirited opening saw the scores locked at 4.2 each at the quarter-time siren. 10 minutes into the second term and the Redlegs looked to have settled more after kicking to a 13-point lead. But the Dogs kept pushing in the middle of the term to equalise once more, although by the half-time buzzer Norwood were holding the lead. It was a slender one though, had they been more accurate in the final minutes they probably could have put the game to bed. They kicked 4.4 to 4.1 to lead by three points at the long break. The Dogs were caught napping in the third quarter, a run of four goals to one in 15 minutes saw the visitors ahead by 21 points. But Centrals would reel them back in once again, kicking 3.2 to one goal in the other 15 minutes to bring the gap back to seven points by three quarter-time. That last major was up for debate though, whether it was a buzzer beater or not is anyone's guess but even without it, momentum was with the Dogs. Norwood was reduced to spectator status as Centrals' backs shut down their attackers, keeping them to just one behind and scored 3.3 for themselves to win by 13 points, lifting them off the bottom of the ladder by percentage. John Butcher kicked five goals, but it was James Boyd racking up the disposals again. He notched 37 disposals and took 11 grabs to be named best afield for Centrals, while Norwood named Richard Douglas as their best with 37 disposals and eight marks.
Next in the wrap we now head to the inner southern side of Adelaide and into the Peter Motley Oval in Unley, the Double Blues taking on the Panthers. Back in Round 4, the Panthers' third term made the difference as the Blues were held silent while South kicked 5.3 to lead by 37 points at the final change. The gap was extended to 49 points seven minutes into the last quarter and while Sturt did end up dictating the rest of the term it was far too late, eventually going down by 23 points. Although the Blues did take victory at Richmond last weekend, a seven-point victory against the under-peforming Bloods, there was probably only one other positive from that game and that was the fact they kicked just one behind from 11 scores. They were about to host South, who had disposed of the Bulldogs last week and the reigning premiers the week previous. Going from winning narrowly against a bottom side and toppling a top-four team... well as seen above, it can be done. The first quarter was quite evenly fought, the sides would go into the quarter-time huddle with a tied score of 3.2 a piece. Inaccuracy crept into Sturt's attack in the second term, but the Panthers weren't making much impact on the board themselves as the Blues took an eight-point lead into the long break after scoring 2.4 to 1.2. The Panthers of the last two weeks were pretty much absent, they dominated in large portions of games against the Tigers and the Bulldogs but the Blues had them covered, despite a few missing frontline players through injury. The accuracy issues were a bigger problem for the Blues in the third term, however the Panthers weren't able to take advantage and the deficit crept out to 13 points come three quarter-time after Sturt scored 2.5 to South's two goals. The Blues finally shook off their goal-kicking woes in the final term, leaving the Panthers in their wake to keep their faint hopes of finals football alive. A last term score of 4.3 to 1.1 saw the home side away to a 33-point victory. Sam Colquhoun was named best for Sturt with his 30 disposals and six tackles, while the Panthers named Joseph Haines as their best with 26 disposals and four marks.
The last of the Saturday games takes us to the seaside of Glenelg and to the ACH Group Stadium for a twilight "Battle of the Sashes" between the Tigers and the Bloods. In their last encounter, the Bloods pulled off one of the upsets of the year when they won by 16 points at Richmond. The Tigers were held scoreless in the third term while Westies kicked four goals, then withstood the anticipated comeback in the final term. That victory is still the Bloods' only win for the year, having fell short against Sturt last week while the Tigers bounced back from their loss to South with a shock two-point win at Prospect against North Adelaide. With the Dogs' eventual win against Norwood, the Bloods' found themselves on the bottom of the ladder by the end of the first quarter. Worse still, by the end of that quarter, Glenelg's fury was on display as they kicked to a quarter-time lead of 28 points after bagging 6.2 to the Bloods' 1.4. The Tigers could have almost doubled that lead by the long break if accuracy was fully on their side, at one point they were up by 43 points but would have to settle for a 35-point advantage at half-time after scoring 4.4 to 3.3. The Bloods have, in the previous three weeks despite going down in all three games, had bright moments. But the Tigers weren't having any of that today, they were relentless and merciless and the Bloods were going to be their example. They got right back into the dismantling when play resumed and put on a clinic in the third term, not only scoring within half a minute of the restart but kicking six goals without a miss. The Bloods kicked two goals themselves but would now find themselves down by almost 10 goals at three quarter-time. The reigning premiers capped the afternoon off with a 5.3 to 2.5 final term to take a 74-point win, in the process leap-frogging the Panthers into third place on the league ladder. Luke Partington was the clear best afield for the Tigers, with 35 disposals, seven marks and four tackles. The Bloods named Dallas Willsmore as their standout on a forgettable afternoon.
