1/15Port Adelaide coaching panel sit on the balcony of the clubs’ headquarters for the North Melbourne game at Alberton Oval. Picture Sarah Reed
Top flight footy in the suburbs
Elite football returned to suburban grounds around Adelaide with the Power playing at Alberton Oval against the Kangaroos and the Crows AFLW team played the Giants at Peter Motley Oval in Unley.
2/15Port Asdelaide Power players huddle before the start of the JLT match against North Melbourne at Alberton Oval.. Picture Sarah Reed
3/15Power’s Travis Boak runs through a guard of honor as he runs onto the ground against North Melbourne at Alberton Oval. Picture SARAH REED
4/15Crows players huddle before the start of the match AFLW against the GWS Giants at Peter Motley Oval.. Picture Sarah Reed.
5/15Crows AFLW players run through the banner at Peter Motley Oval. Picture Sarah Reed
6/15AFLW supporters fill the grandstand at Peter Motley Oval for the game against the GWS Giants. Picture Sarah Reed.
7/15Large crowd around the ground at Peter Motley Oval for the AFLW game between the Crows and the Giants. Picture Sarah Reed
8/15Fans packed the ground in front of the Fos Williams stand for the Power’s games against North Melbourne at Alberton Oval. Picture Sarah Reed
9/15Power’s Jarrod Lienert walks off after the win against Noprth Melbourne with his leg heavily braced at Alberton Oval. Picture Sarah Reed
10/15Power’s Ryan Burton stands with his other defenders after North kick the first goal within the first few seconds of the game at Alberton Oval. Picture Sarah Reed
11/15Adelaide superstar Erin Phillips under pressure against the Giants at Peter Motley Oval, Picture SARAH REED.
12/15Crows’ Jess Foley shoots out a handpass to team-mate Erin McKinnon against the GWS Giants at Peter Motley Oval. Picture Sarah Reed.
13/15Adelaide’s Deni Varnhagen is tackled by Giants Cora Staunton at Peter Motley Oval. Picture Sarah Reed.
14/15Adelaide’s Marijana Rajcic sprays Stevie-Lee Thomson with soft drink as she comes towards the huddle after the win against the Giants at Peter Motley Oval. Picture Sarah Reed.
15/15GWS Giants Alyce Parker gets her handpass out desipte the pressure from Crows Jessica Foley at Peter Motley Oval Picture Sarah Reed.
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