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Hi Footy fans...
There are just two more rounds of home and away football to go and we're still not fully decided on the make up of the final five. There's still three clubs vying for that minor premiership and the finals double chance, with the Roosters, Crows and Tigers all still very much in contention. The ladder leaders of North Adelaide seem to have the easiest run home and are in the box seat to clinch the early prize, the Tigers' run home has a date with the Redlegs at The Parade and the Crows are also well within strike with two games against lower-end teams. Below them, the sudden death Elimination Final spots are still not fully set in stone. Before a ball was to be kicked, the Redlegs and the Double Blues were clutching onto those spots, with the Eagles still in with a chance to continue their premiership defence. The Panthers were not far off the pace either, but their slim chance of gracing Adelaide Oval has been getting dimmer. The run home is now more important than ever for the mid-table sides, plus the top teams have some potential banana peels to slip on against clubs that are very much out of the equation but would be eager to put a spanner in the works. Two more rounds, folks... two more.
Welcome to the Round 17 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first of four Saturday afternoon games takes us to the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth where the Bulldogs took on the Redlegs. In their last clash, the Redlegs won by 21 points at The Parade but it wasn't without a fight from the underperforming Bulldogs. First half missed chances from the Redlegs kept the Doggies in the hunt and after being down by three kicks at half-time, brought them back to just one come three quarter-time. The 'Legs peppered their goals in the final term, putting a stranglehold on the Dogs' attack in order to run away with the victory. But still fresh in Centrals' fans minds is the momentum-killing decision from the umpires at Elizabeth back in 2021. With Centrals attempting to mount a comeback, a sure-fire goal with an empty goal-square was denied by a controversial call. Norwood would kick away to a 32-point win. Prior to the league bye last week, the 'Legs were victorious over the Crows, while the Bulldogs went down in a final-term fadeout against the Magpies under lights at Woodville. Even with very little rain to spoil the day, this was going to be a low-scoring contest. With nothing to lose, the Bulldogs made the Redlegs fight for everything. The Redlegs led the game right up to the quarter-time siren with their score of 2.2 to 1.3, but just prior to the siren a final attack from Centrals saw a mark and goal which put them in the lead by a point at that first change. Norwood ruled the second term with some more improved ball movement and would proceed to the sheds at the long break with the lead. They kicked 3.1 to 1.1 to put themselves ahead by 11 points at half-time. The Dogs still made the Redlegs look a bit off their game at some points, but the thing that was suffering most was their aerial work. Norwood were over-using the handball as well, in fact they would finish with almost 60 more handballs. The visitors would go into the three quarter-time huddle with a two-goal lead after a 1.2 to 1.1 third term, setting up a massive final term. The Bulldogs were all over the 'Legs in the final stanza, holding them to just 1.1. They would draw the gap back to within a single straight kick just prior to time-on, but three vital chances in the added period would all go wide. The home sides' 2.6 would find them falling agonizingly short, Norwood winning by a point. Nik Rokahr was named best for the 'Legs with a haul of 33 disposals, 11 tackles and six marks. For the Dogs, it was Billy Iles with 17 disposals, six tackles and winning five free kicks.
