ROUND 16
Saturday 24th of June.

EAGLES 6.1 13.6 20.7 24.12 (156)
GLENELG 3.1 7.2 8.3 9.4 (58)

Glenelg were just simply out-classed by the permiership favourites. There is not much more that can be said. Mellody, Hams and Hele were the only players who can claim to have won their positions. Hams' effort to kick 5.1 from limited opportunities marked a long awaited return to form for the full-forward.
Watching the game, I felt that the Glenelg players were desperate and commited (unlike the round 9 debacle at Woodville) but simply were not good enough. Its is becoming increasingly difficult to see where the next win is going to come from. Oh well, the under 17's had a good win!
The match report is extracted from the"Sunday Mail."

Kluzek in 10-goal rampage

By Nikki Tugwell.
Well drilled Woodvill-West Torrens yesterday toyed with Glenelg before completely outclassing it in a clinical 98-point win at Glenelg Oval.
The Tigers failed to trouble the disciplined Eagles, whose clean skills and numbers around the ball allowed them to increase a significant buffer at each break.
Eagles full-forward Chris Kluzek booted his 50th goal for the seson in the second quarter and was simply too good for Glenelg's backmen Duncan Draper and Paul Sherwood. Kluzek's cause was aided by swift and intuitive ball movement into the forward line by midfielders queing for a piece of the action.
Gavin Colville, Nick Pesch and Kluzek had paved the way for the Eagles, with John McCarthy and Jamie Tape shrewd in defence.
Kluzek constantly managed to find space and his marking under pressure and goal kicking was a feature. After kicking 10.2, he left the ground late in the final quarter as a precationary measure with ankle soreness.
The Eagles, who had 10 goals scorers, benefited from a functional forward structure, where Michael Phillipou and Matthew Kluzek also proved a handful.
"We weathered it early and got the ball moving well and our forwards did the job for us," a satisfied Eagles' coach Paul Hamilton said. "We really got on top of things in the third quarter and our running and ball handling were probably just a touch better."
For Glenelg, Martin Mellody was one of its few clear winners. Team mates Alistair Burke and David Hams worked tirelessly, while big man Matthew Golding provided inspiration befor half-time. His impact, however, was nullified in the second half when he was clearly beaten.
The Eagles lead by 40 points at half-time and the result was a formality after the break.
Andrew Beveridge and Spiros Darzanos joined the host of dominant Eagles who combined to tally seven third-quarter goals to Glenelg's one.
The final siren put Glenelg out of its misery, but not before the Eagles added four last quarter goals to one- protecting its position at the top of the ladder. The Tigers slumped to their 12th loss.
"We matched them pretty well in the first half," Glenelg coach Tony McGuiness said. "We were well down, but our effort was good as far as our game plan set up and structure around the footy goes. But in the third quarter, it opened up and opened up pretty badly."

BEST PLAYERS: Mellody, Hams, Burke, Hele, Golding.
SCORERS: Hams 5.1, Golding 2.0, Crosby1.0, Sherwood 1.0, Hele 0.1, rushed 0.2.
INJURIES: nil.
CROWD: 2452.

RESERVES: Eagles 21.18 (144) d Glenelg 14.6 (90)
UNDER 19: Eagles 24.18 (162) d Glenelg 4.7 (31)
UNDER 17: Glenelg 15.8 (97) d Eagles 13.11 (89)