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From SANFL.com.au
By ZAC MILBANK

A 26-player West End State squad has been released, with as many as nine debutantes a chance to play in the KIA State Game against the WAFL in Perth on Sunday.

SANFL Chairman of Selectors Tim Ginever has included 13 new faces in the squad to face the Sandgropers at Optus Stadium after defeating the VFL by 14 points last month.

Woodville-West Torrens premiership defender Luke Beecken, Norwood trio Billy Cootee, Tom Donnelly and Matt Ling, Sturt pair Connor McFadyen and Amos Doyle, West midfielder Kobe Ryan, Glenelg utility Riley Holder and Central defender Brinn Little could don the cherished red guernsey for the first time.

Experienced quartet Chris Curran (Glenelg), Eamon Wilkinson (South) and North Adelaide pair Mitch Harvey and Campbell Combe have also been called upon to retain the Haydn Bunton Junior Cup with a fifth successive win against the WAFL.

Among the players unavailable for selection are Glenelg’s Liam McBean (hamstring) and Lachie Hosie (broken hand), Eagle Riley Knight (calf), Bulldogs midfielder Harry Grant (knee), West defender Josh Ryan (hamstring), as well as Norwood ruckman Harry Boyd and Sturt rover Will Snelling.

West End State team coach Jade Rawlings will put his team through its paces at training on Tuesday (Alberton) and Thursday (West Lakes) before the team flies out on Saturday for the contest at 2.15pm SA time, which will be the curtain-raiser to the West Coast v Melbourne AFL match.

The KIA State Game will be screened live and free via SANFL Now and AFL Live Official App and AFL.com.au

West End State Squad
Aiden Grace Central District
Brinn Little Central District
Jez McLennan Central District
Matt Allen Glenelg
Chris Curran Glenelg
Riley Holder Glenelg
Luke Reynolds Glenelg
Corey Lyons Glenelg
Campbell Combe North Adelaide
Mitch Harvey North Adelaide
Frank Szekely North Adelaide
Harrison Wigg North Adelaide
Billy Cootee Norwood
Tom Donnelly Norwood
Matt Ling Norwood
Baynen Lowe Norwood
Mitch O'Neill Norwood
Eamon Wilkinson South Adelaide
Will Coomblas Sturt
Connor McFadyen Sturt
Casey Voss Sturt
Amos Doyle Sturt
Kobe Ryan West Adelaide
Luke Beecken Woodville-West Torrens
James Rowe Woodville-West Torrens
Joseph Sinor (C) Woodville-West Torrens

So here we are, 3 days to an exciting state game, and nary a comment. How sad.

Great to see Kobe Ryan get a game

i dont think any one gives a sh1t TBH

Why aren't Boyd & Snelling playing.

gazzamagoo wrote:Why aren't Boyd & Snelling playing.

At a Sturt Club function last night it was said that Snelling had a pre-arranged family commitment for the weekend.

mots02 wrote:

gazzamagoo wrote:Why aren't Boyd & Snelling playing.

At a Sturt Club function last night it was said that Snelling had a pre-arranged family commitment for the weekend.

That excuse is not Snelling well as I see it.

goddy11 wrote:

mots02 wrote:

gazzamagoo wrote:Why aren't Boyd & Snelling playing.

At a Sturt Club function last night it was said that Snelling had a pre-arranged family commitment for the weekend.

That excuse is not Snelling well as I see it.

It wasn't present as an excuse; it was presented as a fact.

KIA State Game Team Selections
KIA State Game – 2.15pm (SA time)
Sunday May 19 at Optus Stadium, Perth

WEST END STATE TEAM

F: Baynen Lowe, Mitch Harvey, Aiden Grace

HF: James Rowe, Connor McFadyen, Luke Reynolds

C: Harrison Wigg, Joseph Sinor, Casey Voss

HB: Chris Curran, Tom Donnelly, Luke Beecken

B: Will Coomblas, Brinn Little, Jez McLennan



R: Amos Doyle, Mitch O’Neill, Campbell Combe

INT: Matt Allen, Kobe Ryan, Frank Szekely, Billy Cootee, Corey Lyons, Eamon Wilkinson, Riley Holder, Matt Ling

NEW: Aiden Grace (Central), Connor McFadyen (Sturt), Tom Donnelly (Norwood), Luke Beecken (Eagles), Brinn Little (Central), Amos Doyle (Sturt), Kobe Ryan (West), Billy Cootee (Norwood), Riley Holder (Glenelg), Matt Ling (Norwood)



WAFL

F: Oliver Eastland, Trey Ruscoe, Jed Hagan

HF: Ben Sokol, Tyler Keitel, Matthew Parker

C: Jesse Turner, Angus Schumacher, Greg Clark

HB: Zac Guadagnin, Harrison Macreadie, Cameron Eardley

B: Jacob Blight, Matthew Jupp, Michael Sellwood



R: Brynn Teakle, Mitch Crowden, Nik Rokahr

INT: Bailey Rogers, Angus Scott, Stan Wright, Fraser Turner, Milan Murdock, Jack Sears, Jye Chalcraft, Chad Pearson

whybother wrote:So here we are, 3 days to an exciting state game, and nary a comment. How sad.

Well done for whining about noone commenting about a game that you provided no comment about. Why bother indeed.

Looking for a link to the stream, look here:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1131221/wat ... 240pm-awst

I realise less than 10% of us are color blind but FFS why are both teams wearing dark shorts.

MannyK wrote:I realise less than 10% of us are color blind but FFS why are both teams wearing dark shorts.

Dunno, perhaps ask the 8 people in the crowd whether it’s a problem.

I think they should ask the players if they want these games to continue. If they do, fair enough. It just seems not much point, with no real media interest and looks like no spectator interest (unless there's someone on the grandstand side).
Even heard Tim Ginever and Rowey say, we'll see how the Crows player Curtains knee is (after been dropped), when he plays in the SANFL this weekend.

SA smashing them atm, 38 points up early in the 2nd quarter.

SA 42 points up at half time.

sA 10.7(67)
WA. 3.7(25)


Half time

Lead 42pts

Dogs64 wrote:I think they should ask the players if they want these games to continue. If they do, fair enough. It just seems not much point, with no real media interest and looks like no spectator interest (unless there's someone on the grandstand side).
Even heard Tim Ginever and Rowey say, we'll see how the Crows player Curtains knee is (after been dropped), when he plays in the SANFL this weekend.

It’s a fair question. I understand that you’d want to play a state game at the best ground, but it perhaps makes a mockery when all you can see is a sea of fugly seats.

Dogs64 wrote:I think they should ask the players if they want these games to continue. If they do, fair enough. It just seems not much point, with no real media interest and looks like no spectator interest (unless there's someone on the grandstand side).
Even heard Tim Ginever and Rowey say, we'll see how the Crows player Curtains knee is (after been dropped), when he plays in the SANFL this weekend.

Staging the games before AFL games denies access to the fans who might care. Presumably it affords better access to AFL recruiters. Seems to be the only reason the games still happen. Got nothing to do with what the players want.