ROUND SIXTEEN
Friday the 16th of July.

GLENELG 0.4 2.6 5.10 9.12 (66)
NORWOOD 3.4 4.7 5.10 8.11 (59)

Glenelg celebrated Simon Hele's 150th game with an extraordinary victory against much fancied Norwood at the Parade. Unable to attend, I was forced to listen to the game on radio. With Glenelg goaless half way through the second quarter, Rick Davies and co were seriously suggesting that Glenelg would remain goaless for the entire match! The experts spoke to soon, as the committed Tigers stormed home for a crucial victory that keeps their finals aspirations alive. The match report and photo are extracted from "The Advertiser".

TIGERS' TIMELY STRIKE

By Doug Robertson
Gutsy Glenelg last night pulled off a remarkable last-gasp win over Norwood by seven points to keep its finals campaign pulsating in a tense and physical clash at The Parade.
The tenacious Tigers took intil the dying minutes to put Norwood away for the second time this season with an inspiring and memorable win.
Debutant Richard Crosby breathed life back into Glenelg's push with his only kick for the night when he struck the ball out of the air when entangled with Scott Bassett to level the scores at 8.10 apiece two minutes into the time-on period of the last term, after Norwood had led by 12 points 10 minutes earlier.
Lance Picioane added a point a minute later and James Byrne provided an avenue for Glenelg's desperate defenders 30 minutes into the term but kicked a minor score from 40m out on a slight angle. He made amends when a free was paid as Byrne attempted to mark against the flow of play. The ball was deep in Glenelg's forward lines when the siren blew, sending its fans and officials into hysterics.
Glenelg stalwart Nick Chigwidden, former Redleg Sudjai Cook and ex-West Adelaide ruckman Brooke Fogden turned the tide after a scrappy and uneventful first half. The Tigers could easily have crumbled to Norwood's pressure but it did not - which is a sign of a finals team.
Norwood's opening was simply awesome. Lachlan Bowman, Steven Pitt, Troy Clements, Dale Flemming and Todd Davey out-pressured the Glenelg forwards every time the ball stumbled their way. Pitt and Bowman were brilliant overhead and repeatedly drove the ball deep into the Redlegs' attacking zone for Stuart Bown - who came off in the second term with a suspected broken leg - Jarrad Cotton and Jason Marsh.

Simon Hele plays his 150th against Norwood

Norwood had all the play in the first quarter but kicked only 3.4 when it had the chance to set up a match winning break. It took Glenelg until 16 minutes into the second term to post its first goal but the Tigers were slowly gaining drive from half-back and Matthew Golding began taking control of the air.
Norwood's defence, plus Cotton, James Thiessen and Damien Obst, who worked hard off the wing all night, kept the Redlegs 13 points up at the main break and held them in the game when Glenelg mounted its considerable challenge. Norwood ruckman Jon Yerbury sat out the third term with his left leg heavily bandaged but was forced back onto the ground in the final quarter after Mark Viska steamrolled Scott Direen while he was bent over the ball. Todd Davey (leg) came off three minutes into the third quarter as the Tigers lifted and looked the better team. Glenelg lost dependable defender Paul Rouvray with a knock to the head early in the third term, which seemed to further spur Glenelg. Cook, ex-Redleg Richard Kelly, Chigwidden and Fogden began to exert a strong influence.
Glenelg hit the front for the first time when Byrne goaled running inside the 50 metre arc, putting it one point up 25 minutes into the third term. Norwood answered with a point to Marsh with a way-ward checkside from 15m which set up the stage for a brilliant final term.

BEST PLAYERS: Higgins, Chigwidden, Byrne, Viska, Cook, Kelly, Picioane.
SCORERS: Chigwidden, Cook, Byrne 2.1, Golding, Burke 1.1, Crosby 1.0, Sherwood, Nicholas, Healy 0.1, rushed 0.4.
INJURIES: Raidis (hamstring), Rouvray (concussion).
CROWD: 6851.

RESERVES: Norwood 7.13 (55) defeated Glenelg 4.7 (31)
UNDER 19: Glenelg 19.13 (127) defeated Norwood 6.15 (51)
UNDER 17: Norwood 17.21 (123) defeated Glenelg 11.5 (71)