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LINE BALL It was a close tussle, with the result up in the air until the last couple of minutes when Adelaide and Sturt fought it out in the qualifying final at Adelaide Oval a fortnight ago.

And we don’t see any reason why it won’t go down to the wire again in the cut-throat preliminary final. Crow Mark Keane showed what a game of centimetres it was as he got a hand on the ball to stop Double Blues forward Lachlan Burrows marking in Adelaide’s seven-point win. But the Blues showed they are right in the premiership hunt by charging away from Central District in last week’s first semi-final. sanfl.com.au

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PRELIMINARY FINAL PREVIEW

BY PETER CORNWALL

Jared Dakin has been putting his best foot forward for Sturt, getting a kick away in opposition to Crows star Sam Berry in the qualifying final thriller. Photo: Cory Sutton

There were people willing to write them off. As the “Cen-tral, Cen-tral” chant emanated from the eastern stands of Adelaide Oval in the third quarter of the first semi-final last Sunday, it was the Double Blues’ time of reckoning. Trailing against a Bulldogs side on the rise with all the momentum after a hat-trick of stirring wins and having fallen short in the second half the previous week against the Crows, there were plenty of question marks. With key injury losses in Patrick Wilson, Guy Page and Amos Doyle and with Will Coomblas suspended, there was also the stat hanging over the club of having lost its previous five finals.

The Blues couldn’t have been more emphatic – we are in it, to win it.

Their response to bang on the next six goals, including four in 11 minutes to kick off the final quarter, showed they can play a run-and-gun game to go with the pressure footy that puts the clamps on the opposition.

While skipper James Battersby, midfield dynamo Tom Lewis and rebounding defender Casey Voss were nothing short of inspirational, most impressive was the way so many lesser lights stood up to pull the rug from under the Doggies’ finals charge. In the absence of Doyle, Daniel Fahey-Sparks stepped up to control the rucks, winning 40 hit-outs, 15 possessions and five 4

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clearances. James Mathews showed what an X-factor he is in springtime on Adelaide Oval. The left-footer dashed into the spotlight when he snagged four goals for the Crows in a semi-final win against Norwood in 2019 and his electric pace set up some key goals for the Blues in the run home against the Dogs, while he also booted two of his own.

Connor McFadyen had played well enough in the backline in his first season with the Blues to earn a key defensive post in The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year but he’s become a dangerous forward since his matchwinning late switch against the Bulldogs at Elizabeth in Round 16. A key figure in the first semi-final success, he bagged three last-quarter goals and 4.4 for the match. Playing with the flourish and face mask of Zorro, and playing his role in the win like all those who came up from the reserves, forward James Richards booted the goal late in the third quarter that started the surge.

Sturt has had its issues with player losses but Adelaide has had it tough as it has been without key players for its finals campaign after a second successive outstanding season under coach Mick Godden.

Powerful midfielder Harry Schoenberg (Achilles) had a stunning first half of the season

and would have been pretty handy in the finals, while versatile tall Elliott Himmelberg (hamstring) has been a huge loss. Matt Crouch has again played some great footy this season but, despite re-signing with the Crows, is out of the finals and key defender Andrew McPherson (quad) has missed the first two finals. But the biggest setback – and the most-asked question – has been about dominant ruckman Kieran Strachan. Will he face the Blues?

Arguably the No. 1 knock ruckman in the comp, a wrist injury has sidelined him for the finals so far but the Crows still managed to overcome Sturt in a stunning qualifying final fightback victory.

Midfielder Sam Berry has worked even harder in the absence of some superstars and he and defender Will Hamill were dynamic in last week’s second semi-final loss to Glenelg, Hamill going on some stunning runs to set up attacking opportunities.

And former Bulldog Isaya McKenzie continues to improve and make a positive impact. Godden has worked wonders to achieve outstanding team chemistry from such an eclectic collection of footy talent and neither he nor his side will be doing anything but giving 100 per cent to get their club into their first SANFL grand final.

DANGERMEN

BY PETER CORNWALL

SAM BERRY He provides grunt and class in the midfield and has been leading the way in the absence of Harry Schoenberg and Matt Crouch. “I thought his power out of the stoppage and his ability to break out and leave players in his wake was brilliant,” coach Mick Godden said of his fighting performance in last week’s second semi-final loss to Glenelg. Berry had 23 disposals, a teamhigh 11 tackles, eight clearances and eight inside-50s as he led from the front, shrugging off tackles and bursting out of packs to launch the Crows forward. Originally from Maffra in country Victoria, he is averaging 22 disposals and seven tackles in 17 games this season.

JAMES BATTERSBY He does so much hard work in and under the packs it’s possible the Sturt skipper is actually under-rated as a superstar of the SANFL. He led the Magarey Medal voting for much of the count on Monday night but again narrowly missed the ultimate spotlight, finishing third for the third time in the past seven seasons. A five-time top-10 finisher and this year included for the sixth time in The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year, he has had most clearances and most handballs in the league this season. No-one will be throwing himself into it more than dual-premiership star Battersby to try to lift his beloved Blues into another grand final.

LACHLAN GOLLANT Versatile and a good height at 192cm, Gollant has clean hands overhead and on the ground and when he gets those hands on the ball anywhere near the goals there’s a fair chance he’s going to make an impact. He has booted an impressive 40.21 from 16 games this season to rank fourth in the SANFL and he again showed how dynamic he can be by kicking two of his three goals in three minutes in the first term to get the Crows off to a flyer against the Tigers last week. A strong competitor and potential matchwinner, he’s bagged six-goal hauls late in the season against the Eagles and West.

TOM LEWIS The powerhouse of the SANFL, his desperation, tackling and ability to get the ball out in tight situations has to be seen to be believed. He is scragged and held onto in packs but still has the strength to break away and set the Blues in motion time after time. If he doesn’t win the ball his hunger for tackling is unrivalled – he averages more than 12 a game and had 21 against South in Round 7. If not for missing three games with an ankle injury he could have won the Magarey Medal, finishing fourth, six votes behind winner Harry Grant. Averaging an impressive 24 disposals and seven clearances per game. sanfl.com.au

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‘PRETTY CRAZY’ FOR MAGAREY MEDALLIST

It all felt “pretty bizarre” for Central District midfielder Harry Grant as he stormed home to win the 2023 Magarey Medal.

The resurgent ball magnet polled 27 votes to edge in front of Norwood premiership rover Nik Rokahr (24) and Sturt captain James Battersby (23) and become just the seventh Bulldog to claim the award for SANFL’s fairest and most brilliant player. The 22-year-old Doggies star finished the voting with a stunning five first preferences in succession to come from the clouds to grab the Medal.

Grant polled just five votes in the opening seven rounds but steamrolled his way to victory on the back of eight first preferences as his prolific ball-winning captured the umpires’ attention.

Battling with injuries and struggling for form, the former GWS Academy player managed just seven league matches last year but quickly this season forged a reputation as one of the competition’s leading midfielders.

Originally from Canberra club Queanbeyan Tigers, Grant, a tough-tackling 173cm pocket dynamo, is Central’s seventh Magarey Medallist, joining Gary Window (1965), John Duckworth (1979), John Platten (1984), Gilbert McAdam (1989), his coach Paul Thomas (2004) and Brad Symes (2012) in winning SA football’s highest individual accolade.

