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Hi Footy fans...
How good is it to be here in South Australia, right? Especially if you're a football fan. We SA footy-heads have been thus far after just two rounds, been treated to some almighty spectacles at Adelaide Oval but now it gets even better from here. For the 12 remaining rounds we get to go home. That's right, we get to populate our home grounds and inject some much needed dosh into our beloved clubs' accounts. So everyone that calls themselves SANFL fans, your club needs you now more than ever before. With the shortened season, there is no doubt that the eight SANFL clubs are going to probably end 2020 with a loss so every dollar counts. Even if you are a member of the visiting crowd, eat, drink, be merry and support the very lifeblood of the league we love. There's a ripper round of footy coming when we get back to suburbia, including the unfurling of the premiership flag at Brighton Road as two old rivals lock horns. This is Football.
Welcome to the Round 2 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
So we're back at the Adelaide Oval once more for some Saturday high noon hijinks, first up its the Double Blues facing the Eagles. The Blues took out both games in 2019, but while they conquered the nest at Woodville in Round 15 by 29 points, it was in Round 2 that the Blues almost coughed one up. After being ahead by 23 points at three quarter-time, the Eagles almost pulled off one of the upsets of the year but fell a single kick short in the end, going down by five points at Unley. The Blues managed to hold off a plucky Bulldogs last week for a low-scoring 15-point win, while the Eagles were unlucky not to have jagged one against South and went down by a goal. It was a pretty hard fought first half, the gap never going anything beyond two goals at any point. No-one totally owned the first quarter, Sturt perhaps unlucky to not be tied with the Eagles at the first change as they sat five points adrift with the board reading 2.2 to 1.3. The Blues did fire up a bit in the second term though, but didn't fully capitalise on their chances and would hold a four-point lead at the half-time break after kicking 4.3 to the Eagles' three goals without a miss. However Sturt's engine room spluttered and stopped around here and the Eagles went on the attack. The Eagles' accuracy would be too much of an issue in the third term, with the Blues managing just one point while the Eagles scored 4.6 to re-take the lead, a 25-point advantage going into the final term. Sturt's last goal came embarrassingly late, they would add just 1.2 in the final quarter as the Eagles romped off to a 51-point victory after they added 5.4 to their tally. Former Power middy Jimmy Toumpas was named best for the Eagles, while the Blues named Mark Evans as their standout.
Next up for the Saturday arvo action, the neighbourly disputes of the affluent inner suburbs continued as the Redlegs took on the Roosters. The Redlegs well and truly got their revenge on the Roosters last year following their 2018 Grand Final defeat, starting with a 14-point win at Prospect in Round 5 and then handing out a 71-point hiding at The Parade in Round 15. Unfortunately the Roosters of 2019 were a far cry from the premiership outfit of 2018. But after their 29-point win last week against the Bloods, optimism at Menzies Crescent is on the climb. On the other hand at Norwood, they were pipped at the post by the reigning premiers by three points. At one point last week, the 'Legs led by as much as 27 points but the Tigers wore them down, hard as they tried they couldn't bust through the Glenelg defence in the final minutes. The Redlegs had the better start to this one, much like last week, but their two goals bracketed a swag of missed chances. They did keep the Roosters to just one behind, their 2.5 giving them a quarter-time lead of 16 points. North finally woke up in the second quarter and found the big sticks, overtaking the 'Legs by the break after scoring 5.3 to 2.3. At half-time, it was the Roosters by two points. From here it was an arm-wrestling match, the Roosters only just out-smarting the Redlegs in the third term after dropping the lead early in the quarter. Half way through the term the goals dried up as both sides spurned their fair share of chances. North would lead by eight points at three quarter-time. Again the Redlegs snatched the lead part way through the final stanza, keeping North rather quiet for about 14 minutes as they kicked 2.2 to lead by a kick. But like last week, they couldn't sustain the pressure as the Roosters controlled the rest of the quarter to score 1.2 and nick a two-point win, the Redlegs' horrid luck stretching to a second week. North voted in Campbell Combe as their best afield, the Redlegs would name Zac Richards as their best.