The next contest takes us back city-side and over to the western fringes, the Hisense Stadium in Richmond providing the setting for the clash between the Bloods and the Panthers. The Panthers were the victors in their last encounter with Westies, winning by five goals at Noarlunga in Round 8. It had an average beginning and a goal-laden second term. The Bloods led by a point at half-time but couldn't keep it up in the second half, the Panthers kicking eight goals to three on their way to victory. The Bloods pushed the Tigers hard a couple of weeks ago at home, but went down by nine points in a gallant display. Over the past month, the Panthers have looked a bit wobbly despite a couple of vital wins including against Sturt at Unley before last week's bye. Speaking of the Blues, the Panthers were sitting two wins adrift of the fifth placed outfit before this week's action. A loss here would put a serious dent in their chances of contesting finals. The Panthers butchered a couple of prime chances early in the game, a late goal allowing them to be the ones in front at quarter-time. They scored 2.4 to the Bloods' 2.2 to lead by two points at the first change. More missed chances on goal from South would allow the Bloods to jump into the lead by the long break, Westies putting a late one through to over-turn the earlier deficit in their favour. The Bloods scored 2.1 to the blue & whites' 1.3, going into the rooms at half-time with a two-point lead. The Panthers seemed to return with a purpose when play resumed for the second half, but they still wasted an absolute swag of chances to put the Bloods to the sword. They dominated possession and really should have run away with it but their score of 4.6 to 1.1 would have the Panthers lead by 21 points at three quarter-time when they could very well have led by more than 40. And this is when it all went pear-shaped for the visitors. South were holding on for dear life for over 14 minutes, maintaining their four-kick lead with both sides scoring 1.2 a piece. Then the Bloods shut them down completely, ramming through an unanswered 4.2 on their way to a memorable five-point victory. Jackson Edwards was the Bloods' stats-man today, with 32 disposals, 10 marks and four clearances. The Panthers named Keegan Brooksby as their best afield, with 24 disposals, eight marks and nine clearances.
Game number three for the Saturday arvo takes us bay-side as the Tigers and the Roosters renewed their rivalry at the ACH Group Stadium in Glenelg. Their last encounter was the one that well and truly got away from the Tigers. It was back in Round 6 that the Roosters stole the points at Menzies Crescent, the Tigers made to rue a swag of chances late on. The Bays started off with a 21-point quarter-time lead, which was brought down to just 10 points in a goals-a-plenty second term where the Roosters kicked six goals to four. It went all the way down to the wire, to the final moments. Unfortunately for the Tigers, their backs gave away the one free kick in their defensive 50, leading to the goal that saw the points snatched away. North by two points. Both sides emerged victorious from their Round 16 matches, the Tigers just managing to evade the Bloods, while the Roosters recovered from their loss in the iron triangle to down the reigning champs. Last week the Tigers' goal-kicking allowed the Bloods to remain alive throughout the game, this week seemed to be a continuation of those habits. The Roosters weren't their most accurate either, the scoreboard would read 2.3 to 3.4 at quarter-time with the Tigers in front by seven points. Glenelg continued to blow chances on goal in the second term, while North were starting to look the premiership material with a dominating 6.3 to 1.4 to take their advantage out to 22 points going into the half-time break. A good deal of the damage was done in the middle of the ground with North's rucks were ruling the hitouts, the Tigers putting a relatively new pair into the centre for a trial by fire. The gap just kept getting bigger for the Roosters, who looked far superior to the mob that took on Adelaide a few weeks ago at Whyalla. They extended their lead to just shy of six goals, scoring 5.3 to 3.2 to go into the final change 35-point leaders. The Tigers had absolutely nothing left in the tank by this time, managing just five behinds in the final term. North added a further 3.3 to their tally, eventually winning by 51 points. Glenelg's finals spot is now truly under a cloud, with the Redlegs now within a game of perhaps usurping their position. Campbell Combe was the standout for the Roosters, notching up 26 disposals and a mammoth 20 tackles. The Tigers named Matthew Allen as their best on ground, with 23 disposals, nine marks and six tackles.
