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Hi Footy fans...
Last year's Anzac Day was pretty much as sombre as it could have been. If any part of Australia was able to hold any kind of services or commemorations they'd have been lucky. With the COVID-19 pandemic pretty much at its peak at this time in 2020, the consenus was to put them all on hold. The day was largely observed privately in the homes of those still with us or by those left behind in the wake of war. This included the return bout of the previous year's Grand Final participants -- one of SA's last surviving football traditions -- although even if the SANFL season had managed to restart by this time, there would not have been such a match anyway due to the forced withdrawal of Port Adelaide from the state league. This year, the day was able to be seen through and we were also given not just one Grand Final re-match, but two. The re-matches of 2019 and that of 2020 in one weekend... as well as two recipients of Bob Quinn Medals. Let's get into it.
This is Anzac Day weekend. Lest We Forget.
Welcome to the Round 4 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first game for the weekend took place under the lights of Hisense Stadium in Richmond, where the Bloods faced the Redlegs for some Friday Night Mayhem. There was a share of the points from their two games last season, the Redlegs hammering the Bloods by 67 points at Richmond in Round 6, but the Bloods had the last laugh in Round 14 when they nicked a 10-point win at The Parade in a low-scoring affair. A last hurrah of sorts, seeing as they weren't avoiding the dreaded wooden spoon in 2020. From last week's action, the Bloods went down to the Blues at Unley by 50 points and were perhaps fortunate to not have been done by more. The Redlegs on the other hand, were smashed from pillar to post on their home deck by the Roosters to the tune of 92 points. It has been a remarkable reversal of form by Norwood and this was an opportunity too good to waste by the Bloods. This was to be another low-score outing for these sides, the first goal coming seven minutes in as the Redlegs had 2.1 on the board to the Bloods two behinds. But in time-on, the Bloods put two goals through to lead by a point at quarter-time. Westies would keep the 'Legs to just two behinds in the second quarter, but a trio of missed shots would keep the door very much ajar at half-time. The Bloods scored 2.3, going into the sheds at the long break with a 14-point lead. The Bloods' confidence was on the rise, they laid 21 more tackles and were more efficient with their attack with 12 less entries into their 50 than Norwood. They lifted their game when play resumed for the second half, forging ahead to a 26-point lead by the final change after having added a further 4.1 to the Redlegs' 2.1. The visitors did attempt a comeback in the final term, but their accuracy would scuttle their chances as they crashed to a second straight defeat. The Bloods would win by three goals, though they were held to 1.2 it was more than enough against the 2.4 from the 'Legs. Jordon Boyle was a ball-magnet for the Bloods, voted their best afield with 33 disposals and five marks. For the Redlegs, it was Nik Rokahr as their standout with 23 disposals, four marks and five tackles.
The next three games were played throughout the Saturday, the first takes us to the outer north and into the X-Convenience Oval where the Bulldogs hosted the Crows. The Bulldogs were humbled badly by Adelaide last season with a combined 15-goal margin across their two games -- a 35-point loss in Round 5, then 55 points in Round 10. Many in the Doggies camp were believing that they may have turned a corner after their Round 1 win against North, but two subsequent losses to Port and the Tigers have caused more than a few murmurs of discontent on the terraces at the Ponderosa. The Crows have not had much more luck than the Dogs, hammered by the South and the Eagles with a win against West in between those losses. Adelaide began the afternoon's proceedings with a goal-kicking demonstration while the Dogs were only half as accurate as they found themselves down by 15 points at the first change, the scoreboard reading 6.0 to 3.3. Centrals scored within 30 seconds of the restart in the second term, but Adelaide's response found send them backwards again. The Crows added a further 4.2 to the Bulldogs' 2.3, Adelaide out to a 26-point lead going into the half-time break. Former Magpie Billy Frampton was the one doing most of the damage for the visitors, he alone scored half the Crows' goals up to this point. The Dogs set about attempting to repair the damage and went quite a ways to doing that in the third term and almost kept the Crows goal-less if not for one last chance deep into time-on. Centrals scored four goals without a miss, the Crows scored 1.1 with the gap down to nine points at three quarter-time. Centrals tried hard to keep a lid on the visitors in the final term, even getting to within two points at one time. But the Crows rode the waves, scoring 5.4 to 3.2 to leave Elizabeth with a 23-point win. Frampton was named Adelaide's best, finishing with seven goals, 19 disposals and 12 marks. Centrals named skipper Luke Habel as their best with 31 disposals, 22 kicks and 10 marks.
