Sturt and Norwood to meet in elimination final in SANFL

Sturt and Norwood have a history of terrific finals battles and they will meet again at Adelaide Oval in the elimination final.

Sturt and Norwood will add another chapter to their rivalry when they clash in the elimination final at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.

The Double Blues confirmed their spot in the finals when they upset minor premier Glenelg at Unley Oval on Saturday. Had the Double Blues lost, they would have been replaced in the top five by South Adelaide, who conquered Adelaide at Noarlunga Oval.

The Redlegs extended their season beyond the minor rounds after beating West Adelaide at Richmond Oval on Friday night.

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Port Adelaide and the Crows will meet in the qualifying final in the double header on Saturday. The winner will face Glenelg in the second semi-final.

After the win over the Tigers, Double Blues coach Nathan Grima said the side would recover well and have a crack at the Redlegs.

The Redlegs beat the Double Blues by five points The Parade in round 3 and by a commanding 59 at Unley Oval in round 16.

“Last time really means nothing,” Grima said. “Recent history would say they’d be coming in pretty confident.

“They’ve been able to kick goals on us quickly in quarters. We won’t change too many things. We started poorly (last time) and were outplayed a little bit.”

SANFL FINALS WEEK 1

Adelaide Oval, Saturday

Elimination final, 3.20pm

Sturt v Norwood

Qualifying final, 7.05pm

Port Adelaide v Adelaide