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Hi Footy fans...
During this mid-season period where all the teams get a chance to perhaps have a sit down with the coach and discuss where they're at, with the possibility of the two AFL sides pulling out of the SANFL, will we see a return to a longer schedule like that of the 90's through 2000's? SA footy-heads around the state would no doubt salivate at the possibility of a 21-game season, where the eight clubs would face each other three times like back in the days before those in Victoria started dictating how our season would start and finish. Of course this would beg the question of whether or not one of the resulting three matches would necessitate a neutral ground, a conundrum made all the more difficult with the Adelaide Oval being in constant use and Thebarton Oval falling under the control of the Adelaide Football Club. This kind of discussion wouldn't look out of place on fantasy football boards, with solutions like multiple matches at one ground, or perhaps the host clubs taking games to their designated country zones. Matches out in the sticks were common place back in the 1990's and early 2000's. In recent times, it has been the Riverland, the Eyre Peninsula and the Barossa that have hosted games. This will likely be the way forward in the years to come.
Welcome to the Round 10 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
There would be just three games this weekend, all on the Saturday afternoon. The first sends us to the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth for the SANFL distance derby and Mayor's Cup contest between the Bulldogs and the Panthers. The Doggies retained control of said trophy when they last clashed back in Round 3 at Noarlunga, leading at every change to win by 26 points. South opened the final term with a goal inside a minute to close the gap to one straight shot, but the Dogs kicked the last three to take the points. The Panthers' last three weeks have been pretty good, dropping one game only. Last week they got some revenge on the Crows with a seven-point win at home, while the Dogs got back on the winners list with a hard-fought win at Woodville. Centrals put one through the sticks inside 20 seconds, but after scoring 2.1, the Panthers then kicked 3.1 of their own to lead by a goal at quarter-time. However that patch of form was to be short lived, the Bulldogs owning the second quarter to keep the blue & whites scoreless and score 3.3 for themselves. At the long break, the Dogs were 15 points ahead. To make things worse for the Panthers, their injury toll was continuing to mount and their bench was exhausted already. Their backs fought valiantly, but it was just a matter of time before the Bulldogs fully took over. South managed just two behinds in the third quarter, the home side added a further 4.1 to their score and would go into the final term with a 32-point lead. The visitors found the sticks again in the last quarter, but Centrals' punishment continued and would almost double that three quarter-time deficit. The Dogs would bag 6.3 to 1.1 to end proceedings with a 63-point win, leapfrogging the Redlegs and Sturt on the ladder in the process. Harry Grant was the Bulldogs' best afield, with 26 disposals, 10 tackles along with five marks and clearances. Kobe Mutch was South's standout, with 28 disposals, 13 tackles and seven clearances.
Game number two has us taking the northern expressway in the opposite direction, we turn off dockside and through to the Alberton Oval where the Magpies faced the Bloods in the ground's 1000th match. It was back in Round 2 that the Hartlett brothers faced off as club coaches, the older sibling in Adam taking first blood and the Russell Ebert Trophy with their four-point triumph in Waikerie. The Bloods were behind at every change and were down by three straight kicks deep into the final term, but then bagged three goals in five minutes and then defended the lead for more than six minutes to secure victory. Fast forward to now and the Magpies still hadn't chalked up a win, their latest disappointment was a loss to Sturt in chilly conditions at home, while the Bloods were triumphant against the Crows. That was two weekends ago, both Port and Westies having their bye last week. The Magpies would end up benefitting from some demotions from the Power and kicked to a five-goal quarter-time lead, scoring six goals to one to start the game. Unbelievably, the Magpies were silenced in the second term, but some inaccuracy prevented the Bloods from usurping control by the long break. Westies kicked 3.5 to nothing to draw the deficit back to seven points come half-time. The Bloods would end up being the walking wounded, much like South their bench was all but depleted. They tried hard to chip away at Port's advantage, but continued to skew several shots on goal for a return of 1.5. The 'Pies added 4.2 to their score to go into the final stanza with a 22-point lead. In the end, the drought would be broken for the younger Hartlett brother, the last quarter ended up being a shootout with five goals a piece. With four behinds to the visitors' two, the Magpies notched up their first win of 2024 by 20 points. Jordon Sweet was a machine in ruck, named best afield for Port with 43 hitouts, 15 disposals as well as six tackles and clearances. The Bloods voted in Kobe Ryan as their best with 29 disposals, nine tackles and eight clearances.
