Isaac
Years ago
Sabres vs Flames, the return bouts
I was at my first AFL game last night and missed the Sturt vs Norwood match-up.
Sabres won by 10 in the women and 20 in the men.
First up, Monique Bowley led Sturt with 22 and 15 while Brigid had 17 and 7 and Hannah 14 and 14. The other Sabre in double-figures was Sara Chapple with 13 and 7. Looks like Angela Marino didn't play.
Norwood got 14 from Melissa Marsh and 10 and 9 (plus 5 steals) from Rachel Keller, but seemed to be one more solid scorer short in the game.
In the men's game, Darren Ng had a game-high 29 points, adding 5 boards, 7 assists and 5 steals for 57.5 HSA. Mark Bauer was again a reliable surprise, failing to miss a shot for 16 points in 21 minutes. Marcus Hakendorf had 16, David Shepherd 15 and 7 assists, while Finkemeyer again produced in the starting role with 14 and 10. Oscar Forman turned in his poorest game for the season, but still made it an 11 and 10 double double.
Again, Sturt played with starters Todd Gower and Paul Bauer, and also without early-sub Tom James-Martin.
Sabres had 6 players in double figures, including Darren's almost-30. By comparison, the Flames had 4, but all sub-20. Keith Krause had 18, Bell 17, Januszke with 14 and Foster had an even 10. Webber's 1-10 and Lomman's 2-10 would not have helped Norwood's chances.
Second straight loss for the Flames. Seventh straight win for Sturt who would have to go up against Centrals today as underdogs.
