Australian Football

Match Report

The first match of the round was a 'home' match for the Roosters at the Thebarton Oval against the Eagles. 

The Eagles had a key arsenal of current AFL listed players who had a big impact later on in this game, which started with them taking the first quarter lead of eight points, 4.3 to North's 3.1. But that's where North's influence on any part of the match ended as the real home team blitzed away to a 26 point lead in the second term. The Eagles kicked an additional seven goals without a miss, the Roosters' inaccuracy cost them big-time as they could only manage three goals from nine scoring shots. The juggernaut kept rolling after the half time break, another 7.4 to North's 2.3 putting the Eagles up 57 points at three-quarter time. The gap just got larger in the final quarter, the Eagles added another 5.2 to North's 1.4 to win by 79 points. 

Justin Cicolella was named best for the Eagles, Shaun Gatto was one of North's few shining lights.