SANFL Round 17 teams: South Adelaide still hunt for finals berth as veteran Brad Crabb announces retirement

South Adelaide needs plenty to go its way, but it is still alive in the race for a spot in the finals and a chance to extend retiring veteran Brad Crabb’s career. See all the Round 17 teams here.

South Adelaide defender Brad Crabb has announced he will retire at the end of the season. Picture: Morgan Sette/AAP

DO not rule South Adelaide out of the equation for a top five spot.

The Panthers can still quality for the finals if they win their final two games against North Adelaide and Adelaide at Noarlunga Oval.

Then they must rely on other results falling their way. That means Sturt losing to Port Adelaide and Glenelg at home, or Norwood dropping their games against lowly-placed pair Central District and West Adelaide.

There is also the issue of percentage. The Panthers are 2.1 per cent below the Double Blues and less than a per cent behind the Redlegs.

South Adelaide defender Brad Crabb has announced he will retire at the end of the season. Picture: Morgan Sette/AAP

While the gap to the Double Blues is significant, they will be facing the two highest scoring teams and both are in form.

The Panthers will have the services of Brad Crabb, but the veteran defender won’t be with the club next season after announcing his retirement at the end of the season.

Crabb has played 213 league games since making his debut in 2007.

Woodville-West Torrens midfielder Scott Lewis, who has made 203 league appearances, will also call it quits after the final round.

The Redlegs have regained youngster Cameron Taheny, missing from the win over Sturt because of college football duties, for the battle against the Bulldogs at The Parade on Friday night.

SANFL ROUND 17 TEAMS

Norwood v Central District

Coopers Stadium, Norwood, Friday, 7:20pm

Norwood

F: Grigg, L. Johnston, Bampton

HF: A. Wilson, Shenton, J. Richards

C: Barry, Panos, Smart

HB: Hamilton, Talia, Wilkins

B: Z. Richards, Georgiou, McKenzie

R: Baulderstone, Gerloff, Stephens

INT: Nunn, Dawe, Bode, Taheny, Buckham

IN: Taheny, Buckham

Reserves

D. Johnston, Szust, Fahlbusch-Moore, Di Stefano, Spence, Bower, Willhelm, Waters, Barnett, Hay, Crauford, Coles, Millman, Heard, Forster, J. Wilson, Pascoe, Olsson, Pedro, Saywell, Collins, Martin, Olds, Ball.

Central

F: Menzel, Fort, Jenner

HF: Hoskin, Dahms, D. Pisani

C: Barreau, Jydon Neagle, East

HB: Goodrem, Patterson, Matthew Neagle

B: Shaw, Llewellyn, Habel

R: Marsh, J. Schiller, T. Schiller

INT: Durdin, Gillard, Montgomerie, Jaxon Neagle

IN: Barreau, Shaw

OUT: Payne (concussion)

Reserves

Auckland, Billing, Cotgrove, J. Furnell, S. Furnell, Haydon, John, Lange, Mahoney, McKenzie, O’Brien, O’Gorman, Ortiz, F. Pisani, Rigney, Sheppard, Stephenson, Walter, Weaver, White.

Errin Wasley-Black returns for West Adelaide. Picture: Russell Millard/AAP

Glenelg v West Adelaide

ACH Group Stadium, Glenelg, Saturday, 1:10pm

Glenelg

F: Virgin, McBean, Close

HF: Motlop, Reynolds, Gregson

C: Scharenberg, Snook, Gould

HB: Joseph, Curran, Schott

B: Bradley, Proud, Agnew

R: White, McCarthy, Partington

INT: Slade, Martini, Betterman, Bailey, Le Cornu

IN: Motlop, Slade, Martini

OUT: Kelly-Mansell

Reserves

Boyle, Carmody, Carney, Davis, L. Edwards, Holyoak, Kelly-Mansell, Koster, Kuller, Lovelock, McDermott, Nicholson, Park, Sawford, Schreiber, Searle, Sumner, Symonds, Weir, Wisdom, Yates.

West

F: Kirk, Cleeland, Schmidt

HF: Karpany, Thilthorpe, Willsmore

C: Batley, C. Fairlie, Waite

HB: Hill, Keough, Levicki

B: Agostino, Ryan, Dunkin

R: Parrella, H. Haysman, K. Stevens

INT: Anderson, Laube, Wasley-Black, P. Fairlie, L. Evans

IN: Wasley-Black, Anderson

Reserves

Hupfeld, G. Turner, R. Stevens, Inglis, Gallaway, Lynch, Wooldridge, Johnson, Majok, Caruso, Bentley, Noonan, Morrish, Gutsche, Rana, May, Chamberlain, Sinderberry, Sareen, Moore, G. Haysman.

