PLAYER NEWS 2 (9/12/01)
Delisted Adelaide Crows player James Byrne has agreed to stay on at Glenelg next year.  To revive his AFL career Byrne considered moving to Western Australia.  Close friend of Byrne, Justin Cicollela is considering moving to Tigerland.  Cicollela is currently on the Crows rookie list.

PLAYER NEWS (3/12/01)
Promising Glenelg youngster, Ben McEntee is looking to move to Norwood.  McEntee after 53 games league games since 1999 has failed to reach his full potential.  He will train with Norwood this week.

Eagles utility player Matthew Manfield has recently signed a two year contract.

ADAM HAY (1/12/01)
2001 Glenelg recruit Adam Hay, has been training at South Adelaide.  Hay, recruited from the Kangaroos was restricted in playing this year due to injury.

SANFL FIXTURES (28/11/01)
The South Australian National Football League will release the 2002 Program next week.  Tigers Y2K1 will have all the Glenelg fixtures next week.  Stay tuned.

AFL DRAFT 2 (25/11/01)
Glenelg survived the AFL Draft with no players being selected.  No interest was shown in draft hopeful Sam Logan.  Former Glenelg player Simon Cox was selected by Hawthorn after being delisted by Western Bulldogs.  Aaron James, who Glenelg had spoken to, was selected by the Bulldogs.

AFL DRAFT (24/11/01)
The AFL Draft will be held tomorrow in Melbourne and that means thousands of young hopefuls waiting to see whether a dream comes true.   Sam Logan is one of those young hopeful.   Logan was recruited from Darwin and set the Tigers' forward line on fire with high flying marks and accurate kicking.  Check here tomorrow evening to see how the draft affects the Tigers.

AARON JAMES TALKS (19/11/01)
Richmond's delisted player Aaron James has had talks with the Glenelg Football Club.  James did not play an AFL game with Richmond in 2001 after sustaining an injury in the final round of 2000.  The Western Bulldogs has offered him an AFL life-line by  asking him to do a pre-season.

CROWS DELISTING PART II (28/10/01)
On 5aa (KG and Cornesy) last week James Byrne stated that he will nominate for this year's AFL draft.  If he is not picked up he said that he would like to stay at the Bay.

CROWS DELISTING (23/10/01) 
Popular Glenelg player James Byrne was delisted by the Adelaide Crows today.  Byrne, 22, was recruited by the Adelaide Crows in 2000 after moving to Glenelg from Sydney.  Byrne was mainly used as a midfielder and came off the bench late in the game.  It is unknown whether he will stay at the Bay in 2002.

HALL OF FAME (11/10/01) 
On Saturday night at the Football Park Convention Centre the 25 inaugural inductees of the Hall of Fame were announced.  460 people were in attendance. 

Fourteen players captained Glenelg, eight were State skippers. eight were All-Australians and six Magarey Medallists. 

To be eligible players needed to be retired for at least three years, hence Tony McGuinness and Nick Chigwidden were ineligible.  Over the next five years ten more players will be inducted (two each year year) and one more each year after that.

The criteria used in assessing candidates were as follows:  "outstanding service and individual contribution to the club" and "record, ability, integrity, sportsmanship and character". 

HALL OF FAME (11/10/01)

Five players were selected from 1921- 1939 and 1940-1960, seven from 1961-1976 and eight from 1977-2000.

Tigers Y2K1 selections were the website's predictions.  Our differences are highlighted in yellow. 

The Hall of Fame will be updated with statistics and photos at a later stage.
 

OFFICIAL HALL OF FAME	TIGERS Y2K1 SELECTIONS
1921-1939	1921-1939
Len Sallis	Len Sallis
George 'Blue' Johnston	George 'Blue' Johnston
Jack Owens	Jack Owens
Jim Handby	Jim Handby
Mel Brock	Mel Brock
1940-1960	1940-1960
Allan Crabb	Allan Crabb
Neil Davies	Neil Davies
Ray Hunt	Marcus Boyall
Don Hewett	Don Hewett
Colin Churchett	Colin Churchett
1961-1976	1961-1976
Harry Kernahan	Harry Kernahan
Colin Richens	Wayne Phillis
Fred Phillis	Fred Phillis
Rex Voight	Rex Voight
Graham Cornes	Graham Cornes
Neil Kerley	Neil Kerley
Peter Marker	Peter Marker
1977-2000	1977-2000
John McFarlane	Ross Gibbs
David Marshall	David Marshall
Chris McDermott	Chris McDermott
Kym Hodgeman	Kym Hodgeman
Paul Weston	Paul Weston
Scott Salisbury	Scott Salisbury
Stephen Kernahan	Stephen Kernahan
Peter Carey	Peter Carey

FINALS WEEK 3 (3/10/01)

The weekend ended in disappointment as the Under 19s and Reserves lost their finals.  After defeating Port by over 100 points in their last encounter the Under 19s were soundly defeated in the grand final.  The Reserves were outplayed by the Eagles.
 

RESERVES- PRELIMINARY FINAL
GLENELG    2.4  2.4  2.6      2.6    (18)
Eagles         1.1  2.9  5.13  10.15   (75)

Best: Ruffles, Gowling, Cooper, Crosby.

Goals: Pearce, Oldfield 1.
 

UNDER 19s- GRAND FINAL
GLENELG           1.2   5.5   6.11    7.13   (55)
Port Adelaide     3.8  3.12  7.19  12.24   (96)

Best: Miller, Price P.Yeomans, Slotegraaf, Milne, Bradshaw.

Goals: Miller 2; Bradshaw, McEntee, Statham, Pitman, Jenner 1.

FINALS WEEK 2 (24/9/01)

Glenelg's reserves were soundly defeated in Saturday's second-semi final.  The Tigers managed only 8 goals as Central Districts recorded a 48 point victory.  Glenelg will now face the Eagles in the do-or-die preliminary final.  The winner will advance through to the grand final against Centrals.

The Under 19s will face Port Adelaide in this week's grand final.  Port Adelaide upset minor premier the Eagles by 32 point in last weel's preliminary final. 
 

RESERVES- SECOND-SEMI FINAL
GLENELG             8.4     (52)
Central Districts  14.16  (100)

Best: Gowling, O'Brien, Crosby.

Goals: Mannion 2; Higgins, Nicholas, Moore, Pearce, Oldfield, Woods 1.

