Qualifying Final 2006: North v Central

[Wedgie]

(Thanks to Phil H and a few others sources for the stats, most historical stats are from 1907 onwards)

Sunday 17th of September 2006
3.10pm Adelaide Oval

Facts of Interest:
- North have won back to back Stanley H Lewis Trophy’s
- North in their past 5 straight finals campaigns have Lost First Semi Final to finish fourth.
- North's first Double Chance gained since 1992
- North's last Grand Final appearance was 1991 (won premiership, defeated West by 75pts)
- Daniel Hargraves is the top goal scorer among current SANFL players with 394 (as at end of Rd 23)
- North have never defeated Central in a final (0-1)
- Central are looking for fourth straight league premiership (last team to do this was Sturt with 5 in a row 1966-1970)
- Central are looking to play in 7 straight grand final (last team to do this was Port with 7 straight (1962-68)
- Central have won last 6 Second Semi finals (SANFL record)
- 4 current players have played in all five Bulldog premierships (Chris Gowans, James Gowans, Matthew Slade & Nathan Steinberner).
- Central last final played at Adelaide Oval – 1972 Prelim (Lost to Port by 6pts)

Finals overall between North and Central:
Played: 1
North won: 0
Central won: 1
All encounters between North and Central:
Played: 111
North won: 48
Central won: 61
Drawn: 2
At Adelaide Oval:
Played: 9
North won: 5
Central won: 4
Drawn: 0
Recent Encounters : North won the last encounter, before that Central had won 21 out of 22
Recent Results
2006 Rd 22 Sept 2 @ Hamra Hm North 14.7.91 d Central 14.5.89 by 2pts
2006 Rd 6 May 5 @ Adelaide Central 19.19.131 d North 9.11.65 by 68pts
2005 Rd 22 Aug 27 @ Adelaide Central 15.20.110 d North 12.10.82 by 28pts
2005 Rd 14 July 2 @ Prospect Central 26.14.170 d North 7.5.47 by 123pts
2005 Rd 6 April 30 @ NAP North 14.8.92 d Central 10.14.74 by 18pts
Last Final
1997 1SF Sept 21 @ Football Pk Central 15.10.100 d North 12.9.81 by 19pts
Last Draw
1988 Rd 9 June 4 @ Prospect North 8.9.57 Central 9.3.57

RECORDS NORTH V CENTRAL
Highest Score 28.9.177 (Rd8 May7 1994 @PtP)
Lowest Score 4.7.31 (Rd21 Aug24 1996 @El)
Highest Losing Score 20.13.133 (2 times, last Rd20 1983)
Lowest Winning Score 6.11.47 (Rd11 July2 1966 @Pr)
Biggest Winning Margin 90pts (Rd18 Aug19 1967 @Pr)

RECORDS CENTRAL V NORTH
Highest Score 32.5.197 (Rd1 Mar29 2003 @Pr)
Lowest Score 4.4.28 (Rd18 Aug19 1967 @Pr)
Highest Losing Score 16.19.115 (Rd5 May9 1970 @Ad)
Lowest Winning Score 8.6.54 (Rd6 May3 1997 @El)
Biggest Winning Margin 137pts (Rd9 May6 2000 @El)

Qualifying Finals Result Ramifications
Of the 32 Qualifying Final Victors
- 13 have gone on to win premiership (last one Sturt in 2002)
- 6 finished 2nd
- 13 finished 3rd
Of the 32 Qualifying Final Losers
- 1 recovered to win premiership (Sturt 1976)
- 4 finished 2nd
- 9 finished 3rd (14 won 1st semi final)
- 18 finished 4th (lost 1st semi final)

Qualifying Finals Records
Highest Score : - Port 23.17.155 d Central 9.16.70 (1989)
Lowest Score : Eagles 24.10.154 d North 7.10.52 (1992)
Largest Winning Margin : - 102 points - Eagles 24.10.154 d North 7.10.52 (1992)

Recent Qualifying Finals
2005 @ Adelaide Port 10.13.73 d Eagles 8.7.55 by 18pts Crowd 9,434 (dh)
2004 @ Adelaide Eagles 16.6.102 d Sturt 10.7.67 by 35pts Crowd 11,842 (dh)
2003 No Qualifying Final
2002 @ AAMI Sturt 15.9.99 d Norwood 9.12.66 by 33pts Crowd 10,765 (dh)
2001 @ AAMI Eagles 11.10.76 d Port 9.9.63 by 13pts Crowd 10,898 (dh)
2000 @ AAMI Central 22.11.143 d Port 10.10.70 by 73pts Crowd 15,539 (dh)

Club Details:

North:
LAST 10 SEASONS MINOR ROUND DETAILS FINALS
Year W-L-D Pos W-L Pos
1997 11-8-1 5th 1-1 4th
1998 5-15 8th -
1999 2-18 9th -
2000 3-16-1 8th -
2001 4-16 8th -
2002 6-14 7th -
2003 1-17-2 9th -
2004 12-8 4th 1-1 4th
2005 12-8 4th 1-1 4th
2006 16-4 2nd ?

