Andy Otten’s consistency again shone through in the SANFL on the weekend.

Otten, who started the game deep in attack and then pushed into the midfield, was rated high among South’s best in its win over North Adelaide on Saturday. He had 25 possessions and kicked two goals in the second term. Greg Gallman started against Otten and was good defensively all day.

Graham Johncock starred for the Port Adelaide Magpies, finishing with three goals from 23 possessions. He started slowly against young Crow Aaron Kite but had a strong influence in Port’s comeback against Norwood. Kite’s start was impressive and he also kicked a goal when sent forward later in the game. Also for the Redlegs, Taylor Walker impressed in a number of areas of his game and kicked 3.3, with two goal assists, and Luke Jericho kicked one goal from ten possessions.

Four players were in action at Unley but only one was on the winning team. Rookie Brodie Martin had nine possessions on a wing and at half-forward for Sturt. For the Eagles, Ken McGregor was a contributor as a key forward and Jared Petrenko had 15 possessions out of a back pocket. Trent Hentschel started in defence against former Crow Ian Perrie and then went forward but strained a hamstring in the third quarter.

Jonathon Griffin was serviceable for Central District in its win over Glenelg on Saturday night. He rucked for most of the night, had eight possessions, kicked a goal and had nine hit-outs.

In the SANFL reserves, James Sellar had another good game for Glenelg. Playing mainly at centre half-forward, he had 17 possessions, took some strong marks and kicked a goal. Ed Curnow’s game was also rated as good by the observers. James Moss (Central) had a quiet game while Tony Armstrong worked hard for North Adelaide but was ill and therefore spent a fair bit of time off the ground in the second half.

Patrick Dangerfield did not play any club football on the weekend as the TAC Cup under-18 clubs had a weekend off for the competition’s “development day”.


Round 18 Statistics

Andy Otten
Kicks: 15
Handballs: 8
Marks: 8
Goals: 2.2

Greg Gallman
Kicks: 4
Handballs: 2
Marks: 1

Brodie Martin
Kicks: 7
Handballs: 2
Marks: 3

Trent Hentschel
Kicks: 6
Handballs: 4
Marks: 4
Goals: 1

Jared Petrenko
Kicks: 8
Handballs: 5
Marks: 1

Ken McGregor
Kicks: 9
Handballs: 6
Marks: 4
Goals: 1

Jonathon Griffin
Kicks: 5
Handballs: 2
Marks: 1
Hitouts: 9
Goals: 1

Graham Johncock
Kicks: 16
Handballs: 7
Marks: 3
Goals: 3.3

Taylor Walker
Kicks: 11
Handballs: 9
Marks: 6
Goals: 3.3

Luke Jericho
Kicks: 7
Handballs: 3
Marks: 2
Goals: 1

Aaron Kite
Kicks: 8
Handballs: 6
Marks: 4
Goals: 1.1


Round 18 Results

South 4.3 7.3 8.6 12.9 (81)
North 3.1 6.5 7.11 10.13 (73)

Central 2.3 6.4 11.5 15.9 (99)
Glenelg 1.1 2.3 6.4 8.6 (54)

Sturt 2.1 6.6 8.8 13.12 (90)
Eagles 4.2 6.5 9.7 11.8 (74)

Port 1.1 7.6 10.7 16.13 (109)
Norwood 5.7 7.7 10.12 12.13 (85)