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Hi Footy fans...
We are now down to the final round of the home and away season and this past weekend we did have a little bit of a shaking up of things. There's still some last minute possibilities that can happen in the final round but we're going to talk about right now because all that detail we will get to. First, it is that time of the year where someone from our little part of the world gets the recognition he -- or she! -- truly deserves. Those who are familiar with SA football history will know about Jack Oatey. 181 games for Norwood where he won three premierships, four if you count their war-time partnership with North Adelaide. Seven games for South Australia, then coached West Adelaide before embarking on his most famous feat of seven premierships with Sturt over the course of 11 years where he revolutionised the game with his methods. The only coach in Australian Football history to coach over 500 wins. He has been elevated to Legend status in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. Then there's Garry McIntosh. Probably the hardest rover of his era in the SANFL, his size belied his tenacity. No fear, no intimidation. A two-time premiership player with the Redlegs, a two-time Magarey Medallist, nine seasons as captain and a 12-time State player with three Fos Williams Medals next to his name. But while he is in the SANFL's Hall of Fame, he has in fact declined the national honour, saying that he wasn't in football for personal recognition. I for one hope that he does in fact take up the induction eventually, if not for himself but for Norwood and indeed the SANFL which is somewhat under-represented. In any case, what a guy Macca is.
Welcome to this Split Round 18 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first part of the two-week schedule saw two games played out two Saturdays ago, starting with a trip up Port Road to the Alberton Oval where the Magpies faced the Panthers. The last time these sides met was way back in Round 3 at Noarlunga where the Panthers emerged victorious by nine points. The Magpies could very well have stolen it in the final minutes, but after the Panthers scored four goals to two in the final term after being down by a kick at three quarter-time, Port wasted a pair of shots late on as South took the points. The Magpies' loss to the Double Blues in the previous week put a major spanner in their hopes for a surprise finals berth, then there was the Panthers' capitulation to North at home that put their aspirations of a Qualifying Final position on ice for another week. Only a couple of weeks ago, South were in third position seemingly well on course for said berth. Well were they in for a finals gut-check today. They got off to a frustrating start in the opening stanza, managing just 1.1 while the Magpies kicked to a 25-point quarter-time lead with their return of 5.2. Port's forwards stalled in the second term though, allowing the Panthers to bring their advantage back to a more manageable margin going into the changerooms at the long break. South scored 5.1 to 1.2, the Magpies' lead back to just two points at half-time. However as quickly as they raced back into contention, it was ripped back away from them. The Panthers did take the lead part-way through the third quarter, answering Port's lone major with 2.1 of their own to lead by five points at nine minutes. A run of four Port goals put the home side back in the lead come three quarter-time, altogether they scored 5.1 to South's wasteful 2.3 to be up by three goals at the final change. Again the Panthers tried to wrest back control in the final term, like in the third term however as soon as the visitors looked like they were gaining some ground, Port found a way to turn it around. Outscored 4.1 to 1.1 and down by a goal at the start of added time, the home side closed out the game with 3.1 of their own to win by 13 points, keeping their finals chances on life support at least until next week. Boyd Woodcock was Port's standout with 43 disposals, 13 marks and seven clearances, while the Panthers named Bryce Gibbs as their best with 31 disposals, seven clearances and four tackles.
