South Australian Football Budget - Round 18 2023 - Vol 98 - No. 18 - 26 Aug

FINAL COUNTDOWN

BY PETER CORNWALL

Talk about going right down to the wire.

The last minor round series is on us and there’s only one position on the premiership table that can’t change – and that’s bottom spot. And that might still be on the line if West Adelaide’s after-the-siren shot against Norwood hadn’t narrowly missed, bringing about one of two draws that turned the finals countdown on its head.

The minor premier is still up in the air. And we still don’t know which teams will finish in fourth and fifth positions and play in next week’s elimination final.

The top six of the premiership table has plenty of permutations with Glenelg (14-3) one win ahead of Adelaide and Sturt, although the Blues’ lower percentage means they can’t snatch top spot. Fourthplaced Port Adelaide has 17 premiership points, Central District and North Adelaide on 16, with just a 0.14 per cent edge to the Bulldogs. It might be calculators out after the final siren on Saturday.

What we do know is: Which team wins out of Central and Port at Elizabeth will be playing in the elimination final to kick off the major round.

North has its fate in its own hands, even after losing a nailbiter to Central. If the Roosters beat third-placed Sturt they will be playing finals – because their rivals for fourth and fifth spots, Central and Port, are playing each other.

A Glenelg win against South Adelaide will secure top spot and a week’s rest to start the finals. Adelaide and Sturt would then play in the qualifying final.

We couldn’t have had a better appetiser to what will be a dramatic final minor round.

The incredible Port v South and West v Norwood draws became the first time there were two ties in a round of SANFL matches since Round 9, 1958 when Norwood and Sturt drew at 13.16 apiece and West Torrens 9.7 (61) was deadlocked with South Adelaide 7.19 (61). Last week’s draws could hardly have been more epic.

And there was Central fighting for its life against North at Prospect knowing a loss would end its finals hopes, Kyle Presbury bobbing up for a stunning last-gasp goal that gave the Doggies one of their all-time great wins, by just two points.

Central District matchwinner Kyle Presbury is embraced by team-mates Harry Grant (left) and Billy Iles after the final siren at Prospect Oval. Photo: Cory Sutton

The top two sides suffered setbacks with Glenelg’s seemingly-secure top spot in doubt after its shock loss to the Eagles, while Sturt slipped to third as Adelaide jumped it with a courageous win at Unley that reignited the Crows’ minor premiership hopes.

The Round 17 dramas were again watched by strong crowds – there were 9682 fans at the five games despite the cold, wet weather. The strong, even competition that Nostradamus would have trouble predicting has helped attendances boom – 181,848 fans have seen SANFL games this season.

SANFL executive general manager football Matt Duldig said: “We’ve been blown away by the level of support from fans to the 2023 Hostplus SANFL League homeand-away season and we’d love to see that support continue across the finals series and into the grand final,” he said. “Crowds are up 14 per cent year-on-year and that result has been in part to SANFL, clubs and our corporate partners working tirelessly to deliver the ultimate fan and gameday experience. These efforts will shift into another gear over the finals campaign with an action-packed calendar of off-field entertainment to add to the excitement.”

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MATCH PREVIEWS

BY PETER CORNWALL

Key North Adelaide forward Keenan Ramsey will be playing his 150th game this week against Sturt. Will he play his 151st game next week?

Photo: Cory Sutton

NORTH V STURT

CENTRAL V PORT These sides showed courage and fight when it was all on the line in last week’s tension-packed SANFL round. But now they have it all to do again, their finals places still up in the air. The Magpies were looking for a win down at Noarlunga to be all but certain of playing finals footy for the first time since 2019.

The problem was they trailed South by 41 points in the third quarter. But they showed how they had lifted themselves up to fourth on the ladder as they claimed a two-point lead at the start of time-on in the final quarter when Tom Scully coolly threaded through a goal. But again, on a day it was right to expect the unexpected, the Panthers could have snatched the win back, Joey Haines and Kobe Mutch kicking behinds to level the scores. Still, if North beat Central at Prospect, Port would be guaranteed a finals place.

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setting up a grandstand finish against Port befitting the newlynamed Kris Grant Stand. The Doggies, who had suffered more than their share of close losses in a hugely-improved season, were on the brink as they trailed the Roosters by five points heading into time-on of the last term. There have been queries about how the Dogs have stood up in tight finishes and how they haven’t made the most of their chances but this time, Kyle Presbury decided to take matters into his own hands.