“This is all pretty crazy,” said Grant, who averaged 26 disposals and seven clearances to be a driving force behind the Bulldogs’ return to the major round for the first time since 2017. “It’s been a crazy 12 months for me, going from doing some run-with roles to having knee surgery, some selection difficulties and now joining a prestigious (Magarey Medal) club. It’s beyond 6

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my wildest dreams … when you walk into Grand Central (the Dogs’ home base at Elizabeth Oval), they have all their Magarey Medallists’ pictures on a wall and to think my head’s going to go next to those greats just doesn’t feel right. It’s pretty bizarre.”

Sturt recruit Charlie Molan has made an instant impression by becoming the first Double Blue in 30 years to win the Reserves Magarey Medal.

Arriving at Unley from VFL club Williamstown at the end of last year, the 20-year-old polled 19 votes to be the first Sturt player to win the Medal since Brendan Roberson in 1993. Midfielder Molan, who played four league matches in his debut campaign, finished ahead of Central veteran Luke Habel on 16 votes, while Glenelg speedster Connor McLeod placed third with 15. South’s Cooper Rogers (14) and Glenelg’s Archie Lovelock (13) rounded out the top five vote-winners.

North midfielder Angus Tully won the 2023 McCallum Tomkins Medal by just one vote.

Tully was equal with runner-up Phoenix Hargrave on 20 votes after the Panthers on-baller polled three votes in Round 17. But a third preference in Round 18 was enough to edge Tully in front as he finished with 21 votes, ahead of Hargrave on 20.

Central District midfielder Dyson Sharp continues to add to his bulging trophy cabinet after claiming the 2023 SANFL Under-16 Best and Fairest Medal.

After claiming SA’s MVP award and the Kevin Sheehan Medal at the AFL national championships this year, the strongly-built 16-year-old polled 27 votes to finish ahead of South’s Cameron Woods (23) and North’s Charlie Dickeson (22).

Norwood’s Nik Rokahr, Magarey Medal runner-up for the second year in a row, with partner Blaine Otway.

Sturt skipper James Battersby, with partner Abbey Dolling, continued to poll well, finishing third.

2023 MAGAREY MEDAL LEADERBOARD Harry Grant Nik Rokahr James Battersby Tom Lewis Matt Allen James Rowe Kobe Ryan Harry Schoenberg Jackson Hately Corey Lyons

Central Norwood Sturt Sturt Glenelg Eagles West Adelaide Adelaide Glenelg

27 24 23 21 20 18 17 17 15 14

South Adelaide Magarey Medallist Double Blues gun Tom Lewis Bryce Gibbs and Lauren. finished fourth. He is on the red carpet with partner Lucy Robinson.

Glenelg’s Matt Allen, who finished fifth in the Medal count, with Tigers Ken Farmer Medallist Lachie Hosie.

Tigers SANFLW best and fairest medal winner Piper Window with her dad, Peter.

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WINNERS ON AND OFF THE FIELD

BY ANDREW CAPEL, THE ADVERTISER

He’s the pocket dynamo who made a big mark on the field, then helped save Glenelg Football Club off it.

Standing at only 172cm but with the heart of a lion, rover NICK CHIGWIDDEN, the son of a sheep farmer, arrived at Tigerland as a 15-year-old “bright-eyed kid” from Clare hoping to play league footy.

He became a Great of Glenelg for his on and off-field achievements.

The rover’s playing CV is outstanding. He captained the Tigers for a club-record eight years from 1993-2000, won four straight best-and-fairest awards from 1991-94, was twice runner-up in the Magarey Medal and played 293 games and kicked 257 goals from 1987-2000. But Chigwidden is even prouder of his off-field role in stopping the club’s doors from shutting seven years ago.

“As a player I felt I was a battler, someone who had to work really hard to get the best out of myself because I wasn’t the biggest or most skilful player,” Chigwidden, 54, said. “From that point of view, to play so many games and captain the club was very satisfying. But there were big holes in my career from not winning a premiership (he played in three losing grand finals). That left me with unfinished business, so I felt when my playing days were over I would work at the club in some capacity to help it be successful.”

Chigwidden joined the club’s board of directors in 2005 and was appointed president in 2012, overseeing one of the most tumultuous periods in club history.

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Glenelg president Nick Chigwidden revels in the Tigers’ 2019 premiership success at the West End brewery chimney ceremony.

struggled on-field and plummeted to $3.2 million in debt. The Tigers miraculously survived their crisis and within three years had won their first premiership since 1986, a fitting end to Chigwidden’s reign as president. “The premiership was great and came quicker than we expected but what I’m most proud of is Glenelg is now in a very good place, so the influence I’ve had from an administrative point of view is probably bigger than that of my playing career,” said Chigwidden, who described being inducted into the SA Football Hall of Fame an “unbelievable honour”.

DARYL HICKS had a great love of football and teaching. He combined both with great effect. “Daryl was a fine player, a ball-getter who was a beautiful kick, but he was trained to be a teacher and he saw his role as being able to do something in the education of football,” said Sturt premiership team-mate and Australian Football Hall of Fame member John Halbert. “He was one of the people instrumental in setting up the coaching preparation programs, the Level 1, 2 and 3 coaching certificates we see today.”

Hicks, 82, played in four consecutive premiership sides with Sturt from 1966-69 in a 212-game career from

1960-72. A quick, skilful wingman, he won the club best-and-fairest award in 1962 and represented SA 13 times. But his off-field exploits were possibly more significant.

As National Football League coaching director in 1977 he created the first footy coaching manual.

He took over as Central District coach in 1978 and lifted the club from wooden spooner to its first minor premiership in his second year. The Bulldogs never made it to the ‘Big Dance’ in Hicks’ six-year tenure but they were supercompetitive and he was named coach of The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year in 1979 and ’82.

When Central famously won its first SANFL flag in 2000 he was chairman of selectors.

Currently struggling with his health because of a stroke three years ago, Hicks, in typically gracious fashion told his wife Tricia he wasn’t “worthy” of Hall of Fame induction.

But she said Daryl thoroughly deserved the honour and that the family, including five children – two who played league football, dual Central premiership player Damian, and Joseph, who played at Sturt and Central – and eight grandchildren, was “over the moon” with his selection.

HONOUR ROLL SA FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME 2023 NICK CHIGWIDDEN PLAYING RECORD • 293 games and 257 goals for Glenelg 1987-2000 INTERSTATE GAMES • 2 for South Australia ACHIEVEMENTS • Captain 1993-2000 (longest-serving Glenelg skipper)

• Four-time best and fairest (1991-94) • Magarey Medal runner-up 1993, 1999 • Glenelg president 2012-19 • Glenelg Hall of Fame 2005 • Great of Glenelg 2019 • Glenelg and SANFL player life member

DARYL HICKS PLAYING RECORD • 212 games and 190 goals for Sturt 1960-72 PREMIERSHIPS • Four for Sturt (1966-69) INTERSTATE GAMES • 12 for South Australia COACHING RECORD • Central District 1978-83 • Minor premiers 1979

• Coach of The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year 1979, 1982 ACHIEVEMENTS • Best and fairest 1962 • Leading goalkicker 1962 (49 goals) • Sturt Hall of Fame 2009 • Sturt and SANFL player life member • Central District life member

CHARLES KINGSTON ADMINISTRATION • Instigator in the formation of the SA Football Association • Active participant in the formation of South • Foundation South Adelaide secretary 1876-1879 • South president/chairman 1883-1906

PLAYING RECORD • Pioneer of Australian football before 1876 • Member of South side that won the first league premiership in 1877 ACHIEVEMENTS • Had a long career in State and Federal Politics, SA Premier 1893-99

SONNY MOREY PLAYING RECORD • 213 games and 28 goals for Central District 1964-76 INTERSTATE GAMES • 4 for South Australia ACHIEVEMENTS • Best and fairest 1970

• Magarey Medal runner-up 1972 • Central and SANFL player life member • Named in back pocket and as coach of the SANFL Indigenous Team of the Ages

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TRAILBLAZERS

BY ANDREW CAPEL, THE ADVERTISER

Bulldogs great Sonny Morey tosses the coin before Central District’s clash with Adelaide in Nuriootpa in July.

