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Hi Footy fans...
We're coming up on the half-way mark of the season and at the moment the ones who look the goods are the boys from the bay. After their win last week, they stood undefeated after seven rounds, with no signs its coming to an end anytime soon. The only question for the Tigers is whether they can maintain such rage. Then there's the Panthers, who have shown plenty of promise this season to have dropped only two games thus far, but they have shown the same sort of promise in recent years and just end up adding extra numbers to their premiership drought. Following them are the Redlegs, who overcame a couple of injury-induced backhanders several weeks ago to rise back up the ladder. The reigning premiers aren't exactly having a hangover, but visits to Alberton and a home loss to the Panthers have put them within strike of their feathered rivals from up Port Road. Speaking of which, a lot like their AFL side, getting the job done against top sides has proven to be an issue for the Magpies who cling to fifth. As for the rest... well they're all about the same if you look at the ladder. The only difference between them is their scoring prowess! Eight rounds done, 12 weeks to go.
Welcome to the Round 8 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
First up in this all-Saturday arvo schedule, we're heading out to the north western suburbs and into the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville for the tussle between fourth and third, the Eagles and the Redlegs. The last time they met, it was at The Parade in Round 10, where the Redlegs won by 40 points. That was after the Eagles gave them a bath back in Round 3, winning by 65 points at Oval Avenue. Both clubs came into this game with victories from last week, the Eagles far more convincing in their attack than the 'Legs were. While the Eagles smashed the Bloods by 100 points, by comparison Norwood did it the hard way against the Crows. From 32 scores, 20 of them were behinds in their 48-point victory at home. The Eagles were slow to begin with, the Redlegs having more of the ball from the 13 minute mark as they went into the quarter-time huddle with a two-goal lead having scored 3.3 to 1.3. But the 'Legs stumbled in the second quarter, held to a measly two behinds. The Eagles peppered their posts for a return of 4.5 and would lead by 15 points at the half-time break. The Redlegs ruled the opening quarter, swamping the home side with pressure on the man and in the contests. But the tide certainly changed when the Eagles were the clearance kings in the second, the count during this period being 10-3 and scoring the only majors of the quarter. Norwood's inaccuracy issues returned in the third term, getting just one goal from their six scores while the Eagles added a further 4.2 to take their lead out to five goals at the final change. The Eagles began to spray a fair chunk of their chances in the final term, but their defenders kept the Redlegs pretty quiet to restrict them to 1.1 whilst scoring 2.6 for themselves. The Eagles would usurp the visitors' place on the league ladder, running out 47-point victors. James Tsitas was named best on ground for the Eagles with 34 disposals and six marks, while the Redlegs named Richard Douglas as their best afield with 29 disposals and eight marks.
In game number two we're going down to the outer south of Adelaide for the SANFL's long distance derby between the Panthers and the Bulldogs at the Flinders Uni Stadium in Noarlunga. The Mayor's Cup has been firmly in the hands of the Panthers for the last two years, the Dogs' last victory against South was back in mid-2018 at Elizabeth. The blue and whites have won the last four, including last year's games. In Round 3, the Panthers held the Dogs to five goals and won by 44 points, then in Round 10 at Noarlunga it was a 37-point deficit. South were handed their second loss of the year at the hands of feline rivals Glenelg by 40 points last weekend, while the Bulldogs spoiled the retirement party at Unley with their second victory of the season. The Panthers were uncharacteristically slow to get going against the lower-ranked Dogs, who in the final six minutes scored a trio of goals to take the lead at the first change with the board reading 4.2 to 2.2. South found some rhythm in the second quarter however, overtaking the somewhat plucky Centrals outfit by the long break. The Panthers kicked 6.3 to the Dogs' 2.2 to go into the changerooms with a 13-point lead at half-time. While the sun was shining, the trademark blustery conditions of Noarlunga probably should have played into South's hands a bit more. But skill errors from the Panthers allowed the Dogs to keep within strike at the time. Centrals' started to make some errors of their own in the third quarter, especially in front of goal with their shooting. They took the lead again at one point, but a late goal to the Panthers put them back on top at the three quarter-time siren. Centrals outscored the home side 4.7 to 3.2, cutting the gap back to just two points at the final change. Unfortunately for the visitors, the Panthers ruled the final term and rammed through 6.3 to 2.1 to run out comfortable 28-point winners. Bryce Gibbs was by far South's best -- 36 disposals, two goals, eight marks and six tackles. For the Doggies, it was young gun Harry Grant with 25 disposals and seven marks.
