ROUND 8
Sunday 20th of May.

GLENELG 6.5 9.7 9.11 14.11 (95)
NORTH 0.1 4.5 6.9 8.15 (63)

Bays take key step forward.

By Doug Robertson.
Glenelg finally threw of the restraints - if for just more than a quarter - and slipped into a stylish running game to beat slow starting North Adelaide by 32 points at the Bay yesterday.
The Tigers looked as smooth as any SANFL top five side for the opening 30 minutes of the game when they banged on 6.5 to a solitary point. The stunning start set up Glenelg's second win for the season but the Tigers still suffered long lapses in application which must be eradicated if they are to develop a winning culture. But Glenelg's start could hardly have been better.
North stood almost as spectators as Glenelg's Martin Mellody, James Byrne and creative Matt Shir repeatedly worked the ball out of the pivot to present big marking Laurance Angwin, Mark Harwood and ruckman Adam Hay with numerous opportunities.
Glenelg combined skill with hard running for the first time in almost two months.
North scrambled into it's attacking 50m three times for the term, but missed three relatively easy shots from inside 40m. That encouraged Glenelg to keep taking calculated risks.
Relieved coach Brenton Honour said Glenelg took important steps forward but the Tigers' evolution was far from finished. "As a team we touched the footy about 300 times, which is something we havn't done all year," Honor said. "The way we played in that first quarter was what I'm happy about. Whether we play North or Port Adelaide if we keep playing like that we'll win games (but) we played a side which hasn't won a game so it's all in perspective."
The future seemed bleak for North at the first break but a significant break came over the contest when the Roosters finally snapped into action.
Ben Setchell, inspirational skipper Scott Sutherland, Scott Bamford and gutsy Travis Gluscheko at half-back out-bustled the Tigers and raw rookie Mark Jamar, 17, took control in ruck to shut down the Bay's run. North came to within 21 poitns in the second term and for a while left Glenelg flat footed. The third term became a nightmare for Glenelg when Swann came strongly on the scene at half-forward and North moved the ball through the attacking line with fluency for the first time.
But again abysmal skills let Glenelg off the hook. The Roosters either set up team mates with substandard foot and hand skills or missed easy shots on goal, which significantly, allowed Glenelg time to re-group. Daniel Hargraves, the league's leading goalkicker, missed everything twice and Swann, Robert Brodhurst and Shayne Broad added two points between them from set shots inside 40m.
"It makes it hard when you're behind like that - it was a very disappointing first quarter," coach Darel Hart said. "I thought we were looking really good after half time but when you don't capitolise on the score board it doesn't mean a thing.
"But I thought they chipped away after the first term and at least for the third week in a row we can come away and analyse how we're playing without having to worry about being competitive".

BEST PLAYERS: Hay, Byrne, Shir, Sherwood, Burke, McKenzie, Willet, K. Cornes.
SCORERS: harwood 3.1, Venables, Angwin 2.2, Byrne 1.2, Hay 1.1, K. Cornes, burke, shir, fogden, McKenzie 1.0, moore, Polley 0.1 rushed 0.1.
INJURIES: nil.
CROWD: 2979.