The second match for the round and the only other game on for the first week now takes us up north to the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth where the Bulldogs took on the Crows. It was all the way back in Round 4 that these teams last faced off, the Crows making off with a 23-point win. In that game the Crows ruled the first half, kicking 10 goals to five before the Dogs brought them back to a couple of straight kicks at the final change. Centrals got to within two points after 10 minutes of the last quarter, but four unanswered goals to Adelaide shut the door completely as they left Elizabeth with the victory. Neither side truly troubled their opposition in Round 17, the Bulldogs going down to the runaway minor premiers Glenelg at Brighton Road while the Crows' mini-Showdown shine was quickly wiped away by the Eagles at Woodville. Whether it was just some renewed vigour on the Dogs' part or their need to farewell outgoing club president Kris Grant with a win, the Dogs were right on it with a goal after 70 seconds on their way to a 19-point lead at quarter-time with the board reading 4.3 to 1.2. Centrals continued to press the Crows in the second quarter, taking their lead out to 33 points by the long break after adding a further 4.2 to Adelaide's two goals. After this, it seemed to descend into a bit of an arm-wrestle as the Dogs tended to revive some of the habits that saw them fade out in several games throughout the season. Difference here you could probably say is the defence held up much better than most of those other games, including those against fellow lower-ranked sides. The Bulldogs would add a further 2.3 to the Crows' lowly two behinds in the third term, taking their lead out to 40 points going into the final change. For the Dogs' faithful it was the best way to finish the season at Elizabeth ahead of their last round trip to Woodville, although many would like to have seen some more goals in the final term. The Crows outscored the Bulldogs 3.2 to 1.1 to reduce the final gap to 33 points, but more will need doing if they want to finish the season on a high against a Norwood side that was at this time still just clinging to fifth spot. Kyle Presbury is firming as a favourite for the Dogs' B&F with his best afield efforts, notching up 25 disposals and seven clearances. For the Crows it was James Borlase with 23 disposals and 10 marks.
Now we come into the second week of the split round and its off to the Hisense Stadium in Richmond for the last installment of Friday Night Mayhem for 2021, when the Bloods took on the Tigers. This match was practically the book end game for these sides, having last clashed back in the opening round of this season. The Tigers won that day at Brighton Road, but obviously being Round 1 were just getting a feel for each other before they started their hot streak. The final margin was 11 points, the Bloods' first half was a fizzer as they kicked 3.8 before launching a late challenge after being down by almost five goals at three quarter-time. Other than their win against the Dogs in Round 4, this was probably as close as they have been to a complete four quarters against quality opposition, short of their loss to the Panthers in Round 9.
Of course after the Bloods went down two weeks previous to the Redlegs and coupled with Centrals' victory against Adelaide, the wooden spoon is pretty much assured. The Tigers were nine goals winners at home to the Bulldogs, win number 16 for the year and surely would be untroubled today against the cellar dwellers. This would prove to be true to some extent, given that they would manage just 2.1 to the Bloods' two behinds to begin the evening. At quarter-time, the Tigers were up by just 11 points. Glenelg would of course put some distance between them by the half-time siren, but some inaccuracy stopped a far bigger gap. They took their lead out to 27 points by the long break, having added a further 4.4 to the Bloods' two goals. When play resumed, the Bloods had their fair share of opportunities on goal and could very well have drawn the deficit back to three straight kicks by the final change, however the Tigers were only able to add four points to their half-time advantage. Glenelg scored 3.1 to 2.3, a lead of 31 points at three quarter-time. To Westies' credit, they finished strongly only for the Tigers to answer every goal. Glenelg would run out six-goal victors in the end, ending the night with a 6.2 to 5.3 final term. Brett Turner was Glenelg's best afield, with 35 disposals, seven clearances and 12 tackles. For the Bloods, theirs was Kaine Stevens with 23 disposals and seven tackles.