The third game of the Saturday afternoon footy extravaganza takes us up the A-15 from one jungle cat's home to another, the ACH Group Stadium in Glenelg where the Tigers hosted the Crows. Back in the 2019 season, the Crows would get nothing but pain when coming up against that year's eventual premiers. In Round 2, the Tigers kicked 18 goals to nine in their 53-point hiding. Later in Round 15, the Crows were a bit more determined but even keeping the Bays goal-less in the final term didn't quite do it as they went down by two points. They clashed one more time in the Preliminary Final, Glenelg ruling the second half to win by 28 points on their way to the flag the following week. Last weekend, Glenelg dominated the second half against South to win by 40, the Crows on the other hand couldn't take advantage of Norwood's wayward shooting in their eight-goal loss. This was going to be a mismatch of epic proportions. If what we would end up seeing at Brighton Road this day is any indication, Adelaide's senior list probably doesn't have too much to worry about. The Tigers were ruthless from the start, scoring 4.2 to 1.2 in the opening term to take a three-goal lead into the first change. That gap would be more than doubled by the long break as the Bays put through a further 5.3 to 2.2 in the second term. At half-time, Glenelg were holding onto a 37-point advantage. The only things the Crows were doing right were the centre hit-outs, almost double that of the Tigers. That and a better tackle count. The Tigers were just far more efficient and more deadly. The Tigers kept pounding away at the Crows in the third term, taking their lead out to 61 points by three quarter-time after bagging a further 5.4 to 1.4. But the Tigers were still not finished, they showed no signs of giving mercy to the visitors as they scored a further 6.6 to 2.1 in the final term to romp away to an 89-point win. Matt Allen was Glenelg's best on ground, finishing with 33 disposals, eight marks and six tackles. For the Crows, it was ruckman Kieran Strachan who had a big hand in the hit-out count mentioned earlier, no pun intended of course.
Game number four was a battle of the inner northern and inner southern suburbs, the Roosters clashing with the Double Blues at the Prospect Oval. North took out both games against the Blues last season, starting with a 19-point win at Prospect in Round 7. After a lazy first half, the Roosters' third term made the difference when they kicked seven goals to two and withstood a final term comeback. They followed that up with a 31-point victory at Unley in Round 13, but probably should have done more considering they kicked 10.6 for the first half but 2.7 in the second. From last week's outings, the Roosters were unlucky not to have left Alberton with the win, but inaccuracy saw to their eventual demise by eight points and the Blues were even less lucky against Centrals at home. The Blues hit the board within the first minute, but were soon in arrears as the Roosters asserted themselves on their home deck. They'd go into the quarter-time huddle with a two-goal lead, with the scoreboard reading 4.2 to 2.2. North would stretch that margin out to 21 points by the long break, but should have done a bit better with several opportunities going wide, kicking 3.4 to Sturt's 2.1. From here the game devolved into an all out scrap, with the Blues forcing the Roosters into full-blown defensive posture. North's forwards were not going to get much opportunity from here, kept to just one behind in the third term. But the Blues only managed 2.2, cutting the home side's lead down to eight points by three quarter-time. The visitors tried everything, but despite still not allowing North any easy path to goal, would still fall short. Sturt scored only 1.2 against the Roosters' three behinds, which ended up being the final winning margin. Andrew Moore was named best on ground for North, with 28 disposals and four tackles. For the Blues, it was James Battersby with 29 disposals and six marks.
