Finalised SA U-18's squad...

CENTRAL DISTRICT
Dylan Jesson

GLENELG
Tom Holmes
Aaron Day

NORTH ADELAIDE
Henry White
Matthew Wright
Kriston Thompson
Zac Millar
Dean Christie (VC)
James Wundke

PORT ADELAIDE
Levi Greenwood
Casey Carr
Brad Ebert (C)
Tim Walsh
Rhys Clinton

SOUTH ADELAIDE
Nick Murphy
Tom McNamara

STURT
Alex Kinal

WEST ADELAIDE
Hamish Hartlett
Scott Blesing
Tyson Slattery

WOODVILLE-WEST TORRENS
Jared Petrenko
Cody Hicks
Sam Fairclough
Matthew Broadbent
Lee Staple


First game is against Victoria Country this Sunday at AAMI Stadium after the Crows vs. Eagles clash.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Sto ... 42721.html

Storms brews over base for NT AFL team

June 29, 2007 - 3:09PM
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A storm is brewing over where the Northern Territory's Australian Rules football team will have its base - in the steamy capital or the desert town of Alice Springs.

Territory football groups met this week to discuss plans to set up the team to play in either the SAFL or the WAFL. (typical bloody Victorian journo mistake. Unless he's implying the WAFL is at the same level as the SA Amateur leagues, in which case he's right on the money)

NT member for Port Darwin Kerry Sacilotto issued a statement after the meeting saying it would be a natural choice for any team to be based in Darwin.

But member for Stuart Karl Hampton on Friday said he backed Alice Springs, claiming the town was at the heart of the territory.

"We have a proud tradition of producing great AFL players like Darryl White and current Kangaroo, Matthew Campbell," he said.

"I was born in Alice and I have spent most of my life playing, coaching and watching footy in Alice and I can swear to you one thing - Darwin may be the Capital of the Territory, but Alice is the territory's AFL Capital."

Nearly half the town's population attended AFL matches, Hampton said.

"Darwin can't match this," he said.

"After significant investment from the Martin government Traeger Park (in Alice Springs) is now an excellent venue for elite AFL training and games, let's use it."

Hampton said Darwin could still host at least a couple of games.

In addition, he said a new training academy should be tied to the new team.

"The first Clontarf Academy in the Territory has been established in Alice Springs.

"The academy is going to be a breeding ground for great footballers and it makes sense to link it with the territory's footy team."

"Unlike Darwin, we actually play footy in Alice at the same time as down south. Players resting from the territory team can run around in the local league, strengthening the local competition."

"We are a growing community, with a good track record on delivering and supporting sporting events - this is an easy decision for the AFL."

Earlier this month, billionaire businessman and Carlton chairman Dick Pratt said he supported a proposal to see the NT team join the SAFL as soon as next year.

Not to mention that headline - a NT AFL team.


Two players? - one now retired. When it comes to AFL players, Darwin and the off-shore islands own the Alice.


The Alice only hold one pre-season AFL practice match - compared to Darwin .


Darwin would mount the exact same argument for Murarra Oval.
Most generous if him!


Then again, an opposite argument can be mounted - that the NT team might detract support from the local grass-roots competition - whereas in Darwin, this won't be a problem, as the local comp is played in our cricket season, so it won't clash.

This fight between the Alice and Darwin reminds me of Tassie - North v South.

Someone has serious issues with the WAFL.

Maybe they can split home games between both.

Now this is the sh*t I like to see.

Central 34 - 7 - 211
Norwood 8 - 5 - 53

Better still, Centrals forward Daniel Halveburg had no trouble beating norwood with his own boot - by over 5 goals!

Daniel Halveburg 14-1
Norwood 8-5

SATURDAY
Central District 34.7 (211)
Norwood 8.5 (53)
3,423 @ Hamra Homes Oval, Elizabeth

Woodville-West Torrens 8.11 (59)
Port Adelaide 8.9 (57)
2,665 @ Alberton Oval

North Adelaide 19.13 (127)
West Adelaide 15.13 (103)
1,683 @ Broadspectrum Oval, Richmond

Glenelg 22.9 (141)
Sturt 15.14 (104)
3,360 @ Adelaide Oval

South Adelaide had the bye.

Crowd total for Round 13 -- 11,131


Next week in Round 14...

SATURDAY
Norwood vs. North Adelaide; Coopers Stadium, Norwood
Woodville-West Torrens vs. West Adelaide; Thebarton Oval

SUNDAY
Glenelg vs. Central District; Challenge Recruitment Oval, Glenelg
South Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide; Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga

Sturt have the bye.

U-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS
South Australia 17.10 (112)
Victoria Country 9.8 (62)

Victoria Metro is next.

Love it how they divide the vics up so we can pick 'em off one by one.

True story, but unfortunately no weblink - some random just donated 50k to sturt. Gotta love those closet supporters!

And in other Sturt news, get your sturt number plate:

http://www.sturtfc.com.au/news/number_p ... flyer2.pdf

Vic Metro 7.7 (49) defeated South Australia 3.5 (23)

Vic Metro.

Let me guess. By pure coincidence 90% of tackles laid were ruled in the back

Good old fashioned Vic heritage conditions - wind, rain, mud and single figure temperature all seemed to do the trick.

SATURDAY
North Adelaide 11.11 (77)
Norwood 7.10 (52)
2,227 @ Coopers Stadium, Norwood – Night match

Woodville-West Torrens 19.21 (135)
West Adelaide 8.8 (56)
1,313 @ Thebarton Oval

SUNDAY
Central District 14.5 (89)
Glenelg 10.13 (73)
3,242 @ Challenge Recruitment Oval, Glenelg

South Adelaide 14.5 (89)
Port Adelaide 11.10 (76)
2,262 @ Hickinbotham Oval, Noarlunga

Sturt had the bye.

Crowd total for Round 14: 9,044


Next week in Round 15

SATURDAY
Central District vs. West Adelaide; Hamra Homes Oval, Elizabeth
Sturt vs. South Adelaide; Unley Oval

SUNDAY
North Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide; Prospect Oval
Glenelg vs. Norwood; Challenge Recruitment Oval, Glenelg

Woodville-West Torrens have the bye.

^^ Season average 3,071 (+2% same point last year).



Norwood has suddenly sprouted some money. Not satisfied with the cool 4 million profit they made on the NCC sale, they've gone ahead and opened their new pokie parlour on North East Road in Gilles Plains. It's named The Nor East Road Gilles Plains. Gilles Plains/Windsor Gardens is what can safely be described as a high risk community, and luckily the venue is right next to not only a hungry jacks but a massive shopping centre - so they should be able to score a good proportion of the weekly household food budget. At their er... bistro.

Thankfully they're spending their newly found riches on hot chicks.



Meet Maybe, Probably and Fuckingoath.

Now, back to the footy.

The season is a close one as usual, with 8/9 teams still in the cu... in the hunt with 9 rounds to go, and 5th placed Norwood holding on for dear life. Ah, the benefits of a finals system that rewards mediocrity. My feeling is that Glenelg will snatch that 5th spot, because teams that lose by 160 points (norwood) shouldn't be playing finals football, Port have dropped off the planet, and South just don't have a winning culture. Not that Glenelg does, but at least their embarassing failures are confined to finals.