Australian Football

Match Report

The last match for the weekend was a little further up Port Road, the Magpies hosting their traditional rivals in the Redlegs at the Alberton Oval. Back during the Easter weekend of Round 2, the Magpies stole the points in a thriller under the lights of The Parade. Down by two goals at the final change, the Magpies inaccuracy almost brought them unstuck but with the last score of the night, Port nicked a three-point win. The Redlegs have confounded more than a few SA footy-heads as of late, defeating the Eagles and the Crows in consecutive weeks before being hammered by the Bulldogs on their home patch. 

The Magpies on the other hand have not had that much trouble and were on track to a double chance finals berth. Port began the afternoon with a 4.2 to 2.1 first term, taking a 13-point lead into the first change. The signs began pointing to another capitulation from there, the Magpies adding a further 5.3 to 3.1 in the second quarter to take their advantage to 27 points going into the half-time break. With a fair few players putting their hands up for Power selection, the Magpies had plenty of firepower to employ. The destruction came in earnest in the third term, the Redlegs kept to just one behind while the Magpies booted through 6.3 to take their lead to 65 points going into the final change. With their third spot sown up, there was little more that Port needed to do. They added a further four goals to Norwood's three, the final margin out to 71 points. 

Jackson Trengove was named best for the Magpies, the Redlegs named Ben Jefferies as their best.