Round 22: Centrals v West - Saturday 27 August @ My Money House Oval

Centrals (5th 9-8 52.41%) v West (10th 2-15 34.50%)
Saturday 27 August
My Money House Oval

Reserves: 11:25am
League: 2:10pm

Barring a massive West win, Centrals will be finishing the minor round in 5th spot, while West will go from Premiers to wooden spooners in just 1 season. Will West finish the season with some pride, or will Centrals inflict further misery on West?

Westies must have sold their soul 2 years ago & the deal must have been top then bottom, i'd do that deal too!!! This will be another long day for West, Central by over 100 points

Daniel Caires 200th game for Westies and Adam Hartlett's last game.

I think the Bloods will lift.

Lee wrote:Daniel Caires 200th game for Westies and Adam Hartlett's last game.

I think the Bloods will lift.

I agree. Its been a long season

Lee wrote:Daniel Caires 200th game for Westies and Adam Hartlett's last game.

I think the Bloods will lift.

Enough to win, though?

Lee, why did Travis Tuck not play in Berri?

Didn't quite come up from injury, BP.

Daniel Havelberg named in the Reserves for Central this weekend...

WEST
West Adelaide could blood Sudanese utility Chol Majok in its final match of the season against Central at My Money House Oval on Saturday.

Recruited from Flagstaff Hill, Majok (194cm and 86kg) is an athletic 26-year-old who can play in a variety of positions including the ruck.

He has been joined in the Bloods’ 23-man squad by experienced pair Justin Hardy (ankle) and Travis Tuck (back) who have recovered from minor ailments.

Goalsneak John Noble has also been added to the extended interchange bench, which must be trimmed by two before the bounce.

Midfielder Hugh Haysman (knee) and key forward Daniel Webb (ankle) will miss the Bloods’ last encounter with minor injuries.

Running defender Daniel Caire will play his 200th IGA League match after making his debut in 2006.


League
F: Rankine, Wasley-Black, Fielke
HF: Silverlock, Middleton, Green
C: Agostino, Tuck, Schiller
HB: Burgess, J. Ryan, Hill
B: Caire, Hartlett, Turner

R: Hardy, Favretto, O’Brien
INT: Slattery, J. Noble, G. Hampton, Majok, K. Stevens
IN: Hardy, Tuck, J. Noble, Majok
OUT: Haysman (knee), Webb (ankle)


Reserves
Stubbs, Pillion, McPherson, L. Ryan, M. Noble, I. Johnson, Inglis, Heitmann, Majok, Holliday, O. Johnson, Scott, J. Evans, Fitzpatrick, Male, Westhoff, Cameron, J. Stevens, Karpany, Crump, L. Evans.

Under-18
Goldner, Gutsche, Eichner, Rodman, Caruso, Baker, Hocking, Alaeddin, Crump, Walton, Beard, West, Moore, Lampard, McCulloch, Staker, M. Johnson, Gates, Rana, Satanek, Coldwell, Binnion.

there is no way that Centrals could lose and let port in. Centrals by 60 pts.

Westies in a close upset to win by a goal.

Dogs 56pts

Sniff an upset here, but perhaps not enough to knock the Dogs out of finals.

For Central to secure 5th spot they need to either

Defeat West
or
Draw with West
or
lose to West but keep the losing margin as follows
Central score 0-2, lose by 34 or less
Central score 3-17 lose by 33 or less
Central score 18-31 lose by 32 or less
Central score 32-46 lose by 31 or less
Central score 47-61 lose by 30 or less
Central score 62-75 lose by 29 or less
Central score 76-90 lose by 28 or less
Central score 91-104 lose by 27 or less
Central score 105-119 lose by 26 or less

i reckon Central who have been starting well, to have the issue beyond doubt by the first break

Don't think the result was ever in doubt, however West never threw in the towel, and Centrals were made to work for the win. In the end, 4 goals in the last 5 minutes blew the margin out, but full credit to West for putting up a fight.