Australian Football

Match Report

We head over to Prospect Oval for the "Northern Derby" between the Roosters and the Bulldogs. Going back to Round 9 this season, the Roosters pushed the reigning premiers to the limit. But as has been the case many times this year, North would fall short and left Elizabeth with a seven-point loss.

Some early match magic by the Dogs would have many already dreading the final outcome, they kicked five goals to North's 3.2 to take a 10-point lead at quarter-time. But the long injury list and Crows recalls were about to finally catch up with Centrals, as the Roosters overturned the deficit in their favour after kicking 7.5 to 4.3. At the half-time break, the home side were up by 10 points. The third quarter was a shootout, the Dogs kicked 6.1 but the Roosters' 5.2 would still see them down by five points at the final change. Everyone expected the visitors to unleash hell on the Roosters in the final term, but in a rare display, the Bulldogs were silenced. Centrals would only manage five behinds as the Roosters added an inaccurate 4.9, handing their northern rivals a 33-point defeat.

Nick Gill kicked seven goals, but it was Todd Miles who bagged best afield honours for North while the Dogs named Eddie Sansbury as their best.