EXCLUSIVE LIVE SAFOOTY.NET BLOG - North v Port @ Prospect

[goyouroosters]

Great effort this afternoon guys.
Allers and Jimmy with 5 of the 6 goals between them. Fair dinkum, where would North be without these 2?

[stampy]

carna pies, keep those chooks winless

and phil its disappointed dont forget now!

[stampy]

Great effort this afternoon guys.
Allers and Jimmy with 5 of the 6 goals between them. Fair dinkum, where would North be without these 2?

the same place they are atm

[Big Phil]

Ball in the middle, big Henry Mason in the ruck for the Roosters against Meiklejohn...

North free kick fom the middle sees them go into attack but a great smother at half forward for North from the Maggies bottles it up...

Port then clear from half back through Mitch Banner but Luke Ivens, discipline as ever, thumps the ball over the line for a throw in at the members side wing, half forward for Port.

Great defensive tackle from Delvins sees the Roosters link up from defence and into attack, North inside 50 but Port clear it over to the outer side...

Maggies come inside 50, loooking to go coast to coast but former Eagle Todd Miles thumps it over the line...

19 minutes into the 2nd term....

North - 6.4 = 40

Port - 5.4 = 34

[johntheclaret]

I think you guys should do this every week

The weekly live blog.

[PhilH]

Throw in

Miller paddles well to himself, snap marked in square by North

Comes out to Ryswyk who escapes from Carr, paddling ball to himself
Get to Thiele on 50 who kicks long
Bread marks on goal line

KICKS STRAIGHT TO GILL on the mark, not 15 so Gill SNAPS ... hits the post

North 6.5.41
Port 5.4.34
into time on 2nd quarter

[Big Phil]

Ball ends up back in North's forward line after Port were unable to get it into attack down the outer side wing...

Roosters currently have it at the top of their 50m arc, Main North Road side with a boundary throw in...

Backwell has a flying shot on goal for the Roosters but misses. From the point kick out, North get the ball back through White, who bombs the ball back in 50.

Kulikowski gets a free after disposal, seeing the Maggies clear and look to come into attack through the middle of Prospect Oval where Tim Milera has a running shot on goal but misses for a behind.

[PhilH]

Half Time not far away

North clear to Bennett comes unstuck in middle but pushed in the back

Kicked it on to NO VOWELS who again is in space, runs to 45 in the pocket and GOALS !!!

Roosters chant springs up in the grandstand for the coast to coast play

NORTH 7.6.48
PORT 5.5.35

26 gone

[Big Phil]

Port go into attack from the ball up but a free kick to first Armstrong see the Roosters head into attack down the member side wing...

Nick Gill ends up with a 25m penalty seeing him go inside 50 for a shot on goal, which he kicks...

Score check:

North - 8.6 = 54

Port - 5.5 = 35

[johntheclaret]

Come on North, 2 goals in time on pushes the lead out to 19 points

[PhilH]

North to biggest lead of the game 19pts


Ackland to AllAn, ends of centre wing but SIREN GOES

Its HALF TIME AT PROSPECT

North 8.6.54
Port 5.5.35

That quarter North kicked 4.4, Port 2.2

Just went to get live Stats ... SANFL site frozen at 1/4 time, NAFC struggling ... so it looks like its just us left covering the game live.

PhilA has gone to get some paper stats, be back shortly.

[scott]

Life savers!

[stampy]

thank god for you guys, the livescores site has shat itself again

[Big Phil]

GOAL KICKERS:

North - C.Alleway 3, J.Allan 2, N.Gill, C.Thiele, L.Ryswyk 1

Port - S.Gray, J.Butcher, S.Summerton, C.Miller, T.Milera 1

[locky801]

Great job guys keep it up and lets hope the Roosters do the same

[johntheclaret]

thank god for you guys, the livescores site has shat itself again

NAFC online scoreboard is working ok stampy


http://www.nafc.com.au/scoreboard/compact.aspx

[PhilH]

In the mini league its St Pauls Catholic v St Pauls Catholic

Some stats of note at half time

Inside 50's - North 26-15
Hit Outs - North 27-16 (Ackland 15, Mason 11, Meiklejohn 11)
Possessions - North 162-137

Effective Possessions - North 133 to 113
Ineffective Possessions - North 29 - Port 24

Frees - Port 13- to 8

LEADING POSSESSION GETTERS

North
- Alleway 9k 3hb 4m 3-1
- AllAn 15k 5hb 2-1
- Thring 13 poss, Ryswyk 14, T Armstong & Gill 10

Port
- Dolling, Banner & Summerton 11
- Harder & Gates 9

[johntheclaret]

North to biggest lead of the game 19pts


Ackland to AllAn, ends of centre wing but SIREN GOES

Its HALF TIME AT PROSPECT

North 8.6.54
Port 5.5.35

That quarter North kicked 4.4, Port 2.2

Just went to get live Stats ... SANFL site frozen at 1/4 time, NAFC struggling ... so it looks like its just us left covering the game live.

PhilA has gone to get some paper stats, be back shortly.

come on Phil, tell the truth. He's gone for a pie hasn't he

[johntheclaret]

In the mini league its St Pauls Catholic v St Pauls Catholic

Some stats of note at half time

Inside 50's - North 26-15
Hit Outs - North 27-16 (Ackland 15, Mason 11, Meiklejohn 11)
Possessions - North 162-137

Effective Possessions - North 133 to 113
Ineffective Possessions - North 29 - Port 24

Frees - Port 13- to 8

LEADING POSSESSION GETTERS

North
- Alleway 9k 3hb 4m 3-1
- AllAn 15k 5hb 2-1
- Thring 13 poss, Ryswyk 14, T Armstong & Gill 10

Port
- Dolling, Banner & Summerton 11
- Harder & Gates 9

Some pretty dominant stats there for North.
What about turnovers? North kicked 2 or 3 goals after Port turned it over from the kick in. A habit we are normally guilty of.

[PhilH]

Mini League done ... St Pauls won

Umpires and now North back out and "PLAYING TO WIN" is blaring out over the PA

A Roosters win would see every SANFL with a win after Rd 3 and the Eagles on the bottom

A Magpies win would see them with back to back victories for the 1st time since 2009 and back in the top five.


PhilA is back ... thankfully with my drink ... no pie in sight

I think we are about two - three minutes away from the start of the 3rd quarter.