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Hi Footy fans...
We're now a third of the way through the 2024 SANFL Premiership Season and as happens from year to year there is usually a change of the order, so lets look at that first up. The Bulldogs have been probably the biggest mover in the last couple of years, rising from near the bottom in 2022 to a 1st Semi finish last year. It appears as though they're back. The Eagles and the Redlegs are seemingly back to their best, the premiers of 2021 and 2022 back in the swing of things after sitting out September action last season in sixth and seventh respectively. The reigning premiers have, compared to last season, had a rocky start to the year and some key outs over several games haven't helped but its still early days. The Double Blues are about the same, with a couple of shock defeats over the last couple of weeks. When we look at the lower end, one big change has been the Bloods. For the moment, they're not the ones languishing in the cellar, that particular honour has been given to the Panthers. The Roosters are only out of the top end on percentage, while the two AFL reserves sides also sit out of the five. In fact, this weekend served up one of the most shocking performances by one of said sides, which will no doubt keep some supporters s******ing for a while. Read on, my fellow SA footy-heads.
Welcome to the Round 6 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
We start things off this weekend with some mayhem under Friday Night Lights as the Redlegs and the Crows faced off at Coopers Stadium in Norwood. These two mobs shared the spoils from last year's pair of games at The Parade, with the Crows winning by four goals in Round 7, then the 'Legs leaving it late to take the points in Round 18. The Crows victory didn't come easy in the earlier game, their own horrid shooting keeping up any Norwood hopes with a three-kick gap at the final change. The Crows kicked four goals to one in the final term for the win. The 'Legs were down 22 points at three quarter-time in the later game, kept scoreless in the third term. But they returned the favour in the last quarter and booted seven goals for a 19-point win. Both came out winners last week, with the 'Legs outrunning the Roosters at Prospect and the Crows winning the mini-Showdown. The Crows didn't waste much time finding the sticks, but had a rotten time finding them for the rest of the opening term with a score of 1.4 to Norwood's 2.2, a four-point lead to the home side at quarter-time. Both sides had a little gallop in the second term, though Adelaide's run was limited to a few minutes. The Redlegs ruled the first eight minutes, but a couple of late chances went begging as they stretched their lead to 17 points going into the rooms at half-time. Adelaide was doing most of the heavy hitting with a higher tackle count and rebound 50's, but Norwood ruled the centre and the attacking thrusts. The goals were still at a premium for both, when play resumed both sides kicked just three each. Along with missed chances, the home side led by 20 points at the final change. Adelaide's inaccuracy issues would bring their gameplan undone in the finish, they peppered their sticks for a return of 1.4. Norwood's 1.2 was enough to ensure victory, winners by three goals. In the best on ground department, the Redlegs' Harry Boyd had 47 hitouts to his name as well as eight clearances and seven marks, while the Crows had Billy Dowling with 21 disposals, 10 tackles and five clearances.
The rest of the weekend's action would be fought out on the traditional Saturday afternoon timeslot, the first of which takes us to the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth where the Bulldogs took on the Double Blues. The Blues haven't lost to the Bulldogs for the last six outings, with three of those coming from last year alone. It was a similar story in the 2023 games as the Dogs' final quarters of football let them down and coughed up the points. It's even worse for the Dogs just at home, where the Blues have won the last seven trips. Worse still, Centrals have won just one of the previous 18. Only the Dogs came out winners last week, with a 21-point win against the Bloods at Richmond. The Blues were shocked in the final term by the fast-finishing Eagles at Unley, going down by eight points after being up by 19 in the early minutes of that last period. The Blues had a shocking opening quarter in attack with a swag of behinds. They kicked 2.5 to Centrals' 4.1, the Dogs leading by eight points at quarter-time and it looked as though they were going to keep well in touch for the rest of the game. But then the Dogs just went to sleep from here, showing almost nothing of their dominant form over the first five weeks. The Blues would go on to kick 4.1 to one behind in the second term, taking over the lead come half-time. At the break, it was a 16-point deficit. There would be nothing but disbelief on the terraces and it was only going to get worse. Despite the Dogs holding the Blues down quite well in defence, it was Sturt's defence that stifled any chance of a Bulldogs' comeback. Said defence would leak just 1.2 in the third term, the Blues scoring 2.1 to take their lead to 21 points going into the final change. The visitors would eventually put it beyond doubt late in the last quarter. After both sides kicked 1.1, the Blues added 2.2 to leave Elizabeth with yet another triumph, this time by 35 points. Will Snelling continues to pay dividends for the Blues, named best afield with 22 disposals, 18 tackles and nine clearances. Centrals named Mani Liddy as their standout, with 18 disposals and 10 tackles.