MAGAREY MEDAL 2001(19/9/01)

Glenelg's under-age players dominated the 2001 Magarey Medal count by winning the Under 17 and Under 19s medals.  Congratulations to Jase Richardson (Under 17s) and Adam Merrett (Under 19s).

On the league front the disappointments continued.  The Tigers were the lowest polling club with a total of 24 votes.  Ruckman Matthew Golding and onballer James Byrne were the leading poll getters with 6 and 5 votes respectively.

Matthew Golding caught the eye of the umpires during the teams unbeaten streak in rounds 17 to 18.  Surprisingly, consistent ball getters Kane Cornes and Martin Mellody failed to register a vote.

Glenelg players polled votes in just 8 rounds.

VOTES
Matthew Golding 6 - 3, 2, 1
James Byrne 5  - 3,2
Matthew Bode 3 - 3
Laurence Angwin 3 - 2,1
Kelvin Maher 2 - 2
Malcom Greenwood 2 - 2
Phil McKenzie 1
Sudjai Cook 1
Sam Logan 1

ROUND BY ROUND

Rnd 1 v Sturt
  3 - Matthew Bode
  2 - Laurence Angwin

Rnd 2 v Port Adelaide
  1 - Laurence Angwin

Rnd 8 v North Adelaide
  3 - James Byrne
  1 - Phil McKenzie

Rnd 11 v Norwood
  2 - James Byrne
  1 - Sudjai Cook

Rnd 17 v Norwood
  3 - Matthew Golding
  2 - Kelvin Maher

Rnd 18 v Port Adelaide
  2 - Matthew Golding
  1 - Sam Logan

Rnd 19 v Sturt
  1 - Matthew Golding

Rnd 21 v North Adelaide
  2 - Malcom Greenwood

FINALS WEEK 1 (16/9/01)

The Reserves and Under 19s started their finals campaign with wins over the Eagles on Saturday.

The Reserves outplayed their more fancied opponents to win their way through to the second semi- final against Central Districts.  Willett with 5 goals and Taborski 3 led the Tigers to a 25 point victory.

The Under 19s won a thrilling second-semi final against the Eagles by 2 points.  Glenelg's victory secured a grand final birth and will play the winner of the Port-Eagles preliminary final. 

RESERVES- QUALIFYING FINAL
GLENELG   13.9    (87)
Eagles         8.14  (62)

Best: O'Brien, Howard, Polley, Willett, Crosby, Hams, Oldfield, King.

Goals: Willett 5; Taborski 3; King 2; Oldfield, Woods, Bell 1.

UNDER 19s- SECOND SEMI-FINAL
GLENELG   9.9    (63)
Eagles        8.13  (61)

Best: Statham, Neal, P.Yeomans, Milne, Slotegraaf, Bell.

Goals: Slotegraaf 2; Agelis, Milne, P.Yeomans, Jenner, Bell, Wishart, D.Yeomans 1.

AMERICA UNDER ATTACK (12/9/01)
All of us at Tigers Y2K1 express our deepest sympathy to those people affected by the terrorist attacks.  Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

THE WOODENSPOON (8/9/01)
Glenelg were handed the woodenspoon last night (Friday) when North Adelaide defeated Norwood by 15 points.  It was Glenelg's first time in ninth position for the season. 

It is not all gloom and doom as the reserves and the under 19s will play finals football.  Both the reserves and under 19s have the double chance.  The under 17s missed out on finals football when North Adelaide upset the league leader Norwood.  Stay tuned for coverage of their finals' campaign.

RETIREMENTS (31/8/01)
Stalwarts Mark Viska and Alistair Burke will retire after Saturday's game against West Adelaide.

Former Crows player Viska, 30, played 33 AFL games and 143 for the Tigers.  Alistair Burke, 28, played 106 games since moving from Hawthorn five years ago.  Both players cited wear and tear on the body and growing family commitments as reasons for leaving the game. 

Viska played in the 1992 grand final and both players were an integral part of Glenelg's last final run in 1999.

Burke and Viska were renowned for their endeavour and attack on the ball.  Their on-field presence will be sadly missed.

SIMON HELE (22/8/01)
It was reported in the press today that Simon Hele is keen to face North Adelaide at Prospect Oval this week.  Hele suffered a shoulder injury which has kept him out of the game for the last 6 weeks. 

Glenelg is also upset that the club has been aligned to AFL club Port Power under the father son rule.  Under the rule, Port would have first access to sons of Glenelg players who played more than 200 SANFL games.  The Tigers would prefer to be aligned to the Adelaide Football Club. 

TIGERS SIGN SMITH (27/7/01)
Glenelg signed Norwood discard Brad Smith earlier this week.  Recruited from Collingwood at 201cm and 101kg, Smith was released by Norwood after failing to attend a training session.  He has been named at full-forward against his old team.

HARWOOD AND ANGWIN (7/6/01) 
Mark Harwood has requested a move from Glenelg to Port Adelaide.  Harwood was sacked for the South Adelaide game after failing to attend a post-game meeting.  Harwood's 2001 form has been disappointing with a season total of 7 goals.

Laurence Angwin's season is over.  The Crows' number 7 draft pick will undergo a shoulder reconstruction and will miss the rest of the season.

GLENELG v SOUTH ADELAIDE (7/6/01)
After round 11, 3 groups of teams are emerging in the SANFL- the certainties (Eagles, Port, Central and Norwood), the contenders (West and South) and the pretenders (Sturt, Glenelg and North).report 

TIGERS Y2K1 PLAYER OF THE YEAR VOTING 
    ROUND 9 v Sturt
    3: Kane Cornes
    2: James Byrne
    1: Martin Mellody

GLENELG v STURT (26/5/01)
Glenelg's poor record at Unley Oval continued as they slowly capitulated against the Double Blues in the second half. (report) 

KELLY CALLS IT QUITS (23/5/01) 
Richard Kelly, 129 game veteran with Norwood and Glenelg announced his retirement today.  An ongoing knee injury hampered his career and was the reason for his decision to retire.  Kelly was an integral part in Glenelg's 1999 finals campaign.  He will remain with the club as an assistant to the reserves coach. 

