- May 8, 2001
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Hi Footy fans...
The minor premiers came out from the stands this past weekend, their sights set on redemption after a disastrous showing in last year's grand final. Only three teams stood in their way after last weekend, after the Bulldogs were dumped out of the finals in what many believe to be not only controversial circumstances but also a sense of fate surrounding their meeting. The Crows hammered Centrals into submission with 20-strong team of AFL class, something that raised the ire of the other SANFL faithful in the crowd and made quite public by some media identities. Of course, those behind the scenes at the Crows would defend their position against the detractors on social and print media, which was taken with a pinch of salt by those staunch supporters of state league football. But for those ardent fans, the worst was yet to come.
Welcome to the Week 2 edition of the SANFL Finals Wrap-Up.
The first match for the afternoon was the First Semi-Final, with the Panthers facing up to the Crows. The Panthers secured the points from both matches against the Crows during the home and away season, with a nail-biting one-point victory in Round 6 then a 38-point victory in the final round of the year. Again, the SANFL loyalties were brought to the boil during the week when it emerged that the Crows side this time around would be almost totally AFL-listed players with 22 taking to the field, something South coach Brad Gotch said this didn't bother him. This was another match that could be called a fateful meeting, the second week in succession that the Crows would face one of their detractors in a cut-throat final. Like the Bulldogs, the Panthers voted against the inclusion of Adelaide, so that sense of deja vu was once again in the air. The Panthers started the afternoon's proceedings rather well, perhaps dispelling the perceived advantage the Crows brought into the match. The Panthers had managed to score 4.1 to Adelaide's single goal by time-on, but three goals during that added time would see South's lead whittled back to one point by quarter-time. And then the nightmare began. The Panthers began to wobble and the Crows swooped, beginning with them scoring 4.4 and restricting South to just one behind to take over control, taking a lead of 26 points going into the half-time break.
Surely the ensuing demolition would make the Panthers coach eat his words, from here the Crows dominated the suddenly mis-firing South outfit that had performed so well all year. They were over-using the ball and hand balling teammates into strife, allowing Adelaide's AFL class to produce near immediate impact on the scoreboard. The Crows' third term was the game and indeed spirit-breaker for South, a further 8.2 to 3.4 would put the gap out to an insurmountable nine goals. That's the way it would stay by the game's end, both sides finishing off with 6.2 each in the final quarter as the Crows' charge continued into next week's Preliminary Final with their nine-goal victory. It was a horrid finish to the year for the Panther faithful, over half a century of pain continuing on for another year through an undeserved fate. "We look at it and we go 'what happened in finals?', its like we got spooked. We were clearly getting caught up in the occasion and weren't playing to the ability we're capable of. We started well and then all of a sudden we let them back in... it's like a mental illness." Jono Beech kicked seven goals in his best afield effort for Adelaide, the Panthers naming Matt Rose as their standout. Sorry it had to end that way, South.
The main event for the afternoon would see the Eagles face the Double Blues in the Second Semi-Final. These two clubs opened the 2016 season at Unley, the Eagles taking a 39-point win, then did it again at Oval Avenue in Round 18 by the same margin. In Second Semi-Finals, the Eagles have played in nine for three victories including last year's encounter against eventual premier West Adelaide. One of their more notable games was in the 1993 season, when the Eagles downed Port Adelaide on the way to their inaugural premiership as a merged club. The Double Blues have appeared in 16 matches for 11 wins, their last coming in the 1998 season against the Bloods. Their last 2nd Semi was in 2002, where they went down to the Bulldogs before returning serve in the Grand Final. As for encounters against each other in finals, this would be their first stoush in this match, but have faced each other five times with their first meeting in the 2009 sudden death 1st Semi-Final ending in a Blues win. Their last finals match-up was the 2010 Elimination Final, where the Eagles sent the Blues packing on the back of a 70-point hammering. It was all eyes on the Eagles for this one, being the ones with a need for redemption after last year's humiliation.
It took less than a minute for the Eagles to strike, the Blues unable to bag a major until time-on. The Eagles scored 5.1 to the Blues 2.3 to lead by 16 points at the first change. The Eagles would stretch that gap out to 26 points by the half-time break, adding 3.1 to 1.3 in the second quarter. It wasn't for lack of trying on the Blues part, they actually had more entries into their attacking zone than the Eagles but their efficiency was lacking. The Eagles were that much more efficient, sucked up the Blues' pressure and for the second half, kept the Blues on a leash. A little inaccuracy from the Eagles in the third quarter would allow the Sturt faithful to keep up belief, the Eagles kicking 2.5 to the Blues' 3.3 which cut the deficit back to 22 points by three quarter-time. The inaccuracy continued in the final quarter for the Eagles, but the Blues would still not be able to reel them back as the minor premiers won their way into the Grand Final, they scored a further 2.5 to 2.3 to win by four goals. The Blues will now have to face a rampant Adelaide outfit in next week's Preliminary Final, where the Eagles camp will no doubt be taking notes.
