Australian Football

Match Report

In the inner northern suburbs, the Roosters hosted the Eagles at Prospect Oval. The Roosters didn't have anything to do with finals football, but they made sure they had the last laugh against the Eagles during the minor round last year. After being brushed aside at Woodville in Round 7 by 77 points, the Roosters managed some payback with a 38-point win in the return bout at Prospect in Round 17. But this Eagles outfit is a far different proposition than last season, at least that's what they're showing us so far in 2015.

The Eagles did give up some ground early on in this contest, the Roosters surprising the visitors with a 5.1 to 4.3 first quarter. At the first change, North were up by four points. But the Roosters were brought to a screeching halt after this, kept to mere behinds for over half a game. The Eagles would keep the Roosters to just three behinds in the second quarter, scoring 4.1 for themselves to take a three-goal lead by the half-time break. The Eagles ran into some difficulties of their own when play resumed, inaccuracy on goal a problem in the third quarter despite them continuing to keep the Roosters goal-less and perhaps keeping the door ajar. They kicked 2.5 to North's three behinds to extend their advantage to 32 points. However, the Eagles shook that dirty quarter of football off in the final term and slammed the door shut on any Roosters comeback. They kicked five goals without a miss in the final term, North finally managing to find the big sticks but 2.5 was hardly going to ruffle any Eagles feathers as they left Menzies Crescent with a 44-point win.

The Eagles named Sam Martyn as their best on ground, the Roosters named Nick Amato as their best.