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South Adelaide host the only game of footy in town this Saturday when they take on Adelaide at Flinders University Stadium this weekend.

Coming off of a dramatic draw against Glenelg last weekend, the Panthers will make at least one forced change.

Tough on-baller Nic Schwarz comes out of the side after injuring his wrist against the Tigers.

Coming into the squad is big-bodied midfielder Jesse McKinnon and fierce-tackling forward Darnell Tucker.

Third generation Panther Joseph Haines will also celebrate his 50th League game with South Adelaide.

League action against the Crows gets underway from 2:40pm, preceded by the senior women's Grand Final rematch between South Adelaide and Norwood at 12:30pm.

The first 50 kids through the gates will receive a free Panthers footy, while specky machines, a jumping castle and the Triple M Rock Patrol will also be set up in the Family Friendly area.

Keep an eye out for the Easter Bunny handing out treats are the ground as well!

Round Details

What: SANFL Round 4 - South Adelaide vs Adelaide
Where: Flinders University Stadium (Noarlunga)
When: Saturday, April 20 - League 2:40pm; Women's 12:30pm
Tickets: available here or at the gate

South Adelaide Round 4 SANFL teams presented by Hilton's Betta Home Living

Changes

In: McKinnon, Kappler, Tucker
Out: 
New: 
Milestones: Joseph Haines (50 Games)

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It's a Grand Final rematch at Flinders University Stadium this Easter Saturday as South Adelaide clash with Norwood in Noarlunga.

The Panthers will be looking to avenge their Round 2 loss to the Redlegs when they take on the ladder leaders this weekend.

Coming off of a surprise loss at the hands of Glenelg, South have made a raft of changes heading into Round 9.

Adelaide Crows draftee Nikki Gore will be a welcome addition to the blue and white engine room, while Mykala Walker-Murphy returns to the side after being a late omission against the Tigers

Tiffany Copley and Emily Brockhurst return from injury, while Tamara Page, Caitlin Radbone, Emma Gryczewski, Airlie Schirmer and Brooklyn Kraft have all earned recalls.

Young defender Samantha Pratt suffered a concussion against Glenelg and spearhead Dani Goding is unavailable for selection.

Emily Woods, Stacey Huddleston, Grace Duffy, Alana Browne and Emogen Johnson have all been omitted from the team.

Women's League action gets underway at Flinders University Stadium from 12:30pm Saturday afternoon, followed by the League match at 2:40pm.

Entry is free to the SANFLW game before 12:30pm. Parking around the ground is available all day at $5 per vehicle.

South Adelaide Round 9 SANFLW teams presented by Hilton's Betta Home Living

Round Details

What: SANFLW Round 9 - South Adelaide vs Norwood
Where: Flinders University Stadium (Noarlunga)
When: Saturday, April 20 - Women's 12:30pm; League 2:40pm
Entry: Free before 12:30pm

Changes

In: Gore, Walker-Murphy, Copley, Page, Radbone, Gryczewski, Schirmer, Kraft, Brockhurst
Out: Woods (omitted), Huddleston (omitted), Duffy (omitted), Browne (omitted), Pratt (concussion), Goding (unavailable), Johnson (omitted)
New:
Milestones: 

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South Adelaide's Reserves get your Easter footy fix off to an early start against Norwood tomorrow night.

Round Details

What: Reserves Round 4 - South Adelaide @ Norwood
Where: Coopers Stadium (Norwood)
When: Thursday, April 18 - Reserves 4:40pm
Tickets: Free

South Adelaide Round 4 Reserves selections presented by Hilton's Betta Home Living

Reserves

Baker, Beenham, Colwell, Elmes, Fairlie, Freitag, Heaslip, Helyar, Hoey, Illingworth, Juckers, Kappler, Kennedy, Lovering, Manuel, McGree, Milsom, Neville, Sladojevic, Snelling, Whitbread

In: Heaslip, Manuel, Neville
Out: Biemans (hamstring), McKinnon (League), Tucker (League)

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South Adelaide's hit the road again as they face Norwood at the Parade on Wednesday evening.