More footy was to come at the Oval on the Sunday afternoon, the early game coming in the form of the Clash of the Cats as the Panthers squared off against the Tigers. These two teams had probably two of the most gripping encounters of Season 2019. It started in Round 3 at Brighton Road, both sides had a hell of a time finding goals and the Tigers left it late for one last run after being down by six goals at three quarter-time. Glenelg's inaccuracy on goal probably stopped them from taking victory as the game finished in a 70-all draw. It was South who had the final word on their outings, taking a four-point win at Noarlunga in Round 10 in an instant classic. Both sides came out victorious last weekend, with the Panthers holding off the Eagles for a one-goal win, while the champs had the same sort of situation with the Redlegs for their three-point win. It took almost four minutes for the first major to make it to the board, such was the tense opening term that ensued. The Tigers would go into the quarter-time huddle with a one-goal lead after scoring 4.1 to South's 3.1. The Tigers' second term probably should have been the game breaking quarter of football, they slammed on 7.4 while the Panthers could manage just 2.1 as the deficit suddenly blew out to 39 points by the long break. Last week's heroics by the Panthers against the Eagles seemed so far away by this time and when play resumed, it looked very unlikely that the blue and whites could put up any more of a fight. The deficit crept out to 45 points by the final change, the Bays having added a further 3.2 to 2.2 in the third quarter. But despite the gap in front of them, South didn't throw in the towel. In fact, they almost pulled off a heist for the ages, if not for one last twist to the story. In what was possibly an umpiring howler in the dying seconds in front of the Panthers' goal allowed the Tigers to escape what could have been a draw with a five-point win, after South booted 7.1 to one goal in the final term. That single behind was the result of what should probably have been a free kick, instead a toe-poke kick went wide and the official waved play-on to the disadvantage. Luke Partington kicked three goals and took best on ground honours for the Tigers, while the Panthers named Hayden Sampson as their best player.
To finish off the weekend's action, the late game pitting the two canine clubs against one another, the Bloods taking on the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs of 2019 didn't have much luck against most of the field, but against the Bloods they couldn't lose. They did it the hard way on both occasions -- at home in Round 3 they scored six behinds in the first term and won by 20 points in a game that yielded just 12 goals from 28 scores, then in Round 15 at Richmond the Dogs came from 16 points down at the final change to win by 15 points after keeping West scoreless in the last quarter. Both teams got done last week, while the Bloods went down to the Roosters by nearly five goals, the Dogs put up a more spirited fight in the second half against the Blues but lost by 15 points. Another startling stat... its been almost a calendar year since the Bloods tasted victory. Early on it looked as though the Dogs left a good deal of their fight behind last week, the Bloods racing off to a 33-point lead by quarter-time after bagging 6.5 to 1.2, that Bulldogs goal coming at the death. Centrals' second term was an improvement, they cut the Bloods' lead back to four straight kicks by the long break after scoring 3.2 to 1.5. The second half was where the Dogs made their move, upping their pressure on the body and ball and further cutting down the Bloods' lead. A three-goal burst in the final five minutes of the third term amongst their 5.2 to Westies' 3.1 brought them to within a couple of kicks, the gap back to just 11 points. Centrals just kept on coming in the final term, even kicking into the lead by the 16th minute mark after scoring 4.2 to 1.1. The Bloods managed to square it up deep into time-on with their 1.2 and had it not been for a last minute shot on goal by the Dogs going completely wide, the Dogs could have stolen it by a point or a goal. Instead the two teams would share the points in an 86-all tie. Kaine Stevens would be named Westies' best on ground, while the Dogs named James Boyd as their best.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 2 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday July 4
Woodville-West Torrens 14.12 (96)
Sturt 6.9 (45)
North Adelaide 9.9 (63)
Norwood 8.13 (61)
3,964 @ Adelaide Oval
Sunday July 5
Glenelg 15.7 (97)
South Adelaide 14.8 (92)
West Adelaide 12.14 (86)
Central District 13.8 (86)
Adelaide Oval
INJURIES
