The following information is provided by David Perkovic - [david@dpcomputing.com.au], distributed via mailing lists and the rsfa news group and is updated here after the weekends games. All credit for this information goes to David and is being used with permission.
Sturt 5.1 8.1 9.2 11.3 69 South 5.4 8.6 9.6 10.7 67
Port 2.1 4.2 6.3 9.8 62 West 1.4 2.5 4.6 5.7 37
Norwood 1.1 11.4 15.10 20.14 134 Glenelg 4.8 5.8 7.11 10.15 75
North 4.3 7.5 11.9 15.10 100 Eagles 2.2 6.4 8.4 11.5 71 TEAM W L D For Ag Pct --------------------------------------- Sturt 8 2 0 751 664 53.07 Norwood 7 4 0 874 783 52.75 Centrals 6 4 0 883 657 57.34 Port 6 4 0 790 736 51.77 Eagles 5 5 0 815 769 51.45 West 5 5 0 795 786 50.28 North 5 6 0 879 988 47.08 South 4 7 0 757 887 46.05 Glenelg 1 10 0 698 972 41.80
At the Adelaide Oval last Friday night it was a hard and tough match between Sturt and South Adelaide. Sturt started strong kicking the first 2 goals of the match before South started to get their act together and were in front at the first break. The Panthers held the lead until the 23rd minute of the final quarter when Sturt finally took the lead.
In a scrappy game it was a battle of defences between Port and West at Alberton Oval. Despite fine conditions the game was marred by numerous ballups and throw ins which kept the final score low. At the end of the day the difference between the two teams was Port's defence and dominant dominant center with ruckman Brett Chalmers (23 possesions and 14 marks) and David Brown (32 touches) that was the main difference.
Glenelg, inspired by coach Tony McGuiness pulling on a gurnsey, started strongly against Norwood and should have held a commanding lead at quarter time if they had kicked straight. In the second quarter though it was all Norwood as they piled on 10 goals to the Bays 1. Norwood continued on their merry way in the second half and ran out winners by 59 points.
It was a North's teenage brigade which stole the show in the game against the Eagles at Prospect. Chris Robertson, Joshua Gum (7 goals) and Chris Ladhams (all seventeen years old) have all showed glimpses of potential previously but yesterday they produced 4 quarters of great football. The Eagles took the lead mid way in the 3rd quarter but then North kicked the next 4 goals and never looked threatened, finally running out winners by 29 points.
Port v Glenelg, Alberton West v Central, Richmond Sturt v North, Adelaide Eagles v Norwood, Football Pk
Lastly the SANFL squad for the 11/7/98, game between WA and SA and Football Park has been chosen. The players picked are:
Sturt Brodie Atkinson Simon Feast Barnaby French Bruce Lennon Seamus Maloney Matthew Powell Norwood John Cunningham Scott Direen Anthony Harvey Steven Pitt Port Adelaide Richard Ambrose Matthew Ashley Bryan Beinke Brian Leys Woodville-West Torrens Gavin Colville Chris Kluzek Nick Pesch Geoff Wiggins North Adelaide Richard Gerke Tim Nunan Scott Sutherland Darryl Wintle Central Districts Danial Hulm Gilbert McAdam Michael Wakelin South Adelaide Ryan Fitzgerald Andrew Osborn Dean Talbot West Adelaide Adam Richardson Matthew Twomey Glenelg Simon Hele
Catch ya,
David - Go you mighty Redlegs
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