2022 AFLW 10 under 10 to watch: Jade De Melo
IN a unique series for the lead-up to the 2022 AFL Women’s Season 7, Rookie Me Central will look at 10 players to watch this year who have played under 10 games. Whilst it would be easy to pick those who finished high in last year’s Rising Star, or top picks this year, we have […]
AFL U18s Player Focus: Adam D’Aloia (South Australia)
FEW players could lay claim to having a consistent inside presence as South Australian onballer Adam D’Aloia. The Woodville-West Torrens midfielder thrives at the coalface and incredibly valuable at getting first hands to the ball and assisting in wining his side clearances, be it in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) or AFL Under […]
2022 SANFL Under 18s: Round 15 wrap
STATE representatives were scattered across the sides in Round 15 of the SANFL Under 18s, as the Croweaters turn out for their final match of this year’s National Championships. Three of the top four sides were defeated, as West Adelaide looks to shake up the finals spots with just three home-and-away rounds left. Central District […]
2022 SANFL Under 18s: Round 14 wrap
WHILE the state Under 18s squad travelled to Victoria to take on Metro on Sunday, the junior SANFL competition rolled on into Round 14. With top draft-age talent unavailable, there were a couple of upsets as the top two sides were knocked off in the same afternoon. We recap the results from around the grounds, […]
SANFL U18s MOTR – Round 13: Glenelg vs. South Adelaide
GLENELG bounced back onto the winners list with a seven-goal win over South Adelaide on Saturday, making for our SANFL Under 18s featured game in Round 13. The Bays piled on 11 goals to South’s two after half time, and closed to within a game of ladder leader North Adelaide. We noted some of the […]
SANFL Player Focus – Jakob Ryan (Glenelg)
GLENELG defender Jakob Ryan has been one of the stronger South Australian performers at representative level this year, and earned a SANFL Reserves berth on Saturday after a terrific start to his Under 18s campaign. Lauded for his booming kick and marking prowess, the powerful prospect certainly has desirable traits. The 17-year-old also debuted in […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 12 – West Adelaide vs. Sturt
UPON the return of representative stars to club level, Sturt bounced back onto the winners list with an even six-goal win over West Adelaide on Saturday afternoon. The Double Blues slotted nine of their 12 goals at one end of the ground, while restricting the Bloods to five behinds at the other in our Match […]
2022 SANFL Under 18s: Round 11 wrap
WHILE South Australia’s representative stars underwent one final trial before next week’s National Championships opener, the SANFL Under 18s competition rolled on. Some players had plenty to prove, as others enjoyed a rise in responsibility across the latest round of action. We recap all four fixtures in this week’s wrap. >> Scouting Notes: SA Under […]
2022 SANFL Under 18s: Round 10 wrap
IT was a bad weekend to be the home side in the SANFL Under 18s, with three of four hosts suffering losses in a round where ladder position counted for plenty. Among the victors, North Adelaide got back on the winners list, while Sturt set up the biggest margin with a huge win over Central […]
SANFL Player Focus – Max Michalanney (Norwood)
HIS name is familiar with those who follow and love SANFL footy, but Norwood‘s Max Michalanney is paving his own path. The tall defender, son of 211-game Redleg Jim, is eligible to be taken by Adelaide under father-son rules and has already spent time training with the Crows during preseason. Last year, Michalanney was named […]