Grabbing a handball from Harry Grant just inside the 50m on the outer half-forward flank he baulked his way past one Rooster, then kicking across his body on the run from between two other opponents launched a sensational long bomb that kept his side in the finals race.

Who will take matters into their own hands – for Central or Port – when it counts in this week’s huge clash? Whoever does will be playing finals footy next week.

The Roosters and Double Blues were leading in the last quarter of their big clashes last week but neither could quite get the job done.

Both will be looking for a big finish this week, for different reasons. The Roosters simply must win to play finals footy. The good news for them is it’s still in their hands – they know a win will land them in the five. Sturt, having let the chance slip to stay in the fight for the minor premiership, knows it will be playing in next week’s qualifying final. Blues fans and coach Martin Mattner will recall they finished the minor round in third place in 2002, 2016 and ’17 when they won their most recent premierships, so they won’t be worried if they are back in that spot after the final minor round. But they won’t want to go into the finals with back-to-back losses after being overrun by Adelaide at Unley. Josh Hone moved to second on the SANFL goalkicking list with 39 after bagging a stunning 5.0 from seven kicks against the Crows. And James Battersby showed why he’s a leading Magarey Medal chance with 20 kicks, 11 handballs, 10 marks and seven clearances. He will have quite a battle with Rooster Andrew Moore, who had 10 kicks, 15 handballs and 10 clearances in the hard-fought two-point loss against Central and North will be stronger for the return of Campbell Combe from suspension. And Patrick Wilson will make quite a difference for the Blues when he’s back.

Will the Eagles be smiling after their season ends at home this week? Will they give coach Jade Sheedy a winning send-off? Photo: David Mariuz

GLENELG V SOUTH Maybe things were going along just a little too smoothly for the Bays.

There are always going to be twists and turns in a long season but an unexpected twist at this time of the year certainly isn’t the end of the world. Glenelg is on top for a reason – and it’s still on top. It just needs to reset, to get back to what lifted it there in the first place and display the frenetic, all-over-theground defence that has made it so hard to score against. The Eagles’ 16.8 (104) was the highest score kicked against the Bays all season – only the Crows had previously topped the ton against them (101 in Round 13). There is another worry in the hamstring concern to triple Ken Farmer Medallist Liam McBean but his spectacular team-mate Lachie Hosie, who has booted 50 goals in 17 games, will wrap up this year’s Farmer Medal and the Bays can wrap up the minor premiership with a home win against South. The Panthers won’t be keen to help out.

They were unlucky not to snatch a win against Port last week, having the last two shots at goal in the draw at Noarlunga. And they will be desperate to say farewell to a trio of superstars – Matt Rose, Bryce

Gibbs and Matthew Broadbent – with a win.

NORWOOD V ADELAIDE A draw is never a great result but it wasn’t all bad for the Redlegs. Their tie with the Bloods meant they can finally stop worrying about a possible slide from premier to wooden spooner (West was the last club to do that, in 2015-16). But can they show they’re not that far away by grabbing a last-gasp win against a side that has ambitions to replace them as premiers? The Redlegs have had plenty of close finishes this season, involved in nine games decided by two goals or less but have won just three of them, so they aren’t far off at all.

But the Crows showed, even without a team chockas with AFL talent, their depth, team spirit and desperation to win can’t be underestimated, fighting from behind to beat Sturt at Unley and make a last-gasp bid for the minor premiership. They had only 11 AFLlisted players, no recognised ruckman and lost Andrew McPherson early through injury but still booted seven of the last eight goals. “I can’t recall a win like that, when we’ve been so undermanned,” coach Michael Godden said.

EAGLES V WEST Both these sides will be ending the season with the thought of what might have been. The Eagles showed what they are capable of when they swept top-placed Glenelg aside by 22 points last week but they can’t finish any higher than seventh. Westies will be wondering how they could be lumbered with the wooden spoon again after being so-near-yet-sofar in so many games. Some Bloods players thought they had snatched a last-gasp win last week against Norwood, thanks to a scoreboard error, but had to settle for a draw when an afterthe-siren shot narrowly missed.

A win would have given them the hope of avoiding coming last. West has played in seven games in which the margin between the sides was less than two goals and they lost all of them – except last week’s draw. To say they are getting closer is cold comfort – but they have improved enormously.

