Round 7 - Rivalry Round

[Wedgie]

SANFL RIVALRY ROUND NEXT WEEK

Friday Night 9 May @ 7.40
Norwood V Port at Coopers Stadium

Saturday 10 May
Sturt V West at House Brothers Oval
Glenelg V North Adelaide at Challenge Recruitment Oval

Saturday night 10 May
Central v Eagles at Hamra Homes Oval

There will be a number of media opportunities throughout the week featuring each rivalry game.

Monday
Former Norwood champion Keith Thomas and current player Jesse Aish & Port Magpies premiership captain and current coach Tim Ginever along with current player Matthew Lokan, will be available to speak to the media regarding the long standing rivalry between the two clubs.

Tuesday
Former Captains Peter Carey from Glenelg and David Tiller from North Adelaide
will be available to speak to the media on their club's rivalry between 1985-87.

Wednesday
Past and present Sturt and West Adelaide players will be available to the media

Thursday 8
Past Central and Eagles players will be available to the media

[Dog_ger]

A TRULY FABULOUS ROUND.

Hey Wedgie...

Where do we tune in..?

[am Bays]

A TRULY FABULOUS ROUND.

Hey Wedgie...

Where do we tune in..?

Try here....

http://www.safooty.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14419&start=20

[Country Cock]

Not fair for south, are they playing the bye ?

[locky801]

Lets hope for fine weather, could be the best agg for crowds in a home and away game in many years

[locky801]

A TRULY FABULOUS ROUND.

Hey Wedgie...

Where do we tune in..?

Good point Dog_ger

[Adelaide Hawk]

current player Matthew Lokan

Is he still playing? I thought he retired.

[OCT]

This concept is very very difficult as the AFL find out. Maybe we should consider a stand alone " rivalry match " and really promoted that instead of the whole round. Make the game a Friday or Sunday match (or Public Holiday game ) Ensure all teams have at lesat 1 rivalry match at home. There would be teams that play in 2 or 3 rivalry matches but they wont have home ground advantage . How it is now the rivalry round always consists of non rivals . With all due respects to some clubs but they dont have great rivals. Eagles & Centrals has developed over the last 10 years ( as an example )These games are about getting maximum attendance . I think North V South last year , what rivalry have they got ??? West V Sturt this year ??

[grant j]

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[OCT]

Yeah I know , I mean the games played this yera. But as you say Sturt V West played in a GF 25 years ago , didnt quite form a tradition .

[brod]

Not fair for south, are they playing the bye ?

Who are they rivals with??

Who ever was 2nd last?
Just trying to catch them??

[JK]

Unfortunately it's always going to be difficult when 8 teams share the same arch rival

[OCT]

Do they ? Says who ?

Here are some combos for you.

South v Glenelg
Norwood Glenelg
Norwood Port ( Some would say on overrated rival)
Port Glenelg
Sturt Port
West Port
Eagles Centals
Centrals Port
North Glenelg
Sturt Norwood
Port Glenelg
Sturt Glenelg
North Centrals

If some sides were smart they would start to make traditions, EG Soth played Sturt at Encounter Bay a few yers back at Easter , why not make that a regular fixture (doesnt have to be Sturt just the same side every year ) West played Port years ago at Richmond on Adelaide Cup Day ( in May ) so why not keep that . I may have missed some from above , but I must say this is common sense yet it is not happenning.

Load of crap you reckon ? I dont think so.

[Brucetiki]

If promoted right, and with the anticipated mass boycott of the VFL Dream Game farce, there should be some great attendances next weekend.

[JK]

Do they ? Says who ?

Here are some combos for you.

South v Glenelg
Norwood Glenelg
Norwood Port ( Some would say on overrated rival)
Port Glenelg
Sturt Port
West Port
Eagles Centals
Centrals Port
North Glenelg
Sturt Norwood
Port Glenelg
Sturt Glenelg
North Centrals

If some sides were smart they would start to make traditions, EG Soth played Sturt at Encounter Bay a few yers back at Easter , why not make that a regular fixture (doesnt have to be Sturt just the same side every year ) West played Port years ago at Richmond on Adelaide Cup Day ( in May ) so why not keep that . I may have missed some from above , but I must say this is common sense yet it is not happenning.

Load of crap you reckon ? I dont think so.

Not sure where I said it was a load of crap, but you've pretty much just mirrored what I said by naming 6 clubs having a rivalry with PORT, which was the point I was trying to make.

Sure there are other rivalries out there, but I'd suggest that for most clubs, over and above the 2 points on offer, beating Port is always special.

Tell me who suggests Norwood v Port is overrated btw?

[brod]

Do they ? Says who ?

Here are some combos for you.

South v Glenelg
Norwood Glenelg
Norwood Port ( Some would say on overrated rival)
Port Glenelg
Sturt Port
West Port
Eagles Centals
Centrals Port
North Glenelg
Sturt Norwood
Port Glenelg
Sturt Glenelg
North Centrals

If some sides were smart they would start to make traditions, EG Soth played Sturt at Encounter Bay a few yers back at Easter , why not make that a regular fixture (doesnt have to be Sturt just the same side every year ) West played Port years ago at Richmond on Adelaide Cup Day ( in May ) so why not keep that . I may have missed some from above , but I must say this is common sense yet it is not happenning.

Load of crap you reckon ? I dont think so.

Not sure where I said it was a load of crap, but you've pretty much just mirrored what I said by naming 6 clubs having a rivalry with PORT, which was the point I was trying to make.

Sure there are other rivalries out there, but I'd suggest that for most clubs, over and above the 2 points on offer, beating Port is always special.

Tell me who suggests Norwood v Port is overrated btw?

Sturt supporters like OCT!!

[OCT]

I didnt say your comments were a load of crap, It was a comment to provoke comments and ideas.

Brod , give us some substance in your comments mate dont hang on coat tails of others , thats the soft option but one that seems to a comon one.

Constance Perm , I think its a tradition but surely you you would say its not that strong. It is overrated , go and check out some crowd figures between the sides and whilst you doing it compare Sturt V Borwood and Sturt v Port.

[Mic]

Lets hope for fine weather, could be the best agg for crowds in a home and away game in many years

This is likely with South not playing that week.

[Dog_ger]

I would have thought

Sturt V Port
South V West
Glenelg V Norwood
Central v Woodville
West Torrens V North Adel

We need a 10th team
Bring back West Torrens

[JK]

Constance Perm , I think its a tradition but surely you you would say its not that strong. It is overrated , go and check out some crowd figures between the sides and whilst you doing it compare Sturt V Borwood and Sturt v Port.

Being pretty close to the club I can tell you that the rivalry is ultra strong ... Living in the Western suburbs nearly all my mates are Port supporters and it seems pretty strong amongst them.

That doesn't mean that Sturt, Glenelg, Central (pretty much every team) wouldn't view Port as perhaps their fiercest rival either, which is what I've been trying to say all along.