The last match for the weekend takes us once more up Port Road and into the Alberton Oval where the Magpies faced the Bloods. The Magpies made off with all the points from their two games back in 2019, winning by 31 points at Richmond in Round 1, followed by a far easier 77-point hammering in Round 12 at Alberton. The earlier match was very much an opportunity squandered for Westies, the Magpies butchering a swag of shots on goal with a tally of 5.13 at three quarter-time when the gap was just one straight kick. Port finished the afternoon kicking six goals to two. The Magpies saved their best for last against North, kicking six goals to three in the final stanza to win by eight points, while the Bloods had another day from hell against the Eagles in a 100-point demolition. Port seemed flat in the opening term, the Bloods managing to keep within strike of the lead at quarter-time after a 3.2 to 2.3 opening term that had the 'Pies up by five points. The roles were practically reversed in the second term, the Bloods bringing the scores level at the long break after a lowly second term from both sides. West scored two goals to Port's 1.1, scores tied at 27-all at half-time. Westies continued to frustrate the Magpies for much of the third term, even taking a three-point lead just short of time-on after scoring two goals to Port's 1.3. But in a space of six minutes during the added time period, the Magpies banged through four goals to re-take control. A last minute miss saw the Magpies in front by 22 points at three quarter-time siren. The visitors couldn't find that earlier spark again, the 'Pies adding a further 3.2 to 2.1 to win by 29 points and climb to fourth on the league table. Sam Mayes finished as Port's best with 30 disposals, eight marks and six tackles, while the Bloods named Kaine Stevens as their best afield with 33 disposals and six marks.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 8 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday May 29
Woodville-West Torrens 12.16 (88)
Norwood 5.11 (41)
2,016 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
South Adelaide 17.10 (112)
Central District 12.13 (85)
1,215 @ Flinders University Oval, Noarlunga
Glenelg 20.14 (134)
Adelaide 6.9 (45)
2,706 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
North Adelaide 7.10 (52)
Sturt 7.7 (49)
2,080 @ Prospect Oval
Port Adelaide 12.9 (81)
West Adelaide 8.4 (52)
1,410 @ Alberton Oval
INJURIES
W-WT -- Toumpas (concussion)
South -- Rose (AC joint)
Central -- Marsh (head knock)
Sturt -- Smith (knee)
REPORTS
North -- Combe (rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Glenelg -- 16pts (8-0-0), 59.9%
South -- 12pts (6-2-0), 54.4%
W-WT -- 10pts (5-3-0), 57.1%
Port -- 10pts (5-3-0), 52.7%
Norwood -- 10pts (5-3-0), 49.9%
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North -- 6pts (3-5-0), 54.3%
Sturt -- 4pts (2-6-0), 46.7%
Central -- 4pts (2-6-0), 44.4%
West -- 4pts (2-6-0), 40.7%
Adelaide -- 4pts (2-6-0), 40.1%
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WOMEN'S DIVISION -- Bloods get premiership shot
The Bloods have won through to the 2021 SANFL Women's Grand Final, the Redlegs bounced out of contention in a straight sets exit on Saturday morning at The Parade in the Preliminary Final. Norwood opened the scores with 1.1 but then ground to a halt for over half the game which allowed the Bloods to ran away with the win. Westies would go from a goal ahead at quarter-time to 19 points up at half-time. The Bloods continued to make space on the board in the second half, Norwood's missed chance during the third term was their first score for around 40 minutes while the Bloods stretched it out to 26 points by the final change with their 1.2. The 'Legs attempt at a comeback would come to nothing in the last quarter, scoring only 1.2 to Westies' single major to win by four goals and book their shot at the Tigers and the flag next week at Thebarton. It will go down as a horribly wasted season for Norwood, who finished minor premiers with just two losses from 11 games.
Preliminary Final -- West Adelaide 6.4 (40) def. Norwood 2.4 (16)
Next weekend in Round 9...
