Central v Norwood at Elizabeth

The blockbuster under lights.

With the Eagles losing Round 1, the winners become the team to beat.

Right, the trial games are over, now it's time for the real stuff.

Last time they met: 2011 Second Semi Final (will need to jump a fair way through to get to this game)



Last season Centrals consistently exposed Norwood on larger ovals, with easy victories at Adelaide Oval, Playford Alive Oval and AAMI Stadium. They strangled Norwood's attack while kicking enough to win these three games. The one major issue coming from Centrals trial form is defence, with goals coming through very easy at times, and this will have to be addressed to prevent a repeat on Saturday night. Centrals have the forward line potency to kick a winning score, it's a matter of whether the defence will hold up.

At home, under lights, and for premiership points. Centrals will step up and win this one by 36 points.

Central have hardly lost a game at home this century, i can't see it changing this week, Central by 4 or 5 goals

Centrals way too good at home. 4 - 6 goals

I'd like to think Norwood could play bait better this week but I don't think it will be enough to get the win. As always afl selection will make a difference so I'll wait to see the teams to make a final selection.

I see this clash as a barometer for Norwood in 2012. A win or close result augurs well.
A sizable loss here and it’s back to the drawing board for a decent forward plan and a long season.

If the Redleg generals have secretly been working on effective goal scoring entries, that will make
our forwards as potent as our defence, then it’s happy days ahead.


Always the optimist - Norwood by 5 or 6 goals.

I think it will be a close game , centrals by 10-15 points , legs havent won there since 2003 ,

Judging by what I have seen in pre-season, Norwood are not ready to win this game. We have too many players foreign to each other and it will take some time to bond. Also, it doesn't appear as though much has been done to repair an ailing game plan from last season.

I dearly hope I'm wrong, but if Central don't win this one, they're not being serious.

Looking forward to seeing the odds on this one. I'll take Centrals at $2 or Norwood at anything over $3.50. Chances are the bookies will have Centrals at about $1.70, so no bet for me.

If norwood can't beat the dogs this weekend they won't Neat them for the rest of the season.

Centrals at home should be tough to beat. 6 goals.

Captain Centrals wrote:Looking forward to seeing the odds on this one. I'll take Centrals at $2 or Norwood at anything over $3.50. Chances are the bookies will have Centrals at about $1.70, so no bet for me.

history says $1.70 is a great bet, i think they'll be more like 1/2 ($1.50)

Here is Central's League line-up and Reserves squad for the clash on Saturday night...


DOG'S LEAGUE SIDE:

FF: Jackson O'Brien - Matthew Westhoff - Trent Goodrem
HF: Chris Gowans - Jacob Templeton - Scott Dutschke
CL: Jarrod Schiller - Ryan Williams - Kyle Jenner
HB: David Haydon - Tom Collier - Edward Sansbury
FB: Andrew Hayes - Yves Sibenaler - Paul Thomas
1R: Jack Hannath - Brad Symes - James Boyd

INT: (from) Luke Habel - Paul Marschall - Ben Nason - Matthew Prior - Jason Sutherland

NEW: (if make 21) Jackson O'Brien (Tasmania) - Tom Collier (Brisbane) - Paul Marschall (South Gawler) - Mathew Prior (Tanunda)




DOG'S RESERVES SQUAD:

From: Ryan Bottin-Noonan, Caleb Edmead, Josh Waldhuter, Tim Boyd, Paul Akec, Joshua Glenn, Dylan Orval, Josh Vater, Thomas Ryan, Luke Barmby, Sam Colquhoun, Jake Martin, Ben Cummings, Steve Rusca, Ashley Fry, Sam Hanna, Matthew White, Matthew Prowse, Adam Cullen, Paul Dreimann, Josh Wittwer

The League and Ressies sides for us... http://www.norwoodfc.com.au/News/LATESTNEWS/GAMEPREVIEW.aspx

League
Jericho Warren Donohue
Batsanis Newton Eagleton
Jonas Zorzi Phillips
Bode McGuinness Cachia
Brown Georgiou Young
Dawe Suckling Webber

Int from - Clarke Fuller Aish
Persinos

Reserves
Dumont Chippendale Roocke
Ah Chee Luccon Levicki
L Thomas Ialeggio Stopp
Langford Terlich Kirwan
Jefferies Evans Smart
Murphy Reinbrecht Grigg
Renouf Ramsey O'Leary
Wills Rander

Regards
JAS

JAS wrote: Jonas Zori Phillips

Reminds me of the old Connie Francis song ... "Who's Zori now?"

Ahh!! Brett Zorzi, what a champion.

Adelaide Hawk wrote:

JAS wrote: Jonas Zori Phillips

Reminds me of the old Connie Francis song ... "Who's Zori now?"

Ahh!! Brett Zorzi, what a champion.

haha...blame the club or their proof reader

Above copy now corrected.

Regards
JAS

Adelaide Hawk wrote:

JAS wrote: Jonas Zori Phillips

Reminds me of the old Connie Francis song ... "Who's Zori now?"

Ahh!! Brett Zorzi, what a champion.

AH, she (CF) did record that song but before that it is one of the songs in the MARX BROTHERS film ''a night in casablanca''....not their best film but i enjoyed it, not long into the film HARPO is leaning on a building a cop comes up & says to him ''move along'' HARPO shakes his head NO & the cop says ''what do you think your doing holding up the building or something ?" HARPO smiling nods YES, the cop pulls him away from the building & yes the building collapses

I'd kiss ya honey but you're standing on my bottom lip

Central.

bayman wrote:

Captain Centrals wrote:Looking forward to seeing the odds on this one. I'll take Centrals at $2 or Norwood at anything over $3.50. Chances are the bookies will have Centrals at about $1.70, so no bet for me.

history says $1.70 is a great bet, i think they'll be more like 1/2 ($1.50)

Centrals are $1.98 and Norwood are favourites at $1.82. Fascinating. Just got home from the pub so I'll wait until tomorrow to have a think about this.

Stuff the bookies ‘CC’, I hope the Legs flog the Dogs, no doubt you hope the opposite.
Let’s just have fun, have a few pies and snags, buy a few rounds, and hope all the bookies go home busted !
That's what I call a good investment !

Woohoo

CD…..7-4-46
Nwd…9-12-66

Goals
CD….Templeton, Gowans x 2, Claughton, Dutschke, Sansbury
Nwd…Jericho, Donohue x 3, Bode, Newton, Persinos

Quarters
CD…..4-0...4-2...6-3.…7-4-46
Nwd…2-5...6-8...8-10...9-12-66

Ressies
Nwd....8-15-63
Dogs...8-6-54

U18s
Nwd...25-14-164
CD.....6-6-42

U16s
Nwd...11-10-76
CD.....7-8-50


Regards
JAS