Australian Football

Match Report

As the sun went down, the twilight setting was good enough for over 4,200 footy-mad South Aussies to make the trip to Gliderol Stadium at the bay for the match between the Tigers and the Redlegs. In Round 18 last year, the Bays fought off a last ditch effort from the 'Legs to take a 10 point victory. But Tiger fans would be baying for blood after a straight sets exit from 2009 finals... and they would get it. 

It would start with a 5.3 to 2.4 first term, the Tigers up by 17 points at quarter-time. That lead was almost tripled by half-time, Norwood bagging just one goal in the second quarter while the Tigers added another 5.2 to lead by 43 points at the long break. But like I said, the Tiger fans wanted blood and their players weren't done with the punishment yet. Another five-goal effort was to come when play restarted, Glenelg stretching the deficit to 69 points with their 5.3 to the Redlegs' rather lousy 1.1 response. New Norwood coach Nathan Bassett would be left scratching his head a bright shade of red by day's end, the Tigers relaxing the scoreboard pressure but not allowing the opposition any access to goal. A 2.3 to 1.2 final term saw the Tigers take victory to the margin of 76 points. 

Todd Grima booted six, but it was vice-captain Ben Kane who was named best afield for Glenelg, Simon Phillips was Norwood's only real standout.