Sports News Sunraysia with Sammy Smythe

PORT 3.6 5.10 15.11 19.14 (128)

ADELAIDE 0.3 2.4 3.4 4.9 (33)

LEADING DISPOSALS – Port: Summerton 29, Proude 28, McKenzie 25, Atley 24, Patmore 23, Snelling 22, Neade 19, Thomas 18, Amon, Kluske 17.

Adelaide: Wilson 26, Edwards 17, Signorello 16, Jarman, Dear 15, Davis 14.

GOALS – Port: Thomas 6, Kluske 3, Johnson, Frampton 2, Atley, Snelling, Hayes, Proude, Neade, Patmore

Adelaide: Edwards, Wilson, O’Brien, Signorello

Central District continued its momentum from last year’s finals series with a 61-point win against North Adelaide at My Money House Oval on Good Friday.

Leading at every change, the Bulldogs were never seriously threatened by the Roosters, who managed just one goal in the third term in front of a healthy crowd of 3782.

The Dogs had only nine more inside 50s than the visitors yet more than double the scoring shots and 59 more disposals.

Last year’s Macca’s League leading disposal-winner Travis Schiller continued to get his weekly dose of leather poisoning by racking up 30 (including 23 handballs) but the real star was former Power rookie Justin Hoskin.

Arguably the best medium forward in the competition, Hoskin dominated to collect 28 disposals and 10 marks while having an influence on the scoreboard with three goals.

Newly-named Central vice-captain Darcy Fort was another influential figure with 17 disposals, nine marks, 22 hit outs and three goals while impressive teenager Jackson Hately didn’t look out of place on debut with 22 touches and a goal.

North simply didn’t get its hands on the footy enough, with Mitch Harvey making the most of his chances to snare a team-high three goals from seven disposals.

New Roosters skipper Max Thring led from the front with 24 possessions while star recruit Jarred Almond had 22 in his first outing wearing the red and white.

Late summer addition Brock Castree made a positive impression at this third SANFL club with 22 disposals while Sandover Medallist Aidan Tropiano finished with 18 and a goal for North.

North will monitor new vice-captain Alex Spina during the week after he registered just five disposals before leaving the ground with concussion.

CENTRAL 4.6 6.11 12.12 17.14 (116)

NORTH 2.3 4.5 5.6 8.7 (55)

LEADING DISPOSALS – Central: T. Schiller 30, Goodrem, Hoskin 28, Presbury, Barmby, Hately 22, Jenner 21, Hanna 19, J. Schiller 18.

North: Thring 24, Allmond 23, Castree 22, Smith 20, A. Barns 19, Olekalns, Tropiano 18.

GOALS – Central: Hoskin, D. Fort, McKenzie 3, Presbury 2, Dahms, Goodrem, F. Fort, Hannath, Hately, T. Schiller.

North: Harvey 3, Ramsey, Nixon, Schwarz, Young, Tropiano.

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EAGLES 2.3 6.6 10.8 12.14 (86)

WEST 1.3 3.6 4.8 7.10 (52)

LEADING DISPOSALS – Eagles: Boyd 39, Stewart 36, Goldsworthy 32, Johansen 30, Firns 29, Sharrad 26, Poole 24, Thompson 21.

West: Hill 29, Batley 28, Schiller 24, Noble 21, Waite 19, Agostino, Anderson, Beech 18.

GOALS – Eagles: Lukosisus 3, Haylock, N. Hayes 2, Gray, Borholm, Rowland, Redden, Stewart.

West: Middleton 2, Agostino, Karpany, Hupfeld, Burgess, Turner.



SOUTH 2.1 4.5 10.7 14.8 (92)

GLENELG 3.3 4.8 5.9 7.12 (54)

LEADING DISPOSALS – South: Cross 27, Liddle 23, Fields 22, Rose 20, Noble 19, Davis 18, Szust 17.

Glenelg: Snook 25, Sawford 21, Scharenberg 19, Hawkins, Nicholson 18, Motlop, Proud 17.

GOALS – South: Heaslip 3, Moyle, Davis, Brooksby 2, Whittlesea, Rose, Overall, Cross, Noble.

Glenelg: T. Milera 3, Koster, Scott, Reynolds, Nicholson.