The televised match for the weekend takes us to the far southern metro and into the Flinders Uni Stadium in Noarlunga for the "Southerners Derby" between the Panthers and the Double Blues. The inner southerners took all the points from their encounters in 2020, with a 22-point win at home in Round 5 followed by a six-goal win at Noarlunga in Round 12. Fast forward to now, although the Blues finally broke through for their first win last week against the Bloods by 50 points, the Panthers have yet to drop a game with wins against the Crows, North and last week the Magpies at home by nine points. Thus far they have demonstrated their ability to fight hard. But at times, periodic inaccuracy has been a nagging issue. Amazingly today, there wasn't much of a weather influence to speak of, with the trademark Noarlunga weather pretty much absent. The Blues were able to take advantage of some early game misfires by the Panthers, at quarter-time they would lead by four points after scoring 2.1 to South's 1.3. The Panthers continued to waste their opportunities in attack in the second term, but the Blues weren't really running away with anything either so were able to keep within striking distance of the Blues going into the changerooms at half-time. South scored 3.5 to Sturt's 3.2, the Blues still ahead by just one point at the break. The third quarter was an all-out struggle, but though South were still not landing every punch truly, the Blues looked like they were beginning to falter early. They managed just 1.2 as the Panthers kicked into the lead with their 2.3. At three quarter-time, the home side was up by a goal. The final term was all South, who kept the visitors to just one behind whilst bagging 5.4 for themselves to keep their flawless start to the year intact, running out 39-point winners. The Panthers would name prized recruit Bryce Gibbs as their best with 35 disposals, five marks and seven tackles. James Battersby was named Sturt's best on ground for the fourth week running, notching up 25 disposals and 13 tackles.
We head back up the coastline from Noarlunga to the beach-side suburb of Glenelg, where we had a rare Saturday night fixture at the ACH Group Stadium where the Tigers took on the Magpies for Anzac Day Eve. It has been around 18 months since these two last met, with the withdrawal of all AFL reserves participation in the state leagues in the 2020 season putting the Magpies on the sidelines. Port won just one game from their four encounters last season, a four-point win in a 2nd Semi-Final. The Tigers took everything else -- a 49-point win at Brighton Road in Round 8, a four-goal win at Alberton in Round 14, then worst of all... the premiership. Port were jumped early that day and never truly recovered thanks to their early poor shooting on goal, going down by 28 points. Only Glenelg came into this with a win, although the Dogs made them earn it at the Ponderosa. The Magpies still sit on just one win, but it wasn't last week against Souths. Both sides had trouble putting the ball through the big sticks early on in the piece, kicking two goals each. The Tigers' six behind to Port's four allowed them to take a two-point lead at the first change. There would still be one kick separating the two by the long break, Glenelg still ahead at the half-time siren by a single goal as the arm-wrestle continued in the second term. The Tigers added 3.2 to Port's 2.4, six points the gap in favour of the home side. When play resumed it looked as though the Tigers were going to make an early run for a comfortable three quarter-time lead, at one stage getting out to a four-goal advantage. But the Magpies brought that back to something more manageable by the final break. They scored four of the last five majors, only eight points separating the two after a 4.3 to 4.1 third term. Unfortunately for the Magpie faithful, they couldn't maintain that rage in the final term, the inaccuracy bug putting the game out of their reach. Glenelg kicked three goals without a miss to Port's 2.4, the Tigers winning by 10 points. Liam McBean was judged as best on ground for his all-round efforts and took out the Bob Quinn Medal for that night. Sam Powell-Pepper continues to push for Power selection, he racked up 34 disposals and laid eight tackles.