The last of the Saturday matches takes us over to the inner southern suburbs and into the Wigan Oval in Unley where the Double Blues clashed with the Magpies. Their last game was a low-scoring one, with the Blues coming out 13-point winners at Alberton back in Round 4. The game was low-scoring with just 16 goals scored for the day, the Blues finally putting the Magpies to the sword in the final term. The gap at the breaks never exceeded more than a single straight shot and at the final change, the Pies led by just six points. But a final term lapse saw Port drop the points, held to just one behind while the Blues kicked 3.2 on their way to victory. Back a fortnight ago, only the Magpies emerged with any points after their win against Centrals at Woodville, while Sturt were shocked by the Panthers at Unley in a horrid second half display. No doubt with that loss stuck in their minds and their fifth spot still very much on the line, the Blues went right to work. They held the Magpies to a measly two behinds whilst bagging 5.4 for themselves to go into the quarter-time huddle with a 32-point lead. The Magpies' woes continued right up to the long break, adding only 1.1 to their score as the gap blew out to 51 points after Sturt scored 4.2. Any pride that the Magpies had got from their hard-fought win at Woodville had evaporated and it was basically back to the doldrums. There was little more that the Blues needed to do except not blow their advantage as any big win would be favourable in terms of their percentage on the league ladder. Port's third quarter was a better showing, but their accuracy would only allow them to reduce the gap down by 10 points from the half-time deficit. They scored 3.5 to 2.1, Sturt's lead drawn back to 41 points. To the Magpies credit, they didn't lay down, but Sturt's defences would only allow them so much lee-way. In the final term, Port scored a further 3.4 to two goals, the Blues running out easy 31-point winners. James Battersby looks like a shoe-in for the Morton Medal for this year, again voted best afield with 25 disposals, nine marks and six tackles. Jackson Mead was Port's best with 27 disposals, 11 tackles and seven marks.
The last match for the weekend took place on the Sunday afternoon at the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville, where the Eagles faced the Crows. Last time these two feathered foes clashed, it was the Crows that came out on top with a 33-point win. The Eagles had fought back from a 23-point half-time deficit to be down by just one point at the final change. But they couldn't maintain their intensity in the final term, the Crows holding the reigning premiers to a single behind and kick five goals for themselves. The Eagles hopes of defending their flag into finals has taken a nosedive over the past few weeks, with only two victories since their loss to Centrals in Round 11. The Roosters were the latest to put their premiership defence into further jeopardy with an eight-goal hiding. At the same time the Crows hit a speed bump of their own, losing to the Redlegs by 11 points at Norwood. The first half was nothing short of a battle, especially the first half where both sides had an answer to each other's attacking forays. They would go into the first change on equal terms, with 3.3 each on the board. The Eagles' second term in front of goal was less productive than it could have been, although to their credit they were down by as much as 19 points at one time during the quarter. But that gap was reeled back to a single kick by the long break with one last major from the home side, the Crows scoring 4.4 to the Eagles' 3.6 to lead by just four points at the half-time siren. The Crows returned to the field on a mission and with the Eagles' sketchy form in one period or another during this half of the season, would put foot to throat in the third quarter. Adelaide kicked away to a five-kick lead going into the final change, restricting the Eagles to just 1.3 whilst adding 4.6 to their score. At three quarter-time, the Crows took their lead out to 25 points. Adelaide continued to ram the point home in the finishing term, booting 6.1 to 3.4 to run out 40-point winners and in the process, rising to second on the league table over Glenelg. The Eagles' final two games are now must win. Matt Crouch was by far Adelaide's best with 42 disposals, eight clearances and six marks. For the Eagles, they named Riley Knight as their standout with 35 disposals and six tackles.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 17 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday August 6
