Adelaide Footy League: Focus on Furniture Div 2 Round 13 preview
SACRED Heart Old Collegians is gearing up for a must-win clash when it takes on Scotch Old Collegians in Adelaide Footy League’s division two this Saturday.
SACRED Heart Old Collegians is gearing up for a must-win clash when it takes on Scotch Old Collegians in Adelaide Footy League’s division two this Saturday.
SHOC is just hanging onto fifth spot on the ladder and is only a win in front of Unley Mercedes Jets after losing to them last week.
Last week’s shock defeat means that no game is more crucial for Sacred Heart and a victory against Old Scotch would help it maintain its hold within the competition’s top tier.
Scotch, meanwhile, is sitting in ninth spot and is desperately trying to string as many wins together as possible to avoid dropping down to division three next season.
Their quest to avoid relegation was exacerbated by a heavy loss to flag favourite Henley last week.
The sixth-placed Jets will be keeping one eye on SHOC and their troubles, but will also need a victory against Old Ignatians this week to continue pressing up the ladder.
Old Iggies coach Michael O’Leary will be working hard to ignite a passion within his group after last week’s disappointing 39-point loss bottom-placed Broadview.
The Tigers, meanwhile, will be hoping to continue last week’s momentum into their match with Gaza this week and secure their second win of the season.
Zach Slade, Nikolas Papaioannou, Blake Kennedy, Anton Vassallo will need to lift, though, to achieve a favourable outcome that is not beyond them.
The Eagles only managed to scrape through with a 13-point victory Pembroke Old Scholars last week.
They will be will be without skipper Brett Heintze due to suspension, when they play Broadview this week.
PHOS Camden lost its buffer in second spot when it went down to Athelstone by 13 points last week.
The loss is sure to be used as motivation to get a win during this week’s battle with Pembroke Old Scholars.
The Raggies will welcome the test of confronting league-leaders.
But, with the match being away, it will only increase the difficulty level for the likes of Jack Mozuras, Sam Tarca, Chris Swift and Josh Schinella.