The second Grand Final re-match would take place on Anzac Day itself on Sunday afternoon at the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville, with the Eagles facing the Roosters. North's story reads similar to that of the Magpies in 2019. They would win only one game against the Eagles last season, which was the 2nd Semi-Final by 15 points. The Eagles won all the other prizes on offer, a 15-point win in Round 4 at Menzies Crescent, a 25-point win at the Eagles' nest and then they won the flag. And all the Eagles needed to pull off that heist was some fierce motivation -- the 2018 Preliminary Final incident -- and a single quarter of solid, take no prisoners football. The Eagles' nine-goal second quarter took them from 15 points down at quarter-time to nearly six goals in front by half-time and they needn't have looked back because the carpet was well and truly pulled out from under the shocked Roosters that day. Both sides got back into form last weekend after losses sustained a fortnight ago, the Eagles and Roosters tearing the Crows and the Redlegs a new one each. The two sides were practically inseparable for over half of the first quarter until the Eagles kicked three late goals to lead by as many points at quarter-time, the board reading 4.1 to 1.1. The Roosters fired back in response in the second term, keeping the Eagles to 2.2 whilst scoring 6.1 for themselves to lead by five points at the half-time break. As far as goals went from here, the tap was slowed to a comparable trickle when play resumed. The Eagles did most of the attacking when play resumed and North could easily have been overwhelmed right here if the Eagles had made more of their opportunities. In fact, North's sole goal was probably what kept them in it against the Eagles' 2.3. Now it was the Eagles in front by four points at three quarter-time. North would control most of the play in the final term, the scoreboard still not ticking over as the game ended up an arm-wrestle. At the cusp of time-on it was the visitors by three after scoring 1.2 to the Eagles' single point. But the Roosters' hearts were going to be broken, with the last score of the match it was the Eagles' final goal with around four minutes left to play that did it. The home side would win by just three points. The Bob Quinn Medal for this GF re-match would go to Sam Rowland, who finished with 23 disposals and six marks for the Eagles. The Roosters would name Jarred Allmond as their best on ground with 30 disposals and 10 marks.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 4 OF THE SANFL...
Friday April 23
West Adelaide 9.11 (62)
Norwood 6.8 (44)
Hisense Stadium, Richmond
Saturday April 24
Adelaide 16.7 (103)
Central District 12.8 (80)
X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
South Adelaide 11.15 (81)
Sturt 6.6 (42)
Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga
Glenelg 12.11 (83)
Port Adelaide 10.13 (73)
ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Sunday April 25
Woodville-West Torrens 9.7 (61)
North Adelaide 9.4 (58)
Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
INJURIES
Central -- McLean (concussion), Montgomerie (knee), Templeton (groin), Llewellyn (ACL)
South -- Fitt (head knock), Biemans (leg)
Sturt -- Crocker (concussion), Houlahan (hamstring)
Glenelg -- Kluske (adductor)
Port -- Burgoyne (hamstring)
W-WT -- Lehmann (hamstring)
North -- Davis (back)
REPORTS
None known at time of post
LEAGUE LADDER
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South -- 8pts (4-0-0), 60.7%
Glenelg -- 8pts (4-0-0), 57.1%
W-WT -- 6pts (3-1-0), 58%
Norwood -- 4pts (2-2-0), 45.6%
Adelaide -- 4pts (2-2-0), 41.9%
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North -- 2pts (1-3-0), 55.9%
Port -- 2pts (1-3-0), 45.9%
West -- 2pts (1-3-0), 45.7%
Central -- 2pts (1-3-0), 44.6%
Sturt -- 2pts (1-3-0), 44.5%
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PANTHERS TAKE JUNIOR TITLE
It was back in 1995, their first year at the Noarlunga Oval facility, that the Panthers won what was the U-17 premiership. Well finally, South Adelaide have taken their first men's premiership of any description in over a quarter century, the U-16 Torrens Uni Cup, after winning the Grand Final against Glenelg by 53 points at Noarlunga. Not much separated the two sides in the first half, after being up by eight points at quarter-time, the Tigers hit back to lead by a goal at the long break. But the second half belonged to the Panthers, they blew the Tigers away kicking 12 goals to two over the third and final quarters. The win brought an end to the Tigers' dominance of the U-16 competition, having won the previous four flags. South Adelaide vice-captain Tom Schirmer was named as best afield for the day, with 15 disposals, nine kicks and 26 hit-outs.