Round Details

What: South Adelaide @ Norwood - U18s R4; U16s R7
Where: Coopers Stadium
When: Wednesday, April 17 - U18s 7:40pm; U16s 5:25pm
Entry: Free

Junior teams presented by Hilton's Betta Home Living

Under-18s

In:
Out: Clinton Calyun, Matthew Coulthard

Under-16s

In: Jackson Sampson
Out: Jake Stummer-Harvey, Jayden Morton

*Indicates injured last match

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SAFCW Match Report

South Adelaide @ Glenelg
Round 8 - ACH Group Stadium - 13/04/19

Goals: Haussen, Kirk
Best: Buchanan, Jarvis, Cavouras, Wright, Haussen, Smith
Injuries: 

South Adelaide's senior women fell short against Glenelg at ACH Group Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The loss puts an end to a five-game winning streak for the Panthers and brings third and fourth-placed North and West within a game of the reigning premiers on the ladder.

The Panthers had the first scoring shot of the game, a running effort from Indy Tahau that drifting wide. It would prove to be South's only score until deep into the third term.

Glenelg came out with greater intensity and tackling pressure than the visitors in the first term and were rewarded with the only major score of the quarter.

Ellen Fauser was the recipient of a high tackle free kick and made no mistake with her set shot from the top of the goal square.

Young Tiger Lauren Bungey gave her side a three goal buffer at halftime thanks to two quick goals in the second term.

The first from a goal mouth scramble and the second a classy snap shot after gathering a contested ground ball.

It put the Panthers in an unfamiliar position, as they stared down their second biggest halftime deficit of the season.

Skipper Lauren Buchanan was fighting hard for her side, while Elke Jarvis battled admirably in defence in her first game of the season.

However, without their usual guns firing in the middle of the ground, Glenelg worked their way into control of the stoppage battle, winning 30 clearances to 19 for the game.

The Bays were also controlling the football in the confined spaces of ACH Group Stadium, winning the lions share of the possession count.

South began to find their feet in the second half, with a goal in the third to Elyse Haussen and a Jess Kirk major in the fourth cutting the Bay lead to four.

However, rapid fire goals to Bungey and Samantha Franson deep into the final term put the result beyond doubt.

Round 9 action sees the Panthers return home to Flinders University Stadium for a Grand Final rematch with Norwood on Easter Saturday (Saturday, April 20).

Women's league action gets underway from 12:30pm, followed by the League game between South Adelaide and Adelaide from 2:40pm.

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League Match Report

South Adelaide @ Glenelg
Round 3 - ACH Group Stadium - 13/04/19

Goals: Overall 3, Fitt, Cailotto 2, Cross, Schwarz
Best: Schwarz, Haines, Overall, Haren, Crabb, Davis
Injuries: Schwarz (wrist)
Crowd: 2365

South Adelaide and Glenelg have played out a dramatic draw at ACH Group Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Panthers looked in control with a 35-point lead early in the final term, but the Bays stormed home to kick six of the last seven goals and level a 9.16 (70) to 10.10 (70) stalemate.

South will be ruing some inaccurate finishing in front of the big sticks that could have put the margin beyond reach, while the Tigers could likewise have pinched an unlikely victory if not for some wayward kicking in the dying stages.

It was a particularly empty result for the Panthers given the occasion of beloved club man Bradley Crabb's 200th appearance in blue and white.

A bright light of the afternoon was the strong performance of Nic Schwarz, who impressed with 22 touches, eight tackles, six clearances and a goal as he continues to round into form after a year on the sidelines.

Joseph Haines (23 touches) found plenty of the ball down back, while Crabb stood tall against Liam McBean, who was coming off of a bag of nine goals against the Crows, and Ben Haren (18 disposals and six marks) looks at home in his new role in the Panthers back six.

Up forward Sam Overall was the shining light, shaking off injury concerns around his groin from Round 2, catching everything that came his way and slotting three goals for the game.

