ROUND 17
Saturday 1st of July.

STURT 11.5 15.11 .19.14 22.19 (151)
GLENELG 1.3 3.5 7.6 10.8 (68)

I couldn't get to this match, but I suspect that there is not much that could be said about it anyway. Sturt commenced the game hell-bent on extracting revenge for their round 8 loss to the Bays. According to the 5RPH radio commentators, Sturt kicked 4 goals before Glenelg had even touched the ball! Glenelg have the bye in round 18.
The match report is extracted from the"Sunday Mail."

Blazing Blues 11-goal opener

By Doug Robertson.
Sturt set new standards in system and hardness in destroying a hapless Glenelg by 83 points in a brilliant display of precision and skill, at Unley Oval yesterday.
The Blues virtually destroyed Glenelg from the outset and virtually had the game won after a blistering 11-goal-to-one opening term. Sturt blitzed the Tiogers in all aspects and reduced the formerly competitive Tigers to a shambles.
Glenelg's fortunes looked ominous from before the first bounce with a free kick awarded to half-forward Corey Jones as the umpires prepared to start the game. Jones' quick kick forward was marked by Dean Woosnam on the goal line but Stephen White took a free kick for rough treatment in the pack. His goal from 15m set the scene.
Sturt whipped the ball up for Michael Curtis to mark and goal from 45m out and the blues had two goals to nil within a minute.
But it did not stop there. Burgeoning Blues big man Mark Conway (20 effective hit outs) dominated the centre giving Tim Weatherald - who gathered 22 kicks and 6 handballs - the Blues architect Bruce Lennon, a super aggressive Damien Squire and Andrew Whiteman first look at the ball.
Woosnam, White and centre half-forward Julian Burton (13-8 and seven strong marks) revelled in the clean delivery and lack of attention from Glenelg's hesitant defenders.
When the Tigers did stmble forward they kicked high and wide and often held the ball up for too long allowing Blues skipper Chris Threadgold, Matthew Powell, Andrew Geddes and Seamus Maloney to keep opponents in close check or - if they did get loose - to crunch them with fearsome tackling.
Sturt had full control accross the midfield which dried up Glenelg's scoring chances. Simon Nicholas kicked the Tigers' first goal 29 minutes into the first term. Big-hearted Alistair Burke kicked the first of his two goals nine minutes into the secong quarter and Damien Gigney - who started at full back but changed ends at the first break - marked and played on to add Glenelg's third a minute later. But it took almost 30 minutes play for Glenelg to get another goal.
Sturt kicked the first three goals of each term, giving it the momentum to roll over Glenelg which had the personnel to put up a more competitive effort.
"The difference between us and Glenelg was definitley the skill level and the pressure we were able to put on them all thetime," Sturt's Treadgold said. "If we weren't first to the ball, we were on them so quickly that thay just didn't have a chance."
Glenelg battled on but matters worsened when courageous Nick Chigwidden left the ground with bruised ribs after being dumped in a tackle by Geddes. Sturt laid 32 effective tackles to Glenelg's modest 17.
Glenelg is fighting to rebuild confidence and respect without much joy, but coach Tony McGuinness is determined to keep working. He made wholesale changes at half-time, but the Tigers could not create more than a small spark.

BEST PLAYERS: Mellody, Burke, Gloding, Byrne, D. Raidis.
SCORERS: Gigney 3.2, Byrne 2.0, Cook 1.2, Burke, Nicholas, McEntee, Hosking 1.0, Golding, Cosby, Hams 0.1, rushed 0.1.
INJURIES: Chigwidden (bruised ribs).
CROWD: 3182.

RESERVES: Sturt 22.17 (149) d Glenelg 10.8 (68)
UNDER 19: Glenelg 8.22 (70) drew with Sturt 10.10 (70)
UNDER 17: Glenelg 16.9 (105) d Sturt 5.6 (36)