Rd 23 2007 Sturt v North

[bayman]

battle for the double chance....who'll get it ?

[spell_check]

Friday night will get it.

[bulldogproud]

Both will. The match will be drawn and Glenelg's win over the Eagles will result in Sturt finishing second, North third and the Eagles fourth.
Cheers

[daveswar]

Roosters in a canter. Playing Gays in finals is all the motivation we need. ie win and we avoid them.
Sturt looking very wobbly indeed!

[LPH]

That depends if I can get them to the ground with only 2 wheels on the Bandwagon

[daveswar]

The most important game of the year for both clubs. Roosters regrouping after a bad fortnight and Blues have started to forget how to win(I hope that continues). North would need to dominate the clearances to service all the talls up front thus closing supply to Chambers(Blues one trick pony up forward ATM). Can Roosters finally win a season defining match? They've had so many chances this year to lock up a double chance but haven't been able to get the job done. Hope they finally turn up when they have to this week or be watching the Roost for the fallout.

It's a great, great club...

[Dirko]

IMO...North...Sturt to play the Bays in the Elim. North to go against Eags in Qual.

[Wedgie]

STURT v NORTH
7.40pm Friday September 7th @ Adelaide Oval
1907-2007 Record : Played 234, Sturt won 120, North won 109, Drawn 5
1907-2007 @ Adelaide : Played 54, Sturt won 27, North won 25, Drawn 2
All Recent Encounters : North have won 8 of the last 11
Recent @ Adelaide : North have won the last 2

Recent Results
2007 Rd 16 July 22 @ Unley Sturt 16.10.106 d North 12.7.79 by 27pts
2007 Rd 6 May 12 @ Prospect North 15.10.100 d Sturt 8.6.54 by 46pts
2006 Rd 12 June 23 @ Adelaide North 19.20.134 d Sturt 14.9.93 by 41pts
2006 Rd 4 April 21 @ Adelaide North 27.16.178 d Sturt 13.8.86 by 92pts
2005 Elim Sept 11 @ Adelaide North 15.9.99 d Sturt 14.8.92 by 7pts
2005 Rd 21 Aug 21 @ Prospect North 13.17.95 d Sturt 12.7.79 by 16pts
2005 Rd 13 June 25 @ Prospect North 16.12.108 d Sturt 11.15.81 by 27pts
2005 Rd 4 April 15 @ Adelaide Sturt 10.13.73 d North 11.5.71 by 2pts

Last Final
2005 EF Sept 11 @ Adelaide North 15.9.99 d Sturt 14.8.92 by 7pts

Last Draw
1997 Rd 15 July 12 @ Adelaide Sturt 11.8.74 v North 10.14.74

RECORDS North on left, Sturt on right
Highest Score 27.18.180 (Rd 16 Aug11 1990 @Pr) 25.26.176 (Rd 4 Apr 22 2001 @Un)
Lowest Score 2.6.18 (Chal F Oct 8 1919 @Ad) 2.4.16 (Rd 10 July12 1920 @Ad)
Highest Losing Score 19.14.128 (Rd 19 Aug17 1980 @FP) 18.11.119 (Rd 1 Apr 22 1939 @Pr)
Lowest Winning Score 5.10.40 (Rd 9 June28 1913 @Ad) 3.5.23 (Chall F Oct 8 1919 @Ad)
Biggest Winning Margin 160pts (Rd 16 Aug11 1990 @Pr) 127pts (Rd 4 Apr 22 2001 @Un)

Betting:
North $1.60
Sturt $2.30

BROADCAST on 1197am RPH ADELAIDE

[therisingblues]

The more I think about this game, the more I can see the reasons why North should beat us. Their from hasn't been that bad of late. The Eagles game could have gone either way and apart from the complaints about the umpiring, many neutral fans said it was the best game of footy they'd seen in a long time. Sturt got pretty well outclassed by the Eagles though. Both sides sort of draw level with their performances against the Bays, but Sturt played them just last week whereas North obliterated West on the same day. So it sounds as though we are down on form and have our worse run of injuries for the year right now.
Who we get back for this game will make a big difference, but I'd hate to see us use a semi-fit player that gets injured mid-match because he's not up to it, and leaves us short a player for the rest of the game. We desperately need a fit Feast, having some of our gun play makers on the side line is costly but without Feast it sounds as though we don't have the big blokes to cover the hole he leaves. He is a slight chance to play I have heard, and if he does play we are going to need some sensational performances from the group around him to carry us over the line.
This game is crucial and I'd hate to see us lose it, so come on you Blues and give it your all! A solid, performance across 4 quarters may or may not win it for us, but it is all we can ask for at this stage. I will be happy just to hear that they kept trying, no matter what.
GO YOU BLUES!!!!

[smac]

Mattner dropped by the Crows. Helpful?

[BPBRB]

Mattner dropped by the Crows. Helpful?

And Lonie and Perrie out of the North side along with Wintle (hammy again!) and Kaesler (Shoulder). Too many changes in a week and could be unsettling.

[goraw]

Mattner dropped by the Crows. Helpful?

And Lonie and Perrie out of the North side along with Wintle (hammy again!) and Kaesler (Shoulder). Too many changes in a week and could be unsettling.

perrie a direct swap for gilly?

wishful thinking .

[Aerie]

North should beat Sturt by 4 or 5 goals. As trb has said though, Sturt have surprised everyone this year and have bounced back on more than one occasion. This is the biggest game of the year so far!

[Wedgie]

F M Wundke D White Howard
HF S.Motlop AllewayKrieg
C Ryswyk Allan Bamford
HB Ivens McIntyre Sporn
B Schubert Coulter Hart

Ruck O'Hara Ladhams Younie

Interchange Cubillo Gallman Wright

In
Wright
M Wundke
Cubillo
Gallman

Out
Perrie (Crows)
Lonie (Power)
Wintle (hamstring)
Kaesler (shoulder)

[Wedgie]

Ben Nelson on the radio tonight made it sound like it was very unlikely he'd play tomorrow night.
I hope he's not just playing ducks and drakes.

[godoubleblues]

Ben Nelson on the radio tonight made it sound like it was very unlikely he'd play tomorrow night.
I hope he's not just playing ducks and drakes.

I hope he is

[BPBRB]

Ben Nelson on the radio tonight made it sound like it was very unlikely he'd play tomorrow night.
I hope he's not just playing ducks and drakes.

Balances the ledger if he misses - both sides without their skippers. Bentley out as a Power emergency also and Mattner off with Perrie to Melb as an emergency.

North despite 2 injury out's and the AFL players taken (Perrie and Lonie) are looking a tad stronger on paper at least. Pity Football is not played on paper!

[godoubleblues]

apparently no Mattner and Bentley for the Blues either according to Ben

[Jimmy]

carn the blues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[godoubleblues]

as read out on RPH

F - Kurtze Chambers Evans
HF - Weatherald Fitzgerald OKeefe
C - Hurse Sheedy McDonald
HB - Avery McLeay Smith
B - Wark Button Bratton
R - Feast Whiteman Crane
IC - DeLuca Sharples Darling Eckermann

In - Fitzgerald Avery Sharples Smith Feast Eckermann
Out - Thomson Herring Bentley Gregory Fittock

3 debutants and a couple of big outs