Elimination Final Glenelg v Eagles

[nwdfanparade]

Current forecast for Sunday is wet and very windy.

1974 gf anyone??

1988 first semi?

1981 prelim

was the '81 prelim the one when Glg had the wind for 3 quarters of the game?

[Spargo]

Yep, swung around at qtr time.

[mal]

That game
GL 12-14
NW 4-7

29,710 and me attended that match
for an unbiased view point on that game, will leave it to Dedja for his review

[dedja]

Current forecast for Sunday is wet and very windy.

1974 gf anyone??

I assume you were there Stamp?

I think it was Max Hall (but stand corrected) who stated that Bagshaw said afterwards that Sturt were lucky as they won the toss, and the Bays would have been premiers if the toss went the other way.

That said, the Bays were outscored in the last quarter when they had the breeze (I think), plus it was said that the ground was unprotected from the wind in footy park’s first year as it was yet to be completed, so Sturt made the most of it in the 1st quarter.

Dunno, I wasn’t there and was too young to remember, so don’t know how much the wind varied or changed during the match.

The Bays definitely got the best of the conditions in the ‘81 prelim, was enjoyable being there with Norwood High school friends and on the Monday back at school. Not so the week after.

[Bluedemon]

From sanfl website

How it will unfold - By Peter Cornwall
Is the slumbering giant awakening? Can the reigning premier regain its best form and start stringing wins together again when it counts? Was last week’s crushing win against South Adelaide a pointer more great things are ahead for the club that has set the benchmark over the past six SANFL seasons? There are always heaps of questions before the cutthroat elimination final kicks off our major round.

And there are plenty about the Eagles. Can they regain the mojo that had them on top of the table after Round 10? Can the club that has challenged Glenelg most over the past half-dozen years, with back-to-back flags in 2020-21, turn it on again in springtime on Adelaide Oval?

While it’s fair to say the second half of the season hasn’t gone as well as supporters of these sides might have hoped, the Tigers winning just three of their past eight games and the Eagles only one, there are five clubs whose seasons are over that would love to be out there on the iconic ground again just three wins from a grand final date. One of these sides will be two games from the premiership decider by Sunday evening – and suddenly feeling pretty positive about what might be ahead. And it’s only six years since North Adelaide showed what can be done by charging from the elimination final to win the flag.

The Tigers certainly look the most likely of these opponents to set off on a winning run. They were back to their most potent in dismissing the Panthers by 118 points at the Bay, kicking a remarkable 21.22 (148) after only averaging 63 points in their previous seven games. But, mostly, it was about making the most of their chances. In losses the previous two weeks against North and Central they had won clearances 36-34 and 48-30 and inside 50s 59-41 and 48-29, so maybe they weren’t as far away as some people had been telling us. And the week before that they overwhelmed reigning premier Norwood by 34 points, winning clearances 47-33 and inside-50s 55-42.

And the news could be getting better if the Bays can get past the Eagles, with last year’s Jack Oatey Medallist Lachie Hosie making a bold bid to return from his long-term knee injury.

While it’s harder to mount a case for the Eagles, the two clashes between these sides this season point to this sudden-death confrontation being hard fought. Glenelg won both times – but by just 11 points at Woodville in Round 7 and 12 points at the Bay in Round 13, when the Tigers only sealed the deal with a Luke Reynolds goal in time-on of the last quarter.

The Eagles will have happy memories of their past two finals against the Tigers at Adelaide Oval, winning the second semi-final and grand final in 2021. And it’s only a couple of weeks since Sam Jacobs’ men had that winning feeling as they brushed South aside by 57 points, slamming on 13 goals in the second half in a return to the free-scoring footy they had displayed in the first 10 rounds when they claimed outstanding wins against the current premiership favourites, Norwood and Sturt.

The Panthers were unable to subdue a dynamo who clearly can be a matchwinner on the big stage in finals – James Rowe. He racked up 29 disposals, seven clearances and booted four goals while adding the spark and enthusiasm necessary for wins in September.

While the Eagles clearly have been missing superstar midfielder Riley Knight, who has undergone shoulder surgery, they have a couple of legends they will want to keep on the park as long as possible this September. Stairway Of Champions inductees Matthew Goldsworthy and Luke Thompson are royalty down at Woodville with more than 500 league games and five premierships between them and their team-mates will be desperate to send them off in style.

[Dogs64]

Troy Menzels retired at seasons end.

[stampy]

Current forecast for Sunday is wet and very windy.

1974 gf anyone??

I assume you were there Stamp?

I think it was Max Hall (but stand corrected) who stated that Bagshaw said afterwards that Sturt were lucky as they won the toss, and the Bays would have been premiers if the toss went the other way.

That said, the Bays were outscored in the last quarter when they had the breeze (I think), plus it was said that the ground was unprotected from the wind in footy park’s first year as it was yet to be completed, so Sturt made the most of it in the 1st quarter.

Dunno, I wasn’t there and was too young to remember, so don’t know how much the wind varied or changed during the match.

The Bays definitely got the best of the conditions in the ‘81 prelim, was enjoyable being there with Norwood High school friends and on the Monday back at school. Not so the week after.

yeah i was there, a brilliant third qtr set us up to win but the blokes were spent "sigh", missed the 81 prelim, was at coll v carlton, it went off, made our gf sound like a wake

[Aerie]

Footy Film SA uploaded this gem a few days ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU37uwlP8Xw&t=13s

ANZAC Day 1980. 22,705 at Adelaide Oval; the biggest crowd of the minor round that season. Port vs South on the same day at Football Park drew 19,556.