In the final game for the weekend, its time for some Sunday afternoon football at the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville for the top-two encounter between the Eagles and the Roosters. The Eagles emerged victorious from their Round 4 game at Prospect, their final term rally propelling them clear of the Roosters' grasp to win by 15 points. North's accuracy in that last quarter was what brought them undone, after only a point separated the two at the final change the Eagles scored 4.2 to 1.4 to secure the victory. The Roosters' two-point loss to Glenelg last week on home turf was hard to swallow, they dominated that last quarter but after 17 minutes couldn't break through the premiers' back wall. The Eagles were handed an upset loss as well though, but were slammed by 40 points at the hands of Norwood under the lights of The Parade, so both sides were not exactly looking like top-two teams. The Eagles were a bit wobbly in the opening stanza, wasting four chances on goal as the Roosters kicked 2.3, North leading by 11 points at quarter-time. The roles would be reversed in the second quarter, the Roosters perhaps a little cocky (yeh puns lol) to begin with but after the Eagles proceeded to kick four goals without a miss to their own three behinds it was the home side in front at the long break by 10 points. Early into the restart of play in the third quarter, the Roosters kicked the first couple of goals but were again back behind the eight-ball soon after. The deficit would stretch to 13 points by three quarter-time, the Eagles having added 3.3 to the Roosters' three goals. North would end up having only one goal left in them for the final term, scoring 1.2 as the Eagles ran away to a 25-point win after they scored 3.2 for themselves. Jack Hayes was named the Eagles best afield with his 23 disposals, three goals and 11 marks. For the Roosters, it was Harrison Wigg with his 26 disposals that netted him best afield votes.
FINAL SCORES FROM ROUND 11 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday September 5
Central District 15.8 (98)
Norwood 13.7 (85)
1,573 @ X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
Sturt 11.14 (80)
South Adelaide 7.5 (47)
1,178 @ Peter Motley Oval, Unley
Glenelg 21.9 (135)
West Adelaide 8.13 (61)
2,109 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Sunday September 6
Woodville-West Torrens 10.9 (69)
North Adelaide 6.8 (44)
2,188 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
INJURIES
Sturt -- Davis (quad)
REPORTS
North -- Allmond (striking)
LEAGUE LADDER
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W-WT -- 18pts (9-2-0), 59.3%
North -- 16pts (8-3-0), 53.4%
Glenelg -- 14pts (7-4-0), 52.6%
South -- 12pts (6-5-0), 53.3%
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Norwood -- 10pts (5-6-0), 49.3%
Sturt -- 10pts (5-6-0), 48.7%
Central -- 5pts (2-8-1), 42.8%
West -- 3pts (1-9-1), 41.9%
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Next weekend in Round 12...
Friday September 11
West Adelaide vs. South Adelaide; Hisense Stadium, Richmond @ 7:20pm
Norwood vs. Sturt; Coopers Stadium, Norwood @ 7:40pm
Saturday September 12
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Glenelg; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville @ 1:34pm
North Adelaide vs. Central District; Prospect Oval @ 2:10pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