Norwood 7.6 (48)
Central District 6.11 (47)
1,426 @ X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
West Adelaide 10.8 (68)
South Adelaide 8.15 (63)
1,055 @ Hisense Stadium, Richmond
North Adelaide 16.12 (108)
Glenelg 7.15 (57)
2,047 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Sturt 13.7 (85)
Port Adelaide 7.12 (54)
1,749 @ Wigan Oval, Unley
Sunday August 7
Adelaide 17.14 (116)
Woodville-West Torrens 10.16 (76)
3,827 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
INJURIES
Norwood -- Stockdale (knee)
Central -- J. Schiller (knee)
REPORTS
Port -- Hayes (striking, rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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North -- 24pts (12-4-0) 58.3%
Adelaide -- 22pts (11-5-0), 57.5%
Norwood -- 22pts (11-5-0), 53.9%
Glenelg -- 22pts (11-5-0), 51.7%
Sturt -- 20pts (10-6-0), 52.4%
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W-WT -- 16pts (8-8-0), 49.8%
South -- 14pts (7-9-0), 49.1%
Central -- 8pts (4-12-0), 43.9%
Port -- 8pts (4-12-0), 41.1%
West -- 4pts (2-14-0), 41.2%
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COUNTRY CROWEATERS FLY HIGH OVER WA
Some of the cream of the recent SA Country Football Championships were given the opportunity to pull on the red representative guernsey during the SANFL's league bye, and represent they did with victory over their Western Australian counterparts in a curtain raiser to the Adelaide vs Carlton match at the Adelaide Oval, where earlier this year the SANFL side also downed the WAFL. Coached by former Central District premiership player Rick MacGowan, the country boys started off strong with an unanswered three goal opening quarter, then followed that up with a four goal to one second term to take their advantage out to 36 points by the long break. By the time the Sandgropers got anything going it was far too late for remedial action. They did restore some respectability in out-goaling the Croweaters five goals to three in the second half, bringing the final gap down to 27 points. Representing the Central zone in the championships, Ben Edwards kicked four goals for SA, making up over a third of their goal tally. But it was South-East zone's Matt Willson that was named best afield for the country Croweaters. He would cap off his representative honours with not only winning the Don McSweeny Medal in Whyalla, but also adding the Barry Stringer Medal to his 2022 honours as SA Country's best player.
South Australia 10.8 (68) def. Western Australia 6.5 (41)
Next weekend in Round 18...
Friday August 12 @ 7:40pm
Norwood vs. Glenelg; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday August 13
North Adelaide vs. West Adelaide; Prospect Oval @ 2:10pm
Central District vs. Adelaide; Adelaide Oval @ 5pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Sturt; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville @ 6:30pm
Sunday August 14 @ 1:35pm
South Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide; Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
There are just two more rounds of home and away football to go and we're still not fully decided on the make up of the final five. There's still three clubs vying for that minor premiership and the finals double chance, with the Roosters, Crows and Tigers all still very much in contention. The ladder leaders of North Adelaide seem to have the easiest run home and are in the box seat to clinch the early prize, the Tigers' run home has a date with the Redlegs at The Parade and the Crows are also well within strike with two games against lower-end teams. Below them, the sudden death Elimination Final spots are still not fully set in stone. Before a ball was to be kicked, the Redlegs and the Double Blues were clutching onto those spots, with the Eagles still in with a chance to continue their premiership defence. The Panthers were not far off the pace either, but their slim chance of gracing Adelaide Oval has been getting dimmer. The run home is now more important than ever for the mid-table sides, plus the top teams have some potential banana peels to slip on against clubs that are very much out of the equation but would be eager to put a spanner in the works. Two more rounds, folks... two more.
