Australian Football

Match Report

Next up we're heading up The Parade for some Friday Night Mayhem, the Redlegs taking on the Bloods at the Coopers Stadium in Norwood. The Redlegs won both encounters last season, escaping with a one-point win at Richmond in Round 10, but took no prisoners in the follow-up game at home in Round 15 with their 13-goal demolition job. The Redlegs lost their grip on top spot over the last two rounds with losses to Adelaide and the Eagles, while the Bloods were dealing with two departing key players thanks to the controversial mid-season draft, not to mention a trio of losses since their win against the Eagles. 

Early in proceedings the Bloods seemed to show a bit of fight to keep within a couple of straight kicks of the lead, the Redlegs burning a few opportunities on goal to lead by just nine points at quarter-time, the board reading 4.5 to 3.2. That fight from Westies was reduced to a puppy's scratch in the second term as the Redlegs piled on seven goals without a miss while keeping the Bloods to a single behind. At the long break, the gap was out to 50 points. The third term was a shootout, the Redlegs' half-time lead losing a point at the final change after the visitors kicked 5.2 to 5.1. In the end, Norwood avoided a dreaded triple threat of losses with a 53-point win, finishing off with a 3.2 to 2.4 final term. 

Brad McKenzie was named best afield for the Redlegs, the Bloods would vote in Kaine Stevens as their best.