SA Footy

Alberton Oval | Saturday 14th June | 2:10pm

If the Eagles win with 9 rounds to go there will be 4 games between 5th and 6th ( North may beat West and make it 3 next week in the split round ).

A coach loves a good response. And that’s what Eagles boss Sam Jacobs got.

After a 34-point loss to North his men couldn’t have been more emphatic in crunching Central by 38 points.

“To be plus-29 in contested possession and plus-40 in tackles, that’s pretty rare,” Jacobs beamed after his men had maintained the pressure all day with or without the ball, racking up 301 possessions to Central’s 231 and 96 tackles to 56.

And that came with injuries curtailing his rotations.

“You look at the team, the way we bounced back after last week in that fashion says a lot about our group.”

It was a sad sight seeing one of the superstars of the comp Riley Knight hobbling to the bench with a hamstring injury to continue his wretched run over the past few seasons.

The tough thing about this comp is, as soon as you respond to one challenge, another looms large.

And the Eags have to get up again for a tough one at Alberton.

Port Adelaide is looming large with its mid-season draft additions and shortening AFL injury list.

Jacobs would have known the danger ahead before the Magpies slammed on nine goals to nothing in the last quarter against West to complete a 63-point win.

They kicked the last 11 goals and rookie signing Mani Liddy showed what an impressive pick-up he is, picking up 25 disposals, eight clearances and a goal.

Their depth shone through as ruckman Jordon Sweet dominated with 40 hit-outs, eight clearances and two goals.

Port coach Hamish Hartlett said: “The guys were invested in performing to the level we know they can.” Jacobs will need a response again.

PORT

Reserves

F Ollie Lord, Jack Whitlock, Jeremy Finlayson

HF Benny Barrett, Ewan Mackinlay, Jed McEntee

C Lachlan Charleson, Will Lorenz, Tom Anastasopoulos

HB Rory Atkins, Joe Berry, Josh Lai

B Jez McLennan, Kyle Marshall, Rome Burgoyne

R Ivan Soldo, Nick Moore, Jack Watkins

INT Bailey Chamberlain, Nicholas Couroupis, Shay Linke, Harrison Ramm, Jake Weidemann, Dylan Williams

IN Bailey Chamberlain, Nicholas Couroupis, Jeremy Finlayson, Shay Linke, Jake Weidemann

OUT Mani Liddy (AFL), Logan Evans (AFL), Jordon Sweet (AFL)

EAGLES

League

F Jay Watson, Daniel Sladojevic, Zane Williams

HF James Rowe, Connor Ballenden, Zac Buck

C Jett Hasting, Joseph Sinor, Nicholas Hayes

HB Max Beattie, Lukas Cooke, Sam Rowland

B Cameron Fleeton, Jordan Moore, Max Litster

R Jordan Lukac, Kobe Mutch, Adam D’Aloia

INT Jake Andrews, Nathan Barkla, Blake Hansen, Oliver Megins, Will Neumann, Liam Puncher, Liam Ueding

IN Nathan Barkla, Adam D’Aloia, Blake Hansen, Oliver Megins, Will Neumann, Liam Puncher, Liam Ueding

OUT Kade Herbert (Neck), Bailey Hann (Concussion), Luke McKay (Hand), Riley Knight (Hamstring)

NEW Oliver Megins (South Adelaide)

Where are the hybrids??? Very quiet in here.

A few big outs at the Eags.

I see one of the centrals players drafted is in the AFL this week
Going to be a tough game for the eagles this week a few big outs

Soldo to ruck on his own?

another grub wrote:Soldo to ruck on his own?

Finlayson and Lord there.

thank god

another grub wrote:thank god

Thank the Lord?

Channel 7 match tomorrow.

Nearing 3/4 time

Power Reserves 8.11
WWT 6.9

Hartlett's hair not appreciating the rain.

saintal wrote:Nearing 3/4 time

Power Reserves 8.11
WWT 6.9

Hartlett's hair not appreciating the rain.

He will not like that

Atkins goes for a Sunday stroll and gets run down allowing a turnover and crucial Eags goal.

Whitlock has something.

Booney wrote:Whitlock has something.

Covid?

am Bays wrote:

Booney wrote:Whitlock has something.

Covid?

Well we can rule out leather poisoning

6 touches and 0.1 ... he has a cold I am guessing

Booney wrote:Whitlock has something.

Does he have the details of the big Port news?