Round 11 1936
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GLENELG'S GREAT WIN
Third Quarter Dash Leaves Port Standing
Glenelg achieved almost the impossible in football on Saturday when it defeated the unbeaten Port Adelaide team on its own ground. Alberton is well known for giving advantages — some of them psychological — to the home team, and a particularly large crowd urged the local team on but without avail. Even play until half-time, then a match-winning burst by Glenelg in the third quarter, which left Port standing, followed by a desperate last quarter high-marking rally by Port, gave the spectators a thrilling afternoon's football.
Fort Adelaide's trouble seemed to be a cross wind. On Saturday the wind made sure marking difficult, and with Glenelg establishing itself as a side adept at hand-ball, the heavy Port team was bustled off its feet. Glenelg men were first to the ball time after time, and proved too fast altogether. Quinn and Hender, the Port rovers, and Whicker, on the wing, appeared to be the only players who could combat this type of play.
In the last quarter, which began with Glenelg 8 goals 4 behinds in the lead, Port Adelaide began to take advantage of the cross wind dropping, and made a desperate effort to win. Holllngworth became really prominent for the first time in the match, and put on four goals. Two from Prideaux, one from Hender and Bampton made the total eight, but seven behinds were scored as well. Glenelg added a goal from Winkler and two behinds, and still kept in front.
Port Adelaide can also blame its defeat to atrocious shooting for goal. This was particularly noticeable in the second quarter. Up to half-time Port must have kicked out of bounds at least 15 reasonable shots for goal. Wightman kicked out of bounds from five yards, and Prideaux missed from five yards out, too, kicked another along the ground, and missed another only a little farther out. Quinn, from 10 yards out, could manage only a behind. Hollingworth, after missing a number, got a goal from 60 yards out with a punt which went high through the goal posts, one of the longest kicks of the day. Three goals from Hollingworth were the only ones scored in this quarter.
Another Nine-goal Burst
Eight and nine goal bursts seem to be becoming a habit with Glenelg, and against Port 9 goals 2 behinds were pit on by startling football, while Port Adelaide more or less watched, scoring only 1 goal 1 behind.
All the Glenelg forward men took a turn at goal-getting, and in this quarter Johnston kicked three, Percy two, Link. Richter, Winkler, and Eatts one each, so that it can be seen that it was not a case of any definite back weakness by Port. On the contrary. West was one of the side's' best men. Glenelg bustled Port too hard. Quick passing — hand and foot — definitely nullified the value of Port's aerial strength.
Glenelg's side did not appear (on paper) to be by any means its strongest, and of the side which so narrowly defeated Norwood on the previous Saturday, Curnow, Bungey and Cornelius were absent through injuries. At the last minute, Harford, a useful man, had to be replaced by Carlos through influenza. Yates was absent from Port Adelaide through a crushed finger, and Dawe played a capable game at half-back instead of him.
Scores:—
GLENELG. 16 goals 10 behinds (106 points).
PORT ADELAIDE, l4 goals 17 behinds (101 points).
Scorers of goals and behinds:—
Glenelg — Percy 3 goals 2 behinds; Johnston and Richter 3.1; Winkler 2.2: Link 2.1; Colyer 2.0; Eatts 1.1; Seeley and Perry 1 behind.
Port Adelaide — Hollingworth 8.3; Prideaux 3.2; Hender 1.3; Wightman 1.2; Bampton 1.0; Kellaway 0.2: Jacquier, Quinn and Dawe 1 behind; and 2 rushed.
Glenelg's Strength
Glenelg's strength lay across its centre. In the rucks, and at centre half-back, Brock at the latter position was more than a match for Hollingworth for three-quarters of the game. He outpaced him, and had the advantage in ground play. In the last quarter, however, Port adopted the high marking game, which suited Hollingworth better, and he kicked four goals, which almost gave Port Adelaide the match. Brock was always well in the picture, and Port's definite lack of scoring in the first three quarters can be attributed to him. Johnston and Percy led the Glenelg rucks with unquestionable success. Johnston's high marking was sufficient to stop a number of Port's few aerial attacks in the and he and Percy kept up the bustling game which gave Glenelg the match.
Glenelg's centre line proved too strong, and Hunt started many Glenelg attacks. Johnston, who stood him at the beginning, was replaced by Bampton in the third quarter, but he was still most effective. Seeley performed brilliantly on the wing against the redoubtable Dermody, who was beaten. On the other wing, Perry had Whicker to contend with. Richter, who had Obst on him, played a particularly sound game at centre half-forward, and in kicking three goals, made the most of his scoring opportunities. The Glenelg back men should feel pleased that Prideaux was kept down to three goals, although he made many mistakes. James, Carlos and Griffiths turned back many attacks. The rovers, Colyer and Link, helped Glenelg in bustling Port.
For Port, Hender and R. Quinn, the rovers, were most prominent, and were among the few who played a consistently good game throughout the day. They were able to match Glenelg's ground play. West played an excellent game as goalkeeper on either Percy or Johnston, when they were resting from the rucks. In the last quarter, when Port put on the pressure, West was switched into the rucks whenever Percy went in and this strengthened the tiring packs. Quick ruck changes enabled the pace to be kept fast until the end. Obst played well at centre half back, and caused Glenelg some trouble, particularly when it tried to attack in the last quarter. Hollingworlh nearly pulled the game out of the fire for Port in the last quarter, but until then, although he had scored four goals, was not prominent. Kelleway and Wightman did good work in the rucks, and both marked as well as any.
See also
- 1936 - full season details
