Round 11: North v Centrals - Sunday 16 June @ Prospect Oval

North v Centrals

Sunday 16 June
Prospect Oval

Reserves: 11:25am
League: 2:10pm

North are coming off a big win over Glenelg, while Centrals had the week off, but before that had a big win over the Eagles. Which side will come away with a big win this week?

Might go North at home by 3-4 goals.

This should be a good game . Centrals finding a bit of form and North seem the real deal. I think North by 41 points .

North at home for mine, should be a great game

Not sure that a 41 point margin would reflect a 'good game' but I do agree North will win, by about 3 goals...

Big Phil wrote:Not sure that a 41 point margin would reflect a 'good game' but I do agree North will win, by about 3 goals...

Why not ? Haven't you seen a good game before when bothh teams play well , attacking footy and a 22 goal to 15 goal game and thought itwas a good game ?


I see Centrals being in it at 3/4 time and then over run. Should be a good game of footy .

Do you think the Dogs fans will rock up Phil ?

Yeah, I do, waddyamean...

They traditionally travel in good numbers to Prospect...

I think North should win by 4 or 5 goals. Mind you, if they have a lazy quarter as they did in the third against the Bays then they could be caught out.

Match of the round. In recent times you would think if North are able to play their free flowing game they will win. Lose if they can't. But there is more substance to this North Adelaide. That said the Dogs are the best scrappers in the business and have found a bit of confidence on a good streak in terms of w/l. The roosters look premiership capable to me though which means they will win this by 13 points.

WHEN Neil Sachse started playing at the North Adelaide Football Club in the 1970s he looked to his older brother Dennis for the football.

"The best part about having Dennis there was I'd always get the ball from him so I could get a kick," Neil, 62, says.
"Once I'd got my confidence he said I could get my own kicks."
Dennis and Neil are one of 56 groups of siblings - 49 pairs and seven triples - who have played for the Prospect club in its 120-year history.
The club's history committee has put together a brothers' display at the Menzies Cres clubrooms to celebrate the siblings who have worn the red and white guernsey.
Dennis, 65, who was a full forward and loved to boot goals from the 50m line, says the game he cherishes most was the Champions of Australia match on October 15, 1972.
"It was against Carlton and I remember us both playing great games that day," Dennis, of Clearview, says.
"We dominated … we were a team within a team.
"It's a milestone in my memories at the club I'll never forget."
Neil, of Adelaide, who was left a quadriplegic after an accidental hit in a game in 1975, has been on a mission to raise money to find a curefor spinal cord injuriesresearch (nsf.org.au).
But this year, he hopes the Roosters can fly the flag.
"I would love to see the boys win a premiership this year and better the 1973 grand final result that Dennis and I played in," Neil says.
The brothers' display is the brainchild of Julie Vranek who has been a North Adelaide supporter for 51 years andis part of the club's history committee and says the project was sparked from a photo.
"One of my favourite photos is of the three Stringer brothers (Barry, Wayne and Allen) and that's what encouraged me to think about it and do it," Ms Vranek says.
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The Stringers could play. The Tigers were lucky to get Wayne and Allen for a few years. Allan probably had more skills but he had a tendency to lair-ise with the ball and never saw a head he didn't want to smack if the umpire wasn't watching. Wayne was fantastic of the half back flank for us.

Good players . Could run away too .They didn't mind giving out a few but not the most courageos blokes .

The Doggies are turning the clock back to the 1990's, wearing blue shorts today...

Is that because North have gone back to white shorts?

Just out of curiousity, when did Central change to white shorts permanently, and for what reason?

Not 100% sure, but I think it was in the late 90's...

I think because, up until now, they didn't ever clash with other sides. North wanting to wear their white shorts as the home team meant the need for change...

How is that answering the Question BP? he asked when and why.

After an initial 2 goal burst by North, Centrals dominated the first quarter everywhere but on the scoreboard, with their quarter time score of 1.8 - 4 of which were rushed by a desperate North defence.

The second quarter Centrals were a bit more accurate in front of goal, and began to truly dominate the match, as North looked spooked out on the field with clanger after clanger.  North also struggled with Centrals intensity, as Centrals were able to force the turnover time and time again.

After a delay to the start of the third quarter following a half time incident (looked like a mini-league kid was seriously injured), Centrals dominated the third quarter, kicking 6 goals to 2 to blow the margin out to 38 points.

That lead did blow out to 46 points early in the last quarter before North were able to kick the last 4 goals of the game, but by then the damage had been done and Centrals went on to win by 22 points.

Many of Centrals players played brilliantly today as their hunger for the ball was outstanding.  I gave my best afield honours to Tom Dunne, who could have kicked a bag, but ended up with 3.6.  Paul Thomas also played well, while Ben Dowdell had a magnificent debut for Centrals, dominating the ruck, kicking a goal, and shepherding a Goodrem goal through.  If he can consistently play like this, then the Guilhaus/Dowdell ruck combo could potentially be the most dangerous in the league.

All up, the margin flattered North as they fumbled and bumbled their way through the game, while Centrals were ferocious at the ball, and only poor kicking saved the margin from being far worse for North.

A fair wrap Brucetiki, but let's not forget the horrendous umpiring decision that robbed Gordon of a sensational mark of the year.

Agreed MP that was a sensational mark, and should have been paid.  The umpiring was ordinary in both the reserves and league matches today.

Can't argue with any of that - it's a shame we have to have an imprint on our minds of the poor umpiring from week to week and not the highlights of a good win.

I think the most concerning from the reserves was it was a bad call that contributed to the melee in the third quarter - should have been a holding the ball to Centrals - wasn't paid, play went on, while the push and shove started and escalated into the melee.  Had the umpire called holding the ball, if the pushing and starting had started, then they could have started dishing out the 25's which would have clear up the push and shove.

Lots of bad calls in both games that clearly frustrated both players and spectators alike. The roof nearly came off the grandstand a couple of times.