58 SPORT SUNDAY APRIL 10 2016 ADVERTISER.COM.AU

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LL the way from Hollywood to MUG PUNTERS Kingswood. A Adelaide-raised actress Teresa Palmer is now SA amateur footy’s most famous face after signing on as the No.1 ticket-holder for the Unley Mercedes Jets. Palmer, the star of Bedtime Stories, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and Warm Bodies, attended Mercedes College for 13 years. She was keen to show her support for the fledgling A1 Armed with $50 each from UBET, club and its players, many of Sunday Mail sports writers Jesper whom were formerly fellow Fjeldstad and Scott Walsh go head to students. head in the world of sports betting. “I was honoured to be JF: What can I get you? asked to be the No.1 ticket SW: I couldn’t even think about holder of the Unley Mercedes beer. Make mine a coffee. Jets, my old school’s football JF: I’d hope so — it’s 9.30 in the team,’’ said Palmer, 30, who is morning. also a celebrity Port Adelaide SW: In that case, make it black. AFL fan. With three sugars. “Mercedes College has JF: These early alarms for The been a huge part of my life and Masters are really getting to holds such a big place in my you. heart, as do so many of the SW: Tell me about it. My body players of the team and I feel clock says it’s lunch time when proud to be associated with Larry Emdur’s morning show is such a fantastic club.” still on. Palmer has cut a video JF: That would make anyone message from Hollywood STAR POWER: Teresa Palmer models the Unley Mercedes Jets hoodie and, inset, in a scene from Warm Bodies. cranky. which has been uploaded on SW: Almost enough to put me the club’s Facebook page off my McDonald’s all-day ahead of the Jets’ Ladies Day breakfast. on Saturday at Kingswood JF: Are the footy tips any Oval. healthier this week? They’ll face Channel 9 SW: It couldn’t get much worse Adelaide League Division One than last week, so yes. heavyweights Goodwood JF: I picked Port to do it easily Saints. enough against Essendon, but Adelaide was impressive GRAND FINAL REMATCH time. Danny Niciauskas held the against Richmond. WEST Adelaide will take on Stawell Gift stewards Wanganeen Cup aloft. better shape than Noddy’s SW: All part of a genius multi I the Eagles in the SANFL released their report on Port lover Niciauskas and chances. the CA model, meaning terms have going. I just need North grand final rematch at Wednesday, nine days after Bomber fan Aaron Carlisle Corey Baker: In recent and conditions are determined Melbourne and the Bulldogs to Adelaide Oval on Anzac Day. the event’s close. (Try that in years, there’s been more by individual contracts rather get home today and I’m set. And the Bloods’ build-up to horse racing.) sightings of the Loch Ness than minimum standards set JF: Really going out on a limb the clash is unprecedented. “After the final of the 800m monster than Corey Baker at a on behalf of the entire group. there, aren’t you? Next weekend against women’s event, Lauren track meet. An emphatic “no”. It’s a clause that male SW: Not sure if it’s my lack of Sturt, West will dedicate its McHugh was issued with a Lawrence Coop: Seems to players enjoy. shut-eye or your old gags, but home match to Soldier On. reprimand for the go better the longer the event, Also the women will miss you’re putting me to sleep. Soldier On supports those improvement made on her so if it finished at Jetty Rd, out on injury payments and JF: Typical. Even when it’s who have served by focusing previous South Australian he’d be a chance. But it any superannuation comes out coffee, you dodge your buy. on their physical and mental form compared to her winning doesn’t. of CA’s $4.2 million. health, their family, their time in the women’s final,’’ the Tyson Hancock: There’s Male players are paid super community, and their future. report read. more chance of Mt Lofty on top of their salaries in line It was established in 2012 in Handicappers aimed for all came up with the Cup some having a volcanic eruption with a traditional workforce. UBET honour of Lieutenant Michael racers to finish in time ago, which is simply than Tyson making the Bay JESPER’S BETS Fussell, who was killed in a approximately 2:10 according presented among themselves final. OPEN AND SHUT CASE $30 on North Melbourne bomb blast in Afghanistan in to past performances. following every Power- Frank Schinella: Best KEN “KG” Cunningham is an into Western Bulldogs into 2008. McHugh ran 2:02. Essendon clash. chance of success will be the icon of Adelaide Oval. But a Geelong to beat -55pt line To give their trophy some limbo contest at the Grand shonky lift does not $10 on Jake Stringer to be ACADEMY ON A WINNER PARA HILLS PULLS OUT cred, the guys came all the way Hotel. discriminate. the leading goalkicker of the ADELAIDE’S apprentice IN A sad setback for local to Adelaide on Friday to meet Misha Lizoguboff: He The radio legend and round jockey academy continues to footy, Channel 9Adelaide Wanganeen at the Port Club’s would need some of that former footy umpire was on $10 on Peter Sagan to win grow on its reputation of Football League club Para lunch before taking in the special juice the Russian the way up to the Stadium the Paris-Roubaix producing fine young athletes Hills has pulled stumps on the Adelaide Oval game. walking team was on to get Club for last week’s LAST WEEK: $0 and fine young people. season before it had started out of his heat. Showdown. But the doors on TOTAL SO FAR: $569.72 With demand so high from because of a lack of players. ODDS ON FOR A LAUGH Adrian Harris: Would need the lift from the carpark failed SCOTT’S BETS around the country for spots Despite taking out the 2015 PRO-running has enjoyed to improve more than Bill to open. $30 AFL multi: North in the Adelaide program, the Division 5 flag, Para Hills some time in the sun recently, Shorten in the polls. “It’s the first time I’ve been Melbourne into Western class is now bursting at the senior squad collapsed over though much of it due to the in the underground eastern Bulldogs seams with 28 apprentices. the summer, forcing the controversy of teenager Talia PAY SCALE DETAILS carpark and little did I know $20 on Jordan Spieth to win decision. Martin’s shock victory in the CRICKET Australia merrily you had to have a security card US Masters CHECK FOR RUNNER The club assured members women’s Stawell Gift, with trumpeted the vastly increased to get in,” he said on Triple M LAST WEEK: $0 ADELAIDE pro-runner its juniors would still go ahead accusations her camp was part pay scale it’s set to shell out for breakfast. “The ‘door open TOTAL SO FAR: $246.05 Lauren McHugh brought while efforts are already under of a betting sting. Thankfully elite women cricketers this button’ didn’t work, so I went home the cheque and trophy way to field senior teams in here in South Australia, such week. up and down, up and down for along with an official 2017. scandals are remote, and But the ladies, including about 20 minutes.”

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