Australian Football

Match Report

In the final match for Round 9, the Roosters headed down south to the Hickinbotham Oval in Noarlunga to face the Panthers. Just thinking about these two teams gets you thinking about civil wars. The main winner has been North, aside from Round 18 last year and a draw in 2007 the Roosters have had the better of the Panthers for the last nine matches. 

The Roosters started off best, but inaccuracy would prevent a bigger margin at quarter-time as they kicked 4.6 to 2.1 to lead by 17 points at the first change. The Panthers managed to keep up with the Roosters, cutting the lead back to 10 points by half-time then they kicked 4.3 to 3.2. The lead would stretch back out to 15 points by the final change when play resumed, the Roosters adding 3.4 to their score while South kicked an inaccurate 2.5. Lack of spirit would not be a factor in South's demise this time around, the Roosters' ability to respond with twice the force on the scoreboard was as the visitors kicked 5.5 to 2.2 to take out a 36 point win. 

Matt Wright was named best for North, while the Panthers named Dylan Williams as their best player.