Jack Penfold has recovered from a serious knee cut. Picture: Emma Brasier/AAP

Sturt v Port Adelaide

Peter Motley Oval, Unley, Sunday, 2:10pm

Sturt

F: M. Evans, Read, J. Hone

HF: Sutcliffe, Patullo, Riley

C: Slimming, Colquhoun, Crocker

HB: Sumner, Stephens, Harms

B: Carey, F. Evans, Edmonds

R: Fahey-Sparks, Kirkwood, Battersby

INT: Illman, Greenslade, Pearce, Penfold, Thiele

IN: Penfold, Thiele, Illman

OUT: Coomblas

Reserves

T. Hone, Thornton, Richards, Condon, Hough, Trenorden, Weeks, Parker-Boers, Grivell, How, Coombe, Voss, Page, Lochowiak, Grieve, Munn, Armiento, Coomblas, Mitchell, Allan, Fahey.

Port

F: Frampton, Howard, Johnson

HF: Farrell, Motlop, Woodcock

C: Pudney, Atley, Mayes

HB: Hewett, Frederick, Lienert

B: Garner, McKenzie, Grundy

R: Hayes, Trengove, Drew

INT: Lycett, Sutcliffe, Strange, Davidson, Elsworthy, Appleton, Hill

IN: Sutcliffe, Hayes, Strange, Hill

North Adelaide has regained Mitch Clisby. Picture: Bianca De Marchi

South Adelaide v North Adelaide

Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga, Sunday, 2:10pm

South

F: Wilkinson, Overall, McKinnon

HF: Heaslip, Whittlesea, Liddle

C: Milsom, Cross, Irra

HB: Haines, Summerton, Rose

B: Biemans, Crabb, Brown

R: Cailotto, Davis, Karpany

INT: Sampson, Haren, McGree, Fitt, Coleman, Bogle, Noble

IN: McKinnon, McGree, Bogle, Noble

Reserves

Arnold, Badger, Baker, Beeche, Colwell, Davies, Emery, Fitzgerald, Illingworth, Juckers, Kappler, Kennedy, Loneragan, Moffa, Snelling, Tucker, Whitbread.

North

F: Szekely, Harvey, Hender

HF: Spina, Laurie, McInerney

C: Almond, Tropiano, Jarman

HB: Minervini, Smith, Keller

B: Hilder, C. Craig, Clisby

R: A. Barns, T. Schwarz, Combe

INT: Miller, Nixon, Olekalns, J. Schwarz, Slee

IN: Clisby, Hilder, McInerney, Nixon

OUT: Neagle (Leg), Wharton

Reserves

Neade, Kirk, Wharton, Aldridge, Verity, Deep, C. Barns, J. Craig, Lower, Blair, Agorastos, Nance, Campbell, Ginever, Rigney, Bowman, Langley, Flanagan, Hodges, Robinson.

The Eagles have lost ruckman Jarrad Redden. Picture: Dean Martin/AAP

Eagles v Adelaide

Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville, Sunday, 2:10pm

Eagles

F: Petrenko, Von Bertouch, Rowe

HF: Poole, J. Hayes, Moore

C: Sharrad, Lewis, N. Hayes

HB: Goldsworthy, Thompson, Lee

B: Westbrook, Giuffreda, Rowland

R: West, Lonergan, Foote

INT: Boyd, Comitogianni, Heinjus, Mead, Nason, Schmusch, Weidemann

IN: Boyd, Comitogianni, Nason, Heinjus, Weidemann,

OUT: J. Redden (ankle)

Reserves

Frederick, J. Gaffney, C. Gaffney, Cook, E. Miller, X. Redden, Wehr, Brill, Bruce, Morgan, McPherson, Jones, Michael, McLeod, Hoile, Schoenberg, Coff, Pedler.

Adelaide

F: Greenwood, Jenkins, Stengle

HF: Wright, Himmelberg, Poholke

C: Davis, Gallucci, Atkins

HB: Sholl, Butts, Hamill

B: Merrett, Otten, Keath

R: Strachan, Wilson, Jones

INT: Boyle, Davey, Hutchesson, McAdam, Seymour

IN: Atkins, Jones, Keath, Otten

OUT: Seedsman (AFL), Ryan