FINAL SCORES IN WEEK 2 OF THE SANFL FINALS...
Sunday September 11
1st SEMI-FINAL
Adelaide 22.8 (140)
South Adelaide 13.8 (86)
2nd SEMI-FINAL
Woodville-West Torrens 12.12 (84)
Sturt 8.12 (60)
9,029 @ Adelaide Oval
INJURIES
Adelaide -- Ellis-Yolmen (hamstring)
REPORTS
Adelaide -- Menzel (striking)
Sturt -- Gamble (rough conduct)
OTHER GRADE FINALS
The Tigers were ditched from the Reserves finals in straight sets after going down to the Roosters in their 1st Semi-Final at Coopers Stadium in Norwood. North led at every change, jumping the Tigers from the beginning with a 4.2 to 1.2 opening quarter. The Roosters' eventual 20-point win earned them passage to the Preliminary Final where they will face Norwood after they were defeated by the minor premiers in the Eagles by four goals. After being down by seven points at the first change, the Eagles would lead by three at half-time then took complete control of the second half, booking their Grand Final spot much like their league counterparts. In the Macca's Cup Preliminary Final at Football Park, the Roosters won through to the Grand Final after disposing of the Eagles by 44 points. A dominant opening quarter set the tone for the day's proceedings, the Roosters kept the Eagles scoreless whilst bagging 6.3 for themselves. After a comparably dull second quarter, the Roosters got out to a 50-point lead by the final change, the Eagles chipped a single goal off that for the final result. North will play the Tigers in the curtain raiser to the league preliminary final next week for the title.
Saturday September 10
RESERVES FINALS @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
1st Semi-Final -- North Adelaide 15.10 (100) def. Glenelg 12.8 (80)
2nd Semi-Final -- Woodville-West Torrens 14.11 (95) def. Norwood 11.5 (71)
U-18's FINALS @ AAMI Stadium, West Lakes
Preliminary Final -- North Adelaide 15.15 (105) def. Woodville-West Torrens 9.7 (61)
Next weekend in Week 3 of the SANFL Finals...
Saturday September 17 @ AAMI Stadium, West Lakes
RESERVES PRELIMINARY FINAL
Norwood vs. North Adelaide; 11:25am
Sunday September 18 @ Adelaide Oval
U-18 MACCA'S CUP GRAND FINAL
Glenelg vs. North Adelaide; 10:55am
LEAGUE PRELIMINARY FINAL
Sturt vs. Adelaide; 2:10pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
The minor premiers came out from the stands this past weekend, their sights set on redemption after a disastrous showing in last year's grand final. Only three teams stood in their way after last weekend, after the Bulldogs were dumped out of the finals in what many believe to be not only controversial circumstances but also a sense of fate surrounding their meeting. The Crows hammered Centrals into submission with 20-strong team of AFL class, something that raised the ire of the other SANFL faithful in the crowd and made quite public by some media identities. Of course, those behind the scenes at the Crows would defend their position against the detractors on social and print media, which was taken with a pinch of salt by those staunch supporters of state league football. But for those ardent fans, the worst was yet to come.
Welcome to the Week 2 edition of the SANFL Finals Wrap-Up.
The first match for the afternoon was the First Semi-Final, with the Panthers facing up to the Crows. The Panthers secured the points from both matches against the Crows during the home and away season, with a nail-biting one-point victory in Round 6 then a 38-point victory in the final round of the year. Again, the SANFL loyalties were brought to the boil during the week when it emerged that the Crows side this time around would be almost totally AFL-listed players with 22 taking to the field, something South coach Brad Gotch said this didn't bother him. This was another match that could be called a fateful meeting, the second week in succession that the Crows would face one of their detractors in a cut-throat final. Like the Bulldogs, the Panthers voted against the inclusion of Adelaide, so that sense of deja vu was once again in the air. The Panthers started the afternoon's proceedings rather well, perhaps dispelling the perceived advantage the Crows brought into the match. The Panthers had managed to score 4.1 to Adelaide's single goal by time-on, but three goals during that added time would see South's lead whittled back to one point by quarter-time. And then the nightmare began. The Panthers began to wobble and the Crows swooped, beginning with them scoring 4.4 and restricting South to just one behind to take over control, taking a lead of 26 points going into the half-time break.
Surely the ensuing demolition would make the Panthers coach eat his words, from here the Crows dominated the suddenly mis-firing South outfit that had performed so well all year. They were over-using the ball and hand balling teammates into strife, allowing Adelaide's AFL class to produce near immediate impact on the scoreboard. The Crows' third term was the game and indeed spirit-breaker for South, a further 8.2 to 3.4 would put the gap out to an insurmountable nine goals. That's the way it would stay by the game's end, both sides finishing off with 6.2 each in the final quarter as the Crows' charge continued into next week's Preliminary Final with their nine-goal victory. It was a horrid finish to the year for the Panther faithful, over half a century of pain continuing on for another year through an undeserved fate. "We look at it and we go 'what happened in finals?', its like we got spooked. We were clearly getting caught up in the occasion and weren't playing to the ability we're capable of. We started well and then all of a sudden we let them back in... it's like a mental illness." Jono Beech kicked seven goals in his best afield effort for Adelaide, the Panthers naming Matt Rose as their standout. Sorry it had to end that way, South.
