Under 19 Second Semi Port Magpies v Sturt

[scott]

This match will be played at Adelaide Oval on Sunday at 9:15am. It is before the League First Semi final between Woodville/West Torrens and Glenelg.


Last matches:

Round 23, Saturday 8 September @ Alberton Oval
Port Magpies 22.24 (156) def. West Adelaide 5.6 (36)
Port goals: S Catterall 7, D Dunn 4, M Rotolo 3, T Walsh 3, J Walker 2, R McInerney, C Carr, R Stoyanoff.
Port best: B Prior, B Iron, R McInerney, S Catterall, C Carr, R S Stoyanoff.

Qualifying Final, Saturday 15 September @ Norwood Oval
Sturt 16.19 (115) def. Central District 8.8 (56)
Sturt goals: J Mutton 4, J Calma-Holt 3, K Flanigan 2, P Weir 2, S Paynter, H Hodge, T Botten, A Kinal, B Martin.
Sturt best: M Leonard, H Hodge, B Martin, J Mutton, L Giles, S Paynter.


Head-to-head this season:

Round 3 @ Unley Oval: Sturt 11.7 (73) def. by Port Magpies 16.21 (117)
Round 11 @ Alberton: Port Magpies 25.11 (161) def. Sturt 5.12 (42)
Round 20 @ Unley Oval: Sturt 15.15 (105) def. Port Magpies 13.7 (85)


Leading Under 19 goal-kickers this season:
Port: S Catterall 49, B Mercer 44, D Dunn 37, J Moody 20, G Scott 19.
Sturt: J Calma-Holt 31, A Kinal 30, K Flanigan 29, P Weir 28, M Borholm 24.


Most Under 19 matches this season:
Port: P Duncan 20, J Walker 19, R Stoyanoff 18, L O'Donohue 18, J Moody 17, T Milera 17, M Eichner 17, A Laurencic 17, J Draper 17.
Sturt: M Downie 20, J Evans 20, M Leonard 20, P Baccanello 20, T Botten 19, B Martin 19.


Under 19 finals statistics (since 1993):

Port Magpies:
Finals Appearances: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Premiers: 1999 (v Eagles, won by 16 points), 2001 (v Glenelg, won by 41 points), 2006 (v West, won by 46 points)
Runners Up: 1998 (v Eagles, lost by 76 points), 2000 (v Eagles, lost by 18 points), 2003 (v Centrals, lost by 91 points)

Finals record: Played 27, Won 13, Lost 14 (including seven losses on the trot from 1993 to 1998)
In second semis: Played 7, Won 4, Lost 4

Sturt:
Finals Appearances: 1998, 2007
Premiers: -
Runners Up: -

Finals record: Played 3, Won 2, Lost 1
In second semis: Played 0, Won 0, Lost 0

These sides played each other in the 1998 Preliminary Final; their last final against each other and only since 1993:
Port Magpies 16.9 (105) def. Sturt 8.6 (54)

- These finals records are courtesy of spelly's underage database.

[dinglinga]

was going to say r u spellys apprentice

[Bluedemon]

cmon the blues, march straight into the big one

[Blue Boy]

There are some really big wraps on the Port under 19 side - good luck Blue Boys !!!

[Magpies_Forever]

Should be a great game Sturt are the only team to beat our u19s side all year.

[spell_check]

Scores:

Port 18.13 (121)
Sturt 12.12 (84)

[Magpies_Forever]

Just heard from a friend that as far as he knows no team has won Back to Back U19 Grand Finals since the competition was introduced. can anyone confirm if this is true.

[spell_check]

There have been a few:

1938-39: Torrens
1943-44: West
1948-49: North
1955-57: Torrens
1971-72: Norwood
1974-77: Port
1981-82: Central
1985-86: Norwood
1993-94: South

[Magpies_Forever]

Thanks for that i thought it sounded wrong when i heard it