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MRS Property Reserves Match Report

South Adelaide @ North Adelaide
Round 7 - Prospect Oval - 18/05/19

Goals: Helyar 2, Kennedy, Elmes, Tucker, Bogle
Best: Loneragan, Bogle, Helyar, Illingworth
Injuries: Nil

South Adelaide's Reserves were no match for the Roosters at Prospect Oval, going down by 90-points on Saturday.

A nine goal to three first half by the home side saw the Panthers fall to a 20.15 (135) to 6.9 (45) defeat.

South Adelaide had a tough day getting any momentum going, with North totalling 49 hit outs to 7 as well as 63 inside 50s to the Panthers 35.

The Panthers also had major problems in third quarter, managing just three behinds while the Roosters kicked five goals.

To the Panthers credit they didn't stop fighting despite trailing by a huge deficit, kicking three goals in the final quarter.

Coby Helyar did his best against the odds, gathering 21 disposals, two goals and six marks for the Panthers.

Encounter Bay product Tarik Illingworth was also impressive with 18 disposals, three marks and three rebound 50s.

Meanwhile, Luke Bogle was influential for the Panthers, collecting 20 disposals, five clearances and a goal.

Robert Badger (12 disposals, four marks and five tackles) and Brett Kennedy (18 disposals, nine marks and a goal) were also stand outs for the visitors.

The Panthers now sit equal fourth on the ladder but seventh due to percentage, with four teams all tied with three wins for the season.

The reserves now have a weekend off before travelling to Maughan Thiem Kia Oval to face the second placed Eagles from 12:00pm, Saturday, June 1.

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MRS Property League Match Report

South Adelaide @ North Adelaide
Round 7 - Prospect Oval - 18/05/19

Goals: Emery 4, Cross 3, Whittlesea 2, McGree, Heaslip, Overall
Best: Liddle, Summerton, Overall, Emery, Knoll, Haines
Injuries: Nil
Crowd: 1871

South Adelaide now sit in the top three following a strong win away from home against North Adelaide on Saturday afternoon.

The Panthers played consistently over the four quarters to record a comfortable 8.14 (62) to 12.12 (82) victory.

Despite trailing by seven points at quarter time, South stayed composed and turned up the pressure in the third quarter to keep the home side goalless.

With seven games played, this win sees South sit third with healthy percentage and just one point behind ladder leaders Glenelg and Adelaide.

The first goal of the fast-paced match came from North Adelaide's Mitchell Harvey after five minutes of play.

Both teams were full of run, moving the ball up and down the ground quickly, putting huge amounts of pressure on their opponents' backlines.

Looking fresh after a weekend off, Joel Cross (22 disposals and eight inside 50s) struck back for the visitors with two goals in two minutes.

Jarred Allmond replied for North Adelaide before Kyle Emery (13 disposals and five marks) responded with a goal of his own.

The shootout continued, however, back to back goals to Max Thring and Frank Szekely gave the Roosters a 4.4 (28) to 3.3 (21) lead at the first break.

Debutant Cam McGree, the ruck/forward from Reynella, kicked his first senior goal six minutes into the second quarter. McGree would go on to collect six disposals, six hit outs and four inside 50s in his debut performance.

South Adelaide looked to be in control with Cross kicking his third goal of the game and Emery kicking his second.

Meanwhile, Tyson Brown (10 disposals and seven tackles) did his best to disrupt Norths plays as best as possible.

Keenan Ramsey's goal 15 minutes in was Norths only goal for the second quarter, giving the Panthers a seven-point lead at the main break.

South Adelaide continued to have control over the main parts of the game, leading the hit outs 43 to Norths 26 and the inside 50s, 52 to 42.

Michael Knoll continued his streak of outstanding performances, racking up 35 hit outs, seven marks and 18 disposals.

Back to back goals in just the first two minutes by Tom Whittlesea (16 disposals) put immense pressure on the home side.