Saturday June 5
North Adelaide vs. Adelaide; Prospect Oval @ 1:35pm
Central District vs. Woodville-West Torrens; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth @ 2:10pm
Sunday June 6 @ 2:10pm
Norwood vs. Glenelg; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
West Adelaide vs. South Adelaide; Hisense Stadium, Richmond
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
We're coming up on the half-way mark of the season and at the moment the ones who look the goods are the boys from the bay. After their win last week, they stood undefeated after seven rounds, with no signs its coming to an end anytime soon. The only question for the Tigers is whether they can maintain such rage. Then there's the Panthers, who have shown plenty of promise this season to have dropped only two games thus far, but they have shown the same sort of promise in recent years and just end up adding extra numbers to their premiership drought. Following them are the Redlegs, who overcame a couple of injury-induced backhanders several weeks ago to rise back up the ladder. The reigning premiers aren't exactly having a hangover, but visits to Alberton and a home loss to the Panthers have put them within strike of their feathered rivals from up Port Road. Speaking of which, a lot like their AFL side, getting the job done against top sides has proven to be an issue for the Magpies who cling to fifth. As for the rest... well they're all about the same if you look at the ladder. The only difference between them is their scoring prowess! Eight rounds done, 12 weeks to go.
Welcome to the Round 8 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
First up in this all-Saturday arvo schedule, we're heading out to the north western suburbs and into the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville for the tussle between fourth and third, the Eagles and the Redlegs. The last time they met, it was at The Parade in Round 10, where the Redlegs won by 40 points. That was after the Eagles gave them a bath back in Round 3, winning by 65 points at Oval Avenue. Both clubs came into this game with victories from last week, the Eagles far more convincing in their attack than the 'Legs were. While the Eagles smashed the Bloods by 100 points, by comparison Norwood did it the hard way against the Crows. From 32 scores, 20 of them were behinds in their 48-point victory at home. The Eagles were slow to begin with, the Redlegs having more of the ball from the 13 minute mark as they went into the quarter-time huddle with a two-goal lead having scored 3.3 to 1.3. But the 'Legs stumbled in the second quarter, held to a measly two behinds. The Eagles peppered their posts for a return of 4.5 and would lead by 15 points at the half-time break. The Redlegs ruled the opening quarter, swamping the home side with pressure on the man and in the contests. But the tide certainly changed when the Eagles were the clearance kings in the second, the count during this period being 10-3 and scoring the only majors of the quarter. Norwood's inaccuracy issues returned in the third term, getting just one goal from their six scores while the Eagles added a further 4.2 to take their lead out to five goals at the final change. The Eagles began to spray a fair chunk of their chances in the final term, but their defenders kept the Redlegs pretty quiet to restrict them to 1.1 whilst scoring 2.6 for themselves. The Eagles would usurp the visitors' place on the league ladder, running out 47-point victors. James Tsitas was named best on ground for the Eagles with 34 disposals and six marks, while the Redlegs named Richard Douglas as their best afield with 29 disposals and eight marks.
In game number two we're going down to the outer south of Adelaide for the SANFL's long distance derby between the Panthers and the Bulldogs at the Flinders Uni Stadium in Noarlunga. The Mayor's Cup has been firmly in the hands of the Panthers for the last two years, the Dogs' last victory against South was back in mid-2018 at Elizabeth. The blue and whites have won the last four, including last year's games. In Round 3, the Panthers held the Dogs to five goals and won by 44 points, then in Round 10 at Noarlunga it was a 37-point deficit. South were handed their second loss of the year at the hands of feline rivals Glenelg by 40 points last weekend, while the Bulldogs spoiled the retirement party at Unley with their second victory of the season. The Panthers were uncharacteristically slow to get going against the lower-ranked Dogs, who in the final six minutes scored a trio of goals to take the lead at the first change with the board reading 4.2 to 2.2. South found some rhythm in the second quarter however, overtaking the somewhat plucky Centrals outfit by the long break. The Panthers kicked 6.3 to the Dogs' 2.2 to go into the changerooms with a 13-point lead at half-time. While the sun was shining, the trademark blustery conditions of Noarlunga probably should have played into South's hands a bit more. But skill errors from the Panthers allowed the Dogs to keep within strike at the time. Centrals' started to make some errors of their own in the third quarter, especially in front of goal with their shooting. They took the lead again at one point, but a late goal to the Panthers put them back on top at the three quarter-time siren. Centrals outscored the home side 4.7 to 3.2, cutting the gap back to just two points at the final change. Unfortunately for the visitors, the Panthers ruled the final term and rammed through 6.3 to 2.1 to run out comfortable 28-point winners. Bryce Gibbs was by far South's best -- 36 disposals, two goals, eight marks and six tackles. For the Doggies, it was young gun Harry Grant with 25 disposals and seven marks.
