Australian Football

Match Report

The first match of the weekend takes us to the Gliderol Stadium in Glenelg as the Tigers faced the Magpies. When you look at the last 12 outings between these two, you'll see the five-match winning streak the Tigers took from early 2009 up to Round 17 in 2010. After that, the two clubs traded blows for the next four games before the Pies strung a few together themselves, completing a hat-trick of wins in Round 17 this season with a narrow victory at Alberton. The true Magpie faithful turned out in force, their cheersquad assembling for the final time with no intention of supporting whatever turns up at Alberton next year.

The two sides' opening term was loaded with inaccuracy, the Magpies taking a four-point lead at quarter-time after kicking 3.4 to 2.6 to start the match. The Tigers would hit back in the following term, kicking 5.3 to the Magpies' poor 1.3 as the home side took a 20-point lead into the half-time break. Desperate to go out with a resounding bang, the Magpies dug deep for their faithful in the second half, kicking 4.2 to the Tigers' 2.1 to reduce the gap to just seven points going into the final term. The black & whites would go out with that bang, a captain's goal ensuring victory as the Magpies booted 6.3 to the Tigers' 2.4 in the final quarter to win by 16 points.

Zane Kirkwood was named best for the Magpies, while the Tigers named Chris Curran as their best.

The Port supporters were a picture of heartbreak after the game, an unfortunate loss for the competition as they have sworn never to support a Power reserves team. The Tigers finished 2013 with the wooden spoon, while Port finished sixth.