Australian Football

Match Report

Its time for more Friday Night Mayhem as we take the long trip south to the bright lights of Hickinbotham Oval in Noarlunga for the stoush between the Panthers and the Roosters. From the last 11 "SA footy Civil Wars", the Roosters have taken seven wins to South's four. The 2012 season saw the Roosters go down to the Panthers twice at both home and away, a Roosters win in Round 17 at Noarlunga separating the two losses. South's Round 2 win at Prospect and the wooden spoon-avoiding victory in Round 23 at Noarlunga last year would no doubt be sticking hard in the minds of the North faithful although it probably spurred them on as they ploughed through to the Preliminary Final.

The Roosters got the better start for the night, kicking 4.3 to South's 2.1 in the opening term to take a 14-point lead at quarter-time. The Panthers answered back in the second term though, bringing the deficit back to just four points at the half-time break after they scored 4.1 to the Roosters' 2.3 although the home side probably should have been in front after a controversially allowed goal. But as plucky as the Panthers were this evening, the Roosters' third quarter was the game breaker as they fired through 8.1 to South's 4.2 to take a 27-point lead going into the final term. The Panthers just couldn't find any more answers this time around, the Roosters finishing the match with a 4.2 to 2.3 final quarter to take out a 38-point win.

North would name Andrew Moore as their best on ground for the night, while Souths named Joel Cross as their best.