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Hi Footy fans...
As the dust settles on yet another successful AFL Gather Round football carnival spectacular, there was also the end of a dominant period of representative football for the SANFL. After more than 20 years, over 8000 days since the Big V had previously beaten the Croweaters, the VFL ended their dry spell on the state arena. It was a hard fought and high-quality exhibition in Tanunda, there was certainly no disgrace in defeat for SA in a match that yielded 33 goals. The Croweaters' attention will now turn to the threat from the other side of the country in five weeks when they put the Haydn Bunton Junior Trophy on the line against the WAFL here in Adelaide. Until then its back to normal business and in between now and then, there's a mob of players who would love their opportunity to pull on the red and they've got four games to stake their claim. The Easter weekend was a good time to start the journey, but Good Friday was certainly not going to be good for some.
Welcome to the Round 3 edition of the Wrap-Up for SANFL 2025.
The holiday weekend football action would start on the Maundy Thursday evening under the lights of Coopers Stadium in Norwood as the Redlegs faced the Double Blues. The points would be shared between these rivals of the affluent eastern and southern suburbs during last year's outings, starting with Norwood's 27-point win in the opening round, then the Blues' 28-point win at Unley in Round 9. Prior to the state match bye, the Blues came away from Alberton with a 29-point win, while the Redlegs' final term fade-out saw them go down by a goal at Woodville. The Blues were all over the 'Legs from the beginning but their wayward shooting would allow Norwood to stay in touch at quarter-time, the board reading 1.5 to 1.1. But the Redlegs were unable to find the big sticks in the second quarter, while Sturt reversed the curse to kick five unanswered goals. Along with a few missed chances between each camp, the Blues would go into the long break with a 33-point lead. The second half began very well for the home side, they returned for the second half to kick the first three goals, chopping the gap back to 15 points part way through the third quarter. The Blues' answering goal came prior to time-on after skewing two other chances, the three quarter-time deficit now 23 points in favour of Sturt. However the fightback was over within three minutes of the beginning of the final term, the visitors kicking the first two goals. Those two among their tally of 5.1 to Norwood's 2.1, Sturt with a third straight win for the season by 41 points. Will Snelling was undeniable as best afield for Sturt, with a massive 40 disposals and eight clearances, as well as being a monster on the body with 21 tackles. Norwood named Billy Cootee as their best with 31 disposals, eight marks and four clearances.
Now it's onto Good Friday and unless people were heading out camping or caravanning, the footy was the place to be. The first of the Friday games takes us to Hisense Stadium in Richmond for the West Side Story between the Bloods and the Eagles. The spoils from the western derbies of 2024 were shared, the Eagles inflicting a 64-point hiding at Oval Avenue in Round 1, followed by the Bloods' revenge in Round 15 by 39 points at Richmond. Fortunes don't seem to be improving as of yet for the red & black, a seven-goal final term not enough at Noarlunga in their four-point loss, while the Eagles only just managed to take victory by a goal against Norwood at home. Westies actually had the Eagles measure for a short time in the opening term, but during added time the Eagles hit back to lead at the first change. A late pair of shots for the Bloods went wide, the board reading 5.3 to 3.4 at quarter-time. The Eagles had more of it in the second term, but didn't make maximum impact on the board with a few missed chances to really punish the Bloods. They kicked 3.4 to 1.1, the deficit now out to 26 points at half-time. An injury to a key player around this time wouldn't totally hinder the Eagles, though they did continue to put shots wide when play resumed. Not that the Bloods were up to much in the third quarter, held to 1.1 while the Eagles kicked 4.5 to take their lead out to eight goals. The final term was the only period the Bloods really did anything of note, outscoring the Eagles 4.3 to 2.5 to bring the eventual margin down to 38 points. Kobe Mutch was best afield for the Eagles with 29 disposals and seven marks, while the Bloods voted in Sam Frost as their standout with 30 disposals, 10 marks as well as seven tackles and clearances.
