1/30Adelaide United’s Ben Halloran scores the winning goal with Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and Melbourne City’s Kearyn Baccus watching in the A-League elimination final at Coopers Stadium. Picture SARAH REED
Super Sunday for SA teams
South Australia had to wait until Sunday night to join the winner’s circle but the Adelaide Crows and Adelaide United grabbed vital victories while Port Adelaide and the Adelaide Thunderbirds felt the pain of defeat.
2/30Adelaide United players and officials jump on game-winner Ben Halloran after the Reds won the A-League elimination final against Melbourne City at Coopers Stadium. Picture SARAH REED
3/30Adelaide’s Ben Halloran beats Melbourne City’s Harrison Delbridge in the A-League elimination final at Coopers Stadium.. Picture SARAH REED
4/30The Adelaide Oval lights shine over the Adelaide Crows and Fremantle Dockers in the Round 7 clash on Sunday. Picture: James Elsby/Getty
5/30Crows players sing the club song after beatiing the Fremantle Dockers in the Round 7 match at Adelaide Oval. Picture: David Mariuz/AAP
6/30Crows and Power players stiop on the final siren on the Round 7 match at Adelaide Oval on Sunday . Pictuire: David Mariuz/AAP
7/30Crows Kyle Hartigan celebrates with the crowd after the Round 7 victory over the Fremantle Dockers at the Adelaide Oval. Picture: David Mariuz/AAP
8/30Adelaide’s Elliot Himmelberg celebrates with the crowd after the Crows beat Fremantle in their Round 7 match at the Adelaide Oval. Picture: David Mariuz/AAP
9/30Crows Hugh Greenwood slaps hands with the crowd after the Round 7 victory over the Fremantle Dockers at the Adelaide Oval. Picture: David Mariuz/AAP
10/30Crows players sings the club song after beating Fremantle in the Round 7 clash at the Adelaide Oval. Picture: David Mariuz/AAP
11/30Adelaide’s Alex Keath celebrates a goal with Eddie Betts and Lachlan Murphy during the Round 7 match against the Fremantle Dockers at Adelaide Oval . Picture: Mark Brake/Getty
12/30Crows supporters in full voice during the Round 7 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Fremantle Dockers at the Adelaide Oval. Oicture: David Mariuz/AAP
13/30Crows players run onto the Adelaide Oval for the Round 7 match against the Fremantle Dockers on Sunday. Picture: David Mariuz/AAP
14/30Crows players run onto the field during the Round 7 AFL match between the Adelaide Crows and the Fremantle Dockers at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
15/30Crows co-captain Taylor Walker talks with a lucky young Adelaide supporter in the race before the players run onto Adelaide Oval to play the Fremantle Dockers. Picture: David Mariuz/AAP
16/30The Power look dejected after losing to the Collingwood Magpies at Marvel Stadium. Picture: Quinn Rooney/Getty
17/30Port Adelaide players chair Travis Boak off Marvel Stadium after he played his 250th game in Round 7. Picture: Michael Klein.
18/30Power’s Connor Rozee (right) and Magpies Levi Greenwood battle for the football at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Picture: Julian Smith/AAP
19/30Power coach Ken Hinkley speaks to Port Adelaide co-captain Ollie Wines at the quarter-time break against Collingwood at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. Picture: Julian Smith/AAP
20/30Power superstar Paddy Ryder tries to hold out Collingwood’s Brodie Grundy during the ruck battle at Marvel Stadium. . Picture: Michael Klein.
21/30Port Adelaide’s Ryan Burton (left) fires out the handball in front of Ollie Wines (right) and Collingwood’s Adam Treloar (left) in the Round 7 match at Marvel Stadium. Picture: Julian Smith/AAP
22/30Adelaide United’s goalkeeper Paul Izzo makes a save during the A-League elimination final between Adelaide United and Melbourne City at Coopers Stadium. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty
23/30United’s Ben Halloran celebrates after scoring the winning goal as City players look dejected in the A-League elimination final match between Adelaide United and Melbourne City at Coopers Stadium. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty
24/30Adelaide United players thank their supporters in the crowd after winning the A-League elimination final at Coopers Stadium,. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty
25/30Reds’ hero Ben Halloran celebrates after scoring the winning goal against Melbourne City in the A-League elimination final at Coopers Stadium. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty
26/30Thunderbirds Hannah Petty looks to offload the pass despite the pressure of Sydney Swifts Sarah Klau in the round two Super Netball match at Quay Centre in Sydney. Picture: Matt King/Getty
27/30Adelaide’s Maria Folau falls in the round two Super Netball match between the NSW Swifts and the Adelaide Thunderbirds at Quay Centre in Sydney. Picture: Matt King/Getty
28/30T-Birds Layla Guscoth looks for the rebound in the Round 2 Super Netball match against NSW Swifts at the Quaycentre in Sydney. Picture: Craig Golding/AAP
29/30Adelaide’s Maria Folau fails to grab the rebound in the round two Super Netball match against the Sydney Swifts at Quay Centre in Sydney. Picture: Matt King/Getty
30/30Swifts Sam Wallace is challenged by Adelaide’s Shamera Sterling in the round two Super Netball at Quay Centre. Picture: Matt King/Getty
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