SA Footy

From the SANFL web site this afternoon...

http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/774/

SANFL News
19 May 2009
SANFL U20 STATE TEAM ANNOUNCED
The SANFL wishes to announce the SANFL U20 State Team.

The U20s will play the McDonald’s State U18s in the State Youth Match at Prospect Oval this Saturday (May 23) at 2pm.


CENTRALS:
Thomas Dunne
Damian Hynes
Ben Nason



GLENELG:
Drew Clayfield
Warrick McGinty



NORTH ADELAIDE:
Mitchell Clisby



NORWOOD:
Matthew Fuller
Toby Schulz
Alex Stopp



PORT MAGPIES:
Jay Shannon
Sam Mardling
Rhys Clinton



PANTHERS:
Ben Yeomans
James Boyd
Nick Fergusson



STURT:
Matthew Jaensch
John McDonald



WEST ADELAIDE:
Jono Beech
Scott Blesing



EAGLES:
Sam Fairclough
Sam Daveron
Stuart Hill


Not a bad side there and certainly a few players with plenty of league experience, even a League premiership player in Sammy Fairclough. The bigger names in that side include league regulars James Boyd, John McDonald, Matthew Jaensch, Thomas Dunne and Fairclough as mentioned. I think there are bout a dozen guys listed above that have played league at some stage, the rest no doubt in the reserves competition.

Keep an eye out on young Ben Nason from Centrals. He is not hard to miss with the big mop of blonde dreadlocks, he has been very impressive in the Centrals reserves side this year after crossing over from Port Magpies. I believe he has had a bit of interest shown in from a couple of AFL clubs as well. Pretty good looking side that.

Thanks Phil. You just left out Alex Stopp from Norwood.

Conversly, and probably more importantly, here is the SA State Under 18 squad for the upcoming National Championships, as posted on SANFL.com today as well.

http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/775/

SANFL News
19 May 2009
MCDONALD’S U18 STATE SQUAD ANNOUNCED

The SANFL wishes to announce the McDonald’s U18 State Squad.

This squad will participate in the upcoming NAB AFL U18 National Championships.



CENTRALS:
Jack HANNATH
Daniel MENZEL



GLENELG:
Daniel SCOTT-COLLINGS
Alex CAREY
Josh GIDDINGS
Craig PITT
Michael BENNETT
Hayden JOLLY



NORTH ADELAIDE:
Simon POTTS
Jake KELLER
James CRAIG
Luke TAPSCOTT
Dale ARMSTRONG
Jesse O'BRIEN



NORWOOD:
Mark EVANS
Matthew PANOS



PORT MAGPIES:
Jay WILLIAMS
Derick WANGANEEN
Jamie SOLLY
Zane KIRKWOOD
Tim MILERA
Scott LYCETT



PANTHERS:
Justin BOLLENHAGEN



STURT:
Tom HARMS
Jack TRENGOVE
Michael O’MALLEY
Alex WILSON
John GREENSLADE
Fraser EVANS
Matthew THOMPSON
Jack STEPHENS
Sam DAY



WEST ADELAIDE:
Taite SILVERLOCK



EAGLES:
Angus ROWNTREE
Zac FITZGERALD
Matthew GOLDSWORTHY
Brodie SMITH
Jake VON BERTOUCH
Travis LANE
Byron SUMNER


Head Coach: Brenton Phillips



KEY DATES:

Saturday, May 30 - WA v SA – Subiaco Oval

Saturday, June 6 - Qld v SA – Purser Reserve, NSW

Sunday, June 14 - SA v Vic Country – AAMI Stadium

Friday, June 26 - NSW/ACT v SA – Optus Oval

Wednesday, July 1 - Vic Metro v SA – Telstra Dome



Some pretty impressive talent in this years squad and with the new formatted Under 18's competition, no doubt Brenton Phillips and the SANFl will be hoping for a much improved performance at the upcoming State Championship.

I reckon I counted 5 or 6 guys with League experience and I'd say most of the rest have had some tatse of senior football in reserves level as well. This can only be a good thing in the sense the young lads have played against bigger and stronger bodies.

Good luck to the boys for the carnival, I look forward to catching some of their game this weekend in Perth against Western Australia.

ca wrote:Thanks Phil. You just left out Alex Stopp from Norwood.

Thanks mate, all fixed now...

Well done to all selected including the 3 in the u20s and 7 in the u18s

Big Phil wrote:Jake VON BERTOUCH

any relation to the girls from the thunderbirds?

I believe so.

10 from eagles across 2 sides second best in league. sturt had 11.

South has only 1 player in U/18 - says something doesnt it

Anyone know if the U/18 Championships will get any airplay on Fox or 1?