SA U18 6.1 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 11.8 (74)<\/strong> GOALS:<\/strong> RMC BEST:<\/strong> MVPs:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n SOUTH AUSTRALIA U18:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n #3 <\/strong>Jesse Nye<\/a> (South Adelaide)<\/strong> Stats: <\/strong>12 disposals, 3 marks, 5 tackles<\/p>\n\n\n\n The South Adelaide left-footer worked hard across the four quarters, plying his trade in the forward half early before moving further afield on a wing. Nye pressured well defensively and showed he was willing to run both ways as he often slid into defensive 50 as a switch option for his side. Nye\u2019s ball use was considered all game, spotting up teammates with well weighted kicks whenever the option was present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n #10 <\/strong>Noah Roberts-Thomson<\/a> (Sturt)<\/strong> Stats: <\/strong>13 disposals, 4 inside 50s, 3 goals<\/p>\n\n\n\n Splitting time between the midfield and forward 50, Roberts-Thomson equalled his side’s highest goal tally with three majors. In the midfield, Roberts-Thomson did his best work in tight as he battled hard to impact the opposition in possession, forcing errors with his pressure and following up strongly on the loose ball to show some clean work by hand under pressure. Roberts-Thompson was versatile up forward, scoring from over the mark and after getting onto the end of a handball chain to utilise multiple avenues to goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n #16 <\/strong>Sam Cumming<\/a> (North Adelaide)<\/strong> Stats: <\/strong>19 disposals, 5 marks, 1 goal<\/p>\n\n\n\n The AFL Academy member was another who spent time in the midfield and the forward 50 for the Under 18 side, consistently throwing himself into contests to scrap the ball out to teammates, or lock it in for a stoppage. As per usual, Cumming was equally as dangerous aerially as he was at ground level, showing some good work by foot after holding or a mark, or when in space. Cumming was most impressive with his work by hand, able to weight handballs well from congestion and quite often finding options forward of the contest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n #17 <\/strong>Jett Dahlitz<\/a> (Sturt)<\/strong> Stats: <\/strong>16 disposals, 2 marks, 7 rebound 50s<\/p>\n\n\n\n Possessing a piercing right-foot kick, it was only natural teammates would look for Dahlitz when wanting to exit the defensive half, or when looking to handball to a defensive side option. Dahlitz\u2019s use by foot was a highlight as expected, working to change angles when exiting the defensive half, and spotting up loose teammates when closer to goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n #24 <\/strong>Harley Barker<\/a> (Sturt)<\/strong> Stats: <\/strong>8 disposals, 2 marks, 3 rebound 50s<\/p>\n\n\n\n The athletic winger didn\u2019t have a chunk of the footy, finding himself getting spoiled or pushed out of marking opportunities a few times, but impressed with his two-way running to aid his side in both halves. Barker had a few \u2018almost\u2019 marks where he showed off his impressive leap, perhaps unlucky not to earn free kicks for marking infringements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n #25 <\/strong>Matthew LeRay<\/a> (Central Districts)<\/strong> Stats: <\/strong>12 disposals, 3 tackles, 1 goal<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Under 18s’ other AFL Academy winger, LeRay was mostly clean off the deck throughout the game and looked composed when moving through traffic, shrugging off a couple of tacklers while doing so. LeRay was particularly impressive with his defensive running, working ridiculously hard to impact contests even when he wasn\u2019t the closest Under 18 player. <\/p>\n\n\n\n #26 <\/strong>Mitchell Marsh<\/a> (West Adelaide)<\/strong> Stats: <\/strong>7 disposals, 1 mark, 1 inside 50<\/p>\n\n\n\n Falling victim to the conditions, Marsh could\u2019ve had himself a massive game if he had been a bit cleaner aerially, with the slippery footy proving difficult to hold at times. Still, the rising forward worked hard up the ground to help his side move from one end to the other, looking dangerous when afforded space by the opposition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n #28 <\/strong>Cameron Nairn<\/a> (Central District)<\/strong> Stats: <\/strong>15 disposals, 7 marks, 5 inside 50s, 3 goals<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nairn utilised his enormous tank to consistently get into good spots in the forward half, often taking it on the chest uncontested when he was marking outside of the forward 50, providing an important piece of the chain as the Under 18s looked to link out of the defensive half. Nairn was dangerous off his left boot, slotting three majors with two in the first, and then the final goal of the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
SA U20 2.2 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 13.10 (88)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
SA U18: <\/strong>C. Nairn 3, N. Roberts-Thomson 3, S. Cumming, D. Sharp, M. LeRay, J. Kelly, C. Florance
SA U20:<\/strong> L. Sumner-Pickett 3, E. Bradley 2, T. Wheaton 2, C. Haysman, K. McEntee, J. Callinan, L. Slade, R. Borlace, T. Rosenzweig<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SA U18: <\/strong>S. Cumming, J. Dahlitz, N. Roberts-Thompson, C. Nairn, J. Nye
SA U20: <\/strong>L. Pickett, P. Hargrave, T. Wheaton, L. Slade, A. Holt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SA U18: <\/strong>Dyson Sharp (Central District)
SA U20: <\/strong>Will Patton (West Adelaide)<\/p>\n\n\n\nSouth Australia<\/h5>
<\/li><\/ul><\/div>South Australia U20<\/h5>
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Forward\/Wing | 174cm | 23\/03\/2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Midfielder\/Forward | 180cm | 29\/03\/2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Midfielder | 184cm | 27\/07\/2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Defender | 186cm | 11\/08\/2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wing | 187cm | 02\/05\/2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wing | 188cm | 22\/02\/2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tall Forward | 189cm | 15\/02\/2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Forward | 186cm | 15\/10\/2007<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n