The third game of the Saturday afternoon footy extravaganza takes us up the A-15 from one jungle cat's home to another, the ACH Group Stadium in Glenelg where the Tigers hosted the Crows. Back in the 2019 season, the Crows would get nothing but pain when coming up against that year's eventual premiers. In Round 2, the Tigers kicked 18 goals to nine in their 53-point hiding. Later in Round 15, the Crows were a bit more determined but even keeping the Bays goal-less in the final term didn't quite do it as they went down by two points. They clashed one more time in the Preliminary Final, Glenelg ruling the second half to win by 28 points on their way to the flag the following week. Last weekend, Glenelg dominated the second half against South to win by 40, the Crows on the other hand couldn't take advantage of Norwood's wayward shooting in their eight-goal loss. This was going to be a mismatch of epic proportions. If what we would end up seeing at Brighton Road this day is any indication, Adelaide's senior list probably doesn't have too much to worry about. The Tigers were ruthless from the start, scoring 4.2 to 1.2 in the opening term to take a three-goal lead into the first change. That gap would be more than doubled by the long break as the Bays put through a further 5.3 to 2.2 in the second term. At half-time, Glenelg were holding onto a 37-point advantage. The only things the Crows were doing right were the centre hit-outs, almost double that of the Tigers. That and a better tackle count. The Tigers were just far more efficient and more deadly. The Tigers kept pounding away at the Crows in the third term, taking their lead out to 61 points by three quarter-time after bagging a further 5.4 to 1.4. But the Tigers were still not finished, they showed no signs of giving mercy to the visitors as they scored a further 6.6 to 2.1 in the final term to romp away to an 89-point win. Matt Allen was Glenelg's best on ground, finishing with 33 disposals, eight marks and six tackles. For the Crows, it was ruckman Kieran Strachan who had a big hand in the hit-out count mentioned earlier, no pun intended of course.
Game number four was a battle of the inner northern and inner southern suburbs, the Roosters clashing with the Double Blues at the Prospect Oval. North took out both games against the Blues last season, starting with a 19-point win at Prospect in Round 7. After a lazy first half, the Roosters' third term made the difference when they kicked seven goals to two and withstood a final term comeback. They followed that up with a 31-point victory at Unley in Round 13, but probably should have done more considering they kicked 10.6 for the first half but 2.7 in the second. From last week's outings, the Roosters were unlucky not to have left Alberton with the win, but inaccuracy saw to their eventual demise by eight points and the Blues were even less lucky against Centrals at home. The Blues hit the board within the first minute, but were soon in arrears as the Roosters asserted themselves on their home deck. They'd go into the quarter-time huddle with a two-goal lead, with the scoreboard reading 4.2 to 2.2. North would stretch that margin out to 21 points by the long break, but should have done a bit better with several opportunities going wide, kicking 3.4 to Sturt's 2.1. From here the game devolved into an all out scrap, with the Blues forcing the Roosters into full-blown defensive posture. North's forwards were not going to get much opportunity from here, kept to just one behind in the third term. But the Blues only managed 2.2, cutting the home side's lead down to eight points by three quarter-time. The visitors tried everything, but despite still not allowing North any easy path to goal, would still fall short. Sturt scored only 1.2 against the Roosters' three behinds, which ended up being the final winning margin. Andrew Moore was named best on ground for North, with 28 disposals and four tackles. For the Blues, it was James Battersby with 29 disposals and six marks.