These sides won’t want to end their campaigns on anything but a positive note. And Eagles fans will reckon a win would be a fitting farewell for dual premiership coach Jade Sheedy. sanfl.com.au

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MCLEAN HITS NEW HEIGHTS

BY PETER ARGENT

Connor McLean could have made his name as a cricketer, made his league footy debut with Central District but now has found his niche at Norwood as a key forward.

Northern suburbs product McLean, 27, who was equally talented on a cricket ground, made his SANFL league debut with the Bulldogs against Glenelg back in early 2015.

“It was a Friday night game,” McLean recalled. “On reflection, I’ve now played more games at Norwood in two years than I did across my career at the Bulldogs – I reckon I’ve played 38 for the Redlegs now and it was 30 for Central District all up.”

When asked why he chose football over cricket, McLean was quick to reply: “I always got more enjoyment from footy – it was my first passion.

My first community club was the Salisbury Magpies and I played for a couple of years at Kapunda in the Barossa, Light and Gawler Association. That was because of friendships I made with a number of the Kapunda lads who were playing cricket at Salisbury, including fellow State (underage) cricketer Joey Brown, Matt Good and the Williams brothers.”

McLean’s cricket career was blossoming, with SACA State representation at schoolboys’ (under-15), under-17 and under-19 level. In his final year in the under19s, McLean, an elegant top-order batsman, peeled off a classy century against Northern Territory and was selected in the initial Australian squad for the World Cup. He endured plenty of frustrating times at the Ponderosa, bouncing between the grades before his transfer to Norwood. His switch to The Parade has paid off in spades, a huge highlight being last year’s stunning grand final win. McLean credits coach Jade Rawlings for his more consistent performances over the past two campaigns. “‘Twig’ (Rawlings) has made a huge impact on my football,” McLean said.

“He has a great ability to connect with his players. It has done wonders for my footy.”

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Connor McLean was flying high for Norwood in last year’s grand final thriller at Adelaide Oval.

McLean quickly became a regular selection up forward for Norwood, playing 22 games last year and building a strong rapport with Port Lincoln lad and fellow marking target Ben Jarvis. They proved valuable allies with McLean kicking 34 goals and Jarvis 29 in the premiership year.

McLean said he could hardly put in words the thrill of being up by one point when the final siren sounded in last year’s grand final against North Adelaide. “You want to keep chasing that feeling. It’s hard to explain exactly how euphoric it was but you can’t get a better feeling on the footy field.”

There have been more huge emotions at The Parade in the past

month. McLean, speaking about the Nick Lowden tribute game against South Adelaide on August 12, said: “It was a tough situation and you didn’t really know how to feel pre-game. It was important to honour Nick. I’m proud of how the boys went about that. It was a great bonus to hold on for the win.”

McLean made special mention of his dad (Darren) and mum (Julia).

“They are wonderful role models and mentors for me,” he said. “Dad played upwards of 200 games for Brahma Lodge and also with Central United. I reckon I got my athletic traits from him. I have a younger sister as well, Alex, who is into dance and gymnastics.”

SALUTE TO SOUTH GREATS

BY JONATHON PARKER

There will be some big names missing at South Adelaide next year after Matt Rose, Matthew Broadbent and Bryce Gibbs announced they would be hanging up the boots at the end of the season.

After a rough run with injuries over the past three years, Rose felt now was the right time to step away.

“I’ve always wanted to push myself to play the highest level possible for as long as I can and I think mentally and physically I have done my best to do that,” Rose said.

“When I came to South Adelaide at the end of 2013 I never would have thought I would have played 10 years here and to captain such a proud club for four years is something I will cherish forever.

The close friendships and relationships I have made from not only in this current group but across the 10 years are what make footy clubs so great and many of these will last a lifetime.” Coach Jarrad Wright said: “Matt’s resilience and persistence over his journey as a player sets such a great example for our youth coming through about the hard work and dedication it takes to play at the level.”

Rose made his SANFL debut in 2010 for Port Adelaide, playing 50 games with the Magpies, but when they became the Power’s development side, he switched to South. He was co-captain with Joel Cross in 2019 and sole captain from 2020-22.

He has played 139 games with the Panthers.

