Round 4 North v Adelaide

[PatowalongaPirate]

REVO FITNESS OVAL | SATURDAY 25TH APRIL | 2.10PM

[locky801]

Adelaide by 27 points

[PatowalongaPirate]

North

League

F Charlie Dickeson, Mitch Harvey, Blayne O’Loughlin

HF Kelsey Rypstra, Lachlan Wilsdon, Hughen Wissman

C Frank Szekely, James Battersby, Hugh Payze

HB Alex Spina, Dyson Hilder, Harrison Wigg

B Harrison Magor, Josh Gillow, Cody Raak

R Alex Van Wyk, Angus Schumacher, Oliver Francou

INT Jake Cresswell, Tadhg Evans, Will Francou, Luke Lawrence, Tom Stevens, Tom Tasker, Reed Van Huisstede

IN Tadhg Evans, Will Francou, Tom Stevens

NEW Tadhg Evans (Lara, Victoria)

MILESTONE Blayne O’Loughlin (50 games)

ADELAIDE

Reserves

F James Richards, Archie Ludowyke, Kieran Strachan

HF Sid Draper, Tyler Welsh, Daniel Curtin

C Mitchell Marsh, Jay Boyle, Chayce Jones

HB Indy Cotton, Oscar Ryan, Harrison Boyle

B Lachlan Sholl, Tom Bell, Ned Atkinson

R Reilly O’Brien, Blake Drury, Jake Soligo

INT Jaxon Bennett, Tate Coleman, William Crane, Joseph Haines, Dayne McGary, Cameron Taheny

IN Daniel Curtin, Joseph Haines, Dayne McGary, Jake Soligo

OUT Toby Murray (AFL), James Borlase (AFL)

[MannyK]

North by 2.

[dedja]

Heart says North by 23, Head says Adelaide by 47

[am Bays]

Heart says North by 23, Head says Adelaide by 47

I've heard more genuine statements from the Orange Imbecile...

[Pseudo]

Heart says North by 23, Head says Adelaide by 47

Heart says "No AFL in the SANFL" and head doesn't GAF.

[another grub]

Looks a good Ravens side. They will be winning

[Spargo]

Crowserves by 44 pts.

[DOC]

Adelaide by 5 goals

[locky801]

All Adelaide early

1/4 time

Adelaide 4.3
North 0.1

[locky801]

1/2 time

Adelaide 8.7
North 1.3

[locky801]

Better 1/4 chicken and chips by the Chooks

Adelaide 8.13
North 5.5

[locky801]

Win to Adelaide

Poor 1st half by the Chooks did them no favours

Adelaide 10.13
North 9.6

[stampy]

Win to Adelaide

Poor 1st half by the Chooks did them no favours

Adelaide 10.13
North 9.6

You are never out of the game against the crowserves, tend to only play a half

[robranisgod]

Win to Adelaide

Poor 1st half by the Chooks did them no favours

Adelaide 10.13
North 9.6

You are never out of the game against the crowserves, tend to only play a half

North only play a half, too. The second half.
North's first halves have been horrendous. Their second halves in three of the four games have been very competitive.
In North's first halves the opposition have outscored North 29 goals 20 to 13 Goals 16 behinds.
In the second halves North have outscored the opposition 28 goals 17 to 18 goals 27 behinds. Given that Sturt scored 9 goals 12 of that 18 27, North's defence has been miserly in the second halves of the other games.
The only excuse I could make for North's abysmal first half yesterday is that North's best player this year, Oli Francou was a late withdrawal from the named side. In the first three games of the year he had 30, 30 and 32 disposals and the disposals have been of the highest quality. Perhaps yesterday's first half is what we will have to put up with in the second half of the year after Oli gets taken in the mid year draft.

[PatowalongaPirate]

Adelaide went without a goal for nearly half the match but did enough to scrape through with a 13-point win against a slow-starting North Adelaide at Revo Fitness Oval.

In front of a healthy crowd of 2588, the Crows looked headed for a comfortable victory when medium-sized forward Cam Taheny put them 46 points up nearly 28 minutes into the second term.

But the Roosters – wearing an impressive historical Anzac Day strip as a nod to their guernsey worn from 1906 to 1923 – managed to put the clamps on the visitors defensively as they slowly hauled their way back into the encounter.

As such, the Crows didn’t boot another goal until Jake Soligo kicked his second in the 13th minute of the fourth quarter, a much-needed steadier considering North captain Alex Spina put his side within 14 points 10 minutes earlier with a long bomb on the run from just inside 50m.

However, Matthew Wright’s men were able to hold North at arm’s length whenever they threatened as they made the most of having 38 more kicks and 31 more marks for the afternoon.

Soligo’s run in the Hostplus SANFL League was a much-needed confidence-booster for the talented midfielder, who finished with a match-high 38 disposals and seven clearances to go with his two majors.

Key defender James Borlase was outstanding with his reading of the play to haul in 13 marks with his 28 disposals while Billy Dowling and Chayce Jones also had positive influence in the midfield with 24 disposals each.

Big-bodied Crows midfielder Dan Curtin collected 18 disposals, four clearances and four tackles in his return from a pre-season knee injury.

North, unable to kick a major until Frank Szekely kicked its first 13 minutes into the second term, was hindered by the late withdrawal of inform Oli Francou.

Spina (29 disposals, one goal), Angus Schumacher (32 disposals, 10 clearances) and Hughen Wissman (25 disposals) battled hard through the midfield and defence as Cody Raak tallied 23 disposals and a goal.