In Round 21 of the same year, West Torrens defeated Sturt by 5 goals in front of 10,000 at Football Park to comfortably sit above them in 3rd spot with 13 wins, a win and over 20 goals percentage in front. In Round 22, the final round, Glenelg would defeat West Torrens by 20 points in front of 11,000 at Footy Park and Sturt 31.20 (206) defeated West 12.11 (83) to just pip the Eagles on percentage by 0.18%. Torrens would go on to lose the Elimination Final against Norwood the next week and never play another Final again.

Expectation and hopes would've been high for Eagles supporters after that ANZAC Day win in 1980 - putting them top of the table. Perhaps it is relative success since the amalgamation, but expectations are very low heading in to this weekend, scraping in on 8 wins. But opportunities to play finals are rare and winning them is hard. There is always hope if you're still in the game at this time of year. May the Eagles take the opportunity to put their best forward on Sunday and win or lose, leave nothing out there. You never know when your next opportunity will be.

[Spargo]

No McGree.

[Spargo]

Footy Film SA uploaded this gem a few days ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU37uwlP8Xw&t=13s

ANZAC Day 1980. 22,705 at Adelaide Oval; the biggest crowd of the minor round that season. Port vs South on the same day at Football Park drew 19,556.

In Round 21 of the same year, West Torrens defeated Sturt by 5 goals in front of 10,000 at Football Park to comfortably sit above them in 3rd spot with 13 wins, a win and over 20 goals percentage in front. In Round 22, the final round, Glenelg would defeat West Torrens by 20 points in front of 11,000 at Footy Park and Sturt 31.20 (206) defeated West 12.11 (83) to just pip the Eagles on percentage by 0.18%. Torrens would go on to lose the Elimination Final against Norwood the next week and never play another Final again.

Expectation and hopes would've been high for Eagles supporters after that ANZAC Day win in 1980 - putting them top of the table. Perhaps it is relative success since the amalgamation, but expectations are very low heading in to this weekend, scraping in on 8 wins. But opportunities to play finals are rare and winning them is hard. There is always hope if you're still in the game at this time of year. May the Eagles take the opportunity to put their best forward on Sunday and win or lose, leave nothing out there. You never know when your next opportunity will be.

Great footage. Galt & McVicar were terrible footballers, Peter Marker & Ian Day however were the best commentators…

[PatowalongaPirate]

GLENELG

F: Stretch, McBean, Snook

HF: Chandler, Reynolds, Gerloff

C: Martini, Bell, Window

HB: Curran, Proud, Ridgway

B: Gould, Adams, Bailey

R: Holder, Lyons, Allen

INT: Lovelock, Kitschke, McGree, Stevens, Scharenberg, Wisdom, Stockman

IN: Wisdom, Stockman, Kitschke

EAGLES

F: Beattie, Cooke, Nicholls

HF: Buck, Ballenden, Rowe

C: Barkla, Williams, Goldsworthy

HB: Morris, Fleeton, Sinor

B: Litster, Thompson, Rowland

R: Redden, D’Aloia, McKay

INT: Firns, Hansen, Moore, Wheare, McFarlane, Menzel, Mawson

IN: McFarlane, Menzel, Mawson, Moore

OUT: Hann (concussion)

MILESTONE: Zac Buck (50 games)

[am Bays]

Bays looking for their first win over the Eagles in a final since the 1992 Prelim

[stampy]

Footy Film SA uploaded this gem a few days ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU37uwlP8Xw&t=13s

ANZAC Day 1980. 22,705 at Adelaide Oval; the biggest crowd of the minor round that season. Port vs South on the same day at Football Park drew 19,556.

In Round 21 of the same year, West Torrens defeated Sturt by 5 goals in front of 10,000 at Football Park to comfortably sit above them in 3rd spot with 13 wins, a win and over 20 goals percentage in front. In Round 22, the final round, Glenelg would defeat West Torrens by 20 points in front of 11,000 at Footy Park and Sturt 31.20 (206) defeated West 12.11 (83) to just pip the Eagles on percentage by 0.18%. Torrens would go on to lose the Elimination Final against Norwood the next week and never play another Final again.

Expectation and hopes would've been high for Eagles supporters after that ANZAC Day win in 1980 - putting them top of the table. Perhaps it is relative success since the amalgamation, but expectations are very low heading in to this weekend, scraping in on 8 wins. But opportunities to play finals are rare and winning them is hard. There is always hope if you're still in the game at this time of year. May the Eagles take the opportunity to put their best forward on Sunday and win or lose, leave nothing out there. You never know when your next opportunity will be.

Great footage. Galt & McVicar were terrible footballers, Peter Marker & Ian Day however were the best commentators…

the eags started well that year, supporters were up and about and a lot came out of the woodwork, a crowd of 18000+ crammed into alberton to watch the magpies obliterate torrens by 15 goals a few weeks later, they were boughht back down to earth real quick

[another grub]

Eags to fire up for Uncle's 50th

[Spargo]

Glenelg - $1.45
WWT - $2.75

[Pseudo]

Bays by 4 points.

[mots02]

In true Elimination Final style, this will be an arm wrestle for a half.

The bays to then break it open midway through the 3rd and then win by as much as they feel like as the Eagles drop off acknowledging their inevitable exit.

[Bluedemon]

Be good to see the Eagles win but on current form, Glenelg by 5 goals

[locky801]

Bays by 47 points

[Spargo]

Tiges by 22 pts.