When he was told he was being inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame, SONNY MOREY choked up.

“I couldn’t believe it, I was in shock and questioning how I could be elevated alongside so many great players in SA football history,” the former Central District star and Indigenous trailblazer said.

“Obviously it means a lot to me but also for the Indigenous kids who want to play footy. It gives them an avenue. They can have a look and say, ‘hang on a minute, if this man can get to this point and be recognised for what he’s done in football, there’s something for us’.”

Morey, 78, did it the hard way.

“I came through an era which was quite difficult for Indigenous people,” he said. “I didn’t feel like a citizen of my land. I was playing football but I had to wait outside pubs and bars because I wasn’t allowed in. That, for a young man, I was only about 17 or 18, was very difficult to understand. It was hard, a challenge, but if you want to succeed at something you have to work through things.”

Morey, a member of the Stolen Generations, being just seven when he was ripped from his community, went on to become a Bulldogs and

SANFL great. Two weeks before his 19th birthday he was a member of Central’s first league team in 1964, having the distinction of being the first Bulldogs player to win a kick, in the club’s opening game against West Torrens at Thebarton Oval.

When he retired 13 seasons later in 1977, after 213 games, Morey was the last remaining player from the original side.

Morey, who played four State games as an outstanding back pocket, won the club’s best-andfairest award in 1970, was runnerup to football legend Malcolm Blight (Woodville) for the 1972 Magarey Medal and was selected in the back pocket in Central’s Best Team of its first 40 years – 1964 to 2003.

He recalls being one of the Indigenous pioneers of SANFL football in the 1960s, naming Sturt’s Roger Rigney, West’s Bertie Johnson, South’s David Kantilla and Port’s Richie Bray as others. “There weren’t too many of us,” Morey said.

“When I look back and reflect on history and where we are today it’s quite amazing. I really didn’t believe I did anything special but the fact is, somewhere, at some point, I must have set a benchmark or done something for young people to look at and work towards.”

Morey, a proud Arrernte man, was picked in the back pocket and as coach of the SANFL Indigenous Team of the Ages. Now living at Williamstown, Morey has had an inspirational book, Sonny, written in his honour.

Without CHARLES KINGSTON, the SANFL might not exist. In 1876, aged 26, the lawyer and footballer, later to become SA Premier, led a playing group to form South Adelaide Football Club. A year later, Kingston was a key figure in the establishment of the SA Football Association, later renamed the SANFL. Attending the meeting to set up a formal Australian football league after several clubs were involved in an informal competition using a variety of rules, Kingston established a committee “to confer with the various football clubs to find their ideas about the role of the proposed association and the rules they want to play by”. His insistence a player should not be able to run with the ball without bouncing it led to the Melbourne rules being adopted, otherwise football in SA might have evolved into rugby. The SA Football Association was established one week before the Victorian Football Association, making it the oldest league competition in Australia.

“Kingston can rightly be identified as the father of Australian football in SA,” said former South chairman Peter Alexander. “He wanted a game for all classes and a uniquely Australian game, which he achieved. At South, he was our founding father and oversaw our most successful period, being a part of eight premierships.” sanfl.com.au

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PRELIMINARY FINAL 3:15PM SUNDAY 17 SEPTEMBER – ADELAIDE OVAL

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STURT

ADELAIDE

COACH: Martin Mattner

COLOURS: Double Blue

COACH: Michael Godden COLOURS: Navy Blue, Red & Gold

No

PLAYER

AGE. . ..HT. . ... WT. . ... GP.... GK....G......... B

No

1

FREDERICK Martin

23....178.... 78......64..... 10...................

2

LEWIS Tom

23....178.... 75...... 55..... 10...................

3

CAREY Henry

26....183.... 79...... 91..... 15....................

4

THIELE Joel

25....184....80......60..... 10...................

5

HONE Joshua

27.... 175......77..... 165...207..................

6

McFADYEN Connor

22.... 191..... 93......20......11....................

7

MATHEWS James

27....174.... 70......49.....35...................

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SHUTE Josh

22....187.... 76......44..... 14...................

3 BERRY Sam* 6 HATELY Jackson* 11 HAYSMAN Hugh 12 BOYLE Jay 15 COOK Brayden* 17 HAMILL William* 21 BROWN Tyler* 22 SHARRAD Louis 29 KAPPLER Jaidan 30 O’LOUGHLIN Blayne 31 DOWLING Billy 35 BORLASE James* 36 McPHERSON Andrew* 37 PARNELL Patrick* 39 TEMPLETON Jacob 40 BOND Hugh* 42 NEWCHURCH Tariek* 44 GOLLANT Lachlan* 45 STRACHAN Kieran* 46 MADGEN Jack 47 WRIGHT Matthew (C) 48 KEANE Mark* 49 SIGAL Jarman 50 McKENZIE Isaya 51 CLAMP Riley 54 COLEMAN Tate 55 TAHANA Stephen

12 CARRUTHERS Malachy 21....184.... 75...... 27...... 7.....................

15 EDMONDS Luke

25....194.... 82...... 87......0....................

16 DAKIN Jared

22.... 181.....80...... 39..... 10...................

17 BECKER Zac

19....190.... 92....... 5.......0....................

18 FAHEY-SPARKS Daniel 25....196.... 92.......71.....33...................

22 COOMBLAS Will

25....193.... 85......60......0....................

23 BATTERSBY James (C)

27....178.... 83..... 193....45...................

25 PAGE Guy

29.... 177..... 74..... 189.... 13....................

27 FRYER Charlie

20....190.... 87.......13......0....................

30 GRIVELL Oliver

22....192....84...... 45.....33...................

31 BURROWS Lachlan

22....195.... 95...... 41.....42...................

32 ILLMAN Rory

24....180.... 82...... 54...... 1.....................

33 WINGARD Heath

21....182.... 70........7....... 1.....................

34 VOSS Casey

23....182....80...... 72..... 12....................

39 SLIMMING Steven

25....182.... 73..... 132....49...................

40 WALTER Ned

21....182.... 75....... 2.......0....................

44 RICHARDS James

23....189.... 82...... 23..... 31....................

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PLAYER

AGE. . ..HT. . ... WT. . ... GP.... GK....G......... B

21....182.... 83...... 22......8....................

22.... 191......91......46.....29...................

26.... 179.... 73......90.....34...................

25....188.... 93.......61.....25...................

21....190.... 85......46.....34...................

22....187....80......46...... 3....................

23....192.... 86......20......8....................

20....188.... 86......117.....26...................

22....182.... 72......38...... 1.....................

20.... 176.... 74.......13......0....................

