2025 SANFL Elimination Final: Central District v Norwood

This is the match report for the match played on 31 August 2025 between Central District and Norwood in the elimination final of the 2025 SANFL season. Central District hosted Norwood at Adelaide Oval. Kyle Presbury captained the hosts with Aiden Grace as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Paul Thomas and the visitors were coached by Jade Sheedy.

As a result of this match, Central District were eliminated (finishing 5th overall) and Norwood faced Adelaide Reserves in the first semi final.

Match Details

Season: 2025 SANFL Season
Round: Elimination Final
Teams: Central District v Norwood
Date: Sunday 31 August 2025
Time: 12:15 PM
Venue: Adelaide Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Central District def. by Norwood
Score: 8.9.57 - 11.9.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Central District 3 . 0 4 . 1 7 . 5 8 . 9 8 . 9 (57)
Norwood 0 . 2 4 . 7 5 . 8 11 . 9 11 . 9 (75)
Margin CDIS by 16 NRWD by 6 CDIS by 9 NRWD by 18 NRWD by 18
Duration 25:08 29:11 27:45 30:53 1:52:57

Honour Roll

Coaches: Paul Thomas (Central District), Jade Sheedy (Norwood)
Captains: Kyle Presbury (Central District), unknown (Norwood)
Vice-Captains: Aiden Grace (Central District), unknown (Norwood)

Player Statistics

Central District

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
33 Adams, Zach BPL ? 0 0 10 9 1 3 0 3 ? ? 1 4 6 1
24 Annand, Kobe RU ? 0 0 3 1 2 1 35 1 ? ? 0 5 0 0
20 Barry, Wilson INT ? 0 0 13 7 6 1 0 7 ? ? 0 1 1 2
5 Callinan, Jack INT ? 0 0 14 11 3 1 0 2 ? ? 1 1 2 1
30 Cochrane, Douglas FPR ? 2 0 9 7 2 2 0 1 ? ? 2 1 0 4
9 Dittmar, Kade C ? 0 1 14 11 3 3 0 10 ? ? 0 3 0 4
32 Grace, Aiden (vc) HFFL ? 1 1 8 4 4 2 0 2 ? ? 1 0 0 1
10 Grant, Harry RO ? 0 0 20 14 6 6 0 11 ? ? 1 2 1 0
11 Kendall, George FB ? 0 0 9 7 2 2 0 0 ? ? 2 1 3 1
27 Kitschke, Austin CHB ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 2 ? ? 1 0 2 0
29 Lange, Nick INT ? 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 5 ? ? 1 0 0 2
42 Lochowiak, Anzac FPL ? 2 0 10 7 3 2 0 7 ? ? 2 0 0 1
17 Monaghan, Maximus INT ? 0 0 8 2 6 0 0 2 ? ? 1 1 0 1
36 Montgomerie, Rhett HBFR ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 2 ? ? 0 0 5 0
13 Posthuma, Dayne BPR ? 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 ? ? 0 2 2 1
7 Presbury, Kyle (c) HFFR ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 3 ? ? 1 0 0 2
3 Pudney, Kai WL ? 0 0 14 9 5 5 0 7 ? ? 0 0 2 5
39 Schubert, Aidan CHF ? 1 0 8 6 2 4 0 0 ? ? 1 0 0 4
20 Sharp, Dyson RR ? 1 0 13 8 5 0 0 7 ? ? 2 1 1 5
26 Shaw, Oliver WR ? 0 0 7 6 1 0 0 0 ? ? 0 0 0 1
59 Thomas, Beau FF ? 1 0 7 7 0 3 14 2 ? ? 0 1 0 3
31 Whitelum, Luca HBFL ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 0 1 ? ? 1 0 4 1
Rushed ?
Total (22 players) 8 9 207 150 57 45 49 75 0+ 0+ 18 23 29 40

Norwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
45 Binder, Tristan FF ? 3 1 10 7 3 4 9 1 ? ? 0 1 0 1
7 Callow, Jackson CHF ? 1 1 9 8 1 6 1 2 ? ? 1 2 0 2
13 Cootee, Billy RO ? 2 0 26 13 13 4 0 3 ? ? 4 0 2 4
6 Donnelly, Tom BPR ? 0 0 8 6 2 3 0 1 ? ? 0 1 3 0
39 Gale, Jayden FPR ? 1 1 11 8 3 2 0 4 ? ? 3 1 2 1
10 Hamilton, Declan WL ? 2 2 12 11 1 2 0 4 ? ? 0 1 1 2
40 Heard, Finn RU ? 0 0 18 12 6 4 27 9 ? ? 3 0 3 5
35 Heard, Jack FB ? 0 0 11 8 3 5 0 1 ? ? 0 2 3 1
28 Hodges, Max INT ? 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 ? ? 0 0 0 0
11 Kennerley, Jacob FPL ? 0 0 16 11 5 6 0 6 ? ? 2 0 1 3
17 Ling, Connor WR ? 0 0 9 6 3 0 0 3 ? ? 1 0 0 4
20 Ling, Matt HBFR ? 0 0 21 15 6 3 0 3 ? ? 1 1 5 0
16 Lord, Alastair INT ? 0 0 11 8 3 4 0 5 ? ? 1 1 3 0
2 Lowe, Baynen RR ? 0 0 12 7 5 0 0 4 ? ? 1 2 0 4
18 Molan, Charlie HFFR ? 0 0 7 1 6 0 0 0 ? ? 0 0 0 1
27 Murley, Cooper BPL ? 0 0 11 9 2 1 0 6 ? ? 0 1 4 3
52 Nicholas, Mitchell INT ? 0 0 9 3 6 2 0 1 ? ? 0 1 0 1
40 O'Brien, Balyn INT ? 0 0 7 4 3 2 0 3 ? ? 1 1 1 1
9 Rokahr, Nik C ? 0 0 27 18 9 7 0 11 ? ? 1 1 1 4
5 Seymour, Pierce CHB ? 0 0 13 9 4 4 0 1 ? ? 2 0 2 0
12 Simpson, Ben HFFL ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 4 ? ? 1 1 0 4
32 Wright, Alec HBFL ? 1 0 13 5 8 2 0 2 ? ? 1 1 1 0
Rushed ?
Total (22 players) 11 9 276 178 98 64 37 74 0+ 0+ 23 18 32 41