The next Saturday afternoon game takes us up Port Road and into the Alberton Oval, where the Magpies hosted the Roosters. These sides shared the points last year, the Roosters were eight-point winners at Prospect in Round 7, but their accuracy cost them hard at Alberton in Round 13. That day, North kicked six goals from 23 scores as the Magpies ran out 38-point winners. The Roosters kicked 3.10 alone in the second half, most definitely a far cry from the earlier game. Both sides lost their respective matches last week, the Magpies still winless after losing the mini-Showdown while the Roosters couldn't find the winning score in their eight-point loss to Norwood at home. The first term was rather evenly fought, the Magpies' late major to finish the opening term allowed them to be up by four points after scoring 3.2 to 2.4. Now before I proceed, lets cast our minds back to Round 13 in 2022. The Roosters handed the Magpies a hammering similar to the one they had inflicted on them in the 1989 Grand Final, winning by 21 goals at Prospect. Now while they weren't going to hit those heights this time, imposing any kind of hiding at Alberton never loses its meaning to fans of the opposition. From here, any resistance put up by the Magpies was all but negligible. Their goals dried up for two whole quarters of football as the Roosters proceeded to bag five goals and lead by 26 points at the long break. When play resumed, the Magpies' attacking zone was practically a dead zone, scoring absolutely nothing while the Roosters added a further 6.3 to take their advantage out to 65 points come three quarter-time. The visitors kept up their rampage to finish off proceedings, the Magpies did finally put a couple through but it would hardly make an impression against another five Roosters goals. North would run out 14-goal winners, a rare feat for most at the Port Adelaide nest. Lachlan Grubb kicked five goals and was by far best afield for North, with 24 disposals, 10 tackles and nine marks. Port named Josh Byrne as their standout on a horrible arvo, with 23 disposals, eight marks and seven tackles.
We get back onto Port Road and head back towards the city, then turn off towards the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville where the Eagles faced the Panthers. The Eagles couldn't put one over the Panthers last year, losing their Round 2 game at Noarlunga by 11 points, then again at Oval Avenue by three goals in Round 11. The Eagles were in front at quarter-time at Lovelock Road, but their inaccuracy in that quarter would come back to haunt them as South charged forward, kicking eight goals to three for the remaining quarters. The Panthers' final quarter at Woodville could have done the same to them, but the Eagles could only score 1.6 to three behinds. The Eagles shook off a lethargic third term and clawed back the lead at Unley last week, while the Panthers couldn't keep an inaccurate Tigers outfit down at home and remained winless. The Panthers showed some fight early on, the two sides exchanging goals over 10 minutes until the Eagles strung a couple together mid-way through. The Eagles led by two goals, the board showing 4.2 to 2.2. The Panthers hit a patch of form for more than 20 minutes in the second term, kicking to an eight-point lead after scoring 4.2 to one goal, but an injury time score of 2.1 to the Eagles saw the blue & whites back behind the eight-ball again by five points at half-time. South clawed their way back into the lead again seven minutes into the second half, getting to as much as two goals ahead by nine minutes with their 3.1 to two missed Eagles shots. But they would again find themselves in arrears by the end of the term, though a mere three-point gap to the home side would keep up hopes in the Panthers camp. The visitors continued to battle on, again taking a slender lead part-way into the final term. But it wasn't going to be South's time, the Eagles scraping home by less than a kick, outscoring the Panthers 2.3 to 2.1 to win by five points. Luke McKay was named best for the Eagles,with 21 disposals, eight tackles and two goals. For the Panthers, it was Oliver Davis with 28 disposals, nine tackles and seven marks.
