SANFL: North Adelaide power home to edge out Glenelg as blockbuster lives up its name

North celebrated their special milestone in style with an incredible come-from-behind SANFL victory over Glenelg. Relive all the action from our live stream.

North celebrated its 100th year milestone in style with an incredible come-from-behind victory over Glenelg.

Down by as much as 12 points late in the final quarter, the Roosters chipped away before hitting the lead with minutes to go and then holding on in a frenetic final few minutes to win 15.7 (97) to 14.11 (95).

Keenan Ramsey kicked five goals for the victors while Aaron Young contributed three.

It was a tight contest before North edged home. Picture: Tom Huntley

Liam McBean grabbed five himself for the Tigers, with Hugh Stagg kicking four.

The win means North have lost only once from its opening six games.

On Saturday, Sturt tuned up nicely for the SANFLW finals by overcoming Central District in a 5.10 (40) to 1.6 (12) victory at the Summit Sports Park in Mount Barker.

The Double Blues, who will not know their final ladder position until the completion of the remainder of the last round, led from start to finish against the Dogs.

They were best served by two goals from Amy Brookes-Birve, while Alisha Gepp (20 disposals), Isobel Kuiper, Keira Muller (19) and Georgia Bevan (18) were prolific.

Central captain Shelby Smith recorded 22 touches and 17 tackles in a fighting performance.

In the early game, Woodville-West Torrens took on West Adelaide in the under-16s at Woodville Oval.

The Eagles were too strong, making light work of the Bloods in a convincing 20.12 (132) to 6.1 (37) victory with Albert Ebert (four goals) and Kade Herbert (30 disposals) were among the key players for the hosts.

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Glenelg great Peter Carey describes Prospect Oval as “odd’’.

North Adelaide Hall of Famer David Tiller said the ground’s unusual positioning gives the home team more of a psychological advantage than a physical one.

“Opposition teams seem to get a bit put off by the angle of the oval because it doesn’t align directly north-south,’’ said 1987 Roosters premiership player and former captain Tiller, who played 251 games and kicked 148 goals for the club from 1977-90.

“Because the North players train there all the time you get used to it and don’t notice it too much.

“But when the opposition turns up to play at the ground once a year it does seem to get in their heads a bit, they say the angles are all wrong, because the oval’s definitely on a different angle to other SANFL grounds.’’

Former North Adelaide captain David Tiller (left), Rooster Keenan Ramsey, Glenelg's Matthew Allen and Tigers legend Peter Carey at Prospect Oval in preparation for the 100th anniversary game. Picture: Tom Huntley

Tigers legend Carey – Glenelg’s only triple premiership player – said he always found playing at Prospect “very tricky’’

“Because of the angle of the ground the positioning of the goals was never quite right,’’ he said.

“It was particularly tricky kicking for goal at the northern end, quite odd, and I certainly had some bad games out there.’’

On Sunday, North will, fittingly against Glenelg, celebrate its 100th anniversary at Prospect Oval.

Exactly 100 years after the Roosters first hosted the Tigers at the ground on May 8, 1922, the two clubs will lock horns in a blockbuster SANFL Mother’s Day clash.

The match will be live streamed by The Advertiser from 1.10pm.

To mark the occasion, North will wear heritage jumpers replicating the red and white hooped design worn in the 1922 game, which the Roosters won 12.11 (83) to 9.4 (58).

The historic match at Prospect Oval will be live streamed here by The Advertiser from 1.10pm Sunday. Picture: Tom Huntley

Tiller played three grand finals against Glenelg from 1985-87, losing the first two and winning the last, and described the rivalry between the two clubs as “intense’’.

“Those finals between the clubs in the mid-1980s were fantastic, there were some great players on both sides and they were tough, entertaining games, the physicality was at a high level,’’ he said.

Carey, the Tigers’ games record holder with 448 (521 goals) from 1971-88, played in all three of those grand finals at Football Park, along with the classic 1973 grand final triumph against the Roosters at Adelaide Oval, where he starred with six goals.

North Adelaide legend Barrie Robran flies for a mark at Prospect Oval in 1974.

“Glenelg and North dominated that mid-80s period and played some fantastic games against each other,’’ he said, noting the Tigers’ only loss in ‘73 was against the Roosters at Prospect.

North entered the South Australian Football Association (now SANFL) in 1888 as the Medindie Football Club before changing its name to North Adelaide in 1893.

From 1888 to 1921 the club utilised various ovals in the north-east and east of Adelaide as its home ground before negotiating with Prospect Council to have the then Prospect Recreation Ground as its permanent home ground.

Remarkably, there are no records of when the ground was renamed Prospect Oval.

The record attendance for the ground is 19,137 in round five, 1958, when North hosted Port Adelaide, losing by 40 points.

In 2012 the club named both ends of Prospect Oval after its two official legends, with the northern end named the Ken Farmer End after the Roosters and SANFL all-time leading goalkicker while the southern end was named the Barrie Robran End after the triple Magarey Medallist.

The 100th anniversary match is part of the official program for South Australia’s History Festival.

North and Glenelg’s clash will be broadcast on advertiser.com.au live from 1.10pm Sunday.

On Saturday, viewers can watch the Eagles v West under-16s at 10.30am followed by a women’s clash with finals implications between Sturt and Central District at 2.10pm.