Former Port Adelaide AFL star Broadbent said he fell back in love with footy when he arrived at South for the 2020 season. Broadbent was a shining light at his new home, helping Panthers supporters love the game all the more as South rose to back-to-back preliminary finals for the first time since Neil Kerley was coach in 1964-65.

Wright said Broadbent’s “love for the club and his teammates was immediate” and he won the Knuckey

Matthew Broadbent is cheered off the ground by team-mates after the Panthers’ draw with Port Adelaide. Photo: Hannah Howard

Cup in his debut season. “I really want to thank the club for helping me fall back in love with the game again over the past four years. I learnt a lot about myself and grew as a leader and a man,” said Broadbent, who shared vice-captain duties with current skipper Jake Summerton in 2021-22 and was sole vice-captain this year.

“Although I didn’t get the elusive ultimate prize, which I came here for, I walk away a much better person with a new family of relationships built.”

The former Eagles junior made his SANFL league debut in 2009.

Taken at pick 38 of the 2008 AFL draft by Port Adelaide he played 171 AFL games. He has played 112 SANFL games, including 62 with the Panthers.

Gibbs’ 77th and last SANFL game will fittingly be against Glenelg, where it all started in 2005, when, aged 16, he became Glenelg’s youngest league footballer of

all-time. He played 231 games for Carlton, winning the John Nicholls Medal in 2014, and 37 with the Crows before joining South in 2021.

He quickly made a big impact, winning the Magarey Medal and club best-and-fairest award in his first year. He also took on the role of player development manager, working closely with talent manager and under-18 coach Mark Clayton in the development and mentoring of footballers in the club’s talent pathway and throughout its southern zone.

“My time at South Adelaide has been extremely enjoyable,” Gibbs said. “Making the move to the Panthers, I essentially didn’t know anybody, so it felt like I was able to start from a clean slate. Everyone was very welcoming and I felt like I’d been here for many years.

Although we haven’t had the on-field success we would’ve liked in terms of winning a flag, stick with the group, they’re not far away.” sanfl.com.au

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REMEMBERING RON Port Adelaide Football Club and SANFL was saddened by the passing of triple premiership player Ron Elleway, who died on July 29, aged 81. A fierce defender in 204 SANFL games, Elleway debuted for the Magpies in 1961, playing in their 1962-63 and ’65 premierships and represented South Australia nine times.

MICHELANGELO RUCCI pays tribute.

It was a tough task kicking goals against Port Adelaide under Fos Williams in the 1950s and ’60s. There was triple All-Australian John Abley, nine-time premiership great Geof Motley, Neville Hayes and Trevor Obst to contend with – and then came Ron Elleway.

“There was no respite,” said 1961 All-Australian Geoff Kingston. “He was one of the best defenders I faced – not just in the SANFL but also in interstate games.”

Ron Elleway arrived in his Volkswagen from Monash in the Riverland to maintain the tradition of uncompromising defenders setting the standard for Fos Williams’ teams in the 1960s. Elleway looked fierce.

He played that way. He was nicknamed ‘Lurch’ after a rival worked the comparison of the slim, tall Elleway to the straight-faced butler character in the TV hit show, The Addams Family.

“Ron was tough, allround tough,” said premiership team-mate Steve Traynor. “Not dirty tough, as you could be in that era. But a genuinely tough full back.

He’d niggle. He would mark his man, standing on his toes as you would in those days. And he was competitive – bloody competitive – every week. And we always will remember those raking left-foot kicks ... those drop kicks.”

Elleway would bump, he would concede little and he would confuse battered forwards to find space for kicking long from deep defence with his left foot. In his 204 games in the No. 4 guernsey from 1961-71, there was only one exception to the image of a miserly defender – the 1966 grand final in which Sturt spearhead Malcolm ‘Emmy’ Jones kicked eight goals.

Elleway and Bob Fabian formed a partnership in defence in the 1960s in the same way modern-age Port Adelaide fans know George Fiacchi and Roger Delaney as the Batman and Robin pair guarding goal. “To play 204 league games in that time – when there was so much competition for spots at Port Adelaide – tells you of Ron’s talent and ability,” Traynor said. “And I can understand – as a half-forward myself – how any forward would have been terrified just with the thought of facing Ron.” Kingston recalled every game against the Port Adelaide defence in the 1960s was “hard work”. “You would never hear a murmur from Ron,” said star West Torrens forward Kingston. “He never spoke. But you knew he was there – and you certainly knew he was doing his job.”

