Reaching for the stars: SANFL U18 guns and their archetypes
REACH for the stars. That’s what South Australia’s best and brightest Under 18 footballers are doing in 2023, at least if their self-selected AFL player comparisons are anything to go by. Prospects converged on Nazareth College this past Sunday, participating in their annual preseason testing event under the eye of Rookie Me. As part of […]
Injury-free run the goal for Anderson
TOP-AGE South Australian talent Melissa Anderson has not had the easiest time on the field of late, with the South Adelaide 17-year-old spending more time off it, than on it. Unable to crack into South Adelaide’s side due to injuries, Anderson has been cutting her teeth at local level for Flagstaff Hill, but still caught […]
2023 AFL Draft | Ones to Watch: South Australia
ACROSS the AFL midseason, national and rookie drafts last year, a whopping 22 players were selected out of the SANFL, pitting South Australia as a successful producer of top level talent. Well ahead of the next intake and beyond, there is already more exciting talent emerging, of which we highlight as ones to watch. >> […]
Schunselaar targets SANFLW debut
SOUTH Adelaide developing tall Jacinda Schunselaar has set a simple goal in 2023 – earn her South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s debut. Having come through the pathway at the Panthers, Schunselaar has not been able to crack into the side just yet, but hopes her top-age year will provide a change of fortunes. […]
SANFLW 23 Under 23 in 2023: #12 Gypsy Schirmer
AS PART of a new countdown series leading into the 2023 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, we will name 23 players to watch who are under 23. We are only looking at those players who were born January 1, 2000 or later, have played a SANFL Women’s senior match and have never […]
Port fan Ifould setting “baby steps” for 2023
SOUTH Adelaide top-ager Holly Ifould is not putting too much pressure on herself in her draft year. The hard-running speedy winger came on in leaps and bounds last year, going from virtual unknown, to solidified South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s player. After spending the first fortnight at Development level, Ifould made her senior […]
Brook aims to cement consistent League spot
TOP-AGE South Australian defender Alissa Brook has enjoyed the rise through the footballing pathways, going from interested onlooker to determined player. The South Adelaide tall is entering her top-age season, and while she has been involved in the Futures squad in 2021 and now in the Under 18s State Academy, Brook is eyeing off a […]
Hooper hopes for injury-free season
A PROMISING debut season in 2021 saw South Adelaide forward Jorja Hooper boot 11 goals in nine games and finish just three goals off the competition leader. Just a couple of months later, the bottom-age tall would begin rehab as she tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) which put a line through her 2022 season. […]
SANFLW 23 Under 23 in 2023: #21 Jaslynne Smith
AS PART of a new countdown series leading into the 2023 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, we will name 23 players to watch who are under 23. We are only looking at those players who were born January 1, 2000 or later, have played a SANFL Women’s senior match and have never […]
Increased confidence the building block for Boileau
A MOVE into the South Adelaide midfield helped youngster Brooke Boileau with her game and confidence to-boot, setting the top-ager up for a big season in 2023. The bottom-ager made the initial South Australian Under 18s Academy last season, but unfortunately missed out on the final cut. Instead of worrying about the setback, Boileau began […]