While holding North to just three points for the quarter, Emery went on to kick his third of the game to give the Panthers a 23-point buffer at the final change.

Not looking to give up that easily, Ramsey kicked the Roosters first of the final quarter as North threatened to come back.

However, the Panthers replied with goals coming from Ben Heaslip (15 disposals and five tackles) and Sam Overall (14 disposals and eight marks) to help steady the side.

The Roosters managed a goal through Aidan Tropiano with twenty minutes played but it was too little too late.

Emery went on to kick his fourth goal of the game, with his recent performances a sign of him becoming a strong presence up forward for South.

Ramsey went on to kick his third of the game for the home side, but it was to no avail as the siren sounded not long after to give the Panthers a nice 22-point win.

South Adelaide's win away from home came from a very consistent and strong team effort. The Panthers made sure not to take their foot off the gas, scoring three goals in each quarter.

Returning from the state game, Joe Haines continued to perform exceptionally down back, finishing with 28 disposals, six mark and ten rebound 50s.

Meanwhile, fellow state player Matt Rose also played well, collecting 25 disposals, three tackles and six inside 50s.

South Adelaide now have the next weekend off before playing the Eagles at Maughan Thiem Kia Oval on Saturday, June 1 from 2:40pm.

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Orthopaedics SA Under-18s Match Report

South Adelaide @ North Adelaide
Round 7 - Prospect Oval - 18/05/19

Goals: McCreery 2, Wilkinson 2, Hamilton 2, Riddle, Douglass, Fitzgerald, Horne, Sampson
Best: Clifton, Douglass, Spacie, Oliver, Austin, Wilkinson

South Adelaide's Under-18s fell to the Roosters by 6 points at Prospect Oval on Saturday afternoon.

On Saturday morning we played the last of our seven away games at Prospect oval before our Reserves and League teams.

This week we were forced to make five changes including first gamer James Hay and the excitement machine Eamon Wilkinson after 12 months off recovering from a ruptured ACL.

The first quarter was our best start for the season kicking 5 goals into the wind through Beau McCreery, Mitch Riddle, Jason Horne, Liam Hamilton, and Connor Sampson.

North kicked 3 goals and we went into the first break 13 points up.

We were pleased to see the lads play to the game plan, putting plenty of pressure on North's back 6, our mids were on top working hard both ways and our backs stood tall.

The 2nd quarter was tightly fought out with only one goal to each team, ours came in the 19-minute mark through a great grab 20m out by Beau McCreery.

There were some frustrating passages of play which saw us overuse the handball without gaining any Territory, but still managed to be in front by 10 points at half time.

In the 3rd quarter, North dominated most of the quarter kicking six goals to our two. Liam Hamilton kicked his second and after 12 months off Eamon Wilkinson finally kicked one of his exciting trademark run and carry goals.

Going into the last quarter 15 points down, we made some positional changes and urged the lads to up their intensity, be first to the ball and take the game on.

To their credit, they responded and we played out another thriller scoring goals through Wilkinson, Jack Fitzgerald and our Captain Aaron Douglass, but to fall short by 6 points.

Max Clifton was clearly our best, playing another tough game out as well as Tyler Oliver through the midfield. Lachie Williams battled hard all day in the Ruck and Eamon Wilkinson through managed game time was producing plenty of excitement when he got hold of the footy.

Beau McCreery contested well up forward and our Backs, Harry Spacie, Boyd Austin and Aaron Douglass held up well.

Next week we play our first home game for points against the Eagles who are undefeated and sitting on top of the table.

Round 8
South Adelaide vs Woodville-West Torrens
Flinders University Stadium - Saturday 1st of June at 11:00 am

Boyd Austin
Assistant Coach

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Seven South Adelaide players have been selected in the AFLW U18 Championships Squad.

In their second season in South Adelaide's Senior Women's program, young guns Hannah Munyard and Teah Charlton have been selected as part of the 29-player South Australian U18 squad, ahead of their matches against the NT.