The visitors did start the more positive of the combatants.

Alex Cailotto broke a 10 minute deadlock after taking a strong pack mark and kicking truly

Dangerous Tigers forward Josh Scott and big-bodied Panther Liam Fitt exchanged major scores before Cailotto's second at the quartertime siren bumped the Panthers lead to 13 at the first break.

Overall got his first on the board in the second term with a remarkable soccered effort off the deck, but Josh Koster soon replied for the Bays.

Both teams continued to be wasteful in front of goals, combining for 6.11 as they headed to the rooms. However, the Panthers looked in charge of proceedings with a three-goal lead.

The third term maintained a similar path, with the teams struggling with their radar and South just edging out Glenelg on the scoreboard to take a six-goal lead to the final break.

The theme looked to persist once Joel Cross goalled in the fifth minute to bump the buffer to 35 points.

However, the game flipped remarkably on it's head as the Bays strong armed control of the match.

A running goal to Jesse White and two to Luke Hosie cut the lead to 17, before Overall stood coolly at the drop of the ball and steadied to slot his third against the run of play.

It wouldn't prove enough to stop Glenelg's charge though, as the hosts got their tails up and began to run riot out of stoppage.

Even a horrific broken arm suffered by spearhead Scott couldn't stem the flow of Tigers goals.

Behinds to Marlon Motlop, McBean and Luke Reynolds and a spinning snap sent out on the full by Finn Betterman got the Tigers within inches of an unlikely win, but ultimately nothing could separate the two sides by the final siren.

The result sees South move down to second on the ladder, half a game off of an unbeaten Norwood outfit and sets up an intriguing contest with the Crows on Easter Saturday, who knocked off Woodville-West Torrens in Round 2.

Make sure to get out to Flinders University Stadium (Noarlunga) next Saturday (2.40pm, Saturday, April 20) to cheer the Panthers on. 

The match will be preceded by the Grand Final rematch between South Adelaide and Norwood's women's teams (12:30pm).

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Reserves Match Report

South Adelaide @ Glenelg
Round 3 - ACH Group Stadium - 13/04/19

Goals: Illingworth 2, Hoey, Elmes, Freitag, Sladojevic, Kennedy, Helyar, Kappler
Best: Lovering, Helyar, Kennedy, Tucker, McKinnon, Colwell
Injuries: Biemans (hamstring)

South Adelaide's Reserves stormed home to steal a thrilling victory against Glenelg at ACH Group Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The visitors played from in front for the majority of the game, but let the Tigers back into the contest in the final term.

However, the young Panthers showed great resilience to claw their way back and kick the final three goals of the game to pinch a 9.8 (62) to 7.16 (58) win.

South got out of the blocks the quick of the two sides, with Brett Kennedy opening the scoring five minutes into the first quarter.

Both teams traded goals before Tarik Illingworth's second major of the term opened up a 13-point buffer for the visitors at the first change.

As the League side prepared to celebrate Brad Crabb's 200th SANFL game, it was two other Kangaroo Island products in Tate Lovering (20 touches) and Coby Helyar (21 disposals, eight tackles and a goal) that were the catalysts for the Reserves strong showing.

South pushed out to a 20-point lead midway through the second, but Glenelg continued to hang on and slotted the last two goals of the half to bring the margin back to six points.

The third was a similar arm wrestle, with both sides spraying shots at goal. Lee Hoey provided the only major score for the Panthers before Timmy Sumner cut the difference to three in the final minute of the term.

It set up a grandstand finish for two sides that had last played each other only a week ago. South confident in capturing another win and Glenelg pushing hard to amends for their performance in Round 2.

Glenelg started the final stanza with their tails up, kicking the first two goals to grab their first lead since the 10th minute of the first term.

However, goals to Jaidan Kappler and Daniel Sladojevic drew scores level with six minutes to play.

The Tigers nudged their noses in front with two behinds, but it would be another Kangaroo Island native that would stand the tallest.