The next day now sends us to the inner south of the city and into the Unley Oval, where the Double Blues faced the Eagles. Another match that was had a long wait for the return bout, it was back in Round 1 once again where the Eagles ran out 46-point winners at Woodville. Not even goal-kicking yips were going to stop the Eagles on this day, scoring 16 behinds from 29 scoring shots. The third quarter was especially frustrating to watch for the home faithful that day, kicking almost half their behind tally in that quarter alone. Sturt actually led at the long break by three points, but were held to just two goals and one behind for the rest of the game. The Blues' fight to salvage their season got a big boost over the last three weeks, their win at Alberton in Round 17 brought them to within a game of the Redlegs and the Panthers. With South's loss last week, a win this week was ever so important. The Eagles' spot is under no such threat at this point, their defeat of Adelaide practically locking in their place in the Qualifying Final in two weeks time. The goals were quite plentiful in the opening quarter, the Blues could have held a two-goal lead at quarter-time if not for a pair of missed chances. Instead they would be just two points ahead at the first change, scoring 4.2 to the Eagles four goals without a miss. However the Sturt forwards were held to just one behind in the second quarter as the Eagles took over, going into the long break with a three-goal advantage after scoring 3.3 for themselves. The Blues had the bulk of the attack for the first 11 minutes but weren't making up too much ground on the Eagles who still kept them at arms length for the rest of the term. The Blues did, though, manage to cut the gap back to two straight kicks by the final change. Sturt scored 4.2 to 3.1 to bring the gap down to 11 points at three quarter-time. A tense final quarter would ensue, neither side giving too much quarter to the other. The Eagles scored the first goal at the fourth minute along with two behinds to Sturt's single miss to lead once more by three goals. Sturt battled hard but with two more missed opportunities and just one late major, their finals aspiriations were now no longer in their hands. The Eagles would leave Unley with a 10-point victory and with the Blues facing the Roosters next week and both the Redlegs and the Panthers playing lower placed sides, a surprise Elimination Final berth seems very unlikely. The Eagles named James Tsitas as their best on ground with his 42 disposals and six clearances, while the Blues' Abe Davis was voted their standout with 25 disposals and 11 marks.
The final match for the weekend would have been touted as the match of the round, two of the closest neighbours in the SANFL clashing at Prospect Oval in a battle of third vs. fifth... the Roosters against the Redlegs. The Roosters were crowing loud and clear at The Parade earlier this season, handing the Redlegs this season's most humiliating drubbing up until the Bloods' Round 16 result bumped this one down to number two -- only going by the score kicked by the opposition in this case. Norwood scored just 2.7 as North hammered them by 92 points back in Round 3, the Roosters kicking nine goals to one in the first half then another seven in the other. 15 behinds scored by North suggest this could have been even worse! Norwood's grip on fifth at this point was not assured with the Blues breathing down their neck, so their victory against West back two weeks ago was quite important. Reading this far, we already know that Sturt's loss across town helped their cause but putting their position in the finals beyond doubt was even more important. North's win against the Panthers down at Noarlunga did ensure they held onto second spot a bit longer, because a Norwood win would only mean a percentage difference in positions. A case of the wobbles crept into the Roosters' forward line as they found themselves down by 15 points at the first change, the board reading 2.5 to 5.2. The Roosters wasted more chances in the second term, but cut the Redlegs' lead down to a pair of kicks going into the rooms at the long break. North outscored the 'Legs 4.5 to four goals without a miss, the deficit back to 10 points at half-time. The visitors had some goal scoring issues of their own in the third quarter, the Roosters cutting down their lead even further in a relatively even period. North were back to within one goal of their 2018 Grand Final opponents at the final change, scoring 3.1 to 2.3 and setting up a grandstand finish. That gap however, was as close as the Roosters got, Norwood holding back the home side's challenge to score 2.2 to 1.2 and leave Prospect with a two-goal victory. A measure of sweet revenge from their earlier humiliation at The Parade. Richard Douglas has to be one of the favourites for the Redlegs' B&F night, finishing with 29 disposals, five tackles and nine marks. North would vote in Campbell Combe as their best afield with 26 disposals and 10 tackles.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 18 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday August 21
