Advertiser article is an asterisk-fest!!
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:38 pmIt seems this reporter was a little too excited about the bays performance... I swear its all from the advertiser website, nothing changed! I'm sure there are some out there that could add further asterisks...
AN INSPIRED and tough Glenelg squeezed its finals perch a little tighter* with a commanding 35-point win over clumsy North Adelaide at Prospect Oval today.
The Tigers started the finals-shaping contest with the clear intent to be first to the ball, difficult to displace and desperate to take advantage* of a lightning delivery that blasted the Roosters into submission* by half-time.
Glenelg had 23 scoring shots to 10 by the main break and led by 43 points.
The Tigers' attack on the ball and body was strong but surprisingly they also outgunned the big-gun* Roosters, who previously held the mantle as the most lethal running side.
North's inability to use the ball with any clarity on the rare occasion it created space played into the Tigers' hands*.
The game was virtually decided five minutes before half-time when North coach Andrew Jarman slipped into the change rooms early to watch TV*(depends what he was watching).
Tiny Tiger Mark Ruwoldt (4.3) – 21, 178cm – with three goals in the first half, the Power's Josh Mahoney (3.0), replacing Tom Logan, Richard Douglas (3.1), Adam Fisher, Byron Murphy, reliable skipper Ben Mules and gliding John Hinge creamed* North around the midfield.
And, when running, born-again forward Matthew Duldig (5.0) proved a hard-working focus.
How North craved* a player like Duldig. Unfashionable Sam Rudolph spanked* the Crow Ian Perrie (2.0), who had five disposals to half-time; Clint Alleway was beaten* until shifted to defence after the break; and the Roosters' other key forwards – Shannon Motlop, Michael Wundke (who came in when the Power claimed Damon White), and sweeper Nathan Lonie – had a day to forget.
Glenelg, after just one win in its opening seven games, has found cohesion, a new toughness and a handy mix of height and pace to become a genuine flag threat. Cautious coach Mark Mickan knows it but he's not game to think it.
"Our intensity indicators were right up, with more scoring shots and inside 50s, right up to the last quarter," he said. "But there were signs in the last quarter that we didn't play the game right out. Every game you want to play it right out . . . the intensity has to stay there."
North's reliable Heath Younie kicked five goals from limited chances, and James Allan and Darryl Wintle picked up touches but didn't do as much damage as their counterparts. Jarman said he'd take onus* for the result after a poor lead-up on the track – but it's strictly business now or North will miss the critical double chance.
AN INSPIRED and tough Glenelg squeezed its finals perch a little tighter* with a commanding 35-point win over clumsy North Adelaide at Prospect Oval today.
The Tigers started the finals-shaping contest with the clear intent to be first to the ball, difficult to displace and desperate to take advantage* of a lightning delivery that blasted the Roosters into submission* by half-time.
Glenelg had 23 scoring shots to 10 by the main break and led by 43 points.
The Tigers' attack on the ball and body was strong but surprisingly they also outgunned the big-gun* Roosters, who previously held the mantle as the most lethal running side.
North's inability to use the ball with any clarity on the rare occasion it created space played into the Tigers' hands*.
The game was virtually decided five minutes before half-time when North coach Andrew Jarman slipped into the change rooms early to watch TV*(depends what he was watching).
Tiny Tiger Mark Ruwoldt (4.3) – 21, 178cm – with three goals in the first half, the Power's Josh Mahoney (3.0), replacing Tom Logan, Richard Douglas (3.1), Adam Fisher, Byron Murphy, reliable skipper Ben Mules and gliding John Hinge creamed* North around the midfield.
And, when running, born-again forward Matthew Duldig (5.0) proved a hard-working focus.
How North craved* a player like Duldig. Unfashionable Sam Rudolph spanked* the Crow Ian Perrie (2.0), who had five disposals to half-time; Clint Alleway was beaten* until shifted to defence after the break; and the Roosters' other key forwards – Shannon Motlop, Michael Wundke (who came in when the Power claimed Damon White), and sweeper Nathan Lonie – had a day to forget.
Glenelg, after just one win in its opening seven games, has found cohesion, a new toughness and a handy mix of height and pace to become a genuine flag threat. Cautious coach Mark Mickan knows it but he's not game to think it.
"Our intensity indicators were right up, with more scoring shots and inside 50s, right up to the last quarter," he said. "But there were signs in the last quarter that we didn't play the game right out. Every game you want to play it right out . . . the intensity has to stay there."
North's reliable Heath Younie kicked five goals from limited chances, and James Allan and Darryl Wintle picked up touches but didn't do as much damage as their counterparts. Jarman said he'd take onus* for the result after a poor lead-up on the track – but it's strictly business now or North will miss the critical double chance.