Big Damon Freitag kicked his first for the afternoon at the opportune moment to give his side a four-point lead. One they would not relinquish in the tense final moments.

One sour note from the win was tough forward Anthony Biemans re-injuring his hamstring in the first quarter in his first game back from the same ailment.

The win elevates the Panthers into fourth on the Reserves ladder.

The Reserves now prepare for a short turnaround to face Norwood at the Parade this Thursday evening.

Action gets underway at Coopers Stadium from 4:40pm, Thursday, April 18.

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Under-18s Match Report

South Adelaide @ North Adelaide
Round 3 - Prospect Oval - 13/04/19

Goals: Hamilton 3, Grimley 2, Hindes, Spicer, Reed, Riddle, Dumesny, McCreery
Best: Dumesny, Hamilton, Lippett, Clifton, Ryan, Nye

South Adelaide's Under-18s lost a nail-biting to North Adelaide at Prospect Oval on Saturday afternoon.

In Round 3 we played our second game at Prospect in three weeks, this time against North Adelaide losing another close game by under a goal.

We looked to have an unchanged line until our skipper Aaron Douglass had to pull out late, which gave an opportunity to Happy Valley big guy Ben Ryan.

We had a slow start, over-possessing the football. North put us under pressure and were far more direct, but missed some opportunities and we were lucky to kick out first on the siren at quarter time through Liam Hamilton.

To start the second quarter we came out strong, kicking the first three goals through Phoenix Spicer, Mitch Riddle and Liam Hamilton's second before again having another lapse in concentration.

In the last 10 minutes of the second North took control kicking four goals, while we hardly touched the footy

Halftime couldn't come quick enough and we went into the main break 16 points down with plenty of work to do.

The third started poorly and by the 10 minute mark North had kicked the first three goals of the quarter to take the lead out to 32 points.

However, we then started to play. We kicked the next four goals and started to gain some momentum. Eventually we went into the final change 6 points down, but I could see the players thought they were a chance.

James Grimley got an early one in the last quarter and then Matthew Reed kicked one to give us the lead. However, we were not able to make the most of some opportunities.

We traded goals before North kicked the final two of the game to win by five points.

Although we didn't get the points I am sure we will review, learn and move on quickly this week given our Round 4 match is this Wednesday night.

We take on the Redlegs at the Parade before having a few days off for Easter.

Round 4
South Adelaide @ Norwood
Coopers Stadium - Wednesday 17th of April at 7.40pm

Mark Clayton
Talent Manager

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Under-16s Match Report

South Adelaide @ North Adelaide
Round 6 - Prospect Oval - 13/04/19

Goals: Roberts, Horne 3, Morton 2, Dekoning, Norman-Brown
Best: Horne, Roberts, Norman-Brown, Treloar, Rogers, Copley

South Adelaide's Under-16s claimed a 29-point victory over North Adelaide at Prospect Oval on Saturday afternoon.

Coming off our best win of the season, a 72-point victory over Glenelg at the bay, it was going to be important that the players remained focused and head into our game against the Roosters expecting the same result.

We got off to a slow start and were not clean with our skills and ball movement in the first 10 minutes, which allowed North some scoring opportunities.

Eventually we settled and gained control of the match as we started to impact the scoreboard.

In the second quarter we again worked our way on top with some really clean ball movement. This term we also had a much better impact on the scoreboard and went into halftime with a handy five-goal lead.

After the main break, we came out of the blocks really slow. To North's credit, they lifted their work rate and intensity and managed to win the quarter.

The final stanza was a very scrappy affair, but we managed to win the quarter and run away with a comfortable 29-point win.

We now face a short turnaround as we head to the Parade to face Norwood this Wednesday night.

The Redlegs are travelling well this season, sitting just below us on the ladder in third and having won their previous three games. 

This will be a great challenge for our boys in our final game before finals!

Round 7
South Adelaide @ Norwood
Coopers Stadium - Wednesday 17th of April at 5.25pm

Clay Sampson
U16 Head Coach

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