Sturt v Port Rd 14 2006

[Wedgie]

Preview from The Advertiser:

Chambo demands revival
ZAC MILBANK
07jul06

STURT defied the odds against Port Adelaide in the 1966 and '76 grand finals and tomorrow it needs to conjure the same heroics to win.

Set to don a special commemorative guernsey honouring those who played in the 1926, '66 and '76 premierships, the men of 2006 will have no shortage of motivation.

"It's games like this it really dawns on you that you are playing for a club with a lot of pride and tradition," Double Blues full forward Brant Chambers said.

"We will be playing in front of a lot of club legends so it will be embarrassing if we do what we did last week again. That gives us something to play for, that's for sure."

What Chambers was referring to was his team's 90-point capitulation at Noarlunga on Saturday, when the Panthers crucially got the jump on Sturt with five goals inside the opening nine minutes.

"You can't say much about last week - we just didn't turn up to play. We really fell in a hole," Chambers, who still managed five goals, admitted.

"It's important this week that we rock up and have a crack and see where it takes us. If we get the basic processes right it will lead to a win."

Chambers, who has booted 38.15 for the season, is almost certain to have Port defender Corey AhChee as his shadow, something he will relish at Adelaide Oval.

"Even when we were playing in Darwin he used to play on me," Chambers said. "It's always a really hard day out against him, we've certainly had our fair share of tussles over the years."

At selection, STURT was boosted by the return of Damian Squire, Simon Feast and Tom Hurley. Greg Bentley, David May and Andrew Beveridge paid the price for the lacklustre performance against South on Saturday by being sent to the reserves.

PORT will blood 18-year-old Steve Summerton (175cm, 71kg) from North Haven while also recalling Chad Davis. Matthew Gates was relegated, while Adam Kingsley (soreness) could not be considered.

[MightyEagles]

Port to win for me.

[Aerie]

Port to win for me.

Why do you want them to win for you?

[heater31]

as much as i dont want to say it, Port easily

[Macca19]

Ah Chee kicked the first goal of the match.

Port 1.0
Sturt 0.0

[Maddogmike]

Is it bein broadcast on the net anywhere?

[Macca19]

Port dominating play in the first 10 minutes but not putting it on the scoreboard

P 1.3
S 0.1

[Macca19]

Im listening to it on 5RPH

Cam Ilett kicks a goal

P 2.3
S 0.1

[Macca19]

Port kicking with the breeze in the first quarter. Mark Clayton and Jared Poulton have had a lot of it.

Elstone finishes off a great bit of team play with a shot from 40 after some good work by Dolling

P 3.3
S 0.1

[Macca19]

Clive kicks his first for the day

P 4.3
S 0.1

[Macca19]

Damien Squire kicks a wonderful goal to put Sturt on the board

P 4.3
S 1.1

[Macca19]

Slattery finds Mark Clayton in the goal square...goals

P 5.3
S 1.1

[Macca19]

Paley kicks Sturts second

P 5.3
S 2.1

[Macca19]

Paley lines up for his 2nd goal in a minute...goals from 45. Sturt back in it

P 5.3
S 3.1

[Macca19]

Quarter Time

P 5.4
S 3.2

Goals:
Waterhouse, M Clayton, Elstone, Ilett, AhChee

Paley 2, Squire

[Macca19]

Clive reported. Surprise surprise.

Paley kicks his 3rd.

P 5.5
S 4.3

Sturt right back in this now

[Macca19]

Squire snaps a ripper. His second

P 5.6
S 5.3

[Macca19]

Clive kicks his second...dodgy free kick apparently.

P 6.7
S 5.4

[Macca19]

Clive has hit the post 3 times.

Jeremy Clyaton has given away a 150m penalty

Whiteman goals

P 6.9
S 6.5

[Macca19]

Poulton goals

P 7.9
S 6.5

Port seem to be able to just keep that small arms length away. Sturt playing the better football however