Australian Football

Match Report

The next match on the card finds us heading over to the Alberton Oval for the Battle of the Birds, the Magpies taking on the Eagles. On their last visit to Alberton, the Eagles were victorious by 27 points in Round 11. That came after a 21-point win only five rounds before hand at Oval Avenue. But then came the finals, where the Magpies put the first nail in the Eagles' disastrous finals campaign in the 2nd Semi with a 33-point win. Both teams were up to this point undefeated, something had to give... at least that's what most would think. 

The windy conditions would play havoc on the entire match, only Port had any early luck on the scoreboard as they managed to kick 2.1 to the Eagles' single behind to lead by two goals at quarter-time. No further goals would be added for over an entire half of football, the Eagles chipping the lead down to nine points by half-time after they kicked four points to the Magpies' one. They kept on coming in the third quarter, another five behinds to the home side's one brought the gap back to five points by three quarter-time. This match was definitely one that both sides won't forget in a hurry, the final scorecard was one that probably hasn't been seen since the early days of the game. More goals finally came, but there would be no winner. Port scored 2.1 to the Eagles 2.5 to lock the scores at 28 points each. 

Port captain Steve Summerton was named best on ground, the Eagles named Nick Hayes as their standout on a very average arvo.