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CENTRAL

Central District has added to its ruck division as it prepares to tackle Adelaide at Playford Alive Oval on Saturday.
Former North Melbourne giant Ben Mabon returns to the Bulldogs’ 23-man squad to work in tandem with emerging ruckman Jacob Olsson.
Defender Caleb Edmead has been named on the extended interchange bench while midfielder Jackson Potter has been recalled to a forward pocket.
Inexperienced Jordan Furnell is coach Roy Laird’s only omission at this stage with another two players to be culled before the start of the match.

League
F: Kemp, Retzlaff, Potter
HF: Thomas, Goodrem, Jenner
C: Stevens, Jansen, Hanna
HB: Barmby, Collier, Haydon
B: Prior, Stephenson, Habel

R: Olsson, Hoskin, T. Schiller
INT: Edmead, Gillard, Gillbee, Mabon, O’Brien
IN: Edmead, Mabon, Potter
OUT: Furnell

Under-18
Antonie, Boyle, Brooks, Brown, Childs, Coleman, Dodd, Dunn, Dunstan, Eberhard, Griffiths, Greig, Hoepner, Homes, Lehman, McKenzie, Nangle, Panagiouto, Parsloe, Presbury, Richardson, Robinson, Sampson, F. Timpano, L. Timpano, Trotta.


ADELAIDE
Adelaide defender Sam Shaw is poised to play his first match of the season against Central at Playford Alive Oval on Saturday.
Troubled by a hamstring strain, Shaw will be joined by fellow backman Kyle Hartigan who has served his one-match suspension for striking while Rory Atkins has recovered from a knee ailment.
Mitch McGovern has been named at half-forward while impressive development player Nick Mott has shrugged off a calf injury to be listed in the forward pocket.
Former Bulldog Brock Castree could face his old side after being named on the extended interchange bench.
Four Adelaide players – Sam Kerridge, Jake Sutcliffe, Luke Lowden and Sam Siggins – are unavailable due to injury.

F: Wilson, Osborn, Mott
HF: McGovern, Ramsey, Spencely
C: Atkins, Molyneux, Knight
HB: Pfeiffer, Podsiadly, Wigg
B: Carey, Hartigan, Shaw

R: O’Brien, Martin, Callinan
INT: Schoenmakers, Johncock, Castree, Wittwer, Armstrong
IN: Shaw, Hartigan, Atkins, McGovern, Mott, Castree
OUT: Kerridge (ankle), Sutcliffe (hamstring), Lowden (Achilles), Siggins (glute)

Us by 4 points.

Wasn't a bad effort against Sturt, and we need a win for confidence. Dogs by 18.

Bye last week, Adelaide this week at home - bye, Port the following week at home so more farewells, and then another bye. That's no footy four weekends in a row. Including the state game we have 4 byes this year. Prior to it becoming a reserves competition, in 2013 we had 3, 2012 there were 4. So much for adding the extra team and ridding the comp of the bye.

Ordinary game yesterday, just saying

yep, went to The Luncheon, took junior, met some legends, ate & drank my fill, then sat at the bar in The Club for the rest of the afternoon, protesting silently.

CENTURION wrote:yep, went to The Luncheon, took junior, met some legends, ate & drank my fill, then sat at the bar in The Club for the rest of the afternoon, protesting silently.

Paging pseudo...

CENTURION wrote:yep, went to The Luncheon, took junior, met some legends, ate & drank my fill, then sat at the bar in The Club for the rest of the afternoon, protesting silently.

Just as well Centurion as you wouldn't have got your normal spot due to the presence of the "4,000 " extra supporters promised by the Crows. I couldn't move in front of the grand stand for all the extras that showed up to this game.

AND, I'll be doing the very same thing this coming Saturday too.

What was the crowd yesterday?

whufc wrote:What was the crowd yesterday?

According to the Sunday Mail it was 1,873. My mates and I estimated it to be 1,200 - 1,300 so 1,873 is credible.

Sad days indeed

At least Gilbee kicked a few goals

Groucho wrote:

whufc wrote:What was the crowd yesterday?

According to the Sunday Mail it was 1,873. My mates and I estimated it to be 1,200 - 1,300 so 1,873 is credible.

Puts it at about 40% more than the South game out here. I wasn't there yesterday, so for those that were at both, does this ring true?

kneedeepinthehoopla wrote:

CENTURION wrote:yep, went to The Luncheon, took junior, met some legends, ate & drank my fill, then sat at the in a ar in The Club for the rest of the afternoon, protently.

Paging pseudo...

Sitting in the GFC clubrooms right now, having my fourth pint after having treated the family to lunch at the GFC bistro. Supporting the club In a manner which does not also support the presence of garbage in Our League.

Pseudo wrote:

kneedeepinthehoopla wrote:

CENTURION wrote:yep, went to The Luncheon, took junior, met some legends, ate & drank my fill, then sat at the in a ar in The Club for the rest of the afternoon, protently.

Paging pseudo...

Sitting in the GFC clubrooms right now, having my fourth pint after having treated the family to lunch at the GFC bistro. Supporting the club In a manner which does not also support the presence of garbage in Our League.

SOLIDARITY BROTHER!!

I broke my ban to support my club on the weekend.
Gee, what an electric atmosphere. Plenty of tumbleweeds rolled down that eastern wing on Saturday.
The noise when Adelaide scored was cacophonous. The scoreboard canteen couldn't keep up with the pies and pasties being bought.

Thanks for the two points.

StrayDog wrote:

Groucho wrote:

whufc wrote:What was the crowd yesterday?

According to the Sunday Mail it was 1,873. My mates and I estimated it to be 1,200 - 1,300 so 1,873 is credible.

Puts it at about 40% more than the South game out here. I wasn't there yesterday, so for those that were at both, does this ring true?

Yes I don't get it. South had a least a couple of hundred supporters, it was the Novita round and the mayors cup. Why against Adelaide, who have no supporters, with rain predicted, did we get a bigger crowd? I cant comment on this year as I did not go, but against Adelaide last year the crowd appeared to be sub 1000 but reported as 1800 (IIRC.)

wild dog wrote:

StrayDog wrote:

Groucho wrote:

whufc wrote:What was the crowd yesterday?

According to the Sunday Mail it was 1,873. My mates and I estimated it to be 1,200 - 1,300 so 1,873 is credible.

Puts it at about 40% more than the South game out here. I wasn't there yesterday, so for those that were at both, does this ring true?

Yes I don't get it. South had a least a couple of hundred supporters, it was the Novita round and the mayors cup. Why against Adelaide, who have no supporters, with rain predicted, did we get a bigger crowd? I cant comment on this year as I did not go, but against Adelaide last year the crowd appeared to be sub 1000 but reported as 1800 (IIRC.)

The game against South was both an early start and televised which going on the last couple of years has a dramatic effect on crowds at the Ponderosa.

Hazydog wrote:The game against South was both an early start and televised which going on the last couple of years has a dramatic effect on crowds at the Ponderosa.

That would do it.

It was interesting at The President's Luncheon, to have 2 spoonbills sitting with us, resplendent in their Centrals AND Crows colours. How ridiculous.

Saw a few of those wandering around the ground.