The third and final game for the weekend's action takes us to the city and into the Adelaide Oval where the Eagles faced the Crows prior to the Adelaide vs Sydney game. These two sides hadn't faced off in 2024 until now, with both games going the way of the Crows last season. They played at league headquarters in Round 9, the Eagles were only eight points down at the final change before the Crows kicked four goals to one in the finish to win by 23 points. But then at Woodville in Round 14, the Crows absolutely hammered the Eagles with a run of 11 goals to one in the first half to win by 69 points. The Eagles were outdone by a determined Centrals outfit last week by a single kick, while the Crows were given a dose of role-reversal at Noarlunga by the Panthers. Thankfully for the Oval Avenue faithful, season pass holders would be admitted without charge as they were supposed be hosts. The recent goal-kicking issues were apparent initially, while both sides had four scoring shots each it was Adelaide with a perfect start, in contrast to the 1.3 by the "home" team. At quarter-time it was a 15-point lead to the Crows. However the Eagles would then restrict the Crows to a single major mid-way through the second term whilst adding 5.4 to their score to overturn that deficit in their favour. At the half-time break, the Eagles were ahead by 13. But then came the second half as the Eagles' began to soar. They eventually shook off that pesky inaccuracy bug, which found its way into the opposite camp just prior to time-on. The Eagles scored an additional 4.4, the Crows kicking five behinds before finding a major as they found themselves five goals in arrears by three quarter-time. The Eagles then put the rubber stamp on it in the final term, jumping to the top of the league ladder with a 5.1 to 2.2 end term to run out 53-point winners. Former Crow Riley Knight was best on ground for the Eagles, with 27 disposals, 13 tackles and seven marks. For the "visitors" it was Reilly O'Brien with 35 hitouts in ruck, 21 disposals as well as five tackles and clearances.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 10 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday June 15
Central District 14.8 (92)
South Adelaide 4.5 (29)
1,476 @ X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
Port Adelaide 15.7 (97)
West Adelaide 10.17 (77)
1,290 @ Alberton Oval
Woodville-West Torrens 15.12 (102)
Adelaide 7.7 (49)
Adelaide Oval -- AFL curtain raiser
INJURIES
South -- Bradley (finger), Dunkin (groin), Skinner (shoulder), Megins (knee), Lovering (ankle)
Port -- Turner (concussion)
West -- Maguire (glute), Obst (shoulder), Ellem (ankle), Minchella (ribs)
W-WT -- Redden (hamstring), Norman (ankle)
Adelaide -- Smith (knee), McDonald (hand)
REPORTS
Central -- Thomas (rough conduct)
Port -- Dixon (rough conduct)
West -- Bock (rough conduct)
W-WT -- Morris (rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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W-WT -- 14pts (7-3-0), 58.1%
Glenelg -- 14pts (7-2-0), 54.7%
Central -- 14pts (7-3-0), 54.3%
Norwood -- 14pts (7-2-0), 54.1%
Sturt -- 12pts (6-3-0), 59.4%
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West -- 8pts (4-5-0), 49.1%
North -- 8pts (4-5-0), 49%
South -- 4pts (2-8-0), 42.6%
Adelaide -- 4pts (2-8-0), 42.5%
Port -- 2pts (1-8-0), 38.5%
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CROWEATERS HIT BLACK SWAN BRICK WALL
South Australia's U-18 campaign was rammed into a wall at the hands of Western Australia in Game 3 of the AFL National Championships, going down by a big margin in their contest at Alberton Oval on Sunday. The pain began right from the start as the Sandgropers rammed through six goals to one in the opening term, then adding a further three to two in the second as the Croweaters found more behinds than goals as they slipped to a six-kick deficit at the half-time break. There were to be no miracles in the second half as the Black Swans put a chokehold on the SA attack, holding them to 1.3 as they extended their lead to 45 points by the final change, before repeating their opening term flurry in the last quarter with a six goal to two run. In the end, the Reds' 2024 campaign is pretty much over with one game still to play, going down by 65 points. SA had plenty of chances in attack, with only one less forward entry than the visitors. Lucas Camporeale was best afield with 29 disposals plus five tackles and marks, while Alex Dodson had 22 hitouts in the middle along with 20 disposals. The Croweaters' final game is against Victoria Metro on June 30, also to be held at Alberton.
Western Australia 18.7 (115) def. South Australia 6.12 (48)
Next weekend in Round 11...
Sunday June 23
Norwood vs. Port Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood @ 2:10pm
Sturt vs. North Adelaide; Thomas Farms Oval, Unley @ 2:10pm
West Adelaide vs. Glenelg; Hisense Stadium, Richmond @ 2:30pm
Central District, Woodville-West Torrens, South Adelaide & Adelaide have the bye.
