Quiet by his usual standards in the opening two quarters, Moore came out firing after half time to prove the X-factor in the Roosters’ come-from-behind win.
Football development manager Daniel Healy told portadelaidefc.com.au Moore played like a man who decided he was “going to win” the game for his team.
It means Moore will again press for selection when the Power returns after it's mid-season bye.
“In the first half he looked like he was trying to rack up disposals without making an impact, other times his defensive running was poor when West had the ball,” said Healy.
“But in the second half, especially the last quarter, he basically said ‘bugger this, I’m going to win this game for us’ and was really impressive with some great marks at half forward which got them (the Roosters) back into it.
“One of his aims is to standout like an AFL player at SANFL level and he certainly, especially in the second half, did that.”
Joining Moore at the Roosters were, again, Nathan Blee and Daniel Stewart.
Blee continues to be played on a wing despite the Power seeing him as a defensive role player, however remains serviceable in that position for North.
“Unfortunately we didn’t see Bleezy go into defence and he played on a wing for the whole game,” said Healy.
“He was much better this week after a few quiet ones; played much more like earlier in the year when he was going well.
“He was in amongst it throughout the day, he worked harder than he has been.”
Stewart battled a stacked West Adelaide defensive line all day, and Healy explained it reduced his chances to get a clean run at the footy.
“It was the second week in a row that he was held scoreless, but Westies always put numbers behind the ball and he was outnumbered at most marking contests he went to," said Healy.
“That made things tough for him and he certainly wasn’t as prominent as he had been earlier this year.”
Tall forward Mason Shaw battled both the conditions and Glenelg’s Reserve defenders at the Bay on Saturday morning.
Despite the boggy ground under foot causing trouble for both teams, Healy was pleased with the young West Australian’s performance.
“Mason played his usual forward role in very ordinary conditions at Glenelg,” said Healy.
“We were pretty happy with how he performed in those conditions – not conducive to a tall forward.
“When it was in his area he looked good, he had four shots in the third and wasn’t rewarded on any of them, but then kicked the sealer on the run from thirty.
“When he’s near it he looks classy and should hopefully become a pretty good player, we just needed a better day to show off his wares.”
Tom Clurey continued to make progress at Glenelg following another good League-level match.
“Tom's performance was very good, even when you consider the conditions were favourable to defenders,” said Healy.
“His physicality was impressive and his second half - when his opponent got on top of him in a ten-minute period - was quickly reversed.
“Tom was all over him like a cheap suit and his decision-making with the ball is excellent.”
Lewis Stevenson played his first game for Norwood after being omitted from the Port Adelaide side a fortnight ago.
It was a quiet game for him in a match where conditions didn’t prove suitable for a hard-running defender.
“Lewy played his first game for the Redlegs, mostly in defensive 50, and it wasn’t a night for rebounding and run out of defence which is what he normally plays,” development coach Stuart Cochrane explained to portadelaidefc.com.au.
“It did give him the opportunity to work on the defensive aspects of his game; he did enough on a mix of opponents throughout the night without doing anything really impressive.
“We’d like to see a bit of physicality in his game and we’d like to see him add to it in the coming weeks.”
And rookie-listed Darren Pfeiffer had a strong opening half for the Redlegs.
“Pfeiff had similar efforts to what he had done in previous games,” said Cochrane.
“He was the leading possession-winner to half time and looked to create as much as possible but dropped away in the second half – he played an OK game.”
Sam Colquhoun lined up for Central District while Nick Salter opposed him while playing for the Eagles.
Cochrane was pleased to see Colquhoun perform in defence and says he is clearly enjoying his football.
“Sam played in defence all day which was good to give him the opportunity to play down back,” said Cochrane.
“His ball use was good in wet and slippery conditions and I think his physicality is improving.
“I’m enjoying the way he’s playing, he’s bouncing around with lots of energy – it’s great to see.”
After an impressive six-goal effort last week, Nick Salter was quieter up forward for the Eagles but continued to look dangerous as a deep forward target.
“Salts looked like a dangerous target inside 50 - he didn’t take many contested marks but did kick 2.3,” said Cochrane.
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SANFL Player stats breakdown - Round 9
*denotes Reserves player
# denotes rookie-listed player
“In the first half he looked like he was trying to rack up disposals without making an impact, other times his defensive running was poor when West had the ball,” said Healy.
