THERE\u00a0was plenty happening across all levels of footy across SA, with young talent on show in the U15 Championships, plus some League debuts for some U18 talent and a host of top end players returning to their school College football commitments .<\/p>\n
National Under 15 Championships \u2013 Boys and Girls<\/strong><\/p>\n Last week the U15 National Championships were held in Adelaide for Boys and Girls. The week long competition had some tough windy conditions and the Victorian teams were victorius in the Grand final for both Boys and Girls.<\/p>\n Boys:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Grand Final:<\/strong>\u00a0Victoria\u00a0 11.6 (72) defeated SA 6.3 (39)<\/p>\n VICTORIA<\/strong><\/p>\n Goal Kickers:\u00a0J. Ward 2, J. Sinn 2, N. Dear, I. Parish, R. Martin, B. Hobbs, C. Molan, M. Ktona, C. Macdonald SOUTH AUSTRALIA<\/strong><\/p>\n Goal Kickers:\u00a0I. Dudley 2, B. Calvett, H. Tunkin, J. Davis, A. D\u201dAloia It was a solid tournament with SA and Victoria the 2 standout sides which was reflected in the All Australian side with 14 players coming from the 2 states. SA players to make the All Australian side were\u00a0Matthew Dnistriansky<\/strong>,\u00a0Isaiah Dudley<\/strong>,Cooper Murley<\/strong>,\u00a0Matthew Roberts<\/strong>,\u00a0Brock Thomson<\/strong>, and\u00a0Kane Viska<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Girls:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Victoria defeated New South Wales in the Girls Grand final by 9 points. South Australia managed to win third\u00a0place in the tournament, defeating Western Australia for the bronze.<\/p>\n South Australian players to make the All Australian side were\u00a0Gypsy Schirmer<\/strong>,\u00a0Georgia Swan<\/strong>,\u00a0Zoe Venning<\/strong>,\u00a0Lauren Young<\/strong>, and\u00a0Bethany Bell.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n SANFL League<\/strong><\/p>\n SANFL flag favourite Norwood easily accounted for Eagles. Forward\u00a0Jack Lukosius<\/strong>\u00a0was back in the goals finishing with one goal, 14 disposals and five marks.<\/p>\n In a high scoring game for Roosters over Adelaide Crows, youngster\u00a0Boyd Woodcock<\/strong>\u00a0was very good in his second League game finishing with three goals from 10 possessions up forward. Fellow North forward\u00a0Connor Rozee<\/strong>\u00a0earned himself a Breakthrough Player nomination after another solid game of 15 disposals and a goal.<\/p>\n South destroyed Port Magpies, and this game saw\u00a0Hayden Sampson<\/strong>\u00a0(son of Adelaide Crow Clay) make his League debut and he slotted into the pace well, finishing 17 disposals and two goal assists. Fellow young forward and 2017 Under 18 South Australian state representateive\u00a0Nathan Krueger<\/strong>\u00a0was impressive as well, with 11 marks and two goals, three behinds, which should have been five goals. Both young Panthers earned themselves Breakthrough Player nominations as well.<\/p>\n Izak Rankine<\/strong>\u00a0finished with one goal in the Bloods loss to Glenelg. The West Adelaide forward has not quite hit the heights of the recent championships, but he always looks dangerous with the footy in hand or in his area.<\/p>\n Sturt big man\u00a0Hugo Munn<\/strong>\u00a0continues to keep scoring each week finishing with another 1 goal in the Double Blues victory over Centrals. Young players\u00a0Jackson Hately<\/strong>\u00a0for Centrals kept finding the footy while backman\u00a0Jez McLennan<\/strong>\u00a0was a bit quieter after his first game last week.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SANFL\u00a0 Reserves<\/strong><\/p>\n Norwood won a close one over the Eagles by 15 points. Eagle\u00a0James Rowe<\/strong>\u00a0was best afield in the loss finishing with four goals and 17 disposals. Under 18s player\u00a0Martin Frederick<\/strong>\u00a0was given another opportunity in the strong Eagles line up down back.<\/p>\n In South\u2019s easy victory over Port Adelaide,\u00a0Tate Coleman<\/strong>\u00a0was in the best with an all-around 24-disposal one-goal game.\u00a0Mitchell Mead<\/strong>\u00a0(son of Ports Darren Mead) was best for the Magpies and battled all day.