ADELAIDE heads into the 2018 AFL Women’s Draft with six available spots on its list. The Crows have retained the majority of their side, and have added GWS GIANTS’ Renee Forth and Carlton’s Sophie Li, the latter of whom has returned to South Australia for work. They have also picked up two cross-coders in Ailish Considine and Maisie Nankivell who slot in as international rookies. With 2017 AFL Women’s League Best and Fairest, Erin Phillips to be back at full fitness, the Crows loom as a dark horse in the premiership race, but could still do with filling some important spots in their 22.

Last year: Fifth

IN: Renee Forth, Sophie Li, Ailish Considine, Maisie Nankivell
OUT: Jess Allan, Sophie Armistead, Georgie Bevan, Abbey Holmes, Rachael Killian, Talia Radan, Ruth Wallace, Calista Boyd (rookie), Becchara Palmer (rookie), Brianna Walling (rookie),

ADELAIDE AFLW list (24/30):

• Sarah Allan
• Ailish Considine**
• Dayna Cox
• Courtney Cramey
• Angela Foley
• Renee Forth
• Anne Hatchard
• Jasmyn Hewett
• Eloise Jones
• Sophie Li
• Rheanne Lugg
• Ebony Marinoff
• Jenna McCormick
• Rhiannon Metcalfe
• Justine Mules
• Maisie Nankivell**
• Sarah Perkins
• Erin Phillips
• Marijana Rajcic
• Chelsea Randall
• Sally Riley
• Jess Sedunary
• Stevie-Lee Thompson
• Deni Varnhagen

**International rookies

DRAFT PICKS

8, 30, 37, 41, 48, 53.

POSSIBLE DRAFT PROSPECTS

Georgia Bevan was delisted due to minimum numbers needing to be upheld prior to the off-season movement period, but having played all bar two matches since the first game of AFL Women’s, she is one who would have to come into consideration to be re-drafted. From those invited to the AFL Women’s Draft Combine, midfielder Nikki Gore looms as the obvious selection for the Crows, having had an outstanding season at state level, and represented Central Allies at the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. Her state teammate, Katelyn Rosenzweig has been prominent in front of the big sticks with multiple leading goal kicker awards, and expect her to work in tandem with Sarah Perkins up forward. Northern Territory product and exciting forward, Danielle Ponter is another player who earned a National Draft Combine invite, and it will be interesting to see where she nominates, having played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s, but falls under the Crows’ zone. Likewise, Janet Baird is a Northern Territory talent who has had experience playing for NT Thunder in the VFL Women’s. A potential option raised by Women’s Australian Rules Football (WARF) Radio’s Peter Holden, was Chloe Scheer, who similar to Gore, was no stranger to awards before injury struck. Now an over-ager, Scheer could be an out of the box option if she has recovered and chooses to pursue the career.