South Australian National Under 18 Championships squad announced
NORWOOD’S strong youth prospects made up more than one fifth of the initial 52-man South Australian Under 18 side named today. Norwood had 11 players named in the side, three more than South Adelaide, while Glenelg and Eagles had seven apiece. West Adelaide had the least number of nominees, but provide one of the strongest […]
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: Academy members return to action
WITH Round 3 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) completed, we review the performances of the potential draft prospects for 2018. League: Tall Central Districts midfielder Jackson Hately returned after AFL Academy duties in his team’s nine-point loss to West Adelaide and had 11 disposals, along with five tackles. Jack Lukosius, also returning from […]
Scouting notes: AFL Academy vs. North Melbourne
THE best players from the 2018 AFL Draft pool combined to run out 43-point winners over North Melbourne’s VFL team on Saturday. The AFL Academy game was played as a curtain raiser to the AFL clash between Melbourne and North Melbourne at the MCG. MATCH REPORT: AFL Academy vs. North Melbourne VFL Read Matt Balmer, […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Draft prospects shine in SANFL openers
WITH the opening round of the South Australian Football League (SANFL) starting, we review the performances of the potential draft prospects for 2018. League: Central Districts tall mid Jackson Hately turned in a great debut for the League team with 22 disposals, including six inside 50s and one goal in his teams’ 61-point victory over […]
South Australian Under 18s preview
THE 2018 Season for South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Under 18 sides looks set to shape up as one full of local talent destined for the national stage. It will be a challenge for some clubs to balance how their talented youngsters are managed with SANFL League teams wanting to play their top end talent […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Rankine, Valente, Rozee among top prospects in SANFL trials
SOUTH Australian National Football League (SANFL) clubs continued their preparation towards the start of the season, while state legends threw support behind continual links with South Australian AFL clubs, squashing AFL Reserves rumours in the process were the big news stories this week. SANFL Trial games All SANFL clubs continued in their preparation towards the […]
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 […]
2017 NAB AFL All-Star squads revealed
THE COUNTRY’S top teenage talent will again be on display in the two NAB AFL All Stars games in AFL Grand Final weeks. Over 50 of the brightest prospects have been split into two evenly matched teams, with the AFL today releasing the squads for the Under 18 and Under 17 All Stars games. Unlike […]
SANFL Round 15 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. On the weekend, round 15 of the SANFL took place with the return of school football. We look at the top performances from the weekend: League: Sturt’s Mitch […]