The final game for the weekend sends us to the seaside and into the Stratarama Stadium in Glenelg for the "Battle of the Sashes" encounter between the Tigers and the Bloods. The Tigers have won the last seven encounters with the Bloods, including the two games in Rounds 10 and 14 last season. The Tigers had a hell of a time in front of goal in the earlier game at Milner Road with a tally of 14 behinds from 24 scores, but it was their second quarter run of six goals to one that set them up for the victory by 37 points. The Bloods then gave the Tigers a fright as they led at every change at the follow-up game in Glenelg, which was probably one of the Tigers most lacklustre performances, but still came out on top by 10 points in a low-scoring affair. The Bloods made a decent challenge to the Dogs last week despite their 21-point loss, while the Tigers got back on the winners list against South though they did it the hard way. Their accuracy did improve this week, but the start was slow as the Tigers took a goal's lead into the first change with the board reading 2.1 to 1.1. The Bloods tenacity they showed against the Dogs went missing in the second term though, they were kept to a single behind while the Bays added 3.3 to their tally to stretch their lead to 26 points by half-time. The Bloods did make a more concerted effort in the third quarter, in fact they were back to within two straight shots of the reigning premiers by the final change. A trio of missed chances stopped them taking the lead, they scored 3.3 to the Tigers' lowly 1.2 as the gap was brought down to 11 points come three quarter-time. But Glenelg's best was left until last, after the Bloods brought it down to seven points at the 12-minute mark the Tigers nail the final three majors for victory. All scores counted, a 4.4 to 2.2 last quarter saw the home side victorious by 27 points. Corey Lyons was named Glenelg's best, he finished with 31 disposals, 10 clearances and seven marks. Kobe Ryan was Westies' best all-rounder, with 21 disposals, 11 tackles and three goals.
FINAL SCORES FROM ROUND 6 OF THE SANFL...
Friday May 10
Norwood 10.12 (72)
Adelaide 7.12 (54)
2,602 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday May 11
Sturt 11.10 (76)
Central District 6.5 (41)
2,185 @ X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
North Adelaide 18.11 (119)
Port Adelaide 5.5 (35)
1,535 @ Alberton Oval
Woodville-West Torrens 11.11 (77)
South Adelaide 11.6 (72)
1,585 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Glenelg 10.10 (70)
West Adelaide 6.7 (43)
2,521 @ Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg
INJURIES
Adelaide -- Madgen (concussion)
Central -- Monaghan (foot)
North -- Mayes (back)
W-WT -- Litster (knee), Fleeton (concussion)
South -- Brown (knee)
Glenelg -- Stockman (ankle), Bell (concussion), Dunn (finger)
West -- Obst, Talbot (shoulder), Searle (adductor)
REPORTS
Central -- Iles (kneeing)
Port -- Clurey (striking)
W-WT -- Hann, Barkla (melee)
South -- Dunkin, Bedford (melee)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Norwood -- 12pts (6-0-0), 57.9%
W-WT -- 10pts (5-1-0), 59%
Central -- 10pts (5-1-0), 56.4%
Glenelg -- 8pts (4-2-0), 55.5%
Sturt -- 6pts (3-3-0), 56.1%
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North -- 6pts (3-3-0), 48.8%
West -- 4pts (2-4-0), 46.8%
Adelaide -- 4pts (2-4-0), 45.7%
South -- 0pts (0-6-0), 39.3%
Port -- 0pts (0-6-0), 37.5%
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STATE SQUAD FOR WA CLASH ANNOUNCED
From the SANFL website, thanks to Zac Milbank.
A 26-player West End State squad has been released, with as many as nine debutantes a chance to play in the KIA State Game against the WAFL in Perth on Sunday. SANFL Chairman of Selectors Tim Ginever has included 13 new faces in the squad to face the Sandgropers at Optus Stadium after defeating the VFL by 14 points last month.Woodville-West Torrens premiership defender Luke Beecken, Norwood trio Billy Cootee, Tom Donnelly and Matt Ling, Sturt pair Connor McFadyen and Amos Doyle, West midfielder Kobe Ryan, Glenelg utility Riley Holder and Central defender Brinn Little could don the cherished red guernsey for the first time.
