They kept coming – long range goals were a feature of this weekend’s SANFL action and this week’s highlights package features the best of them.
There’s also a screamer from Eagle Andrew Ainger and Zac Milbank gets star struck by the appearance of a superstar at at Noarlunga.
Port Adelaide’s run came to halt when West Adelaide notched a win, but the Magpies remain on top of the ladder.
CENTRAL DISTRICT 3.2 5.2 8.2 13.6 (84)
SOUTH ADELAIDE 3.2 7.4 10.7 11.8 (74)
Goals: Central District: D Hill 5 J Glenn 2 T McIntyre 2 B Retzlaff 2 J Gillbee D Hewett. South Adelaide: B Eddy 5 T McKay 2 K Brooksby B Macleod D Hourigan J Veide.
Best: Central District: T Schiller R Williams P Thomas T McIntyre J Glenn B Mabon. South Adelaide: A Gulden B Eddy M Rose N Liddle K Brooksby B Seccull.
NORWOOD 9.5 13.8 20.12 25.16 (166)
GLENELG 2.0 3.2 6.4 7.6 (48)
Goals: Norwood: M Newton 6 C Bartlett 5 L Davis 4 S Phillips 3 A Wilson 2 J Donohue D Reinbrecht P Persinos B Dawe J Allan. Glenelg: W Hancock 3 A Hooper 2 C Pitt M Proud.
Best: Norwood: M Panos L Davis K Roocke A Kirwan B Dawe C Bartlett. Glenelg: L Earl M Snook W Hancock C Pitt M Proud S Lonergan.
WEST ADELAIDE 1.5 6.8 10.8 15.8 (98)
PORT ADELAIDE 5.1 6.4 10.8 12.9 (81)
Goals: West Adelaide: A Fielke 4 R Dijksman 3 J Beech 2 B Fisher S Green S Birss T Silverlock L Hill K Stevens. Port Adelaide: M Shaw 3 R Young 2 J Butcher B Newton B Haren M Harvey B Sawford D Butcher J Neade.
Best: West Adelaide: C Schmidt T Silverlock K Stevens A Fielke J Beech B Fisher. Port Adelaide: B Newton M Harvey B Ah Chee R Young M Shaw S Summerton.
STURT 0.2 4.5 9.7 15.12 (102)
EAGLES 5.4 7.6 8.8 9.8 (62)
Goals: Sturt: B Hansen 4 M Duldig 3 M Coad 2 J Watt 2 B Kane 2 S Smith D Matsen. Eagles: M Wundke 3 A Ainger 3 M Borholm J Allmond S Lewis.
Best: Sturt: J Watt J Greenslade Z Kirkwood K Beard B Hansen R Tambling. Eagles: P Giuffreda L Powell L Jarrad.
ADELAIDE 3.2 6.3 9.3 15.4 (94)
NORTH ADELAIDE 3.1 4.6 7.9 13.12 (90)
Goals: Adelaide: J Battersby 2 M Grigg 2 J Porplyzia 2 A Graham 2 G Robinson 2 W Paynter Atkins J Osborn A Spina I Callinan. North Adelaide: M Campbell 3 J Shannon 2 A Obst 2 L Ryswyk J Anderson C Thiele L Mitchell C Combe M Motlop.
Best: Adelaide: Unavailable. North Adelaide: J Shannon M Motlop N Amato A Obst.
TEAM | P | W | L | D | % | PTS | |
1 | PORT | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 60.90 | 18 |
2 | STURT | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 57.35 | 16 |
3 | EAGLES | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 50.44 | 14 |
4 | NORWOOD | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 53.27 | 12 |
5 | SOUTH | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 53.01 | 12 |
6 | NORTH | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 50.48 | 10 |
7 | ADELAIDE | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 47.08 | 8 |
8 | WEST | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 46.99 | 8 |
9 | CENTRAL | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 45.17 | 8 |
10 | GLENELG | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 35.11 | 4 |