ROUND 15
Friday 16th of June.

SOUTH 3.3 5.4 8.8 9.9 (63)
GLENELG 2.3 4.6 5.8 8.10 (58)

Glenelg almost managed to pinch a win in the last quarter, after supporters from both sides had to endure a scrappy, poor quality contest, played at Adelaide Oval in dewy conditions. Both sides were gulity of being very indirect, a mode of play that is particulary foolish at the Adelaide Oval, with it's length and deep pockets. The difference was South had more system up forward. As has been the case all season, Glenelg had no focal point up forward and this was reflected in the lack of confidence and system displayed by the mid fielders as they brought the ball into attack.
The horror injury run has continued, with Ben Moore wrecking his knee at training in the week preceeding this game. He will miss the rest of the season. Richard Kelly was amongst the best players in the reserves, after having being dropped owing to continual poor form.
The Tigers will be rank outsiders when they line up against the Eagles at the Bay this coming Saturday.
The match report and photograph are extracted from the "Advertiser."

South sneaks home in a scrappy contest.

By David Valente.
South Adelaide collected two premiership points to remain in finals contention but can take little confidence from its patchy, directionless vctory against Glenelg last night at Adelaide Oval.
The Panthers struggled against the bottom side, pulling away but always allowing the Tigers back within stricking distance.
South frittered away opportunities and after taking a three-goal lead to the final break, won by only five points, 9.9 (63) to 8.10 (58).
Setting the scene, South burst out of the blocks from the opening bounce, while Glenelg seemed asleep. For the first 10 minutes, the Panthers kept the ball locked in their attacking area.
But coinciding with the introduction of the irrepressible Shane Tipuamantamerri, the Tigers showed their claws and started to run in numbers and use the wide open spaces of Adelaide Oval.

Cameron Venables battles with South's Matthew Clark.

Each time South took the momentum, they surrendered the advantage with careless disposal and allowed Glenelg far too much latitude to run free.
After Glenelg took the lead mid-way through the second term with a valuable goal to Matthew Golding - whose size around the ground often put a stop to the Panthers' attacking drives - South scored four unanswered goals.
But despite scoring first in the last term to open up a 24 point break, the Panthers managed only one more point as Glenelg dominated the term.
Panther fans had to endure six rugged minutes with less than a goal the difference before salvaging a narrow win.
Indicative of the problem besetting both clubs was the fact that each had one multiple scorer - two goals to South's Nathan Turvey and Glenelg's Golding.
Neither side had a truly attractive forward target or a structured delivery into the forward zone.
Until Shane Ellen marked and lined up for goal at the start of the third term, , South had not scored a single major from a set shot. Most of their attacks came from the run through the midfield of best-on-groung Turvey, Jon Hassall, Trent Mills and Mark Demasi.
Dean Talbot was again single-mindedly defensive at centre-half back while Clark was superb in the ruch for South, collecting 23 hit-outs and six marks.
James Byrne was a prolific ball-getter for Glenelg in the centre while the power of Golding and the strong defence of Duncan Draper, Cameron Venables and Damien Gigney gave the Bays a sniff.

BEST PLAYERS: Byrne, Gigney, Hele, Mannion, Tipuamantamerri, Golding.
SCORERS: Golding 2.2, Mannion 1.2, Sherwood 1.1, Hams, Cosby, Pearce, McEntee 1.0, Cook 0.2, Burke, Byrne 0.1, rushed 0.1.
INJURIES: nil.
CROWD: 1766.

RESERVES: Glenelg 19.10 (124) d South 16.11 (107)
UNDER 19: Glenelg 19.7 (121) d South 7.7 (49)
UNDER 17: South 11.11 (77) d Glenelg 8.6 (54)