TEAM v EAGLES (4/5/01) 
The Tigers made sweeping changes for its round 6 clash against the Eagles.  New recruits Adam Hay, Luke Ottens, Malcom Greenwood and Kelvin Maher were dropped.
Players returning from injury include Burke, Angwin and Fogden.  It will be Fogden's first game since injuring his knee in a round 21 clash against Port Adelaide in 1999. 

SANFL LIFE MEMBERSHIPS (3/5/01)
Four Glenelg premiership players have been awarded SANFL Life Membership.  The players were Chris Duthy 201 games, 1982-92; Peter Maynard 217 games, 1982-91; Scott Salisbury 248 games, 1983-92; Tony Symonds 226 games, 1981-1996. 

These players now fall into line with the current Life Membership requirements of playing 200 or more games over 10 seasons.  Between 1982-1996 players had to have played 250 games over 10 years.

Thirty-one other players were also rewarded.

LIPTAK RETIRES(29/4/01)
Matthew Liptak has officially announced his retirement.  The announcement came before the clash against West Adelaide on Saturday.  He addressed the players before the game.

Liptak played approximately 50 games for the Tigers and was an original member of the Adelaide Crows squad.  He announced his retirement from the Crows in 1999.

Liptak came out of retirement at the beginning of the year but a recurring hamstring injury against Port Adelaide in round 2 forced his decision.

He was a member of the losing grand final side in 1990 and a squad member of the Crows back-to-back premiership sides in 1997 and 1998.  Hamstring injuries prevented him from playing in Adelaide's premiership sides. 

GLENELG v WEST ADELAIDE (28/4/01) 
Glenelg were outclassed by West Adelaide in an explosive 50 minutes of football in the second half.  Bloods full-forward, Adam Richardson was the difference with 6 goals and an exhibition of strong marking and leading.

TIGERS YK21 PLAYER OF THE YEAR VOTING 
    ROUND 3 v South Adelaide
    3: Sudjai Cook
    2: Martin Mellody
    1: Kane Cornes

LINE-UP v CENTRAL DISTRICTS (ROUND 4)
F: Robinson, Harwood, Greenwood
HF: Maher, Golding, McEntee
C: Hele, M.Raidis, Moore
HB: K.Cornes, Venables, Mellody
B: S.Cook, Sherwood, Nicholas
1R: Hay, Byrne, D.Raidis
Int from: Viska, Stephens, Draper, McKenzie
Out: Angwin, Smyth (inj)

ANGWIN INJURY BLOW (19/4/01)
Glenelg's number one SANFL draft pick Laurence Angwin will be sidelined for 3 weeks with a strained hamstring.  The injury occured at Crow's training Wednesday night.  Angwin joins the injury list with  Michael Handby, Matthew Liptak and Ben Thompson.

TIGERS YK21 PLAYER OF THE YEAR VOTING 
    ROUND 3 v South Adelaide
    3: Sudai Cook
    2: Martin Mellody
    1: Kane Cornes

LINE-UP v SOUTH ADELAIDE (ROUND 3)
F: Greenwood, Harwood, Angwin
HF: Stephens, Thompson, D.Raidis
C: Hele, M.Raidis, McEntee
HB: Mellody, Nicholas, K.Cornes
B: S.Cook, Draper, Sherwood
1R: Golding, Byrne, Moore
Int: Hay, Maher, Robinson
Out: Liptak, Burke (inj); Higgins, Venables, Hams, Smyth

TIGERS YK21 PLAYER OF THE YEAR VOTING 
    ROUND 2 v Port Adelaide
    3: James Byrne
   2: Sudjai Cook
    1: Martin Mellody

LINE-UP v PORT ADELAIDE (ROUND 2)
F: Golding, Hams, Liptak
HF: Mellody, Angwin, Higgins
C: Hele, Burke, Stephens
HB: K.Cornes, Thompson, M.Raidis
B: S.Cook, Venables, Sherwood
1R: Hay, Byrne, D.Raidis
Int: Smyht, Greenwood, Draper
Out: Handy (broken finger) Harwood (shoulder), Bode (Crows)

GLENELG v STURT (31/3/01) report
In perfect conditions Glenelg gave its supporters plenty of optimism for the forthcoming season with a 16 point victory over Sturt.  A large crowd of approximately 5,000 people witnessed AFL stars of the future, Laurence Angwin and Kane Cornes inspire the Tigers to over come a 21 point half-time deficit. report

TIGERS YK21 PLAYER OF THE YEAR VOTING
    ROUND 1 v Sturt
    3: Kane Cornes
    2: Paul Sherwood
    1: Laurence Angwin

GLENELG v NORTH ADELAIDE (25/3/01)
Glenelg were never seriously threatened as they easily accounted for North, 11-6 (72) to 3-17 (35).  The win ended Glenelg's preseason campaign with a four-one win loss ratio.
The blustery conditions made for a scrappy encounter until the Bays broke the game wide open with an eight goal to nothing second half.  New recruits Hay, Handby and Angwin continued to impress.  Cook was reliable in the back pocket and Byrne and Hele picked up plenty of touches across the centre line.
Nicholas, McEntee, Thompson and Moore played in the reserves.

GLENELG v EAGLES (18/3/01)
Glenelg were hammered 22.9 (141) to 6.8 (44) at Thebarton Oval on Saturday.  Hams with four goals and Mannion were the better players.  The Tigers went into the game without Thompson, Moore, Kelly, NIcholas, McEntee, Raidis, Fogden, Kane Cornes and Ottens.  Mark Viska and Matthew Liptak survived the game without any noticeable injury. 

GLENELG v STURT (12/3/01)
The Tigers made three wins from three trial games with an impressive win against Sturt.  Glenelg won 15.12 (102) to Sturt 12.10 (82).  Sherwood, Oldfield and Greenwood were the better players and Hams (3), Maher (3), Golding (2), Cornes (2) and Angwin (2) were the main goalkickers.  Matthew Liptak remained injury free after a half of football.

This week's trial game is against the Eagles at Thebarton Oval.  In the corresponding game last year, the Eagles tamed the Tigers by twenty goals.

GLENELG v WEST ADELAIDE (3/3/01)
Glenelg defeated West Adelaide by one point in a competitive trial game at Richmond Oval.  The Tigers trailed by ten points at half-time.  Glenelg's smooth movement into the forward lines and some inaccurate kicking by the Bloods were the differences between the two sides.

