SA Footy

SO will it be 3-0 and 0-3 or 2-1 and 1-2?

Norwood and North have had some decent games of late and a good sized crowd should be in attendance for what looks like a very even contest.

Norwood were never headed by Sturt and were able to absorb the pressure and keep possession when required. Have almost a full list as well.

North at times on Saturday looked like they would kick away from South but poor kicking (both sides kicked terribly at times) kept South in it who eventually got up. North persisted with an aggressive attack on the opponent, often off the ball and paid the penalty by way of free kicks and not being able to win any of the encounters as South ended up with a numerical advantage in going for the ball. Can not see them going this way again.

Home ground advantage sways me and its Norwood by 2 goals.

Douglas and Carroll in. Gerloff and Heard dropped.

Norwood at home by 2 goals.

NORWOOD

Norwood will keep its selection close to its chest in the lead up to the game against North at Coopers Stadium on Friday night.

Medium defender Jack Heard has been sent back to the Reserves, creating one opening against the Roosters.

Star veteran Richard Douglas, who missed last round due to personal reasons, heads the list of replacements along with Peter Bampton, Brad Carroll and Mac Bower.

Forward Declan Hamilton will play his 50th League game.



League

F: Nelligan, Boyd, Puopolo

HF: Hamilton, Callow, Wagner

C: McKenzie, Grigg, Rokahr

HB: Z. Richards, Ball, Pedro

B: Shenton, Collins, Saywell



R: Knoll, Spence, Nunn

INT: Barry, B. Carroll, Kennerley, Bower, Bampton, Gerloff, Douglas

IN: Bower, B. Carroll, Douglas, Bampton

OUT: J. Heard



Reserves
Martin, Buckham, Vardenaga, Cotter, Pascoe, Wilkins, Barnett, J. Richards, Hearing, Fairbrother, J. Heard, F. Heard, Tranfa, Cavallaro, Binder, Chandler, Schwerdt, Murley, Trepka, Higgins, M. Carroll

Under-18
Walls, Bishop, Hyde, Cristancig, Joseph, Jones-Bobridge, Gale, Gal, Lord, Rahui, Kent, Baldwin, Richardson, Charlton, Verrall, Capurso, Minervini, Pratt, Michalanney, Ianniello, Bordon, Dnistriansky, Boxer, Foster, Pitt, Bowman, Lake, Dickeson



NORTH

North Adelaide has called upon three potential inclusions for its contest against Norwood at The Parade on Friday night.

Utility Lee Miniervini, forward Robbie Young and possible debutant Kaine Mercovich are in the queue to replace the injured Frank Szekely.

Mercovich (23, 179cm and 81kg) is a tough midfielder from Port Fairy while Young and Minervini are yet to feature at League level this year.



League

F: Hender, Hilder, Ramsey

HF: Jarman, Harvey, W. Combe

C: LeBois, C. Combe, Allmond

HB: Spina, Wilsdon, Wigg

B: Clisby, Smith, Miller



R: Barns, Moore, A. Young

INT: Chalmers, Hewett, Mercovich, Minervini, Schwarz, R. Young

IN: Mercovich, Minervini, R. Young

OUT: Szekely (ankle)

NEW: Kaine Mercovich (Port Fairy)



Reserves
Neade, Bowman, Magor, Davis, Parsons, Neagle, Rigney, Langley, Murphy, McInerney, Nixon, Byrne, Slee, Rusca, Eberhard, Coates, Freer, Robinson, Davison, Lockyer, Tindale

Under-18
F: Dignan, Keeler, McNamara
HF: Rypstra, Froling, Wissman
C: Blacker, Jackson, Saint
HB: O’Loughlin, Bennier, Willis
B: Montgomery, Jackson-Martin, Woodward

R: Moors, Harrison, Santillo
INT: McTaggart, White, Turner, Cusack, Nolan, Heath, Serle, Mulady

Not much talk on here for this game? Has it been cancelled?

North haven't won at the Parade in 12 years. Based on our past 2 games it is hard to see that streak ending tonight.

Tonight will be perfect for a dark ale or two. Per quarter,

Legs by 23pts.

Roosters in an upset by 11 points

Mic wrote:North haven't won at the Parade in 12 years.

Surprised to read that.

Don’t think we have come out of the change rooms

locky801 wrote:Roosters in an upset by 11 points

23 MINS 1st qtr
NW 1-1
NA 3-0

The margin is 11 points ....

Getting a good old football lesson so far. North far too good and Norwood uncompetitive. Could be quite a flogging

New premiership favs

One of the most gutless, spineless half I’ve football I’ve seen Norwood play for years. Absolutely insipid

SACK COTTON FFS

1/2 TIME
1-1 NORWOOD
4-1 LEWIS HENDER

Hender leads by 18 points and at this stage looks like he might beat NW by himself

Bloody hell!

Spargo wrote:Bloody hell!

Agree, GL should never haver cleared Lewis Hender

Stats looking fairly even. Legs actually leading marks and handballs. North only 7 more inside 50s.

Yet that scoreline....

Pseudo wrote:Stats looking fairly even. Legs actually leading marks and handballs. North only 7 more inside 50s.

Yet that scoreline....

Our mids getting towelled up.
A lot of our kicks are short little passes that go nowhere.
North are killing us on the spread