ROUND THREE

Saturday the 10th of April.

PORT 1.1 7.2 11.3 14.6 (90)
GLENELG 3.6 4.9 7.9 8.13 (61)

More kicks, handballs, marks, tackles and scoring shots than the opposition, a possibly serious knee injury to Mark Viska and a losing margin of 29 points. The Alberton oval match was a frustrating experience for the Tiger fans present at the game. However, despite the disappointment of losing, there was enough desire and committment to suggest that Glenelg will make a strong showing for the rest of the season. But the SANFL does not award premiership points for good efforts. Glenelg will need to do more with the many opportunities generated by ruckman Matthew Golding and its strong midfeilders if it is to translate desire and committment into premiership points. The match report is extracted from the "Sunday Mail," photograph from "The Advertiser."

WAKE UP CALL FOR THE MAGPIES

By Doug Robertson.
Port Adelaide manufactured a grinding 29-point victory over a tough and committed Glenelg yesterday, but not before a serious jolt which presented questions about the Magpies' mental preparations leading into the Alberton Oval encounter.
If not for the influence of bustling Darryl Poole - who turned the game Port's way after going into the rack from half-forward early in the second term - Port might have succumbed to the relentless pressure exerted by the tireless Tiger- runners.
But Port's 14.6 (90) to 8.13 (61) business-like victory was credit to its ability to punish Glenelg for not sticking to its tight team structure and over-using the ball in the midfield. Poole's influence in ruck cannot be over-rated and former Gleneig rover Phil McGuinness was dangerous near goal while full forward Sam Phillipou backed up his 10-goal effort last round against Norwood with 6.2, in a decisive performance.
Seldom yesterday did Port string together the system and precision it showed against Norwood and few had the ruthless desperation demonstrated in its Easter effort.
McGuinness kicked the opening goal then Glenelg replied with three majors - all generated by pushing -forward in numbers and taking calculated risks.
Port coach Stephen Williams gave his slow-starting charges the bagging they deserved at the first break and when they hit back as expected, Glenelg fell away from its team style. Phllipou eased into the contest with strong leads and equally impressive marking and Jared Poulton, Simon Pedler and Tom Carr picked up in defence.
But Port surprisingly resisted the obvious by letting Glenelgs' miidfielders keep running. Port won but it was not impressive.
"Agamst Norwood our skills were terrific but (yesterday) they were disgraceful. It was a wake up call," Williams said.

The Tigers again have real bite. They had more of the ball, more scoring shots, laid more effective tackles and won more positions on the field. Stoic defender Mark Viska has suspected knee ligament damage to add injury to insult.
Glenelg can take some heart for the way it manned-up and how it played accountable football. Nobody took a back seat. Yet it lost which was a tough lesson and a miserable return for the Crows teenage ruckman Matthew Golding, who put in a stellar performance. Golding, 18, rucked almost all day and thrashed Damien Brown early before contesting well against Poole.
Golding set up Glenelg's Martin Mellody, Josh Carr, ex-Sydney reserves wingman James Byrne, Sudiai Cook and skipper Nick Chigwidden, who used each of his 17 touches to lethal effect. The tigers easily won the midfield and their defence was Strong.
Paul Rouvray and Dwaine Kretschmer worked hard and Chad Comes fought his way into the game against the close-checking Brian Lees.
Coach Tony McGuinness knows it was a game it could have won. "Had we made them pay and converted early it may well have been a closer game," he said. "You know the better sides are going to come back at you ... we lost momentum and it became scrappy."

BEST PLAYERS: Golding, Byrne, Chigwidden, Mellody, Hele, Carr, Kretschmer.
SCORERS: Feddema 2.3, Cook 2.1, Picioane 2.0, Cornes 1.5, Hele 1.0, Chigwidden 0.2, Scripps, Winstanley 0.1.
INJURIES: Mellody (cut head), Viska (knee), Jameson (infected foot) replaced in side by Scripps.
CROWD: 4254.

RESERVES:Port 16.23 (119) defeated Glenelg 10.11 (71)
UNDER 19:Port 17.25 (127) defeated Glenelg 17.13 (115)
UNDER 17:Glenelg 16.14 (110) defeated Port 13.10 (88)