Reserves/Under 18's finals discussion

Reserves and Under 18 finals get underway this weekend as well.

Reserves Elimination Final: Centrals v West, 11:30am Sunday 3 September @ City Mazda Stadium
Reserves Qualifying Final: North v Sturt, 2:10pm Sunday 3 September @ City Mazda Stadium

Under 18's First Semi Final: Sturt v West, 11:30am Saturday 2 September @ Football Park
Under 18's Second Semi Final: South v Eagles, 2:10pm Saturday 2 September @ Football Park

Reserves Results:
EF: West 10.10.70 d Centrals 6.3.39
QF: Sturt 15.7.97 d North 6.9.45

U/18's Results:
1st SF: Sturt 16.14.110 d West 10.10.70
2nd SF: Eagles 14.6.90 d South 13.9.87

Pretty conclusive wins in 3 of the 4 games and a minor upset in the other.

I think the Reserves, depending on AFL players' qualifications, looks like a Port win.

Sturt were very impressive against West in the 18's, so I hope South don't go out in straight sets after such a good minor round.

but port should not be in the reserves

Reserves 1st SF: North v West - 11:30am Saturday 9 September @ City Mazda Stadium
Reserves 2nd SF: Port v Sturt - 2:10pm Saturday 9 September @ City Mazda Stadium

U/18's PF: South v Sturt - 6:40pm Friday 8 September @ Football Park

Sturt supporters that way inclined could make a weekend of the football - u/18's Friday night, Reserves Saturday, League Sunday.

blacky wrote:but port should not be in the reserves

its the power reserves reserves...........disagree, they shouldn't be in the sanfullofsh1t at all

Reserves results:
1st SF: West 9.12.66 d North 6.7.43
2nd SF: Sturt 13.10.88 d Port 6.6.42

Reserves PF: Port v West - 11:30am Saturday 16 September @ City Mazda Stadium

u/18's Result:
PF: Sturt 10.12.72 d South 6.13.49

U/18's GF: Eagles v Sturt - 10:55am Sunday 17 September @ Adelaide Oval

Go Bloods

i'l ask with tongue firmly planted in cheek, why does West get the home finals ?

bayman wrote:i'l ask with tongue firmly planted in cheek, why does West get the home finals ?

Because West having won only about 3 or 4 games there in the last two years, it's considered a neutral ground for us.

bayman wrote:i'l ask with tongue firmly planted in cheek, why does West get the home finals ?

I reckon it's because Glenelg, Woodville, Prospect and Unley need to prepare for cricket. IIRC Norwood was preparing for another sport (possibly lacrosse). Alberton had Amateur GF last week and Noarlunga and Elizabeth are probably too far away. That leaves Richmond as only choice. Can see how it is unfair but not complaining.

Woodville was used last year for the reserves finals in the first two weeks of the finals. In 2014 Glenelg was used so I don't think cricket is the issue.
It may be Bobo Olsen up to his usual tricks.

To be honest I only asked the question as I said with tongue in cheek, I thought it may have been to do with cricket & Richmond being more central than a Noarlunga or Elizabeth got the gong

And my comment about Bobo was semi tongue in cheek.
Norwood doesn't have a cricket pitch so if it was suddenly cricket that precluded the other grounds, that could have been used. I can remember going to a Reserves semi final at Norwood in 2005, but that is a long time ago now.

By the way, the home ground advantage wasn't the reason West beat North in the Reserves. North's skills, similar to the league side, were deplorable. Wharton looked to be the only player who you would think would go on to a substantial senior career from North's reserves side.

West Adelaide into the reserves Grand final after smashing the magpies at City Mazda Stadium and take on Sturt next Sunday.
Port on the top of the ladder all year losing only 2 games (i think)  but with the Power getting knocked out of the AFL, the after affects of eligible players hurt the magpies.
But from a Westies point of view, West were very good and played some great footy, never letting the magpies into the game.

West...17-11 d Port 4-12

James Rowe (son of) won the Alan Stewart medal for best player in the u18's grand final, albeit in a losing team, unless I'm mistaken the last player that won this award playing in a losing team was Lachie Neale, if James has a career like Lachie is having then he'll have a great career

Final score....
Eagles 7.7.49
Sturt 13.14.92

West won the Preliminary Final against Port.  The Grand Final is Sturt v West at Adelaide Oval at 11:15am Sunday morning (24 September)

Brucetiki wrote:West won the Preliminary Final against Port.  The Grand Final is Sturt v West at Adelaide Oval at 11:25am Sunday morning (24 September)

In a newsletter i received, the reserves start at 11.15.

SANFL RESERVES

Sunday, September 24

ADELAIDE OVAL

11.15am Grand Final Sturt v West Adelaide

Sturt take out the Reserves flag 10.8.68 to 7.11.53

West were never going to win but were very brave in defeat & fought it out until the final siren