Round 8 - Central v Port @ Elizabeth (night)

[Big Phil]

So after the Pies notched up their first win of the season they head out to Hamra Homes Oval to take on an undefeated Centrals outfit that are yet to put 4 solid quarters of football together.

The Dogs may welcolme Jon Griffin into their side but will lose Dan Havelberg to a hamstring strain. Port will be sweating on the fitness of Jarrod Young and hoping the Crows don't take Ivan Maric as he has been damaging up forward for the Maggies.

For me, at this stage, I think if the Dogs come out switched on, Port wont get within 10 goals of them but we all know that you can never underestimate any Port Adelaide side and I'm sure they will be competitive.

My tip - Centrals by 38 points

[NO-MERCY]

Hopefully alot of rain right up til midnight saturday that way Port won't cop a flogging!

[dedja]

Don't ask me why (because it makes no sense whatsoever) but I feel a major upset brewing ...

[bayman]

central to win comfortably after a close first half

[fish]

...we all know that you can never underestimate any Port Adelaide side...

That may have been true last century but these days you can certainly overestimate them. Dogs in a canter.

[doggies4eva]

So after the Pies notched up their first win of the season they head out to Hamra Homes Oval to take on an undefeated Centrals outfit that are yet to put 4 solid quarters of football together.

The Dogs may welcolme Jon Griffin into their side but will lose Dan Havelberg to a hamstring strain. Port will be sweating on the fitness of Jarrod Young and hoping the Crows don't take Ivan Maric as he has been damaging up forward for the Maggies.

For me, at this stage, I think if the Dogs come out switched on, Port wont get within 10 goals of them but we all know that you can never underestimate any Port Adelaide side and I'm sure they will be competitive.

My tip - Centrals by 38 points

I thought we played 4 quarters against Glenelg Big Phil. Hopefully we will do it again against Port and flog them

[JK]

Don't ask me why (because it makes no sense whatsoever) but I feel a major upset brewing ...

I've been feeling the same way toward this game, but Im more inclined to think the Pies might be plucky, but the Dogs belief will prevail in the end.

[Big Phil]

So after the Pies notched up their first win of the season they head out to Hamra Homes Oval to take on an undefeated Centrals outfit that are yet to put 4 solid quarters of football together.

The Dogs may welcolme Jon Griffin into their side but will lose Dan Havelberg to a hamstring strain. Port will be sweating on the fitness of Jarrod Young and hoping the Crows don't take Ivan Maric as he has been damaging up forward for the Maggies.

For me, at this stage, I think if the Dogs come out switched on, Port wont get within 10 goals of them but we all know that you can never underestimate any Port Adelaide side and I'm sure they will be competitive.

My tip - Centrals by 38 points

I thought we played 4 quarters against Glenelg Big Phil. Hopefully we will do it again against Port and flog them

Yeah, you are probably right doggies4eva, I think the 3rd term was a bit of a stale mate against the Bays and both sides only kicked 2 goals a piece and there was a10 minute period where the Bays did control the play, they just couldn't capitalise on the scorebaord.

Fair to say we played well for 3 & 3/4's that day, so look out if we play the same way for 4 whole quarters in their entirity. I am a tad worried about this game from a Dogs stand point, I think it wont be as easy as some are suggesting. So much so, with the prospect of wet weather footy, I'm gonna change my margin I think the home side will win by. I'll go from 7 goals to under 3.

Centrals by 16 points !!

[Big Phil]

There is a whisper going around that the Power may look at dropping the out of form Brett Ebert and Peter Burgoyne this week, mwaning they would play in this game against the Dogs.

I can't see that happening especially considering K.Cornes and Salopek are going to miss for the Power with their shoulder injuries. I think Hamish Hartlett and Josh Carr will come in for those 2 and Burgoyne and Ebert should keep thier spot.

Dutchy posted over on the Sturt v South thread that the Double Blues may have the services of Daniel Pearce but for the same reasons mentioned above, I can't see Port making those type of changes to their side.

[Big Phil]

There will be a Triple Header at Elizabeth for the Centrals v Port clash this weekend...


START TIMES:

Under 18's - 1.00pm

Reserves - 3.40pm

League - 6.30pm


Be sure to head along a tad earlier and help cheer aloong some of your clubs future stars...

[Brucetiki]

There will be a Triple Header at Elizabeth for the Centrals v Port clash this weekend...


START TIMES:

Under 18's - 1.00pm

Reserves - 3.40pm

League - 6.30pm


Be sure to head along a tad earlier and help cheer aloong some of your clubs future stars...

