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NORWOOD
Norwood midfielder Mat Suckling will miss Friday night’s blockbuster against Glenelg with hamstring tightness.
Suckling’s return is unknown at this stage as he will undergo further examination from club medicos in the next 48 hours.
Speedy wingman Anthony Wilson returns from his hamstring strain for the 7.40pm bounce at Coopers Stadium while Ed Smart, Matthew Nunn and Alex Forster are all a chance to play their first IGA League match of the year.
Solid midfielder Peter Bampton is the only certain exclusion as he has been sent back to the Reserves.
Ruckman Sam Baulderstone will play his 50th IGA League match since arriving from the Mount Compass Football Club.

League
F: Persinos, Ferreira, Dawe
HF: Donohue, Johnston, Smart
C: Cachia, Panos, Fuller
HB: Roocke, Georgiou, Wilson
B: Bode, Levicki, Jefferies

R: Baulderstone, Kirwan, Webber
INT: Pascoe, M. Nunn, Denmead, A. Forster, Bartlett
IN: Wilson, Smart, M. Nunn, A. Forster
OUT: Suckling (hamstring), Bampton

Reserves
Peter, Giannini, Richards, Villis, T. Forster, Baldasso, Chippendale, Derham, Mitchell, Olsson, Cross, Bampton, Hupfield, Carter, Pitman, Viney, Auciello, Llewellyn, Miller. EMG – Ladhams, Zeni, Mozuras.

Under-18
Ariek, Astbury, Ball, Bielby, Blades, Breden, Carroll, Coles, DiStefano, Fahlbusch-Moore, George, Gerloff, Giro, Hewson, Hillcoat, Iannucci, Ladhams, Maxwell, North, Nunn, Nurton, Pedro, Pippett, Pisani, Siviour, Smith, Stewart, Zeni.


GLENELG
Former Sturt forward Ziggy Vitkunas could play his first IGA League match for Glenelg against Norwood at Coopers Stadium on Friday night.
Vitkunas, who kicked 77 goals for Mount Compass in the Great Southern Football League last year, played 11 League matches for the Double Blues between 2011 and 2014.
The 25-year-old – who measures in at 189cm and 90kg - has been named on the Tigers’ five-man extended interchange bench along with fellow inclusion Brad Merrett.
Former Crow James Sellar returns to the Bays’ back six after being a late withdrawal for the win against West in Round 2 due to a groin strain.
Former St Kilda forward Terry Milera has been sidelined by a groin ailment suffered against the Bloods on April 3.

League
F: Rioli, Alleway, Kirkby
HF: Sawford, Scott, Koster
C: Johansen, Snook, Joseph
HB: O’Keeffe, Agnew, Curran
B: Montgomery, Sellar, Howard

R: McGinty, Reinbrecht, Bradley
INT: Vitkunas, Nicholson, Proud, McFarlane, B. Merrett
IN: Sellar, B. Merrett, Vitkunas
OUT: Milera (groin)

Reserves
Chalmers, Christopher, Earl, Edwards, Galley, Godden, Haarsma, Hampton, Hill, Hosie, J. Pitt, Kenny, M. Merrett, McIntyre, Nason, Raikiwasa, Redden, Scharenberg, Sumner, Woodall, Woolard.

Under-18
Bonnici, J. Boyle, Buchanan, Cox, Dukalskis, Edwards, Evans, Fogarty, Hinge, McCabe, McCarthy, McCreery, McKay, Mackie, Martini, May, Milera, Morgan, Neal-Bullen, Pink, Plenty, Satala, Trembath, Walker, Yates.

Really looking forward to this one. Glenelg looks real good on paper (not that it's mattered much for them in the past). Would think Vitkunas and Merrett will be the ones to miss out. Norwood's at just about full strength minus Phillips and Suckling. Forster always seems to be the unlucky one to get culled first, maybe Bartlett the other?

Good weather tomorrow, should be a good game. Can't see why there won't be 6,000+ there.

Glenelg by 20

Geez this couldn't come quick enough, i hate the bye early in the season.

Norwood need a win to gain some all important confidence.

Bring on the Coopers and the footy!

Alleyway v LJ!

Kane Cornes vs Norwood supporters!

Looking forward to this one; as mentioned we look good on paper, but am used to going to Norwood with little expectation. Heart of course says Glenelg; head, Norwood in a pretty close one.

norwood8 wrote:Kane Cornes vs Norwood supporters!

Oh dear I hope we are nice to him. His old man might fire up again.

NW $1.40 v GL $2.95

Line 16.5

Thoughts?

Glenelg @ line

stan wrote:

norwood8 wrote:Kane Cornes vs Norwood supporters!

Oh dear I hope we are nice to him. His old man might fire up again.

That's fine is he does..... the fire fighter can put him out!

Dutchy wrote:Glenelg @ line

Yep

I'll take the $2.95 on offer head to head thanks.

Should be a good contest. Hopefully 5K turn up. Legs by a goal.

Great to see some Friday night footy, the past few weeks have been wasted opportunities.

Norwood should win easily, 7 goals !

nfi

scott wrote:Really looking forward to this one. Glenelg looks real good on paper (not that it's mattered much for them in the past). Would think Vitkunas and Merrett will be the ones to miss out. Norwood's at just about full strength minus Phillips and Suckling. Forster always seems to be the unlucky one to get culled first, maybe Bartlett the other?

Good weather tomorrow, should be a good game. Can't see why there won't be 6,000+ there.

Glenelg by 20

3500 probably . Not a big crowd.

Bounce of the ball wrote:

scott wrote:Really looking forward to this one. Glenelg looks real good on paper (not that it's mattered much for them in the past). Would think Vitkunas and Merrett will be the ones to miss out. Norwood's at just about full strength minus Phillips and Suckling. Forster always seems to be the unlucky one to get culled first, maybe Bartlett the other?

Good weather tomorrow, should be a good game. Can't see why there won't be 6,000+ there.

Glenelg by 20

3500 probably . Not a big crowd.

Yeah disappointing crowd.
Pretty good game so far

Glenelg players need to start learning to be second to the footy, wait until the opposition go in & get it, then have two or three players jump on them without prior opportunity & get a free for holding the ball.

Ruining the game. The game has always been about rewarding the bloke who went and got the footy.. AFL are now changing that it is filtering down to SANFL which in the last few years has been better than watching AFL mickey mouse footy