<\/p>\n Glenelg got over West in a close one by six points, led by youngsters\u00a0Josh Koster<\/strong>\u00a0(son of Adelaide\u2019s Kym) as well as U18 SA player\u00a0Finn Betterman<\/strong>\u00a0who finished with a goal and 19 disposals, along with\u00a0Seb Kerrish\u00a0<\/strong>also hitting the board with a goal and 13 contested out of his 22 disposals.<\/p>\n Centrals won by four points over Sturt, and potential father son\u00a0Casey Voss<\/strong>\u00a0again is making his claim towards draft time. Another solid performance with 23-disposal and three-clearance game earned him best, and fellow Double Blue\u00a0Tom Lewis<\/strong>\u00a0was a bull again with 16 contested ball, while ball magnet\u00a0Ed Allan<\/strong>\u00a0clocked up a huge 44 disposals in a losing side. Midfielder from the Bulldogs and U18 South Australian player\u00a0Aaron Nietschke\u00a0<\/strong>showed his work rate clocking up 24 disposals and a goal.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n SANFL Under 18:<\/strong><\/p>\n Glenelg was victorious over West by five points in a high scoring game and 2020 father\/son\u00a0Luke Edwards<\/strong>\u00a0(son of Tyson) was again best for the Bays finishing with five goals from 20 disposals. South Australian Under-16 talent from the Bloods, ruck\u00a0Riley Thilthorpe<\/strong>\u00a0and forward\u00a0Jye Sinderberry\u00a0<\/strong>continued their good form.<\/strong><\/p>\n Eagles forward\u00a0Tyson Francis<\/strong>\u00a0added another four goals to his season tally while father\/son\u00a0Jackson Mead<\/strong>\u00a0(son of Darren) shone with 11 marks, and 11 of his 28 possessions contested in their victory over Norwood. Norwood\u2019s midfielders\u00a0Jed Spence<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Kade Chandler<\/strong>\u00a0were best for the Redlegs and they combined for 13 clearances.<\/p>\n South Australia\u2019s Under 16 Most Valuable Player (MVP) midfielder\u00a0Corey Durdin<\/strong>\u00a0had a best afield performance for Centrals earning him a Powerade Under-18 MVP nomination after 31 possessions and a goal dominance in a two-point victory over Sturt.<\/p>\n The big forward for South hit the scoreboard against North, as\u00a0Daniel Sladojevic<\/strong>\u00a0finished with six goals in their win over North. Luke Bogle\u2019s consistent year continued as the midfielder clocked up 30 disposal and 14 clearances. Possession winner Bailey Coleman-Oakes again was good for North managing 11 clearances in a losing side.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n College Footy<\/strong><\/p>\n Prince Alfred College 7.17 (59) defeated Sacred Heart College 6.10 (46)<\/p>\n This match was played at Sacred Heart College (SHC) and to be fair Prince Alfred College\u2019s (PAC) inaccuracy flattered the home team, as it always felt like the Reds were in control. For the Hearts,\u00a0Darcy Le Cornu<\/strong>\u00a0up forward presented well and was a real threat on the lead, and\u00a0Angus Weir<\/strong>\u00a0was dynamic around the ball and provided a lot of drive into attack.\u00a0 For PAC, captain\u00a0Tom Sparrow<\/strong>\u00a0was dominant in the midfield and won a lot of the hard ball, and when that ball got outside the Reds exploded into attack. In defence\u00a0Karl Finlay<\/strong>\u00a0was outstanding with a number of intercept marks, many contested.\u00a0Will Gould<\/strong>\u00a0started on the ball for the Reds then after half-time reverted to a key role off half-back and was always dangerous. In terms of the Premier League Championship this result makes it very hard for Sacred Heart to win the lot and they will need to beat Rostrevor and then have Rostrevor beat PAC to have a chance.<\/p>\n Rostrevor accounted for St Peters easily, and the next round of games with SHC taking on Rostrevor in their annual Intercol match will be a huge one. Rostrevor have plenty of talent in 2018 and look hard to beat, but SHC will be determined to charge towards finals.<\/p>\n Scotch College won by 25 points over Westminster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THERE\u00a0was plenty happening across all levels of footy across SA, with young talent on show in the U15 Championships, plus some League debuts for some U18 talent and a host of top end players returning to their school College football commitments . 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