SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 1 – South Adelaide vs. Norwood
NORWOOD took out a thriller at Flinders University Stadium on Sunday, holding on to defeat South Adelaide by the barest of margins. The Panthers star players, namely Jack Delean and Sid Draper stood up when the game was on the line late, but their mercurial efforts were not enough to drag the home side over […]
SANFL U18 Player Focus: Kane McAuliffe
NORTH Adelaide midfielder Kane McAuliffe had himself a day out in Round 1, racking up game-high numbers despite his side going down by 39 points to Sturt on Sunday. The strongly built onballer is one of South Australia’s most highly touted prospects in 2023 and was included in the National Academy intake, rubber stamping his […]
Famous names light up SANFL U18 testing
FAMOUS names and draft prospects alike lit up the recent SANFL Under 18 preseason testing event, where South Australia’s top juniors were put through their paces. Season proper is set to get underway on March 25, and plenty of promising talents look in good stead to hit the ground running. >> SCROLL to see the […]
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 […]
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. >> […]
23 in 2023: A look ahead to next year’s top prospects
WITH the 2022 AFL Draft now behind us, it is time for clubs and fans alike to turn their attention to the 2023 crop. Hailed as a potential super draft, next year’s prospects look like an exciting bunch with a typically strong top-end, and a good blend of smalls and talls. Without further ado, we […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFL Under 17 Futures
TEAM HOULI took out Saturday’s Under 17 Futures game, defeating Team Murphy by 28 points in the first instalment of the showcase since 2019. The next generation of AFL Draft prospects strutted their stuff on the MCG, proving a fitting curtain-raiser for the elite level’s final game of the year. We took notes on ALL […]
Scouting Notes: SAAS Premier Division 1 – Prince Alfred College vs. Sacred Heart College
SACRED Heart College downed Prince Alfred College (PAC) in this year’s Sports Association for Adelaide Schools (SAAS) Premier Division 1 grand final, as the two sides clashed at Thebarton Oval on Saturday evening. The Hearts’ goalkicking accuracy proved key in the 14.9 (93) to 9.13 (67) victory, and Tyson Coe was awarded the Colin Steinert […]
2021 SANFL Under 16s Semi Finals wrap – South, Bays progress to decider
MINOR premier South Adelaide will meet Glenelg in the 2021 SANFL Under 16 Grand Final, after both sides won out in their preliminary bouts in a Sunday double-header at Hisense Stadium. Both sides finished the regular season with 5-2 records, before progressing through the first post-season week in style. We recap both results, highlighting some […]
2021 SANFL Under 16s season wrap: Panthers and Double Blues finish top two despite final round losses
A HECTIC conclusion to the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Under 16s competition saw the top two sides lose only their second game for the season in the final round, as Rounds 6 and 7 of the action wrapped up on Saturday and Wednesday in the past five days respectively. South Adelaide finished on […]
