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SANFL Best & Fairest winners – Former ‘Roo makes history

Former Kangaroos midfielder Jeremy Clayton has re-written the history books with a third consecutive best and fairest award at the Port Adelaide Magpies. The 26-year-old who played eight games for the Kangaroos from 2003-2004, became the first Port Magpie to win three consecutive club champion awards since Tommy Smith in 1877-78-79 with his 2007 triumph. Here are all the other…

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Gowans out for opening three weeks

Central District star James Gowans will miss the opening three games of the 2008 SANFL season after pleading guilty to his striking charge from the grand final against North Adelaide. In an ugly incident late in the last term, the six-time premiership player was reported for striking Roosters’ defender Shane Schubert to the head. However, a remorseful Gowans told the…

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Imports dominate SANFL Team of the Year

First year recruits have dominated selection of The Advertiser’s SANFL Team of the Year after a stellar debut season in South Australia. Imports making the list for 2007 include Magarey Medallist James Allen, premiership winners Ian Callinan and Nathan Grima, plucky Sturt rover Luke Crane, Tigers’ pair Ben Kane and Sam Rudoph, and the Redlegs’ running defender Keiran McGuinness. Three…

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Central District reigns supreme

Central District has reigned supreme to clinically outplay a deficient North Adelaide to take out the 2007 SANFL grand final by 65 points at AAMI Stadium on Sunday and claim its sixth premiership from its eight consecutive appearances. The ruthless Bulldogs displayed the dominance it has shown all year in the SANFL competition. They were focused from the outset with…

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SANFL GRAND FINAL - Central District player ratings

FORWARDS Chris Gowans (8) – Jack Oatey Medallist knows how to perform on the big stage showing his usual tough attack on the opposition and the ball all day. Daniel Havelberg (6) – two goals from the full forward and was a strong target in attack. Scott Dutschke (6) – useful crumber around goal and snared two for the match,…

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SANFL GRAND FINAL - North Adelaide player ratings

FORWARDS Heath Younie (3) – strong finals campaign but left his worst to the big day and rarely sighted. Nick Gill (4) – well controlled by Sibenaler, looked extremely nervous and crunching tackle in the first quarter seemed to rattle the key forward. Matthew Wright (2) – disappointing game from the goal sneak who couldn’t get near the ball all…

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Tough call on captain for North Adelaide

SANFL GRAND FINAL North Adelaide coach Andrew Jarman will leave the agonising decision on whether to play captain Darryl Wintle in the SANFL grand final against Central District till the last minute. Wintle’s premiership dream will hinge on how he recovers after the club’s final training session on Friday night at Prospect Oval. The skipper, sidelined for a month with…

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Rooster Allan wins Magarey Medal

North Adelaide midfielder James Allan has won the 2007 Magarey Medal. The Werribee recruit polled 19 votes to finish ahead of five players on 14, including Sturt trio Luke Crane, Ben Nelson and Brant Chambers, along with ineligible Rooster teammate Dean Howard and Port Adelaide Power’s Brad Symes, from Central District. Allan became North Adelaide’s 15th Magarey Medallist and will…

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North Adelaide back on the big stage

North Adelaide has returned to the big stage after a 16-year absence with yet another fight-back to defeat reigning premier Woodville-West Torrens by 26 points in the SANFL preliminary final at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. Ironically, it was also the last time Ben Hart was in the Roosters squad, but missed out on a grand final berth that year. Now,…

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Woodville-West Torrens in familiar territory

SANFL PRELIMINARY FINAL Woodville-West Torrens coach Ron Fuller has had one constant in his time at the helm and that’s barking orders on preliminary final day so he is in familiar territory again on Sunday against North Adelaide at Adelaide Oval. This will be Fuller’s sixth preliminary final since taking on the job in 2001 and he has lost just…

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