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Posted Mar 31, 2008 - 3:55 AM
North Adelaide held off a last-quarter barrage from the Eagles to claim the points at Prospect Oval on Saturday.
Woodville-West Torrens booted eight last-term goals without a miss to get within six points of the Roosters. However, the margin did not reflect North’s true dominance on the game, having 31 scoring shots to 20.
Too often the Eagles were sloppy with their ball use, coughing up the ball too easily and allowed North Adelaide to simply run out of defence and find free-roaming player through the midfield.
The Eagles did not seem on their game as the home side built a 42-point lead midway through the third quarter. Former South Adelaide onballer Rhys Archard and Peel Thunder recruit Rory O’Brien showed that are exciting acquisitions for the Roosters, while enigmatic Chris Ladhams was a spark from the opening bounce.
Until three-quarter time North Adelaide had all the answers before the Eagles switched into attacking mode to put a scare through the Roosters’ camp. Ben Schwarze was proving an unmovable force up forward with eights goals, but if he had more friends around him then Woodville-West Torrens might have been in the contest much earlier.
In the end, the scoreboard flattered the Eagles’ performance and North Adelaide 17.14 (116) to 18.2 (110) got their title race off to a winning start.
Stephen O’Loughlin