South Adelaide 16.8 (104) def. Glenelg 7.9 (51)
2021 SANFL STATE TEAM -- Initial Training Squad selected
Seeking to retain the Haydn Bunton Junior Cup, the Croweaters will have significant representation from four SANFL clubs, with reigning premier Woodville-West Torrens and undefeated Glenelg having eight players included. Ladder-leading South Adelaide has seven players chosen while last year’s grand finalist North Adelaide has six. Speaking on SANFL Radio, West End State coach Jade Sheedy said he was pleased with the depth and balance of his squad, indicating that players could still be added should their form warrant selection. "I’m very pleased. It’s very deep and we feel we have got a really good balance as well. We can still add to the squad as well because there are a couple more games left before we play. We will keep tracking players and continue to have a look at who else is out there."
South Adelaide’s Bryce Gibbs, Eagle Riley Knight and Port captain Cam Sutcliffe headline the list of those with recent AFL experience while the two latest Magarey Medallists – Campbell Combe and Luke Partington – have also been named. There will be no shortage of leadership candidates, with seven current SANFL captains listed, including Sutcliffe, Luke Thompson (Eagles), Chris Curran and Max Proud (Glenelg), Alex Spina (North), James Battersby (Sturt) and Matthew Nunn (Norwood). Three Panther young guns headline the exciting youth chosen in the initial squad, with AFL Draft prospect Jason Horne, wingman Hayden Sampson and goalsneak Eamon Wilkinson all providing plenty of pace as will classy Eagles forward Tyson Stengle, who has been providing plenty of candidates for Goal of the Week this year.
Eagles utility Jack Hayes will give Sheedy plenty of versatility given he has been playing in the ruck this year together with 2019 Fos Williams Medallist Michael Knoll and North premiership bigman Alex Barns. Training will begin at Thebarton Oval on Tuesday night, with the match now confirmed as the curtain-raiser to the Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs match at Adelaide Oval. A start time for the contest with the Sandgropers, who won their last meeting against the West End State team at Adelaide Oval in 2018, is still to be confirmed.
CENTRAL DISTRICT
Justin Hoskin & Kyle Presbury
GLENELG
Chris Curran, Liam McBean, Luke Partington, Luke Reynolds, Max Proud, Matthew Snook, Sam Durdin & Lachlan Hosie
NORTH ADELAIDE
Alex Spina, Campbell Combe, Harrison Wigg, Jarred Allmond, Keenan Ramsey & Alex Barns
NORWOOD
Matthew Nunn & Michael Knoll
PORT ADELAIDE
Cam Sutcliffe
SOUTH ADELAIDE
Bryce Gibbs, Eamon Wilkinson, Hayden Sampson, Jason Horne, Joe Haines, Matthew Broadbent & Sam Skinner
STURT
James Battersby
WOODVILLE-WEST TORRENS
Jack Hayes, Jimmy Toumpas, Tyson Stengle, Riley Knight, Matt Goldsworthy, Joseph Sinor, Luke Thompson & Sam Rowland
Above article was taken from the SANFL Website, by Zac Milbank.
Next weekend in Round 5...
