Round 5 - Sturt v North @ Unley - 2.10pm Sat 30/4/11

[GWW]

Both clubs are coming off a loss and will need to notch a win this week to stay in touch with the 5. Although I think Sturt are capable of getting the 2 points on their home deck, I think the Roosters with a few more options up forward will win, in a close one.

My tip: North by 14 points

[bayman]

who could pick this with confidence ? so i'll tip a draw, if allan or alleway drop out sturt would just win

[CENTURION]

$turt by 36 points.

[Jimmy]

Yay, our first game at unley this year and first in a month not under lights. Battle for the spoon early on? Ouch, i how not.

Sturt to squeak in if it at all thinks its a half decent side by 8 points.

Come on you double blues!

[o five]

North to finally click and shit this one in.
10 goals

[Bluedemon]

Sturt to bounce back by 5 points.

[FootyWiz81]

Sturt will lose both
-Pearce (power duty seen everyone else will be droped)
-Wingard (injury and won't risk due to possible future)

So might be bit light on sturt

[dedja]

Sturt, but don't ask me why ...

[bayman]

Sturt, but don't ask me why ...

why ?

[scott]

North Adelaide are notoriously slow starters for the year, sitting last in the competition for scores in the first 10 minutes of every quarter. In fact in the first four matches, the Roosters have only scored 2.4 in the first 10 minutes of the match in their first four games. Conversely Sturt has scored 6.4, so a fast start is important if they're to win.

[Adam4]

Yay, our first game at unley this year and first in a month not under lights. Battle for the spoon early on? Ouch, i how not.

I'd like to know how some grounds are certified for night footy. Richmond lights are rubbish. If you have to squint and cover your eyes (not just for poor footy) as a spectator, it must be ridiculous for the players - forget the home team because they train under those conditions.

Only 2 grounds IMHO are worthy of night footy, AAMI and Adelaide.

[HOORAY PUNT]

I agree , the lights are not bright enough although I thhink Norwoods is now acceptable but wasn't for years.

[redden whites]

Only 2 grounds IMHO are worthy of night footy, AAMI and Adelaide.

Amen brother

[locky801]

North Adelaide are notoriously slow starters for the year, sitting last in the competition for scores in the first 10 minutes of every quarter. In fact in the first four matches, the Roosters have only scored 2.4 in the first 10 minutes of the match in their first four games. Conversely Sturt has scored 6.4, so a fast start is important if they're to win.

Your stats are unreal Scott, another look at the game that would have never been thought of

[Big Phil]

Here is the Double Blues line up for the Roosters game at Unley on Saturday.

STURT LEAGUE SIDE:

FF: J.Stephens - M.Duldig - T.Gum
HF: J.Hinge - J.Johncock - J.Plant
CL: D.Pearce - J.Sheedy - A.Thomson
HB: C.Norsworthy - J.Mcleay - J.Cubillo
FB: S.Miles - J.Anderson - A.Riley

1R: A.Kurtze - C.Evans - L.Crane

INT: (from) C.Stokes - T.Bartlett - T.Hurley - J.Wundke - P.Fittock


INTO 23: T.Hurley - T.Bartlett - A.Kurtze - P.Fittock

OUT: C.Jones (omitted) - C.Wingard (injured)

[the joker]

Matty Wright back to the Crows

[Big Phil]

Here is the Roosters line up for the game at Unley on Saturday...

NORTH ADELAIDE LEAGUE TEAM:

FF: N.Gill - D.Dempsey - C.Thiele
HF: L.Teasdale - C.Alleway - J.Bennett
CL: L.Ryswyk - J.Allan - H.White
HB: G.Gallman - A.McIntyre - M.Clisby
FB: G.Thring - T.Miles - L.Ivens

1R: C.Ackland - T.Delvins - D.Armstrong

INT: (from) M.Thring - A.Moore - H.Mason - D.Cunningham


INTO 22: M.Thring - A.Moore - H.Mason - D.Cunningham - M.Clisby - J.Bennett

OUT: M.Wright (Crows) - K.Thompson (hip) - B.Backwell (hamstring) - D.Hill (omitted) - J.Keller (omitted)

[JK]

Having trouble picking the winner in this one .. I rate Sturts midfield as highly as any in the competition, but I give the Rossters the nod up forward and down back.

Would expect it to be a reasonably close game.

[on the rails]

Having trouble picking the winner in this one .. I rate Sturts midfield as highly as any in the competition, but I give the Rossters the nod up forward and down back.

Would expect it to be a reasonably close game.

I can't see North winning to be honest. Too many changes and to lose 2 experienced midfielders in Wright and Backwell has to hurt us (plus a running defender) big time. Other than Allan the rest of the midfield "on ball brigade" is light on for size and experience and despite Ackland being in great form the reliance on Allan will be too much this week. Don't think we will have enough supply to Alleway and Gill to kick a big score.

[JK]

Having trouble picking the winner in this one .. I rate Sturts midfield as highly as any in the competition, but I give the Rossters the nod up forward and down back.

Would expect it to be a reasonably close game.

I can't see North winning to be honest. Too many changes and to lose 2 experienced midfielders in Wright and Backwell has to hurt us (plus a running defender) big time. Other than Allan the rest of the midfield "on ball brigade" is light on for size and experience and despite Ackland being in great form the reliance on Allan will be too much this week. Don't think we will have enough supply to Alleway and Gill to kick a big score.

I think it's probably going to come down to how well you can restrict the Sturt midfield from directly affecting the scoreboard .. They don't look too scary up the front (with all due respect to Duldig and Johncock), but they do look capable of scoring 4-10 goals from midfield types.

Sturt of course are showing signs of being enigmatic too .. With their best sounding very good, but their worst equally as bad, but I think the good Sturt might rock up this weekend.