Welcome to the Round 17 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first of four Saturday afternoon games takes us to the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth where the Bulldogs took on the Redlegs. In their last clash, the Redlegs won by 21 points at The Parade but it wasn't without a fight from the underperforming Bulldogs. First half missed chances from the Redlegs kept the Doggies in the hunt and after being down by three kicks at half-time, brought them back to just one come three quarter-time. The 'Legs peppered their goals in the final term, putting a stranglehold on the Dogs' attack in order to run away with the victory. But still fresh in Centrals' fans minds is the momentum-killing decision from the umpires at Elizabeth back in 2021. With Centrals attempting to mount a comeback, a sure-fire goal with an empty goal-square was denied by a controversial call. Norwood would kick away to a 32-point win. Prior to the league bye last week, the 'Legs were victorious over the Crows, while the Bulldogs went down in a final-term fadeout against the Magpies under lights at Woodville. Even with very little rain to spoil the day, this was going to be a low-scoring contest. With nothing to lose, the Bulldogs made the Redlegs fight for everything. The Redlegs led the game right up to the quarter-time siren with their score of 2.2 to 1.3, but just prior to the siren a final attack from Centrals saw a mark and goal which put them in the lead by a point at that first change. Norwood ruled the second term with some more improved ball movement and would proceed to the sheds at the long break with the lead. They kicked 3.1 to 1.1 to put themselves ahead by 11 points at half-time. The Dogs still made the Redlegs look a bit off their game at some points, but the thing that was suffering most was their aerial work. Norwood were over-using the handball as well, in fact they would finish with almost 60 more handballs. The visitors would go into the three quarter-time huddle with a two-goal lead after a 1.2 to 1.1 third term, setting up a massive final term. The Bulldogs were all over the 'Legs in the final stanza, holding them to just 1.1. They would draw the gap back to within a single straight kick just prior to time-on, but three vital chances in the added period would all go wide. The home sides' 2.6 would find them falling agonizingly short, Norwood winning by a point. Nik Rokahr was named best for the 'Legs with a haul of 33 disposals, 11 tackles and six marks. For the Dogs, it was Billy Iles with 17 disposals, six tackles and winning five free kicks.
The next contest takes us back city-side and over to the western fringes, the Hisense Stadium in Richmond providing the setting for the clash between the Bloods and the Panthers. The Panthers were the victors in their last encounter with Westies, winning by five goals at Noarlunga in Round 8. It had an average beginning and a goal-laden second term. The Bloods led by a point at half-time but couldn't keep it up in the second half, the Panthers kicking eight goals to three on their way to victory. The Bloods pushed the Tigers hard a couple of weeks ago at home, but went down by nine points in a gallant display. Over the past month, the Panthers have looked a bit wobbly despite a couple of vital wins including against Sturt at Unley before last week's bye. Speaking of the Blues, the Panthers were sitting two wins adrift of the fifth placed outfit before this week's action. A loss here would put a serious dent in their chances of contesting finals. The Panthers butchered a couple of prime chances early in the game, a late goal allowing them to be the ones in front at quarter-time. They scored 2.4 to the Bloods' 2.2 to lead by two points at the first change. More missed chances on goal from South would allow the Bloods to jump into the lead by the long break, Westies putting a late one through to over-turn the earlier deficit in their favour. The Bloods scored 2.1 to the blue & whites' 1.3, going into the rooms at half-time with a two-point lead. The Panthers seemed to return with a purpose when play resumed for the second half, but they still wasted an absolute swag of chances to put the Bloods to the sword. They dominated possession and really should have run away with it but their score of 4.6 to 1.1 would have the Panthers lead by 21 points at three quarter-time when they could very well have led by more than 40. And this is when it all went pear-shaped for the visitors. South were holding on for dear life for over 14 minutes, maintaining their four-kick lead with both sides scoring 1.2 a piece. Then the Bloods shut them down completely, ramming through an unanswered 4.2 on their way to a memorable five-point victory. Jackson Edwards was the Bloods' stats-man today, with 32 disposals, 10 marks and four clearances. The Panthers named Keegan Brooksby as their best afield, with 24 disposals, eight marks and nine clearances.