North -- Barns (concussion)
Norwood -- Gerloff (ankle), Pedro (leg)
REPORTS
Sturt -- Fahey-Sparks (striking)
LEAGUE LADDER
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North -- 4pts (2-0-0), 55.4%
Glenelg -- 4pts (2-0-0), 51.2%
W-WT -- 2pts (1-1-0), 58%
South -- 2pts (1-1-0), 50.1%
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Sturt -- 2pts (1-1-0), 42.1%
Central -- 1pt (0-1-1), 47.1%
West -- 1pt (0-1-1), 45.7%
Norwood -- 0pts (0-2-0), 49.1%
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VALE MARK NALEY
As this thread went online, former South Adelaide and Carlton champion Mark Naley lost his battle with brain cancer at the age of 59. Before launching his senior career with the Panthers in 1980, he was part of the 1979 reserves premiership. From here he would play 236 games with South Adelaide from 1980 to 1986 and 1991 to 1993, in between those periods was a 65 game stint for Carlton from 1987 to 1990 which included a premiership in his debut season. He would kick over 300 goals across his club career, as well as play 16 games of State of Origin football for South Australia. His individual accolades include a Knuckey Cup in 1984 as best and fairest at the Panthers, All-Australian selection in 1986 and 1987, a Tassie Medal in 1987 and the 1991 Magarey Medal. He was inducted into the Panthers' Hall of Fame as well as the SAFC "Greatest Ever Team" and was one of the inaugural inductees into the SANFL Hall of Fame.
Rest in Peace.
Next weekend in Round 3...
Saturday July 11
Central District vs. South Adelaide; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth @ 11:45am
Glenelg vs. North Adelaide; ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg @ 2:10pm
Sunday July 12 @ 2:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Norwood; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Sturt vs. West Adelaide; Peter Motley Oval, Unley
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
How good is it to be here in South Australia, right? Especially if you're a football fan. We SA footy-heads have been thus far after just two rounds, been treated to some almighty spectacles at Adelaide Oval but now it gets even better from here. For the 12 remaining rounds we get to go home. That's right, we get to populate our home grounds and inject some much needed dosh into our beloved clubs' accounts. So everyone that calls themselves SANFL fans, your club needs you now more than ever before. With the shortened season, there is no doubt that the eight SANFL clubs are going to probably end 2020 with a loss so every dollar counts. Even if you are a member of the visiting crowd, eat, drink, be merry and support the very lifeblood of the league we love. There's a ripper round of footy coming when we get back to suburbia, including the unfurling of the premiership flag at Brighton Road as two old rivals lock horns. This is Football.
Welcome to the Round 2 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
So we're back at the Adelaide Oval once more for some Saturday high noon hijinks, first up its the Double Blues facing the Eagles. The Blues took out both games in 2019, but while they conquered the nest at Woodville in Round 15 by 29 points, it was in Round 2 that the Blues almost coughed one up. After being ahead by 23 points at three quarter-time, the Eagles almost pulled off one of the upsets of the year but fell a single kick short in the end, going down by five points at Unley. The Blues managed to hold off a plucky Bulldogs last week for a low-scoring 15-point win, while the Eagles were unlucky not to have jagged one against South and went down by a goal. It was a pretty hard fought first half, the gap never going anything beyond two goals at any point. No-one totally owned the first quarter, Sturt perhaps unlucky to not be tied with the Eagles at the first change as they sat five points adrift with the board reading 2.2 to 1.3. The Blues did fire up a bit in the second term though, but didn't fully capitalise on their chances and would hold a four-point lead at the half-time break after kicking 4.3 to the Eagles' three goals without a miss. However Sturt's engine room spluttered and stopped around here and the Eagles went on the attack. The Eagles' accuracy would be too much of an issue in the third term, with the Blues managing just one point while the Eagles scored 4.6 to re-take the lead, a 25-point advantage going into the final term. Sturt's last goal came embarrassingly late, they would add just 1.2 in the final quarter as the Eagles romped off to a 51-point victory after they added 5.4 to their tally. Former Power middy Jimmy Toumpas was named best for the Eagles, while the Blues named Mark Evans as their standout.
