- May 8, 2001
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Hi Footy fans...
Last week I was to begin with some comments into the disruptive mid-season AFL draft. Graham Cornes said it best in his column when he said that if you're not going to commit to your SANFL club for the season at hand, then don't bother coming. Now this year, the draft made off with just four players so you can say that we got off easy. But say that to the clubs that invested their time and money in bringing said players in, including one that the Redlegs brought over the waters from Tasmania. Yes, the Norwood Football Club brought over a young and talented Apple Isle footballer, helping with moving costs and the like. Eight rounds in... he's gone to Melbourne. What a waste of an investment. The big dollar question is whether or not he'll even see a minute of national league football or if he'll spend most of his time in the VFL. I'll say this, I would never begrudge a footballer that opportunity to play in the big league, but for a club to put in the time and effort for a return of not even half a year really is an insult to the club. I agree with Cornes... show some loyalty, see out a season and maybe, just maybe, you'll go into the AFL with an SANFL premiership around your neck. If you can't and that kind of patience isn't in you, don't bother coming. The fans deserve better, the clubs deserve better.
Welcome to the Round 10 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
There was just one match for the Saturday afternoon timeslot, which finds us heading up Port Road for the Battle of the Birds between the Eagles and the Magpies at the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville. This was the first of the return matches for the season, with the Magpies tearing the feathers off the reigning premiers' backs with their 10-goal hammering at Alberton in Round 5. Only seven points separated the two at quarter-time, but then a seven goal to one second term ended the game as a contest as the 'Pies romped away with the victory. Port sat out last weekend after their defeat of West two weeks ago, while the Eagles were relatively untroubled on their trip to the Ponderosa for their 29-point win against Centrals last weekend. The Magpies had the first major within the first minute in a term that was tit-for-tat on the board up until the last minutes, when the Eagles kicked a major to lead by as many points at quarter-time with the board reading 4.1 to 3.1. It was the same story in the second term, the Magpies squaring things up late before the Eagles again bagged a late major to maintain their one-goal advantage going into the long break, both kicking 2.1 each in that period. With their previous clash still stuck in their minds, now was the time for some reprisals. The Magpies wouldn't even kick another major until added time in the third quarter, which came after a run of five goals from the home side. The Eagles kicked 6.1 to 1.1 to run off to a game-breaking six-goal lead at the final change. But they still weren't done dishing out the pain, the Eagles maintaining the rage into the final term and burying the visitors who would manage just two behinds. The Eagles scored a further 5.4 to record a 68-point win. James Tsitas was the standout best for the Eagles, with 41 disposals, six marks and nine tackles. Jarrod Lienert was best afield for the Magpies, with 26 disposals and four marks.
Sunday afternoon football was also a one-game show, we now head to the south side of the city and into the Unley Oval where the Double Blues faced the Crows. These two were nigh inseparable most of the time back in Round 5 and the Blues almost blew it. The biggest gap in this game was 20 points late in the third term, however a late goal to the Crows was the beginning of a fightback that stretched well into the final stanza. The Blues were overtaken during the 17th minute, having leaked a further three goals to one to find themselves down by a kick early in time-on. It was a late goal to the Blues that saved their bacon, winning by a point. Early on it looked like there was going to be a repeat showing between the two, inaccuracy from the Blues allowing the Crows to stay within a kick of the lead at quarter-time after a 3.4 to 3.2 opening quarter. But the Blues were not as active in the second term, as the Crows scored four unanswered goals to take over control of the game. Along with a pair of behinds and keeping the Blues to just three behinds, Adelaide went into the rooms at the half-time siren with a 21-point advantage. Those draft losses hit the Blues badly this day, one of the two players lost to the AFL was the very hero that sunk the Crows here at Oxford Terrace last time. Then there was the centre square hit-outs that were dominated by Adelaide, the count finishing 48 to 33. The gap was extended to 27 points by the final change after a shootout third term. The Crows kicked six goals to five, though given that Adelaide scored the opening four of the quarter perhaps the deficit should have been more. Sturt continued to bring the fight in the final term, but despite outscoring the Crows, their tally of 4.1 to two behinds wasn't going to change the outcome. Adelaide would finish off 10-point winners in the end. Jackson Hately was the impact player for the Crows, notching up 31 disposals, five marks and eight tackles. For the Blues it was Casey Voss with his 22 disposals and 11 marks.