Port Adelaide 15.7 (97)
South Adelaide 13.6 (84)
Alberton Oval -- crowd number unknown
Central District 11.9 (75)
Adelaide 6.6 (42)
X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth -- crowd number unknown
Friday August 27
Glenelg 15.8 (98)
West Adelaide 9.8 (62)
Hisense Stadium, Richmond -- crowd number unknown
Saturday August 28
Woodville-West Torrens 11.6 (72)
Sturt 9.8 (62)
2,298 @ Unley Oval
Norwood 13.7 (85)
North Adelaide 10.13 (73)
2,675 @ Prospect Oval
INJURIES
South -- Milsom (shoulder), Martin (concussion)
North -- LeBois (quad)
Sturt -- Houlahan (hamstring), Lochowiak (eye), Lines (concussion), Trenorden (finger)
W-WT -- Jackson (shoulder)
REPORTS
Glenelg -- Bradley (striking)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Glenelg -- 34pts (17-0-0), 58.5%
W-WT -- 24pts (12-5-0), 58.2%
North -- 20pts (10-7-0), 57.8%
Norwood -- 20pts (10-7-0), 51%
South -- 18pts (9-8-0), 50.7%
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Sturt -- 16pts (8-9-0), 51.5%
Port -- 16pts (8-9-0), 46.9%
Adelaide -- 10pts (5-12-0), 42.1%
Central -- 8pts (4-13-0), 43.4%
West -- 4pts (2-15-0), 39.7%
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YOUNG CROWEATERS DOWNED IN THE WEST
The South Australians got off to a bad start in the delayed AFL U-19 National Championship Series, going down by 29 points to the West Australians at Lathlain Park on Saturday. The Croweaters managed just two behinds to kick things off as the Sandgropers kicked to a three-goal advantage at quarter-time. Inaccuracy problems set in for both sides in the second term as WA continued to elude the grasp of the visitors, maintaining their advantage going into the sheds at the break, a further point added to their first break lead. The South Australians had a poor third quarter as the home side lengthened their advantage going into the final change, held scoreless as the deficit was taken out to over eight straight kicks by the final change. SA's final quarter was more encouraging, scoring 3.3 and holding WA to 1.1 but the damage was already done. SA's next assignment is, due to the re-jigging of the competition, is against the Allies late next month in Victoria.
Western Australia 9.13 (67) def South Australia 5.8 (38)
Next weekend in Round 19... this is it, the final round!
Saturday September 4
Norwood vs. Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood @ 1:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Central District; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville @ 2:10pm
Port Adelaide vs. Glenelg; Alberton Oval @ 2:10pm
South Adelaide vs. West Adelaide; Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga @ 2:10pm
Sturt vs. North Adelaide; Unley Oval @ 2:35pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
We are now down to the final round of the home and away season and this past weekend we did have a little bit of a shaking up of things. There's still some last minute possibilities that can happen in the final round but we're going to talk about right now because all that detail we will get to. First, it is that time of the year where someone from our little part of the world gets the recognition he -- or she! -- truly deserves. Those who are familiar with SA football history will know about Jack Oatey. 181 games for Norwood where he won three premierships, four if you count their war-time partnership with North Adelaide. Seven games for South Australia, then coached West Adelaide before embarking on his most famous feat of seven premierships with Sturt over the course of 11 years where he revolutionised the game with his methods. The only coach in Australian Football history to coach over 500 wins. He has been elevated to Legend status in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. Then there's Garry McIntosh. Probably the hardest rover of his era in the SANFL, his size belied his tenacity. No fear, no intimidation. A two-time premiership player with the Redlegs, a two-time Magarey Medallist, nine seasons as captain and a 12-time State player with three Fos Williams Medals next to his name. But while he is in the SANFL's Hall of Fame, he has in fact declined the national honour, saying that he wasn't in football for personal recognition. I for one hope that he does in fact take up the induction eventually, if not for himself but for Norwood and indeed the SANFL which is somewhat under-represented. In any case, what a guy Macca is.
