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Rd 18 Port
v Eagles at Alberton Oval |
2.20pm
Saturday 3rd August 2002 |
League
Team Reserves Team League
Scores Reserves Scores Lynton's
Match Report |
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Port
Magpie Injury Update
Tom Carr (ankle) test
Mark Clayton (ankle) test
Tony Brown (broken leg) season
Julian Wait (shoulder) test
Antony Sheehan (oesteo pubis) indefinite
Darryl Poole (knee) season
Mark Harwood (back) indefinite
Magpie
Media
The Port Magpie game will be shown delayed from 2.30pm on ABC TV
with the last half live. Radio coverage is also available on
Radio 5DN 1323AM.
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League Team
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F: Ellen, O'Connor,
Warrior
HF: Clayton, Mead, Ashley
C: Ebert, C Ilett, Wilson
HB: Robertson, Fiegert, Smith
B: J Ilett, AhChee, Kluver
R: Ackland, Lyle, Steed
Int: Bamford, Carter, Lokan
In: Ellen, Robertson, Kluver
Out: Carr (ankle), Davey, Peucker (omitted)
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Reserves Team
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F: McGuinness,
Peucker, J Burgoyne
HF: Phillipou, Zucker, Aaron Davey
C: Alwyn Davey, Parker, Holmes
HB: Burdett, Finnin, Lohde
B: Perry, Green, Seal
R: Andrews, Angove, Barrett
Int: Crook, Tessman, Eichner
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League
Scores |
Team |
1st
Q |
2nd
Q |
3rd
Q |
4th
Q |
Port |
1.2
(8) |
5.2
(32) |
6.6
(42) |
7.7
(49) |
Eagles |
2.4
(16) |
3.5
(23) |
5.7
(37) |
8.9
(57) |
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Best:
Steed, Lyle, Robertson, Ebert, Ackland, Fiegert |
Goals:
Ashley, Carter 2.0; Clayton, Burdett, Lokan 1.0;
Steed 0.2; Ebert, Ackland, Wilson, O'Connor 0.1;
rushed 0.1 |
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Reserves
Scores |
Eagles
13.6 (84) d Port 5.8 (38) |
Best:
Green, Seale, Lohde, Alwyn Davey, Parker,
Angove |
Goals:
Peucker 2; Aaron Davey, Parker, Eichner 1 |
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Lynton's
Match Report |
With a weather forecast predicting showers and hail and the poor form of our
seniors, going to Alberton wasn't all that tempting as shown by the poor crowd of less than 2
thousound - but of course we were a real chance to win or
didn't anyone tell the players that!!
But as usual -
first the Ressies, and it seems that the constant changes to their lineup finally caught up with
them. In a game they should have won they battled to stay in it
through the third and then fell right away to lose by 8 goals,
not scoring a goal in the last. Some good signs though with the form of Greeny,
Lohde, Sealy and Froggy but the tough decision in the next 2 or 3 weeks is
- do they get promoted or do we hold a strong Ressies side together for the finals??? I know which way I lean, but what do you think?
The main game was a shocker; scrambly, error ridden, low scoring, very ordinary
umpiring - the only component missing was a Maggies
win. We certainly had our chances including a 5 point lead at the last and some early rushes into the forward line at the beginning of the last,
but we couldn't kick the goals that were needed and lost YET AGAIN by a small margin of 8
points.
Any Eagles supporters with inflated ideas of their
team's prospects in the finals had better only book for 1 maybe 2 finals at the
most. Norwood (my tip for the flag), Centrals and
to a lesser extent Sturt, are so obviously ahead of the rest it makes season end
boring, but lets NOT forget the Ressies and u19's.
They deserve all the support they can get in the
finals.
To wrap up - the better players as I saw them were;
Ackers, Steedy, Ebo,(hope he makes the Power rookie list) and perhaps Brades. The return to something like form for the likes of Ackers was pleasing but the poor use of the ball with basic skill errors combined with a lack of support for teammates were
not.
A lot of issues need to be addressed BEFORE next season if the REAL Maggies are to reappear!! Well on to Sturt next week and I expect that we HAVE A REAL RED HOT GO.
Till then Lynton
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Fri
9th August
Rd 19 SANFL Sturt
d Port |
Sat
10th August
Rd 19
AFL
Port d Carlton |
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Sat
17th August
Rd 20 SANFL 2.20pm
Central v Port at Elizabeth |
Sun
18th August
Rd 20 AFL
2.10pm SA Time
Port v Adelaide at Football Pk |
AFL Ladder |
Tm |
Pld |
% |
Pt |
Bris |
19 |
136.1 |
60 |
Port |
19 |
133.7 |
60 |
Ade |
19 |
113.9 |
52 |
Coll |
19 |
116.9 |
48 |
Geel |
19 |
101.3 |
44 |
Melb |
19 |
101.9 |
40 |
WC |
19 |
101.2 |
40 |
Kang |
19 |
97.7 |
40 |
Haw |
19 |
91.3 |
40 |
Ess |
19 |
97.7 |
38 |
WB |
19 |
103.2 |
34 |
Fre |
19 |
87.4 |
32 |
Syd |
19 |
101.8 |
26 |
Rich |
19 |
82.8 |
24 |
St K |
19 |
77.2 |
22 |
Carl |
19 |
72.7 |
8 |
Full Ladder |
Win/Loss Record |
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Sun
18th August
10.00am - Port
Adelaide Supporters Club - Showdown Picnic Brunch Details. |
Official Magpie Events |
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