At least it's not reserves at 1:00pm and u/18's at 3:40 that was a shocker when they did that in round 1

[whufc]

I have had a bad feeling about this game all week but really the dogs should win this game.

Strangely enough AFL selections could go a long way to deciding this game with this list of players all a chance to be realistically selected or dropped to the SANFL.

CENTRALS
J.Griffin
B.Symes
M.Westoff

PORT
B.Ebert
P.Burgoyne
I.Maric
J.Surjan

For me the Dogs ins and outs will be
IN- J.Griffin, D.Allocca
OUTS- D.Havelberg, L.Westoff

Dogs to win by 23pts but not to certain.

[Dog-boy]

There is a whisper going around that the Power may look at dropping the out of form Brett Ebert and Peter Burgoyne this week, mwaning they would play in this game against the Dogs.

I can't see that happening especially considering K.Cornes and Salopek are going to miss for the Power with their shoulder injuries. I think Hamish Hartlett and Josh Carr will come in for those 2 and Burgoyne and Ebert should keep thier spot.

Dutchy posted over on the Sturt v South thread that the Double Blues may have the services of Daniel Pearce but for the same reasons mentioned above, I can't see Port making those type of changes to their side.

On the news tonight it said that Josh Carr will be out for another week so he will not be coming in.

[The Apostle]

There is a whisper going around that the Power may look at dropping the out of form Brett Ebert...

I wonder if his dad will get on the radio again and complain about the treatment his son received from Central players...

[norm11]

Is the game sat night?

[CedeNullis]

Is the game sat night?

Yep. 6:30pm. Be there.

[beenreal]

There is a whisper going around that the Power may look at dropping the out of form Brett Ebert...

I wonder if his dad will get on the radio again and complain about the treatment his son received from Central players...

Well having watched the Power live, I don't see Brett Ebert out of form, despite the performance of the team. Looks like we'll have to beat you with our current lineup!

[scott]

MATCH UMPIRES

LEAGUE - CENTRAL DISTRICT V PORT ADELAIDE MAGPIES @ Elizabeth, Sat 16, 6:30pm
Field: Matthew Cousins, Gary Fila, Richard Williams
Boundary: Amin Chehade, Brett Fisk, Matt Zacher
Goal: Matthew Cummins, George Diakomichalis

RESERVES - CENTRAL DISTRICT V PORT ADELAIDE MAGPIES @ Elizabeth, Sat 16, 3:40pm
Field: Richard Harvey, Russell Lidner, James Ralston
Boundary: Anthony Brattoli, Anthony Meade, Ben Sieben
Goal: Steve Murphy, Thomas Sharpe

UNDER 18s - PORT ADELAIDE MAGPIES V CENTRAL DISTRICT @ Elizabeth, Sat 16, 1:00pm
Field: Michael Sboro, Scott Bau, Giles Lewis
Boundary: Tom Knight, Peter O'Shea, Rohan Graetz
Goal: Simon Keir, Mathew Wilson

[night raver]

know a few of those umpires....................
sad to say but centrals by how far.............

[Big Phil]

Here are the Doggies Squads for this Saturday night's game against their old arch enemy Port Adelaide :

LEAGUE:

FF: Scott Dutschke Daniel Schell Kyle Jenner
HF: Chad O'Sullivan Matthew Westhoff Chris Gowans
C: Lee Spurr James Gowans Adam Switala
HB: Paul Thomas Justin Hardy Ryan Williams
FB: Ashley Duncan Yves Sibenaler Brayden O'Hara

RK: Jonathon Griffin Eddie Sansbury Matthew Slade

INT: (from) Thomas Dunne, Jonathon Giles, Jason Mackenzie & Leigh Westhoff

INS: Kyle Jenner, Jonathon Griffin

OUTS: (none as yet, 1 to drop from the extended bench)



RESERVES:

From: Allocca, Barmby, Brading, Christmann, Economou, Foldesdy, Frail, Habel, Hayes, Henderson, Hynes, Kelly, Lawry, Matson, McShane, Nason, Porter, Reichert, Whiley, White, Woodards.


UNDER 18's:

From: Adler, Appleton, Barmby, Bellamy, Bradtke, Burgess, Coad, Dare, Fry, Gibson, Hannath, Haydon, A. Henderson, Kerr, Mills, Reinke, Rusca, Schiller, Thomas, Trevena, Vator, Waldhuter, Wanganeen, White, Williams, Wittwer.