Welcome to this Split Round 18 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
The first part of the two-week schedule saw two games played out two Saturdays ago, starting with a trip up Port Road to the Alberton Oval where the Magpies faced the Panthers. The last time these sides met was way back in Round 3 at Noarlunga where the Panthers emerged victorious by nine points. The Magpies could very well have stolen it in the final minutes, but after the Panthers scored four goals to two in the final term after being down by a kick at three quarter-time, Port wasted a pair of shots late on as South took the points. The Magpies' loss to the Double Blues in the previous week put a major spanner in their hopes for a surprise finals berth, then there was the Panthers' capitulation to North at home that put their aspirations of a Qualifying Final position on ice for another week. Only a couple of weeks ago, South were in third position seemingly well on course for said berth. Well were they in for a finals gut-check today. They got off to a frustrating start in the opening stanza, managing just 1.1 while the Magpies kicked to a 25-point quarter-time lead with their return of 5.2. Port's forwards stalled in the second term though, allowing the Panthers to bring their advantage back to a more manageable margin going into the changerooms at the long break. South scored 5.1 to 1.2, the Magpies' lead back to just two points at half-time. However as quickly as they raced back into contention, it was ripped back away from them. The Panthers did take the lead part-way through the third quarter, answering Port's lone major with 2.1 of their own to lead by five points at nine minutes. A run of four Port goals put the home side back in the lead come three quarter-time, altogether they scored 5.1 to South's wasteful 2.3 to be up by three goals at the final change. Again the Panthers tried to wrest back control in the final term, like in the third term however as soon as the visitors looked like they were gaining some ground, Port found a way to turn it around. Outscored 4.1 to 1.1 and down by a goal at the start of added time, the home side closed out the game with 3.1 of their own to win by 13 points, keeping their finals chances on life support at least until next week. Boyd Woodcock was Port's standout with 43 disposals, 13 marks and seven clearances, while the Panthers named Bryce Gibbs as their best with 31 disposals, seven clearances and four tackles.
The second match for the round and the only other game on for the first week now takes us up north to the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth where the Bulldogs took on the Crows. It was all the way back in Round 4 that these teams last faced off, the Crows making off with a 23-point win. In that game the Crows ruled the first half, kicking 10 goals to five before the Dogs brought them back to a couple of straight kicks at the final change. Centrals got to within two points after 10 minutes of the last quarter, but four unanswered goals to Adelaide shut the door completely as they left Elizabeth with the victory. Neither side truly troubled their opposition in Round 17, the Bulldogs going down to the runaway minor premiers Glenelg at Brighton Road while the Crows' mini-Showdown shine was quickly wiped away by the Eagles at Woodville. Whether it was just some renewed vigour on the Dogs' part or their need to farewell outgoing club president Kris Grant with a win, the Dogs were right on it with a goal after 70 seconds on their way to a 19-point lead at quarter-time with the board reading 4.3 to 1.2. Centrals continued to press the Crows in the second quarter, taking their lead out to 33 points by the long break after adding a further 4.2 to Adelaide's two goals. After this, it seemed to descend into a bit of an arm-wrestle as the Dogs tended to revive some of the habits that saw them fade out in several games throughout the season. Difference here you could probably say is the defence held up much better than most of those other games, including those against fellow lower-ranked sides. The Bulldogs would add a further 2.3 to the Crows' lowly two behinds in the third term, taking their lead out to 40 points going into the final change. For the Dogs' faithful it was the best way to finish the season at Elizabeth ahead of their last round trip to Woodville, although many would like to have seen some more goals in the final term. The Crows outscored the Bulldogs 3.2 to 1.1 to reduce the final gap to 33 points, but more will need doing if they want to finish the season on a high against a Norwood side that was at this time still just clinging to fifth spot. Kyle Presbury is firming as a favourite for the Dogs' B&F with his best afield efforts, notching up 25 disposals and seven clearances. For the Crows it was James Borlase with 23 disposals and 10 marks.
Now we come into the second week of the split round and its off to the Hisense Stadium in Richmond for the last installment of Friday Night Mayhem for 2021, when the Bloods took on the Tigers. This match was practically the book end game for these sides, having last clashed back in the opening round of this season. The Tigers won that day at Brighton Road, but obviously being Round 1 were just getting a feel for each other before they started their hot streak. The final margin was 11 points, the Bloods' first half was a fizzer as they kicked 3.8 before launching a late challenge after being down by almost five goals at three quarter-time. Other than their win against the Dogs in Round 4, this was probably as close as they have been to a complete four quarters against quality opposition, short of their loss to the Panthers in Round 9.
