SA Footy

Sturts form over the last 6 or so has been first rate. Not so for Port who went down last week to Adelaide.

Pattulo may miss for Sturt and who knows for Port.

Sturt won this encounter in the first round by 7 goals.

A repeat. Sturt by 7 goals.

STURT

Sturt has been forced to restock its bigman depth for the clash with Port at Unley Oval.

With Josh Patullo sidelined by a shoulder injury, Double Blues coach Marty Mattner has called upon Lachlan Burrows as his replacement.

Midfielder Mani Liddy, utility Oliver Grivell and possible AAMI Rookie James Richards, from Uraidla, have also been added to the extended interchange bench.

Dual premiership defender Guy Page will play his 150th League game.

League

F: J. Hone, A. Lochowiak, Burrows

HF: Shute, Houlahan, Penfold

C: Slimming, Lewis, Crocker

HB: Carey, Wundke, Voss

B: Page, Edmonds, Coomblas



R: Fahey-Sparks, Davis, Battersby

INT: Dakin, Illman, Thiele, Trenorden, Grivell, Liddy, Richards

IN: Liddy, Richards, Grivell, Burrows

OUT: Patullo (shoulder)

MILESTONE: Guy Page – 150 games

Reserves
M. Lochowiak, Emmett, Armiento, Lines, Grundy, Hein, Holland, Thomas, Wingard, DeZylva, Taylor, Doyle, Aish, Allan, T. Hone, Parker-Boers, Walter, Fryer, Spain

Under-18
F: Houston, Stagg, Turner
HF: Gladigau, Torode, Field
C: Reilly, Tragakis, Tucker
HB: Bawden, Jordans, C. Thomas
B: McCourt, Quartermaine, Bosence

R: Thredgold, Harvey, Taylor
INT: Baulderstone, Reschke, Pope, Felton, Wilden, Mantjaris



PORT

Port Adelaide will have three former Double Blues tackle Sturt at Unley Oval on Saturday.

Campbell Wildman has been included on the wing, with another ex-Sturt player, Sean Samblich, also slated to start on a wing.

Jed McEntee will make his first trip back to Oxford Terrace after being selected in the AFL Mid-Season Draft.

League

F: Garner, Williams, Lord

HF: Woodcock, Weidemann, McEntee

C: Wildman, Sutcliffe, Samblich

HB: Strange, Westbrook, Frederick

B: Pasini, Goldsack, Corcoran



R: Hayes, Mead, Appleton

INT: Moore, Carter, Aldridge, AFL Emergencies

IN: Strange, Wildman

OUT: Clurey, Lienert, Mayes

Powerpies getting absolutely flogged, very nice to see as that will end their season. South, Norwood and Sturt to battle for 2 spots in the finals

Jim05 wrote:Powerpies getting absolutely flogged, very nice to see as that will end their season. South, Norwood and Sturt to battle for 2 spots in the finals

Yep lose they’re gone

I think North are safe. In fact I think they’ll be a Smokey for the GF.

am Bays wrote:

Jim05 wrote:Powerpies getting absolutely flogged, very nice to see as that will end their season. South, Norwood and Sturt to battle for 2 spots in the finals

Yep lose they’re gone

I think North are safe. In fact I think they’ll be a Smokey for the GF.

Yes, having the best % in the league before the round started (which is amazing considering Glenelg haven't lost a game and we've lost 6) should see us in the finals. Hard road home though with the current tough game at Noarliunga, Sturt away and Norwood.

Port are pathetic, bruise free footy

Wedgie wrote:

am Bays wrote:

Jim05 wrote:Powerpies getting absolutely flogged, very nice to see as that will end their season. South, Norwood and Sturt to battle for 2 spots in the finals

Yep lose they’re gone

I think North are safe. In fact I think they’ll be a Smokey for the GF.

Yes, having the best % in the league before the round started (which is amazing considering Glenelg haven't lost a game and we've lost 6) should see us in the finals. Hard road home though with the current tough game at Noarliunga, Sturt away and Norwood.

You belted us and West early on which has a huge bearing on the percentage

Jim05 wrote:

Wedgie wrote:

am Bays wrote:

Jim05 wrote:Powerpies getting absolutely flogged, very nice to see as that will end their season. South, Norwood and Sturt to battle for 2 spots in the finals

Yep lose they’re gone

I think North are safe. In fact I think they’ll be a Smokey for the GF.

Yes, having the best % in the league before the round started (which is amazing considering Glenelg haven't lost a game and we've lost 6) should see us in the finals. Hard road home though with the current tough game at Noarliunga, Sturt away and Norwood.

You belted us and West early on which has a huge bearing on the percentage

True, and we don't get flogged by teams too.

Jim05 wrote:Powerpies getting absolutely flogged, very nice to see as that will end their season. South, Norwood and Sturt to battle for 2 spots in the finals

I think your safe Jim

Sturt play Eagles and North

You’ve got North and Adelaide with a game in hand you should be OK.

am Bays wrote:

Jim05 wrote:Powerpies getting absolutely flogged, very nice to see as that will end their season. South, Norwood and Sturt to battle for 2 spots in the finals

I think your safe Jim

Sturt play Eagles and North

You’ve got North and Adelaide with a game in hand you should be OK.

Sturt hitting their straps and not without a chance to win 1 of those.
We will need to win 1 more, won’t get within 10 goals of North so will need to beat the Ravens.
South and Norwood making up the numbers regardless.

Adelaide putting players in moth balls already for 2022, lock that one in

I think we've improved since losing 4 of our players mid season! Amazing.

Yep. your form since has been great.

They must have been holding you back.

am Bays wrote:

Jim05 wrote:Powerpies getting absolutely flogged, very nice to see as that will end their season. South, Norwood and Sturt to battle for 2 spots in the finals

I think your safe Jim

Sturt play Eagles and North

You’ve got North and Adelaide with a game in hand you should be OK.

I wouldn't write Sturt off. There percentage is better than Norwood.
Their form is excellent. They have two hard games but they are both at Unley.
If they were to win them both and North were to beat Norwood at Prospect, Sturt would replace Norwood because of their superior percentage.
Furthermore if North beat Norwood, the game against Sturt becomes a "dead rubber" for North.

DOC wrote:Yep. your form since has been great.

They must have been holding you back.

Injection of pace and youth maybe was the key.

So where have all the PA posters gone? Gone with the flowers?