19....187....80...... 19......11....................

21....192.... 98...... 58......4....................

24....186.... 86......30...... 1.....................

21....178.... 70...... 32...... 3....................

33....193... 100..... 63.....29...................

19....185.... 81.......12......0....................

21....182.... 78...... 56.....76...................

22....192.... 83......38.....70...................

28... 204... 103..... 72..... 31....................

30....192.... 85...... 18......8....................

33....178.... 76.....140...144..................

23....194.... 95.......15......0....................

20....188....80....... 3.......0....................

26....180.... 81...... 59.....52...................

23....192.... 90...... 26..... 17....................

23....180.... 83.......13......4....................

26....184.... 83...... 29......4....................

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*Denotes AFL listed player. All figures on team sheets are official SANFL records for League games and goals.

LEAGUE STURT ADELAIDE

1st

2nd

3rd

QF 2023 @ ADELAIDE OVAL Adelaide 11.9 (75) d Sturt 10.8 (68)

4th

Points

LEAGUE UMPIRES

FIELD: Michael Sboro Sam Morgan Mitchell Scott Thomas Burke (E)

RD17 2023 @ WIGAN OVAL Adelaide 16.7 (103) d Sturt 13.9 (87)

BOUNDARY: Martin Elsegood Brayden Theil Taylor Dorsey Dylan Speck

GOAL: Mathew Wilson Thomas Mayo Braden Ford (E)

RD6 2023 @ WIGAN OVAL Sturt 10.6 (66) d Adelaide 8.8 (56)

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STAT CHAT – PRELIMINARY FINAL

BY ROBERT LAIDLAW

Adelaide will be running out in its fourth preliminary final aiming for its first grand final spot.

Sturt won its way through to the preliminary final by completely over-running Central District last week.

Although Adelaide has been in three and Sturt two of the past seven preliminary finals, they only have gone head-to-head once, in 2016, when the Double Blues triumphed 15.13 to 10.8. The only other time Sturt and the Crows have met in a final was a fortnight ago, when Adelaide won the qualifying final by seven points.

Adelaide has lost all its three preliminary finals, in 2016 to the Blues, in 2019 to Glenelg and last season to Norwood, all three victors of those games going on to win the flag.

Sturt will be looking at making it a 50-50 record in preliminary finals, as it has won nine of its previous 19.

The Double Blues have gone on to win the premiership from six of the nine preliminary finals they have won.

Two teams have won three consecutive preliminary finals, Glenelg from 1986-88 and the Eagles 2004-06.

From 1999-2007 Woodville-West Torrens was in eight of the nine penultimate games – missing just 2002 – with five victories.

With its win over Adelaide last season, Norwood has played every current club in a preliminary final, as well as the old West Torrens.

Port kicked the highest preliminary final score in 1990 when it beat North 28.14 to 14.7 but the 91-point margin wasn’t the largest, as the Roosters beat Sturt by 93 points in 1973. Glenelg’s 16.18 in the 1976 prelim is the highest losing score, in a seven-point loss to Sturt (18.13). Norwood kicked 3.5 in 2011 against the Eagles’ 9.13 for the lowest score in a preliminary final.

There have been 11 preliminary finals decided by less than a goal, with four teams going on to win the premiership – West Torrens (1945), Norwood (1948), Port (1996) and North (2018). Only once has the preliminary final been decided by a single point, in 1982 when Glenelg beat Port 13.12 to 14.5, which is the only time the team with more goals has lost.

Seven of the past eight preliminary final victors have gone on to win the flag – including a record six in a row from 2015 – but overall just 34 of 89 teams have achieved the feat.

PRELIMINARY FINALS RECORDS P

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LS

ADELAIDE 3 3 11.12 10.8 CENTRAL 7 1 6 16.16 6.9 GLENELG 21 15 6 25.15 7.13 NORTH 18 9 9 25.18 6.11 NORWOOD 31 16 15 20.17 3.5 Sturt’s Abe up forward.

PORT 31 Davis 16is a danger 15 28.14 3.14 SOUTH 11 5 6 19.14 6.13 STURT 19 9 10 23.8 8.5 WEST 17 8 9 21.12 7.3 TORRENS 5 3 2 18.13 5.10 WOODVILLE 1 1 11.18 11.18 EAGLES 14 7 7 21.11 7.9 [HS – highest score, LS – lowest score] PAST 10 PRELIMINARY FINALS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

West 13.10 (88) d North 10.7 (67) North 16.16 (112) d West 8.8 (56) Port 13.12 (90) d South 10.10 (70) West 15.8 (98) d Central 6.9 (45) Sturt 15.13 (103) d Adelaide 10.8 (68) Sturt 11.7 (73) d Eagles 8.5 (53) North 15.10 (100) d Eagles 14.11 (95) Glenelg 16.9 (105) d Adelaide 11.12 (78) Eagles 16.15 (111) d South 10.8 (68) Glenelg 11.11 (77) d South 6.13 (49)

2022

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STURT

SOUTH COACH: Mark Clayton

COLOURS: Navy and White B

COLOURS: Double Blue

PLAYER

G

B

MILLS Connor......................................................................................

No

PLAYER

2

CHAPMAN Jay......................................................................................

1

DRAPER Sid..........................................................................................

2

McENTEE Kobe...................................................................................

5

SHADFORTH Clay...............................................................................

6

ADAMS Jayden....................................................................................

6

BARRETT Benny.................................................................................

8

THOMAS Wil........................................................................................

7

GOSS Oliver..........................................................................................

8

PEARSONS Ryan................................................................................

3

G

COACH: Paul Scott No

10 DELEAN Jack........................................................................................

11

RODRIGUES Blake..............................................................................

12 HARGRAVE Phoenix..........................................................................

10 SPEHR Ben...........................................................................................

12 DABINETT Kobee................................................................................

14 ANNING William.................................................................................

17 GLADIGAU Declan..............................................................................

18 KELLY Cameron..................................................................................

22 McCOURT Thomas.............................................................................

13 HAMILTON Lachlan...........................................................................

23 MALONEY Brodie................................................................................

15 AMOS Myles........................................................................................

24 MURPHY Lachlan...............................................................................

17 OLIVER Sebastian..............................................................................

25 RAWLINSON Loch..............................................................................

19 SHORTRIDGE Cohen..........................................................................

26 WILLIS Harry........................................................................................

20 AGNEW Jake.........................................................................................

27 ATKINSON Ned....................................................................................

23 WHEATON Tom...................................................................................

30 SLADE Luca..........................................................................................

25 STERZL Dakota...................................................................................

32 FADDOUL Isaiah.................................................................................

27 WOODS Cameron...............................................................................

28 HOWES Noah.......................................................................................

29 DUKE Ayden.........................................................................................

30 NICHOLLS Brayden............................................................................

32 KEIR Zak................................................................................................

33 SHEEAN Jacob.....................................................................................

34 BORLACE Ryan....................................................................................

34 BOSCENCE Lachlan...........................................................................

38 HERTER Ayden....................................................................................

39 MAERSCHEL Henry............................................................................

40 MAHER Jasper.....................................................................................

41 NEWMAN Ted......................................................................................

42 POPE George (C).................................................................................

48 WALTHAM Sam..................................................................................

49 KATSAROS Felix..................................................................................

36 SCHRODER Nicholas (C)..................................................................

54 BISHOP Jackson..................................................................................

38 SCHIRMER Thomas...........................................................................

57 WAKELIN Finn.....................................................................................

40 GOAD Taylor.........................................................................................

60 GREAVES Fraser.................................................................................

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FIELD: Kylan Beech Daniel Rogers Zack Brittan Jake Bateman (E)

BOUNDARY: Ben Van Raalte Archer Wilson James Haskard Joshua Thunig

GOAL: Daniel Daminato Leo Condo Patrick Backshall (E)

U18 GRAND FINAL PREVIEW

BY PETER ARGENT

Top marks for South’s Tom Wheaton, a key at the stoppages.