Lured to Port Adelaide after he had studied at Newcastle – to earn his credentials for a job with the Berri fruit juice producers – Elleway had a contrasting reputation off the field. “Ron was very sociable,” said

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Traynor. “He built a reputation as a tough footballer but there was a softer side to him away from the game. He was so dedicated to his wife Barb (married in 1967). She was a teacher and Ron was just as dedicated in that field, coaching at schools. He was a great volunteer at his bowls clubs, particularly at Rosewater. He was a genuine good guy.

“Ron came from an era when football was tough. It was a different style of football – one umpire, a lot happening off the ball and no-one holding back. For all that, Ron did not play ‘dirty tough’ ... he was just tough.” sanfl.com.au

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THE GREAT GRAND FINAL HEIST

The Electrifying 80s

Craig Balme has lifted the lid on one of the most famous and iconic SANFL grand finals of all time, admitting the pre-match incident with Port full forward Tim Evans in 1984 was planned.

“Oh, absolutely. I make no apologies for that,” Balme said from Brisbane.

“It was a very serious effort to diminish his influence. I wouldn’t have gone to the length I went to without the involvement of the match committee, let’s say.”

Evans reacted after being provoked

by Balme as the national anthem rang out, with the Port man ultimately reported for striking. “I had the yapper out. He responded to a shoulder thrust of mine,” Balme recalled. And he revealed 1978 premiership full back Ian Stasinowsky was the architect of the scheme, presenting him with detailed instructions on how to destabilise and nullify Evans.

Stasinowsky had a strong record on the Magpies spearhead.

“Tim Evans was a huge threat to our success on the day,” Balme said. “Stazz was a source of a great amount of information for me and clearly Tim didn’t respond that well to it. It was my 21st game in South Australia because I’d moved earlier in the year from Victoria so I wasn’t familiar with a lot of the SANFL history or who was good and who wasn’t. I was sort of finding my way. So I really appreciated having the meeting with him in the leadup to the game. We met at the footy club and I’ve still got the bit of paper that outlines Tim’s strengths and players who are ahead of him and where he leads to, so it was a very carefully thought through strategy.”

Confirmation of the paper’s existence makes it a compelling exhibit for any SANFL history exhibition – but that is not likely to happen. “I said to my wife I might even send it to Norwood so they can have it in their memorabilia collection but my two sons and my

everywhere,” screamed commentator Ian Day. “It’s on, it’s a stoush!” The resultant free kick to Michael Aish became the first score of the game. Moments later, Evans outmarked Balme 10 metres from goal but the kick was reversed after Stephen Knight jumped into him and Dwayne Russell barrelled over Lester Ross. Clearly shaken by the wild opening, Port missed two giltedged chances in the opening term and was 25 points adrift early in the second.

But if there was one man who took the game away from the Magpies, it was Keith Thomas. He’d conceded three first-half goals to Stephen Clifford as Port regained its foothold in the decider. His response was to hurl himself through the air, securing a suicidal mark without a bobble, running at Brenton Owens with the ball going over his head. “When you’ve played for a long time, it’s amazing how your career gets condensed into moments and Norwood people remember that moment,” Thomas said. “I recall it being at a critical

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Port Adelaide’s Tim Evans and Norwood’s Craig Balme tangle during the national anthem moments before the first bounce of the 1984 grand final, leading to umpire Laurie Argent plonking himself between the pair.

wife said, ‘No, that’s Balme family history, we want to keep that’. And it’s got some colourful language on it as well, so that’s why I wouldn’t like it to go public.”

Balme wouldn’t reveal the specifics of his verbal needle but insists it did not sink into the gutter as has been speculated. “I think that’s probably best left between him and me. It was all about putting him off his game.”

Evans still finished with 4.5 but significantly missed several chances he’d have usually scored.

Balme’s revelations are significant because coach and brother Neil denied any plot after the match, although he noted: “Pure football by the rules of the game are for people who don’t win.”

The ’84 grand final was a contest laden with unforgettable moments that remain burned in the memories of all who saw it. The spot fires reignited just 30 seconds into the match when more than half the players on the ground converged on Norwood’s halfforward line. “Players running from

Norwood grand final matchwinner Keith Thomas.