Friday April 30 @ 7:40pm
Norwood vs. South Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday May 1
North Adelaide vs. Glenelg; Prospect Oval @ 1:10pm
West Adelaide vs. Central District; Hisense Stadium, Richmond @ 2:10pm
Sunday May 2
Sturt vs. Adelaide; Unley Oval @ 12:05pm
Port Adelaide vs. Woodville-West Torrens; Alberton Oval @ 2:10pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
Last year's Anzac Day was pretty much as sombre as it could have been. If any part of Australia was able to hold any kind of services or commemorations they'd have been lucky. With the COVID-19 pandemic pretty much at its peak at this time in 2020, the consenus was to put them all on hold. The day was largely observed privately in the homes of those still with us or by those left behind in the wake of war. This included the return bout of the previous year's Grand Final participants -- one of SA's last surviving football traditions -- although even if the SANFL season had managed to restart by this time, there would not have been such a match anyway due to the forced withdrawal of Port Adelaide from the state league. This year, the day was able to be seen through and we were also given not just one Grand Final re-match, but two. The re-matches of 2019 and that of 2020 in one weekend... as well as two recipients of Bob Quinn Medals. Let's get into it.
This is Anzac Day weekend. Lest We Forget.
Welcome to the Round 4 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first game for the weekend took place under the lights of Hisense Stadium in Richmond, where the Bloods faced the Redlegs for some Friday Night Mayhem. There was a share of the points from their two games last season, the Redlegs hammering the Bloods by 67 points at Richmond in Round 6, but the Bloods had the last laugh in Round 14 when they nicked a 10-point win at The Parade in a low-scoring affair. A last hurrah of sorts, seeing as they weren't avoiding the dreaded wooden spoon in 2020. From last week's action, the Bloods went down to the Blues at Unley by 50 points and were perhaps fortunate to not have been done by more. The Redlegs on the other hand, were smashed from pillar to post on their home deck by the Roosters to the tune of 92 points. It has been a remarkable reversal of form by Norwood and this was an opportunity too good to waste by the Bloods. This was to be another low-score outing for these sides, the first goal coming seven minutes in as the Redlegs had 2.1 on the board to the Bloods two behinds. But in time-on, the Bloods put two goals through to lead by a point at quarter-time. Westies would keep the 'Legs to just two behinds in the second quarter, but a trio of missed shots would keep the door very much ajar at half-time. The Bloods scored 2.3, going into the sheds at the long break with a 14-point lead. The Bloods' confidence was on the rise, they laid 21 more tackles and were more efficient with their attack with 12 less entries into their 50 than Norwood. They lifted their game when play resumed for the second half, forging ahead to a 26-point lead by the final change after having added a further 4.1 to the Redlegs' 2.1. The visitors did attempt a comeback in the final term, but their accuracy would scuttle their chances as they crashed to a second straight defeat. The Bloods would win by three goals, though they were held to 1.2 it was more than enough against the 2.4 from the 'Legs. Jordon Boyle was a ball-magnet for the Bloods, voted their best afield with 33 disposals and five marks. For the Redlegs, it was Nik Rokahr as their standout with 23 disposals, four marks and five tackles.
The next three games were played throughout the Saturday, the first takes us to the outer north and into the X-Convenience Oval where the Bulldogs hosted the Crows. The Bulldogs were humbled badly by Adelaide last season with a combined 15-goal margin across their two games -- a 35-point loss in Round 5, then 55 points in Round 10. Many in the Doggies camp were believing that they may have turned a corner after their Round 1 win against North, but two subsequent losses to Port and the Tigers have caused more than a few murmurs of discontent on the terraces at the Ponderosa. The Crows have not had much more luck than the Dogs, hammered by the South and the Eagles with a win against West in between those losses. Adelaide began the afternoon's proceedings with a goal-kicking demonstration while the Dogs were only half as accurate as they found themselves down by 15 points at the first change, the scoreboard reading 6.0 to 3.3. Centrals scored within 30 seconds of the restart in the second term, but Adelaide's response found send them backwards again. The Crows added a further 4.2 to the Bulldogs' 2.3, Adelaide out to a 26-point lead going into the half-time break. Former Magpie Billy Frampton was the one doing most of the damage for the visitors, he alone scored half the Crows' goals up to this point. The Dogs set about attempting to repair the damage and went quite a ways to doing that in the third term and almost kept the Crows goal-less if not for one last chance deep into time-on. Centrals scored four goals without a miss, the Crows scored 1.1 with the gap down to nine points at three quarter-time. Centrals tried hard to keep a lid on the visitors in the final term, even getting to within two points at one time. But the Crows rode the waves, scoring 5.4 to 3.2 to leave Elizabeth with a 23-point win. Frampton was named Adelaide's best, finishing with seven goals, 19 disposals and 12 marks. Centrals named skipper Luke Habel as their best with 31 disposals, 22 kicks and 10 marks.
