Australian Football

Match Report

We head to the inner eastern suburbs for some Friday Night Mayhem at Coopers Stadium in Norwood where the Redlegs hosted the Tigers. The 'Legs got back on their feet quickly last weekend after a dismal showing against the Eagles, defeating the Magpies on Anzac Eve in the wet. The Tigers on the other hand, could consider themselves lucky to get a point after the lights went out at the Bay to force an early finish and a draw against the Crows. But they still haven't won a match for 2015, and against the reigning premiers were always going to find this night difficult.

An inaccurate first quarter by the Redlegs would see them kick 4.4 to the Tigers' 2.2, giving the hosts a 14-point lead at the first change. That inaccuracy would continue to pose some problems for the 'Legs in the second term, but they were still able to make the deficit larger by the long break. They added a further 4.5 to Glenelg's three goals to end the first half with a 25-point buffer. When play resumed, it was shootout time as both sides booted four goals each. The Tigers' four additional behinds to the Redlegs' three would make the three quarter-time gap just four goals, but as has been the case so many times before they didn't have anything left over to continue the fight. The Redlegs would keep the visitors to just 1.1 in the final term, adding a further 4.4 to their tally to take a 45-point win, which could have been far worse given the tally of scoring shots taken!

Norwood would name Matt Panos as their best afield, the Tigers voted in Sam Lonergan as their best.