Next up for the Saturday arvo action, the neighbourly disputes of the affluent inner suburbs continued as the Redlegs took on the Roosters. The Redlegs well and truly got their revenge on the Roosters last year following their 2018 Grand Final defeat, starting with a 14-point win at Prospect in Round 5 and then handing out a 71-point hiding at The Parade in Round 15. Unfortunately the Roosters of 2019 were a far cry from the premiership outfit of 2018. But after their 29-point win last week against the Bloods, optimism at Menzies Crescent is on the climb. On the other hand at Norwood, they were pipped at the post by the reigning premiers by three points. At one point last week, the 'Legs led by as much as 27 points but the Tigers wore them down, hard as they tried they couldn't bust through the Glenelg defence in the final minutes. The Redlegs had the better start to this one, much like last week, but their two goals bracketed a swag of missed chances. They did keep the Roosters to just one behind, their 2.5 giving them a quarter-time lead of 16 points. North finally woke up in the second quarter and found the big sticks, overtaking the 'Legs by the break after scoring 5.3 to 2.3. At half-time, it was the Roosters by two points. From here it was an arm-wrestling match, the Roosters only just out-smarting the Redlegs in the third term after dropping the lead early in the quarter. Half way through the term the goals dried up as both sides spurned their fair share of chances. North would lead by eight points at three quarter-time. Again the Redlegs snatched the lead part way through the final stanza, keeping North rather quiet for about 14 minutes as they kicked 2.2 to lead by a kick. But like last week, they couldn't sustain the pressure as the Roosters controlled the rest of the quarter to score 1.2 and nick a two-point win, the Redlegs' horrid luck stretching to a second week. North voted in Campbell Combe as their best afield, the Redlegs would name Zac Richards as their best.
More footy was to come at the Oval on the Sunday afternoon, the early game coming in the form of the Clash of the Cats as the Panthers squared off against the Tigers. These two teams had probably two of the most gripping encounters of Season 2019. It started in Round 3 at Brighton Road, both sides had a hell of a time finding goals and the Tigers left it late for one last run after being down by six goals at three quarter-time. Glenelg's inaccuracy on goal probably stopped them from taking victory as the game finished in a 70-all draw. It was South who had the final word on their outings, taking a four-point win at Noarlunga in Round 10 in an instant classic. Both sides came out victorious last weekend, with the Panthers holding off the Eagles for a one-goal win, while the champs had the same sort of situation with the Redlegs for their three-point win. It took almost four minutes for the first major to make it to the board, such was the tense opening term that ensued. The Tigers would go into the quarter-time huddle with a one-goal lead after scoring 4.1 to South's 3.1. The Tigers' second term probably should have been the game breaking quarter of football, they slammed on 7.4 while the Panthers could manage just 2.1 as the deficit suddenly blew out to 39 points by the long break. Last week's heroics by the Panthers against the Eagles seemed so far away by this time and when play resumed, it looked very unlikely that the blue and whites could put up any more of a fight. The deficit crept out to 45 points by the final change, the Bays having added a further 3.2 to 2.2 in the third quarter. But despite the gap in front of them, South didn't throw in the towel. In fact, they almost pulled off a heist for the ages, if not for one last twist to the story. In what was possibly an umpiring howler in the dying seconds in front of the Panthers' goal allowed the Tigers to escape what could have been a draw with a five-point win, after South booted 7.1 to one goal in the final term. That single behind was the result of what should probably have been a free kick, instead a toe-poke kick went wide and the official waved play-on to the disadvantage. Luke Partington kicked three goals and took best on ground honours for the Tigers, while the Panthers named Hayden Sampson as their best player.
