by saintal » Thu May 12, 2016 8:46 pm
by johntheclaret » Fri May 13, 2016 7:20 am
by Panther Pack » Fri May 13, 2016 3:06 pm
by therisingblues » Fri May 13, 2016 5:38 pm
johntheclaret wrote:Should be a good close game of genuine SANFL footy.
After Norths game, this is the one I'd vote to see.
Sturt or South by 0-5 points
by Magellan » Fri May 13, 2016 6:01 pm
by therisingblues » Sat May 14, 2016 12:52 pm
by Tony Clifton » Sat May 14, 2016 12:55 pm
by blueandwhite » Sat May 14, 2016 1:45 pm
by therisingblues » Sat May 14, 2016 2:07 pm
by johntheclaret » Sat May 14, 2016 6:56 pm
therisingblues wrote:johntheclaret wrote:Should be a good close game of genuine SANFL footy.
After Norths game, this is the one I'd vote to see.
Sturt or South by 0-5 points
I bet you say that to all the threads.
by stampy » Sat May 14, 2016 7:09 pm
therisingblues wrote:Top of the table, 6 and zero vs third 3rd, won their past 4 lost one.
Two hours before the game and only 4 comments on the match thread. Interest at an all time high.
by saintal » Sat May 14, 2016 7:42 pm
by therisingblues » Sat May 14, 2016 8:17 pm
by CUTTERMAN » Sun May 15, 2016 12:39 pm
by saintal » Sun May 15, 2016 12:40 pm
by johntheclaret » Mon May 16, 2016 2:41 pm
therisingblues wrote:Very good win to the Blues.
Sturt 14-10: 94
South 7-4: 46
Mark Evans finished with 4, including two in two minutes in the third quarter, which really got Sturt going.
Sturt started strong and were leading the Panthers 6 goals to 1 early in the second, when South managed to clog the Sturt forward line for about half an hour. Many forward forays were stifled in that time while the Panthers put their heads down and replied a few times, closing the margin to 10 points by the 6 minute mark of the third quarter. South continued to defend hard, leaving Sturt goalless from the 4th minute of the second quarter to the 8th minute of the third, and in the 17th minute, when Xavier Gotch answered Sturt's only goal for the quarter up to that point, I began to worry that they would begin to show the form that made them the top side and the team to beat.
Enter Mark Evans and a big pair of strong hands. Sturt kicked 7 goals to 1 from that point on, and was mainly enabled by the strong marking under pressure, which was a feature of Sturt's game today IMO. The long kicking for goals was another, especially in the final quarter when at least two goals were sunk from outside 50, and a couple went close. Kirkwood also showed he could take a grab or two under pressure. In the end Sturt took 100 marks to South's 66, and were a lot cleaner with their skills.
Not sure what to make of South, I read that they had a few players out, and then we got them after we had the bye, and a relatively full strength side. When the two sides meet again at Noarlunga it will surely be a lot tougher. South is not the first side to get a pasting at Unley, and we often play better than we really are on that hallowed surface.
My first game of the year owing to a very busy schedule, so still not sure who the players are, but I did notice Battersby, Riley, Crocker and Lienert were often amongst it. I was impressed with what I saw of Lienert actually, still 21 yo and looked quite mobile for a big fella, and took a good grab or two also. Sturt had winners all over the ground though, and I think the more I name those I thought played well, the greater the disservice to those I cannot name. But Harms went in and used the ball effectively on a number of occasions I saw.
I think the crowd might have reached about 2,500. A good turn out of South fans, and their cheer squad was very visible and vocal on the hill, especially as they threatened Sturt late in the second and early in the third. For me though, I thought the atmosphere was down for a game as important as that one. Sturt were perhaps an outside chance before the start of play, but they were the next logical challenger after South had disposed of the Ravens a couple of weeks back, there should have been a much greater atmosphere. If this is the size of the new SANFL "blockbuster" then I am not sure what to think. Hopefully there'll be weightier games as the season progresses.
The battle for top spot is well and truly on now. A shame that the SANFL has such a raffle of a draw at the moment; there are three sides that have dropped one game, and the side with the worst percentage of the three is top.
Looking forward to next week it's Friday Nwd v WA, Saturday, CD v Adel, and on the Sunday it's PA v SA and then NA v Sturt. No real certainties there I think, except South should hold their top spot against Port. The week after, round 10, is a full 5 matches (What? Who would have thought it, when we have ten teams?!), Sturt have Adelaide on the Saturday of that round, which is the only side Sturt has not played in the top 5 as yet. Having said that, I fear North and Glenelg just as much as I feared South before today. The competition seems even enough that almost anyone could win on their day.
Maybe Eagles the biggest worry of the lot.
TEAM...................P W L D % PTS
1. SOUTH..........7 6 1 0 55.41 12
2. ADELAIDE......6 5 1 0 58.88 10
3. STURT............6 5 1 0 58.57 10
4. EAGLES..........7 5 2 0 54.55 10
5. CENTRAL........6 3 3 0 55.15 6
6. NORTH.......... 7 3 4 0 48.01 6
7. GLENELG.......7 2 5 0 50.44 4
8. PORT............. 7 2 5 0 45.17 4
9. NORWOOD...6 2 4 0 43.78 4
10. WEST............7 0 7 0 33.72 0
by therisingblues » Mon May 16, 2016 6:26 pm
by johntheclaret » Mon May 16, 2016 8:14 pm
therisingblues wrote:You're probably right JTC.
I had to look after a 5 y/o most of the match, so I couldn't really sit back and appreciate the inevitable unfold in the last half quarter.
by Jimmy » Tue May 17, 2016 11:35 am
by therisingblues » Tue May 17, 2016 6:13 pm
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