South Australia weekly wrap: National Championships countdown
WITH the National AFL Under 18 Championships kicking off this week, South Australia’s Under 18s side had a victory over West Adelaide Reserves, while other prospects stood out across the three levels of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). SA UNDER 18 Things are getting serious now for our Under 18 SA hopefuls with […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Prospects battle it out following naming of initial U18 squad
WITH the initial squad named ahead of the National Under 18 National Championships, the brightest South Australian prospects continued to battle it out across all South Australian National Football League (SANFL) levels and school footy in their bid to make the final team. League: Glenelg defeated West Adelaide and it was the Milera show with Terry booting […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Father-sons stand out across all levels
IT was a promising week for South Australian father-son prospects, with likely types staking their claim for draft selection across all levels of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Meanwhile, the state’s brightest draft hopefuls continued to tick all the right boxes, with the likes of Izak Rankine and Jack Lukosius bagging a combined […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Prospects stand up in absence of Academy members
DESPITE some of South Australia’s top talent missing this week for the AFL Academy game in Melbourne, there were several standout performances across all competitions on the weekend. SANFL League: There was a real spread of highlights across the league, one of which being a huge goal haul from Glenelg’s Terry Milera, who booted seven […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Prospects shine and Panthers prevail in SANFL Fast Footy
LAST weekend saw the inaugural SANFL Fast Footy competition played at Norwood Oval. Fast Footy is a modified version of the game, played with 12 per-side across 3 zones and Supergoals able to be scored from outside 50m. Introduced a week before AFLX, this footy format is geared towards fast paced high scoring games. It […]
Scouting notes: 2017 SANFL U18 Grand Final
LAST week the ‘Double Blues’ won the SANFL Torrens Uni Under 18 Cup with a 43-point win over Woodville-West Torrens Eagles at Adelaide Oval. Matt Balmer’s scouting notes: Eagles: #1 James Rowe – Won plenty of football on the inside and registered a stack of inside 50s. Rowe has a burst of speed going forward […]
SANFL Finals – Week 1 Draft Prospects Update
AFL Draft Central South Australian correspondent David Chapman cast his eyes over the top young prospects in South Australia. With the end of school footy, and SANFL Finals commencing, a number of draft propsects have now finished their footy season. We look at the first round of finals and we look at the top performances across the weekend. […]
SANFL Round 13 Draft Prospects update
AFL Draft Central South Australian correspondent David Chapman cast his eyes over the top young prospects coming up through the SANFL, Reserves, Under 18s and local school football competitions. In Round 13 of the SANFL, members of the State under 18s team resumed SANFL duties at various levels. With school football on a break over […]
Scouting notes: South Australia vs. Allies
South Australia claimed their opening win of the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships with a 51-point win over the Allies on Saturday. Led by bottom-agers Jack Lukosius and Jackson Hately, the Croweaters kicked away in the third term with six goals to none to put the result beyond doubt. SOUTH AUSTRALIA VS. ALLIES MATCH REPORT […]
Under 18 Championships Preview: South Australia
SOUTH AUSTRALIA enters the National Under 18s Championships lacking the star power that both the Victorian sides have. In saying that – they do appear to be a well balanced unit with a large number of prospects who look likely to feature throughout the middle stages of the draft. SA have a number of excellent […]
