West Adelaide finally celebrating
Posted Aug 19, 2008 - 21:04 PM
West Adelaide has finally celebrated their second win of the year, flogging South Adelaide by 64 points at Noarlunga Oval on Saturday.
The Bloods were slow to get going, letting South Adelaide kick the first two goals of the match, but once they wound up they found no resistance.
The Panthers failed to kick another goal until the final term and finished the match with the second-lowest score of the season 3.8 (26) to West Adelaide’s 12.18 (90).
Goal-front accuracy was off in the cold and slippery conditions, and neither side was playing for anything more than pride.
However, the win was well and truly savoured by Bloods coach Andy Collins, the payers and long-suffering fans.
Former Panther Damian Cupido (27 possessions) was brilliant in the West Adelaide backlines, David Piasente capitalised on the feast of forward forays to bag three goals, and the grunt of Steven Morris and Ryan Ferguson combined with supreme defensive work.
The Bloods line-up also looked more potent with Adelaide Crow Kurt Tippett in attack and provided two important goals to their total.
Stephen O’Loughlin/Sunday Mail