Craig Balme can hardly contain his excitement after the final siren has sounded.

Norwood captain Danny Jenkins and the Redlegs celebrate coming from fifth to snatch the 1984 premiership.

point in the game as Port was gaining the ascendancy. There was a contest on the wing and in the previous two or three one-on-one contests I’d had, I was beaten to the ball and I was feeling a bit (annoyed) with that.

“I laid a shepherd for Duncan Fosdike on the wing and I knew he would swing a kick high and I just took off to the next contest. I remember running down the wing and looking up as I was sprinting down and I could see David Payne was behind his man and he wasn’t going to be able to contest. It was a really conscious decision that ‘I’ve got to go here’. As a player you know that’s a really dangerous thing to be doing running the wrong way but I think it was one of those grand final thoughts. I thought there was no choice so I locked in on it and thought whatever happens happens. As it turned out, it stuck. I remember thinking, ‘s…, I’ve actually got it’. I remember being really surprised there hadn’t been a massive collision – I was expecting to be cleaned up.”

In one motion, Thomas kept running, spotting up Aish, who only just managed to score a behind from 30 metres. “We’re really good friends. I’m always taking the piss out of Aishy for that. But I sensed the equilibrium of the game had evened out in that moment. It might have just galvanised the group a bit.”

Indeed, it was Thomas’s heroics in the last quarter that finally broke Port’s resistance. Down by nine points after five minutes, Thomas bounced four times down the outer wing before finding Neville Roberts who converted for his fifth goal.

Then four minutes later, he goaled on a tight angle under enormous pressure in the forward pocket, after an extraordinary five-bounce run from Aish along the same wing. “All those moments are enshrined in the history of both clubs, as were Justin Scanlon’s mark on Paul Belton late in the game and the tackle of Tommy Warhurst on Craig Bradley.”

But Thomas, who grew up a Port supporter and led the club as CEO from 2011-20, remains in a club of

one, the oddest contradiction of the league’s grandest rivalry. “I still feel like fans from both camps are not quite sure where it all sits. I feel like I can walk into both clubs having left them well as a contributor and I feel very privileged to be able to do that. I’m a life member in both clubs and, without being categorical, I don’t think there’s another one. For me that’s quite special.”

1984 GRAND FINAL NORWOOD 4.3 9.5 11.8 15.10 (100) PORT 1.2 8.7 11.11 13.13 (91) Best – Norwood: K. Thomas (Jack Oatey Medallist), Ross, Roberts, Laughlin, G. Thomas, McIntosh, Balme, Scanlon.

Port: Russell, Clifford, Bradley, Anderson, Curtis, R. Ebert.

Goals – Norwood: Roberts 6, K. Thomas, Aish, Vardanega, Fosdike 2, McIntosh.

Port: Evans 4, Clifford 3, Bradley, Knight 2, R. Ebert, Russell.

Umpires – Laurie Argent, John Hylton. Crowd – 50,271. sanfl.com.au

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THOMPSON Luke

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MAGUIRE Mitchell

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12 DAWKINS Harrison

21....189.... 72....... 3.......0....................

13 PEARCE Will

20....187.... 85...... 22.....28...................

16 ROWE James

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13 DELAHUNTY Liam

22....193.... 90...... 23.....23...................

14 BEECH Jonathon

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15 SQUIRE Lachlan

22....183....84...... 37...... 7.....................

17 MELINE Lucas

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22 CHAMBERLAIN Bailey

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17 HERBERT Kade

17....184.... 78....... 4....... 2....................

18 BEECKEN Luke

22....183.... 72......46..... 16....................

23 LAUDATO Michael

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19 CAMERON Clay

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27 GORE Joshua

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21 BEATTIE Max

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28 PARK Callum

22....190.... 76...... 56......8....................

22 MENZEL Troy

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29 ELLEM Hamish

22....195.... 96...... 54.....34...................

24 ROWLAND Sam

29....188.... 83..... 136....20...................

30 CORBETT Riley

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31 RYAN Josh

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34 WHITE Dylan

20....185.... 81....... 0.......0....................

26 MAWSON Joshua 28 D’ALOIA Adam

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29 GOLDSWORTHY Matt

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30 WILLIAMS Zane

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35 SINOR Joseph (C)

29....180.... 82..... 122....24...................

