South Australia U18s topple Western Australia on the road for opening championships win
SOUTH Australia has started its National Under 18 Championships title defence with a hard-fought win over Western Australia by 11 points at Optus Stadium. In what was not the most skilful game given the challenging conditions, the Croweaters made the most of their opportunities, having four less scoring shots but booting seven goals to the […]
South Australia prepares for national carnival opener
WESTERN Australia host their Southern counterparts in Round 2 of the Under 18 National Championships, looking to continue the ominous form they showed in a big win over Vic Metro last time out. For South Australia, the game will act as the opener to their title defence as a stack of top-end talent leads their […]
AFL Under 18 National Championships preview: South Australia
SOUTH Australia is primed to again be one of the leading teams at this year’s U18 National carnival, with a bunch of top-end prospects set to individually thrive among the talented squad. With some of those stars having broken into League and Reserve sides in the South Australia National Football League (SANFL), expect them to […]
SANFL weekly wrap: South Australian state trial game and tight SANFL games
IT is now getting into the busy time of the season for top-end Under 18 talent, with the final South Australian (SA) trial game held before the Under 18s National Championships defence begins for the SA squad. A week off School/College footy allowed all youngsters back to their SANFL clubs. The SA Under 18 squad […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Top three sides claim victory in big round of football
SOME Under-18 talent is now really settling in with the League sides over this week and impressing again at the next level. The South Australian squad members will now leave their SANFL clubs as they prepare for their upcoming first match of National U18 Championships. Jamie Morgan, David Chapman and Tom Wyman take a look […]
Draft Central Power Rankings: June 2019
AFTER a massive 2018 which saw so many talented players realise their dreams, we turn our attention to the 2019 AFL Draft crop. In the second edition of our monthly Power Rankings which is posted on the first Monday of every month, we have compiled our top 20 players at this stage of the year. […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Footy returns with Adelaide winning SANFL Showdown
SOUTH Australia’s talented youngsters were back into full swing last week with a full round of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and College games to get into. The addition of the mid-season draft as well has added more focus to those in SANFL League sides and looking for an opportunity at AFL level. Jamie […]
Draft Central Power Rankings: May 2019
AFTER a massive 2018 which saw so many talented players realise their dreams, we turn our attention to the 2019 AFL Draft crop. In the first edition of our monthly Power Rankings which is posted on the first Monday of the month, we have compiled our top 20 players at this stage of the year. […]
South Australia announces 36-player squad
SOUTH Australia has today announced its 36-player squad for next months’ National Under 18 Championships following the conclusion of two trial games against Western Australia over the weekend. The squad also includes six bottom-agers that are now able to be drafted until next year. Four over-agers – missed out on being drafted last year – […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Round 4 – South draws again as Norwood continue winning ways
IT has been a busy week for all South Australian National Football League (SANFL) sides and their young talent with Round 4 completed over Easter, along with some short breaks for certain sides. Four top-end SA youngsters in Will Gould, Jackson Mead, Kossie Pickett and Dylan Stephens, participated for the Australian U18 side against Casey […]