Experienced quartet Chris Curran (Glenelg), Eamon Wilkinson (South) and North Adelaide pair Mitch Harvey and Campbell Combe have also been called upon to retain the Haydn Bunton Junior Cup with a fifth successive win against the WAFL. Among the players unavailable for selection are Glenelg’s Liam McBean (hamstring) and Lachie Hosie (broken hand), Eagle Riley Knight (calf), Bulldogs midfielder Harry Grant (knee), West defender Josh Ryan (hamstring), as well as Norwood ruckman Harry Boyd and Sturt rover Will Snelling.West End State team coach Jade Rawlings will put his team through its paces at training on Tuesday (Alberton) and Thursday (West Lakes) before the team flies out on Saturday for the contest at 2.15pm SA time, which will be the curtain-raiser to the West Coast v Melbourne AFL match.The KIA State Game will be screened live and free via SANFL Now and AFL Live Official App and AFL.com.au.
Central District -- Aiden Grace, Brinn Little, Jez McLennan
Glenelg -- Matt Allen, Chris Curran, Riley Holder, Luke Reynolds, Corey Lyons
North Adelaide -- Campbell Combe, Mitch Harvey, Frank Szekely, Harrison Wigg
Norwood -- Billy Cootee, Tom Donnelly, Matt Ling, Baynen Lowe, Mitch O'Neill
South Adelaide -- Eamon Wilkinson
Sturt -- Will Coomblas, Connor McFadyen, Casey Voss, Amos Doyle
West Adelaide -- Kobe Ryan
Woodville-West Torrens -- Luke Beecken, James Rowe, Joseph Sinor (C)
So next weekend is a general bye for the clubs while the Croweaters suit up again in the west.
Sunday May 19 @ 2:15pm CST
Western Australia vs. South Australia; Optus Stadium, Perth
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
We're now a third of the way through the 2024 SANFL Premiership Season and as happens from year to year there is usually a change of the order, so lets look at that first up. The Bulldogs have been probably the biggest mover in the last couple of years, rising from near the bottom in 2022 to a 1st Semi finish last year. It appears as though they're back. The Eagles and the Redlegs are seemingly back to their best, the premiers of 2021 and 2022 back in the swing of things after sitting out September action last season in sixth and seventh respectively. The reigning premiers have, compared to last season, had a rocky start to the year and some key outs over several games haven't helped but its still early days. The Double Blues are about the same, with a couple of shock defeats over the last couple of weeks. When we look at the lower end, one big change has been the Bloods. For the moment, they're not the ones languishing in the cellar, that particular honour has been given to the Panthers. The Roosters are only out of the top end on percentage, while the two AFL reserves sides also sit out of the five. In fact, this weekend served up one of the most shocking performances by one of said sides, which will no doubt keep some supporters s******ing for a while. Read on, my fellow SA footy-heads.
Welcome to the Round 6 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.
We start things off this weekend with some mayhem under Friday Night Lights as the Redlegs and the Crows faced off at Coopers Stadium in Norwood. These two mobs shared the spoils from last year's pair of games at The Parade, with the Crows winning by four goals in Round 7, then the 'Legs leaving it late to take the points in Round 18. The Crows victory didn't come easy in the earlier game, their own horrid shooting keeping up any Norwood hopes with a three-kick gap at the final change. The Crows kicked four goals to one in the final term for the win. The 'Legs were down 22 points at three quarter-time in the later game, kept scoreless in the third term. But they returned the favour in the last quarter and booted seven goals for a 19-point win. Both came out winners last week, with the 'Legs outrunning the Roosters at Prospect and the Crows winning the mini-Showdown. The Crows didn't waste much time finding the sticks, but had a rotten time finding them for the rest of the opening term with a score of 1.4 to Norwood's 2.2, a four-point lead to the home side at quarter-time. Both sides had a little gallop in the second term, though Adelaide's run was limited to a few minutes. The Redlegs ruled the first eight minutes, but a couple of late chances went begging as they stretched their lead to 17 points going into the rooms at half-time. Adelaide was doing most of the heavy hitting with a higher tackle count and rebound 50's, but Norwood ruled the centre and the attacking thrusts. The goals were still at a premium for both, when play resumed both sides kicked just three each. Along with missed chances, the home side led by 20 points at the final change. Adelaide's inaccuracy issues would bring their gameplan undone in the finish, they peppered their sticks for a return of 1.4. Norwood's 1.2 was enough to ensure victory, winners by three goals. In the best on ground department, the Redlegs' Harry Boyd had 47 hitouts to his name as well as eight clearances and seven marks, while the Crows had Billy Dowling with 21 disposals, 10 tackles and five clearances.
