{"id":166298,"date":"2024-07-27T17:56:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T07:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=166298"},"modified":"2024-07-27T17:56:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T07:56:16","slug":"croweaters-set-for-sanflw-u23s-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2024\/07\/27\/croweaters-set-for-sanflw-u23s-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Croweaters set for SANFLW U23s test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SOUTH Australia will keep match fit ahead of its huge AFLW Under 18 Championships clash against Vic Metro in a fortnight when the Croweaters face a SANFL Women’s Under 23s side tomorrow. Streamed live via KommunityTV, the contest kicks off at 11am local time with the best Under 23s from the SANFLW getting a chance to put their hand up for selection as mature-age draft options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Croweaters took care of the Allies in their first game of the national championships by 78 points, but will face a red-hot Vic Metro in game two, with the unbeaten Metro to deny South Australia a third straight title if they get up. If the visitors win, then a victory against Western Australia is all that is required to take home the crown for a third successive year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Australia will use the exhibition match to try out some players who missed out in game one such as bottom-agers, Sophie Thredgold<\/a>, Sarcha Taylor<\/a>, Matilda Wilmore<\/a> and Imogen Trengove<\/a>. South Adelaide forward Shae Archbold<\/a> is the sole top-age inclusion, getting her chance in the side after missing game one due to a plethora of key position options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Croweaters’ skipper Violet Patterson<\/a> is among five players to be rested from the team with AFLW Academy members Poppy Scholz<\/a> and Jasmine Evans<\/a>, hard-running wing Lily Baxter<\/a> and intercepting defender Esther Schirmer<\/a> also sitting the game out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The South Australian Under 23s side – which is coached by Woodville-West Torrens mentor Narelle Smith – boasts a stack of talented prospects including competition leading goalkicker and premiership player Emily Brockhurst<\/a>, Norwood finals star Kiana Lee<\/a>, North Adelaide speedster Aprille Crooks<\/a> and strong inside midfielder Zoe Venning<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over-age duo Melissa Anderson<\/a> and Lily Whitcombe<\/a> are no stranger to the Under 18s cohort, having played alongside them last year – and in Whitcombe’s case in 2022 as well – and will look to get one-up on them in their respective matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mel Anderson – a part of the Croweaters’ winning side last year – will be among the Under 23s side tomorrow. Image credit: Rookie Me Central<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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South Australia U18s:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

B:<\/strong> Bianca Portaro (Eagles), Edwina Thornquest (Sturt), Sophie Thredgold (Sturt)
HB: <\/strong>Emma Kilpatrick (West), Shae Archbold (South), Laela Ebert (North)
C:<\/strong> Sophie Eaton (Central), India Rasheed (Sturt), Imogen Trengove (Eagles)
HF: <\/strong>Sarcha Taylor (North), Lucy Boyd (West), Eloise Mackereth (Glenelg)
<\/a>F: <\/strong>Georgia McKee (Central), Charlotte Riggs (Central), Asha Dufour (West)
R: <\/strong>Chloe Tonkin (West), Ruby Ballard (West), Grace Martin (Eagles)
INT: <\/strong>Klaudia O\u2019Neill (Eagles), Coby Morgan (Norwood), Matilda Wilmore (Glenelg), Monique Bessen (Sturt), Mikayla Antony (Central)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SANFLW U23s:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

B: <\/strong>Audrey Holt (Eagles), Tess Gerhardy (Central), Christina Leuzzi (Eagles)
HB: <\/strong>Lily Whitcombe (Sturt), Georgie Pater (West), Julia Clark (North)
C: <\/strong>Laitiah Huynh (Central), Marlie Fiegert (Eagles), Georgia Swan (Sturt)
HF: <\/strong>Alisha Gepp (Sturt), Emily Brockhurst (South), Dakota Williams (Central)
F: <\/strong>Amelia Rusden (Norwood), Kiana Lee (Norwood), Mel Anderson (South)
R: <\/strong>Tess Huxtable (West), Zoe Venning (West), Aprille Crooks (North)
INT: <\/strong>Chloe Harding (Glenelg), Sarah Wright (South), Kayla Robran (Glenelg), Olivia Smith (West), Cher Waters (Eagles)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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