AFL Debut Watch – Round 2: Sharks duo, Country hard nuts and Bushies runner all prepare for first games
ROUND 2 of the AFL Premiership Season got underway last night, and whilst no players made their AFL debuts for either Collingwood and Richmond, there are at least five debutants set to run out for their teams this weekend. Ned McHenry, Thomas Berry, Luke Jackson, Trent Rivers and Laitham Vandermeer will all make their debuts, […]
South Australian weekly wrap: Magpies swoop while Crows soar
PORT ADELAIDE has moved through to the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final, as their AFL rivals Adelaide also won through for the right to a preliminary final. In the Reserves, Norwood won in overtime with a one-point thriller over Sturt, while Woodville-West Torrens held on against Central District. LEAGUE: Adelaide 21.13 (139) […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Under 18s and 16s squads announced
LAST weekend saw all SA Under 18 talent back to their local South Australia National Football League (SANFL) clubs, or back into the College Footy system as the first round kicked off. The Under 18 squad for SA has been finalised along with also the Under 16 SA squad as well. Key SA players will […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Round 5 – Under 18s warm-up for Champs
THERE was plenty of football over the weekend in the South Australia National Football League (SANFL) with plenty of big games and close contests throughout the round. The Academy game also took place allowing the youngsters to compete against Western Australia. Our South Australian writers Jamie Morgan, David Chapman Damon Mattiazzo and Tom Wyman all […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Norwood wins in thriller as Tigers tame Crows
FOLLOWING Round 2 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) competition, our writers Jamie Morgan, David Chapman, Tom Wyman and Damon Mattiazzo recap some of the impressive performances across the weekend. Glenelg v Adelaide League: Glenelg 18.7 (115) defeated Adelaide 9.8 (62) Glenelg collected their first premiership points of the new season by defeating […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Eagles dominate Roosters
ALL games for League, Reserves and Under 18s kicked off last weekend in a fantastic round of footy, with plenty of young talent on display. The feature matches for the round were the clashes between Eagles and North – in rematch after 2018 19th man saga, the clashes in all grades were bound to be […]
Season preview: SANFL 2019
AFTER a successful off-season that saw many South Australian National Football League (SANFL) players reach the highest level, the 10 clubs again begin the journey towards the 2019 premiership. Our South Australian writers take a look at how each side is shaping up in the pre-season. Adelaide: By: Damon Mattiazzo The Adelaide Crows SANFL team […]
NAB League season preview: Geelong Falcons
SIX players made their way onto AFL lists last year, and now Geelong Falcons Talent Manager Mick Turner is excited about the increased depth at his disposal this year. After winning the premiership in 2017, the Falcons had some top-end talent in 2018, led by eventual number one draft selection Sam Walsh, but struggled for […]
2018 AFL Draft review: Adelaide
ADELAIDE headed into the National AFL Draft with three picks in the first round, and eventually only took the two, offloading what would become pick 19, and the Crows’ 2019 first rounder, to Carlton for the Blues’ 2019 first rounder. It likely meant the Crows picked up a top five pick next year, putting them […]
2018 National AFL Draft selections
THE 2018 National AFL Draft selections and club by club selections as they happen today will appear here: Round 1: 1 – Carlton – Sam Walsh (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country) 2 – Gold Coast – Jack Lukosius – (WWT Torrens/South Australia) 3 – Gold Coast – Izak Rankine (West Adelaide/South Australia) 4 – St Kilda – […]