They have made it here via hugely different routes but it’s shaping as a ripper grand final, with minor premier South Adelaide – which won straight through from the second semi – tackling Sturt, which snuck into fourth place on the last day of the minor round by just 0.24 per cent.

The Panthers, coached by Mark Clayton, finished the minor round with 12 wins, one more than Central and the Eagles and two more than the Blues and beat the Bulldogs by nine points in the second semi-final.

Paul Scott’s Sturt did it the hard way. Despite being pipped by three points by Glenelg in Round 18, the Blues snuck in ahead of the Tigers, then won their first semi-final against the Eagles by 10 points before overwhelming Central by 45 points in the preliminary final.

South’s SA under-18 MVP Sid Draper and gamebreaking medium forward Jack Delean have enjoyed SANFL league experience this year, while

Sturt’s talented Luca Slade on the burst.

many good judges believe basketball convert and 205cm ruckman Taylor Goad could be the State’s No. 1 selection in the AFL draft. A key at the stoppages is Tom Wheaton, a second-generation Panther whose father Jason is one of a special group of Kangaroo Island league footballers. On-baller Phoenix Hargrave has been the leading SANFL under-18 possession-winner with an impressive 415 disposals, averaging 23.

Clayton, who described the 2023 season the closest he has experienced in eight years in charge of under-18 teams, said “we are helped a little by no senior teams being in the finals” and noted big Adelaide Oval would suit the Panthers’ style of play.

“Along with Jack and Sid, our skipper Nick Schroder and Blake Rodrigues have played senior footy at reserves level,” he said. “We have talent through the middle, speed and X-factor in attack and the defence is

strong, led by Nick.” South has won its three clashes with the Blues this season by 15 points (Round 8) and 22 (Round 9 and Round 14).

Sturt is one of the clubs with a large college contingent, with Luca Slade the captain of Prince Alfred College, with Loch Rawlinson, Sam Waltham, Kobe McEntee, Will Thomas and Connor Mills team-mates in both sides. The Blues’ St Peter’s College players are Ted Newman and Henry Maerschel, while Ned Atkinson is a Sacred Heart lad.

“In each of our games, with different personnel, South managed to get over the top of us in the last quarter,” Sturt coach Scott said.

“For the majority of the season there wasn’t much of a gap between first and seventh – this year it has been about who produced the better football on the day. It will start with contested ball.” South must be slight favourites but this is expected to be close.

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STURT

CENTRAL

COACH: David Oatey

COLOURS: Double Blue G

COACH: Todd Clarke

COLOURS: Red, White and Blue

No

PLAYER

B

No

PLAYER

2

MILLS Angus .......................................................................................

3

MILLER Jermaine................................................................................

7

STAKER Kyle........................................................................................

4

SIDDALL Ethan....................................................................................

10 WHITE Sam..........................................................................................

7

HENKE Hayden...................................................................................

11

10 MILLER Justin......................................................................................

SCHUBERT Campbell .......................................................................

13 LENNON Seb........................................................................................

15 WHITE Harry........................................................................................

22 THREDGOLD Tom...............................................................................

23 KELLAWAY Louis................................................................................

25 NUNAN Jayden....................................................................................

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G

B

COLBOURNE Aidan............................................................................

12 REICHELT Josh....................................................................................

13 HOCKLEY Aidan...................................................................................

14 NAIRN Cameron.................................................................................

26 GRIEVE Dougal....................................................................................

15 McCARTHY Max..................................................................................

27 ROBERTS-THOMSON Noah (C) .....................................................

16 WILLIAMS Mackye.............................................................................

28 RUSSELL Kalen...................................................................................

17 WHITE Kaleb........................................................................................

29 MENNILLO Noah................................................................................

18 SWITALA Louis....................................................................................

31 KEMPE Fergus.....................................................................................

20 PASIN Jaden.........................................................................................

32 MOODY Jackson..................................................................................

21 SHARP Dyson (C)................................................................................

34 MATTHEWS-HAMPTON Kale.........................................................

22 McPHEDRAN Blake............................................................................

39 HUDDY Ryan........................................................................................

24 POULISH Jett........................................................................................

40 LINDSAY Tom.......................................................................................

25 COCHRANE Dougie............................................................................

42 DAHLITZ Jett .......................................................................................

43 BARKER Harley...................................................................................

44 DAVIES Ryan........................................................................................

47 MITCHELL Nick....................................................................................

49 WAKELIN Gill........................................................................................

26 LAYCOCK Jed........................................................................................

28 KEMP Caleb..........................................................................................

29 CAMERON Will....................................................................................

30 BLACKER Bailey..................................................................................

54 THREDGOLD Blake............................................................................

31 GORDON Jack.......................................................................................

55 PERRY Jaxen .......................................................................................

36 SCHUBERT Aidan................................................................................

57 BROPHY Tadhg....................................................................................

37 SHERRAH Joshua...............................................................................

58 BAKER Harry .......................................................................................

38 LERAY Matthew..................................................................................

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FIELD: U16 UMPIRES Spencer Davis

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Points

BOUNDARY: Paul De Lisio James Brittan Jude Heeps Joshua Edwards Matthew Beer Lachlan Pedersen (E) Halli Finnsson

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U16 GRAND FINAL PREVIEW

BY PETER ARGENT

Harley Barker sets Sturt up with handball.

David Oatey’s Double Blues young guns are flag favourites after a strong 33-point win in the second semi-final against grand final opponent Central District.

Sturt has an exciting breadth of talent. Blake Thredgold has been outstanding as an athletic marking ruckman, having won 456 hit-outs in 16 games, along with 15.3 disposals per game. Jackson Moody and Jett Dahlitz have been big ballwinners, while Moody and Louis Kellaway have been dominant clearance players.

Coach Oatey has a huge heritage in the game, as he is a fourth generation SANFL league footballer, with his grandfather Jack, who coached 10 league premierships, an Australian Football Hall of Fame Legend, while his dad, Robert, also was a coaching guru after a 300-game SANFL career.

Sturt has a number of impressive father-son prospects. Captain Noah Roberts-Thomson is son of associate

Dougie Cochrane adds a family connection to the Bulldogs line-up.

professor Kurt, a cardiologist, who played with Sturt in the early 1990s.

Gill Wakelin, son of Darryl Wakelin, is a father-son AFL candidate.

“We are as close as possible to being at full strength and enjoyed the week’s break,” Oatey said.

“Among my five State under-16s this year, Harley Barker and Louis Kellaway have been chosen in the SANFL under-18 State hub for next year. The State program used Blake (Thredgold) at centre half-forward but he has been our dominant ruckman. Jett Dahlitz is a strongmarking incept defender in the Jake Lever style, while Jackson Moody and Sam White are inside midfielders.” Oatey called his class of ’23 “the best midfield unit I’ve been lucky enough to coach” in his 25 years in SANFL underage footy.

