Australian Football

Match Report

The last match for the round would take place at twilight under the lights of the newly re-named Stratarama Stadium in Glenelg, where old Grand Final foes in the Tigers and the Magpies prepared to go at it. These sides traded blows on each other's home patches with the away sides getting the rewards, starting with a three-point win to Port at Brighton Road in Round 5, then the Tigers returning serve at Alberton by 39 points in Round 12. The Tigers were unlucky in the end at the Bay, they could have nicked the points for a second week running but instead of kicking a winner, the shot went wide and the Magpies rushed the ball away as the siren went. At the 'Pies nest later on, Port went missing in the second half and the Bays went on their merry way, kicking eight goals to one. Both sides were on the wrong end of the stick last weekend, with the Tigers going down at Unley by 31 points, while the Magpies were given a football lesson by the Crows at Adelaide Oval. This game was probably the best game on offer, turning out to be a see-saw contest. Port were in the goals column on the board within 30 seconds of the start, then again four minutes later. Glenelg would return the favour after 10 minutes and by the first change, the Magpies were ahead by a point with the board reading 3.3 to 3.2. The second term belonged to the Bays, keeping the Magpies to four behinds. The Tigers could have done better with their shots, kicking 3.3 to lead by three goals going into the sheds at the half-time break. When play resumed, it was the home side's turn to have a bout with the inaccuracy bug as the Magpies would tie the scores up by the final change after kicking 3.3 to Glenelg's three behinds. But the Magpies were all but shut down in the final term, the Tigers shutting out their old rivals for over 20 minutes and scoring 4.1 to Port's single minor score. The Magpies added 1.1 during added time, the Tigers taking their first win of the year by 17 points in front of a crowd of almost 3,800. Lachlan Hosie kicked six goals, but as the all-round best afield for Glenelg it was Matt Snook with 23 disposals, 13 tackles and five clearances. The Magpies best was Trent Dumont, with 22 disposals and 10 tackles.