The televised match for the weekend takes us to the far southern metro and into the Flinders Uni Stadium in Noarlunga for the "Southerners Derby" between the Panthers and the Double Blues. The inner southerners took all the points from their encounters in 2020, with a 22-point win at home in Round 5 followed by a six-goal win at Noarlunga in Round 12. Fast forward to now, although the Blues finally broke through for their first win last week against the Bloods by 50 points, the Panthers have yet to drop a game with wins against the Crows, North and last week the Magpies at home by nine points. Thus far they have demonstrated their ability to fight hard. But at times, periodic inaccuracy has been a nagging issue. Amazingly today, there wasn't much of a weather influence to speak of, with the trademark Noarlunga weather pretty much absent. The Blues were able to take advantage of some early game misfires by the Panthers, at quarter-time they would lead by four points after scoring 2.1 to South's 1.3. The Panthers continued to waste their opportunities in attack in the second term, but the Blues weren't really running away with anything either so were able to keep within striking distance of the Blues going into the changerooms at half-time. South scored 3.5 to Sturt's 3.2, the Blues still ahead by just one point at the break. The third quarter was an all-out struggle, but though South were still not landing every punch truly, the Blues looked like they were beginning to falter early. They managed just 1.2 as the Panthers kicked into the lead with their 2.3. At three quarter-time, the home side was up by a goal. The final term was all South, who kept the visitors to just one behind whilst bagging 5.4 for themselves to keep their flawless start to the year intact, running out 39-point winners. The Panthers would name prized recruit Bryce Gibbs as their best with 35 disposals, five marks and seven tackles. James Battersby was named Sturt's best on ground for the fourth week running, notching up 25 disposals and 13 tackles.
We head back up the coastline from Noarlunga to the beach-side suburb of Glenelg, where we had a rare Saturday night fixture at the ACH Group Stadium where the Tigers took on the Magpies for Anzac Day Eve. It has been around 18 months since these two last met, with the withdrawal of all AFL reserves participation in the state leagues in the 2020 season putting the Magpies on the sidelines. Port won just one game from their four encounters last season, a four-point win in a 2nd Semi-Final. The Tigers took everything else -- a 49-point win at Brighton Road in Round 8, a four-goal win at Alberton in Round 14, then worst of all... the premiership. Port were jumped early that day and never truly recovered thanks to their early poor shooting on goal, going down by 28 points. Only Glenelg came into this with a win, although the Dogs made them earn it at the Ponderosa. The Magpies still sit on just one win, but it wasn't last week against Souths. Both sides had trouble putting the ball through the big sticks early on in the piece, kicking two goals each. The Tigers' six behind to Port's four allowed them to take a two-point lead at the first change. There would still be one kick separating the two by the long break, Glenelg still ahead at the half-time siren by a single goal as the arm-wrestle continued in the second term. The Tigers added 3.2 to Port's 2.4, six points the gap in favour of the home side. When play resumed it looked as though the Tigers were going to make an early run for a comfortable three quarter-time lead, at one stage getting out to a four-goal advantage. But the Magpies brought that back to something more manageable by the final break. They scored four of the last five majors, only eight points separating the two after a 4.3 to 4.1 third term. Unfortunately for the Magpie faithful, they couldn't maintain that rage in the final term, the inaccuracy bug putting the game out of their reach. Glenelg kicked three goals without a miss to Port's 2.4, the Tigers winning by 10 points. Liam McBean was judged as best on ground for his all-round efforts and took out the Bob Quinn Medal for that night. Sam Powell-Pepper continues to push for Power selection, he racked up 34 disposals and laid eight tackles.
