Round 18: Eagles v Sturt - Saturday 30 July 2016 @ Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval

Eagles v Sturt
Saturday 30 July
Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval

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

The Eagles had a solid win over Adelaide while Sturt belted West. Who will come away with the win this week?

looking forward to watching this game, if the Eagles can't beat Sturt at home then what hope at a neutral venue come finals time ? i think the Eagles are the best team in the league & will win this week by 4 or 5 goals after a tight contest for the first three terms

Sturt's record against the Eagles since they merged is appalling. Not sure exactly (cue Phil Herden or spelly) but it would be something like 50ish to 16-17ish in the Eagles favour

Paul wrote:Sturt's record against the Eagles since they merged is appalling. Not sure exactly (cue Phil Herden or spelly) but it would be something like 50ish to 16-17ish in the Eagles favour

I was just thinking about that. Doesn't feel as though the Blues have beaten them too often this decade?

Eagles as of 2015

Vs Played Win Loss Draw
Adelaide 4 2 2 0
Central District 72 32 40 0
Glenelg 66 43 21 2
North Adelaide 74 48 26 0
Norwood 67 40 28 0
Port Adelaide 71 34 37 0
South Adelaide 66 51 15 0
Sturt 67 49 19 0
West Adelaide 68 41 26 1
Totals 556 340 213 3

goddy11 wrote:Eagles    as of 2015

Vs                  Played Win Loss Draw
Adelaide             4      2      2    0
Central District   72   32    40    0
Glenelg              66   43    21    2
North Adelaide    74   48    26    0
Norwood            67    40    28   0
Port Adelaide      71    34    37   0
South Adelaide   66     51    15   0
Sturt                 67     49    19   0
West Adelaide    68     41    26   1
Totals              556    340  213   3

Interesting that Port has more wins than the Eagles in that time. Obviously they were a powerhouse throughout the 90's, but since then they've always still seemed to pick up a win here and there

With the win earlier this year Sturt 68 50 19 0 . Sturt seem the Eagles bunnies by that. Centrals had total dominance in the 2000's against all teams. We seem to lose 1 and win 1 against Port most years. No dominance.

EAGLES
Woodville-West Torrens has regained star goalsneak Lachlan McGregor for Saturday’s blockbuster against Sturt at Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval.
Sidelined for the Eagles’ win against Adelaide in Round 17, McGregor has overcome a minor calf strain to be named on the four-man extended interchange bench.
‘’If it was a final he probably would have played but we thought we would take a cautious approach with him,’’ Eagles coach Michael Godden said.
Star forward Andrew Ainger will play his 100th IGA League match after making his debut with South Adelaide in Round 1 2011.

League
F: Gaffney, Wundke, Redden
HF: Rowland, Ainger, N. Hayes
C: O’Brien, Poole, Jarrad
HB: Goldsworthy, Von Bertouch, Hall
B: P. Raymond, Thompson, Guiffreda

R: Borholm, Petrenko, Boyd
INT: Lewis, Haylock, Allmond, McGregor
IN: McGregor

Reserves
F: Jolly, Raikiwasa, Comitogianni
HF: Stengle, Summerton, Press
C: Rowntree, Firns, C. Giles
HB: G. Ellis, Cox, Sinor
B: Elsworthy, Heinjus, Batley

R: J. Hayes, Yarran, M. Raymond
INT: B. Ellis, Westbrook, Woods

Under-18
F: Friend, Gericke, Creeper
HF: Weidemann, Moller, Hayes
C: Goold, Smith, Georgeson
HB: Coxon, Lukosius, Mentz
B: Hoyle, Beecken, Bondarenko

R: Baqeri, Lee, Longbottom
INT: Cook, Fairall, Martin, Miller, Moore, Zille

This match deserves a crowd of 5000+

I'll take 3000 .... for those considering coming along attached is a Visitors Guide to Maughan Thiem Hyundai Oval. More game day & stats info to follow.

Top V Second and the Eagles want 3000 ? Many of your posts suggest you have a decent following Phil ? I am not having a go, just simply stating a fact. I know some get a bit sensitive on here.

i'll stand by what i said, this game deserves a crowd of 5000+
probably too late now but perhaps trying a two for one deal or $4.00 entry like they did at Elizabeth, maybe normal entry but give them a free budget & a free sausage & onion voucher for the barbie, just give people a reason to go.....just thinking out loud

Should not need it regardless. If the Eagles have this good support they will be there. Sturt drag a good crowd .I agree with you Bayman. But i'd say 2900 - 3400 max.

As I have said before waddaymean I think you are basing what is a good/bad crowd on 5 years ago not the current day reality across the league.

This year Sturt average 2750 (3rd) across all their games, Eagles 2400 (5th) ..... yes the 5th club out of 10 only averages 2400 to their games, (home & away) that is the reality of where SANFL crowds are at.

On that you would expect average about 2600, adjust for winter weather (drop) and its 1 v 2 status (increase) and a crowd around 3000 to me is a realistic expectation.

A 3000 crowd would also mean that Eagles are guaranteed of home crowd growth this year probably one of only 2-3 to achieve this against a general league wide decline.


Bayman - we have a few things planned for our final home game, stay tuned.

Looking forward to a good game going to tip the Eagles by 10 points, like the visitors guide would be a great idea for each club to create something similar?

SANFL Interviews both coaches
http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/3585/

107.9 Life FM with the call from 1.30pm Saturday  www.lifefm.net

And finally game day activities

Well Sturt surprised me and maybe the bookies 
After the 15 min mark of the third quarter they seemed to run out of petrol .
Well done Eagles

I was happy with the $2.17 I got & found out today from a sturt mate that he got $2.37 for the eagles, the corporate bookies have nfi, they look at the ladder & make up a market from that

Eagles confirming they are clear flag favourites

Crowd looked decent, any figures?

Officially 2,677

Gee bayman U don't have to work with all these winners.

Actually I don't have to work but I feel as a father I should set an example, having a good night here at globe derby too, not that its hard tonight

PhilH wrote:Officially 2,677

We thought 2,400 to 2,500
A large number of blues fans seemed to disappear from the grass by the fox stand when the rain came .
But their voices were still loud 'ball' was always yelled out as a group it seemed everytime an Eagles player touched the footy they were screaming ball mind you I was on the other side of the oval . Sturt fans started off yelling out to many pies Wundke . But we're very very very quiet when Ainger was marking impossible marks .
I think the Sturt cheer squad thinned down to but they changed the Wundke evening meal by yelling out something else .

Ok a bit more serious the Eagles yesterday showed Sturts weakness height down back .
They may have held Wundke and Ainger then Redden and Bomber are out up forward Mark after Mark . Goal kicking wasn't great .
Sturt were the favs Eagles showed how you beat them .