To finish off the weekend's action, the late game pitting the two canine clubs against one another, the Bloods taking on the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs of 2019 didn't have much luck against most of the field, but against the Bloods they couldn't lose. They did it the hard way on both occasions -- at home in Round 3 they scored six behinds in the first term and won by 20 points in a game that yielded just 12 goals from 28 scores, then in Round 15 at Richmond the Dogs came from 16 points down at the final change to win by 15 points after keeping West scoreless in the last quarter. Both teams got done last week, while the Bloods went down to the Roosters by nearly five goals, the Dogs put up a more spirited fight in the second half against the Blues but lost by 15 points. Another startling stat... its been almost a calendar year since the Bloods tasted victory. Early on it looked as though the Dogs left a good deal of their fight behind last week, the Bloods racing off to a 33-point lead by quarter-time after bagging 6.5 to 1.2, that Bulldogs goal coming at the death. Centrals' second term was an improvement, they cut the Bloods' lead back to four straight kicks by the long break after scoring 3.2 to 1.5. The second half was where the Dogs made their move, upping their pressure on the body and ball and further cutting down the Bloods' lead. A three-goal burst in the final five minutes of the third term amongst their 5.2 to Westies' 3.1 brought them to within a couple of kicks, the gap back to just 11 points. Centrals just kept on coming in the final term, even kicking into the lead by the 16th minute mark after scoring 4.2 to 1.1. The Bloods managed to square it up deep into time-on with their 1.2 and had it not been for a last minute shot on goal by the Dogs going completely wide, the Dogs could have stolen it by a point or a goal. Instead the two teams would share the points in an 86-all tie. Kaine Stevens would be named Westies' best on ground, while the Dogs named James Boyd as their best.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 2 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday July 4
Woodville-West Torrens 14.12 (96)
Sturt 6.9 (45)
North Adelaide 9.9 (63)
Norwood 8.13 (61)
3,964 @ Adelaide Oval
Sunday July 5
Glenelg 15.7 (97)
South Adelaide 14.8 (92)
West Adelaide 12.14 (86)
Central District 13.8 (86)
Adelaide Oval
INJURIES
North -- Barns (concussion)
Norwood -- Gerloff (ankle), Pedro (leg)
REPORTS
Sturt -- Fahey-Sparks (striking)
LEAGUE LADDER
--------------------------------------
North -- 4pts (2-0-0), 55.4%
Glenelg -- 4pts (2-0-0), 51.2%
W-WT -- 2pts (1-1-0), 58%
South -- 2pts (1-1-0), 50.1%
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Sturt -- 2pts (1-1-0), 42.1%
Central -- 1pt (0-1-1), 47.1%
West -- 1pt (0-1-1), 45.7%
Norwood -- 0pts (0-2-0), 49.1%
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VALE MARK NALEY
As this thread went online, former South Adelaide and Carlton champion Mark Naley lost his battle with brain cancer at the age of 59. Before launching his senior career with the Panthers in 1980, he was part of the 1979 reserves premiership. From here he would play 236 games with South Adelaide from 1980 to 1986 and 1991 to 1993, in between those periods was a 65 game stint for Carlton from 1987 to 1990 which included a premiership in his debut season. He would kick over 300 goals across his club career, as well as play 16 games of State of Origin football for South Australia. His individual accolades include a Knuckey Cup in 1984 as best and fairest at the Panthers, All-Australian selection in 1986 and 1987, a Tassie Medal in 1987 and the 1991 Magarey Medal. He was inducted into the Panthers' Hall of Fame as well as the SAFC "Greatest Ever Team" and was one of the inaugural inductees into the SANFL Hall of Fame.
Rest in Peace.
Next weekend in Round 3...
Saturday July 11
Central District vs. South Adelaide; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth @ 11:45am
Glenelg vs. North Adelaide; ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg @ 2:10pm
Sunday July 12 @ 2:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Norwood; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Sturt vs. West Adelaide; Peter Motley Oval, Unley
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
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