South vs Eagles Review Thread

[Jimmy]

Post ya thoughts here.

eags get a scare and keep their finals hopes alive.

south, continue to spiral down but a good showing today

[mighty_tiger_79]

i thought south looked the better team today

The Eagles seemed to get their goals a lot easier

the umpiring was absolutely disgraceful, appalling, shocking and should not be umpiring next week, especially the DH who paid the mark then called play on, when the south player hadnt even played. The umpire then says to the player 'i thought you had it' i thought umpires had to pay what they see, not what they anticipate whats going to happen.

Good effort by the Eagles to win after being 22pts down early in the last 1/4.

[Sojourner]

Sorry to seem so negative, but there were few positives for South today, the Eagles were undermanned by injury and we had home ground advantage and a clear winning margin in the last quarter. Prior to today the Eagles were under South on the ladder so South should have had every chance at winning it, but as in previous years South yet again take the mantle of the also rans of the SANFL.

The problem is that yet again the attitude will not be despair or accountablilty that the club lost, yet a looking for positives in a process that continually reinforces the "its o.k to lose" culture of the club. Doing something like Jack Cahill did with not handing out Best on Ground awards to losing sides will no doubt not even remotley be considered.

No doubt the club wont accept that the season is over and wont go down the pathway of giving juniors at the club game time to gain expericence, yet its pretty clear to me that this the only real step that the club can take for the rest of this year.

I would love to hear Ryan Fitzgerald explain why the AFL insired coaching that was supposed to be so much better than the old school confrontational style coaching that Jack Cahill was doing hasnt resulted in a win as yet. Jack led the club to a win over Glenelg the form side of the competition with the same personel, so at least it will be interesting to hear what the excuses are.

[Hazbeen]

I tipped South today, thought they were due for a win at home against an inconsistent Eagles.

South will now struggle for another win until they play Westies next.

[Mickyj]

WELL WELL WELL WELL.After a week of getting told off by my lad for badmouthing my mighty Eagles.And having a quiet word with Loud Eagle hooligan .I am eating humble pie and offer a big apology to other fans members and mostly to the players!!!
And the biggest apology goes to Luke Jarrad.He certainly turned his game around today and he had lots of friends who also put in the extra bit . So CD please pass on my apologies to the club and players.

Now to the game .With a knowledge that Passador was an out and a whisper in another topic that few might be injured .Was with shock I watched A Grocke warming up with the seconds .And also outs were Treeby and Hicks my hopes took a big dive.
But to the credit of the guys who came in .They certainly added what I had be calling for PACE.For two and a bit quarters the EAGLES pace and goal kicking was far better than SOUTHS.
But once again we went to sleep and all looked lost.BUT unlike the last month the guys clawed their way back to the lead and the win.
Somewhere I posted I was going to yell my guts out instead I left with almost no voice.Was great to see so many Eagles fans today we were there in a large showing.
The umpires well to say they were shocking is an under statement.How can they umpire looking into the sun .The biggest example was the kicking in danger in Souths forward line in no way could the umpire see that the players hand was no where near the ball.

Now I am off to eat more humble pie.

[Aerie]

It was pleasing to see that when the game was up for grabs, the Eagles were the ones to take it. It was a strange game that was full of ebbs and flows mixed amongst some very ordinary skills. For stages of play the Eagles looked great and then unexplainably they'd lapse and look like they weren't even trying. The 10 minute period towards the end of the 3rd quarter was last week all over again. South were very much the same. The difference in the end being that the Eagles have more seasoned quality players than South do at this stage.

Fuller's move of Ken to Full Forward at 3 quarter time was a good one. He provided an avenue to goal that we'd been lacking all day. Hentschel was excellent at Centre Half Forward, always providing a contest and finishing with about 4 goals. Torney was great for the opposition running off half back all day and cutting off many forward entries.