The Queen's Birthday brings with it a public holiday Monday... and the traditional clash between these two rivals at the ACH Group Stadium in Glenelg, the Tigers and the Roosters. Back in early May in Round 5, the Roosters fought from a six-kick deficit late in the second term to maintain a range of one or two straight kicks up until three quarter-time. But they couldn't keep up the intensity, having spent a great deal of energy just trying to keep the Tigers within their reach for over 30 minutes. A goal in the first minute of the final term was the beginning of a scoring avalanche for the Tigers as they ran off to a 31-point victory at Menzies Crescent. Both sides came out winners last week, but while the Roosters belted the Crows by 40 points at Prospect, the Tigers were forced to work for it against Norwood at The Parade in their narrow win. The Roosters seemed to have the Tigers' measure early as they not only hit the board within the first minute, but were in front by seven points at quarter-time with their 3.2 to 2.1 opening term. But after leaking a further pair of majors in six minutes of the restart, the Tigers kept them scoreless for the rest of the second term bar one behind to score 5.4 for themselves to take the lead by half-time. Glenelg would be ahead by 14 points at the break. The Roosters started the third term as they did in the first two by kicking the opening goal, but they were soon on the back foot again and unable to find the big sticks again for almost 25 minutes. They kicked 2.3 while the Tigers added 4.2 to their score to take their advantage out to 25 points come three quarter-time. The final term was a shootout, North's inaccuracy on goal possibly costing them a chance at an upset. They scored 5.4 to the Tigers' 5.2, the home side taking a 23-point win and the John Sandland Cup. Glenelg's victory also equalled a 40-year old record of consecutive wins from the beginning of the year, a record that could possibly fall next weekend. Although Max Proud took out the Dean Higgins Medal, Chris Curran was named best afield for the Tigers, with 26 disposals, 10 marks and seven tackles. North named Campbell Combe as their best, with 29 disposals and 12 tackles.
Meanwhile down the other end of the A15 road down south, the last match of the long weekend was taking place at the Flinders Uni Stadium in Noarlunga between the Panthers and the Redlegs. Back in Round 5, the Redlegs had spent all their goal-kicking credits by the half-time break and held a 26-point lead in a low-scoring contest at The Parade. For the ensuing hour of football that remained, the Panthers chipped and chipped but still couldn't make up the small deficit and fell short by nine points. Norwood scored seven goals by half-time and kicked just five behinds after that. In that second half, South scored just 3.4. Altogether they scored 93 points. Both had victories last weekend, with the Redlegs unlucky not to have caused an upset against Glenelg. In contrast, South were lucky to have escaped Richmond with their three-point win after scoring just one point in the final term. The Redlegs' opening term was a shocker, kicking just one goal. The Panthers' goal-kicking was not very clean though, scoring 3.5 to take a 17-point lead into the first change. Something must have been said in the huddle during the brief break, because the 'Legs would then restrict the blue & whites to just 1.1 and score 4.5 for themselves to go into the long break with a five-point lead. South's territory dominance was not used to full effect like they had done over much of the last nine weeks and the Redlegs, while not as accurate on goal as they liked, made more of their possession. More inaccuracy from the Panthers in the third term allowed the Redlegs to take their lead out to 10 points by three quarter-time, the home side scoring 2.4 to 3.3. South kept pushing in the final term and scored 3.2, but the visitors' defence weathered the home side's attacks to hold on for yet another nine-point win with their score of 3.1. Mitch Grigg was the all-powerful for the 'Legs, with 34 disposals, three goals, 12 marks and nine tackles. For South, Joseph Haines was their standout with 24 disposals and 10 marks.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 10 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday June 12
Woodville-West Torrens 17.7 (109)
Port Adelaide 6.5 (45)
2,482 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Sunday June 13
Adelaide 14.6 (90)
Sturt 12.8 (80)
2,762 @ Unley Oval
Monday June 14
Glenelg 16.9 (105)
North Adelaide 12.10 (82)
3,920 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Norwood 11.9 (75)
South Adelaide 9.12 (66)
2,163 @ Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga
INJURIES
Glenelg -- Virgin (hamstring)
North -- LeBois (knee)
REPORTS
None known at time of post.
LEAGUE LADDER
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Glenelg -- 20pts (10-0-0), 58.6%
W-WT -- 14pts (7-3-0), 59%
South -- 14pts (7-3-0), 53.3%
Norwood - 12pts (6-4-0), 50.2%
Port -- 10pts (5-4-0), 49.9%
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North -- 8pts (4-6-0), 53.9%
Adelaide -- 6pts (3-7-0), 41%
Sturt -- 4pts (2-7-0), 46.7%
Central -- 4pts (2-7-0), 43.9%
West -- 4pts (2-7-0), 41.6%
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Next weekend in Round 11...