FINALS RECORD (Since 1931)
Final P W L D
Elimination 6 5 1
Qualifying 4 1 3
First Semi 18 8 9 1
Second Semi 14 9 5
Preliminary 16 9 7
Grand Final 15 8 7
TOTAL 73 40 32

TEAM STATS RANKINGS
TEAM STATS RANKINGS
Category Per game Rank
Scored 122pts 1st
Allowed 99pts 5th
Kicks 198 7th
Handballs 126 4th
Possessions 324 5th
Marks 83 8th
Scoring Shots 32.7 1st
Accuracy 54.8% 7th
Ball Efficiency* 9.92 1st
Players Used 39 4th
Played Every Game 4 =6th
* Possessions per scoring shot

COACH – Andrew Jarman (3rd Season)
Record - 42-22 (Finals 2-2)

SEASON RECORDS
Highest Score Kicked
- 23.20.158 v West @ Prospect Rd 10
Lowest Score Kicked
- 9.11.65 v Central @ Adelaide Rd 6
Highest Score Allowed
- 21.21.147 by Eagles @ Woodville Rd 19
Lowest Score Allowed
- 5.9.39 by West @ Prospect Rd 10
Biggest Winning Margin
- 119pts v West @ Prospect Rd 10
Biggest Losing Margin
- 79pts by Eagles @ Thebarton Rd 9

INDIVIDUAL STATS LEADERS

POSSESSIONS
L Ivens 508
C Ladhams 447
H Younie 446
L Ryswyk 430
S Bamford 404

KICKS
C Ladhams 330
L Ryswyk 330
L Ivens 294
S Bamford 289
H Younie 254

HANDBALLS
L Ivens 214
H Younie 192
D Wintle 170
M Krieg 169
D Howard 154

MARKS
H Younie 133
L Ryswyk 125
N Gill 112
D Howard 97
C Ladhams 97

SCORING
C Ladhams 40.31
H Younie 40.19
N Gill 39.34
D Hargraves 35.19
M Campbell 29.14

Central:
LAST 10 SEASONS MINOR ROUND FINALS
Year W-L-D Pos W-L Pos
1997 12-8 3rd 1-2 3rd
1998 9-11 5th 0-1 5th
1999 10-10 7th -
2000 14-6 2nd 3-0 PREM
2001 16-4 1st 2-0 PREM
2002 18-2 1st 1-1 2nd
2003 16-4 1st 2-0 PREM
2004 17-3 1st 2-0 PREM
2005 15-5 1st 2-0 PREM
2006 12-8 3rd ?

FINALS RECORD (Since 1931)
Final P W L
Elimination 3 0 3
Qualifying 6 1 5
First Semi 7 4 3
Second Semi 9 7 2
Preliminary 6 1 5
Grand Final 8 5 3
TOTAL 39 18 21

TEAM STATS RANKINGS
Category Per game Rank
Scored 102pts 6th
Allowed 85pts 1st
Kicks 202 4th
Handballs 101 9th
Possessions 303 7th
Marks 89 5th
Scoring Shots 26.8 6th
Accuracy 56.2% 5th
Ball Efficiency* 11.3 4th
Players Used 38 5th
Played Every Game 7 2nd
* Possessions per scoring shot

COACH – Roy Laird – 4th season
Record – 66-20 Finals (6-0)

SEASON RECORDS
Highest Score Kicked
28.14.182 v Sturt @ Adelaide Rd 18
Lowest Score Kicked
- 7.8.50 v West @ Hamra Homes Rd 13 (W)
Highest Score Allowed
- 22.16.148 by Glenelg @ Adelaide Rd 3
Lowest Score Allowed
- 5.12.42 by West @ Hamra Homes Rd 13
Biggest Winning Margin
- 104pts v Sturt @ Adelaide Rd 18
Biggest Losing Margin
- 95pts by Glenelg @ Adelaide Rd 3

INDIVIDUAL STATS LEADERS

POSSESSIONS
M Slade 478
C O'Sullivan 427
J Gowans 378
P Thomas 373
C Gowans 336

KICKS
M Slade 327
P Thomas 278
C O'Sullivan 262
J Gowans 228
L McCabe 223

HANDBALLS
C O'Sullivan 165
M Slade 151
J Gowans 150
C Gowans 123
A Wilson 120

MARKS
A Wilson 124
D Schell 121
M Slade 107
P Scoullar 102
L Westhoff 88

SCORING
D Schell 45.31
C O'Sullivan 30.24
J Westhoff 30.12
M Slade 25.20
E Ware 22.11

Current Odds:
North $1.55(win)
$2.30 (1-39)
$3.00 (40+)
- 8.5pts (even money)
Central $2.35 (win)
$2.60 (1-39)
$6.00 (40+)
+ 10.5pts (even money)


Flag Odds:
North$2.60
Central $4.00

[doggies4eva]

Gee Wedgie, I hope Tim Gineva isn't coaching us this week!!

