SA Footy

By Zak Millbank

Sacrifice has followed North Adelaide’s Mitch Clisby on his way to his 100th Macca’s League game milestone.

First, the half-back initially traveled to Adelaide from Broken Hill as a teenager just for a chance to play in the Roosters’ Under-17 side back in 2006.

Next, Clisby made the move from the NSW mining town to SA’s capital to play regularly at Menzies Crescent once he was initially overlooked by AFL recruiters.

Then, after spending two seasons on Melbourne’s AFL list in 2013 and 2014, Clisby was about to settle back into life in the red and white when he answered the call to play for Essendon as a ”top-up” player during the 2015 pre-season amid the club’s drugs scandal.

It was no surprise he eventually assumed the captaincy at North in 2016, once again sacrificing his own game for the betterment of the team during the previous two lean seasons.

But after a conversation with coach Josh Carr over summer, the 28-year-old decided to step down from the leadership group to focus on his own game having effectively put it on hold for the past two years.

Just when the sacrifice was supposed to end, Clisby was at it again on Monday when he kept Glenelg star Terry Milera scoreless in the Roosters’ 10-point win at the Bay.

No doubt there will be another selfless act when the former Rooster skipper lines up against Central District at Prospect to reach triple figures on Sunday.

It’s Father’s Day here on Sunday
I’m a father so it’s my day and on my day I get what I want.
So North will win by 100 points

I’m not being disrespectful to any Centrals supporters or their dogs or their wives.

Premierhsip favs by 10 goals

I'll be there having a couple of cans at the southern end. I think we're pushing shit up hill but stranger things have happened.

Still waiting for Norf to fall over ....pwrhaps its thes week

North by 12 goals.

another grub wrote:Still waiting for Norf to fall over ....pwrhaps its thes week

they did last week, fell over the line

Wouldnt be suprised if Laird pulled the pin in the next few weeks. Thoughts?

another grub wrote:Wouldnt be suprised if Laird pulled the pin in the next few weeks. Thoughts?

NOPE!

another grub wrote:Wouldnt be suprised if Laird pulled the pin in the next few weeks. Thoughts?

I would. in the sense that he has been a great club man. Think he would go to the board, let them know, work out a timeline.

Wouldn't happen. Not to say he may or may not go at season's end but no way during the season.

Why would you quit a club mid-year, he's turned things around numerous times in the past. Also, it's all well & good to get rid of the coach, but replace him with whom? It's up to the club, if they think it's time for Roy to go, then they need to do some background work first & attempt to find a suitable replacement.

GMcG wrote:Why would you quit a club mid-year, he's turned things around numerous times in the past. Also, it's all well & good to get rid of the coach, but replace him with whom? It's up to the club, if they think it's time for Roy to go, then they need to do some background work first & attempt to find a suitable replacement.

They’ll need to recruit some players that are above mediocre standard. Doesn’t matter who is in charge, it you don’t have the cattle you’re gonna lose more than you win.

Sunday June 17

North Adelaide v Central District (Prospect Oval) – 2.10pm
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NORTH
League

North Adelaide is poised to take an unchanged line-up into its match against Central on Sunday.

Coming off a hard-fought 10-point win against Glenelg, the Roosters have added Sam McInerney and Blake Helyar to the 23-man squad.

Both have been named on the the five-man extended interchange bench which must be trimmed by two before the bounce.

Mitch Clisby will play his 100th Macca’s League game after making his debut in 2011.



F: Spina, Harvey, Young

HF: Hender, Ramsey, Ryswyk

C: Olekalns, Tropiano, Clisby

HB: Castree, Smith, Allmond

B: Wilkie, C. Craig, Appleton



R: A. Brans, Thring, T. Schwarz

INT: Deep, Helyar, McDonough, McInerney, Slee

IN: Helyar, McInerney



Reserves
F: Agorastos, C. Barns, Szekely
HF: Miller, Verity, Quinn
C: Kirk, Nixon, Brereton
HB: Driscoll, Wundke, Aldridge
B: Minervini, Darrou, Wohling

R: Sweet, J. Schwarz, Lower
INT: Matsouliadis, O’Leary

Under-18
F: Rigney, Oborn, Langley
HF: Henriks, Goudman-Glasson, Hill
C: Neagle, Coleman-Oakes, Scott
HB: Osborne, T. Finlay, Antrobus
B: Marshall, Rack, Flanagan

R: J. Hart, Magor, Borg
INT: Kairl-Prosser, Bowman, Moore, Hodges, Allard, B. Hart, Duggan, Robinson

CENTRAL
League

Central has called upon two key position players for its game against North on Sunday.

Key defender Murray Stephenson will replace former Redleg Ryan Llewellyn at full back while Jacob Templeton has been named on the four-man extended interchange bench.

Templeton racked up 42 disposals in the Bulldogs’ reserves win against Port last Saturday.



F: Hanna, Butcher, L. Habel

HF: Goodrem, Mahoney, Jenner

C: Furnell, Presbury, F. Fort

HB: Barmby, Madden, Gillard

B: Haydon, Stephenson, Barreau



R: D. Fort, Hoskin, T. Schiller

INT: Dew, Richardson, Templeton, Weaver

IN: Stephenson, Templeton

OUT: Llewellyn

Reserves
Ahmatt-Lovett, Antonie, Anyang, Bain, Beswick, Eberhard, Falkenberg, Hannath, Hooker, Humphries-Carnelly, Lange, Maitland, McLean, Montgomerie, Nason, O’Brien, O’Gorman, Patterson, Rigney, Spence, Watt, White.

Under-18
Aller, Arnold, Bonuedi, Cannizzaro, Carpenter, Combe, Cotgrove, East, Eime, Gant, Glancey, Grubb, Hajdu, Hughes, T. Milera, O’Brien, Odegaard, Payne, Pilkington, Ponton, Richard, Roennfeldt, Shaw, Stevens, Tidswell.

GMcG wrote:

another grub wrote:Wouldnt be suprised if Laird pulled the pin in the next few weeks. Thoughts?

NOPE!

Agreed.

Im suprised about this talk on Laird, hes the only person to coach a 10 goal win against North this year!
Should have the job as long as he wants it.

On North’s line up, personally I’d prefer Slee In the right back pocket.
Interchange would be Deep, McDonough and McInerney.

If Rozee was available, he’d replace LeRoy at half forward flank

johntheclaret wrote:On North’s line up, personally I’d prefer Slee In the right back pocket.
Interchange would be Deep, McDonough and McInerney.

If Rozee was available, he’d replace LeRoy at half forward flank

Rozee should be back in a couple, currently in the U18 State championships

Unfortuantely probably wont see him in a north guernsey after this year

johntheclaret wrote:

GMcG wrote:Why would you quit a club mid-year, he's turned things around numerous times in the past. Also, it's all well & good to get rid of the coach, but replace him with whom? It's up to the club, if they think it's time for Roy to go, then they need to do some background work first & attempt to find a suitable replacement.

They’ll need to recruit some players that are above mediocre standard. Doesn’t matter who is in charge, it you don’t have the cattle you’re gonna lose more than you win.

Exactly right. When you lose three of your best players and can't recruit replacements, it wouldnt matter who was coaching. Rather have someone with Roys experience and passion for the club than someone else

Reckon this will be closer than alot think, North by 15 points