Peter Fiacchi and Luke Jarrad were best for the Eagles IMO. Fiacchi just doesn't give in and played more on the ball and even up forward than he has in other games this season. His kicking was very good today. Luke Jarrad turned his performance around from last week and was the match winner. He was switched on today. One grabs and some real intensity in his play - his best game this season.

Jacky was very good in the first quarter and good again in the last. He went missing a bit through the middle stages, but that was the most promising he has looked. Perhaps there is a spot for him running off half back. Petrenko and Hier were very good in the back lines. Both still finding their feet at this level after injury interuptions - but you can see both have the skills that are needed when the pressure is on and both laid tackles in the last quarter when the game was there to be won. Daniel and Pavlich played well when the opportunity was given and Fitzgerald continued his impressive season.

Sturt are a 6 or 7 goal better team than the Eagles so it will be a massive challenge next week. But, perhaps some confidence has been gained from that last quarter and if we can carry that through and hit Sturt hard early, you never know. Fifteen might just be too much to ask.

[Aerie]

Who won the reserves?

[blueandwhite]

eagles won the reserves by plenty.

I must have seen a different game that some of the earlier posters. I thought South were desperately unlucky to lose,perhaps inexperience was a telling factor in the end-especially after being 22 pts up halfway through the last quarter. I thought we clearly won the first quarter but failed to finish off on the scoreboard. Basically our skills under pressure cost us very dearly, almost every error resulting in an Eagles goal. South have players young in years and experience who will eventually be very good sanfl players ,Rolfe,Redigolo,Baxter are players to watch who have only played 5-6 games between them but really have a dip. Sampsons move of having Parry rest up forward was an excellent one with him kicking 3.
I do agree though the umpiring today was easliy the worst I have seen in many years of watching the sanfl. Players upon hearing the whistle had absolutely no idea what rabbit the man in white will pull out of his hat. The classic: one of 2 dodgy frees that the eagles received in the goalsquare in the last quarter saw Henschel tackled spun around several times drop the ball, Torney pick it up, ridden into the ground, holding the ball, goal. Ben Warren got a few early frees(all legitimate) but got little support from the umpires after that. The last time South got anything resembling in a dodgy free kick within 50m of goal, David Kantilla took the kick.

[scott]

the umpiring was absolutely disgraceful, appalling, shocking and should not be umpiring next week, especially the DH who paid the mark then called play on, when the south player hadnt even played. The umpire then says to the player 'i thought you had it' i thought umpires had to pay what they see, not what they anticipate whats going to happen.

I do agree with your last line, but I thought the umpiring was largely good today (Tim Pfieffer was absolutely spot on with everything today I thought, the other two umps have probably had better days, particularly the AFL guy).

[scott]

On a side note, bought the SANFL media guide today and I must admit I can't wait to get into it when I get some free time. I don't want to judge a 'book' by its cover but this one looks awesome already.

[mighty_tiger_79]

the umpiring was absolutely disgraceful, appalling, shocking and should not be umpiring next week, especially the DH who paid the mark then called play on, when the south player hadnt even played. The umpire then says to the player 'i thought you had it' i thought umpires had to pay what they see, not what they anticipate whats going to happen.

I do agree with your last line, but I thought the umpiring was largely good today (Tim Pfieffer was absolutely spot on with everything today I thought, the other two umps have probably had better days, particularly the AFL guy).

Im glad you agree cos thats exactly what i had heard the umpy say on the outer wing towards the northern half forward flank

[saintal]

Guttered after that one. Should never lose from that position Should have buried them...

The umpiring was downright dreadful, and those 2 holding the ball decisions in the last quarter were bewildering Must have been a dozen goals kicked from frees today. Too many goals to the eagles in the last quarter resulting from mistakes from senior South Adelaide players.

Good to have some young guys in the team with a bit of pace and penetration in their kicks. We still have too many senior players who cant hit a target though.

I got a little sick of the commentators saying how important the game was for the eagles and finals etc. South were in 6th spot and ahead of them, yet for South it's the old story of 'trying to get respect'. Finals will get you respect, not 10 point losses.