Glenelg 11-8 (74) defeated West Adelaide 9-19 (73)

PLAYER UPDATE (25/2/01)
Frank Dimattina, brother of Western Bullogs Paul Dimattina, has signed with the club.  Described as a midfielder, Dimattina wanted to come to the club because 'he heard in Melbourne that there were good things happening here.' 
Southern Districts player Kelvin Marr has also joined  the club.  A utility player, Marr was one of  Northern Territories best players against the Power.  He will arrive next month.
Port Adelaide is negotiating for the services of Eugene Warrior.  The Tigers are looking to recoup the $8,000 that they paid for Warrior when he left Norwood at the beginning of last year.

FORUM SHUT DOWN (19/2/01)
After some inappropriate messages the forum has been shut down.  Recent threats and violence by some people were the final straws.  The aim of the forum was to encourage healthy debate on issues concerning the Glenelg Football Club and football in general.
All links to the forum have been removed.  The actual deletion of the forum is out of our control but it should be removed within 48 hours. 
Measures have been taken to save all appropriate messages but unfortunately this cannot be guaranteed.  Hopefully, a new forum will be up and running in the not too distant future.
Apologies to those people who have used the forum in the appropriate manner.

CHIGWIDDEN RECRUITED (14/2/01)
Former Glenelg champion Nick Chigwidden has been recruited by AFL club Port Power.  He has joined the match day committee and will sit in the coaches box advising Mark Williams (former Bay coach 93-94) on player match-ups.

LIPTAK COMEBACK (21/1/01)
It has been confirmed by numerous sources that Dr Matthew Liptak will be making a comeback.  Liptak retired at the end of 1998.  His final years for the Crows and the Bays were hampered by hamstring injuries.

SANFL DRAFT NEWS  II (19/1/01)
Glenelg officially drafted Laurence Angwin and Michael Handby in the SANFL draft.  North Adelaide gave up its draft pick to allow the two Crows recruit to develop at the same local club.  In exchange for the draft pick, North Adelaide will Glenelg's 2002 draft pick.

SANFL DRAFT NEWS (18/1/01)
Under a proposal by the Adelaide Football Club, Glenelg will have the first two draft picks in the 2001 SANFL draft.  The Tigers will be able to draft Angwin and Handby.  The Crows believed that it would be in the best interest of the two new recruits to develop at the same local club.  Handby and Angwin are sharing a house in the Glenelg area.  Under the deal Glenelg will give up its 2002 draft pick to North Adelaide. 

There are also rumours that Nathon Irvin (Sturt) and Campbell Flower (returning from Queensland) will be lining up for the Tigers in 2001.

SUMMER UPDATE (6/1/01)
Glenelg has recently signed promising ruckmen Brad Stevens and Adam Hay from the Kangaroos.  Both players are 21 years of age.  Another ruckman, Charles Beaumont has also been signed.  Beaumont hails from Tasmania.

Tiger officials are also currently in negotiations with former Collingwood centreman Shane Watson.

Glenelg's first trial game will be against Queensland side Southport at Football Park on the 24th of February.

TIGER CHAMPION DIES (11/12/00)
Tiger champion Mel Brock passed away in late November.  Brock won the 1940 Magarey Medal and was the last survivor of the first Tiger premiership of 1934. 

Brock played 166 games, kicked 60 goals and represented the State from 1932 to 1942.  He made his league debut as a 16 yr old.  Brock became Glenelg's third Magarey Medallist when he polled 19 votes to beat SouthTiger Adelaide's Max Murdy by 5 votes.

The Pride of the Bay described Brock as, "....a Tiger through and through.  He grew up at the Bay, worshipped the local club's football stars, then went on to be worshipped himself, one of the great players to wear the black and gold."

Farewell Mel.  Your deeds and achievements will live on forever.

Right: Mel Brock in his playing days.

The Club makes a Profit (11/12/00)
The Glenelg Football Club made a net surplus of $100,420 in 1999.  This was up from the surplus of $28,862 recorded in 1999.
Match income was down by approximately $24,000.

Ottens signs(28/11/00)
New coach Brenton Honor has been given an early Christmas present with the signing of former Glenelg ruckman/forward Luke Ottens.  Luke, brother of Brad Ottens, played the last three seasons with Melbourne but was restricted due to injury.  Ottens has just recently undergone knee surgery and should be available in late April.

It is also believed that the Tigers are chasing Claremont midfielder Phil McKenzie.  McKenzie, a previous Claremont best and fairest winner (1998), spent most of last season out with injury.  McKenzie has moved to Adelaide.

Symonds and Grenvold (28/11/00)
Former Glenelg players, Jon Symonds and David Grenvold will be involved in coaching roles in 2001 but at different clubs.  Symonds, under 19s coach in 2000, will take over as Glenelg's reserves coach and Grenvold will be at the helm of Sturt's reserves team.

Cornes Stays in SA  (4/11/00)
Kane Cornes, son of club great Graham Cornes, will stay in Adelaide after being drafted by Port Power in the AFL draft.  Kane joined his brother Chad at Port when he was the twentieth overall draft pick.  In a win situation for the Bays, Cornes will be eligible to play in the SANFL when not playing in the AFL.

Jordan McMahon and Jarrad Sundquist will also join Cornes in  AFL ranks.  McMahon was drafted by the Western Bulldogs and Sundquist by Richmond.  McMahon was tenth pick overall.

Coaching update

The appointment of Brenton Honor came at a time when most pundits predicted that a big named applicant would be appointed.  The Tigers have gone for the long term option instead of appointing someone with AFL aspirants in the short the term.  With seven coaches in eleven years the club does not want an Eagles' Paul Hamilton scenario.
Chief Executive Officer Jeff Zadow said, "Honor's application was head and shoulders above contenders and that he had a reputation for creating success from bottom clubs."  This clearly puts to rest the belief that Honor was appointed because former West Adelaide coach Michael Taylor rejected the position. 
Honor's ten years experience has included success at Happy Valley (1992 and 1993) and Goodwood Saints (1997).  These teams went from bottom to top in one season.
Honor's plan for the Tigers include:

• no wide spread axing 
• an aggressive recruiting campaign, especially in the midfield
• to instil fierce team values in the players
• a pre-season with more of a focus on skills

Player Update (23/10/00)
Former Glenelg defender Ben Thompson will be back at the Bay in 2001.  Thompson spent the last two years at St Kilda but injuries restricted him to just eleven AFL games.  Luke Ottens, Brad's brother, is also keen to return Brighton Road.  Ottens, delisted by Melbourne is currently undergoing knee surgery.