Saturday June 19 @ 1:35pm
Central District vs. West Adelaide; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
Sunday June 20 @ 2:10pm
Port Adelaide vs. Sturt; Alberton Oval
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
Last week I was to begin with some comments into the disruptive mid-season AFL draft. Graham Cornes said it best in his column when he said that if you're not going to commit to your SANFL club for the season at hand, then don't bother coming. Now this year, the draft made off with just four players so you can say that we got off easy. But say that to the clubs that invested their time and money in bringing said players in, including one that the Redlegs brought over the waters from Tasmania. Yes, the Norwood Football Club brought over a young and talented Apple Isle footballer, helping with moving costs and the like. Eight rounds in... he's gone to Melbourne. What a waste of an investment. The big dollar question is whether or not he'll even see a minute of national league football or if he'll spend most of his time in the VFL. I'll say this, I would never begrudge a footballer that opportunity to play in the big league, but for a club to put in the time and effort for a return of not even half a year really is an insult to the club. I agree with Cornes... show some loyalty, see out a season and maybe, just maybe, you'll go into the AFL with an SANFL premiership around your neck. If you can't and that kind of patience isn't in you, don't bother coming. The fans deserve better, the clubs deserve better.
Welcome to the Round 10 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
There was just one match for the Saturday afternoon timeslot, which finds us heading up Port Road for the Battle of the Birds between the Eagles and the Magpies at the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville. This was the first of the return matches for the season, with the Magpies tearing the feathers off the reigning premiers' backs with their 10-goal hammering at Alberton in Round 5. Only seven points separated the two at quarter-time, but then a seven goal to one second term ended the game as a contest as the 'Pies romped away with the victory. Port sat out last weekend after their defeat of West two weeks ago, while the Eagles were relatively untroubled on their trip to the Ponderosa for their 29-point win against Centrals last weekend. The Magpies had the first major within the first minute in a term that was tit-for-tat on the board up until the last minutes, when the Eagles kicked a major to lead by as many points at quarter-time with the board reading 4.1 to 3.1. It was the same story in the second term, the Magpies squaring things up late before the Eagles again bagged a late major to maintain their one-goal advantage going into the long break, both kicking 2.1 each in that period. With their previous clash still stuck in their minds, now was the time for some reprisals. The Magpies wouldn't even kick another major until added time in the third quarter, which came after a run of five goals from the home side. The Eagles kicked 6.1 to 1.1 to run off to a game-breaking six-goal lead at the final change. But they still weren't done dishing out the pain, the Eagles maintaining the rage into the final term and burying the visitors who would manage just two behinds. The Eagles scored a further 5.4 to record a 68-point win. James Tsitas was the standout best for the Eagles, with 41 disposals, six marks and nine tackles. Jarrod Lienert was best afield for the Magpies, with 26 disposals and four marks.
Sunday afternoon football was also a one-game show, we now head to the south side of the city and into the Unley Oval where the Double Blues faced the Crows. These two were nigh inseparable most of the time back in Round 5 and the Blues almost blew it. The biggest gap in this game was 20 points late in the third term, however a late goal to the Crows was the beginning of a fightback that stretched well into the final stanza. The Blues were overtaken during the 17th minute, having leaked a further three goals to one to find themselves down by a kick early in time-on. It was a late goal to the Blues that saved their bacon, winning by a point. Early on it looked like there was going to be a repeat showing between the two, inaccuracy from the Blues allowing the Crows to stay within a kick of the lead at quarter-time after a 3.4 to 3.2 opening quarter. But the Blues were not as active in the second term, as the Crows scored four unanswered goals to take over control of the game. Along with a pair of behinds and keeping the Blues to just three behinds, Adelaide went into the rooms at the half-time siren with a 21-point advantage. Those draft losses hit the Blues badly this day, one of the two players lost to the AFL was the very hero that sunk the Crows here at Oxford Terrace last time. Then there was the centre square hit-outs that were dominated by Adelaide, the count finishing 48 to 33. The gap was extended to 27 points by the final change after a shootout third term. The Crows kicked six goals to five, though given that Adelaide scored the opening four of the quarter perhaps the deficit should have been more. Sturt continued to bring the fight in the final term, but despite outscoring the Crows, their tally of 4.1 to two behinds wasn't going to change the outcome. Adelaide would finish off 10-point winners in the end. Jackson Hately was the impact player for the Crows, notching up 31 disposals, five marks and eight tackles. For the Blues it was Casey Voss with his 22 disposals and 11 marks.
