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SANFL Reserves Pld W L D For Agst % Pts
Glenelg 16 11 5 0 1585 1223 56.45 22
Norwood 16 11 5 0 1541 1287 54.49 22
South Adelaide 16 10 6 0 1335 1494 47.19 20
Central District 16 9 7 0 1299 1151 53.02 18
North Adelaide 15 8 7 0 1355 1209 52.85 16
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Sturt 15 7 8 0 1297 1305 49.85 14
Port Magpies 16 7 9 0 1404 1433 49.49 14
Eagles 15 4 11 0 1140 1453 43.96 8
West Adelaide 15 3 12 0 1137 1538 42.50 6
(Five rounds remaining)
Unlike the Under 19s/17s, the reserves this season is a bit more even, with seven teams still vying for five places. Glenelg and Norwood head the competition with 11-5 records each, with the Bays currently enjoying a purple patch with six successive wins, while the Legs have been hot and cold for the past month, with three wins in six matches.
Reserves remain as the only competition South has been a genuine premiership threat in, and even still their results this season haven't been convincing. After eight rounds they sat with a 6-2 analysis and yet, still had a negative percentage. About two months later, they sit third with 10 wins in 16 matches, a negative percentage and their largest win not eclipsing four goals. How far they travel in the finals is uncertain.
Central District and North Adelaide round out the five currently with 18 and 16 premiership points respectively, but closely following behind are Sturt and Port, each on 14 points. The Magpies would need to discover a second wind to snap their current poor form, with only one win in the past five matches after looking a strong chance for finals after their 125-point demolition of the Eagles in round 13, but everything has fallen pear-shaped since.
Sturt is still an outside chance for finals, however, like Port, they too have fallen in a hole, with only one win in the past two months after also looking a strong contender for finals after six wins in their first nine matches.
The games to watch out for in the remaining five rounds are North v Centrals (Round 19), Glenelg v Port (Round 19), South v Centrals (Round 20), Glenelg v North (Round 21), Norwood v Port (Round 21), Norwood v Centrals (Round 22), Norwood v South (Round 23) and North v Sturt (Round 23).
Under 19s
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SANFL Under 19 Pld W L D For Agst % Pts
Port Magpies 16 16 0 0 2056 880 70.03 32
Central District 16 11 5 0 1245 999 55.48 22
Sturt 15 11 4 0 1389 1193 53.80 22
Glenelg 16 10 6 0 1780 1334 57.16 20
North Adelaide 15 8 7 0 1199 1445 45.35 16
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West Adelaide 15 6 9 0 1287 1359 48.64 12
Eagles 15 4 11 0 1078 1350 44.40 8
Norwood 16 2 14 0 1035 1770 36.90 4
South Adelaide 16 2 14 0 896 1635 35.40 4
(Five rounds remaining)
The race to the premiership is almost unambiguous in the under 19s, with Port comfortably heading the competition with 16 wins from 16 matches, with all bar two of their victories being in excess of seven goals. However, stranger things happen come finals time, and it's incredible to think that bottom-placed South has come the closest to the Magpies this year, going down by only 20 points in their round 14 clash.
The rest of the final five is still wide open, but the teams currently nested in the top five appear certain to remain there, and while West is still an outside chance to supersede North, they would have to win at least three of their remaining five matches - provided North remain winless - and that looks unlikely with the Bloods only achieving one win - by five points over the Eagles in round 14 - in the past seven weeks.
Woodville-West Torrens can still mathematically achieve the finals, but rather than crapping on for a paragraph about the possibilities, it'd save my time as it would only be wishful thinking/hoping on their behalf.
The games to watch out for in the remaining five rounds are Port v Glenelg (Round 19), Centrals v North (Round 19), Sturt v Port (Round 20), Glenelg v North (Round 21), Sturt v Centrals (Round 21), Sturt v Glenelg (Round 22) and Sturt v North (Round 23). And for the anything-can-happen factor, Round 21's Norwood v Port clash could have an entertaining twist.
Under 17s
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SANFL Under 17 Pld W L D For Agst % Pts
Norwood 17 12 5 0 1653 1124 59.52 24
Port Magpies 17 12 5 0 1842 1321 58.24 24
North Adelaide 16 12 4 0 1646 1343 55.07 24
Sturt 16 11 5 0 1890 1239 60.40 22
Eagles 16 9 7 0 1526 1446 51.35 18
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Glenelg 17 6 11 0 1382 1951 41.46 12
South Adelaide 17 4 13 0 1422 1836 43.65 8
West Adelaide 16 4 12 0 1385 1799 43.50 8
Central District 16 4 12 0 951 1638 36.73 8
(Four rounds remaining)
Who's playing finals is almost certainly settled, with Glenelg's charge seemingly finished following a shock loss to West on the weekend. Mathematically the Bays can still make it, but that would require three successive wins against sides in the top four, while relying on the Eagles losing all four of their final matches, which includes two against the bottom three sides.
Norwood has stormed the top the of table - on percentage - for the first time this season with a thumping 106-point victory over a normally powerful North Adelaide squad on the weekend, while Port's bright start to the season - winning 10 of their first 12 games - has dwindled off of late, with only two victories in their past five matches, including an unacceptable loss to a usually pitiful South unit.
The round 22 clash between the Legs and the Magpies shapes up as the game of the season, with the winner likely to snare the minor premiership. However, North is equal on points with first place and with a game in hand, while Sturt is hot on the top three's heels, sitting a win off top spot with a game in hand and with the competition's highest percentage.
An entertaining conclusion to the final four rounds before finals is evident, with Eagles v Sturt (Round 20), North v Eagles (Round 21), Sturt v Port (Round 21) and Norwood v Port (Round 22) the crucial matches heading into finals.
Heaven forbid 