In other news, Kane Cornes has been highly sought after by AFL clubs.  Seventeen clubs, except the Eagles have spoken to him.  Cornes is willing to travel interstate but is keen to stay in Adelaide.  Eugene Warior has been asked to train with the Kangaroos over the pre-season.  After several games with the Tigers, Warrior spent the rest of the season at amateur league club Glandore.  Warrior is still contracted to Glenelg for one for season.  Shane Tipuamantamerri has also nominated for the draft.

AFL Draft Camp (16/10/00)
The following Glenelg players will attend the AFL Draft Camp:

• Kane Cornes (17, 183cm, 80kg)
• Jordon McMahon (17, 184cm, 67kg)
• Craig Statham (17, 185, 79kg)
• Jarrad Sundquist (17, 186, 74kg)

Coaching Update (5/10/00)
Reserves coach Brenton Honor has been appointed League Coach for the next two years.    After a poor start to the 2000 season the reserves finished seventh with six wins.  Honor was a former South Adelaide defender.

Best and Fairest Details (25/9/00)
   LEAGUE (John H Ellers Perpetual Trophy)
 

14	Martin Mellody	3-3-2-2-2-1-1
11	Simon Hele	3-3-3-1-1
11	Matthew Golding	3-3-2-1-1-1
10	Alistair Burke	3-3-2-1-1
9	Paul Sherwood	3-2-2-1-1
8	Josh Carr	3-3-2
7	Richard Kelly	3-2-2
7	Michael Raidis	3-2-2
6	James Byrne	3-3
6	Ben McEntee	3-3
5	Troy Hosking	2-2-1
4	Simon Nicholas	2-2
3	Scott Mannion	3
3	Damien Gigney	2-1
3	David Hams	2-1
2	Craig Tasborski	2
2	Shane Tipuamantamerri	1-1
1	Duncan Draper	1
1	Cameron Venables	1

    RESERVES
9- Craig Robinson and Jon Vlatko
8- Luke Ellis, Brad Fisher, Robin Carter

    UNDER 19
11- Paul Yeomans
 8- Matthew Menz

    UNDER 17
14- Shane Bradshaw
10- Luke Ciampa

AFL News (25/9/00)
Former Glenelg players Luke Ottens and Ben Thompson have temporarily ended their AFL careers.  Ottens has been delisted by Melbourne Demons and Thompson has announced his retirement from the St Kilda Saints.  It is not clear whether they will be lured back to the Bay in 2001.

Under 19s Gallant in Defeat (4/9/00)
Preliminary Final Scores:
Glenelg               0.2     6.7    9.7   14.10   (94)
Port Adelaide      7.7   10.7  14.10  15.13  (103)

McGuinness Sacked
Tony McGuinness was officially sacked as senior coach last weekend.  The Board stated poor on-field performances and other issues relating to McGuinness' contract as the main reasons for their decision.  Club Great, Peter Carey, met McGuinness to resolve some issues but his efforts turned out to be futile.  After finishing third in 1999 the club finished nineth in 2000.  Inconsisent four quarter efforts and long term injuries to key players were contributing factors to the club's poor on-field performance.  Assistant coach Brenton Honor is a leading front runner to take over the helm.

Under 19s Victorious (22/8/00)
The Under 19s continued their good form with a strong 23 point victory over Norwood in the first semi-final.  After a slow start the Tigers kicked seven goals to three to take control at half-time.
The Tigers move into the preliminary final and will now face the loser from the Port v Eagles second semi-final.

Final Scores:
Glenelg        1.1    8.6    11.7    14.8  (92)
Norwood      3.3    6.5      8.7    10.9  (69)

Coaching Rumours (19/8/00)
Tony McGuinness is on the verge of being sacked as senior coach.  A board meeting was held Thursday night to review the 2000 season.  At the meeting past and present players expressed their opinions.  It is rumoured that McGuinness will be informed of the decision on Saturday.
McGuinness, in his third season at the helm has one more year left in a two year contract.

Under 19s Finals Bound (18/8/00)
Jon Symond's under 19s will take on Norwood in Saturday's first semi-final.  Glenelg over-powered Central Districts by 76 points and then needed to rely on Port Adelaide defeating West Adelaide.  The Magpies did the Tigers a favour by defeating West by 103 points.

Central Districts lead by 10 points early in the second quarter before the Tigers exerted their authority.  The Dogs were no match for a more skillful and efficient Glenelg outfit.

Glenelg holds a 2-1 advantage and were victorious in their last clash at the Parade.

Final Scores:
Glenelg    5.3    10.8    14.11    22.17  (149)
Centrals    4.3     8.4      8.11    10.13    (73)

v SOUTH ADELAIDE (12/8/00)
As a disappointing season comes to an end the disappointments continue.  The Bays let another golden opportunity slip by with a final quarter fade out.  The final quarter left many fans in disbelief after a competitive first three quarters.

Winning the toss and electing to kick to the northern end, Glenelg effectively shutout any South Adelaide forward thrusts.  Golding playing behind the play and the back combination of Venables and Gigney spoiled and frustrated South's attacks.  Glenelg's greatest lead of the day, 21 points, came after two magnificent left foot snaps by Matthew Bode late in the first quarter.

South came back hard in the second quarter and quickly reduce the lead to less than a goal.  The Bays were not to be denied with a steadying goal by full forward David Hams.  A superb backline movement involving Tipuamantamerri and Hele resulted in a strong Hams mark.  Unfortunately, South Adelaide eventually wore down the Tigers to lead by ten points at half-time.

In the box seat at the beginning of the third quarter, the Tigers were unable to take advantage of kicking to the scoring end.  The Bays kicked six goals but it was not enough to restore the lead.  Bode, Hele, Byrne and Golding continued their good form but unfortunately inefficient movement into the forward lines cost the Tigers dearly.

The game was not spared from controversy.  Tempers flared late in the third quarter after Michael Raidis clashed with a South Adelaide player near the boundary line.  The Panther player was accidentally shoved into the fence in front of the members stand.  A melee formed.   Matthew Golding marked the resulting South free kick at half-back.  The siren sounded but for some unknown reason South was paid a puzzling free kick.  Spectators streamed onto the ground and surrounded the South Adelaide player lining up for goal.  The umpire held up play for at least two minutes to curtain off spectators.  The South kicked faded to the left for a point.

