Round 17, 2019 – Glenelg v West @ Glenelg – Won 75 pts

Glenelg Seals Minor Premiership By ZAC MILBANK Glenelg secured its first minor premiership since and keep him on the sidelines,” Reynolds said with a laugh. 2009 with a strong second-half performance to ”It’s just good working with Beany, he’s a big lad so playing eclipse West by 75 points at ACH Group alongside of him is very enjoyable.” Stadium on Saturday. But Reynolds, McBean, Darcy Bailey (three goals) and Brad Despite a scratchy first half, the Tigers clicked into gear Close (two goals) wouldn’t have had the opportunities they during the third quarter as they engineered their biggest win received without the outstanding midfield work done by Matt of the season. Snook, Luke Partington and Marlon Motlop. And it took an unfortunate knee injury to Bays utility Tom Snook was tremendous in the clinches before finishing with Schott to spark the hosts, who made the most of a lengthy 37 disposals and a mammoth 16 clearances to shade stoppage as Schott left the field. Partington and Motlop who both tallied in excess of 30 Within 30 seconds of the former Bloods player limping to the possessions. boundary, Brad Agnew fed Luke Reynolds who goaled on In defence, Aaron Joseph marshalled the back six with great the run from 40m. composure and with fierce tackling as Tiger team-mate Brad Mark Stone’s men then piled on the next three goals in Agnew continually put the clamps on his opponents. succession – with another to Reynolds, his Ken Farmer The only negatives from the Bays’ final home match of the Medal rival Liam McBean and youngster Todd Slade, who season came in regard to the injury to Schott and former Cat was appearing in his first game of the season. Cory Gregson, who didn’t return after half-time after copping It allowed the Bays to stretch the half-time margin of 14 a knock to the front of his knee. points to a match-defining 36 at the final change as they After a spirited first-half performance, the Bloods were booked direct entry to the Second Semi-Final and a week’s unable to sustain their effort following the main change, rest at the start of the major round. mirroring several of their matches this season. ”It was a good win in the end as we had a bit to play for – The Round 17 fadeout was due in part to the loss of star to win the minor premiership and get that week off,” Glenelg midfielder Kaine Stevens, who left the field early in the captain Chris Curran told Channel 7 after the match. second term after receiving an accidental poke in the eye. ”This (Glenelg FC) has been a pretty dark place for the last In Stevens’ absence, Nathan Batley and Patrick Fairlie led few years and I’ve been on that journey (back up the the way on the disposal count with 26 each, while Fairlie’s ladder) but it’s certainly not finished yet. older brother Connor looked lively throughout the afternoon ”It’s a matter of embracing it, we still want to hunt teams en route to kicking three goals. and go after them each time.” Former skipper Chris Schmidt also had 26 touches while Reynolds, who has now closed the gap on McBean in the spending time through the midfield while teenager Riley race to be the competition’s leading goal-kicker, finished Thilthorpe continues to show plenty of promise, booting two with 4.3 to with his 20 disposals, six marks and seven goals and taking six marks from limited opportunities. tackles. West, just one premiership point ahead of tenth-placed He now sits on 43 goals for the season, just three behind North Adelaide, still has plenty to play for in its final match of McBean, who only managed one against the Bloods. the season against Norwood next Friday night as it looks to ”Hopefully I will put him (McBean) out at training this week avoid the wooden spoon.

GLENELG 2.5 5.6 10.11 17.17 (119) WEST 1.1 3.4 5.5 6.8 (44) Leading Disposals Glenelg: Snook 37, Partington 34, Motlop 31, Bradley 27, Joseph 24, Agnew 23, Curran 23, Gould 23, Scharenberg 21, Reynolds 20. West: Batley 26, P. Fairlie 26, Schmidt 26, Wasley-Black 26, Dunkin 24, Hill 23, Willsmore 23, Waite 21, Anderson 20, Levicki 20. Goals Glenelg: Reynolds 4, Bailey 3, Close 2, Motlop 2, Bradley, Martini, McBean, Partington, Slade, Snook. West: C. Fairlie 3, Thilthorpe 2, Karpany. : 3 – M.Motlop (Glenelg) 2 – M.Snook (Glenelg) 1 – J.White (Glenelg)