Of course after the Bloods went down two weeks previous to the Redlegs and coupled with Centrals' victory against Adelaide, the wooden spoon is pretty much assured. The Tigers were nine goals winners at home to the Bulldogs, win number 16 for the year and surely would be untroubled today against the cellar dwellers. This would prove to be true to some extent, given that they would manage just 2.1 to the Bloods' two behinds to begin the evening. At quarter-time, the Tigers were up by just 11 points. Glenelg would of course put some distance between them by the half-time siren, but some inaccuracy stopped a far bigger gap. They took their lead out to 27 points by the long break, having added a further 4.4 to the Bloods' two goals. When play resumed, the Bloods had their fair share of opportunities on goal and could very well have drawn the deficit back to three straight kicks by the final change, however the Tigers were only able to add four points to their half-time advantage. Glenelg scored 3.1 to 2.3, a lead of 31 points at three quarter-time. To Westies' credit, they finished strongly only for the Tigers to answer every goal. Glenelg would run out six-goal victors in the end, ending the night with a 6.2 to 5.3 final term. Brett Turner was Glenelg's best afield, with 35 disposals, seven clearances and 12 tackles. For the Bloods, theirs was Kaine Stevens with 23 disposals and seven tackles.
The next day now sends us to the inner south of the city and into the Unley Oval, where the Double Blues faced the Eagles. Another match that was had a long wait for the return bout, it was back in Round 1 once again where the Eagles ran out 46-point winners at Woodville. Not even goal-kicking yips were going to stop the Eagles on this day, scoring 16 behinds from 29 scoring shots. The third quarter was especially frustrating to watch for the home faithful that day, kicking almost half their behind tally in that quarter alone. Sturt actually led at the long break by three points, but were held to just two goals and one behind for the rest of the game. The Blues' fight to salvage their season got a big boost over the last three weeks, their win at Alberton in Round 17 brought them to within a game of the Redlegs and the Panthers. With South's loss last week, a win this week was ever so important. The Eagles' spot is under no such threat at this point, their defeat of Adelaide practically locking in their place in the Qualifying Final in two weeks time. The goals were quite plentiful in the opening quarter, the Blues could have held a two-goal lead at quarter-time if not for a pair of missed chances. Instead they would be just two points ahead at the first change, scoring 4.2 to the Eagles four goals without a miss. However the Sturt forwards were held to just one behind in the second quarter as the Eagles took over, going into the long break with a three-goal advantage after scoring 3.3 for themselves. The Blues had the bulk of the attack for the first 11 minutes but weren't making up too much ground on the Eagles who still kept them at arms length for the rest of the term. The Blues did, though, manage to cut the gap back to two straight kicks by the final change. Sturt scored 4.2 to 3.1 to bring the gap down to 11 points at three quarter-time. A tense final quarter would ensue, neither side giving too much quarter to the other. The Eagles scored the first goal at the fourth minute along with two behinds to Sturt's single miss to lead once more by three goals. Sturt battled hard but with two more missed opportunities and just one late major, their finals aspiriations were now no longer in their hands. The Eagles would leave Unley with a 10-point victory and with the Blues facing the Roosters next week and both the Redlegs and the Panthers playing lower placed sides, a surprise Elimination Final berth seems very unlikely. The Eagles named James Tsitas as their best on ground with his 42 disposals and six clearances, while the Blues' Abe Davis was voted their standout with 25 disposals and 11 marks.
