South Australian prospects name their idols
GEELONG spearhead Jeremy Cameron was a popular choice among the South Australian Under 18 summer squad members when posed the question – ‘which AFL player do you mould your game on?’. The 254-game champion was selected a high of three times among the 23 surveyed top-age players. >> SCROLL to see all the player comparisons […]
South Australia confirms 2025 U16 Girls squad
SOUTH Australia’s Under-16 Girls squad for the 2025 AFL Women’s National Championships has been locked in, with the back-to-back titleholders searching for a three-peat at the April tournament. Coached by Bek McMahon for another season, the initial 49-player squad has been reduced back to 30 for the competition. Norwood boasts the most players of any […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #7 Mikaylah Antony
ONE PLAYER who really caught the eye in her bottom-age season was Central District’s Mikaylah Antony, with the running defender able to show enough promising talent throughout the SANFLW season that she got a call-up to the South Australian Under 18s side and ended up playing all three games for the Croweaters. MIKAYLAH ANTONY PROFILE […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #8 Chloe Tonkin
A TOWERING presence be it in the ruck or down forward, West Adelaide’s Chloe Tonkin looms as one of the top contested marking prospects in this year’s AFLW Draft. Having plied her trade at SANFLW level, Tonkin got her chance at the AFLW Under Under 18s Championships last year after running out for the Croweaters […]
Crows the club of choice among SANFL Academy
ADELAIDE Crows proved a popular choice among the SANFL Under 18 State Academy members when posed the question of which AFL club they support. Surveying all 25 top-agers in the summer squad, seven still support the West Lakes side, with 10 overall pledging allegiances at one point in their lives. Among them is Woodville-West Torrens […]
Top 10s | 2025 Girls Preseason Testing – South Australia
TOP-AGE Eagle Imogen Trengove was the pick of the South Australian Under 18 Girls Academy in the recent preseason testing conducted in Adelaide, with the talented utility finishing Top 10 in all six of the physical tests. She was one of two players – alongside double bottom-age Woodville-West Torrens teammate Maia Freemantle – who achieved […]
Top 10s | 2025 Preseason Testing – South Australia
NATIONAL Academy member Harley Barker has dominated the SANFL Under 18s preseason testing combine, achieving top five results across three events. The speedy wingman placed second in the 20m sprint (2.86 seconds), fourth in the agility test (8.00), and equal-fifth in the vertical jump (74cm). >> SCROLL for all top 10 results The Sturt prospect is […]
Preseason Q&A: Jevan Phillipou (Eagles)
EXUDING confidence akin to his elder brother, Mattaes, Jevan Phillipou is also gunning for the big leagues. The Woodville-West Torrens prospect has earned call-ups to South Australia’s Under 16 and 18 squads over the years, continually proving his worth and high upside as a damaging midfielder-forward. >> AFL Draft: SANFL prospects pick their breakout contenders […]
Forward thinking for versatile Thornquest
STURT junior Edwina Thornquest has her sights set on returning to the forwardline in 2025 after playing primarily as a key defender for the Double Blues and Croweaters. She still spent time in attack in bits, but was largely stationed up the other end to increase her versatility though now she is “loving” what the […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #12 Lucy Waye
AFTER cementing her spot in the West Adelaide lineup last season as a bottom-ager, West Adelaide forward Lucy Waye showed promising upside by kicking five goals from nine games and being an option inside 50 for her teammates. Her work earned her a place in the South Australian summer squad. LUCY WAYE PROFILE DOB: 07/06/2007Height: 166cmPosition: ForwardClub: West Adelaide […]
