Foot-e Times round 6 pt2 - Norwood Football Club

NORTH v NORWOOD
2:10pm Saturday May 4 @ Prospect Oval
NORTH v NORWOOD
2:10pm Saturday May 4 @ Prospect Oval
This tantalising, stand-alone
Saturday afternoon clash at
Prospect Oval is poised to be an
intriguing battle, between two of
the form teams of the competition
right now.
The Roosters are coming off a
pretty comfortable victory on the
road against South Adelaide and
currently sit in third position, with
a 3 -1 win / loss record. Norwood,
sitting on top of the ladder
with a 4 -1 record, got the job
done against the Bloods, back
on ANZAC Day. Both sides
clearly look to be amongst the
best three in the League, based
on what we have seen so far.
North Adelaide coach, Josh
Francou, will be keeping a close
eye on AFL selections this
week, with the Roosters a
chance to lose key forward
Lewis Johnston to Adelaide – a
possible replacement for Taylor
Walker – and in form midfielder
A n d r e w M o o r e t o t h e
Power. Those potential losses
would be a blow to North, but
they do seem to have the depth
to cover them.
Redlegs coach, Nathan Bassett
– coming off a $5,000 fine for his
involvement in the ANZAC Day
scuffle – will need to find a suitable
replacement for Jace Bode,
who was sanctioned with three
games on the sidelines, for striking
West coach Andy Collins in
the afore mentioned incident at
Coopers Stadium last Thursday.
PHIL ASPINALL’S PREVIEW
on the outcome of this contest.
In the Rooster's forward
line, former Norwood player
Tom Langford is relishing his
new environment, and proving to
be a difficult match up for opposition
defenders. Alex Georgiou
is likely to get the job on his old
team-mate.
Down the other end of the
ground, another former Redleg
player, Will Dalwood, may get
the big task of manning up on
one of the SANFL’s nicest guys
in Ben Warren. Current acting
co-captain, Todd Miles, looks
the likeliest of match-ups for
Matthew Panos, who started to
show some good signs, particularly
in the second half, in the
win over West Adelaide last
week.
There will be some great
clashes through the midfield with
North’s Max Thring, Joe Anderson,
Nathan Gordon and Andrew
Moore - if he plays - up
against the likes of Brett Zorzi,
Craig Evans, Mitch Grigg and
Bob Quinn Medallist, Mat Suckling,
from Norwood. Most
games are won or lost through
the middle of the ground. This
should certainly be the case in
this contest.
Both sides are likely to play a
loose m an behind the
ball, playing that sweeping,
quarter back role. George
Thring has been doing it very
well for the Roosters, while
Redleg's skipper, Kieran
McGuinness, looks to be taking
that role up again after making a
successful return from a knee
reconstruction. A lot of forward
thrusts, for both sides, will be set
up by these playmakers.
This one is a real toss-of-thecoin
job but something is pushing
me towards the home side,
just.
North by 4 points
On the field, there are some
possible match ups that will not
only be exciting to watch, but
may also have a major influence
Tom Langford—Peter Argent 0411 178 444
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Don Cooper
Will be a belter of a match with
two sides full of talent in the
middle and all over the ground.
A danger match here for the
reigning premier, but will get
home...just!
Norwood by 11 points
Peter Argent
This should be a cracking contest
between two vastly different
styles. Josh Francou has the
Roosters playing exciting exhilarating
football. Perhaps currently
the best to watch in the
SANFL.
The defensive style of play by
Nathan Bassett garnered the
Redlegs a flag last year.
Both teams have an abundance
of quality footballers, with each
having good targets in attack.
Norwood will be looking
for big games from Ben Warren
and Brady Dawe, while Lewis
Johnston (if not called up to replace
Taylor Walker at the
Crows) and Daniel Stewart are
keys for North.
Nathan Gordon in a one-on-one
clash with Mat Suckling could be
a show stopper.
North by 13 points
Phil Herden
Undoubted match of the round
between two premiership contenders.
PANEL PREDICTIONS
104 pts. per game), and will face
the Redlegs who have the #1
ranked defence (allow 56pts. per
game). Last week North shared
the scoring load very well with
14 individual goal scorers.
Norwood has won six of the
past seven encounters, included
three of the last four at
Prospect. However North were
one of only two sides to defeat
the Redlegs in 2012.
I can make a case for North but
Norwood's is stronger.
Norwood by 15 points
John Nankivell
An obvious winner of Match of
the Round, the inform Roosters
host the top of the table ….
Norwood at Prospect.
Both sides are coming off good
wins. The 'Legs returned to the
winners circle last week when
they downed West on ANZAC
day. While North recorded an
impressive 38 point win over
South at Noarlunga.
This is a game that could go either
way and you expect it to be
won in the midfield, where both
sides have an abundance of talent.
Norwood will miss Jace
Bode, out suspended, while the
Roosters may lose both Lewis
Johnston and Andrew Moore to
their respective AFL clubs. I'm
thinking Norwood by less than a
kick.
Norwood by 5 points
The Roosters are the #1 ranked
attack in the competition (score Jesse Aish Images—Peter Argent 0411 178 444
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