The final match for the weekend would have been touted as the match of the round, two of the closest neighbours in the SANFL clashing at Prospect Oval in a battle of third vs. fifth... the Roosters against the Redlegs. The Roosters were crowing loud and clear at The Parade earlier this season, handing the Redlegs this season's most humiliating drubbing up until the Bloods' Round 16 result bumped this one down to number two -- only going by the score kicked by the opposition in this case. Norwood scored just 2.7 as North hammered them by 92 points back in Round 3, the Roosters kicking nine goals to one in the first half then another seven in the other. 15 behinds scored by North suggest this could have been even worse! Norwood's grip on fifth at this point was not assured with the Blues breathing down their neck, so their victory against West back two weeks ago was quite important. Reading this far, we already know that Sturt's loss across town helped their cause but putting their position in the finals beyond doubt was even more important. North's win against the Panthers down at Noarlunga did ensure they held onto second spot a bit longer, because a Norwood win would only mean a percentage difference in positions. A case of the wobbles crept into the Roosters' forward line as they found themselves down by 15 points at the first change, the board reading 2.5 to 5.2. The Roosters wasted more chances in the second term, but cut the Redlegs' lead down to a pair of kicks going into the rooms at the long break. North outscored the 'Legs 4.5 to four goals without a miss, the deficit back to 10 points at half-time. The visitors had some goal scoring issues of their own in the third quarter, the Roosters cutting down their lead even further in a relatively even period. North were back to within one goal of their 2018 Grand Final opponents at the final change, scoring 3.1 to 2.3 and setting up a grandstand finish. That gap however, was as close as the Roosters got, Norwood holding back the home side's challenge to score 2.2 to 1.2 and leave Prospect with a two-goal victory. A measure of sweet revenge from their earlier humiliation at The Parade. Richard Douglas has to be one of the favourites for the Redlegs' B&F night, finishing with 29 disposals, five tackles and nine marks. North would vote in Campbell Combe as their best afield with 26 disposals and 10 tackles.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 18 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday August 21
Port Adelaide 15.7 (97)
South Adelaide 13.6 (84)
Alberton Oval -- crowd number unknown
Central District 11.9 (75)
Adelaide 6.6 (42)
X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth -- crowd number unknown
Friday August 27
Glenelg 15.8 (98)
West Adelaide 9.8 (62)
Hisense Stadium, Richmond -- crowd number unknown
Saturday August 28
Woodville-West Torrens 11.6 (72)
Sturt 9.8 (62)
2,298 @ Unley Oval
Norwood 13.7 (85)
North Adelaide 10.13 (73)
2,675 @ Prospect Oval
INJURIES
South -- Milsom (shoulder), Martin (concussion)
North -- LeBois (quad)
Sturt -- Houlahan (hamstring), Lochowiak (eye), Lines (concussion), Trenorden (finger)
W-WT -- Jackson (shoulder)
REPORTS
Glenelg -- Bradley (striking)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Glenelg -- 34pts (17-0-0), 58.5%
W-WT -- 24pts (12-5-0), 58.2%
North -- 20pts (10-7-0), 57.8%
Norwood -- 20pts (10-7-0), 51%
South -- 18pts (9-8-0), 50.7%
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Sturt -- 16pts (8-9-0), 51.5%
Port -- 16pts (8-9-0), 46.9%
Adelaide -- 10pts (5-12-0), 42.1%
Central -- 8pts (4-13-0), 43.4%
West -- 4pts (2-15-0), 39.7%
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YOUNG CROWEATERS DOWNED IN THE WEST
The South Australians got off to a bad start in the delayed AFL U-19 National Championship Series, going down by 29 points to the West Australians at Lathlain Park on Saturday. The Croweaters managed just two behinds to kick things off as the Sandgropers kicked to a three-goal advantage at quarter-time. Inaccuracy problems set in for both sides in the second term as WA continued to elude the grasp of the visitors, maintaining their advantage going into the sheds at the break, a further point added to their first break lead. The South Australians had a poor third quarter as the home side lengthened their advantage going into the final change, held scoreless as the deficit was taken out to over eight straight kicks by the final change. SA's final quarter was more encouraging, scoring 3.3 and holding WA to 1.1 but the damage was already done. SA's next assignment is, due to the re-jigging of the competition, is against the Allies late next month in Victoria.
Western Australia 9.13 (67) def South Australia 5.8 (38)
Next weekend in Round 19... this is it, the final round!
Saturday September 4
Norwood vs. Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood @ 1:10pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Central District; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville @ 2:10pm
Port Adelaide vs. Glenelg; Alberton Oval @ 2:10pm
South Adelaide vs. West Adelaide; Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga @ 2:10pm
Sturt vs. North Adelaide; Unley Oval @ 2:35pm
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