Round 17 Match Results and Premiership Table Teams P. W. L. D. For Agst Pts % 16-Aug-2019 1 Glenelg 17 13 2 2 1593 1102 28 59.11 Norwood Oval Cent.Dist 13- 16 94 d. Norwood 11 - 9 75 2 Port Adel 17 12 5 - 1535 1251 24 55.10 17-Aug-2019 3 Adelaide 17 11 5 1 1384 1164 23 54.32 Glenelg Oval Glenelg 17- 17 119 d. West Adel 6- 8 44 4 Sturt 17 10 7 - 1244 1136 20 52.27 5 Norwood 17 10 7 - 1488 1427 20 51.05 18-Aug-2019 6 South Adel 17 8 7 2 1343 1231 18 52.18 Unley Oval Port Adel 6-13 49 d. Sturt 4-10 34 7 WW Eagles 17 8 9 - 1382 1430 16 49.15 Noarlunga Oval South Adel 15- 9 99 d. North Adel 2- 8 20 8 Centrals 17 5 12 - 1164 1515 10 43.45 Woodville Oval WW Eagles 5-10 40 d. Adelaide 4- 8 32 9 West Adel 17 2 15 - 936 1485 4 38.66 10 North Adel 17 3 13 1 1121 1449 3 43.62 Reformatted 2019 Match Articles from www.sanfl.com.au Round 18, 2019 – Glenelg v Sturt @ Unley – Lost 12 pts

By PETER CORNWALL Sturt stormed into the finals with a stunning 12- majors and the Blues were out by 24 points at the 26- point win against minor premier Glenelg at Peter minute-mark, their elimination final spot sealed against Motley Oval. long-time rival Norwood. The Blues went into the clash knowing they had to beat Glenelg kept coming for consolation goals from Jonty the high-flying Tigers to be certain of competing in the Scharenberg and Darcy Bailey but there was no late goal major round for the fourth successive season but they for Reynolds, who was left one goal short of sidelined also knew they would have to earn it – Mark Stone’s team-mate Liam McBean in the race for the Ken Farmer talented Glenelg line-up had lost just two of its previous Medal. 23 games. Hard-running Sam Colquhoun, the highest possession- Sturt, beaten at home in the previous two weeks by winner in the SANFL this season, set the Blues on their Norwood and Port Adelaide, set up the triumph with five way all day with 36 disposals, ever-improving 21-year-old goals to one with the strong breeze in the opening ruckman Daniel Fahey-Sparks won a whopping 46 hit- quarter but had to dig deep to claim the crucial win when outs, Matthew Crocker and skipper Zane Kirkwood earned the Tigers stormed home to the northern scoring end in plenty of the footy and Patullo stood tall on a day that the last term. seemed over for him when he was carried from the When Luke Reynolds soared over the pack for a ground on a stretcher after a heavy knock early in the spectacular mark, then slotted his second goal at the 14- second quarter. He returned for the second half his head minute-mark of the last quarter Glenelg was within just swathed in bandages and finished with four crucial goals. five points and looked primed to charge to its 14th win of Tigers midfielder Luke Partington again showed the the minor round. touches of class that have him standing out as Magarey But, despite kicking into the teeth of the strong wind, the Medal favourite, earning 28 possessions, while Blues refused to concede their season was over. With powerpacked dual All-Australian under-18 defender Will human wrecking-ball Aidan Riley crashing through packs Gould had 10 rebound-50s in his 22 clearing kicks as he with a single-minded determination to get his hands on continued to display what a bright future he has in the the footy first – he won a staggering 18 clearances in a game. remarkable performance – Sturt owned the decisive next Carl Nicholson provided plenty of dash with 21 touches in 10 minutes of the game. his first league game since Round 6 after being struck Steven Slimming earned a free kick 50m from goal – out down by an Achilles injury. of his range – but he handballed to defender Fraser Mark Stone’s Tigers, having earned their first minor Evans, who charged past and bombed a massive left-foot premiership in a decade, have a week off before coming goal from 50m. up against the winner of the Port v Adelaide qualifying Tall forwards Jake Sutcliffe and Josh Patullo followed with final in the second semi-final on Sunday, September 8.

STURT 5.0 6.3 8.10 11.11 (77) GLENELG 1.3 3.5 4.8 9.11 (65) Leading Disposals Sturt: Colquhoun 36, Crocker 26, F. Evans 25, Riley 23, Kirkwood 21. Glenelg: Partington 28, Gould 27, Agnew 23, Nicholson 21, Motlop 20. Goals Sturt: Patullo 4, Sutcliffe 2, M. Evans, F. Evans, J. Hone, Pearce, Read. Glenelg: Bailey 3, Reynolds 2, Motlop, Agnew, Slade, Scharenberg. Magarey Medal: 3 – S.Colquhoun (Sturt) 2 – D.Fahey-Sparks (Sturt) 1 – L.Partington (Glenelg)

