Australian Football

Round 13

Premiership season 2022 - Round 13 Review

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Hi Footy fans...

This past weekend, South Australian football was in shock. We now mourn the passing of another true titan of the game. It has been just over half a year since we lost Russell Ebert to illness, now in tragic circumstances we have lost Neil Kerley. He was the embodiment of determination, whether it was on the field or as the teacher on both sides of the fence. Never one to take a backward step to anything or anyone, let alone to those on the other side of the border to the south-east. His battles against the Big V, especially his exchanges with Mr. Football Ted Whitten were the stuff of legend. He could very well have brought his qualities across the border to Victoria, but his love for home -- and football politics of the time -- kept him here. Because of this, he took four clubs to the promised land, dragging lowly teams up from the bottom of the ladder and delivering premierships. His original side West Adelaide on two occasions, the Panthers to their last flag in 1964 and what everyone thought would be the last Grand Final at the Adelaide Oval with the Tigers before the move to West Lakes. He was also one of the cogs behind the scenes in the formation of the Adelaide Football Club ahead of their 1991 debut season. His mark on SA football, indeed the game, will be forever remembered and celebrated. On behalf of all SA footy-heads... rest in peace Knuckles.

LONG LIVE THE KING.

Welcome to the Round 13 edition of the SANFL Wrap-Up.

This weekend in salute of our honoured deceased, all teams wore black armbands. The first match of four Saturday games takes us to the ACH Group Stadium in Glenelg where the Tigers would host the Crows. The last time these two sides met, the Crows were left to wonder what the hell happened when they dropped points in Round 3. They went from a point up at quarter-time to 40 points ahead at the long break after keeping the Tigers goal-less in the second term. But the Tigers repaid the favour in the third term, keeping Adelaide goal-less while scoring 10 goals for themselves. Glenelg ran out 15-point winners in the end in a shocking turnaround. Last weekend the Crows sent out a massive warning to the competition with a near 10-goal hammering of the Panthers, while the Tigers were victorious in their outing against the Magpies by 39 points at Alberton. Well, today was going to be a heavy reality check for the Tigers. The home side would score 2.3 while the Crows were far cleaner in goal, scoring 6.1 to take a 22-point lead come quarter-time. But then the real lesson came in the second term as the Crows asked some serious questions of the Tigers' premiership credentials. By the end of the second half, the Crows would take their lead out to 62 points, scoring a further 6.5 and keeping the Tigers to just one lousy behind. The Tigers did have plenty of opportunities, a great deal of the stats were in their favour by game's end. It was Adelaide's better movement that made the difference, turning what should have been a top-five contest into a near no-contest. The Tigers' outscoring of the Crows in the third quarter would come as mere cold comfort to the Glenelg faithful, scoring five goals without a miss to 2.2 to bring the gap back to 46 points come three quarter-time. But then the Crows threw one last grenade into the home camp, finishing off the game with a 5.4 to one goal final term to win by 74 points, sending out an even louder warning to the league than last week. South Australian Football loses its King - SANFL


Next weekend in Round 14...

Saturday July 9
West Adelaide vs. Central District; Hisense Stadium, Richmond @ 1:10pm
South Adelaide vs. Glenelg; Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga @ 2:05pm
Woodville-West Torrens vs. Port Adelaide; Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville @ 2:10pm
Norwood vs. North Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood @ 2:10pm

Sunday July 10 @ 2:10pm
Sturt vs. Adelaide; Wigan Oval, Unley

So until next weekend... see you at the Footy!

R-13, Ladder