The main event for the afternoon would see the Eagles face the Double Blues in the Second Semi-Final. These two clubs opened the 2016 season at Unley, the Eagles taking a 39-point win, then did it again at Oval Avenue in Round 18 by the same margin. In Second Semi-Finals, the Eagles have played in nine for three victories including last year's encounter against eventual premier West Adelaide. One of their more notable games was in the 1993 season, when the Eagles downed Port Adelaide on the way to their inaugural premiership as a merged club. The Double Blues have appeared in 16 matches for 11 wins, their last coming in the 1998 season against the Bloods. Their last 2nd Semi was in 2002, where they went down to the Bulldogs before returning serve in the Grand Final. As for encounters against each other in finals, this would be their first stoush in this match, but have faced each other five times with their first meeting in the 2009 sudden death 1st Semi-Final ending in a Blues win. Their last finals match-up was the 2010 Elimination Final, where the Eagles sent the Blues packing on the back of a 70-point hammering. It was all eyes on the Eagles for this one, being the ones with a need for redemption after last year's humiliation.
It took less than a minute for the Eagles to strike, the Blues unable to bag a major until time-on. The Eagles scored 5.1 to the Blues 2.3 to lead by 16 points at the first change. The Eagles would stretch that gap out to 26 points by the half-time break, adding 3.1 to 1.3 in the second quarter. It wasn't for lack of trying on the Blues part, they actually had more entries into their attacking zone than the Eagles but their efficiency was lacking. The Eagles were that much more efficient, sucked up the Blues' pressure and for the second half, kept the Blues on a leash. A little inaccuracy from the Eagles in the third quarter would allow the Sturt faithful to keep up belief, the Eagles kicking 2.5 to the Blues' 3.3 which cut the deficit back to 22 points by three quarter-time. The inaccuracy continued in the final quarter for the Eagles, but the Blues would still not be able to reel them back as the minor premiers won their way into the Grand Final, they scored a further 2.5 to 2.3 to win by four goals. The Blues will now have to face a rampant Adelaide outfit in next week's Preliminary Final, where the Eagles camp will no doubt be taking notes.
FINAL SCORES IN WEEK 2 OF THE SANFL FINALS...
Sunday September 11
1st SEMI-FINAL
Adelaide 22.8 (140)
South Adelaide 13.8 (86)
2nd SEMI-FINAL
Woodville-West Torrens 12.12 (84)
Sturt 8.12 (60)
9,029 @ Adelaide Oval
INJURIES
Adelaide -- Ellis-Yolmen (hamstring)
REPORTS
Adelaide -- Menzel (striking)
Sturt -- Gamble (rough conduct)
OTHER GRADE FINALS
The Tigers were ditched from the Reserves finals in straight sets after going down to the Roosters in their 1st Semi-Final at Coopers Stadium in Norwood. North led at every change, jumping the Tigers from the beginning with a 4.2 to 1.2 opening quarter. The Roosters' eventual 20-point win earned them passage to the Preliminary Final where they will face Norwood after they were defeated by the minor premiers in the Eagles by four goals. After being down by seven points at the first change, the Eagles would lead by three at half-time then took complete control of the second half, booking their Grand Final spot much like their league counterparts. In the Macca's Cup Preliminary Final at Football Park, the Roosters won through to the Grand Final after disposing of the Eagles by 44 points. A dominant opening quarter set the tone for the day's proceedings, the Roosters kept the Eagles scoreless whilst bagging 6.3 for themselves. After a comparably dull second quarter, the Roosters got out to a 50-point lead by the final change, the Eagles chipped a single goal off that for the final result. North will play the Tigers in the curtain raiser to the league preliminary final next week for the title.
Saturday September 10
RESERVES FINALS @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
1st Semi-Final -- North Adelaide 15.10 (100) def. Glenelg 12.8 (80)
2nd Semi-Final -- Woodville-West Torrens 14.11 (95) def. Norwood 11.5 (71)
U-18's FINALS @ AAMI Stadium, West Lakes
Preliminary Final -- North Adelaide 15.15 (105) def. Woodville-West Torrens 9.7 (61)
Next weekend in Week 3 of the SANFL Finals...
Saturday September 17 @ AAMI Stadium, West Lakes
RESERVES PRELIMINARY FINAL
Norwood vs. North Adelaide; 11:25am
Sunday September 18 @ Adelaide Oval
U-18 MACCA'S CUP GRAND FINAL
Glenelg vs. North Adelaide; 10:55am
LEAGUE PRELIMINARY FINAL
Sturt vs. Adelaide; 2:10pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
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