The second Grand Final re-match would take place on Anzac Day itself on Sunday afternoon at the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville, with the Eagles facing the Roosters. North's story reads similar to that of the Magpies in 2019. They would win only one game against the Eagles last season, which was the 2nd Semi-Final by 15 points. The Eagles won all the other prizes on offer, a 15-point win in Round 4 at Menzies Crescent, a 25-point win at the Eagles' nest and then they won the flag. And all the Eagles needed to pull off that heist was some fierce motivation -- the 2018 Preliminary Final incident -- and a single quarter of solid, take no prisoners football. The Eagles' nine-goal second quarter took them from 15 points down at quarter-time to nearly six goals in front by half-time and they needn't have looked back because the carpet was well and truly pulled out from under the shocked Roosters that day. Both sides got back into form last weekend after losses sustained a fortnight ago, the Eagles and Roosters tearing the Crows and the Redlegs a new one each. The two sides were practically inseparable for over half of the first quarter until the Eagles kicked three late goals to lead by as many points at quarter-time, the board reading 4.1 to 1.1. The Roosters fired back in response in the second term, keeping the Eagles to 2.2 whilst scoring 6.1 for themselves to lead by five points at the half-time break. As far as goals went from here, the tap was slowed to a comparable trickle when play resumed. The Eagles did most of the attacking when play resumed and North could easily have been overwhelmed right here if the Eagles had made more of their opportunities. In fact, North's sole goal was probably what kept them in it against the Eagles' 2.3. Now it was the Eagles in front by four points at three quarter-time. North would control most of the play in the final term, the scoreboard still not ticking over as the game ended up an arm-wrestle. At the cusp of time-on it was the visitors by three after scoring 1.2 to the Eagles' single point. But the Roosters' hearts were going to be broken, with the last score of the match it was the Eagles' final goal with around four minutes left to play that did it. The home side would win by just three points. The Bob Quinn Medal for this GF re-match would go to Sam Rowland, who finished with 23 disposals and six marks for the Eagles. The Roosters would name Jarred Allmond as their best on ground with 30 disposals and 10 marks.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 4 OF THE SANFL...
Friday April 23
West Adelaide 9.11 (62)
Norwood 6.8 (44)
Hisense Stadium, Richmond
Saturday April 24
Adelaide 16.7 (103)
Central District 12.8 (80)
X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
South Adelaide 11.15 (81)
Sturt 6.6 (42)
Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga
Glenelg 12.11 (83)
Port Adelaide 10.13 (73)
ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Sunday April 25
Woodville-West Torrens 9.7 (61)
North Adelaide 9.4 (58)
Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
INJURIES
Central -- McLean (concussion), Montgomerie (knee), Templeton (groin), Llewellyn (ACL)
South -- Fitt (head knock), Biemans (leg)
Sturt -- Crocker (concussion), Houlahan (hamstring)
Glenelg -- Kluske (adductor)
Port -- Burgoyne (hamstring)
W-WT -- Lehmann (hamstring)
North -- Davis (back)
REPORTS
None known at time of post
LEAGUE LADDER
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South -- 8pts (4-0-0), 60.7%
Glenelg -- 8pts (4-0-0), 57.1%
W-WT -- 6pts (3-1-0), 58%
Norwood -- 4pts (2-2-0), 45.6%
Adelaide -- 4pts (2-2-0), 41.9%
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North -- 2pts (1-3-0), 55.9%
Port -- 2pts (1-3-0), 45.9%
West -- 2pts (1-3-0), 45.7%
Central -- 2pts (1-3-0), 44.6%
Sturt -- 2pts (1-3-0), 44.5%
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PANTHERS TAKE JUNIOR TITLE
It was back in 1995, their first year at the Noarlunga Oval facility, that the Panthers won what was the U-17 premiership. Well finally, South Adelaide have taken their first men's premiership of any description in over a quarter century, the U-16 Torrens Uni Cup, after winning the Grand Final against Glenelg by 53 points at Noarlunga. Not much separated the two sides in the first half, after being up by eight points at quarter-time, the Tigers hit back to lead by a goal at the long break. But the second half belonged to the Panthers, they blew the Tigers away kicking 12 goals to two over the third and final quarters. The win brought an end to the Tigers' dominance of the U-16 competition, having won the previous four flags. South Adelaide vice-captain Tom Schirmer was named as best afield for the day, with 15 disposals, nine kicks and 26 hit-outs.
