Adelaide Footy League The Norwood Hotel Division 1 Round 14 preview
PORT District has a real opportunity to announce itself as division one premiership contender with a win against top side Rostrevor at Largs Reserve on Saturday.
PORT District has a real opportunity to announce itself as division one premiership contender with a win against top side Rostrevor at Largs Reserve on Saturday.
The Magpies, third on the ladder, will be keen to reverse the 11-goal thumping they were handed earlier this year at Campbelltown Oval.
Port District will need to formulate a plan to curtail the influence of the ROC midfield, which tore them to shreds in the first encounter.
I, like many, have under estimated the improvement of the boys from the Port.
Coming off of a break last week, following a 104-point win over Modbury, there will be no excuses.
This should be a highly skilled contest.
St. Peters Old Collegians host Payneham at Caterer Oval as it looks for a way to pinch a couple of wins that might help it avoid relegation.
Hamish Allan and Luke Trenorden are two of the stars that will be leading the charges.
Payneham Norwood Union may need to win its final five games to play finals.
The triple forward threat of Nick Jolly, Liam Davis and Strato Agorastos should have too much firepower for SPOC.
Modbury is coming off eight straight losses and Nathan Grainger’s men will be desperate to turn things around against the much improved Adelaide University this Saturday.
Uni has won four of their past five games and taken some big scalps in the process.
The Paynter and Langridge brothers are proving to be a handful for opposition teams.
You have to go with the form side in this contest which will take Uni one step closer to a return to finals.
Prince Alfred Old Collegians sit fourth with a very healthy percentage and seem destined to pounce on any potential slip up from third-placed Tea Tree Gully or second-placed Port.
This week the Old Reds host Salisbury North, which has the stars to potentially upset the reigning premiers.
Keiran Agius and Alex Stengle are two players who can cut any side apart and will need to be closely watched.
Brett Backwell’s men have won seven of their last nine games and may just be finding form at the right time.
At home the Reds should have all the answers.
The week’s break came at the right time for the Gullies who have lost their past three games on the trot after a sublime start to the year.
This week they host Goodwood, which simply must win if it wants to keep their its final chances alive.
The midfield match ups will be worth watching in this one but I fancy the Gullies at Pertaringa Oval to get back on the winners list.