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
During this mid-season period where all the teams get a chance to perhaps have a sit down with the coach and discuss where they're at, with the possibility of the two AFL sides pulling out of the SANFL, will we see a return to a longer schedule like that of the 90's through 2000's? SA footy-heads around the state would no doubt salivate at the possibility of a 21-game season, where the eight clubs would face each other three times like back in the days before those in Victoria started dictating how our season would start and finish. Of course this would beg the question of whether or not one of the resulting three matches would necessitate a neutral ground, a conundrum made all the more difficult with the Adelaide Oval being in constant use and Thebarton Oval falling under the control of the Adelaide Football Club. This kind of discussion wouldn't look out of place on fantasy football boards, with solutions like multiple matches at one ground, or perhaps the host clubs taking games to their designated country zones. Matches out in the sticks were common place back in the 1990's and early 2000's. In recent times, it has been the Riverland, the Eyre Peninsula and the Barossa that have hosted games. This will likely be the way forward in the years to come.
Welcome to the Round 10 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
There would be just three games this weekend, all on the Saturday afternoon. The first sends us to the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth for the SANFL distance derby and Mayor's Cup contest between the Bulldogs and the Panthers. The Doggies retained control of said trophy when they last clashed back in Round 3 at Noarlunga, leading at every change to win by 26 points. South opened the final term with a goal inside a minute to close the gap to one straight shot, but the Dogs kicked the last three to take the points. The Panthers' last three weeks have been pretty good, dropping one game only. Last week they got some revenge on the Crows with a seven-point win at home, while the Dogs got back on the winners list with a hard-fought win at Woodville. Centrals put one through the sticks inside 20 seconds, but after scoring 2.1, the Panthers then kicked 3.1 of their own to lead by a goal at quarter-time. However that patch of form was to be short lived, the Bulldogs owning the second quarter to keep the blue & whites scoreless and score 3.3 for themselves. At the long break, the Dogs were 15 points ahead. To make things worse for the Panthers, their injury toll was continuing to mount and their bench was exhausted already. Their backs fought valiantly, but it was just a matter of time before the Bulldogs fully took over. South managed just two behinds in the third quarter, the home side added a further 4.1 to their score and would go into the final term with a 32-point lead. The visitors found the sticks again in the last quarter, but Centrals' punishment continued and would almost double that three quarter-time deficit. The Dogs would bag 6.3 to 1.1 to end proceedings with a 63-point win, leapfrogging the Redlegs and Sturt on the ladder in the process. Harry Grant was the Bulldogs' best afield, with 26 disposals, 10 tackles along with five marks and clearances. Kobe Mutch was South's standout, with 28 disposals, 13 tackles and seven clearances.
Game number two has us taking the northern expressway in the opposite direction, we turn off dockside and through to the Alberton Oval where the Magpies faced the Bloods in the ground's 1000th match. It was back in Round 2 that the Hartlett brothers faced off as club coaches, the older sibling in Adam taking first blood and the Russell Ebert Trophy with their four-point triumph in Waikerie. The Bloods were behind at every change and were down by three straight kicks deep into the final term, but then bagged three goals in five minutes and then defended the lead for more than six minutes to secure victory. Fast forward to now and the Magpies still hadn't chalked up a win, their latest disappointment was a loss to Sturt in chilly conditions at home, while the Bloods were triumphant against the Crows. That was two weekends ago, both Port and Westies having their bye last week. The Magpies would end up benefitting from some demotions from the Power and kicked to a five-goal quarter-time lead, scoring six goals to one to start the game. Unbelievably, the Magpies were silenced in the second term, but some inaccuracy prevented the Bloods from usurping control by the long break. Westies kicked 3.5 to nothing to draw the deficit back to seven points come half-time. The Bloods would end up being the walking wounded, much like South their bench was all but depleted. They tried hard to chip away at Port's advantage, but continued to skew several shots on goal for a return of 1.5. The 'Pies added 4.2 to their score to go into the final stanza with a 22-point lead. In the end, the drought would be broken for the younger Hartlett brother, the last quarter ended up being a shootout with five goals a piece. With four behinds to the visitors' two, the Magpies notched up their first win of 2024 by 20 points. Jordon Sweet was a machine in ruck, named best afield for Port with 43 hitouts, 15 disposals as well as six tackles and clearances. The Bloods voted in Kobe Ryan as their best with 29 disposals, nine tackles and eight clearances.