The rest of the weekend's action would be fought out on the traditional Saturday afternoon timeslot, the first of which takes us to the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth where the Bulldogs took on the Double Blues. The Blues haven't lost to the Bulldogs for the last six outings, with three of those coming from last year alone. It was a similar story in the 2023 games as the Dogs' final quarters of football let them down and coughed up the points. It's even worse for the Dogs just at home, where the Blues have won the last seven trips. Worse still, Centrals have won just one of the previous 18. Only the Dogs came out winners last week, with a 21-point win against the Bloods at Richmond. The Blues were shocked in the final term by the fast-finishing Eagles at Unley, going down by eight points after being up by 19 in the early minutes of that last period. The Blues had a shocking opening quarter in attack with a swag of behinds. They kicked 2.5 to Centrals' 4.1, the Dogs leading by eight points at quarter-time and it looked as though they were going to keep well in touch for the rest of the game. But then the Dogs just went to sleep from here, showing almost nothing of their dominant form over the first five weeks. The Blues would go on to kick 4.1 to one behind in the second term, taking over the lead come half-time. At the break, it was a 16-point deficit. There would be nothing but disbelief on the terraces and it was only going to get worse. Despite the Dogs holding the Blues down quite well in defence, it was Sturt's defence that stifled any chance of a Bulldogs' comeback. Said defence would leak just 1.2 in the third term, the Blues scoring 2.1 to take their lead to 21 points going into the final change. The visitors would eventually put it beyond doubt late in the last quarter. After both sides kicked 1.1, the Blues added 2.2 to leave Elizabeth with yet another triumph, this time by 35 points. Will Snelling continues to pay dividends for the Blues, named best afield with 22 disposals, 18 tackles and nine clearances. Centrals named Mani Liddy as their standout, with 18 disposals and 10 tackles.
The next Saturday afternoon game takes us up Port Road and into the Alberton Oval, where the Magpies hosted the Roosters. These sides shared the points last year, the Roosters were eight-point winners at Prospect in Round 7, but their accuracy cost them hard at Alberton in Round 13. That day, North kicked six goals from 23 scores as the Magpies ran out 38-point winners. The Roosters kicked 3.10 alone in the second half, most definitely a far cry from the earlier game. Both sides lost their respective matches last week, the Magpies still winless after losing the mini-Showdown while the Roosters couldn't find the winning score in their eight-point loss to Norwood at home. The first term was rather evenly fought, the Magpies' late major to finish the opening term allowed them to be up by four points after scoring 3.2 to 2.4. Now before I proceed, lets cast our minds back to Round 13 in 2022. The Roosters handed the Magpies a hammering similar to the one they had inflicted on them in the 1989 Grand Final, winning by 21 goals at Prospect. Now while they weren't going to hit those heights this time, imposing any kind of hiding at Alberton never loses its meaning to fans of the opposition. From here, any resistance put up by the Magpies was all but negligible. Their goals dried up for two whole quarters of football as the Roosters proceeded to bag five goals and lead by 26 points at the long break. When play resumed, the Magpies' attacking zone was practically a dead zone, scoring absolutely nothing while the Roosters added a further 6.3 to take their advantage out to 65 points come three quarter-time. The visitors kept up their rampage to finish off proceedings, the Magpies did finally put a couple through but it would hardly make an impression against another five Roosters goals. North would run out 14-goal winners, a rare feat for most at the Port Adelaide nest. Lachlan Grubb kicked five goals and was by far best afield for North, with 24 disposals, 10 tackles and nine marks. Port named Josh Byrne as their standout on a horrible arvo, with 23 disposals, eight marks and seven tackles.
