{"id":28077,"date":"2017-09-11T18:59:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T08:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afldraftcentral.com.au\/?p=28077"},"modified":"2017-09-11T18:59:39","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T08:59:39","slug":"sanfl-finals-week-2-draft-prospects-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2017\/09\/11\/sanfl-finals-week-2-draft-prospects-update\/","title":{"rendered":"SANFL Finals \u2013 Week 2 Draft Prospects Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AFL Draft Central South Australian correspondent\u00a0<strong>David Chapman<\/strong>\u00a0cast his eyes over the top young prospects in South Australia.\u00a0With SANFL Finals commencing, a number of draft propsects have now finished their footy season. We look at the second round of finals and we look at the top performances across the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reserves:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There were two games this week, with West Adelaide defeating North Adelaide in an elimination final by 23 points. For North, <strong>Mackenzie Slee<\/strong> was one of the best players with a strong rebounding game in defence, finishing the day with 16 disposals, seven marks and five rebound 50s. Up forward, <strong>Oscar Chapman<\/strong> booted two goals &#8211; working hard up and down the ground. Bottom-ager <strong>Boyd Woodcock<\/strong> was again strong on the wing with 15 disposals.<\/p>\n<p>In the other game, Sturt defeated Port Adelaide in the second semi final, advancing straight to the Grand Final. <strong>Charlie Ballard<\/strong> (18 disposals and a goal) found plenty of space on the wing and was named in the bests. <strong>Jordan Houlahan<\/strong> had 10 disposals, seven tackles and a goal playing up forward.<\/p>\n<p>Next week Port Adelaide play West Adelaide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U18s:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nSturt defeated South Adelaide by 23 points and will now face Woodville-West Torrens in the Grand Final. For Sturt, <strong>Troy Parker-Boers<\/strong> was best-on-ground, with 15 disposals, 14 hitouts and four goals. <strong>Ed Allan<\/strong> again found a stack of the ball, finishing in the best players after collecting 29 disposals, nine clearances, eight marks and six inside 50s. Bottom-ager <strong>Tom Lewis<\/strong> was strong in the midfield with 24 disposals, seven tackles and six clearances. For South, it was a tough day after failing to put a goal on the board until after half time. Panthers bottom-ager <strong>Heath Sampson<\/strong> (25 disposals and six inside 50s) was their best. <strong>Luke Bogle<\/strong> also impressed with 15 disposals, 10 tackles and eight inside 50s &#8211; while <strong>Robert Irra&#8217;s<\/strong> defensive work was impressive laying nine tackles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U18 Awards:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2017 McCallum Tomkins Medal for the Under-18 Torrens Uni Cup Competition is an award voted on by the umpires, with North Adelaide bottom-ager <strong>Boyd Woodcock<\/strong> winning the medal after receiving 19 votes. West Adelaide&#8217;s <strong>Josh Smithson<\/strong> finished as the runner-up, three votes behind Woodcock.<\/p>\n<p>2017 U18 Torrens Uni Cup MVP Award\u00a0is presented to the best performing player in the Under-18 Torrens Uni Cup Competition where one player is nominated for the Award each round, with the end of season winner chosen by a panel of judges chaired by SANFL Talent Manager Brenton Phillips. West Adelaide midfielder\/forward <strong>Josh Smithson<\/strong> was the winner.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2017 U18 Torrens Uni MVP - Rd 7 Josh Smithson (West)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ccuqSS-xMx8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFL Draft Central South Australian correspondent\u00a0David Chapman\u00a0cast his eyes over the top young prospects in South Australia.\u00a0With SANFL Finals commencing, a number of draft propsects have now finished their footy season. We look at the second round of finals and we look at the top performances across the weekend. 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