The third and final game for the weekend's action takes us to the city and into the Adelaide Oval where the Eagles faced the Crows prior to the Adelaide vs Sydney game. These two sides hadn't faced off in 2024 until now, with both games going the way of the Crows last season. They played at league headquarters in Round 9, the Eagles were only eight points down at the final change before the Crows kicked four goals to one in the finish to win by 23 points. But then at Woodville in Round 14, the Crows absolutely hammered the Eagles with a run of 11 goals to one in the first half to win by 69 points. The Eagles were outdone by a determined Centrals outfit last week by a single kick, while the Crows were given a dose of role-reversal at Noarlunga by the Panthers. Thankfully for the Oval Avenue faithful, season pass holders would be admitted without charge as they were supposed be hosts. The recent goal-kicking issues were apparent initially, while both sides had four scoring shots each it was Adelaide with a perfect start, in contrast to the 1.3 by the "home" team. At quarter-time it was a 15-point lead to the Crows. However the Eagles would then restrict the Crows to a single major mid-way through the second term whilst adding 5.4 to their score to overturn that deficit in their favour. At the half-time break, the Eagles were ahead by 13. But then came the second half as the Eagles' began to soar. They eventually shook off that pesky inaccuracy bug, which found its way into the opposite camp just prior to time-on. The Eagles scored an additional 4.4, the Crows kicking five behinds before finding a major as they found themselves five goals in arrears by three quarter-time. The Eagles then put the rubber stamp on it in the final term, jumping to the top of the league ladder with a 5.1 to 2.2 end term to run out 53-point winners. Former Crow Riley Knight was best on ground for the Eagles, with 27 disposals, 13 tackles and seven marks. For the "visitors" it was Reilly O'Brien with 35 hitouts in ruck, 21 disposals as well as five tackles and clearances.
FINAL SCORES IN ROUND 10 OF THE SANFL...
Saturday June 15
Central District 14.8 (92)
South Adelaide 4.5 (29)
1,476 @ X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
Port Adelaide 15.7 (97)
West Adelaide 10.17 (77)
1,290 @ Alberton Oval
Woodville-West Torrens 15.12 (102)
Adelaide 7.7 (49)
Adelaide Oval -- AFL curtain raiser
INJURIES
South -- Bradley (finger), Dunkin (groin), Skinner (shoulder), Megins (knee), Lovering (ankle)
Port -- Turner (concussion)
West -- Maguire (glute), Obst (shoulder), Ellem (ankle), Minchella (ribs)
W-WT -- Redden (hamstring), Norman (ankle)
Adelaide -- Smith (knee), McDonald (hand)
REPORTS
Central -- Thomas (rough conduct)
Port -- Dixon (rough conduct)
West -- Bock (rough conduct)
W-WT -- Morris (rough conduct)
LEAGUE LADDER
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W-WT -- 14pts (7-3-0), 58.1%
Glenelg -- 14pts (7-2-0), 54.7%
Central -- 14pts (7-3-0), 54.3%
Norwood -- 14pts (7-2-0), 54.1%
Sturt -- 12pts (6-3-0), 59.4%
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West -- 8pts (4-5-0), 49.1%
North -- 8pts (4-5-0), 49%
South -- 4pts (2-8-0), 42.6%
Adelaide -- 4pts (2-8-0), 42.5%
Port -- 2pts (1-8-0), 38.5%
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CROWEATERS HIT BLACK SWAN BRICK WALL
South Australia's U-18 campaign was rammed into a wall at the hands of Western Australia in Game 3 of the AFL National Championships, going down by a big margin in their contest at Alberton Oval on Sunday. The pain began right from the start as the Sandgropers rammed through six goals to one in the opening term, then adding a further three to two in the second as the Croweaters found more behinds than goals as they slipped to a six-kick deficit at the half-time break. There were to be no miracles in the second half as the Black Swans put a chokehold on the SA attack, holding them to 1.3 as they extended their lead to 45 points by the final change, before repeating their opening term flurry in the last quarter with a six goal to two run. In the end, the Reds' 2024 campaign is pretty much over with one game still to play, going down by 65 points. SA had plenty of chances in attack, with only one less forward entry than the visitors. Lucas Camporeale was best afield with 29 disposals plus five tackles and marks, while Alex Dodson had 22 hitouts in the middle along with 20 disposals. The Croweaters' final game is against Victoria Metro on June 30, also to be held at Alberton.
Western Australia 18.7 (115) def. South Australia 6.12 (48)
Next weekend in Round 11...
Sunday June 23
Norwood vs. Port Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood @ 2:10pm
Sturt vs. North Adelaide; Thomas Farms Oval, Unley @ 2:10pm
West Adelaide vs. Glenelg; Hisense Stadium, Richmond @ 2:30pm
Central District, Woodville-West Torrens, South Adelaide & Adelaide have the bye.
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