South Adelaide 16.8 (104) def. Glenelg 7.9 (51)
2021 SANFL STATE TEAM -- Initial Training Squad selected
Seeking to retain the Haydn Bunton Junior Cup, the Croweaters will have significant representation from four SANFL clubs, with reigning premier Woodville-West Torrens and undefeated Glenelg having eight players included. Ladder-leading South Adelaide has seven players chosen while last year’s grand finalist North Adelaide has six. Speaking on SANFL Radio, West End State coach Jade Sheedy said he was pleased with the depth and balance of his squad, indicating that players could still be added should their form warrant selection. "I’m very pleased. It’s very deep and we feel we have got a really good balance as well. We can still add to the squad as well because there are a couple more games left before we play. We will keep tracking players and continue to have a look at who else is out there."
South Adelaide’s Bryce Gibbs, Eagle Riley Knight and Port captain Cam Sutcliffe headline the list of those with recent AFL experience while the two latest Magarey Medallists – Campbell Combe and Luke Partington – have also been named. There will be no shortage of leadership candidates, with seven current SANFL captains listed, including Sutcliffe, Luke Thompson (Eagles), Chris Curran and Max Proud (Glenelg), Alex Spina (North), James Battersby (Sturt) and Matthew Nunn (Norwood). Three Panther young guns headline the exciting youth chosen in the initial squad, with AFL Draft prospect Jason Horne, wingman Hayden Sampson and goalsneak Eamon Wilkinson all providing plenty of pace as will classy Eagles forward Tyson Stengle, who has been providing plenty of candidates for Goal of the Week this year.
Eagles utility Jack Hayes will give Sheedy plenty of versatility given he has been playing in the ruck this year together with 2019 Fos Williams Medallist Michael Knoll and North premiership bigman Alex Barns. Training will begin at Thebarton Oval on Tuesday night, with the match now confirmed as the curtain-raiser to the Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs match at Adelaide Oval. A start time for the contest with the Sandgropers, who won their last meeting against the West End State team at Adelaide Oval in 2018, is still to be confirmed.
CENTRAL DISTRICT
Justin Hoskin & Kyle Presbury
GLENELG
Chris Curran, Liam McBean, Luke Partington, Luke Reynolds, Max Proud, Matthew Snook, Sam Durdin & Lachlan Hosie
NORTH ADELAIDE
Alex Spina, Campbell Combe, Harrison Wigg, Jarred Allmond, Keenan Ramsey & Alex Barns
NORWOOD
Matthew Nunn & Michael Knoll
PORT ADELAIDE
Cam Sutcliffe
SOUTH ADELAIDE
Bryce Gibbs, Eamon Wilkinson, Hayden Sampson, Jason Horne, Joe Haines, Matthew Broadbent & Sam Skinner
STURT
James Battersby
WOODVILLE-WEST TORRENS
Jack Hayes, Jimmy Toumpas, Tyson Stengle, Riley Knight, Matt Goldsworthy, Joseph Sinor, Luke Thompson & Sam Rowland
Above article was taken from the SANFL Website, by Zac Milbank.
Next weekend in Round 5...
Friday April 30 @ 7:40pm
Norwood vs. South Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday May 1
North Adelaide vs. Glenelg; Prospect Oval @ 1:10pm
West Adelaide vs. Central District; Hisense Stadium, Richmond @ 2:10pm
Sunday May 2
Sturt vs. Adelaide; Unley Oval @ 12:05pm
Port Adelaide vs. Woodville-West Torrens; Alberton Oval @ 2:10pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