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Player Line-Up

Central District Coach: Paul Thomas
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
27 C. Murley 35 J. Heard 6 T. Donnelly 24 K. Annand 20 W. Barry
30 D. Cochrane 59 B. Thomas 42 A. Lochowiak 20 D. Sharp 5 J. Callinan
FORWARD 10 H. Grant 29 N. Lange
HALF-BACK

17 M. Monaghan
32 A. Wright 5 P. Seymour 20 M. Ling



7 K. Presbury (c) 39 A. Schubert 32 A. Grace (vc)



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



10 D. Hamilton 9 N. Rokahr 17 C. Ling



26 O. Shaw 9 K. Dittmar 3 K. Pudney FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE 40 F. Heard 28 M. Hodges
HALF-FORWARD 2 B. Lowe 16 A. Lord
12 B. Simpson 7 J. Callow 18 C. Molan 13 B. Cootee 52 M. Nicholas
36 R. Montgomerie 27 A. Kitschke 31 L. Whitelum

40 B. O'Brien
HALF-BACK



FORWARD



11 J. Kennerley 45 T. Binder 39 J. Gale



13 D. Posthuma 11 G. Kendall 33 Z. Adams



BACK



Norwood Coach: Jade Sheedy

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 CDIS Aiden Grace goal 1.0.6 - 0.0.0 01:50
CDIS Anzac Lochowiak goal 2.0.12 - 0.0.0 13:54
CDIS Aidan Schubert goal 3.0.18 - 0.0.0 17:26
NRWD Rushed behind 3.0.18 - 0.1.1 21:36
NRWD Rushed behind 3.0.18 - 0.2.2 23:45
Q2 NRWD Jackson Callow behind 3.0.18 - 0.3.3 01:22
NRWD Billy Cootee goal 3.0.18 - 1.3.9 02:13
CDIS Beau Thomas goal 4.0.24 - 1.3.9 05:49
CDIS Rushed behind 4.1.25 - 1.3.9 08:20
NRWD Jackson Callow goal 4.1.25 - 2.3.15 09:19
NRWD Tristan Binder goal 4.1.25 - 3.3.21 11:04
NRWD Rushed behind 4.1.25 - 3.4.22 12:30
NRWD Rushed behind 4.1.25 - 3.5.23 19:44
NRWD Declan Hamilton goal 4.1.25 - 4.5.29 20:43
NRWD Declan Hamilton behind 4.1.25 - 4.6.30 22:45
NRWD Tristan Binder behind 4.1.25 - 4.7.31 28:31
Q3 NRWD Tristan Binder goal 4.1.25 - 5.7.37 01:49
CDIS Dyson Sharp goal 5.1.31 - 5.7.37 03:32
CDIS Rushed behind 5.2.32 - 5.7.37 05:48
CDIS Rushed behind 5.3.33 - 5.7.37 07:16
CDIS Rushed behind 5.4.34 - 5.7.37 08:38
CDIS Rushed behind 5.5.35 - 5.7.37 09:56
CDIS Douglas Cochrane goal 6.5.41 - 5.7.37 14:17
CDIS Anzac Lochowiak goal 7.5.47 - 5.7.37 16:38
NRWD Declan Hamilton behind 7.5.47 - 5.8.38 20:40
Q4 NRWD Alec Wright goal 7.5.47 - 6.8.44 00:42
CDIS Aiden Grace behind 7.6.48 - 6.8.44 02:33
NRWD Jayden Gale behind 7.6.48 - 6.9.45 06:17
NRWD Max Hodges goal 7.6.48 - 7.9.51 08:25
NRWD Declan Hamilton goal 7.6.48 - 8.9.57 11:48
NRWD Billy Cootee goal 7.6.48 - 9.9.63 16:01
CDIS Kade Dittmar behind 7.7.49 - 9.9.63 19:27
CDIS Douglas Cochrane goal 8.7.55 - 9.9.63 20:51
CDIS Rushed behind 8.8.56 - 9.9.63 22:12
NRWD Jayden Gale goal 8.8.56 - 10.9.69 24:33
NRWD Tristan Binder goal 8.8.56 - 11.9.75 26:51
CDIS Rushed behind 8.9.57 - 11.9.75 28:03