SA Footy

Central District Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Magpies

Saturday, 9th August 2014

Playford Alive Oval, Elizabeth

League @ 2:10pm

Reserves @ 11:25am

Broadcast - 1197am RPH Adelaide from 1:30pm

Ah, my favourite footy fixture of the year.

Dodgy lunch at the Town Centre food court, beers at the footy and the usual fun and games on the Gawler Central.

Can't wait!

FRUCK EM am not going and never will go to watch a AFL RESERVES TEAM !!!!!!!

That's alright you can always just play the pokies in the club

Rising Power wrote:That's alright you can always just play the pokies in the club

Yep paid up member homematch pass but yah r right also support club with my wife by wining dining and poking Yeah Man !!!!

Who's Yeah Man?

Game of the round (given that North probably won't give a yelp against Sturt)...Centrals by 16 points.

Port to bounce back with a few inclusions.

Port by two goals

Well with my AFL RESERVES BYE today i might head out and watch the Salisbury North Hawks v the Goody Saints !

ALFIE!!!!!

UK Fan wrote:ALFIE!!!!!

The greatest player to have ever worn a Magpies jumper!!!!!
An a Master of the Helicopter Punt!!!!!

Doggies absolutely dominated the first half.

Maggies absolutely dominated the third term.

Shared the last quarter.

If anyone finds a forward line, please send it to the Port Adelaide Football Club...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xUM2MQBLoac

The final three minutes. Alfie Jenner superstar!!

What an emotional roler coaster that must have been for everyone there! I was at Glenelg and only hearing updates, but by the sounds a ripper of a game!

Sounded like a classic game. Port really coming back to the pack. Now that last free kick, was it there? The footage didn't show anything like a free kick should have been given...maybe I missed something but just looked like a normal contest...

Jimmy wrote:Sounded like a classic game. Port really coming back to the pack. Now that last free kick, was it there? The footage didn't show anything like a free kick should have been given...maybe I missed something but just looked like a normal contest...

Alfie, said that night it felt like a kick to the head.

sjt wrote:

Jimmy wrote:Sounded like a classic game. Port really coming back to the pack. Now that last free kick, was it there? The footage didn't show anything like a free kick should have been given...maybe I missed something but just looked like a normal contest...

Alfie, said that night it felt like a kick to the head.

He also said he was shitting himself going back for the kick. Out of everyone in the team I don't think I would have wanted the ball with anyone else though. Alfie is always composed with the ball.

Port were back to their old tricks, the runner spent more time on the ground than most of the players. At one stage in the last quarter he had been on the ground continuously for over 7 mins. Just taking up space and not delivering any messages!

The crowd were furious with him and the bench all game and made sure they knew about the win at the end of the game. Thought the chubby one was going to jump the fence, although that could have just been to get to the canteen for the free donuts.

Softest free ever!!

westcoastpanther wrote:Softest free ever!!

It's OK because Ports second to last goal came after a clear mark was not paid to Centrals, so it all evens out in the end.

Jimmy wrote:Sounded like a classic game. Port really coming back to the pack. Now that last free kick, was it there? The footage didn't show anything like a free kick should have been given...maybe I missed something but just looked like a normal contest...

So you are saying that it wasn't a free kick. I don't know how you can make that assessment. Port bench are almost on the ground and are signalling to flood Centrals forward line. Waldhutter left on his own, takes the gamble and goes for the run and long kick to Jenner. Two Port defenders facing the opposite way to the ball coming in trying to spoil - should be an immediate free kick anyway. The mark is hard to work out - did Jenner have his hand in front of the third Port defender and hook it back? Certainly Port defender (sam Russell) is in the better position falling back with the original flight of the ball but at no time does he have any control. Jenner knows where the ball is and on the second grab controls the ball and brings it to ground. Russell still falling back with what he thought was the flight of the ball. Jenner lands on Russells outstretched leg. Russell dives back in with 2 other defenders. All have their backs to the camera, Jenner lurches forward and umpire is in perfect position for once. Port players don't remonstrate.

Port may be coming back to the pack, but there is no doubt this Centrals team has found its straps. Since going down to Sturt at home by 52 points followed by a 13 point loss to port at Alberton in round 9, Centrals only loss was to Norwood on a wet night. Beating your lot on your cow paddock with 2 men down in the first half, and this win with Ports normal dirty tricks, shows some real determination. We still probably don't deserve a finals berth based on how bad we were in the first half of the season, but if we get there we will give it a shake.