R18 West v South @ Richmond on Saturday

[saintal]

WEST
West Adelaide could select another debutant for its clash with South Adelaide at City Mazda Stadium on Saturday.
South Mildura product Josh Ryan has been included on the Bloods’ extended interchange bench as one of four inclusions to the 23-man squad.
The 20-year-old has been joined by half-back Errin Wasley-Black, who collected 24 disposals and seven clearances in the Reserves last round.
Chris Burgess returns to a back pocket while former Essendon rookie Tyson Slattery has been listed on the wing.
Former Richmond midfielder Brad Helbig and pacy wingman Murray Waite have been sent back to the Reserves.

League
F: Turner, Tuck, Fielke
HF: Haysman, Middleton, Silverlock
C: Agostino, K. Stevens, Slattery
HB: Green, Favretto, Hill
B: Burgess, Hardy, Caire

R: Webb, Schiller, Schmidt
INT: J. Ryan, O’Brien, J. Noble, Wasley-Black, J. Evans
IN: Burgess, J. Ryan, Slattery, Wasley-Black
OUT: Waite, Helbig

Reserves
Helbig, Stubbs, Pillion, Homburg, McPherson, L. Ryan, M. Noble, I. Johnson, Inglis, Heitmann, Majok, Scott, Waite, Fitzpatrick, Male, Westhoff, J. Stevens, Rankine, G. Hampton, Karpany, L. Evans.

Under-18
Goldner, Gutsche, Eichner, Rodman, Inglis, Baker, Allaedin, Crump, L. Evans, Smith, Moore, Walton, Wagner, West, Heitmann, Secker, Kassulke, Patterson, Lampard, McCulloch, Staker, M. Johnson, Binnion, Baldissera.


SOUTH
South Adelaide captain Brad Crabb will return from injury against West Adelaide at City Mazda Stadium on Saturday.
The reliable defender has been named at full back after missing last round with a minor hamstring strain.
Crabb has been joined in the 23-man squad by small forward Cameron Hitchcock, who could play his first League match since Round 10.
The former Power goalsneak has been sidelined by a hamstring issue, forcing him to gain match fitness in the Reserves last Saturday.
Forgotten utility Joe Haines has also been called up to the 23-man squad, for what could potentially be his first League match of the season.
Dashing half-back Emmanuel Irra has been sent back to the Reserves.

League
F: Seccull, Eddy, Gotch
HF: Overall, Ellison, Barnes
C: Brown, Veide, Newell
HB: Taylor, Fields, Gulden
B: Rose, Crabb, Rankine

R: Bass, Cross, Liddle
INT: De Visser, Haines, Hitchcock, Durdin, McMahon
IN: Hitchcock, Haines, Crabb
OUT: Irra

Reserves
Haren, Steffe, Bartram, Trembath, Moyle, Jolly, Cailotto, Nichols, Wray, Fairlie, Hawkins, Kokkinakis, Szust, Millman, Gillett, Schwarz, Irra, O’Shaughnessy, Heaslip.

Under-18
N. Beenham, Coleman, Sampson, Whitbread, Irra, Colwell, Bruce, Fitt, Mountford, Daniels, Tyllis, Whimpress, Krueger, Manuel, L. Beenham, Ba Sowter, Wilkinson, Steele, Snelling, McKinnon, Lawrie, Wright, Smith, Albanese, Edwards, Draper.

[saintal]

Good to see the skipper and Hitchcock back in the side. Haines has been playing some good footy in the twos and deserves a crack. Irra has struggled since his foot injury, well short of his early season form.

Can West upset the Panthers? Will the attendance reach four figures?

[Dutchy]

Great to see the Beenham boys named in the 18's

[another grub]

SA $1.18
W $4.50

Line 31.5

South -31.5 looks temting doesnt it?

[amber_fluid]

Massive crowd for this one!
If the weathers even mildly good they'll get around 600 to this one.

[johntheclaret]

South at a canter
Panthers by 50-55 points

[Grenville]

Massive crowd for this one!
If the weathers even mildly good they'll get around 600 to this one.

So the SANFL will claim 1358 as an attendance.

[Magellan]

Soufs to win comfortably.

[Second Team]

West by 4 goals.

[therisingblues]

Massive crowd for this one!
If the weathers even mildly good they'll get around 600 to this one.

Come on mate, I'm betting 605 at least! Probably edging 620 if they can get a bouncy castle and free face painting for the kids.

[DOC]

If we play for percentage we will lose. Need to respect the opposition (where its due) and play to win the game not win by a margin. With westies having nothing to lose, they may take the game on and cause an upset. I seem to recall them doing that to us about four years ago as well as 100 point plus flogging.

[saintal]

South 21.10 (136)
West 6.5 (41)

Eddy 7, Rankine 2, Seccull 2, ten others with a goal.
No multiples for the Bloods.

Couldn't make the game, caught the second half on the stream and it was one way traffic. Handy % boost against a dreadful side.

South's biggest win (margin wise) since 2006.

South v Sturt next Sunday should be a beauty.

[amber_fluid]

Westies season just gets worse and worse.
What now for them?

[Dogs72]

Westies season just gets worse and worse.
What now for them?

No sympathy, they voted the afl in for recruiting penalties to be lifted.

[DOC]

Yep. They like the others deserve everything they get.

[Pseudo]

South 21.10 (146)
West 6.5 (41)

South 21x6+10 = 136 ?

Good thing South played to win, and not for percentage...

[amber_fluid]

Yep. They like the others deserve everything they get.

Yeah I understand people's thoughts here but at what expense?
The SANFL is already irrelevant in a lot of people's eyes.

[saintal]

South 21.10 (146)
West 6.5 (41)

South 21x6+10 = 136 ?

Good thing South played to win, and not for percentage...

Good pick up. Got a bit carried away.

[twosheds]

Yep. They like the others deserve everything they get.

Yeah I understand people's thoughts here but at what expense?
The SANFL is already irrelevant in a lot of people's eyes.

Better to die fighting for a principle than to bend over and offer up, but hey maybe one day the "4,000 will turn up

[holden78]

It's going slowly but surely just the way the Gayfl would prefer, reaching a point where without integrity and genuine support, SANFL footy can be
acquired and rebranded to their own conditions and timetable!
Where is the Leadership and vision for the sanfl?
Why don't the SANFL develop new revenue opportunities for the 8 clubs it should be looking out for?
Because the comp is now Gayfl in disguise and things like tradition ,history, heartland/ zones etc. mean zero to the corporate whores!
Those responsible should be given no quarter for their treachery.