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South Adelaide vs Adelaide Reserves

Scoreboard | Match report

Round: 14   Venue: Victor Harbor Oval   Date: Sat, 10-07-2021 2:30 pm   Crowd: 2,981  
South Adelaide 2.6.187.8.5010.12.7212.15.87  
Adelaide Reserves 1.2.83.6.247.7.4910.10.70  
  SOUTH by 10SOUTH by 26SOUTH by 23SOUTH by 17  

Match Report

For game number four we're heading down south and I mean much further than Noarlunga. We're off to the Victor Harbor Oval on the Fleurieu Peninsula where in amongst the State Country Championship series was the encounter between the Panthers and the Crows. Like the Northern Derby, the last time these sides met was way back in Round 1 at Noarlunga, when the Panthers tore feathers off the young Crows outfit, inflicting a 61-point hiding. Fast forward to now, a bit of rot has invaded the Panthers' camp. They've lost their last three games, including last week's six-goal loss to the reigning premiers at Noarlunga has suddenly brought them to within striking distance of the Redlegs who at this time were sitting just below them. After two victories in previous weeks, the Crows were put back in their place last week by the Tigers at Glenelg, who put eight goals past them in the final term to go down by 15 points. 

The Panthers were in the goals column in 80 seconds, but then proceeded to waste a swag of chances over a 13 minute period with six behinds. They finished the first term with a goal to lead by 10 points at quarter-time, the board reading 2.6 to 1.2. South's accuracy was well improved in the second term though while the Crows started to have their own yips in front of the sticks. The blue and whites scored 5.2 to Adelaide's 2.4 to take their lead out to 26 points by half-time. The inaccuracy bug made a return to the Panthers' camp in the third quarter, but were still able to keep the Crows largely at bay. South's lead was cut back by just three points by the final change, they scored 3.4 to Adelaide's 4.1. The Crows continued to come at the Panthers in the final term, even getting within two straight kicks on the cusp of added time after scoring 3.2 to South's 1.2. A goal early in time-on for the Panthers ensured their victory, fighting out the final seven minutes with a behind each way to win by 17 points. 

Hayden Sampson was a machine for South, taking best on ground votes with 28 disposals and seven tackles. For Adelaide, Tom Lynch pressed senior selectors with his best afield display, racking up 28 disposals, seven marks and four tackles.

Source

Match Report by RA Boyle

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.