Game number three for the Saturday arvo takes us bay-side as the Tigers and the Roosters renewed their rivalry at the ACH Group Stadium in Glenelg. Their last encounter was the one that well and truly got away from the Tigers. It was back in Round 6 that the Roosters stole the points at Menzies Crescent, the Tigers made to rue a swag of chances late on. The Bays started off with a 21-point quarter-time lead, which was brought down to just 10 points in a goals-a-plenty second term where the Roosters kicked six goals to four. It went all the way down to the wire, to the final moments. Unfortunately for the Tigers, their backs gave away the one free kick in their defensive 50, leading to the goal that saw the points snatched away. North by two points. Both sides emerged victorious from their Round 16 matches, the Tigers just managing to evade the Bloods, while the Roosters recovered from their loss in the iron triangle to down the reigning champs. Last week the Tigers' goal-kicking allowed the Bloods to remain alive throughout the game, this week seemed to be a continuation of those habits. The Roosters weren't their most accurate either, the scoreboard would read 2.3 to 3.4 at quarter-time with the Tigers in front by seven points. Glenelg continued to blow chances on goal in the second term, while North were starting to look the premiership material with a dominating 6.3 to 1.4 to take their advantage out to 22 points going into the half-time break. A good deal of the damage was done in the middle of the ground with North's rucks were ruling the hitouts, the Tigers putting a relatively new pair into the centre for a trial by fire. The gap just kept getting bigger for the Roosters, who looked far superior to the mob that took on Adelaide a few weeks ago at Whyalla. They extended their lead to just shy of six goals, scoring 5.3 to 3.2 to go into the final change 35-point leaders. The Tigers had absolutely nothing left in the tank by this time, managing just five behinds in the final term. North added a further 3.3 to their tally, eventually winning by 51 points. Glenelg's finals spot is now truly under a cloud, with the Redlegs now within a game of perhaps usurping their position. Campbell Combe was the standout for the Roosters, notching up 26 disposals and a mammoth 20 tackles. The Tigers named Matthew Allen as their best on ground, with 23 disposals, nine marks and six tackles.
The last of the Saturday matches takes us over to the inner southern suburbs and into the Wigan Oval in Unley where the Double Blues clashed with the Magpies. Their last game was a low-scoring one, with the Blues coming out 13-point winners at Alberton back in Round 4. The game was low-scoring with just 16 goals scored for the day, the Blues finally putting the Magpies to the sword in the final term. The gap at the breaks never exceeded more than a single straight shot and at the final change, the Pies led by just six points. But a final term lapse saw Port drop the points, held to just one behind while the Blues kicked 3.2 on their way to victory. Back a fortnight ago, only the Magpies emerged with any points after their win against Centrals at Woodville, while Sturt were shocked by the Panthers at Unley in a horrid second half display. No doubt with that loss stuck in their minds and their fifth spot still very much on the line, the Blues went right to work. They held the Magpies to a measly two behinds whilst bagging 5.4 for themselves to go into the quarter-time huddle with a 32-point lead. The Magpies' woes continued right up to the long break, adding only 1.1 to their score as the gap blew out to 51 points after Sturt scored 4.2. Any pride that the Magpies had got from their hard-fought win at Woodville had evaporated and it was basically back to the doldrums. There was little more that the Blues needed to do except not blow their advantage as any big win would be favourable in terms of their percentage on the league ladder. Port's third quarter was a better showing, but their accuracy would only allow them to reduce the gap down by 10 points from the half-time deficit. They scored 3.5 to 2.1, Sturt's lead drawn back to 41 points. To the Magpies credit, they didn't lay down, but Sturt's defences would only allow them so much lee-way. In the final term, Port scored a further 3.4 to two goals, the Blues running out easy 31-point winners. James Battersby looks like a shoe-in for the Morton Medal for this year, again voted best afield with 25 disposals, nine marks and six tackles. Jackson Mead was Port's best with 27 disposals, 11 tackles and seven marks.