“But in the second half, especially the last quarter, he basically said ‘bugger this, I’m going to win this game for us’ and was really impressive with some great marks at half forward which got them (the Roosters) back into it.
“One of his aims is to standout like an AFL player at SANFL level and he certainly, especially in the second half, did that.”
Joining Moore at the Roosters were, again, Nathan Blee and Daniel Stewart.
Blee continues to be played on a wing despite the Power seeing him as a defensive role player, however remains serviceable in that position for North.
“Unfortunately we didn’t see Bleezy go into defence and he played on a wing for the whole game,” said Healy.
“He was much better this week after a few quiet ones; played much more like earlier in the year when he was going well.
“He was in amongst it throughout the day, he worked harder than he has been.”
Stewart battled a stacked West Adelaide defensive line all day, and Healy explained it reduced his chances to get a clean run at the footy.
“It was the second week in a row that he was held scoreless, but Westies always put numbers behind the ball and he was outnumbered at most marking contests he went to," said Healy.
“That made things tough for him and he certainly wasn’t as prominent as he had been earlier this year.”
Tall forward Mason Shaw battled both the conditions and Glenelg’s Reserve defenders at the Bay on Saturday morning.
Despite the boggy ground under foot causing trouble for both teams, Healy was pleased with the young West Australian’s performance.
“Mason played his usual forward role in very ordinary conditions at Glenelg,” said Healy.
“We were pretty happy with how he performed in those conditions – not conducive to a tall forward.
“When it was in his area he looked good, he had four shots in the third and wasn’t rewarded on any of them, but then kicked the sealer on the run from thirty.
“When he’s near it he looks classy and should hopefully become a pretty good player, we just needed a better day to show off his wares.”
Tom Clurey continued to make progress at Glenelg following another good League-level match.
“Tom's performance was very good, even when you consider the conditions were favourable to defenders,” said Healy.
“His physicality was impressive and his second half - when his opponent got on top of him in a ten-minute period - was quickly reversed.
“Tom was all over him like a cheap suit and his decision-making with the ball is excellent.”
Lewis Stevenson played his first game for Norwood after being omitted from the Port Adelaide side a fortnight ago.
It was a quiet game for him in a match where conditions didn’t prove suitable for a hard-running defender.
“Lewy played his first game for the Redlegs, mostly in defensive 50, and it wasn’t a night for rebounding and run out of defence which is what he normally plays,” development coach Stuart Cochrane explained to portadelaidefc.com.au.
“It did give him the opportunity to work on the defensive aspects of his game; he did enough on a mix of opponents throughout the night without doing anything really impressive.
“We’d like to see a bit of physicality in his game and we’d like to see him add to it in the coming weeks.”
And rookie-listed Darren Pfeiffer had a strong opening half for the Redlegs.
“Pfeiff had similar efforts to what he had done in previous games,” said Cochrane.
“He was the leading possession-winner to half time and looked to create as much as possible but dropped away in the second half – he played an OK game.”
Sam Colquhoun lined up for Central District while Nick Salter opposed him while playing for the Eagles.
Cochrane was pleased to see Colquhoun perform in defence and says he is clearly enjoying his football.
“Sam played in defence all day which was good to give him the opportunity to play down back,” said Cochrane.
“His ball use was good in wet and slippery conditions and I think his physicality is improving.
“I’m enjoying the way he’s playing, he’s bouncing around with lots of energy – it’s great to see.”
After an impressive six-goal effort last week, Nick Salter was quieter up forward for the Eagles but continued to look dangerous as a deep forward target.
“Salts looked like a dangerous target inside 50 - he didn’t take many contested marks but did kick 2.3,” said Cochrane.
portadelaidefc.com.au is the only place where you can get the inside word on the form of Power players in the SANFL every Tuesday in-season.
SANFL Player stats breakdown - Round 9
| Player | Disp | Marks | Tackles | Clearances | Hit outs | Inside 50s | Rebound 50s | Score |
| A. Moore | 27 | 15 | - | 5 | - | 4 | 2 | 1.1 |
| N. Blee | 22 | 7 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| D. Stewart | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| T. Clurey | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 6 | - |
| L. Stevenson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| D. Pfeiffer# | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| S. Colquhoun | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 9 | 1 | 0.1 |
| N. Salter | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2.2 |
| M. Shaw* | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1.3 |
*denotes Reserves player
# denotes rookie-listed player
