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Luckily for me its our last week of lawn bowls and North are playing on the Friday night so I don't miss any games.
Exactly what can be garnered from trial games?
Its a long standing question but if it helps, here's the results from all trial games last year:

Saturday 4th February
NAFC 14-6 90 d NTFL 9-13 67

Friday 17th February
Crows 19 - 7 121 d Norwood 8 - 7 55

Saturday 4th March
Norwood 9-10 64 d Port 9-8 62

Friday 10th March
North 19-18 132 d Sturt 11-4 70
Saturday 11th March
Eagles 23-9 147 d South 13-16 94
Port 11-16 82 d v Glenelg 9-2 56
Norwood 14-14 98 d Central 13-7 85
Bye: West

Saturday 18th March
North 13-14 92 d West 13-8 86
Eagles 11-14 80 d Central 8-7 55
Sturt 13-8 86 d Glenelg 9-16 70
South 22-12 144 d Norwood 8-10 58
Bye: Port

Satuday 25th March
South 20-12 132 d Port 19-10 124
Eagles 18-10 118 d Glenelg 11-10 76
West 17-13 115 d Sturt 9-6 60
Central 12-10 82 d North 11-14 80
Bye: Norwood

If you add the wins up (disregarding the NT and Crows game) it would have read:

Eagles 3 wins
North 2 wins
South 2 wins
Central 1 win
Sturt 1 win
West 1 win
Norwood 2 wins
Port 1 win
Glenelg 0 wins

With Port already beating Norwood can we deduct that Port will improve on 5th possy and Norwood will go backwards from their 7th possy (and that doesn't even take into account their poorer result against the Crows this year)?

West plays South down Norlunga this week

Thiele wrote:What are talking about West plays South down Norlunga this week you have last years results

Wedgie wrote: here's the results from all trial games last year:

The trials this year are (as per the link in 2007 SANFL Info above):

Friday 16th February
Norwood v Adelaide Crows @ Norwood

Saturday 10th March
Norwood v Port @ Norwood

Friday 16th March
North v Port @ Norwood
Saturday 17th March
Central v Glenelg @ Elizabeth
Sturt v Eagles @ Thebarton
South v West @ Noarlunga
Bye: Norwood

Saturday 24th March
Central v Port @ Alberton
Sturt v South @ Thebarton
Norwood v Eagles @ Norwood
Glenelg v North @ Glenelg
Bye: West

Satuday 31st March
Central v West @ Elizabeth
Sturt v Norwood @ Unley
North v Eagles @ Thebarton
South v Glenelg @ Noarlunga
Bye: Port

Sorry

Details of South v West, Saturday March 17th @ Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga

Reserves 11.15am
League 2.00pm

Admission
- Adults & Conc $3
- Kids U18 Free

FREE - Car Parking Around the Arena, Grandstand Seating & Program

Bar & Canteen facilities open

Wedgie wrote:Exactly what can be garnered from trial games?
Its a long standing question but if it helps, here's the results from all trial games last year:

Good question... Last year the Eagles won all trial games and then looked like a rabble for the first 2 games and 1 quarter of the real season. The trial games probably help the new players settle in, but besides that not much can be read in to them IMO.

PhilH wrote:Details of South v West, Saturday March 17th @ Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga

Reserves 11.15am
League 2.00pm

Admission
- Adults & Conc $3
- Kids U18 Free

FREE - Car Parking Around the Arena, Grandstand Seating & Program

Bar & Canteen facilities open

Entry is free for the Eagles v Sturt game (that I know of).
Why are South charging people for a trial match.

South might charge people to get in at the South v Sturt game at Thebby.
Maybe it's to raise money for going over the Salary Cap.

No mention of West beating the U 23's amatuers on the weekend?

MightyEagles wrote:

PhilH wrote:Details of South v West, Saturday March 17th @ Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga

Reserves 11.15am
League 2.00pm

Admission
- Adults & Conc $3
- Kids U18 Free

FREE - Car Parking Around the Arena, Grandstand Seating & Program

Bar & Canteen facilities open

Entry is free for the Eagles v Sturt game (that I know of).
Why are South charging people for a trial match.

They're not charging to get in, they're charging to get out, MightyEagles

I'm looking forward to Friday, first proper hitout of the year for North and it's against Port at Pale Ale Stadium. As long as the weather is good, surely it will be, it will be a top night.

Wedgie wrote:

Thiele wrote:What are talking about West plays South down Norlunga this week you have last years results

Wedgie wrote: here's the results from all trial games last year:

The trials this year are (as per the link in 2007 SANFL Info above):

Friday 16th February
Norwood v Adelaide Crows @ Norwood

Saturday 10th March
Norwood v Port @ Norwood

Friday 16th March
North v Port @ Norwood
Saturday 17th March
Central v Glenelg @ Elizabeth
Sturt v Eagles @ Thebarton
South v West @ Noarlunga
Bye: Norwood

Saturday 24th March
Central v Port @ Alberton
Sturt v South @ Thebarton
Norwood v Eagles @ Norwood
Glenelg v North @ Glenelg
Bye: West

Satuday 31st March
Central v West @ Elizabeth
Sturt v Norwood @ Unley
North v Eagles @ Thebarton
South v Glenelg @ Noarlunga
Bye: Port

Sturt's trials are as follows;

Saturday 17th March v WWT @ Thebarton
Saturday 24th March v South @ Thebarton
Friday 30th March v Norwood @ Coopers (N)

Please note that the West vs Central trial is at Broadspectrum

How fit are the eagles at the moment should I be prepared for a hiding?