SA Under 18 Squad

[85 WAS A GOOD YEAR]

Darcy Armfield was given permission by SANFL to play Reserves for the Bays against South this weekend.
Good Reserves debut by Armfield - He kicked 5 goals and got 3rd Best.

Was definately a better way of showing AFL Scouts his capabilities than playing U18s against the bottom team

[Adelaide Hawk]

Just wondering why there are two guys born in 91 that are in the squad? Both have already turned 19.

Well allegedly, because the two Victorian teams are lacking quality ruckman they lobbied for, and were successful in getting, up to two 19yo players in each team.

Only the AFL could have an UNDER 18 competition and allow 19 year olds to play in it.

Our own SANFL U18s Comp allows overage players ....

Yes I know that. My point being that the AFL forces the SANFL to fall into line with an "Under 18" competition rather than Under 19s & 17s, and then allow 19 year olds to play. I'm just saying why change it to Under 18s if 19 year olds are allowed to play. Like most things in footy these days, I fail to see the point.

[Bluedemon]

"GLENELG defender Sebastian Tape will captain SA in the under-18 national championships starting Saturday.

The Westminster College student was named skipper, and Eagles' Brodie Smith vice captain, at training last night.

Tape stands 189cm and weighs 78kg and can transform from key defender to dangerous forward.

``I like his competitive nature,'' SA coach Brenton Phillips said.

``He's a wonderful young man and he's capable of playing league footy.''

SA trains tomorrow night when Phillips will name a squad of 25 for its opening round clash with Western Australia this Saturday.

The game at AAMI Stadium starts at 11.35am and is a curtain-raiser to Port Adelaide's match against Richmond."

Congratulations to Sebbie, had the honour of coaching Seb at Kenilworth in the under 9's, thought he was a talent then and happy that he is.

[am Bays]

Congratulations to Sebbie, had the honour of coaching Seb at Kenilworth in the under 9's, thought he was a talent then and happy that he is.

Yep a good lad is Sebby, not sure he if he will go the next level but eh ahs the ability and character to be a very good SANFL player.

[Big Phil]

Congratulations to Sebbie, had the honour of coaching Seb at Kenilworth in the under 9's, thought he was a talent then and happy that he is.

Yep a good lad is Sebby, not sure he if he will go the next level but eh ahs the ability and character to be a very good SANFL player.

Do you know if Seb is any relation to the late Jamie Tape am Bays?

[Bluedemon]

Congratulations to Sebbie, had the honour of coaching Seb at Kenilworth in the under 9's, thought he was a talent then and happy that he is.

Yep a good lad is Sebby, not sure he if he will go the next level but eh ahs the ability and character to be a very good SANFL player.

Do you know if Seb is any relation to the late Jamie Tape am Bays?

Jamie was Seb's Uncle

[Big Phil]

Congratulations to Sebbie, had the honour of coaching Seb at Kenilworth in the under 9's, thought he was a talent then and happy that he is.

Yep a good lad is Sebby, not sure he if he will go the next level but eh ahs the ability and character to be a very good SANFL player.

Do you know if Seb is any relation to the late Jamie Tape am Bays?

Jamie was Seb's Uncle

Any reason why he didin't end up at the Eagles ?

Just where he live(d) / grew up / went to school ?

[Bluedemon]

Big Phil, he lives in the glenelg zone and goes to westminster college.

for him to go to the eagles they would have had to pay a transfer fee for him. i would think that he would have only be allowed to go there fee free if it is a father/son.

[MagareyLegend]

Big Phil, he lives in the glenelg zone and goes to westminster college.

for him to go to the eagles they would have had to pay a transfer fee for him. i would think that he would have only be allowed to go there fee free if it is a father/son.

or if his grandmother had played for the club

[Big Phil]

Big Phil, he lives in the glenelg zone and goes to westminster college.

for him to go to the eagles they would have had to pay a transfer fee for him. i would think that he would have only be allowed to go there fee free if it is a father/son.

Fari enough...

Cheers for that Kookas...

[Mr Fuller]

Congratulations to Sebbie, had the honour of coaching Seb at Kenilworth in the under 9's, thought he was a talent then and happy that he is.

Yep a good lad is Sebby, not sure he if he will go the next level but eh ahs the ability and character to be a very good SANFL player.

Do you know if Seb is any relation to the late Jamie Tape am Bays?

Jamie was Seb's Uncle

If this is true then I'd imagine Seb Tape will have quite a bit of talent. Jamie was a fantastic player.

[Big Phil]

The South Australian boys play their first game of the Championships tomorrow as the curtain raiser to the Power v Richmond game at AAMI Stadium.

The junior Croweaters play Western Australia, with the game starting at 11.35am.

Here is their saide for the clash, courtesy of the SANFL web site:

http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/1171/

SA U/18's SIDE:

FF: Fitzgerald - Solly - Lycett
HF: Hender - Day - Wingard
CL: Polec - Crocker - McCarthy
HF: Agnew - Davis - Smith
FB: Hombsch - Tape - Waldhuter

1R: Gorringe - Grigg - Snook

INT: McKenzie - Jarrod Schiller - Josh Schiller - Batley - Gray - Rankine - McIntyre

[Thiele]

SA leads by 63 points at Half Time

[Thiele]

SA up by 53 at 3/4 Time

[Thiele]

Final Score

SA 19.12.126
WA 8.13.61

[magpie in the 80's]

SA 8.4 - 14.17 - 17.7 - 19.12 (126)
WA 3.9 - 4.4 - 8.9 - 8.13 (61)

GOALS
SA: Solly 5, Hender 4, Gray 3, Polec 2, Day 2, Schiller, Wingard, Batley
WA: Bennell 6, Nelson, Kersten

BEST
SA: Smith, Polec, Hender, Rankine, Solly, Gray, Tape, Lycett, McCarthy, Day
WA: Bennell, Jones, Wilson, Conca, Elisseou, Monaco

[Big Phil]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 5872960753

[Squawk]

Good effort by Bennell to kick 6 goals out of 8 for WA, in a team that lost by 11 goals in the wet.

[Squawk]

SA played NT at TIO Stadium at 6pm tonight.
Anyone know the final scores, or able to source them tonight?

[85 WAS A GOOD YEAR]

SA played NT at TIO Stadium at 6pm tonight.
Anyone know the final scores, or able to source them tonight?

No, and Im pretty shitty about it. Nothing on either the AFL or SANFL websites.

I even phoned TIO Stadium but just got a recorded message saying their office was closed.

I'm now relying on any of the guys putting up facebook status updates to hear how they went