“I believe this game will be determined by which side takes more uncontested marks and kicks the ball more,” Oatey said.

Central midfielder Dyson Sharp is

having a stellar season as Sheehan Medallist at the national championships and SANFL under16 best and fairest medal winner.

Bulldogs key forward Aidan Schubert has kicked 41 goals in 10 games after a late start with basketball commitments. Talented footballer-cricketer Matt Leray, an excellent leg-spinner, will be a key in attack, while third-generation member of the Cochrane clan, Dougie, has been outstanding as a bottom-ager.

“Sturt has been our strongest opponent this year, with both teams having two wins,” Central coach Todd Clarke said. “Pressure across the ground is going to be the key. Sturt was able to control and shift the ball with minimal pressure in the second semi-final. Our focus is to bring that pressure at the contest and stop their free ball use. We are pretty close to full strength and looking forward to the opportunity on Adelaide Oval.”

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CRUNCH TIME AT FOOTY PARK

BY DION HAYMAN

The Electrifying 80s Who or what lit the fuse in the 1982 preliminary final, one of the most infamous and spiteful finals in SANFL history, remains a mystery.

Anyone there that rain-soaked, windy afternoon remembers David Granger turned human wrecking ball when he entered the field of play just before half-time, with triple reigning premier Port Adelaide trailing Glenelg by 38 points.

Curiously, Granger wasn’t in Port’s original team, selected earlier that week. But assistant coach Brian Fairclough felt the Magpies needed a Plan B. “I think it was on the Wednesday I rang Jack and said, ‘what if we get into trouble, who would put us on the right foot?’, and he said, ‘Granger’ and I said ‘I agree’,” Fairclough recalled.

So Granger sat on the bench next to Fairclough, until Port was in deep trouble. “We were getting done and I rang Jack (in the grandstand) which was very unusual and said, ‘I think it’s time we got Granger on’, and he said, ‘yeah, get him on straight away’,” Fairclough said. “Jack then rang back and said ‘no, give it a few more minutes’ after speaking with Bob McLean and Dave Boyd.” The two Magpies legends played a much bigger role on game days than many appreciated.

“A few minutes later, we were still not going well and the word came down to get him on. David was just sitting on the bench with a dressing gown on, not slightly emotional, not slightly interested in what was going on, nearly asleep. I said, ‘righto David, you’re on’. When he went on the ground, Cornesy ran from the centre of the ground and virtually charged into him. If it hadn’t been for that, it might have been a different story, I don’t know.”

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know that. As soon as he ran on the ground, Cornesy went over and I think he elbowed him. I didn’t see it, I was coaching,” Cahill said. But it’s a version hotly contested by Cornes.

“When I heard the roar from the crowd, I looked over and he (Granger) was warming up and looking straight at me on the bench,” Cornes recalled. “As soon as he got on, Granger ran straight at me. To say I ran straight at him and provoked him, that’s just fantasy.

I saw him coming, I braced for contact and we collided. I didn’t say anything. I turned around to watch the ball and next minute I was on the ground.”

Tigers champion Stephen Kernahan bagged four goals on a day of drama.

Glenelg’s Graham Cornes hits the turf after meeting up with Magpie David Granger in the 1982 preliminary final.

Vision of the incident showed Granger swinging his left arm, flooring Cornes. “I was lucky, he didn’t get me flush, he got me across the mouth, I don’t think there was blood but I did have a headache for a few days.” It was merely the appetiser to a distasteful main course served up in the second half.

Peter Carey, Peter Maynard, who suffered a perforated eardrum, and Ralph Sewer were felled by Granger in the third quarter, while Stephen Barratt suffered a broken tibia when the Port forward hurled out a leg with the young defender attacking the ball at full pelt. Barratt has lived in Sydney for the past 35 years and is still asked about the game when he returns to Adelaide. “I think he knew I was coming so he swung his leg around,” he said. Barratt’s plight in missing the 1982 grand final drew significant media attention but none from the Magpies. “I never got a phone call from anyone from Port Adelaide.”

The real mystique from this game revolves around what was said to Granger at half-time. He spoke on radio years later, claiming Cahill had put him up to his second half rampage, an assertion quickly withdrawn when legal action was threatened. Cahill is adamant he did no such thing. “Was he ever sent out to hit anyone? No, he wasn’t,” he said. “This is on my mother’s

Glenelg rover Peter McInerney produced a match-saving tackle in the unforgettable preliminary final.

grave – I have never sent a player out to injure another player or to hit another player, ever.”

But there are Glenelg people who reckon someone gave Granger licence. “Russell (Ebert) told me there was no doubt about the fact they had to play footy (in the second half) and David could do what David does, whatever that means,” Cornes said. “I believe Jack when he said he didn’t send him out to run amok but what was said at half-time is in dispute.”

Granger’s arrival had clearly rattled Glenelg, which supposedly began the second half with 19 players on the field. Veteran journalist Michelangelo Rucci was doing Port’s opposition stats that day and twice counted an extra man who was withdrawn before the Magpies could alert the umpires.

Granger finished with just two kicks for the match but his influence was profound. He was loudly booed whenever he went near the ball, as was Cahill when he left the grandstand to address his team at three-quarter-time. By that stage, Port had cut the margin to just five points.

It had blown out to seven points at the 24-minute-mark when a free kick for a push in the back by Cornes on Granger was not paid, just 30 metres from goal. “Desy Foster let it go, which was just an honourable

thing to do,” Cornes quipped. But Russell Johnston cut the difference to a solitary point by slamming the ball through from in the goalsquare with 28 minutes gone.

The Magpies continued to attack in waves but with 40 seconds to play, a crunching Peter McInerney tackle stopped Ebert in his tracks at halfforward. It was Port’s final gambit.

The siren rang out prompting uncharacteristically wild scenes of celebration from Tigers coach John Halbert and his bench.

Glenelg won 13.12 (90) to 14.5 (89) and its best players all are now Tigers Hall of Famers – Peter Carey, Cornes, Tony McGuinness, Peter Maynard, David Marshall, Paul Weston and Stephen Kernahan, who booted four goals. Port’s best were pretty handy footballers, too – Johnston, Paul Belton, Brian Cunningham, Ebert and Craig Bradley, while Tim Evans booted four goals.

But they are not the players remembered from this remarkable preliminary final. Three policemen ran to Granger to escort him safely to the players’ race. He was suspended for eight games for striking Cornes and never played again.

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EAGLES

COACH: Chris Trapp

COLOURS: Double Blue

COACH: Matt Knight

COLOURS: Gold, Green and Blue

No

PLAYER

B

No

PLAYER

8

ANDERSON Angus..............................................................................

5

DODD Harry.........................................................................................

8

NEUMANN Will...................................................................................

9

G

BREUER Sam .......................................................................................

