Australian Football

Match Report

The second game brings us back to the big city, lets hop on board the tram to the seaside and head into the Stratarama Stadium in Glenelg where the Tigers hosted the Roosters. Both games from last season had the Roosters crowing loud, with a two-point win at Prospect in Round 6 and then a 51-point belting in Round 17 at Brighton Road. The Tigers well and truly blew it in the first game, after kicking five goals to one in the opening term, they then conceded 14 to nine over the rest of the game. Then they were made to rue an absolute boat-load of missed chances on goal at home, kicking seven goals from 22 scores as North ran over the top of them. Glenelg havent lost again since Round 1, last week accounting for the Panthers at Noarlunga by 41 points, while the Roosters were doused by the Crows at home. With the Tigers celebrating a half century since their 1973 premiership year and having around a dozen players from that year in attendance, the boys went right to work. Their accuracy wasn't too flash early on, but the Roosters were not putting up much resistance as the Tigers kicked out to a 15-point quarter-time lead after scoring 3.4 to 1.1. But then came the second quarter where the Tigers would basically put the game to bed right there and then. The Roosters kicked just one goal in the term late on, by that time the Tigers had already amassed a near 10-kick deficit by the long break. Glenelg rammed through 8.1 to take a 58-point lead into the changerooms at half-time. Glenelg's forwards sputtered somewhat in the third quarter, the Roosters setting about trying to undo a little bit of the damage. North managed to bag four unanswered goals after the Bays kicked their one and only major in the early minutes. Add in the missed opportunities and Glenelg's lead was cut back down to 44 points. But of course by this time the damage was well and truly done. The home side got back on the horse to finish off the game and despite some more missed chances, would restore their earlier advantage. The Tigers added a further 4.5 to North's 2.4, running out 57-point winners in front of the largest crowd for the weekend, just a touch under 3,300 SA footy-heads. In the best on ground department, the Tigers would have Corey Lyons who chalked up 31 disposals, eight tackles and six clearances. For the Roosters, it was Campbell Combe who took 36 disposals, eight tackles and six clearances.