Best for South...Parry (5 goals), Thewlis, Handby (having a great year), Warren (4 goals) and Iljecsen. The young guys must keep getting a game

[spell_check]

Well LBT, as Homer Simpson once said "the two sweetest words in the English language - de fault!". Ok, but we will be still lucky to get to the finals if that does happen, but this match was reminiscent of the match at Alberton last year. It was a smiliar margin at the same stage of the match, and then the side lifted when it counted.

mickyj, Jarrad had to have been listening to you last week, because his game today was sensational. A BOG performance today, for sure. In the mix for the best players was Fiacchi. Petrenko and I thought that Colville shows why he is selected, a cool head in the backline.

Torney and Bennett did quite a good job in the backline, although Schwarze and Hentschel had 7 goals between them. Our biggest problem in having too many key forwards is also a handy thing to have when you are up against quality defenders. Schwarze took a big mark to open up proceedings, but after the early lead, South seemed to have the upper hand for most of the match. Also, a special mention to Jake Pavlich, played a handy game, including a goal that was sort of similar to Daniel Motlops, although he had more time to steady and then kick the bouncing checkside goal, his first at League level.

I know MST in particlular would be disappointed today, but Sturt will win next week. If however, we somehow win, looking at todays' performance from us, Sturt would be better off forfeiting at Unley later in the year.

[GWW]

How did Salter go?

[spell_check]

How did Salter go?

He kicked 2.1, but it wasn't a standout performance, because he, Schwarze, Hentschel and McGregor kind of shared the duties up forward.

[Mickyj]

mickyj, Jarrad had to have been listening to you last week, because his game today was sensational. A BOG performance today, for sure. In the mix for the best players was Fiacchi. Petrenko and I thought that Colville shows why he is selected, a cool head in the backline.


I know MST in particlular would be disappointed today, but Sturt will win next week. If however, we somehow win, looking at todays' performance from us, Sturt would be better off forfeiting at Unley later in the year.

Well I'd like to hope he read what I wrote and it spurred him on.But I think the side and myself just had a bad month .
Must say I was impressed with Nick (sorry cant spell his surname with out the budget ) and Pavlich when on the field.And JJ on the wing he had some very good moments during the match.
To me it was a great sign seeing Rimington rev up JJ in the last term.And not sitting my normal EAGLE EYE spot in the grandstand gave me another perspective on the game .
For those that did not attend the guys really put in today and attacked the ball .
Like someone above me full credit to Ron for switching Scwharze and Kenny Mac ,perhaps the winning move of the match.
Anyone know the crowd figures for today ?

And MST the hoodoo might just continue !!!

[Mickyj]

Who won the reserves?

Funny enough Aerie the Eagles did with the help of some bad goal kicking by South early in the game. A vast improvement on the last few weeks in the seconds some youngsters and adam Grocke leading the way.

[Aerie]

Who won the reserves?

Funny enough Aerie the Eagles did with the help of some bad goal kicking by South early in the game. A vast improvement on the last few weeks in the seconds some youngsters and adam Grocke leading the way.

Good to see the reserves finally get a win. Good to hear Grocke played well as well because his confidence has been way down.

Agree with spelly, it was a little like the Port win last year. The average age of our team today was 22. 9 players aged 20 or under and 9 players with under 10 league games. It does bode well for the future, but of course, the club would expect to make finals this year and that is the major challenge at this stage.

[Mickyj]

Agree with spelly, it was a little like the Port win last year. The average age of our team today was 22. 9 players aged 20 or under and 9 players with under 10 league games. It does bode well for the future, but of course, the club would expect to make finals this year and that is the major challenge at this stage.

If the team plays with the guts and determination that they showed in the first two and a bit terms as well as the pace .Well I can see them getting in to the five .
But stop like they did in the third term (and in other games this year) fifth spot if they are lucky .

[NFC]

Wow, Jacky actually had a good game in the seniors. Good on him and lets hope he can start putting a few good games together. Petrenko is a gun and IMO will be upgraded for the Crows before too long.