SANFL Reserves \u2013 Round 16\u00a0<\/p>\n
West Adelaide (4.8.32) Vs Norwood (18.10.118)<\/p>\n
Coming off a break, there was a clear focus this week to re-engage the group and ensure we approached the game with the right mindset. With our last encounter against Norwood resulting in a draw, we were confident that our progression in key areas would give us every chance to be right in the contest come three-quarter time, provided we committed to our processes.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Norwood started strongly, bringing intensity and setting the tone early. Their pressure around the contest was commendable, and their ability to be clean at stoppage and generate forward momentum made it difficult for us to gain control of the game. They dictated tempo and forced us into playing their brand of football. One positive from the quarter was the continued emergence of Jed Obst in the midfield. His strength and composure around the ball stood out, providing us with some much-needed drive going forward. Jed finished the game with 17 disposals, 3 clearances, and 5 inside 50s.<\/p>\n
\u00a0At the first break we addressed our pressure and the need to control the game\u2019s tempo. While we responded positively in the opening five minutes of the second quarter, Norwood were quick to regain control, capitalise on the scoreboard and ultimately outwork us. Despite the scoreboard pressure, Tom Kain stood up consistently in defence as a first-year senior. Under a barrage of inside 50s, he displayed strong one-on-one ability and composure under pressure. Tom finished the game with 4 intercept marks and 3 rebound 50s.<\/p>\n
Halftime presented the opportunity to reshuffle and put bigger bodies around the contest. The message was clear \u2013 if we could win the contest, we could shift the game\u2019s momentum.
Although it didn\u2019t reflect heavily on the scoreboard, the coaching staff felt the response from the group was strong. Our contested work improved, and we began to play more of the game on our terms. Judd Hansen was instrumental in this shift, with a solid performance in the midfield, finishing with 23 disposals, 6 tackles, 6 clearances, and 4 inside 50s.<\/p>\n
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Heading into the final quarter, I challenged the group to finish strong. With another clash against Norwood in just seven days, building momentum was crucial. The group responded well, finishing the game with a strong showing \u2013 kicking 3 goals to Norwood\u2019s 4 and demonstrated that we\u2019re capable of matching their intensity when we commit to our brand. This week we welcomed back Oscar Kregar, Dylan Bramich, and Harvey Bock, who each returned from extended stints on the sidelines, their inclusion will be significant moving forward.<\/p>\n
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Our attention now turns to Saturday\u2019s rematch. Despite the result, I want to acknowledge the resilience and consistency we\u2019ve shown over the past 5\u20136 weeks. Saturdays loss wasn\u2019t one were proud of and as a group we expect more of each other, which will ultimately motivate us on the track this week.<\/p>\n
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Ben Hardy \u2013 (Interim Reserves Coach)<\/p>\n
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Goals: Liam Delahunty, Lachlan Tredwell, Max Downs, Max McKenzie<\/p>\n
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Best Players: Tom Kain, Judd Hansen, Jed Obst<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SANFL Reserves \u2013 Round 16\u00a0 West Adelaide (4.8.32) Vs Norwood (18.10.118) Coming off a break, there was a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42770,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-42769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}