The final quarter promised to be a beauty with both clubs being motivated for different reason.  South to keep in touch with the finals and Glenelg to avoid the wooden spoon.  Unfortunately for the Tigers, South had the greater motivation.  South Adelaide slammed on nine goals as the Bays had no answer to the swift and efficient Panther movement.

Tipuamantamerri and Kane Cornes continued to impress and will be useful assets in the future before being snapped up by AFL clubs.

Glenelg plays Central Districts in the last game of the minor round. It is their final chance to move off the bottom of the ladder.  The Dogs are in outstanding form coming of a 20 goal victory over West Adelaide.  The club will say goodbye to 293 game veteran and skipper Nicholas Chigwidden. Info

CHIGWIDDEN RETIRES (10/8/00)
Club captain Nicholas Chigwidden announced his retirement earlier this week.  Chigwidden made his debut in 1986, played 293 games for the gold and black and kicked over 250 goals.  He captained the side for a record eight consecutive years and won four best and fairest awards- second to Len Sallis.  Chigwidden played in three grand finals, 1988 (v Port Adelaide), 1990 (v Port Adelaide) and 1992 (v Port Adelaide) but failed to win the ultimate prize.

v NORWOOD (5/8/00)
Glenelg matched Norwood for all but ten minutes in an engrossing and entertaining contest at Adelaide Oval.  Michael Raidis continued his good form with four goals as the Tigers were deated by 28 points.

Once again Glenelg went into the game without skipper Chigwidden and Sudjai Cook.  Matthew Bode played successive games after being overlooked by AFL club Port Power.

1999 club champion Richard Kelly sustained a thigh injury and limped off late in the second quarter.

This was an all too common performance by Glenelg.  The Tigers had plenty of the ball, at crucial times failed with delivery into the forward lines  and had a lapse in concentration all be it for ten minutes.

Glenelg's biggest lead of the day, 13 points, came after a superb Michael Raidis snap halfway through the second quarter.

In modern day football a team can do tremendous damage in ten minutes and Norwood did exactly this.  After leading by seven points at half-time, the first 20 minutes of the third quarter went goal for goal.  Norwood would take the lead and the Bays would immediately hit back.  At the 20 minute mark and Glenelg leading by one point, Tipuamantamerri from the back pocket squared the ball to an unmarked Norwood player at centre-halfback.  He ran into the open goal.  Norwood then proceeded to kick the next four goals in ten minutes.

The final quarter was all Glenelg in general play but was outscored 2- 4 to 3-3.  The Tigers missed several set shots which could have quite easily switched the game in their favour.

This was a spirit Glenelg effort and at times made Norwood look like a average side outside the finals.  When it was needed Norwood's experience and skill level was evident to drag it over the line.

Glenelg plays it grand final against South Adelaide at Glenelg Oval this week.  The Bays are playing to avoid the wooden spoon and South Adelaide for a place in the finals.  Who has the biggest motivation?  Info

v NORTH ADELAIDE (28/7/00)
Glenelg ended a nine match losing streak with an exciting come from behind victory against wooden spoon competitor North Adelaide.  Michael Raidis was one of the stars with four exciting goals from the forward pocket.

Glenelg and North Adelaide played many memorable games in the second half of the 80s but despite their respective positions on the table this contest brought back memories of 10-15 years ago.  The big names and the skills were missing but the tension, the struggle and the excitement were all evident.

The Tigers had first use of the breeze on a beautiful mid-winter Saturday afternoon but failed to take advantage.  The first goal came from a surprising source, Michael Raidis from the forward pocket at the fifteen minute mark.  Goals were then followed by Cornes (21 minutes) and Matthew Bode (27 minutes).   Unfortunately the Bays were two points in arrears at the first change.

Matthew Bode, playing his first game in over a month, gathered plenty of the ball and was responsible for many forward thrusts.  Richard Kelly made a welcome return to form in the mid-field with six first quarter possessions.

The Tigers took control during the second quarter but failed to punish North Adelaide on the scoreboard.  The mid-field was well on top but apart from Michael Raidis the Tigers lacked a dominant tall forward.   Despite struggling in ruck contests, Matthew Golding dominated the packs around the ground.

Glenelg went to sleep after half-time and allowed the Roosters back into the game.  The mid-field was shutdown effectively which allowed North Adelaide to kick five goals to two.  North succeeded in showing their dominance on the scoreboard.

With victory still in sight the Tigers exploded out of the box in the final quarter.  Three goals in the opening five minutes restored the lead for the Black and Golds.  The Tigers were never headed from this point.  Final quarter goals to Hams (two), Raidis, Golding and Tipuamantamerri sealed a thrilling nine point victory.  After leading by fifteen points at the fourteen minute mark Glenelg withstood everything North Adelaide threw at them.

The free kick count was 22 to 9 in favour of North Adelaide.

Glenelg are now only one point behind North on the premiership table with three games to go.  Glenelg faces Norwood (Adelaide), South Adelaide (home) and Central Districts (away).  North Adelaide's remaining matches are against Port Adelaide and Eagles.  Info

Glenelg went into the game knowing that their last win was against Sturt in round 9.  Oh, how things have changed since then.  The Tigers' form has slowly deteriorated and Sturt are mounting their premiership assault after a slow start.

The game was over in the first 5 minutes.  Before the bounce Sturt received a free kick at centre-half-forward and goaled.  30 seconds after the bounce the Blues goaled for their second.   30 seconds later the Blues slammed on another one to take a convincing 18 point lead.  Up until this stage of the game the Seasiders had not had an effective possession of the ball.  After 5 minutes Sturt had blitzed the Tigers 5 goals to none.  The 2 points had been lost.

A pleasing aspect was that the Bays matched Sturt 9 goals to 11 after quarter time.  Another less than 4 quarter performance.  This seems to be an all too common aspect of Glenelg's performances this year.

Sujai Cook will face the tribunal for striking Corey Jones during the second term.  The strike appeared to be a pay back for Jones striking Alistair Burke.

Glenelg has a chance to take stock of the season with a bye in round 18 before taking on West Adelaide at Brighton Road.  Both sides have different motivations.  West Adelaide are fighting for a place in the finals and Glenelg are battling to save themselves from the wooden spoon. Info

v SOUTH ADELAIDE (23/6/00)
South Adelaide held off a spirited Glenelg comeback in a tight Friday night contest at Adelaide Oval.

