SA Footy

Sunday August 11

Sturt v Norwood | Peter Motley Oval | 1:40pm

Live telecast on Channel 7 and the 7plus App
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STURT
Sturt could take an unchanged line-up into its massive contest against Norwood on Sunday.

Coming off a hard-fought win against the Eagles in Round 15, the Double Blues have added just two players to their 23-man squad.

Athletic forward Mihail Lochowiak and utility Joel Thiele have been added to the five-man extended interchange bench.

Premiership forward Josh Hone will play his 100th Statewide Super League match after making his debut in Round 15 2014.

League

F: Sutcliffe, Fahey-Sparks, Riley

HF: J. Hone, Patullo, Greenslade

C: Pearce, Colquhoun, Crocker

HB: Sumner, Stephens, Harms

B: Carey, F. Evans, Edmonds



R: Read, Kirkwood, Battersby

INT: M. Evans, Slimming, Thiele, M. Lochowiak, Coomblas

IN: Thiele, M. Lochowiak

Reserves
T. Hone, Condon, McEntee, Shute, Hough, Parker-Boers, Weeks, How, Grieve, Voss, Mitchell, Laycock, Armiento, Fahey, Coombe, Trenorden, Grivell, Thornton, Allan, Crane.

Under-18
F: J. Parker-Boers, Smith, J. Ferrari
HF: Fahey, Ferres, Evans
C: Thomas, Crane, Wingard
HB: Starr, Matteucci, Grieve
B: Z. Grivell, Paddick, May

R: Zevenboom, Harradine, Britten-Jones
INT: Bates, Opperman, Howe, Fryer
EMG: Willsmore, Durack, Duperouzel, Berry

NORWOOD
Norwood has recalled its captain to confront Sturt on Sunday.

Skipper Jace Bode has been named in the back pocket after spending the past two matches in the Reserves gaining match fitness after an ankle injury in Round 9.

The former Double Blue has been joined in the Redlegs’ 24-man squad by utility Ed Smart, defender Mac Bower, small forward Cody Szust and possible RAA Rookie Sam Buckham.

Impressive forward Cameron Taheny will line-up for Rostrevor College while Cameron Ball couldn’t be considered due to a back complaint.

League

F: Grigg, L. Johnston, Gerloff

HF: J. Richards, Dawe, Nunn

C: Barry, Panos, Hamilton

HB: McKenzie, Talia, Wilkins

B: Bode, Georgiou, Shenton



R: Baulderstone, Bampton, Stephens

INT: Z. Richards, A. Wilson, Bower, Smart, Szust, Buckham

IN: Smart, Bode, Bower, Szust, Buckham

OUT: Taheny (College), Ball (Back)

Reserves
D. Johnston, Olsson, Fahlbusch-Moore, Forster, Saywell, Charlton, Martin, Barnett, Hay, Waters, J. Wilson, Coles, Millman, Crauford, Pascoe, Pedro, Wilhelm, Spence, Di Stefano, Heard.

Under-18
Murley, Joseph, De Luca, Morris, Cavallaro, D. Trepka, M. Trepka, Kudra, Scott, Altomare, Gal, Murphy, Kortesis, Falco, Swanbury, Fairbrother, Minervini, Carroll, Roberts, Lake, Bartlett, Duke, Binder, Hearing.

Get the feeling this one will be close, like maybe under a goal either way. Sturt very consistent and solid so hard to go past them at home.

The Range Rover Moleskin Liberal Party Cup.

Booney wrote:The Range Rover Moleskin Liberal Party Cup.

Funny. I drive a Ford Transit Custom and I've voted ALP all my life. Strange the type of people who gravitate to football clubs.....

Sturt to flex their premiership muscle credentials.

best player in the comp, (Kirkwood) to dominate.

knowledge wrote:

Booney wrote:The Range Rover Moleskin Liberal Party Cup.

Funny. I drive a Ford Transit Custom and I've voted ALP all my life. Strange the type of people who gravitate to football clubs.....

Not me! Everything I own is made of tweed and my chauffeur allows me the privilege of drinking without having to run shoulders with regular folk on the bus.

Norwood is one of the sides that beat us first time around. It's must win for the Blues! A top 3 spot is at stake, and Norwood has a team capable of going the whole way to September. I reckon we're good enough to beat them, but we'll need to be at our best.

Sturt by 2 goals

Cody Szust to be voted BOG

therisingblues wrote:... Norwood has a team capable of going the whole way to September. ...

Norwood does have a team capable of going the whole way to September (thanks to the Eags and South losing some important games, and a relatively easy draw in the final 2 rounds).

Based on 80% of their performances this year, they don't have a team capable of going the whole way in September. Hope I'm wrong.

Game will get called off when a player gets lost in the mud.

Most grounds would be a bit boggy after the rain we have had but Unley holds up well these days .

Go blues. Devo I can't be there this weekend.

10-5 Sturt so far this season
The 5 losses were against AC/NW/GL/PA/AC
The 10 wins against EG/SA/NA/WA/CD/NA/SA/CD/WA/WT


Therefore ST have not beaten any team currently in the top 5 of the SANFL ladder
Should the trend continue, these 2 teams might meet again in an Elimination Final

gadj1976 wrote:Go blues. Devo I can't be there this weekend.

Sounds like your Freedom of Choice is being curtailed. Reckon Sturt might Whip It today, but even if they don't, remember it's still a Beautiful World.

Gale at Unley or just a fast start by us?

Jim05 wrote:Gale at Unley or just a fast start by us?

According to the commentators there’s around a 3 goal breeze mate. We’ve played pretty well, long way to go still though

JK wrote:

Jim05 wrote:Gale at Unley or just a fast start by us?

According to the commentators there’s around a 3 goal breeze mate. We’ve played pretty well, long way to go still though

Pretty much evened it out that quarter by the looks so a nice buffer going into 1/2 time. Really need a big 3rd quarter now

Jim05 wrote:

JK wrote:

Jim05 wrote:Gale at Unley or just a fast start by us?

According to the commentators there’s around a 3 goal breeze mate. We’ve played pretty well, long way to go still though

Pretty much evened it out that quarter by the looks so a nice buffer going into 1/2 time. Really need a big 3rd quarter now

Skills have been on point thus far, need them to hold up again because Sturt are too good not to make a run at us

Brett wrote:Most grounds would be a bit boggy after the rain we have had but Unley holds up well these days .

Erm, not by the looks of it.