The last match for the weekend took place on the Sunday afternoon at the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville, where the Eagles faced the Crows. Last time these two feathered foes clashed, it was the Crows that came out on top with a 33-point win. The Eagles had fought back from a 23-point half-time deficit to be down by just one point at the final change. But they couldn't maintain their intensity in the final term, the Crows holding the reigning premiers to a single behind and kick five goals for themselves. The Eagles hopes of defending their flag into finals has taken a nosedive over the past few weeks, with only two victories since their loss to Centrals in Round 11. The Roosters were the latest to put their premiership defence into further jeopardy with an eight-goal hiding. At the same time the Crows hit a speed bump of their own, losing to the Redlegs by 11 points at Norwood. The first half was nothing short of a battle, especially the first half where both sides had an answer to each other's attacking forays. They would go into the first change on equal terms, with 3.3 each on the board. The Eagles' second term in front of goal was less productive than it could have been, although to their credit they were down by as much as 19 points at one time during the quarter. But that gap was reeled back to a single kick by the long break with one last major from the home side, the Crows scoring 4.4 to the Eagles' 3.6 to lead by just four points at the half-time siren. The Crows returned to the field on a mission and with the Eagles' sketchy form in one period or another during this half of the season, would put foot to throat in the third quarter. Adelaide kicked away to a five-kick lead going into the final change, restricting the Eagles to just 1.3 whilst adding 4.6 to their score. At three quarter-time, the Crows took their lead out to 25 points. Adelaide continued to ram the point home in the finishing term, booting 6.1 to 3.4 to run out 40-point winners and in the process, rising to second on the league table over Glenelg. The Eagles' final two games are now must win. Matt Crouch was by far Adelaide's best with 42 disposals, eight clearances and six marks. For the Eagles, they named Riley Knight as their standout with 35 disposals and six tackles.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 17 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday August 6
Norwood 7.6 (48)
Central District 6.11 (47)
1,426 @ X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
West Adelaide 10.8 (68)
South Adelaide 8.15 (63)
1,055 @ Hisense Stadium, Richmond
North Adelaide 16.12 (108)
Glenelg 7.15 (57)
2,047 @ ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg
Sturt 13.7 (85)
Port Adelaide 7.12 (54)
1,749 @ Wigan Oval, Unley
Sunday August 7
Adelaide 17.14 (116)
Woodville-West Torrens 10.16 (76)
3,827 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
INJURIES
Norwood -- Stockdale (knee)
Central -- J. Schiller (knee)
REPORTS
Port -- Hayes (striking, rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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North -- 24pts (12-4-0) 58.3%
Adelaide -- 22pts (11-5-0), 57.5%
Norwood -- 22pts (11-5-0), 53.9%
Glenelg -- 22pts (11-5-0), 51.7%
Sturt -- 20pts (10-6-0), 52.4%
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W-WT -- 16pts (8-8-0), 49.8%
South -- 14pts (7-9-0), 49.1%
Central -- 8pts (4-12-0), 43.9%
Port -- 8pts (4-12-0), 41.1%
West -- 4pts (2-14-0), 41.2%
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COUNTRY CROWEATERS FLY HIGH OVER WA
Some of the cream of the recent SA Country Football Championships were given the opportunity to pull on the red representative guernsey during the SANFL's league bye, and represent they did with victory over their Western Australian counterparts in a curtain raiser to the Adelaide vs Carlton match at the Adelaide Oval, where earlier this year the SANFL side also downed the WAFL. Coached by former Central District premiership player Rick MacGowan, the country boys started off strong with an unanswered three goal opening quarter, then followed that up with a four goal to one second term to take their advantage out to 36 points by the long break. By the time the Sandgropers got anything going it was far too late for remedial action. They did restore some respectability in out-goaling the Croweaters five goals to three in the second half, bringing the final gap down to 27 points. Representing the Central zone in the championships, Ben Edwards kicked four goals for SA, making up over a third of their goal tally. But it was South-East zone's Matt Willson that was named best afield for the country Croweaters. He would cap off his representative honours with not only winning the Don McSweeny Medal in Whyalla, but also adding the Barry Stringer Medal to his 2022 honours as SA Country's best player.
South Australia 10.8 (68) def. Western Australia 6.5 (41)
Next weekend in Round 18...
Friday August 12 @ 7:40pm
Norwood vs. Glenelg; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday August 13
North Adelaide vs. West Adelaide; Prospect Oval @ 2:10pm
Central District vs. Adelaide; Adelaide Oval @ 5pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Sturt; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville @ 6:30pm
Sunday August 14 @ 1:35pm
South Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide; Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