10 MOLAN Charlie...................................................................................

14 RENTSCH Josh.....................................................................................

G

B

12 DAWKINS Harrison............................................................................

14 HOILE Lachlan.....................................................................................

20 TILLEY Sam..........................................................................................

20 ALLAN Hamish....................................................................................

22 MENZEL Troy.......................................................................................

21 PUNCHER Liam...................................................................................

23 WELSH Tyler........................................................................................

24 SPAIN Will.............................................................................................

25 LUKAC Jordan......................................................................................

29 RESCHKE Chad....................................................................................

35 SADLER Nick........................................................................................

32 BRUCE Ryan.........................................................................................

33 HUDSON Darcy...................................................................................

34 COOKE Lukas.......................................................................................

36 GIACOMETTI Luke...............................................................................

36 CALVETT Brayden..............................................................................

37 CRANE Will...........................................................................................

40 HANSEN Blake....................................................................................

42 TAYLOR Willa.......................................................................................

41 WECKERT Patrick...............................................................................

43 JEFFERIES Brad...................................................................................

43 ANGOVE Noah.....................................................................................

46 McLEOD George..................................................................................

47 KITTEL Hugo.........................................................................................

44 TOOLE Pat............................................................................................

45 WILLIAMS Ryan..................................................................................

47 O’REILLY Cormack..............................................................................

48 KELLY Hugo..........................................................................................

48 WATSON Jay.........................................................................................

49 HEIN Jordan..........................................................................................

53 UEDING Liam.......................................................................................

50 TABE Blake...........................................................................................

54 ARTHUR Bailey...................................................................................

52 BEDFORD Tye.......................................................................................

53 TORODE Will........................................................................................

55 FIDGE Blake..........................................................................................

56 PHILLIPS Zac.......................................................................................

58 DELMENICO Tate................................................................................

59 SINEY Oliver.........................................................................................

61 MAIR Brody..........................................................................................

57 HOWARD Chris....................................................................................

62 FAIRALL Callum..................................................................................

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RESERVES FIELD: UMPIRES Luke Wittenberg

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2nd

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4th

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BOUNDARY: Jake Creasey Henry Klemm Bradley Applebee Daniel Whittlesea Tobin Dolman Alexander Reardon (E) Jayden Dunning

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GOAL: Thomas Oxford Justin Thai Tom Kelly (E)

SHEARMAN MEDAL

HARRY’S THE MAN

BY ZAC MILBANK

Central District’s Harry Grant is only the second Bulldog to win the RO Shearman Medal since the prestigious award’s inception in 2000.

Joining fellow rover Marco Bello, who shared honours with Glenelg’s Brett Backwell in 2003, Grant polled 73 votes to edge in front of Eagle James Rowe in Round 18. Trailing Rowe by three votes heading into the final minor round, the Bulldogs ball magnet attracted nine in his

team’s win against Port while Rowe picked up three votes in his side’s loss to West.

Making a stunning resurgence after playing just seven league games last season, the 22-year-old averaged 26 disposals, six clearances and seven tackles to be a key driver behind the Bulldogs’ return to the finals for the first time since 2017.

South Adelaide ruckman Keegan Brooksby placed third with 66 votes,

Harry Grant Central James Rowe Eagles Keegan Brooksby South Harry Schoenberg Adelaide Campbell Combe North Matt Crouch Adelaide Tom Lewis Sturt Joseph Sinor Eagles Nik Rokahr Norwood Matt Allen Glenelg

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while Adelaide’s Harry Schoenberg (62) and North’s Campbell Combe (61) rounded out the top five.

Voted on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis by the SANFL coaches in the minor round, the Shearman Medal voting appears weekly on the SANFL website. Introduced in 2000, the Medal is named after five-time Sturt premiership player and SA Football Hall of Fame member Bob Shearman.

MILESTONE Sturt speedster James Mathews had plenty of reason to celebrate last Sunday at Adelaide Oval as he played a key role in the Double Blues’ barnstorming finish that saw them knock out Central District by 32 points in the first semi-final. And this Sunday the former Crow has more reason to celebrate as he plays his 50th SANFL game as Sturt tackles his former club Adelaide for a berth in the 2023 grand final.

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SEASON STANDINGS 2023 2023 HOSTPLUS SANFL MEN’S LEAGUE 2023 STANLEY H. LEWIS TROPHY

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 18)

Team

F

A

%

Pts

Team

U18

U16

1500 800

500

1400

650

500

900

650

South

550

Norwood

650

P W L

D

Glenelg

18 15 3

0 1523 1048 59.24

30

Glenelg

Sturt

18 14 4

0 1289 1193 51.93

28

Sturt

Adelaide 18 13 5

0 1627 1069 60.35

26

Central

Central

18 9

9

0 1084 1192 47.63

18

Port

18 8

9

1

1311 1373 48.85

17

North

18 8 10 0 1086 1245 46.59

M

R

W

Total

225

600

3625

325

600

3475

550

275

900

3275

425

600

150

1000 2725

350

350

125

700

2175

16

Eagles

600

350

550

200

350

2050

1

1053 1248 45.76

13

North

800

150

400

225

400

1975

Eagles

18 6 12 0

1152 1286 47.25

12

West

450

225

150

275

250

1350

South

18 5 12 1 1084 1353 44.48

11

Adelaide

1300

0

0

0

0

1300

West

18 4 13 1

9

Port

850

0

0

0

0

850

Norwood 18 6 11

1110 1312 45.83

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2023 RESERVES

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 12)

Team

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 18)

P W L

D

F

A

%

Pts

P W L

D

%

Pts

South

12 10 2

0

328

295

52.65

20

Glenelg

18 16 2

0 1592 857

65.01

32

Central

12 9

0

495

414

54.46

18

Sturt

18 13 5

0 1325 848 60.98

26

55.87

26

1057 1166 47.55

17

3

Team

F

A

Norwood 12 7

5

0

462

338

57.75

14

Central

18 13 5

0 1238 978

Sturt

12 6

6

0

460

388 54.25

12

South

18 8

9

1

Glenelg

12 6

6

0

358

390

47.86

12

Eagles

18 7

11 0

1195 1317

47.57

14

North

12 4

8

0

452

444 50.45

8

Norwood

18 7

11 0

1107 1278 46.42

14

Eagles

12 3

8

1

326

451

41.96

7

West

18 4 13 1

869 1362 38.95

9

West

12 2

9

1

288

449 39.08

5

North

18 3 15 0

860 1437 37.44

6

2023 TORRENS UNIVERSITY SANFL U18s

2023 TORRENS UNIVERSITY SANFL U16s

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 18)

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 18)

Team

P W L

D

P W L

D

South

18 12 6

0 1329 1030 56.34

F

A

%

Pts 24

Sturt

18 13 5

0 1330 865 60.59

26

Central

18 11

7

0 1280 965

57.02

22

Central

18 11

7

0 1222 1198

50.5

22

Eagles

18 11

7

0 1337 1051 55.99

22

West

18 11

7

0 1079 1113 49.22

22

Sturt

18 10 8

0 1266 1112 53.24

20

North

18 9

9

0 1229 1195

50.7

18

Glenelg

18 10 8

0 1235 1095

20

Glenelg

18 9

9

0 1169 1161

50.17

18

North

18 8 10 0

1125 1200 48.39

16

Eagles

18 8 10 0 1192 1303 47.78

16

Norwood

18 7

11 0

929 1353 40.71

14

South

18 6 12 0

1106 1182 48.34

12

West

18 3 15 0

929 1624 36.39

6

Norwood

18 5 13 0 1032 1342 43.47

10

53

Team

F

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LAST ROUND’S RESULTS HOSTPLUS SANFL LEAGUE ADELAIDE OVAL FIRST SEMI-FINAL Sturt v Central Sturt 13.11 (89) d Central 8.9 (57) Crowd: 10,438 SECOND SEMI-FINAL Glenelg v Adelaide Glenelg 16.8 (104) d Adelaide 11.6 (72) 22

