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No winners in 19th man saga, not even North or Norwood

No winners in 19th man saga, not even North or Norwood

THERE are no winners out of the SANFL’s ‘19th man’ saga — certainly not Woodville-West Torrens, nor the league and not even North Adelaide or Norwood, Messenger sports editor and SANFL reporter Matt Turner writes.

There would be an ‘asterisk’ if North won GF: Roo

There would be an ‘asterisk’ if North won GF: Roo

AUSTRALIAN football Hall of Famer Mark Ricciuto says the SANFL has failed to make the tough but correct decision to stop North Adelaide from playing in this weekend’s grand final as the decision is met with a chorus of discontent.

Loose ends will not be tied up by new rules

Loose ends will not be tied up by new rules

NEW rules can be written to deal with the lessons from the SANFL’s 19th man fiasco, but the key point remains how the rules are used by match officials – and the “independent” SA Football Commission

SANFL chief endorses tribunal decision

SANFL chief endorses tribunal decision

SANFL chief executive Jake Parkinson has endorsed the independent tribunal’s decision to allow North Adelaide to contest Sunday’s grand final despite the 19th man controversy. Plus, see Chris McDermott’s Facebook chat here.

Carr: We deserve grand final place

Carr: We deserve grand final place

NORTH Adelaide coach Josh Carr says his side’s grand final berth has not been tarnished by the debate which has raged over the club fielding a 19th man in its preliminary final triumph.

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