We get back onto Port Road and head back towards the city, then turn off towards the Maughan Thiem Kia Oval in Woodville where the Eagles faced the Panthers. The Eagles couldn't put one over the Panthers last year, losing their Round 2 game at Noarlunga by 11 points, then again at Oval Avenue by three goals in Round 11. The Eagles were in front at quarter-time at Lovelock Road, but their inaccuracy in that quarter would come back to haunt them as South charged forward, kicking eight goals to three for the remaining quarters. The Panthers' final quarter at Woodville could have done the same to them, but the Eagles could only score 1.6 to three behinds. The Eagles shook off a lethargic third term and clawed back the lead at Unley last week, while the Panthers couldn't keep an inaccurate Tigers outfit down at home and remained winless. The Panthers showed some fight early on, the two sides exchanging goals over 10 minutes until the Eagles strung a couple together mid-way through. The Eagles led by two goals, the board showing 4.2 to 2.2. The Panthers hit a patch of form for more than 20 minutes in the second term, kicking to an eight-point lead after scoring 4.2 to one goal, but an injury time score of 2.1 to the Eagles saw the blue & whites back behind the eight-ball again by five points at half-time. South clawed their way back into the lead again seven minutes into the second half, getting to as much as two goals ahead by nine minutes with their 3.1 to two missed Eagles shots. But they would again find themselves in arrears by the end of the term, though a mere three-point gap to the home side would keep up hopes in the Panthers camp. The visitors continued to battle on, again taking a slender lead part-way into the final term. But it wasn't going to be South's time, the Eagles scraping home by less than a kick, outscoring the Panthers 2.3 to 2.1 to win by five points. Luke McKay was named best for the Eagles,with 21 disposals, eight tackles and two goals. For the Panthers, it was Oliver Davis with 28 disposals, nine tackles and seven marks.
The final game for the weekend sends us to the seaside and into the Stratarama Stadium in Glenelg for the "Battle of the Sashes" encounter between the Tigers and the Bloods. The Tigers have won the last seven encounters with the Bloods, including the two games in Rounds 10 and 14 last season. The Tigers had a hell of a time in front of goal in the earlier game at Milner Road with a tally of 14 behinds from 24 scores, but it was their second quarter run of six goals to one that set them up for the victory by 37 points. The Bloods then gave the Tigers a fright as they led at every change at the follow-up game in Glenelg, which was probably one of the Tigers most lacklustre performances, but still came out on top by 10 points in a low-scoring affair. The Bloods made a decent challenge to the Dogs last week despite their 21-point loss, while the Tigers got back on the winners list against South though they did it the hard way. Their accuracy did improve this week, but the start was slow as the Tigers took a goal's lead into the first change with the board reading 2.1 to 1.1. The Bloods tenacity they showed against the Dogs went missing in the second term though, they were kept to a single behind while the Bays added 3.3 to their tally to stretch their lead to 26 points by half-time. The Bloods did make a more concerted effort in the third quarter, in fact they were back to within two straight shots of the reigning premiers by the final change. A trio of missed chances stopped them taking the lead, they scored 3.3 to the Tigers' lowly 1.2 as the gap was brought down to 11 points come three quarter-time. But Glenelg's best was left until last, after the Bloods brought it down to seven points at the 12-minute mark the Tigers nail the final three majors for victory. All scores counted, a 4.4 to 2.2 last quarter saw the home side victorious by 27 points. Corey Lyons was named Glenelg's best, he finished with 31 disposals, 10 clearances and seven marks. Kobe Ryan was Westies' best all-rounder, with 21 disposals, 11 tackles and three goals.
FINAL SCORES FROM ROUND 6 OF THE SANFL...
