SANFL Round 11: Hosie takes mark of year contender as flag contenders crash

Glenelg made it 10 wins on the trot, while an injury-hit South pulled off a stunning upset. Go inside a wild SANFL Round 11.

Flag favourite Glenelg continued on its merry way, reigning premier Norwood is back in town and some contenders crashed in a wild Round 11 of SANFL.

Tigers high-flyer Lachie Hosie put his hand up for mark of the year with a spectacular grab against Central District while a pair of teammates raced into player of the year calculations.

Here’s all you need to know from a dramatic Round 11, which has left only two wins separating fourth from 10th.

Port Adelaide’s Nick Moore celebrates one of his three goals against West Adelaide at Alberton Oval. Picture: David Mariuz/SANFL.

Sturt’s James Richards takes a strong mark against Norwood at Unley Oval on Sunday. Picture: Cory Sutton/SANFL.

ROUND 11 SCOREBOARD

South Adelaide 11.10 (76) d Woodville-West Torrens 8.10 (58)

Port Adelaide 13.14 (92) d West Adelaide 12.10 (82)

Glenelg 18.12 (120) d Central District 8.9 (57)

North Adelaide 10.6 (66) d Adelaide 7.15 (57)

Norwood 9.5 (59) d Sturt 3.12 (30)

POWER RANKINGS

1. Glenelg:

(10-1: Made it a Perfect 10 wins on the trot with a second half demolition of Central at the Bay. First-year coach Darren Reeves has his side humming in top spot and clear premiership favourite after 11 rounds).

2. Adelaide:

(7-4: Suffered a shock loss to an injury-riddled and out of form North at Prospect. Had six more scoring shots but lacked its usual killer punch in a performance coach Michael Godden labelled as “probably our worst game of the season’’).

3. Sturt:

(9-2: After winning their first eight games, the Double Blues have come back to the pack. Still almost certain to secure a coveted top-three spot but they are badly missing injured star midfielder Tom Lewis’s presence).

4. Port Adelaide:

(5-6: After losing their first three games, the Magpies have turned things around to jump into the top five for the first time this season. Beat West despite fielding only 12 AFL-listed players, with top-up man Nick Moore starring).

5. North Adelaide:

(5-6: Ended a shocking run of form with a stunning upset of the Crows to show it is far from a spent force this season. Should regain several key players, including Magarey Medallist Aaron Young, from injury in the next few weeks, which will have rivals looking over their shoulder).

6. Central District:

(5-6: Was tough and competitive early against pacesetter Glenelg before crumbling in the second half. Has improved but is still winless away from home this year, which is an issue).

7. Norwood:

(3-8: This week’s big power rankings riser after upsetting Sturt on the road to win its third consecutive game after losing its first eight. Could it still make the finals? Would be a miracle if it happened but the reigning premier is now close enough if good enough).

8. South Adelaide:

(4-7: The injury-riddled Panthers pulled off a stunning three-goal upset against the Eagles at Woodville Oval in a performance coach Jarrad Wright described as the “most courageous’’ in his 102-game stint as coach. The win was full of merit).

9. Woodville-West Torrens:

(4-7: Fielded a strong team on paper against South but surprisingly offered little after quarter-time. Is defensively okay but is struggling to kick winning scores and needs to quickly rediscover some spark).

10. West Adelaide:

(3-8: Disappointing display against an under-strength Port after what has been an encouraging season. Desperately needs to turn some competitive performances into wins to avoid a fifth straight wooden spoon).

West Adelaide key defender Josh Ryan takes a strong mark in the Bloods’ 10-point loss to Port Adelaide at Alberton Oval. Picture: David Mariuz/SANFL.

NUMBERS GAME

(Top 12 Champion Data ranking points)

Cam McGree (Glenelg) 160

Nick Moore (Port) 153

Casey Voss (Sturt) 153

Callum Park (West) 147

Matt Crouch (Adelaide) 146

Michael Mattingly (West) 142

Matthew Allen (Glenelg) 139

Sam Hayes (Port) 137

Kobe Ryan (West) 136

Ben Shillabeer (South) 135

Fraser Evans (Port) 134

Keegan Brooksby (South) 131

THE STAT

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Games played by South Adelaide’s Liam Nye against Woodville-West Torrens on Saturday.

He played back-to-back games in the reserves and league after teammate Charlie Duncan was a late withdrawal from the league side after being injured in the warm-up.

FLYING HIGH

Mark of the week

Lachie Hosie (Glenelg)

The Tigers high-flyer and Ken Farmer Medal leader took a trademark screamer late in the final quarter of the game against Central District.

The mark of the year contender was the exclamation point on the Bays’ 10th consecutive win.

The athletic Hosie took another big grab just minutes later, showcasing his aerial prowess.

SAY WHAT

Quotes of the week

“It’s a special win, one of the best I’ve been involved with in my time at the club and the most courageous. We had made seven changes, which included a combined total of only 16 league games, so to win that game, with Charlie Duncan going out just a few minutes before the start, was outstanding. We had a mantra during the week about unconditional effort because we knew we had our backs against the wall, with the amount of changes, and were fighting for our season. I thought the boys gave that unconditional effort for all four quarters against a strong Eagles team, so I was really proud of their effort.’’

South Adelaide coach Jarrad Wright

“Credit to South but our energy was down, we were really reactive, not proactive, from the first bounce, so we got what we deserved. The reality is you have to play the right way and we didn’t play the right way. We didn’t rock up for the contest.’’

Eagles coach Jade Sheedy

“We picked a team based on effort and form and what those players could deliver. I wouldn’t call this a season-defining win but I want to see that consistency now that we have shown what we can do. Plenty of players did nice jobs for us, which was pleasing.’’