The last match for the weekend takes us once more up Port Road and into the Alberton Oval where the Magpies faced the Bloods. The Magpies made off with all the points from their two games back in 2019, winning by 31 points at Richmond in Round 1, followed by a far easier 77-point hammering in Round 12 at Alberton. The earlier match was very much an opportunity squandered for Westies, the Magpies butchering a swag of shots on goal with a tally of 5.13 at three quarter-time when the gap was just one straight kick. Port finished the afternoon kicking six goals to two. The Magpies saved their best for last against North, kicking six goals to three in the final stanza to win by eight points, while the Bloods had another day from hell against the Eagles in a 100-point demolition. Port seemed flat in the opening term, the Bloods managing to keep within strike of the lead at quarter-time after a 3.2 to 2.3 opening term that had the 'Pies up by five points. The roles were practically reversed in the second term, the Bloods bringing the scores level at the long break after a lowly second term from both sides. West scored two goals to Port's 1.1, scores tied at 27-all at half-time. Westies continued to frustrate the Magpies for much of the third term, even taking a three-point lead just short of time-on after scoring two goals to Port's 1.3. But in a space of six minutes during the added time period, the Magpies banged through four goals to re-take control. A last minute miss saw the Magpies in front by 22 points at three quarter-time siren. The visitors couldn't find that earlier spark again, the 'Pies adding a further 3.2 to 2.1 to win by 29 points and climb to fourth on the league table. Sam Mayes finished as Port's best with 30 disposals, eight marks and six tackles, while the Bloods named Kaine Stevens as their best afield with 33 disposals and six marks.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 8 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday May 29
Woodville-West Torrens 12.16 (88)
Norwood 5.11 (41)
2,016 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
South Adelaide 17.10 (112)
Central District 12.13 (85)
1,215 @ Flinders University Oval, Noarlunga
Glenelg 20.14 (134)
Adelaide 6.9 (45)
2,706 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
North Adelaide 7.10 (52)
Sturt 7.7 (49)
2,080 @ Prospect Oval
Port Adelaide 12.9 (81)
West Adelaide 8.4 (52)
1,410 @ Alberton Oval
INJURIES
W-WT -- Toumpas (concussion)
South -- Rose (AC joint)
Central -- Marsh (head knock)
Sturt -- Smith (knee)
REPORTS
North -- Combe (rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Glenelg -- 16pts (8-0-0), 59.9%
South -- 12pts (6-2-0), 54.4%
W-WT -- 10pts (5-3-0), 57.1%
Port -- 10pts (5-3-0), 52.7%
Norwood -- 10pts (5-3-0), 49.9%
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North -- 6pts (3-5-0), 54.3%
Sturt -- 4pts (2-6-0), 46.7%
Central -- 4pts (2-6-0), 44.4%
West -- 4pts (2-6-0), 40.7%
Adelaide -- 4pts (2-6-0), 40.1%
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WOMEN'S DIVISION -- Bloods get premiership shot
The Bloods have won through to the 2021 SANFL Women's Grand Final, the Redlegs bounced out of contention in a straight sets exit on Saturday morning at The Parade in the Preliminary Final. Norwood opened the scores with 1.1 but then ground to a halt for over half the game which allowed the Bloods to ran away with the win. Westies would go from a goal ahead at quarter-time to 19 points up at half-time. The Bloods continued to make space on the board in the second half, Norwood's missed chance during the third term was their first score for around 40 minutes while the Bloods stretched it out to 26 points by the final change with their 1.2. The 'Legs attempt at a comeback would come to nothing in the last quarter, scoring only 1.2 to Westies' single major to win by four goals and book their shot at the Tigers and the flag next week at Thebarton. It will go down as a horribly wasted season for Norwood, who finished minor premiers with just two losses from 11 games.
Preliminary Final -- West Adelaide 6.4 (40) def. Norwood 2.4 (16)
Next weekend in Round 9...
Saturday June 5
North Adelaide vs. Adelaide; Prospect Oval @ 1:35pm
Central District vs. Woodville-West Torrens; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth @ 2:10pm
Sunday June 6 @ 2:10pm
Norwood vs. Glenelg; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
West Adelaide vs. South Adelaide; Hisense Stadium, Richmond
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