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RESERVES SECOND SEMI-FINAL Glenelg 11.14 (80) d Sturt 10.8 (68) FIRST SEMI-FINAL Eagles 12.2 (74) d Central 9.8 (62)

TORRENS UNIVERSITY SANFL U18S PRELIMINARY FINAL Sturt 11.9 (75) d Central 4.6 (30)

Pts

THE ROAD AHEAD ROUND 1

Eagles 14.7 (91) d Norwood 6.9 (45) North 10.19 (79) d West 9.9 (63) South 10.12 (72) d Central 7.4 (46) Sturt 12.8 (80) d Glenelg 7.7 (49) Adelaide 19.10 (124) d Port 6.10 (46)

ROUND 6

West 11.8 (74) d Norwood 8.14 (62) Eagles 10.7 (67) d Central 6.7 (43) Glenelg 16.14 (110) d North 8.5 (53) Sturt 10.6 (66) d Adelaide 8.8 (56) Port 15.12 (102) d South 11.8 (74)

ROUND 11 First Nations Round

South 11.10 (76) d Eagles 8.10 (58) Port 13.14 (92) d West 12.10 (82) Glenelg 18.12 (120) d Central 8.9 (57) North 10.6 (66) d Adelaide 7.15 (57) Norwood 9.5 (59) d Sturt 3.12 (30)

STATE GAME

BYE WEEKEND

Weekend of Saturday 5 August

ROUND 16

Norwood 12.11 (83) d South 12.9 (81) Sturt 8.14 (62) d Central 9.4 (58) Glenelg 9.12 (66) d Port 8.9 (57) North 12.8 (80) d Eagles 9.11 (65) Adelaide 15.6 (96) d West 8.10 (58)

Friday 19 May SANFL 8.16 (64) d WAFL 7.9 (51)

ROUND 2 Easter Weekend

ROUND 7

ROUND 12 Country Champs Round

ROUND 17

ROUND 3 ANZAC Weekend

ROUND 8

ROUND 13

ROUND 18

Central 13.14 (92) d West 12.9 (81) Adelaide 15.11 (101) d Glenelg 11.15 (81) Port 14.7 (91) d North 6.17 (53) Eagles 9.9 (63) d Norwood 7.10 (52) Sturt 17.5 (107) d South 11.7 (73)

West 13.8 (86) d Eagles 12.8 (80) Central 14.7 (91) d Port 11.10 (76) Glenelg 14.16 (100) d South 5.10 (40) Sturt 15.10 (100) d North 11.7 (73) Norwood 15.3 (93) d Adelaide 10.14 (74)

ROUND 4

ROUND 9 King’s Birthday Weekend

ROUND 14

FINALS

Sturt 16.10 (106) d Norwood 8.5 (53) Adelaide 13.15 (93) d West 9.6 (60) Central 9.13 (67) d North 5.10 (40) South 9.2 (56) d Eagles 6.9 (45) Glenelg 10.10 (70) d Port 7.11 (53)

Adelaide 8.12 (60) d Norwood 5.6 (36) Eagles 14.10 (94) d West 5.8 (38) Glenelg 8.5 (53) d Central 6.8 (44) North 15.10 (100) d Port 14.8 (92) Sturt 7.9 (51) d South 7.7 (49)

Port 13.10 (88) d Eagles 8.4 (52) Glenelg 13.9 (87) d Norwood 7.15 (57) North 6.9 (45) d South 3.12 (30) Sturt 5.8 (38) d West 4.8 (32) Adelaide 15.14 (104) d Central 5.6 (36)

South 15.7 (97) d Port 14.13 (97) Central 8.12 (60) d North 8.10 (58) Eagles 16.8 (104) d Glenelg 12.10 (82) West 10.16 (76) drew Norwood 11.10 (76) Adelaide 16.7 (103) d Sturt 13.9 (87)

AFL GATHER ROUND

Thursday 13 April - Sunday 16 April Central 13.7 (85) d Adelaide 11.15 (81) West 14.12 (96) d South 11.8 (74) Sturt 16.12 (108) d Port 10.10 (70) Glenelg 15.10 (100) d Eagles 7.10 (52) North 14.10 (94) d Norwood 5.10 (40)

Sturt 9.9 (63) d Central 9.6 (60) Adelaide 19.20 (134) d South 7.8 (50) North 10.10 (70) d Eagles 7.12 (54) Port 12.13 (85) d West 10.8 (68) Glenelg 12.10 (82) d Norwood 7.10 (52)

ROUND 5

Central 8.12 (60) d West 7.7 (49) Adelaide 13.10 (88) d North 5.11 (41) Glenelg 13.8 (86) d South 6.9 (45) Port 8.10 (58) d Norwood 7.9 (51) Sturt 12.15 (87) d Eagles 10.5 (65)

Central 8.8 (56) d Norwood 7.9 (51) Glenelg 12.10 (82) d Adelaide 12.8 (80) South 11.12 (78) d North 7.9 (51) Eagles 9.8 (62) d Port 8.11 (59) Sturt 8.15 (63) d West 9.5 (59)

Adelaide 13.17 (95) d Eagles 11.6 (72) West 10.8 (68) d North 5.9 (39) Port 13.14 (92) d Central 10.9 (69) Glenelg 23.12 (150) d Sturt 6.9 (45) Norwood 12.7 (79) d South 8.8 (56)

ROUND 10 Split Round

Central 6.7 (43) d Eagles 4.2 (26) Sturt 9.13 (67) d North 7.9 (51) Norwood 8.12 (60) d Port 8.5 (53) Glenelg 12.14 (86) d West 7.7 (49) Adelaide 11.12 (78) d South 6.5 (41)

Glenelg 6.8 (44) d West 5.4 (34) North 6.12 (48) d Norwood 5.10 (40) Central 8.10 (58) d South 4.9 (33) Port 10.13 (73) d Sturt 7.12 (54) Adelaide 17.9 (111) d Eagles 6.6 (42)

ROUND 15

Sturt 10.15 (75) d Eagles 9.6 (60) Adelaide 14.8 (92) d Port 2.15 (27) South 8.11 (59) d West 6.1 (37) Norwood 9.10 (64) d Central 9.5 (59) Glenelg 11.9 (75) d North 6.9 (45)

Legend

Elimination Final Central 12.10 (82) d Port 11.9 (75) Qualifying Final Adelaide 11.9 (75) d Sturt 10.8 (68) First Semi-Final Sturt 13.11 (89) d Central 8.9 (57) Second Semi-Final Glenelg 16.8 (104) d Adelaide 11.6 (72) Sunday 17 September Preliminary Final Sunday 24 September

Grand Final

AO

AO

Key: Bold = home team

AO - Adelaide Oval, A - Alberton Oval, NO - Nuriootpa Oval, CS - Coopers Stadium, Norwood, FUS - Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga, HS – Hisense Stadium, Richmond, L - Loxton, MB - Murray Bridge, MTKO - Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville, PL - Port Lincoln, PO - Prospect Oval, SS – Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg, XCO - X Convenience Oval, Elizabeth, WO - Wigan Oval, Unley

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Sturt’s Guy Page and Adelaide’s Isaya McKenzie battle for the ball in the hard-fought qualifying final. Photo: Cory Sutton

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