A brisk clearness night greeted the players but unfortunately dewy conditions prevented a skillful contest.

This was another game that should have been won.  The Bays matched South Adelaide in all departments.  The defence smothered the opposition's forwards.  The mid-field, led by James Byrne, gave the side plenty of drive.  The forwards for once gave the opposition some concerns.  However, the Tigers season 2000 achilles heel reared its ugly head again- the inability to string four quarters of football together.

The third quarter was the Bay's downfall.  South controlled the first 20 minutes and kicked the first three goals of the quarter.  Loose checking by the defenders cost the Bays dearly.  Glenelg's only goal came from a passage of play starting from the backline.  Golding marked strongly inside the defensive 50 and palmed off a handball to a running Martin Mellody.  Mellody with two bounces, bounded 30 metres through the centre and pin pointed a pass to Joshua Pearce.  Pearce marked strongly in front and goaled from 45 metres.  South's biggest lead of 25 points was reduced to 19 at 'lemon time'.

At three quarter time Mannion was moved into the ruck and Golding was shifted to the forward lines.  Defender Damian Gigney was also moved to centre-half forward.

The Panthers scored the first goal after the final change and appeared to be coasting to an easy win.  The Tigers had other ideas.  Kicking to the Bradman Stand end the Glenelg slowly reversed the momentum.  Two quick goals from Mannion and Golding reduced the lead to ten points at the eighteen minute mark.  At the 24 minute mark McEntee flew from behind the pack and marked 40 metres out from goal.  On a 60 degree angle, McEntee calmly slotted a goal to reduce the lead to four points.

The Tigers had one last chance to win the game.  With two Bay players free on the members stand wing and ready to launch an attack, Cameron Veneable under no pressure, kicked out on the full.   South were able to bottle up the last 90 seconds of play.  Info

MOORE INJURY (20/6/00)
Ben Moore will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.  The injury was sustained against North Adelaide in round 14.  Moore had played just two games since returning from a previous injury.

v NORTH ADELAIDE 15/6/00

Glenelg came to Prospect Oval on Saturday knowing that they were a better side than North Adelaide and capable of matching it with the best.  To add to this, the Tigers were bolstered with the inclusion of AFL players James Byrne, Matthew Bode, Mark Harwood and a match hardened Ben Moore playing his second full game after returning from injury.

For three quarters the Tigers held sway and were seemingly headed for their third victory of the season.  The Tigers led by nine points at the final change but ten minutes into the final term were staring at a fifteen point deficit.

In the space of two minutes, two undisciplined acts by Cameron Veneable and skipper Nicholas Chigwidden saw Glenelg’s nine point lead diminish to a three point deficit.

Two goals later and North Adelaide's lead was out to 15 points.  Just as it appeared that the momentum had permanently shifted the Bays fought back.  Goals to Byrne (two) and Bode (on the run from 50 metres) restored the lead for the Tigers.  However, a tidal wave of gold and black goals was not to follow.  The Roosters regrouped and kicked the next four goals.

The Bays' biggest lead of the game came at the 20 minute mark of the third term after Sudjai Cook inspired the visitors with two quick goals.  The lead was out to 16 points.

Where now for the Tigers?  Eight wins from the last eight games will see them knocking on the finals' door.  This scenario is highly unlikely.  Glenelg can restore some pride with a win against their southern neighbour South Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Friday night.  South are coming off a thumping at the hands of the Dogs.  A disciplined four quarter performance may expose cracks in the already shakey Panther outfit.

The spring of 1999 is all but a fading memory.  Info

v PORT ADELAIDE 7/6/00
The Tigers were spirited but were no match for a more efficient and skillful Port Adelaide side.  The loss surely ends Glenelg's faint hopes of contesting the finals.

Winter continued to bite with ongoing showers during the morning and early afternoon but held during the big game.

The Tigers started enthusiastically and had the better of the Magpies in the early minutes.  The Bays kicked the first goal within two minutes from a free kick to Josh Pearce.

After an even first quarter tussle the Bays trailed by nine points, 3 - 2 to 4 - 5.

The rest of the game saw a more efficient and skillful Magpie side.  The lead continued to build after every break.  The Bays often made basic skill and decision making errors.  Short kicks and one too many handballs marred the Bays' use of the ball.  The forward line once again failed to fire with just two goals after quarter time.  The delivery into the forward line was also questionable at times.

The Bays face the Roosters at Prospect Oval on Saturday for the battle for the wooden spoon.  A win is vital to restore some confidence and pride to the players and their supporters.  Info

TEAM UPDATE 2/6/00
Ben Moore, Michael Raidis and Simon Nicholas have all returned from injury to face arch rival Port Adelaide at the Bay.  The Tigers will be keen to reverse a round 7 Alberton Oval loss.

v CENTRAL DISTRICTS 30/5/00
After an even first quarter Centrals scooted away to a handy 20 point lead midway through the second quarter.  The Dogs dominated the play with the Bays struggling to clear the ball outside of their defensive 50.

Persistent drizzling rain made conditions trying for both sides.  The Bays missed several opportunities with short passes in the forward lines failing to find their targets.

The Tigers fought back well with two late goals, one from a 'soft' free kick, to go into the long break 13 points in arrears.

The Dogs eventually gain control in the second half as conditions cleared with the occasional ray of sunshine beaming across beautiful Adelaide Oval.  Golding, Hosking and Burke tried hard to arrest the dominance of the opposition but had few too helpers.  David Hams made a welcome return to the goal front with four goals and Josh Pearce took several strong marks up forward and kicked three goals.

The Bays are sadly missing the experience and skill of Ben Moore, Simon Nicholas, Mark Viska and Brooke Fogden.  Moore and Nicholas showed good form in the reserves and should be available for the big clash against the Magpies on Saturday.  Info

TEAM UPDATE 27/5/00
The Tigers received a much needed boost with an influx of AFL players for the game against Central Districts.  Bode and Harwood are back from the Power.  Hams, after a one week club suspension replaces Crosby at full-forward.  Tipuamantamerri is out with a strain AC joint suffered in the first minute against Norwood.

v NORWOOD 20/5/00
The first signs of winter brought many headaches for the hierachy as the Bays were no match for Norwood on the Adelaide Cup public holiday.