We now head to the inner northern suburbs for the next match, which was the northern derby between the Roosters and the Bulldogs at Prospect Oval. The two northern clubs have made the pre-Easter public holiday their own in recent times, last year at Menzies Crescent in their season opener the Dogs withstood a third term challenge to win by 27 points, then took the follow up clash at Elizabeth in Round 16 by two goals. Last weekend both sides were on the wrong end of the stick, the Roosters' second term let them down against Adelaide where they lost by 29 points, while the Dogs lost by five goals to the reigning premiers at Brighton Road. Centrals had a dog of a time in front of the sticks last week, but not this week as they rammed through seven goals to three to begin the day. Along with a single minor score, the Dogs would lead by 25 points at the first change. They slipped a little in the second term, the inaccuracy bug paying them a visit with a score of 3.3. The Roosters didn't take advantage though, only cutting the gap down to 20 points going into the long break with their score of 4.2. But after this the chookhouse was to be turned into a slaughter house, the Bulldogs running rampant for the rest of the game. The home side were held to a mere two behinds in the third quarter, while the Dogs booted 6.3 to take their lead out to 57 points by the final change. The visitors weren't finished there however, adding another 7.2 in the final quarter to North's 4.1. The final margin would be 76 points, one of their best showings at the sticks in years. On the score sheet the Dogs would have 11 goal-kickers, seven of them with two or more. Mani Liddy was one of them, named best for Centrals with 24 disposals, six marks, seven tackles and three goals. Angus Schumacher was the Roosters' standout with 23 disposals, seven clearances and six marks.
Now its time for some twilight football and we're off to the Stratarama Stadium in Glenelg for the top of the ladder clash between the Tigers and the Crows. These sides traded victories over each other in their two encounters at Brighton Road in 2024, with nearly identical margins. The Tigers won the Round 3 game by 38 points, while Adelaide took out the Round 12 match by 39 points. The latter match was one of the Bays' worst showings in front of the sticks last year, never really troubling the Crows with their return of 7.15. Both sides were victorious last week, with the Tigers beating the Dogs at home but not entirely convincingly, while Adelaide's second and final terms put North to the sword at Prospect. The Tigers would kick the first three goals, but then would find themselves down at the first change by two kicks. They did it the hard way, but the Crows kicked 5.7 to 4.3 to lead by 10 points at quarter-time. That gap would be halved by the long break, the two sides trading hits on the board as the Tigers scored 5.2 to 4.3, the Crows now just five points up come half-time. They still were not going to be separated by any more than a couple of straight kicks going into the three quarter-time huddle, a grandstand finish was set up as the Crows were up by 12 points at the final change after outscoring the home side 4.2 to 3.1. The final stanza didn't disappoint as a spectacle, Adelaide seemingly spent as the Tigers mounted their challenge mid-way through. However it was their inaccuracy that cost them in the end, kicking 2.4 to 1.2 as the visitors won by four points. Lachlan McAndrew only managed 10 disposals, but he was a monster in the middle with 51 hit-outs as well as seven tackles as Adelaide's best on ground. Jarryd Lyons was Glenelg's best all round with 21 disposals, seven clearances and five tackles.
The final match for the round would take place under Friday Night Lights at the Alberton Oval where the Magpies hosted the Panthers. Last year's encounters with the blue & whites were ones to forget for the 'Pies, the first was an outright disaster as they were belted by 73 points at Noarlunga in Round 7, followed by a 15-point defeat at Queen Street in Round 15. Port had beaten the eventual premiers the week before, but it only took a quarter of solid football for South to bring them back down to earth having kicked six goals to one in the opening term before having to withstand a final term fightback. The Panthers only just evaded the grasp of Westies last week, while the Magpies had a case of the Blues. The Pies would kick the first three goals in seven minutes, of which South answered in kind with three of their own. A few missed chances either way would tie the scores at quarter-time 3.3 a piece. The Magpies looked to have steadied in the second term after getting out to a 15-point lead mid-way, but were reeled back again to a one-kick gap at the long break. A couple of missed chances deep into injury time made it a five-point gap at half-time. The third quarter would prove to be the game-breaker for the home side, kicking eight goals without a blemish while the Panthers matched their energy but not their accuracy. They kicked 4.5 as the Magpies went into the final change four goals ahead. Port would end the night with their first points of 2025, running out 21-point winners after a 2.3 to four goal end period. Jack Watkins was best for the 'Pies with 36 disposals, seven clearances and six marks. For the visitors, it was Jaiden Magor with 25 disposals, seven marks as well as five each in tackles and clearances.
