2010 SANFL Grand Final

Part of Central District's Decade of Dominance

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Central District and Norwood contested the 2010 SANFL Grand Final resulting in six point win by the Bulldogs.

Line Up[]

Central District[]

F: James Boyd, Daniel Havelberg, Andrew Hayes
HF: Chris Gowans, Daniel Schell, Kyle Jenner
C: Trent Goodrem, James Gowans, Brayden O'Hara
HB: Jack Gunston, Yves Sibenaler, Paul Thomas
B: Lee Spurr, Heath Lawry, Jay Nash
R: Jason Mackenzie, Ryan Williams, Ian Callinan
Int: Luke Barmby, Scott Dutschke, Corey Reichert, Eddie Sansbury, Jason Sutherland

IN: Luke Barmby, Corey Reichert
Coach: Roy Laird

Norwood[]

F: Dean Terlich, Stuart Bown, Josh Donohue
HF: Bryce Campbell, Sam Rowe, NIck Lower
C: James Gallagher, David Trotter, Simon Phillips
HB: Matthew Davis, Nick Duigan, Thomas Jonas
B: Paul Puopolo, Kieran McGuinness, Alex Georgiou
R: Brady Dawe, Brett Zorzi, Tim Weatherald
Int: Matthew Fuller, Gavin Hughes, Cameron Shenton, Toby Schulz, Luke Nitschke.

IN: Donohue, Schulz, Nitschke
OUT: Grigg (omitted)

Match Report[]

First Quarter[]

Central captain Paul Thomas won the toss and the Bulldogs kicked to the southern end, with the aid of a stiff breeze. At the two-minute mark Chris Gowans slotted a cleverly kicked goal to give his side the perfect start. After Norwood had the reply 90 seconds later, Central regained control, with goals to Kyle Jenner and Daniel Schell, for a comfortable lead, Centrals Yves Sibenaler was helped from the grounds after a heavy clash resulted from a three-way Bulldogs ball contest with Lee Spurr and Jason Sutherland. Ian Callinan slotted his first of four majors for the day, to stake the Bulldogs a 4-1 to 1-1 advantage at the first break.

Second Quarter[]

The first 12 minutes of the second quarter was a nightmare for Central supporters, as the Redlegs hammered home five goals to work to a 13-point lead, with some unbelievable shots for goal, as they appeared unable to miss. Crucially the Bulldogs steadied and cut off any easy avenues to goal for Norwood, with just one more major added, as Central trailed 4-5 to 7-4 at half time – with a couple of closes misses maybe robbing the eventual premier of some much needed momentum.

Third Quarter[]

But whatever coach Roy Laird said to his troops at half time, it should be bottled and recycled for future big games, as a reinvigorated Bulldog unit hit the third quarter with all the running. First Callinan managed to steer through Central’s fifth goal three minutes in when he poked one through after negotiating heavy traffic, then Schell booted another a few minutes later to close the gap to under a kick. Then the day’s biggest play unwound halfway through the period, as a red-hot Callinan carried the ball from the wing, and after a good shepherd from Thomas and a couple of bounces, kicked the goal of the game for the Dogs to lead by three-points. Time on goals to Lee Spurr and Schell – his third – gave Central a 9-11 to 7-6 advantage at three-quarter time, although kicking against a still strong breeze in the final stanza.

Fourth Quarter[]

Norwood peppered the goals in the first 10 minutes of the final term but only managed three points, which would have been energy-sapping. And when Callinan stepped up to the plate and kicked truly at the 12 minute mark, it seemed like the Bulldogs premiership was signed, sealed and awaiting delivery. But Norwood refused to lie down and whittled the margin down to seven points at the 22 minute mark, with about four minutes remaining. The Bulldogs played keeping offs, which worked until a stray kick freed Norwood retiree Tim Weatherald, who from 50m bombed the ball forward, only to hit the post – six points the difference, and a draw on the cards. With just over 60 seconds remaining, Central controlled the play until the final siren sounded to signal the end of the most exciting grand final the Bulldogs have ever been involved in.

Aftermath[]

The deserving winning of the Jack Oatey Medal was Callinan, who demonstrated the form he had displayed through the season, which made him an ultimately unsuccessful Magarey Medal favourite.

In a tight game every play, every goal, every mistake is magnified in analysing where a team wins and loses a grand final, but at the end of the day football was the major winner on Sunday, as the Dogs continued its dynasty and Norwood signalled it was ready to match it with the best in the business.

Besides Callinan’s heroics, captain courageous Thomas virtually willed the Dogs to victory with his incessant attack on the ball and any opponent who had it, Heath Lawry was a mountain in defence, especially as his partner in crime Yves Sibenaler was knocked silly from friendly fire early.

Jason Mackenzie is the consummate finals player and did not disappoint with another fine performance in ruck, with good support form Jason Sutherland, while the younger guys stood up on the big stage, including the likes of Trent Goodrem, Spurr and James Boyd.

Scores[]

Central District 4.1 4.5 9.11 10.11 (71)
Norwood 1.1 7.4 7.6 9.11 (65)

Goal Scorers[]

Bulldogs: Callinan 4, Schell 3, C. Gowans, Jenner, Spurr
Norwood: Davis 4, Shenton, Terlich, Trotter, Phillips, Rowe

Best on Ground[]

Bulldogs: Callinan, Lawry, Thomas, Mackenzie, Goodrem, Spurr, Boyd

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