SA Footy

Full time: Central 19.14 (128) defeat Sturt 15.13 (103)

What happened Sturt, you were doing so well..................

Brayden O'Hara is what happened.

In the last term he had 12 disposals, five marks and six inside 50s to finish with an equal season-record 41 disposals and season-record 15 inside 50s (before today it was 11).

Centrals finished with 73 inside 50s which is the best by a team since 2010. Impressive given Sturt led the stat 20-11 at quarter time.

Hate doing this especially after a good win, BUT the umpires today were terrible.
On a different note we cant keep giving sides a start, it will turn around and bite us on the arse.

FRED wrote:Hate doing this especially after a good win, BUT the umpires today were terrible.
On a different note we cant keep giving sides a start, it will turn around and bite us on the arse.

You can next week - your playing North. Centrals could come out at 3/4 time and beat us!

Confident north will get up next week. Dogs record in knock out finals is terrible in the last 13 years.

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Confident north will get up next week. Dogs record in knock out finals is terrible in the last 13 years.

Agree,

So often in the last century I have seen the Dogs go into a finals series looking ordinary (admittedly not as bad a form as north currently) and then come out and completely turn it around.

Throw in Johnston (have Centrals beat north when they have had Johnston and Stewart in the same side), football park on a dry day which imho does not suit this current Centrals side and its far from a one sides final.

North will gain some confidence from last years result as well.

Hoping North will be at decent odds

Unfortunately, we're a couple of key players short this year to do too much damage in the finals. We've finished about where I thought.
Well done to the ressies, an amazing day for them.

Surprised with the win. We looked ordinary for 3 quarters. Doubt we'll have Symes next week. It was a pretty severe concussion from what I've been told.

Coad must be proud of himself. Hitting the smallest guy on the field off the ball. Gutless thug.

Not sure how we'll go next week.

Well done to the Ressies. Coming good at the right end of the season again.

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Dogs record in knock out finals is terrible in the last 13 years.

9 wins out of 13...

Who would be some possible / likely INS for next week? Callinan? Nason? Dowdell?
Gotta feel for Symesy. Nasty hit to the head.
Agree that we will have to start playing 4 x quarters if we are to have an impact.
Go U Dogs!

RB wrote:

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Dogs record in knock out finals is terrible in the last 13 years.

9 wins out of 13...

GF isn't a sudden death match.

No, just a casual hit out.

Coad to have the first couple of games off at the start of 2014?

The Sleeping Giant wrote:

RB wrote:

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Dogs record in knock out finals is terrible in the last 13 years.

9 wins out of 13...

GF isn't a sudden death match.

Except that if you lose you're out of the running...?

RB wrote:

The Sleeping Giant wrote:

RB wrote:

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Dogs record in knock out finals is terrible in the last 13 years.

9 wins out of 13...

GF isn't a sudden death match.

Except that if you lose you're out of the running...?

Who does the winner play the next week?

No one - they win the trophy. The loser does not - sudden death.

FRED wrote:Hate doing this especially after a good win, BUT the umpires today were terrible.
.....

Got the feeling that 2 of the umps were fine, it was just the bald guy who was awful. Unfortunately he seemed to have control for most of the game.

I found the rucking duel in the 4th qtr very humorous

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Confident north will get up next week. Dogs record in knock out finals is terrible in the last 13 years.