Eagles v South Rd 10 2006
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:18 pmI thought this was a good article in the paper this morning which the Eagles fans will especially enjoy:
CHAMPION TEAM IN THE MAKING
Not many Woodville-West Torrens players feature in the league's top-10 for individual statistics.
Yet South Adelaide will have a huge fight if it is to upset the Eagles at Woodville Oval tomorrow.
Paul Lindsay is statistically the league's leading ruckman, averaging 29 effective hit-outs a game and Mark Passador tops the goalkickers with 27.18 but after that few Eagles stick their head above the pack.
More importantly, however, the Eagles are outstanding in team statistics. That makes them a powerful unit capable of matching anything in the competition and lethal against fractured opposition.
Collectively the Eagles are the second-highest in average points scored with 108.6 points, trailing only North Adelaide (117.8 points).
The Eagles' defence is the second-most stingy, conceding 89.1 points a game (Port Adelaide 83.1) and they are the second-most efficient with their ball use, averaging 11 possessions per scoring shot.
The percentage of handballs per possessions (34.8 per cent) is equal lowest with North, which indicates a no-fuss approach.
Taken together, the Eagles are by far the most cohesive team playing with the most collective approach in the league. In short, they have the makings of a champion team. They are only vulnerable when Passador has no support near goals. But with goal-hungry Bernie Vince in the line-up and Matt Cooper hitting some form the Eagles look balanced.
Adam Grocke can and must give more at half-forward but just being there is important because he galvanises the Eagles' structure.
The Eagles' defence is almost watertight. With Mark McKenzie - one of the league's most creative midfielders - at half-back it can't go wrong, plus Gavin Colville's return completes the back six.
South brought in Brett King and Rod Love to an extended bench and it has every reason to be confident after a brilliant exhibition of running football overwhelmed Central District before the state game.
But the Panthers have had two weeks off the boil and that can spell disaster. Thinking you're right and focused is sometimes a long way off being totally on the mark.
South will be under much more pressure than the Dogs exerted last time around because the Eagles put the squeeze on better than most.
A good, tough contest is exactly what South needs. It must develop the steeliness to withstand pressure and still have the blistering run and system it is honing.
This match should give a glimpse of the future for both clubs.
Courtesy of The Advertiser
Story by Doug Robertson
CHAMPION TEAM IN THE MAKING
Not many Woodville-West Torrens players feature in the league's top-10 for individual statistics.
Yet South Adelaide will have a huge fight if it is to upset the Eagles at Woodville Oval tomorrow.
Paul Lindsay is statistically the league's leading ruckman, averaging 29 effective hit-outs a game and Mark Passador tops the goalkickers with 27.18 but after that few Eagles stick their head above the pack.
More importantly, however, the Eagles are outstanding in team statistics. That makes them a powerful unit capable of matching anything in the competition and lethal against fractured opposition.
Collectively the Eagles are the second-highest in average points scored with 108.6 points, trailing only North Adelaide (117.8 points).
The Eagles' defence is the second-most stingy, conceding 89.1 points a game (Port Adelaide 83.1) and they are the second-most efficient with their ball use, averaging 11 possessions per scoring shot.
The percentage of handballs per possessions (34.8 per cent) is equal lowest with North, which indicates a no-fuss approach.
Taken together, the Eagles are by far the most cohesive team playing with the most collective approach in the league. In short, they have the makings of a champion team. They are only vulnerable when Passador has no support near goals. But with goal-hungry Bernie Vince in the line-up and Matt Cooper hitting some form the Eagles look balanced.
Adam Grocke can and must give more at half-forward but just being there is important because he galvanises the Eagles' structure.
The Eagles' defence is almost watertight. With Mark McKenzie - one of the league's most creative midfielders - at half-back it can't go wrong, plus Gavin Colville's return completes the back six.
South brought in Brett King and Rod Love to an extended bench and it has every reason to be confident after a brilliant exhibition of running football overwhelmed Central District before the state game.
But the Panthers have had two weeks off the boil and that can spell disaster. Thinking you're right and focused is sometimes a long way off being totally on the mark.
South will be under much more pressure than the Dogs exerted last time around because the Eagles put the squeeze on better than most.
A good, tough contest is exactly what South needs. It must develop the steeliness to withstand pressure and still have the blistering run and system it is honing.
This match should give a glimpse of the future for both clubs.
Courtesy of The Advertiser
Story by Doug Robertson
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