Women’s Grand Final

 Norwood Flames Vs North Adelaide Rockets

 Officials: Michelle Dyson and Nathan Wieland

 

 

 

 

Norwood                                                                     North Adelaide

 

No	Player					No		Player
6	Amy Lewis					5		Tahnee Mansfield
7	Jordan Walker-Roberts					6		Jess Smart
9	Dusty Rodda					7		Jo Hill
10	Marisa Stabile					8		Kelsey McKay
12	Jess Good					9		Bec Lock
13	Kate Dasey					10		Shannon McKay
14	Cara Boothey					11		Kirsty Williams
15	Elizabeth Keane					12		Bek Hatchard
21	Kiersten Tindall					13		Tayla Calvert
23	Rebecca Duke					15		Taylor Goggins
24	Jess Foley					21		Genna Anderson
33						23		Jamie-Lee Peris
	Head Coach						Head Coach
	Simon Prictchard						Barry Mansfield
	Asst Coaches						Asst Coaches
	Brenton Johnston						John Della-Pia
	Kelsey Ireland						Simon Crowden
	Manager							Manager
	Phoebe Custance							Susan Goggins
	Chelsea Roberts

 Norwood Flames v North Adelaide Rockets

Saturday August 31, 6.15pm at Adelaide Arena

Officials: M Dyson & N Wieland

Fast facts

 

• The Rockets have been involved in six of the seven incidents where there has been the same premier and runner-up in back-to-back seasons – the last time this occurred was 99-00, where the Flames defeated the Rockets for consecutive titles
• The Flames and Rockets are 2-2 head-to-head in Grand Finals
• The Flames are 5-6 all-time in Grand Finals, whereas the Rockets are 19-20

 

Head-to-head                                                             Last week

R4:      Norwood def North 75-56                               Bye:     Norwood

R13:    Norwood def North 62-56                             PF:      North def Sturt 77-61

 

It has been nearly 12 months, but the Rockets women finally have a chance to make amends for their 2012 Grand Final defeat to the Flames in this Saturday’s sequel at Adelaide Arena.

The Rockets were the last team to beat the Flames, way back in the 2012 Second Semi Final. They are also the only club to come within single figures of the Flames, and the only side to not suffer a 20 point loss in either regular season match.

In addition, the Rockets are the last “away” team to lose a Grand Final, against Sturt in 2008.

The Flames reached this year’s Grand Final via the direct route, defeating Sturt 75-47 in the Second Semi Final. The Rockets have been on the verge of elimination in their last two matches, but after defeating Forestville in the First Semi Final, they paid the Sabres back for three previous defeats. Their 77-61 triumph in the Preliminary Final marked a 38 point turnaround from two weeks prior.

The Rockets found the going tough when they met the Flames in Round 4. They were down 13-28 at ¼ time and could not get back into the contest, losing by 19.

At the very least, three competitive quarters turned into four during the Round 13 rematch. With a number of key players from both sides missing, Amy Lewis (30 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists) just outdid Jamie-Lee Peris (22 points, 16 rebounds, 3 steals) as the Flames got home by six.

The Flames are much deeper offensively than the Rockets, with Lewis, Jess Foley, Rebecca Duke, Jessica Good, Cara Boothey, Elizabeth Keane, Megan Pritchard and Jordan Walker-Roberts all averaging between 17.5 ppg and 6.9 ppg.

The Rockets get the bulk of their offence through Jo Hill (18.7 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 3.6 apg) and Peris (13 ppg, 10 rpg, 2.6 apg), although Shannon McKay (10.4 ppg) and Kirsty Williams (8.3 ppg) can hit fire in a hurry if given the opportunity. Jess Smart (6.7 ppg) and Genna Anderson (6.4 ppg) have both put up better numbers in past years, so could be x-factors for this game.

Poor shooting in previous meetings did not stop the Rockets turning the tables against Sturt – they outscored the Sabres 44-8 over the second and third quarters after shooting no better than 33 per cent in their previous three meetings. They will need to repeat their resilience and improvement against the league’s best team if they are to score enough points to offer a challenge. 

 

2013 Women’s Finals Results

 Elimination Final

Forestville Eagles 79 Vs Eastern Mavericks 61

 

Qualifying Final

Sturt Sabres 82 Vs North Adelaide Rockets 60

 Semi Final 1

North Adelaide Rockets 79 Vs Forestville Eagles 66

 Semi Final 2

Norwood Flames 75 Vs Sturt Sabres 47

 Preliminary Final

Sturt Sabres 61 Vs North Adelaide Rockets 77

 

Previous Women’s Champions

 

Year		Champion		Score		Runner-Up		Score
1957		North Adelaide		50		South Adelaide		46
1958		South Adelaide		60		Eagles		58
1959		Vikings		76		West Torrens		46
1960		Vikings		60		West Torrens		24
1961		North Adelaide		34		Vikings		31
1962		Vikings		39		North Adelaide		35
1963		Vikings		39		North Adelaide		24
1964		North Adelaide		46		Vikings		9
1965		North Adelaide		45		K-Jets		27
1966		Adelaide		44		North Adelaide		28
1967		North Adelaide		52		Adelaide		42
1968		West Adelaide		38		North Adelaide		36
1969		North Adelaide		62		West Adelaide		43
1970		North Adelaide		54		West Adelaide		50
1971		North Adelaide		48		West Adelaide		46
1972		West Torrens		40		North Adelaide		38
1973		West Torrens		63		West Adelaide		57
1974		Sturt		53		North Adelaide		40
1975		North Adelaide		75		West Torrens		54
1976		North Adelaide		57		West Torrens		56
1977		North Adelaide		67		Glenelg		65
1978		Glenelg		64		Norwood		61
1979		Glenelg		64		North Adelaide		61
1980		West Adelaide		68		North Adelaide		67
1981		Sturt		59		North Adelaide		57
1982		North Adelaide		65		West Adelaide		64
1983		West Adelaide		77		North Adelaide		69
1984		Noarlunga City		84		North Adelaide		66
1985		Noarlunga City		69		North Adelaide		67
1986		Noarlunga City		74		North Adelaide		63
1987		West Adelaide		58		North Adelaide		44
1988		North Adelaide		78		Noarlunga City		61
1989		North Adelaide		60		West Adelaide		57
1990		North Adelaide		59		West Adelaide		41
1991		North Adelaide		81		West Adelaide		60
1992		West Adelaide		63		Norwood		59
1993		West Adelaide		46		Noarlunga City		44
1994		North Adelaide		66		Noarlunga City		62
1995		Norwood		57		Noarlunga City		50
1996		Noarlunga City		63		North Adelaide		47
1997		Norwood		67		Woodville		64
1998		North Adelaide		75		Norwood		70
1999		Norwood		97		North Adelaide		70
2000		Norwood		77		North Adelaide		47
2001		Forestville		84		Norwood		70
2002		Sturt		92		Forestville		81
2003		Forestville		74		South Adelaide		51
2004		North Adelaide		83		Forestville		57
2005		Forestville		73		North Adelaide		66
2006		Sturt		76		Forestville		55
2007		West Adelaide		77		Norwood		57
2008		Sturt		72		North		57
2009		Forestville		74		Sturt		49
2010		Forestville		73		West Adelaide		54
2011		Forestville		70		Norwood		58
2012		Norwood		87		North Adelaide		67