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Reign of Central District continues

The reign of the Elizabeth mob was supposed to be over, but try telling that to the Central District players.

Often quipped as being too old and too slow, the Bulldogs were simply too good for Glenelg in the SANFL grand final by a convincing 42-points at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.

Experience proved the difference when crunch time hit in the third quarter with Centrals stepping it up a level, adopting a relentless work ethic and ferocious approach to force the Tigers into submission.

The two clubs stood toe-to-toe trading blows in the first half with Glenelg giving as good as they got.

The familiar names of Matthew Bode, Adam Fisher and Ty Allen sparked the Tigers as they slipped out to a nine-point buffer early in the second quarter.

However, the Bulldogs answered the challenged to scramble to a four-point lead at half time.

Central District repeated their second semi-final effort after the break with ruckman Jason Mackenzie igniting his charges in a brilliant display, which earned him the Jack Oatey medal as the best on ground.

Co-captain Paul Thomas was an inspiration and defender Yves Sibenlar kept potent Glenelg forward Todd Grima to just one goal.

The Bulldogs went on the rampage to bag seven goals for the third quarter with Port Adelaide Power’s Matthew Westhoff snaring three.

Central District’s 17.11 (113) – 10.11 (71) triumph has now equaled Port Adelaide Magpies’ record of seven premierships in a decade.

Stephen O’Loughlin/The Advertiser