South Adelaide held Glenelg goalless until the 15th minute of the third quarter in a clinical 56-point victory at Stratarama Stadium.

The Panthers started brightly, with Kody Shortridge almost opening his account in the early moments—his gather and snap just missing for a minor score.

Archie Van Dyk continued his impressive individual form, winning plenty of contested ball around stoppages and distributing cleanly by both hand and foot.

South’s early dominance soon translated to the scoreboard. Matthew Chalk produced a moment of brilliance, dribbling home the game’s opening goal from the boundary.

Turnovers coming out of Glenelg’s defensive 50 were proving costly, with one mistake leading to an inside 50 from Van Dyk and a resulting free kick to Harry Wadewitz, who converted his set shot.

The lead quickly stretched to 18 points when Chalk slotted his second, taking full advantage of an unattended mark following a 25-metre penalty.

Down back, Brady McDonald was prolific, generating rebound and using his precise kicking to launch multiple promising forward forays.

At quarter-time, South Adelaide held a well-deserved 18-point lead.

Much like the opening term, Shortridge missed another opportunity early in the second, with his snap drifting narrowly once again.

The behind proved irrelevant moments later when Mitchell Clifton gathered a scrappy forward entry, weaved around a defender and snapped truly for a brilliant goal.

In the ruck, Max Savage was giving his midfielders silver service, particularly Tom Simpson, who began to have a growing influence around the contest.

Clifton continued to cause headaches for Glenelg, kicking his second goal of the quarter from a composed set shot close to goal—set up by a determined run-down tackle from Jake Wigzell.

South kept pressing. After three consecutive behinds, Gabriel Caudie-Simes was awarded a free kick 20 metres out directly in front and made no mistake, pushing the margin to 41 points.

Van Dyk, who had been playing a key distributing role, had two quick chances to impact the scoreboard himself—his snap and set shot both missing the target.

He made no mistake on the third attempt, outmuscling his opponent in the goal square and converting a strong set shot to continue the Panthers’ onslaught.

At half-time, South Adelaide’s lead had ballooned to 48 points.

The early stages of the third quarter were a tighter affair, with only a Hudson Voigt behind registered in the first eight minutes.

Despite facing limited pressure, South Adelaide’s defence remained composed and well-structured, with Jackson Blacker and Elijah Koop competing strongly in deep defence.

An off-the-ball free kick gifted Van Dyk a chance to kick his second, and his long-range set shot never looked like missing.

The floodgates opened shortly after, with three goals in five minutes—two to Shortridge and one to Callan Hart—stretching South’s lead to a game-high 73 points, while Glenelg remained goalless.

That drought finally ended at the 15-minute mark, and a second major before the break capped off Glenelg’s most competitive period of the game.

At three-quarter time, South held a commanding 61-point advantage.

The final term was a relatively dour contest, with both teams struggling to score despite repeated forward entries.

Glenelg kicked the first goal of the quarter, adding some respectability to the scoreboard.

Patrick Carman, created a spark late, delivering a precise pass to Shortridge on the lead, 35 metres out.

Shortridge calmly slotted his third goal, capping off a strong individual performance in attack.

Five consecutive behinds from Glenelg rounded out an emphatic performance from South Adelaide, recording its third win of the season against a finals contender.

South Adelaide will look to build on this promising display when they face West Adelaide at Hisense Stadium on Friday, 6 June at 7:20pm.

Glenelg proved too strong for South Adelaide, running out with a 54-point victory at Stratarama Stadium.

The home side wasted no time hitting the scoreboard, booting the game’s opening goal within the first minute.

Glenelg’s midfielders sliced through South Adelaide by hand and foot, resulting in quick and direct forward entries that put the Panthers' defenders under pressure.

Despite a desperate chase, Jayce Potter was unable to stop Glenelg’s second major, as the Tigers extended their lead to 13 points early.

South slowly began to work their way into the game by applying pressure and forcing turnovers, with Deklan Warren taking a strong intercept mark about a kick and a half from goal.

Warren’s deep forward entry wasn’t marked, but Zemes Pilot showed composure and class to gather the loose ball and snap truly from long range—South’s first of the match.

Around the contest, Oliver South and captain Hudson Boal attacked the ball with intensity, winning several clearances and surging the ball forward.

In defence, the Panthers held up well under pressure despite Glenelg’s sharp ball movement. Sam Walsh, Dale Shearer and Jack Tuckfield all showed desperation in the back half.

Glenelg could have held a far greater lead if not for inaccuracy, finishing with seven minor scores in the opening term.

At quarter-time, the Tigers held a comfortable 24-point advantage.

The second term began much like the first, with Glenelg nearly slotting one early. However, strong forward pressure resulted in a breakthrough goal and pushed the game further out of South’s reach.

Darcy Campbell-Kearney showed plenty of courage at half-back, flying into a pack and taking a strong mark despite heavy contact. His quick play-on sparked some clean movement through the corridor.

Potter continued to work hard on the outside, trying to find space to use his sharp foot skills, while Tom Meaney applied several strong tackles around the contest.

But things just weren’t falling South’s way. Nathan Flesfadar received a 25-metre penalty to take him within range, but was unable to hit the scoreboard. 

Despite moments of promise, South’s forward entries either missed the target or were expertly shut down by Glenelg’s disciplined defence.

Adding salt to the wound, Glenelg slotted their second goal of the quarter, stretching the lead to 35 points.

Finally, after a 20-minute goal drought, Max Gregor pulled one back for the Panthers with a strong contested mark in the forward pocket and a composed set shot from a tough angle.

Unfortunately, Glenelg responded immediately to cancel out South’s only major of the term and restore a six-goal lead at the main break.

The third quarter saw Glenelg take control, kicking three goals to one and all but sealing the result.

South’s lone goal came from a stoppage inside forward 50, with Flesfadar’s slick hands finding Riley Williams, who finished cleverly under pressure.

While the Panthers’ effort couldn’t be questioned, Glenelg’s was able to get it done across four quarters.

Boal continued to lead from the front, winning plenty of contested ball and clearances.

Heading into the final break, South Adelaide faced a sizeable 43-point deficit.

South struck first in the final term after Glenelg missed a couple of early chances.

Pilot, who had several standout moments throughout the match, earned a free kick outside 50 and slotted a brilliant 55-metre set shot.

After five straight behinds to start the quarter, Glenelg broke their run of misses by kicking the next three goals, extending the lead to 66 points.

Still, South Adelaide finished with fight. Lucas Marshall produced a brilliant spoil deep in defence, sparking a fast break that ended with Potter marking 20 metres out and converting.

Pilot added two more goals late in the piece, including an impressive dribbling finish from the boundary, bringing his tally to four and capping off a strong individual performance.

Ultimately, Glenelg were the better side on the day, running out convincing 54-point winners over second-placed South Adelaide.

South Adelaide will aim to bounce back when they take on West Adelaide at Hisense Stadium on Friday, 6 June at 5:00pm.