R16 - Norwood v North @ Norwood Sunday

[Dutchy]

NORWOOD
Norwood could blood two debutants against North at Coopers Stadium on Sunday.
Key forward Mitch Carter (196cm and 92kg) and midfielder Jake Pitman (175cm and 80kg) have been included in the Redlegs’ 23-man squad.
Carter has been listed at full forward while Pitman – one of the McDonald’s SA Under-18 team’s best players at the National Championships – is on the extended interchange bench.
McDonald’s SA Under-18 All-Australian Alex Villis returns to a wing while key defender Pat Levicki is one of five players named on the pine.
Running defender Steven Baldasso couldn’t be considered due to illness while goalsneak Peter Persinos was sent back to the Reserves.

League
F: Jefferies, Carter, Dawe
HF: Smart, Johnston, Donohue
C: Villis, Panos, Wilson
HB: Roocke, Chippendale, Fuller
B: Kirwan, Georgiou, Bode

R: Baulderstone, Cachia, Webber
INT: Ferreira, Pitman, Levicki, Bartlett, Denmead
IN: Levicki, Pitman, Carter, Villis
OUT: Baldasso (illness), Persinos

Reserves
Peter, Pisani, Nunn, Richards, Cross, A. Forster, Derham, Hupfeld, Persinos, Hewson, Miller, Bower, Lodovici, Ladhams, Bampton, Olsson, Viney, Auciello, Pascoe. EMG: Giro, Stewart.

Under-18
Astbury, Atkinson, Blades, Breden, L. Charlton, T. Charlton, J. Coles, DiStefano, Fahlbusch-Moore, George, Gerloff, Giro, Iannucci, Joseph, Miller, North, Nunn, Nurton, Patterson, Pedro, Pippett, Richards, Saywell, Siviour, C. Smith, Tziortis.

NORTH
Key forward Sam Gordon is poised to play his first IGA League match for North Adelaide against Norwood at Coopers Stadium on Sunday.
Recruited from Alberton, Gordon played just three League matches for the Magpies before arriving at Prospect last summer.
Named in the forward pocket, Gordon – who measures in at a sizeable 196cm and 97kg – will add considerable marking power for the Roosters.
North has four players on its extended interchange bench, with one to be trimmed before the bounce.
Former Glenelg goalsneak Lewis Hender will play his 50th IGA League match.

League
F: Hender, Harvey, Gordon
HF: McDonough, Barns, Ryswyk
C: Motlop, McKenzie, G. Thring
HB: Clisby, Anderson, Spina
B: Tahana, Grove, Wilkie

R: J. Craig, M. Thring, Schwarz
INT: Amato, C. Craig, De Leonardis, Liston
IN: Gordon

Reserves
F: Hayes, Curnow, Helyar
HF: Quinn, Dinham, Virgin
C: Jarman, Graham, Olekalns
HB: Wharton, Patterson, Davey
B: Read, Wundke, Baron

R: Sweet, Shannon, Gregg
INT: McInerney, Santillo, Nixon

Under-18
F: Scrutton, Hayward, Smoker
HF: Woodcock, Dyer, Daniele
C: Kirk, Wohling, LeBois
HB: Rozee, Driscoll, Slee
B: Slade, Wilsdon, Shirley

R: Coventry, Minervini, Matsouliadis
INT: Smith, Coleman-Oakes, Garlett, Rogers, Jacka

[Magellan]

Tough one to pick, with Norwood looking to rectify a disappointing season with a win on their home deck. Reckon the Chooks might jag this one having had a few close misses in the last few weeks, particularly if our running game gets going and our forwards put in a consistent effort. On this season's form, that's a tough ask in itself. Keen to see how Gordon handles the big league.

Joe Anderson versus Lewis Johnston will be an interesting clash to watch.

[Corona Man]

Should get along to this game... Carn the cocks!

[another grub]

To close to call

[Wedgie]

Been hanging for a Pale at the footy for two years and it's a Sunday game. Ugh.

[johntheclaret]

Roosters all the way
North by a lazy 40-45 points

[DOC]

Lewis to remind his team mates why he left. Finals football and basketball.

Coopers to be the winner. A draw.

[Corona Man]

Legs way to good... And now I'm drinking Beers at the Norwood after match function!

[Ian]

That is the worst North performance I've been to this year, disappointed to say the least

[therisingblues]

Roosters all the way
North by a lazy 40-45 points

After following your tips from this round JTC, I'll personally buy you a beer at the end of the year if you never tip Sturt again.

[therisingblues]

Legs way to good... And now I'm drinking Beers at the Norwood after match function!

I dare you to stand on the table and yell Gary McIntosh is a wanker!

[Corona Man]

Legs way to good... And now I'm drinking Beers at the Norwood after match function!

I dare you to stand on the table and yell Gary McIntosh is a wanker!

Nup...not gonna happen

[another grub]

Yell Eugene Warrior is a wanker then

[johntheclaret]

Roosters all the way
North by a lazy 40-45 points

After following your tips from this round JTC, I'll personally buy you a beer at the end of the year if you never tip Sturt again.

4 out of 4 mate I did tell you I had NFI last week

I got the "lazy" bit right

[VALE PARK]

Time for the roosters to look to 2017 and beyond.

[Magellan]

Very disappointed with the Roosters' effort yesterday. After last week where we pushed the Eagles to within a goal, it's games like yesterday that indicate North still have a fair way to go. You can rely on North to p!ss on the flickering flames of hope.

Well done Norwood, they successfully blanketed North's ability to make space and run and their relentless pressure made North sh!t themselves every time they got the ball in a contested situation. Our decision-making and skills were deplorable, and we produced enough turnovers to put Sarah Lee out of business for good. Not sure what's happening in the centre square, North managed to lose most of the centre clearances despite having a decent ruckman and smaller midfielders (e.g. Max Thring, McDonough, McKenzie).

As for the umpiring, if that's the standard that's considered acceptably for SANFL level then the league's got more problems than just the AFL reserves sides and John Olsen's spin. 66 free kicks, that translates to a free about every 90 seconds. I know some of those were thanks to the new out of bounds rule (which North's coaching staff apparently haven't got the memo on), but there was a lot of umpiring for umpiring's sake going on. Frustrating for spectators and (more importantly) the players, and leads to a product that's not very watchable.

[Corona Man]

Pretty decent summation there Magellan. I said to the lads I was with (Norwood Supporters) that there guys were just smothering us, and we couldn't find any space to work with. Then when we did.... we turned it straight back over to the Norwood guys.

Some of the umpiring decisions were just bewildering. There were a few occasions when the player who was on the receiving end of the free kick, was shaking his head in disbelief!

[VALE PARK]

Talk about bad umpiring,
in last quarter of the reserves one of the north tall forwards nearly got Ko'd
taking a mark and didn't even get a 15 metre penalty.
Poorest decision of the day,probably cost north the game.

[Rik E Boy]

The Isotopes win a game
The Isotopes win a game

[Magellan]

The Isotopes win a game
The Isotopes win a game

One of the umpires from yesterday: