South Adelaide picked up an eleventh win in their SANFL Reserves League season with a 13-point victory over Norwood, built off the back of a six-goal opening quarter.

The lead was established through turnovers, as the Panthers’ strongest periods came when they won possession through interception and attacked on the counter.

Jesse Nye made an early impact by kicking the first goal, then later he would burst away from a centre clearance to add a brilliant second from the restart.

Blake Rodrigues and Cody Lowe added goals in between, as the Panthers’ high defensive line and composure to find targets locked the ball inside their forward half.

Playing one out inside 50, Cohen Shortridge made a difficult kick work, playing the ball to his own advantage to run through for the goal. 

He added his second in spectacular fashion, converting from the boundary after the siren following a deliberate out-of-bounds decision against a desperate Redlegs defender.

Norwood, having won all but one of their last twelve games in the competition, responded as expected by kicking the first three goals of the second term.

Oliver Goss would pull one back, and despite a short run of goals to Nye and Tom Gillett, the visitors narrowly won the quarter.

The quick sequence of goals appeared to lift the side, with Shortridge earning possession with an inside 50 tackle, rewarding his own hard work by slotting his third goal of the game.

Gillett added his second as goals continued to flow at both ends, before Ethan Johnson rose above the pack with a crashing mark and converted from the set shot.

Callum Bennett capped off another big quarter for South Adelaide as the margin stood at 43 with one to go.

Four straight Redlegs behinds didn’t help their case as Nye hit up Shortridge for his fourth goal.

Norwood refused to give in, finishing with the last five goals of the match, but the deficit proved too great to overcome.

Nye displayed his explosiveness at the contest, also featuring forward with 23 disposals, nine marks, six inside 50s and three goals.

In defence, Max Clifton and Lachlan Scott provided calm heads when required, with their marking ability contributing to the Panthers’ dominance in the air.

Shortridge effectively applied the pressure ahead of the ball, proving equally damaging on the scoreboard with a game-high four goals.

Now equal on points with the Redlegs in second, South Adelaide will prepare to take on Sturt at Thomas Farms Oval on Saturday, 8th August at 11:30am.