3,000 dedicated fans brave wet and cold conditions as winter hit the Bay Oval.  Glenelg won the toss and elected to kick to the northern end which was aided by a 3 goal breeze.  The Bays never threatened as Norwood easily accounted for any Glenelg's attacks.

Crosby, who replaced club leading goal kicker David Hams, made his debut at full-forward but looked all at sea.  Hams was omitted for disciplined reasons- missed training.  Kane Cornes played his second game and showed class and poise.  He collected 11 kicks and took 6 marks.

The mid-field battle hard but poor delivery into the forwards let their good work down.  Ben McEntee never stamped his influence on the game.  He often played from behind and was always outnumbered.

The Tigers have real problems.  Not a key forward in sight other than David Hams.  The Eagles and the Redlegs have overcome this deficiency with ease by playing two or three big men across centre-half- forward.  McEntee simply could compete effectively against this tactic.

The season is almost beyond repair as the Tigers go into this week with the bye.  The Tigers face the daunting task of Central Districts at Adelaide Oval next week.  The Dogs led Port at Alberton by 26 points at half-time and experienced the same fate as the Tigers- a loss.  Info

v EAGLES10/5/00
Glenelg were simply outclassed by a far superior Eagles outfit at Woodville Oval on Saturday.

The Tigers were never in the hunt after squandering a four goal breeze in the first quarter.  The Bays managed one goal to the Eagles six.

Glenelg failed to find a key forward when going into attack.  Forward line players David Hams and Ben McEntee were always outnumbered.

The mid-field, Glenelg's strength, was shut down and only Byrne and Hele had any impact.

All in all an embarrassing day as the Bays suffered their worst defeat to the Eagles.  A puzzling performance after an impressive performance against Sturt the previous week.

The most exciting part of the afternoon was watching former coach Graham Cornes kicking the football with daughter Amy at quarter and three quarter time. Info

WARRIOR UPDATE 5/5/00
Eugene Warrior has been released by the club to play for amateur league club Glandore.  Warrior has been released for one year.

General Manager Jeff Zadow said, "After the season we'll sit down with Eugene and review what he wants to do about his footy.  We could have kept him out of football for two years but we thought it was best for him to have a kick around and, at the same, we recouped a bit of our investment.

Warrior cost the club a few thousands when signed from Norwood.

BODE IN 5/5/00
Glenelg have been bolstered with the return of Matthew Bode and James Byrne for the all important clash with the Eagles.  Bode has been named in the forward pocket and Byrne on the forward flank.

Matt Shir and Kane Cornes have also been named.  Cornes, named on the bench, is making his debut and following in the footsteps of brother Chad and father, club 'great' Graham.  Cornes, still eligible for under 19s, has played all season in the reserves.

Injured players Michael Raidis (ribs) and Tasborski (knee) have been omitted.

v STURT 3/5/00
Glenelg returned to the winners circle for the first time since round two with a convincing victory over Sturt.  The Tigers survived a few anxious moments in the last quarter to win by 15 points.  It was the Tigers first win against Sturt since 1996 under the Stringer regime.

The Tigers jumped Sturt with a commanding six goals opening term and never surrendered the lead.  It was the seventh time from as many outings that they had outscored their opponents in the first quarter.

Richard Kelly was back to his 1999 club championship form with a potent display in the centre.  Captain Nicholas Chigwidden carried on his form from the previous week with a leading by example performance.  Nineteen year old ruck-man Matthew Golding, best big man on the ground, gave his little men first use of the ball and took many telling marks when required in defence.

Sudjai Cook turned the game well and truly in Glenelg's favour in the third term with an explosive 10 minute display.  Cooked kicked two goals and setup another.   The highlight  was an accurate centring kick from the half-forward boundary line to Alistair Burke.  Burke marked and goaled from forty metres on the run.  The Tigers took a 38 point lead into the final quarter.

Other notable performances came from the following:
* Tipuamantamerri- many explosive runs and gaining confidence.
* Mellody- setup many attacks with precise kicks and handballs
* Sherwood- outstanding in defence and kicked two goals
* Venables and Draper- even the statistics do not show it, they were exceptional
  in shutting the tall Sturt forwards- White and Burton.
* Brad Fisher- first gamer from Canberra who kicked a goal with his first kick.

Sturt put some respectability on the scoreboard with a six goal final term.  Three quick goals to Sturt reduced the lead to less than twenty points before the Tigers showed poise and steadied with Cook's fourth goal.  The clincher came when Tipuamantamerri ran into the open goal from thirty metres late into time-on.

This was an impressive performance by the Tigers with signs evident from the 1999 season.  Glenelg faces a tough test on Saturday when they face second placed Eagles at Woodville.  A four quarter performance will be required to beat last year's qualifying final opponent. Info

v PORT ADELAIDE 26/4/00
Glenelg squandered a 33 point lead half-way through the second term to be defeated by 30 points at Alberton Oval.  The Tigers were not assisted with many bewildering decisions by the men in white.

The Bays missed a golden opportunity to record their first victory at Alberton Oval since 1993.  Port were on toast after Glenelg kicked 7 straight goals to lead Port Adelaide by 33 points.  Just as soon as the Tigers led by 33 points the lead was immediately pegged back after an undisciplined 50 metre penalty which resulted in a Port goal.  The Magpies reduced the lead to 2 points by the long break with 5 goals in 10 minutes.

A lapse in concentration once again proved to be costly.  After Glenelg lead 7 goals to 2, Port Adelaide kicked 15 goals out of the next 19.

After the long break the Tigers extended their lead to 8 points with an early goal but were unable to stem Port's momentum.  The backline once again worked overtime to repel opposition attacks.  Sherwood, Draper, Venables and Golding spoiled and marked many thrusts.

During the first quarter and half the Tigers out numbered the Magpies around the packs.  David Hams was a target up forward with 3 goals.  Simon Hele and Josh Carr moved the ball into the forward lines with ease.  Tipper was a live wire with many explosive runs.  Unfortunately the Tigers were unable to sustain their efforts for four quarters.

The Bays blew a big chance to achieve a rare victory at Alberton.  Unfortunately some of these players may never be in that position again.

The Tigers must front up against Sturt on Sunday at the Bay.  Both teams will be fighting for a win to keep within touch of the final five. Info

"The players have got to really respect and even love the club."