FINAL SCORES -- Round 3
Thursday April 17
Sturt 12.9 (81)
Norwood 6.4 (40)
3,562 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Friday April 18
Woodville-West Torrens 14.17 (101)
West Adelaide 9.9 (63)
2,042 @ Hisense Stadium, Richmond
Central District 23.9 (141)
North Adelaide 11.5 (71)
4,047 @ Prospect Oval
Adelaide 14.14 (98)
Glenelg 14.10 (94)
5,231 @ Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg
Port Adelaide 16.8 (104)
South Adelaide 12.11 (83)
Alberton Oval -- crowd number unknown
INJURIES
None known at time of post.
REPORTS
Adelaide -- Atkinson (rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Adelaide -- 6pts (3-0-0), 61.7%
Sturt -- 6pts (3-0-0), 60.9%
Glenelg -- 4pts (2-1-0), 60%
Central -- 4pts (2-1-0), 55%
W-WT -- 4pts (2-1-0), 54.5%
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South -- 2pts (1-2-0), 45.2%
North -- 2pts (1-2-0), 43%
Port -- 2pts (1-2-0), 42.9%
Norwood -- 0pts (0-3-0), 40.1%
West -- 0pts (0-3-0) 34.7%
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Next weekend in Round 4... its Anzac Day weekend!
Friday April 25
Central District vs. Port Adelaide; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth @ 1:40pm
Glenelg vs. Norwood; Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg @ 2:10pm
Saturday April 26 @ 2:10pm
South Adelaide vs. North Adelaide; Magain Stadium, Noarlunga
Sunday April 27 @ 2:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Adelaide; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Sturt vs. West Adelaide; Thomas Farms Oval, Unley
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
As the dust settles on yet another successful AFL Gather Round football carnival spectacular, there was also the end of a dominant period of representative football for the SANFL. After more than 20 years, over 8000 days since the Big V had previously beaten the Croweaters, the VFL ended their dry spell on the state arena. It was a hard fought and high-quality exhibition in Tanunda, there was certainly no disgrace in defeat for SA in a match that yielded 33 goals. The Croweaters' attention will now turn to the threat from the other side of the country in five weeks when they put the Haydn Bunton Junior Trophy on the line against the WAFL here in Adelaide. Until then its back to normal business and in between now and then, there's a mob of players who would love their opportunity to pull on the red and they've got four games to stake their claim. The Easter weekend was a good time to start the journey, but Good Friday was certainly not going to be good for some.
Welcome to the Round 3 edition of the Wrap-Up for SANFL 2025.
The holiday weekend football action would start on the Maundy Thursday evening under the lights of Coopers Stadium in Norwood as the Redlegs faced the Double Blues. The points would be shared between these rivals of the affluent eastern and southern suburbs during last year's outings, starting with Norwood's 27-point win in the opening round, then the Blues' 28-point win at Unley in Round 9. Prior to the state match bye, the Blues came away from Alberton with a 29-point win, while the Redlegs' final term fade-out saw them go down by a goal at Woodville. The Blues were all over the 'Legs from the beginning but their wayward shooting would allow Norwood to stay in touch at quarter-time, the board reading 1.5 to 1.1. But the Redlegs were unable to find the big sticks in the second quarter, while Sturt reversed the curse to kick five unanswered goals. Along with a few missed chances between each camp, the Blues would go into the long break with a 33-point lead. The second half began very well for the home side, they returned for the second half to kick the first three goals, chopping the gap back to 15 points part way through the third quarter. The Blues' answering goal came prior to time-on after skewing two other chances, the three quarter-time deficit now 23 points in favour of Sturt. However the fightback was over within three minutes of the beginning of the final term, the visitors kicking the first two goals. Those two among their tally of 5.1 to Norwood's 2.1, Sturt with a third straight win for the season by 41 points. Will Snelling was undeniable as best afield for Sturt, with a massive 40 disposals and eight clearances, as well as being a monster on the body with 21 tackles. Norwood named Billy Cootee as their best with 31 disposals, eight marks and four clearances.
