Round 5 for the SANFL continued and also saw the commencement of the Messenger Shield \u2013 the Div 1 Schools Competition 2017. There was plenty of South Australian draft talent on show at League, Reserves, U18 Level and School Footy level. We take a look at who the top performers were across the grades:<\/p>\n
League: <\/strong><\/p>\n Mitch Crowden<\/strong> (Sturt) kicked two goals in his teams lost to Port Adelaide(carrying 20 AFL listed players) playing mainly off half forward, and kicked a nice running goal out of the clearance in the middle from the centre square. Alex Martini<\/strong> (Glenelg) and had the bye, meaning Darcy Fogarty<\/strong> also returned to School Footy for Rostrevor.<\/p>\n Reserves: <\/strong><\/p>\n Norwood\u2019s Lachie Pascoe<\/strong> led the disposals for both teams with 31 disposals, as well as seven marks. Stefan Giro<\/strong> was again in the mix with his 27 disposals, 10 marks and one\u00a0goal. Both are\u00a0pushing for a League spot. Corey Smith<\/strong> (Norwood) needs to keep improving his efficiency with his 17 disposals this week, to go with the 21 disposals last week. Andrew McPherson<\/strong> and his Woodville-West Torrens\u00a0teammates had the bye along with Glenelg and West Adelaide.<\/p>\n U18s:<\/strong><\/p>\n In the Eagles 72 point win over Glenelg, Jake Weidemann<\/strong>\u00a0collected 30 disposals and Cooper Gaffney<\/strong> had\u00a029 disposals and eight tackles, with the pair amongst\u00a0the best. Underager Jack Lukosius<\/strong> kicked 4 goals. For Glenelg, Jackson Edwards<\/strong> (26 disposals, one\u00a0goal) and Brad McCarthy<\/strong> (24 disposals) were solid. Coming back from the reserves, Isaac Hewson<\/strong> (Norwood) accumulated 39 disposals including eight\u00a0marks and seven\u00a0tackles, but his kicking efficiency was down. James Siviour<\/strong> dominated in the ruck for Norwood with 32 hit\u00a0outs, as well as 26 disposals, seven marks and a goal. Jordan Houlahan<\/strong> was best on ground in Sturt’s 29-point win over West Adelaide, with 28 disposals, seven marks, eight\u00a0tackels and a goal to show a good return to form. For West, Josh Smithson<\/strong> was best with 23 disposals (14 contested), eight tackles and nine\u00a0inside 50s.<\/p>\n School Footy (Messenger Shield): <\/strong><\/p>\n In the rematch of the 2016 State Championship final, Prince Alfred College (10.17-77) defeated Sacred Heart (9.6-60) at Brighton on Saturday to turn the result from last August, in a hard fought game. Five South Australian Under 18 squad members were on display. For PAC, Hugo Barry<\/strong> was impressive at full forward with four\u00a0goals and was a key target up forward. When not marking it, he was bringing it down in front. PAC Captain Cole Gerloff<\/strong> lead from the front in a best on ground performance (to back up his recent games for Norwood) through the midfield. Lochie Charlton<\/strong> playing on\u00a0the wing was good until he was hurt in the second half and did not return. For Sacred Heart 195cm tall Charlie Ballard<\/strong> was best, playing in the ruck as well as roaming across half back, taking many intercept marks. Hearts captain Jimmy Rowe<\/strong> was again tough in and around the packs. Saint Peters defeated Immanuel College by six\u00a0goals. Sam Davis<\/strong> for Immanuel was starved of opportunities up forward by some ineffective kicking inside 50 from teammates. Rostrevor (containing U18 State Squad members Darcy Fogarty<\/strong>, Harry Petty<\/strong>, Cam Ball<\/strong> and Luke Valente<\/strong>) demolished Pembroke by 22 goals in a game not for the Messenger Shield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Round 5 for the SANFL continued and also saw the commencement of the Messenger Shield \u2013 the Div 1 Schools Competition 2017. 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