Friday May 10
Norwood 10.12 (72)
Adelaide 7.12 (54)
2,602 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Saturday May 11
Sturt 11.10 (76)
Central District 6.5 (41)
2,185 @ X-Convenience Oval, Elizabeth
North Adelaide 18.11 (119)
Port Adelaide 5.5 (35)
1,535 @ Alberton Oval
Woodville-West Torrens 11.11 (77)
South Adelaide 11.6 (72)
1,585 @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville
Glenelg 10.10 (70)
West Adelaide 6.7 (43)
2,521 @ Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg
INJURIES
Adelaide -- Madgen (concussion)
Central -- Monaghan (foot)
North -- Mayes (back)
W-WT -- Litster (knee), Fleeton (concussion)
South -- Brown (knee)
Glenelg -- Stockman (ankle), Bell (concussion), Dunn (finger)
West -- Obst, Talbot (shoulder), Searle (adductor)
REPORTS
Central -- Iles (kneeing)
Port -- Clurey (striking)
W-WT -- Hann, Barkla (melee)
South -- Dunkin, Bedford (melee)
LEAGUE LADDER
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Norwood -- 12pts (6-0-0), 57.9%
W-WT -- 10pts (5-1-0), 59%
Central -- 10pts (5-1-0), 56.4%
Glenelg -- 8pts (4-2-0), 55.5%
Sturt -- 6pts (3-3-0), 56.1%
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North -- 6pts (3-3-0), 48.8%
West -- 4pts (2-4-0), 46.8%
Adelaide -- 4pts (2-4-0), 45.7%
South -- 0pts (0-6-0), 39.3%
Port -- 0pts (0-6-0), 37.5%
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STATE SQUAD FOR WA CLASH ANNOUNCED
From the SANFL website, thanks to Zac Milbank.
A 26-player West End State squad has been released, with as many as nine debutantes a chance to play in the KIA State Game against the WAFL in Perth on Sunday. SANFL Chairman of Selectors Tim Ginever has included 13 new faces in the squad to face the Sandgropers at Optus Stadium after defeating the VFL by 14 points last month.Woodville-West Torrens premiership defender Luke Beecken, Norwood trio Billy Cootee, Tom Donnelly and Matt Ling, Sturt pair Connor McFadyen and Amos Doyle, West midfielder Kobe Ryan, Glenelg utility Riley Holder and Central defender Brinn Little could don the cherished red guernsey for the first time.
Experienced quartet Chris Curran (Glenelg), Eamon Wilkinson (South) and North Adelaide pair Mitch Harvey and Campbell Combe have also been called upon to retain the Haydn Bunton Junior Cup with a fifth successive win against the WAFL. Among the players unavailable for selection are Glenelg’s Liam McBean (hamstring) and Lachie Hosie (broken hand), Eagle Riley Knight (calf), Bulldogs midfielder Harry Grant (knee), West defender Josh Ryan (hamstring), as well as Norwood ruckman Harry Boyd and Sturt rover Will Snelling.West End State team coach Jade Rawlings will put his team through its paces at training on Tuesday (Alberton) and Thursday (West Lakes) before the team flies out on Saturday for the contest at 2.15pm SA time, which will be the curtain-raiser to the West Coast v Melbourne AFL match.The KIA State Game will be screened live and free via SANFL Now and AFL Live Official App and AFL.com.au.
Central District -- Aiden Grace, Brinn Little, Jez McLennan
Glenelg -- Matt Allen, Chris Curran, Riley Holder, Luke Reynolds, Corey Lyons
North Adelaide -- Campbell Combe, Mitch Harvey, Frank Szekely, Harrison Wigg
Norwood -- Billy Cootee, Tom Donnelly, Matt Ling, Baynen Lowe, Mitch O'Neill
South Adelaide -- Eamon Wilkinson
Sturt -- Will Coomblas, Connor McFadyen, Casey Voss, Amos Doyle
West Adelaide -- Kobe Ryan
Woodville-West Torrens -- Luke Beecken, James Rowe, Joseph Sinor (C)
So next weekend is a general bye for the clubs while the Croweaters suit up again in the west.
Sunday May 19 @ 2:15pm CST
Western Australia vs. South Australia; Optus Stadium, Perth
So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!
