1st Semi Final 2006: North v South

[Wedgie]

Sunday 24th of September 2006
12.05pm Adelaide Oval

Facts of Interest:

- North have won back to back Stanley H Lewis Trophy’s
- In their past 5 straight finals campaigns North have Lost First Semi Final to finish fourth.
- North won their first Double Chance 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) or lost to South in a final (5-0)
- The last team to “go out in straight sets” was Port in 2000
- South are coming off first finals win since 1990 Elimination Final
- South last time won a first semi / 2 finals in a year – 1979 (Played in Grand Final)
- South have gone 42 years without a premiership (last 1964) is longest current drought in the SANFL.
- South have never defeated North in a final (0-5)
- South have defeated every team in the league this season except North
- This is a battle between the two best attacking teams in the league
- North #1 - avg 122.4 pts per game
- South #2 - avg 121.7 pts per game

Finals overall between North and South:
Played: 5
North won: 5
South won: 0
Drawn: 0
All encounters between North and South:
Played: 235
North won: 161
South won: 72
Drawn: 2
At Adelaide Oval:
Played: 102
North win: 72
South win: 34
Drawn: 0
Recent Encounters : North have won last 4 encounters.
Recent Results
2006 Rd 21 Aug 26 @ Prospect North 21.15.141 d South 16.6.102 by 39pts
2006 Rd 14 July 8 @ Prospect North 20.18.138 d South 13.12.90 by 48pts
2006 Rd 2 April 8 @ Noarlunga North 20.21.141 d South 19.9.123 by 18pts
2005 Rd 19 Aug 6 @ Noarlunga North 11.15.81 d South 10.6.66 by 15pts
2005 Rd 9 May 28 @ Prospect South 22.17.149 d North 14.7.91 by 58pts
Last Final
1991 2SF Sept 21 @ Football Pk North 10.22.82 d South 7.6.48 by 34pts
Last Draw
2003 Rd 9 May 24 @ Noarlunga South 16.13.109 v North 16.13.109

RECORDS NORTH v SOUTH
Highest Score 34.22.226 (Rd7 May13 1972 @Ad)
Lowest Score 2.15.27 (Rd3 May15 1909 @Ad*)
[b]Highest Losing Score 18.18.126 (Rd16 July17 1985 @Ad)
Lowest Winning Score [/b]2.15.27 (Rd3 May15 1909 @Ad)
Biggest Winning Margin 178pts (Rd7 May13 1972 @Ad)

RECORDS SOUTH v NORTH
Highest Score 29.20.194 (Rd9 May28 1977 @Ad)
Lowest Score 2.0.12 (Rd3 May15 1909 @Ad)
Highest Losing Score 20.15.135 (Rd2 Apr22 1967 @Ad)
Lowest Winning Score 6.6.42 (Rd2 May10 1920 @Ad)
Biggest Winning Margin 118pts (Rd9 May28 1977 @Ad)


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 5 1 4
First Semi 18 8 9 1
Second Semi 14 9 5
Preliminary 16 9 7
Grand Final 15 8 7
TOTAL 74 40 33

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 - 43-22 (Finals 2-3)

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


South:
LAST 10 SEASONS MINOR ROUND DETAILS (No finals played)
Year W-L-D Pos
1997 4-14-2 9th
1998 9-11 7th
1999 2-18 8th
2000 9-10-1 6th
2001 7-13 7th
2002 4-16 8th
2003 6-13-1 7th
2004 7-13 8th
2005 7-13 7th
2006 11-9 4th

FINALS RECORD (Since 1931)
Final P W L
Elimination 6 3 3
Qualifying 2 0 2
First Semi 8 3 5
Second Semi 6 1 5
Preliminary 8 5 3
Grand Final 6 3 3
TOTAL 36 15 21

TEAM STATS RANKINGS
Category Per game Rank
Scored 122pts 2nd
Allowed 99pts 3rd
Kicks 201 5th
Handballs 162 1st
Possessions 363 1st
Marks 96 2nd
Scoring Shots 30 2nd
Accuracy 60.7% 1st
Ball Efficiency* 12.0 5th
Players Used 29 9th
Played Every Game 8 1st
* Possessions per scoring shot

COACH – Rob Pyman (3rd Season)
Record –25-35 Finals (0-0)

SEASON RECORDS
Highest Score Kicked
- 24.18.162 v Port @ Noarlunga Rd 12
Lowest Score Kicked
- 10.14.74 Twice, last v Norwood @ Coopers
Highest Score Allowed
- 21.15.141 Twice, last by North @ Prospect
Lowest Score Allowed
- 8.7.55 by Port @ Noarlunga Rd 12
Biggest Winning Margin
- 107pts v Port @ Noarlunga Rd 12
Biggest Losing Margin
- 48pts by North @ Prospect Rd 14

INDIVIDUAL STATS LEADERS

POSSESSIONS
R Archard 566
S McGlone 550
S Kenna 506
M Handby 447
D Clarke 436

KICKS
S McGlone 368
S Kenna 296
R Archard 283
D Clarke 233
D Cupido 228

HANDBALLS
M Handby 297
R Archard 283
S Kenna 208
G Bennett 206
D Clarke 203

MARKS
S McGlone 142
C Parry 141
R Archard 129
G Bennett 112
B Warren 111

SCORING
B Warren 61.23
D Cupido 55.28
A Davey 39.20
D Iljcsen 36.16
S Kenna 25.15

Current Odds:
North $1.50(win)
$2.20 (1-39)
$3.20 (40+)
- 20.5pts (even money)
South $2.50 (win)
$2.70 (1-39)
$7.00 (40+)
+ 12.5pts (even money)


Flag Odds:
North$4.00
South $6.00

[Aerie]

Some big inclusions in to this game for both sides which should bring more people through the gates. Cupido, Ladhams, Ivens and possibly Ben Hart.

