Panthers vs Crows - Everything you need to know
The Panthers face the Crows as the Think! Road Safety SA Country Championships head to Victor Harbor.
Playing in the Southern country zone for the first time since 2017, the Panthers face the Crows at Victor Harbor Oval on Saturday afternoon.
The Think! Road Safety Country Championships will see approximately 250 male and female players and a further 200-plus officials from regional leagues across the State descend on Victor Harbor and Encounter Bay football clubs for the annual two-day carnival, which was postponed in 2020 due to Covid.
It is a great opportunity to head down and see the best from local leagues across the state, headlined by Round 14 of the SANFL StateWide Super League.
South Adelaide CEO Neill Sharpe is excited to be a part of a return of SANFL football deep into the Panthers Country Zone.
"We're grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the SA Country Champs, and look forward to bringing SANFL footy to Victor Harbor."
"It will be a great opportunity for Panthers supporters within our country zone to see the boys in action right on their door step. The pathway through our country zone is critical, so it's pleasing we can play a SANFL match in our backyard."
"Sam Overall gets a chance to play on his junior ground, while other former GSFL juniors in Ben Heaslip, Jake Tarca, Hayden Sampson and Liam Fitt are also able to run around on a familiar venue. I know there will also be some excitement with former Victor water boy Bryce Gibbs taking the field."
"We're looking forward to a big day of footy."
The Panthers will once again don their 2021 Indigenous Guernsey designed by Flinders University Student Mya Damon as part of NAIDOC Week.
Please see below important information for the day.
Tickets:
Weekend Pass/Saturday Daily Ticket
$16 Adult, $10 Concession & U18 Free
Includes access to both sites (Saturday and Sunday, as well as the SANFL Match between South Adelaide and Adelaide)
Finals Pass
$10 Adult, $6 Concession & U18 Free
Includes access to Sunday's matches at Victor Harbor Football Club (entry to Encounter Bay on Sunday is free of charge)
All South Adelaide ticketed members will have access to the Round 14 SANFL StateWide Super League match between South and Adelaide.
Members are simply required to scan their ticket at the gate.
Parking
Limited carparking is available at both grounds inside the ground, however overflow parking is available on Armstrong Road (opposite Encounter Bay Football Club and a short walk to Victor Harbor Football Club). Parking will be charged at $5 per vehicle (via EFTPOS payment only). Entrance to the Victor Harbor Oval Carpark is via Oval/Kullaroo Roads and Encounter Bay Football Club is via Armstrong Road.
A complimentary shuttlebus will operate between both venues and the carpark to enable patrons to enjoy the matches across both sites on Saturday between 10:00am and 5:00pm.
Click here for parking and shuttle bus information.
Start Times
SANFL South Adelaide v Adelaide: 2:30pm
Southern Districts Women v Eastern Women: 1:10pm
Media
The SANFL StateWide Super match between South Adelaide and Adelaide will be streamed via the SANFL Digital Pass, .
The game will also be broadcast via SAFC Radio presented by Loftus. At the ground you can listen via 88.3 FM or stream online here.
COVID Safe
Both sites will be operating under COVID Management Plans. All patrons must observe the following practices when attending:
- Checking in via the QR Code or Manual Register (separate check-in is required at each site)
- Submitting to COVIDSafe Entry Assessment
- Following direction of COVID Marshals, Security and Other Staff
- Keep your distance, stay 1.5m apart particularly at kiosk and toilets.
- Practice good hygiene, wash your hands often with soap and water OR hand sanitisers.
- If you're sick stay home, do not enter the ground if you have cold or flu like symptoms.
Kick & Catch
All patrons are welcome to participate in Kick & Catch within the 50m arcs at either end of Victor Harbour Oval during at 1/4 time, 1/2 time, 3/4 time and full time of the League game. Please listen to the ground announcements on the day for full details.
Other
If coming from Adelaide, we recommend spectators take the take the Welch Road exit towards Encounter Bay at the roundabout at the intersection of Victor Harbor, Waterport and Adelaide Roads. This is also a quicker route than travelling through Victor Harbor if travelling from Goolwa, Middleton, Port Elliot and McCracken and more easily to navigate in buses or larger transport. Refer to the map in the link below.
Reduced speeds will be in place along Armstrong and George Main Road. There is no stopping/parking along Armstrong Road outside of Encounter Bay Football Club.