The Queen's Birthday brings with it a public holiday Monday... and the traditional clash between these two rivals at the ACH Group Stadium in Glenelg, the Tigers and the Roosters. Back in early May in Round 5, the Roosters fought from a six-kick deficit late in the second term to maintain a range of one or two straight kicks up until three quarter-time. But they couldn't keep up the intensity, having spent a great deal of energy just trying to keep the Tigers within their reach for over 30 minutes. A goal in the first minute of the final term was the beginning of a scoring avalanche for the Tigers as they ran off to a 31-point victory at Menzies Crescent. Both sides came out winners last week, but while the Roosters belted the Crows by 40 points at Prospect, the Tigers were forced to work for it against Norwood at The Parade in their narrow win. The Roosters seemed to have the Tigers' measure early as they not only hit the board within the first minute, but were in front by seven points at quarter-time with their 3.2 to 2.1 opening term. But after leaking a further pair of majors in six minutes of the restart, the Tigers kept them scoreless for the rest of the second term bar one behind to score 5.4 for themselves to take the lead by half-time. Glenelg would be ahead by 14 points at the break. The Roosters started the third term as they did in the first two by kicking the opening goal, but they were soon on the back foot again and unable to find the big sticks again for almost 25 minutes. They kicked 2.3 while the Tigers added 4.2 to their score to take their advantage out to 25 points come three quarter-time. The final term was a shootout, North's inaccuracy on goal possibly costing them a chance at an upset. They scored 5.4 to the Tigers' 5.2, the home side taking a 23-point win and the John Sandland Cup. Glenelg's victory also equalled a 40-year old record of consecutive wins from the beginning of the year, a record that could possibly fall next weekend. Although Max Proud took out the Dean Higgins Medal, Chris Curran was named best afield for the Tigers, with 26 disposals, 10 marks and seven tackles. North named Campbell Combe as their best, with 29 disposals and 12 tackles.
Meanwhile down the other end of the A15 road down south, the last match of the long weekend was taking place at the Flinders Uni Stadium in Noarlunga between the Panthers and the Redlegs. Back in Round 5, the Redlegs had spent all their goal-kicking credits by the half-time break and held a 26-point lead in a low-scoring contest at The Parade. For the ensuing hour of football that remained, the Panthers chipped and chipped but still couldn't make up the small deficit and fell short by nine points. Norwood scored seven goals by half-time and kicked just five behinds after that. In that second half, South scored just 3.4. Altogether they scored 93 points. Both had victories last weekend, with the Redlegs unlucky not to have caused an upset against Glenelg. In contrast, South were lucky to have escaped Richmond with their three-point win after scoring just one point in the final term. The Redlegs' opening term was a shocker, kicking just one goal. The Panthers' goal-kicking was not very clean though, scoring 3.5 to take a 17-point lead into the first change. Something must have been said in the huddle during the brief break, because the 'Legs would then restrict the blue & whites to just 1.1 and score 4.5 for themselves to go into the long break with a five-point lead. South's territory dominance was not used to full effect like they had done over much of the last nine weeks and the Redlegs, while not as accurate on goal as they liked, made more of their possession. More inaccuracy from the Panthers in the third term allowed the Redlegs to take their lead out to 10 points by three quarter-time, the home side scoring 2.4 to 3.3. South kept pushing in the final term and scored 3.2, but the visitors' defence weathered the home side's attacks to hold on for yet another nine-point win with their score of 3.1. Mitch Grigg was the all-powerful for the 'Legs, with 34 disposals, three goals, 12 marks and nine tackles. For South, Joseph Haines was their standout with 24 disposals and 10 marks.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 10 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday June 12
Woodville-West Torrens 17.7 (109)
Port Adelaide 6.5 (45)
2,482 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Sunday June 13
Adelaide 14.6 (90)
Sturt 12.8 (80)
2,762 @ Unley Oval
Monday June 14
Glenelg 16.9 (105)
North Adelaide 12.10 (82)
3,920 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Norwood 11.9 (75)
South Adelaide 9.12 (66)
2,163 @ Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga
INJURIES
Glenelg -- Virgin (hamstring)
North -- LeBois (knee)
REPORTS
None known at time of post.
LEAGUE LADDER
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Glenelg -- 20pts (10-0-0), 58.6%
W-WT -- 14pts (7-3-0), 59%
South -- 14pts (7-3-0), 53.3%
Norwood - 12pts (6-4-0), 50.2%
Port -- 10pts (5-4-0), 49.9%
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North -- 8pts (4-6-0), 53.9%
Adelaide -- 6pts (3-7-0), 41%
Sturt -- 4pts (2-7-0), 46.7%
Central -- 4pts (2-7-0), 43.9%
West -- 4pts (2-7-0), 41.6%
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Next weekend in Round 11...
Saturday June 19 @ 1:35pm
Central District vs. West Adelaide; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
Sunday June 20 @ 2:10pm
Port Adelaide vs. Sturt; Alberton Oval
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