Round 18 Match Results and Premiership Table Teams P. W. L. D. For Agst Pts % 1 Glenelg 18 13 3 2 1658 1179 28 58.44 23-Aug-2019 2 Port Adel 18 13 5 - 1684 1310 26 56.25 Richmond Oval Norwood 10- 8 68 d. West Adel 6-14 50 3 Adelaide 18 11 6 1 1460 1247 23 53.93 4 Sturt 18 11 7 - 1321 1201 22 52.38 24-Aug-2019 5 Norwood 18 11 7 - 1556 1477 22 51.30 Elizabeth Oval Port Adel 22 -17 149 d. Cent.Dist 8- 11 59 6 South Adel 18 9 7 2 1426 1307 20 52.18 North Adel 10-10 70 d. WW Eagles 8- 9 57 7 WW Eagles 18 8 10 - 1439 1500 16 48.96 Noarlunga Oval South Adel 12-11 83 d. Adelaide 12- 4 76 8 Centrals 18 5 13 - 1223 1664 10 42.36 Unley Oval Sturt 11-11 77 d. Glenelg 9-11 65 9 North Adel 18 4 13 1 1191 1506 5 44.16 10 West Adel 18 2 16 - 986 1553 4 38.83

31-Aug-2019 Elimination Final Norwood 16- 14 110 d. Sturt 15 - 6 96 Qualifying Final Adelaide Oval Port Adel 12-13 85 d. Adelaide 8- 7 55

Reformatted 2019 Match Articles from www.sanfl.com.au Ken Farmer Medal

Liam McBean wins 2019 Ken Farmer Medal By ZAC MILBANK Glenelg’s Liam McBean is the first to admit he doesn’t Together, McBean and Reynolds have booted 91.35 like to watch football. between them, with McBean’s haul finishing on 46.19 And there were multiple reasons why this was and Reynolds having 45.16. reaffirmed for the Bays’ spearhead as he sat in the Glenelg’s first Ken Farmer Medallist since Clint grandstand at Peter Motley Oval on Saturday. Alleway in 2015 and Todd Grima in 2010, McBean Rested for the Tigers’ final minor round clash due to says he’s on track to return for the Second Semi- general soreness, the 24-year-old had a three-goal Final on Sunday September 8. buffer on team-mate Luke Reynolds at the first bounce. SANFL Leading Goalkickers to Round 18 Player Team Games Gls - Bh By the final siren, McBean had not only been denied his wish of a Glenelg victory against Sturt, Reynolds Liam McBean Glenelg 17 46 - 19 came up one goal short in tying up the race for the Luke Reynolds Glenelg 18 45 - 16 Ken Farmer Medal on 46 majors. James Rowe W-WT 17 35 - 19 Speaking on SANFL Radio, the former Richmond big Troy Menzel Centrals 18 33 - 29 man said he would have liked to share the award Joshua Hone Sturt 18 32 - 20 with Reynolds, who has had an equally efficient Billy Frampton Port 11 32 - 14 season in front of the big sticks. Tyson Stengle Adelaide 16 30 - 23 Mark Evans Sturt 17 30 - 14 Magarey Medal Partington Wins 2019 Magarey Medal By ZAC MILBANK Glenelg’s Luke Partington has become the first R.O Shearman Medal as voted by the competition’s Tiger in 13 years to win the prestigious coaches. Magarey Medal at a gala ceremony held at Originally from the Tumby Bay Football Club on the Adelaide Oval on Monday night. Eyre Peninsula, Partington was forced to deal with The first Bays player to win SANFL’s illustrious best- immense grief when his father Brian was killed in a and-fairest trophy since Brett Backwell in 2006, mining accident at Olympic Dam in February 2015. Partington is also the 10th in club history to earn the The tenacious onballer was then spurred on to get League’s coveted individual honour. drafted by AFL club West Coast later that year, where he played six games at the highest level in Joining Glenelg greats such as Tony McGuinness, 2017, including the dramatic Elimination Final victory and Kym Hodgeman, the 22-year-old against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval. polled 26 votes to finish ahead of Adelaide’s Patrick Wilson on 21 and Norwood’s Lewis Johnston on 17. With the high-flying Eagles boasting a supremely After polling a vote in Round 1, the 22-year-old was strong midfield division, Partington returned to slow out of the blocks having missed Rounds 2 and 3 Adelaide to resume his SANFL career with Glenelg, with a minor hamstring strain. having previously represented Port Adelaide at junior level and Norwood in 2015. But the hard-running midfielder sprang to life from Round 7, as he attracted maximum votes from seven of eight matches, with Round 11 the only game he Leader Board didn’t poll in during the two-month period. Luke Partington Glenelg 26 In this time, the former West Coast Eagle landed a Patrick Wilson Adelaide 21 staggering 21 of his total votes which proved to be Lewis Johnston Norwood 17 enough to hold off early pacesetters in Wilson and Sam Colquhoun Sturt 16 Port Adelaide’s Jack Trengove. Zane Kirkwood Sturt 15 Measuring in at 181cm and 79kg, Partington Jack Trengove Port 15 averaged 29.5 disposals, five tackles, five clearances Abe Davis South 14 and a goal as he quickly cemented himself as one of SANFL’s premier midfielders this season. Glenelg’s No.10 also claimed SANFL’s inaugural Digital Pass Player of the Year Award as well as the Reformatted 2019 Match Articles from www.sanfl.com.au