North should win having recently been far too good for South at Prospect. North have bounced back from all of their bad defeats this year and are the type of team that only need a spark to get them going on all cylinders. It will be interesting to see if South are satisfied with a finals win already under their belt or whether the win from last week will give them confidence to carry on. If South start like they did last week North will blow them out of the water, but if they can hang on early it should be a good game.

Whichever team wins this match will be closer to a Grand Final than they have been for 15 years.

[spell_check]

Some big inclusions in to this game for both sides which should bring more people through the gates. Cupido, Ladhams, Ivens and possibly Ben Hart.

North should win having recently been far too good for South at Prospect. North have bounced back from all of their bad defeats this year and are the type of team that only need a spark to get them going on all cylinders. It will be interesting to see if South are satisfied with a finals win already under their belt or whether the win from last week will give them confidence to carry on. If South start like they did last week North will blow them out of the water, but if they can hang on early it should be a good game.

Whichever team wins this match will be closer to a Grand Final than they have been for 15 years.

Ha, the TV will be more enticing for the fair weather fans when rain threatens on Sunday.

[Ian]

South won the last encounter, Port the previous 7

[-]

North and south have drawn more than twice. Ive seen 2 of them and im 24.

[Jimmy]

huge game....gonna make sure i listen to this one...

hmm, north should win, but for some reason i could be pulling for south here...

GO PANTERS

[Wedgie]

North and south have drawn more than twice. Ive seen 2 of them and im 24.

I'm no mathematics expert but if you'd seen the only 2 draws between the clubs and there were none before that then doesn't 2 + 0 = 2?

[Adelaide Hawk]

A lot will depend upon how North Adelaide's team shapes up. All things being equal I'd probably go for North but I have a feeling South may be too good on this occasion.

[MightyEagles]

I'm picking North in this game.

[mighty_tiger_79]

I THINK SOUTH have a great chance to advance to the following week, mind you NORTH will be fairly fresh after last weeks non-effort.

[-]

North and south have drawn more than twice. Ive seen 2 of them and im 24.

I'm no mathematics expert but if you'd seen the only 2 draws between the clubs and there were none before that then doesn't 2 + 0 = 2?

On the sasnfl site under south it says they have drawn with north 3 times.

Under north it says they have drawn with south 9 times

What i was getting at before was that i was sure i had seen that north had drawn heaps with south. according to sanfl website they have and havnt.

[MightyEagles]

North and south have drawn more than twice. Ive seen 2 of them and im 24.

I'm no mathematics expert but if you'd seen the only 2 draws between the clubs and there were none before that then doesn't 2 + 0 = 2?

On the sasnfl site under south it says they have drawn with north 3 times.

Under north it says they have drawn with south 9 times

What i was getting at before was that i was sure i had seen that north had drawn heaps with south. according to sanfl website they have and havnt.

And in the 2006 SA Football Media Guide it's 2 drawn matches (since 1907)
Whos sasnfl?

[Wedgie]

North's team for this week:

F Younie Hargraves Edwards
HF Gill Alleway M.Campbell
C Ryswyk Wintle Bamford
HB Ivens Schubert Krieg
B McIntyre Koops D.Ebert

Ruck: Hudson Howard Ladhams
Interchange: Wakelin Gatto Walker M.Campbell Edwards

In:Ladhams, Koops, Ivens, Wakelin, Hargraves
Out:Coulter (concussion), O'Hara, R.Ebert, Cubillo, Martin[/b]

[Wedgie]

Yes Mighty Eagles is on the mark, I thought I'd explained it to you at least twice before -.
The stats we display on here and the only one's that can be taken as accurate are those from 1907.
I'm sure there was quite a few draws earlier when scores were low but records kept were not accurate.
If I have to explain this to you again I'll throttle you with that candy stripe guernsey you were to games!

[blueandwhite]

Five on the interchange ? are there injury issues?
No Hart ? O'hara dropped?
talk us through it wedgie..!

[Wedgie]

Five on the interchange ? are there injury issues?
No Hart ? O'hara dropped?
talk us through it wedgie..!

5 on the interchange but someone on the Roost picked up that Edwards was named in both the forward pocket and on the I/C bench so only 4.
Hart, White and O'Hara have been named in the ressies so there's a bit more depth this week.

O'Hara has been disappointing but other North supporters have been more harsh on him than I have, he's been soft at a lot of ruck contest but Im amazed at the amount of small stuff he does that quite often goes unnoticed, I'd say at least 10 goals have come from him getting quick handpasses out to a running player this year. I'd still have him in the team ahead of Wakelin, I'd even have Down (who has been named on the ressies I/C bench) ahead of Wakelin to tell the truth but Wakes is a trier.

In regard to the 4 on the bench, I'd say that'd be a precaution with a few players coming back from injury and the ressies being the day before the league.

[Strawb]

South to do a westies from 1991 win all the way to the Grand Final then lose everything including the fights.

[spell_check]

If indeed O'Hara doesn't play for the League side, his consecutive games run will end at 77. It started in Round 17 2003, 56 for Eagles and 21 for North.

[Wedgie]

If indeed O'Hara doesn't play for the League side, his consecutive games run will end at 77. It started in Round 17 2003, 56 for Eagles and 21 for North.

Cheers spelly, Im going to take that stat over to the Roost, an interesting one!

[spell_check]

As far as I know, Brett James is the only player to have a longer current consecutive run than O'Hara - 126 matches, which started in the Elimination Final of 2000.