Now it's onto Good Friday and unless people were heading out camping or caravanning, the footy was the place to be. The first of the Friday games takes us to Hisense Stadium in Richmond for the West Side Story between the Bloods and the Eagles. The spoils from the western derbies of 2024 were shared, the Eagles inflicting a 64-point hiding at Oval Avenue in Round 1, followed by the Bloods' revenge in Round 15 by 39 points at Richmond. Fortunes don't seem to be improving as of yet for the red & black, a seven-goal final term not enough at Noarlunga in their four-point loss, while the Eagles only just managed to take victory by a goal against Norwood at home. Westies actually had the Eagles measure for a short time in the opening term, but during added time the Eagles hit back to lead at the first change. A late pair of shots for the Bloods went wide, the board reading 5.3 to 3.4 at quarter-time. The Eagles had more of it in the second term, but didn't make maximum impact on the board with a few missed chances to really punish the Bloods. They kicked 3.4 to 1.1, the deficit now out to 26 points at half-time. An injury to a key player around this time wouldn't totally hinder the Eagles, though they did continue to put shots wide when play resumed. Not that the Bloods were up to much in the third quarter, held to 1.1 while the Eagles kicked 4.5 to take their lead out to eight goals. The final term was the only period the Bloods really did anything of note, outscoring the Eagles 4.3 to 2.5 to bring the eventual margin down to 38 points. Kobe Mutch was best afield for the Eagles with 29 disposals and seven marks, while the Bloods voted in Sam Frost as their standout with 30 disposals, 10 marks as well as seven tackles and clearances.
We now head to the inner northern suburbs for the next match, which was the northern derby between the Roosters and the Bulldogs at Prospect Oval. The two northern clubs have made the pre-Easter public holiday their own in recent times, last year at Menzies Crescent in their season opener the Dogs withstood a third term challenge to win by 27 points, then took the follow up clash at Elizabeth in Round 16 by two goals. Last weekend both sides were on the wrong end of the stick, the Roosters' second term let them down against Adelaide where they lost by 29 points, while the Dogs lost by five goals to the reigning premiers at Brighton Road. Centrals had a dog of a time in front of the sticks last week, but not this week as they rammed through seven goals to three to begin the day. Along with a single minor score, the Dogs would lead by 25 points at the first change. They slipped a little in the second term, the inaccuracy bug paying them a visit with a score of 3.3. The Roosters didn't take advantage though, only cutting the gap down to 20 points going into the long break with their score of 4.2. But after this the chookhouse was to be turned into a slaughter house, the Bulldogs running rampant for the rest of the game. The home side were held to a mere two behinds in the third quarter, while the Dogs booted 6.3 to take their lead out to 57 points by the final change. The visitors weren't finished there however, adding another 7.2 in the final quarter to North's 4.1. The final margin would be 76 points, one of their best showings at the sticks in years. On the score sheet the Dogs would have 11 goal-kickers, seven of them with two or more. Mani Liddy was one of them, named best for Centrals with 24 disposals, six marks, seven tackles and three goals. Angus Schumacher was the Roosters' standout with 23 disposals, seven clearances and six marks.
