RD 19 North v Centrals Match Review

[magpie in the 80's]

North 14.11
Central 6.9

Goals:
North: Younie, Wright 3, Stewart, R. Ebert 2, Alleway, Allan, McIntyre, B. White
Central: C. Gowans 2, Cowan, O'Sullivan, Switala, Dutschke


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[dogs01]

Great win by the roosters. They handled the boggy conditions better and were more desperate.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Not a great result from a Norwood point of view, but from a competition view a fantastic win by the Roosters. Great stuff.

[Ian]

Great win by the roosters. They handled the boggy conditions better and were more desperate.

...........and disciplined.
Great win by the Cocks, 1st 4 1/4 effort this year.

[Sojourner]

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JARMAN IN?

[Barto]

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JARMAN IN?

5 year contract.

[mick]

Are Central imploding?

[Country Cock]

Well done cocks !

Biggest win v Central since a league game in 1994 in Port pirie !

About time we did beat them ,since they have won 27 of the last 30 games against us !

[Adelaide Hawk]

...........and disciplined.
Great win by the Cocks, 1st 4 1/4 effort this year.

Have anyone in mind when you said that?

[Ian]

Those that were there will know what I mean, and in the 2nd 1/4 it wasn't just who you are thinking.

[Apachebulldog]

Great effort you Cocks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dogs absolutely disgraceful performance you have 2 weeks rest and then hopefully turn it all around.

Just mere 2 week old pups today.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF !!!!

[smac]

I am guessing you are speaking of our over the top agression, that's the second time at least this year that we have gone over the top (Eagles game was the last time I recall). Whether it is frustration, stupidity or a bit of both I don't really care - I hope we cut it out and concentrate on hard, tough footy because we are better than anyone else when we do.

Well done North.

[locky801]

Great performance by the chooks today, discplined and knew what was coming , game in the balance at half time but some that had bragged what they were going to do to North players (even to my butcher) came out and started the rough and ready rubbish, even my butcher told my missus yesterday what one of the Gowans said (pity he got reported cause it now shows premeditation) would not have mattered anyway but it occurred, and no North aint back but if things fall into place watch out

[johntheclaret]

Great win by the Roosters. Sounded like Centrals were getting more and more frustrated and undisciplined as the game wore on and in doing so lost the plot.

Some pretty gutsy efforts by some of the youngsters in Red & Brown, who could have easily crumbled under the Dogs roughstuff tactics, but they stood tall. Was good to hear how the North backs were fighting for everyball, like it was a 1 point ball game, right to the end. I am sure they would have been concious that Centrals hadn't kicked a goal since the 2nd qtr and they were determined to keep it that way.

Sometimes it is really hard getting up at 5:00 but every now and then it's worth it.

[PatowalongaPirate]

If i recall correctly smac, your Dogs played the Bays previous to the Eagles game aswell.

[Brucetiki]

Today's effort was pathethic. The first half was surprisingly a shootout with the only 2 behinds being posters.

Once again our third quarter really let us down - we were disgracefully undisciplined and gave away a heap of frees in front of North's goal. No point complaining about the umpiring when you're giving away obvious frees inside the oppositions 50, Centrals brought that on themselves.. The Gowans completely lost the plot and several other players seemed more concerned about taking out a North player than trying to get back into the game.

The last quarter was just a dire slog, the heavy conditions taking it's toll on both sides.

To not kick a goal in the second half is simply pathetic and completely unacceptable. It was an embarrassment to watch.

[hawkseye]

Are Central imploding?

Did you ask that in the preview thread or do you just open your trap after your team wins?

[Wedgie]

Are Central imploding?

Did you ask that in the preview thread or do you just open your trap after your team wins?

Don't take offence dude, its a SAFooty ritual when your team loses to get asked if you're imploding or not.

[Wedgie]

PS Great briefly catching up with JMO (he didn't seem that happy though), and Centurion and Big Phil at the end of the last quartr today. I couldn't believe how fit and good looking Big Phil was, I was expection someone much larger and uglier!
Great work BP! Thanks for the shelter too mate!

[Big Phil]

PS Great briefly catching up with JMO (he didn't seem that happy though), and Centurion and Big Phil at the end of the last quartr today. I couldn't believe how fit and good looking Big Phil was, I was expection someone much larger and uglier!
Great work BP! Thanks for the shelter too mate!

Thankyou for the kind words Wedgie but smoking 20 ciggies a day and pushing 125kg on the scale isn't exactly "looking fit" one would think. I guess being 6"2 helps spread the load a little... At least that's what I tell my self. Great to meet you too Wedgie, no worries with the sharing of the brollie, it was big enough for 3 or 4 of us at the end there and I actually got noticed up in the commentary box by Phil Herden and on the call mentioned that I seemed to have a "fan club" gathering in my general vacininty. Doing the Boundary Rider for Life, I just kindly mentioned that I was keeping a few fellow SAFooty.com posters nice and dry from the conditions.

Full credit to North for the way they played today, were clearly the beter team on the day. Very dissapointing effort from the league side today, and te ressies for that matter, esecially as we were coming of a great win against Glenelg the week before. Conditions were absolutely horrible and doing the boundary rider for LifeFM's call of the game I witnessed some of the mud puddles first hand. Was a tough hard slog in the 1st half and although many tipped a Dogs win by how much, I thought the Roosters were more desperate to win the footy and of course more discipline than a few of our more seasoned campaigners. We clearly had too many passengers today and North simply were willing to be first at the ball and were willing to put their body on the line more than we did.

As good as North played for 4 quarters, again, the story of our season was the fact we were just unable to put a full game together with the terribly dissapointed stat of being held goal less for the entire second half. Phil Herden, from LifeFM and I were discussing before the bounce that maybe the mind set of Centrals would be a little lacking because of the fact that they could not lose 3rd spot regardless of the result while the Roosters were playing to keep their top 5 chances alive. I think we proved, especially in the second half, that this was the case. I must say, it was an interesting experience listening to Jars' 3/4 time address up close and personal for my LifeFM role, he certainly is a passionate man isn't he. Coached the side well today I thought and backed his kids who came through and delivered for him and each other.

I don't think those kind of conditions suit our style of play and I guess we can take onus in the fact that the finals will be played at Adelaide Oval and hopefully in much better weather than today. It comes as no suprise that the umpiring display today was criticised but to be hinest, they paid the man in front and in the backs when they were there and when we became undiscipline on more than one occasion, it was dealt with accordingly. North were too good on the day, we have a long way to go still but thankfully we have a week off to get a few players back and rest sore bodies then on to Noarlunga to face the Panthers from South Adelaide.