Joining them is AFLW Academy member Montana McKinnon, who has been selected due to her impressive work in the ruck this season.

Indy Tahau, Sarah Wright, Emogen Johnson and Brooklyn Kraft have also been selected, thanks to their solid season in the Panthers SANFLW campaign. 

The U18 AFLW Championships kick off against the NT on May 31 at Peter Motley Oval and June 2 at Karen Rolton Oval.

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South Adelaide will look to continue their winning ways against the reigning Premiers at Prospect on Saturday afternoon.

Coming off the state game bye, the Panthers will be looking to put in a solid performance before having the split round bye next week.

Emmanuel Irra (Quad) and Ben Haren (Ankle) have been ruled out against the Roosters but make way for Hayden Sampson and Darnell Tucker, who are included on the extended interchange, which must be trimmed by one before the bounce.

Also into the side is former Panthers junior and Reynella Wineflies product Cameron McGree. The 20-year-old ruck/tall forward (198cm, 105kg) is set to make his SANFL StateWide Super League debut. 

A triple delight of Panthers football gets underway this Saturday at Prospect Oval with the Under-18s kicking off at 9:05am, followed by the Reserves at 11:30am, and League at 2:10pm.

What: SANFL Round 7 - South Adelaide vs North Adelaide
Where: Prospect Oval
When: Saturday, May 18 - League 2:10pm; Reserves 11:30am; U18 9:05am
Tickets: Adult $14; Concession $8; Kids U18 free
Watch: SANFL Digital Pass

South Adelaide Round 7 SANFL teams presented by Hilton's Betta Home Living

Changes

In: McGree, Sampson, Tucker
Out: Irra (Quad), Haren (Ankle)
New: McGree (Reynella)
Milestones: McGree debut 

Reserves

Badger, Beeche, Bogle, Coleman, Colwell, Elmes, Freitag, Grimley, Helyar, Illingworth, Juckers, Kennedy, Loneragan, Lovering, Manuel, McKinnon, Mills, Milsom, Sladojevic, Snelling, Whitbread.

In: Bogle, Freitag, Helyar, Illingworth, McKinnon, Sladojevic
Out: Baker (Knee), Beenham (Ankle), Fairlie (omitted), McGree (League), Sampson (League), Tucker (League)

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South Adelaide's Under-18s are still on the road as they return to Prospect to take on the Roosters.

Junior teams presented by Hilton's Betta Home Living

Under-18s

What: South Adelaide @ NorthAdelaide
Where: Prospect Oval
When: Saturday, May 18 - 9:05am
Entry: Free

In: Ben Ryan, Sam Hindes, Eamon Wilkinson, Shane Pettiford, Brad Strapps, James Hay, Clinton Calyun, Kyle Rice, Talon Copley
Out: Damon Freitag (Reserves), Daniel Sladojevic (Reserves), Arlo Draper, Jordan Bastian

South Adelaide Football Club advises that Connor Fairlie has decided to return to West Adelaide to seek greater football opportunities. 

Connor Fairlie takes a Mark against the Roosters. Image: Nick Hook Photography 

Connor joined The Panthers from West Adelaide in 2015 and has played 12 League games and kicked 7 goals. In 2018, Connor was joint runner-up in the Reserves Best & Fairest.

The South Adelaide Football Club thanks Connor for his contribution and wishes him all the best with the next phase of his football career.

South Adelaide is pleased to announce the signing of 21 year-old defender James Loneragan from the Adelaide Crows SANFL team.

New recruit James Loneragan in action last year for the Adelaide SANFL team. Image: Matt Turner/AFL Photos.

The 189cm defender, played 18 SANFL League matches in 2018 after joining the Crows from NEAFL team Sydney University in the pre-season.

James made his South Adelaide debut in the Reserves Round 6 match against West Adelaide.

We welcome James to the Club.