[Wedgie]

Did this stat catch others besides me by suprise (Im sure it doesn't catch Central fans by suprise):

Central last final played at Adelaide Oval – 1972 Prelim (Lost to Port by 6pts)

I was amazed that they hadn't played a final there this century but in retrospect when I think about it, the only time they weren't minor premiers recently was when the finals were at Footy Park and besides that they've always gone straight through to the 2nd semi when only the first week's finals were played at Adelaide Oval as well as not losing a 2nd semi when the Prelim has been at Adelaide.

What an absolute powerhouse they've been this century!!

[Wedgie]

Gee Wedgie, I hope Tim Gineva isn't coaching us this week!!

Damn I knew my cutting and pasting would come unstuck somewhere!
(Its a bloody long and arduous task transferring these stats from PDF format and copying and pasting seemed the quicker option after spending yonks on the South v Port stats)

Maybe I was just being hopeful as Roy Laird has a 6 zip record in the finals.

All fixed now. Thanks for pointing it out.

[smac]

Did this stat catch others besides me by suprise (Im sure it doesn't catch Central fans by suprise):

Central last final played at Adelaide Oval – 1972 Prelim (Lost to Port by 6pts)

I was amazed that they hadn't played a final there this century but in retrospect when I think about it, the only time they weren't minor premiers recently was when the finals were at Footy Park and besides that they've always gone straight through to the 2nd semi when only the first week's finals were played at Adelaide Oval as well as not losing a 2nd semi when the Prelim has been at Adelaide.

What an absolute powerhouse they've been this century!!

As you said, Dogs fans would be well aware of this one, but I for one am glad we finally get there in a final - it feels like we have missed out on something the last few years (aside from the flag of course!).

[CENTURION]

we played there last year & beat Port.

[smac]

we played there last year & beat Port.

Pretty sure that was AAMI Stadium Centurion.

[Wedgie]

Yep, 1st semi and 2nd semi were definately at Footy Park last year, I remember North's loss to the Eagles all to well and was on the field at 3/4 time so I know it was definately Footy Pk.

Just for the record at Footy Park in the 2nd week of the finals last year:

Eagles 16-14 110
D
North 15-9 99

Central 12-12 84
D
Port 5-9 39

[RoosterMarty]

Yes i remember that well also
That third quarter was wonderful but the Eages were just too good in the end, a great game though.

I cant wait for this game if the match at Hamra was anything to go by, i hope North take the same physical approach into this game, they were tough at the man and the ball that night. If we are 40 points up in the last term i dont want it to get back to 2 though!

[sydney-dog]

$3.00 ON DOGS, I might just have a nibble at that

[Wedgie]

The team might be slightly out (I got the forwards, centre line and on ballers spot on) but I have the squad right, I got this off the radio and they read it out pretty quick:

F: Gill Hargraves Younie
HF: Krieg Alleway Gatto
C: Ryswyk Ladhams Bamford
HB: Coulter Koops Ivens
B: McIntyre Schubert D.Ebert

1R: Hudson Howard Wintle

I/C (from) : O'Hara Edwards Martin Walker M.Campbell

In: Hudson, Gill, Krieg, Koops
Out: Wakelin, R.Ebert

Central also named a squad of 23 with J. Gowans and D.Schell coming back in and C.Gowans staying in. Mullins was the only bloke out at this stage.

[Dogwatcher]

I feel like a cheerleader - but Bring It On!

If anyone's in the Riverland on Sunday and needs to watch the footy, I'm home!!!!!

Come on Dogs, knock off these cocky Cocks!

Hmmmmm.

[CENTURION]

could have sworn that it was Adelaide Oval! What the hell was I on back then!

[MightyEagles]

After 4 qtrs. - Draw
After 2 overtimes - North.

[doggies4eva]

After 4 qtrs. - Draw
After 2 overtimes - North.

You sound a bit worried about coming up against a fit North or Doggies unit

[smac]

After 4 qtrs. - Draw
After 2 overtimes - North.

You sound a bit worried about coming up against a fit North or Doggies unit

So he should be! No one is looking an outright favourite yet, all games will be belters IMHO.

[MightyEagles]

After 4 qtrs. - Draw
After 2 overtimes - North.

You sound a bit worried about coming up against a fit North or Doggies unit

So he should be! No one is looking an outright favourite yet, all games will be belters IMHO.

I want both sides to beat each other up on the field. I prefer to play North over the Dogs any day, if you look at the Eagles form against the Dogs in the finals.

[doggies4eva]

After 4 qtrs. - Draw
After 2 overtimes - North.

You sound a bit worried about coming up against a fit North or Doggies unit

So he should be! No one is looking an outright favourite yet, all games will be belters IMHO.

I want both sides to beat each other up on the field. I prefer to play North over the Dogs any day, if you look at the Eagles form against the Dogs in the finals.

Fair enough. We'll do our best to go against you your wish:wink: North proably don't like playing us either given their record.

[Maddogmike]

Centrals to win by 3 goals

[Adelaide Hawk]

North by 12 points.