Now its time for some twilight football and we're off to the Stratarama Stadium in Glenelg for the top of the ladder clash between the Tigers and the Crows. These sides traded victories over each other in their two encounters at Brighton Road in 2024, with nearly identical margins. The Tigers won the Round 3 game by 38 points, while Adelaide took out the Round 12 match by 39 points. The latter match was one of the Bays' worst showings in front of the sticks last year, never really troubling the Crows with their return of 7.15. Both sides were victorious last week, with the Tigers beating the Dogs at home but not entirely convincingly, while Adelaide's second and final terms put North to the sword at Prospect. The Tigers would kick the first three goals, but then would find themselves down at the first change by two kicks. They did it the hard way, but the Crows kicked 5.7 to 4.3 to lead by 10 points at quarter-time. That gap would be halved by the long break, the two sides trading hits on the board as the Tigers scored 5.2 to 4.3, the Crows now just five points up come half-time. They still were not going to be separated by any more than a couple of straight kicks going into the three quarter-time huddle, a grandstand finish was set up as the Crows were up by 12 points at the final change after outscoring the home side 4.2 to 3.1. The final stanza didn't disappoint as a spectacle, Adelaide seemingly spent as the Tigers mounted their challenge mid-way through. However it was their inaccuracy that cost them in the end, kicking 2.4 to 1.2 as the visitors won by four points. Lachlan McAndrew only managed 10 disposals, but he was a monster in the middle with 51 hit-outs as well as seven tackles as Adelaide's best on ground. Jarryd Lyons was Glenelg's best all round with 21 disposals, seven clearances and five tackles.
The final match for the round would take place under Friday Night Lights at the Alberton Oval where the Magpies hosted the Panthers. Last year's encounters with the blue & whites were ones to forget for the 'Pies, the first was an outright disaster as they were belted by 73 points at Noarlunga in Round 7, followed by a 15-point defeat at Queen Street in Round 15. Port had beaten the eventual premiers the week before, but it only took a quarter of solid football for South to bring them back down to earth having kicked six goals to one in the opening term before having to withstand a final term fightback. The Panthers only just evaded the grasp of Westies last week, while the Magpies had a case of the Blues. The Pies would kick the first three goals in seven minutes, of which South answered in kind with three of their own. A few missed chances either way would tie the scores at quarter-time 3.3 a piece. The Magpies looked to have steadied in the second term after getting out to a 15-point lead mid-way, but were reeled back again to a one-kick gap at the long break. A couple of missed chances deep into injury time made it a five-point gap at half-time. The third quarter would prove to be the game-breaker for the home side, kicking eight goals without a blemish while the Panthers matched their energy but not their accuracy. They kicked 4.5 as the Magpies went into the final change four goals ahead. Port would end the night with their first points of 2025, running out 21-point winners after a 2.3 to four goal end period. Jack Watkins was best for the 'Pies with 36 disposals, seven clearances and six marks. For the visitors, it was Jaiden Magor with 25 disposals, seven marks as well as five each in tackles and clearances.
FINAL SCORES -- Round 3
Thursday April 17
Sturt 12.9 (81)
Norwood 6.4 (40)
3,562 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Friday April 18
Woodville-West Torrens 14.17 (101)
West Adelaide 9.9 (63)
2,042 @ Hisense Stadium, Richmond
Central District 23.9 (141)
North Adelaide 11.5 (71)
4,047 @ Prospect Oval
Adelaide 14.14 (98)
Glenelg 14.10 (94)
5,231 @ Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg
Port Adelaide 16.8 (104)
South Adelaide 12.11 (83)
Alberton Oval -- crowd number unknown
INJURIES
None known at time of post.
REPORTS
Adelaide -- Atkinson (rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Adelaide -- 6pts (3-0-0), 61.7%
Sturt -- 6pts (3-0-0), 60.9%
Glenelg -- 4pts (2-1-0), 60%
Central -- 4pts (2-1-0), 55%
W-WT -- 4pts (2-1-0), 54.5%
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South -- 2pts (1-2-0), 45.2%
North -- 2pts (1-2-0), 43%
Port -- 2pts (1-2-0), 42.9%
Norwood -- 0pts (0-3-0), 40.1%
West -- 0pts (0-3-0) 34.7%
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Next weekend in Round 4... its Anzac Day weekend!
Friday April 25
Central District vs. Port Adelaide; X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth @ 1:40pm
Glenelg vs. Norwood; Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg @ 2:10pm
Saturday April 26 @ 2:10pm
South Adelaide vs. North Adelaide; Magain Stadium, Noarlunga
Sunday April 27 @ 2:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Adelaide; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Sturt vs. West Adelaide; Thomas Farms Oval, Unley
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!