North Adelaide coach Jacob Surjan

“That’s probably our worst game of the season. You look at most of the key stats and we probably won but they took more of their chances. After quarter-time we were much better but we need to get better.’’

Adelaide coach Michael Godden

“The players’ belief, no doubt, takes a hit when you’re not getting results. We felt from round 4, 5 onwards that our game was coming back. The whole team synergy and chemistry was still just off, but each week we could feel it getting better.”

Norwood coach Jade Rawlings

“It’s a great result for us, winning 10 games in a row, but we also got a lot of learnings out of this performance against a really competitive Central side, which is a positive. That is based around valuing defence first and foremost, and also contest. Once we got those things right I felt we played some really exhilarating footy with ball in hand.’’

Glenelg coach Darren Reeves

“It (the top five) is something we have been chasing a little bit and this week we get there. It is a nice bit of reward for the way the guys have been playing and how consistent we’ve been.”

Port Adelaide coach Tyson Goldsack

“We were really competitive in the first half and played some really good footy but in the second half fundamentally we were just off a little bit and a class side like Glenelg capitalised. Our challenge is to become more consistent.’’

Central District coach Paul Thomas

Sturt’s Henry Carey marks in front of Norwood’s Goy Lok at Unley Oval. Picture: Cory Sutton/SANFL.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

ROUND 10

BULLDOGS v EAGLES

Gordon Armstrong’s votes

3 - Harry Grant (CD)

2 - Billy Iles (CD)

1 - Joseph Sinor (WWT)

REDLEGS v MAGPIES

Steve Barrett’s votes

3 - Harry Boyd (Nor)

2 - Nik Rokahr (Nor)

1 - Jackson Mead (PA)

DOUBLE BLUES v ROOSTERS

Andrew Capel’s votes

3 - Patrick Wilson (Sturt)

2 - Casey Voss (Sturt)

1 - Connor McFadyen (Sturt)

PANTHERS v CROWS

Warren Partland’s votes

3 - Jackson Hately (Adel)

2 - Harry Schoenberg (Adel)

1 - Luke Nankervis (Adel)

BLOODS v TIGERS

Andrew Capel’s votes

3 - Cam McGree (Glen)

2 - Liam McBean (Glen)

1 - Callum Park (WA)

ROUND 11

EAGLES v PANTHERS

Andrew Capel’s votes

3 - Keegan Brooksby (SA)

2 - Oliver Davis (SA)

1 - Ben Shillabeer (SA)

MAGPIES v BLOODS

Luke Marchioro’s votes

3 - Jackson Mead (PA)

2 - Nick Moore (PA)

1 - Callum Park (WA)

TIGERS v BULLDOGS

Andrew Capel’s votes

3 - Matthew Allen (Glen)

2 - Cam McGree (Glen)

1 - Lachie Hosie (Glen)

ROOSTERS v CROWS

Gordon Armstrong’s votes

3 - Alex Spina (NA)

2 - Harrison Wigg (NA)

1 - Matt Crouch (Adel)

DOUBLE BLUES v REDLEGS

Warren Partland’s votes

3 - Nik Rokahr (Nor)

2 - Casey Voss (Sturt)

1 - Harry Boyd (Nor)

Port Adelaide’s Trent Dumont battles for the ball with West Adelaide’s Kobe Ryan at Alberton Oval on Saturday. Picture: David Mariuz/SANFL.

LEADERBOARD

14 – Harry Schoenberg (Adel)

11 – Tom Lewis (Sturt)

10 – Liam McBean (Glen)

9 – James Battersby (Sturt)

9 – Harry Grant (CD)

9 – Patrick Wilson (Sturt)

9 – Jackson Hately (Adel)

9 – Matthew Allen (Glen)

8 – James Rowe (WWT)

8 - Mitch O’Neill (SA)

7 – Campbell Combe (NA)

7 – Mitch Hardie (WWT)

7 – Luke Partington (Glen)

7 - Nik Rokahr (Norw)

7 – Callum Park (WA)

7 – Lachie Hosie (Glen)

7 - Keegan Brooksby (SA)

6 - Cam McGree (Glen)

6 – Jez McLennan (CD)

6 – Quinton Narkle (PA)

6 - Casey Voss (Sturt)

6 – Harry Boyd (Nor)

6 – Harrison Wigg (NA)

5 – Corey Lyons (Glen)

5 – Jarrod Schiller (CD)

5 – Joseph Sinor (WWT)

5 – Matt Crouch (Adel)

5 - Alex Spina (NA)

5 – Nick Moore (PA)

SHARPSHOOTERS

Leading goalkickers

34 – Lachie Hosie (Glen)

26 – Liam McBean (Glen)

25 – Josh Hone (Sturt)

24 – Luke Reynolds (Glen)

21 – Zach Sproule (SA)

18 – Tariek Newchurch (Adel)

17 – Connor Ballenden (WWT)

17 - Lachlan Gollant (Adel)

16 – Keenan Ramsey (NA)

16 – Liam Delahunty (WA)

UP NEXT

Round 12

Woodville-West Torrens v Port Adelaide (Maughan Thiem Kia Oval), Sat, July 8, 2.10pm

Norwood v Glenelg (Coopers Stadium), Sat, July 8, 2.10pm

South Adelaide v North Adelaide (Flinders University Stadium), Sat, July 8, 2.10pm

West Adelaide v Sturt (Hisense Stadium), Sat, July 8, 2.30pm

Central District v Adelaide (Nuriootpa Oval), Sat, July 8, 2.30pm