Round 15: Sturt v Port - Sunday 14 July @ Envestra Park

Sturt v Port

Sunday 14 July
Envestra Park

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

Sturt are coming off a last minute loss to South, while Port had the bye last week but in their last match had a loss to the Eagles. Which side will come away with the win this week?

before seeing the teams i'll tip the double blues in a close one, however the makeup of both teams is critical

If Sturt really had South measure for most of last Saturday, on a heavy and sodden track then Port will win and win easily

Sturt:

F: Martin, Smith, Graham
HF: Montgomery, Vitkunas, Calabrese
C: Kane, Kerridge, Panozzo
HB: Hinge, Coad, Tambling
B: Crocker, Evans, Page

R: Kurtze, Greenslade, Hurley
INT: Crane, Stephens, Atkins, Battersby, Kelly
IN: Battersby, Kerridge, Martin
OUT: Harms (ankle)

Port:

F: Raikiwasa, Johncock, R. Young
HF: Johansen, Thurgood, Summerton
C: Rose, AhChee, Kirkwood
HB: Madden, Beard, Kulikowski
B: D. Butcher, Scanlon, L. Slattery

R: Grove, S. Gray, A. Young
INT: Hoskin, Watt, Newton, Heath, Haren
IN: Scanlon, Johncock, Johansen, Heath, Haren
OUT: Brett Ebert (groin), J. Butcher (Power), Meiklejohn (suspension)

Looks an evenly matched game. Heads it is.Sturt by 8 points

Sturt should get a decent advantage in ruck, their 'ins' look better than most of Ports so i'll stick with the blue machine

Those outs for Port are rather imposing, but they have been playing good footy for a month or so.

Sturt should be bolstered further by Hombsch down back, who has been omitted by the Power.

2 rucks should help. Cockshell must be out of favour, Kurtze has always had trouble with his bulk.

I rate us a fair chance.

But which Sturt will turn up is never an easy prediction.

I would like to stick my neck out with this one, but will go with Ports

Chambo Off To Work We Go wrote:2 rucks should help. Cockshell must be out of favour, Kurtze has always had trouble with his bulk.

Big Cocky is over in Greece, at the moment. A pre-arranged thing with the club at the start of the year. I belive his wife has family over there and he got the okay to take 3 weeks off at the start of the year. Not great timing with the skipper being suspended, otherwise he would have certainly been playing league, IMO.

Dont count on having Hombsch Chambo. 

I agree, Sturt might have an advantage in the ruck department. Then again, I think Ports forward half looks more damaging.

Might be a bit slippery at Unley come Sunday.

If we truly want to play finals, we win this one. Port by 12 points.