R11: North v West - Saturday 27 June @ Prospect Oval

[Dutchy]

NORTH
North Adelaide’s selection merry-go-round has continued ahead of Saturday’s match against West at Prospect Oval.
Ravaged by injury, interim Roosters coach Michael Handby was forced to replace captain Greg Gallman (hamstring), Michael McMahon (hamstring), Liam Jacka (shoulder) and Leigh Rsywyk, who injured his hip at training on Wednesday night.
Former skipper Todd Miles accepted a two-match ban for engaging in rough conduct with Central’s Luke Barmby last Saturday while Michael Virgin was sent back to the Reserves.
Previous SA Under-16 captain Jack Graham (17, 180cm and 77kg) will make his league debut after being named at half-back.
‘’Jack has a high work rate,’’ North football manager said of Graham, originally from Tea Tree Gully Football Club.
‘’He really hunts the ball and is a good size for his age. He’s very competitive.’’
Patrick Boles, Corey Grove, Alan Obst, Jesse O’Brien, Toby Schulz, Luke Teasdale and star utility George Thring have all been added to the 23-man squad.

League
F: Amato, Grove, Schulz
HF: M. Thring, Shillabeer, Anderson
C: G. Thring, O’Brien, Gregg
HB: Clisby, Obst, Graham
B: Wundke, C. Craig, Clinch

R: J. Craig, Motlop, Shannon
INT: Boles, Caldwell, Dinham, Spina, Teasdale
IN: Boles, Graham, Grove, Obst, O’Brien, Schulz, Teasdale, G. Thring
OUT: Gallman (hamstring), Jacka (shoulder), McMahon (hamstring), Miles (suspended), Ryswyk (hip), Virgin

Reserves
F: Santillo, Sweet, Wilkie
HF: Jarman, Agius, Foulis
C: Ciappina, De Leonardis, Smith
HB: Read, Patterson, Schmidt
B: Baron, Kupsch, Rynne

R: Curnow, Hayes, Virgin
INT: B. Jackson, Nixon, Prior, Venning

Under-18
F: K. Jackson, West, Kennedy
HF: Pelentsov, J. Morgan, Prior
C: Haines, Davey, LeBois
HB: B. Jackson, Garlett, J. Tahana
B: Vandemoer, Venning, Slade

R: Anyang, Minervini, Crompton
INT: Costello, Kirk, Hay, Smith, Matsouliadis, Miller


WEST
West Adelaide has strengthened its attacking options for Saturday’s contest against North at Prospect Oval.
Midfielder-turned-forward Travis Tuck has overcome the flu which sidelined him for the club’s most recent outing against Port on June 13.
Named in a forward pocket, Shannon Green has fought off a quad strain while hard-working Lachlan Jennings has also been included in the Bloods’ 23-man squad.
Former Richmond utility Brad Helbig is the only certain omission at this stage, unavailable due to a hip injury.

League
F: Green, Beech, Fielke
HF: Stevens, Tuck, Anderson
C: Homburg, Schmidt, Hampton
HB: Caire, Hartlett, Wasley-Black
B: Middleton, Keough, Hill

R: Willits, Schiller, Silverlock
INT: Porplyzia, Jennings, Hardy, Johnson, Newell
IN: Tuck, Green, Jennings
OUT: Helbig (hip)

Reserves
Hopton, Milne, Klemke, Munn, Nelson, Nisbett, Vick, Dolling, Favretto, Dijksman, Thunig, Holliday, Karpany, J. Evans, Cua, Stevens, Cameron, Burgess, Sporn, Dodds-Watson, Albanese.

Under-18
Cornish, L. Evans, Kemp, Hocking, Thunig, Nisbett, Taheny, Inglis, Walton, Brown, Hayball, Rodman, J. Noble, Butterworth, Rankine, Coates, Wagner, Hocking, Baldiserra, Fairlie, Andrews, Crump, Forrestor, Frisby-Smith, M. Noble, Beard, Gregurke.

[Bounce of the ball]

I realise things are tough at Prospect but they do have injuries. West by 33

[CENTURION]

West by 11 goals.

[Wedgie]

West by 119.

[CENTURION]

West by 119.

goals?

[Panther Pack]

Surely Handby has to go?????

[Brodlach]

Half time

West 13.5
North 1.5

[Brodlach]

Surely Handby has to go?????

Why do you even bother?

[Brodlach]

North kick 6 goals to none in the third and it's back to 33 points

[Brodlach]

West finish with a 8 goal to 1 final quarter to win 132 - 56

[Wedgie]

North continue to break records, any other team outscored another team by 39-0 in a quarter and lose by 76?

[Brodlach]

They decided to swap jumpers for a quarter

[Wedgie]

They decided to swap jumpers for a quarter

Seemed like it!

[Blacky]

foot off the pedal for a quarter
but north are crap
so good to see

[Ian]

North's effort still not close to acceptable but.....................

Today was a big improvement on last week, West are a far better outfit than Central. Last week the Dogs made mistakes and North were still smashed, this week West were a very well drilled side that came to play.
I thought we'd go down by over 20 goals today, it was 7 goals better than that.
Even in the the 1st 1/2 when North only kicked 1 goal, there was more desire shown in those 2 quarters than at any stage last week, today they showed signs that Handby might just be starting to "Un-Ken" them.

To understand how this could be a improvement on last week, unless you were at Elizabeth last week you probably never will.

[Pseudo]

foot off the pedal for a quarter
but north are crap
so good to see

Little more effort
Review so short and succinct
Could have been haiku

[Mic]

North are very expensive training cones.

[Wedgie]

Only the premiership quarter counts!

[Panther Pack]

Well after this big improvement that North brought to the table this week should the club look at giving Handby an extension in his contract so he isnt poached by a rival club?

[Wedgie]

First time I'd seen Westies in a long time, well done to Mickan and Co on having West playing a much more attractive brand of footy than the crap they played under Collins.