48 WATSON Jay

19.... 177..... 74....... 3.......0....................

49 BUCK Zac

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51 LITSTER Max

21....184.... 83...... 29......0....................

56 THACKERAY Jesse

19.... 177......71....... 4....... 1.....................

52 NICHOLLS Sam

20.... 172.... 70.......13..... 10...................

66 STEVENS Ned

20....196.... 85.......12...... 2....................

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37 STEVENS Joel

23....189.... 83...... 45..... 15....................

38 SHERLOCK Kane

20....186.... 87.......15......0....................

42 JOHNSON Isaac (C)

25....185....84...... 47.....43...................

43 MATTINGLY Michael

27....184.... 76...... 26......4....................

48 OBST Jed

20....180.... 76....... 0.......0....................

52 WHITE Jordan

18....182.... 73........1........0....................

Rushed �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

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LEAGUE EAGLES WEST

1st

2nd

RD7 2023 @ HISENSE STADIUM Eagles 14.10 (94) d West 5.8 (38)

OFFICIAL BEER OF SANFL

3rd

4th

Points

LEAGUE UMPIRES

FIELD: Alexander Reardon Jack Millar Harrison Hughes

RD12 2022 @ HISENSE STADIUM Eagles 15.6 (96) d West 11.10 (76)

BOUNDARY: Dylan Speck Blayde Harten Steven Evanson Matthew Zacher

GOAL: Michael Button Emilie Hill

RD3 2022 @ MAUGHAN THIEM KIA Eagles 8.15 (63) d West 7.8 (50)

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CENTRAL COACH: Paul Thomas COLOURS: Red, White and Blue

COACH: Tyson Goldsack

No

No

PLAYER

AGE. . ..HT. . ... WT. . ... GP.... GK....G......... B

1 McCORMACK Billy 22....199.... 92...... 29......11....................

2 LINKE Shay 20....190.... 75.......11.......4....................

4 CHISHOLM Leyton 23....194.... 90...... 10...... 3....................

6 LIDDY Mani 21....184.... 82...... 25......4....................

7 PRESBURY Kyle 26....182.... 82..... 132....75...................

8 LARKINS Jai 24....183....80.......13...... 1.....................

9 BUECHNER Zac 25.... 191..... 93...... 32...... 2....................

10 GRANT Harry 22.... 173.... 79......42......9....................

11 KENDELL George 22....194.... 93......30...... 7.....................

12 McLENNAN Jez 22....184....80...... 22...... 2....................

15 ILES Billy 28....178.....77...... 36...... 3....................

19 BARREAU Marcus 25....188....80...... 67.....30...................

20 HOSKIN Justin 31....185.... 82..... 197...189..................

21 RICHARD Tyson 21....186.... 83....... 4....... 1.....................

24 MUNN Hugo 23.... 197.... 95...... 35.....23...................

26 SHAW Oliver 22....189....84......43......9....................

27 COWHAM Lewis 20.... 179.... 72......20......4....................

28 LITTLE Brinn 20....196.... 85.......17......0....................

29 LANGE Nick 25....186.... 79......40.....52...................

30 DUDLEY Isaiah 20....168.... 70.......15......8....................

31 WHITELUM Luca 20....187.....77...... 33.....20...................

32 GRACE Aiden 26....189.... 87...... 53.....79...................

34 EAST Ethan 23....187....80...... 53.....44...................

36 SPLANN Will 19....195....88....... 3.......0....................

38 SCHILLER Jarrod (C) 31.... 176.... 83.....232....89...................

41 DAHMS Cooper 24.... 181..... 82.......31...... 5.....................

52 PICKERING Ryan 20....199.... 90....... 4.......0....................

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COLOURS: Black and White AGE. . ..HT. . ... WT. . ... GP.... GK....G......... B

1 SUTCLIFFE Cameron (C) 31....187.... 87...... 55.....36...................

3 MONTGOMERY Harper 18....188.... 83.......12......0....................

13 FANTASIA Orazio* 27....178....64.......15.....20...................

18 CARTER Miller 22....188.... 86...... 16...... 2....................

24 PASINI Jake* 22....192.... 81.......31......0....................

26 BONNER Riley* 26....190.... 85......48......11....................

27 TEAKLE Brynn* 23... 204.... 96.......11.......8....................

29 LYCETT Scott* 30....203.... 98.......12...... 2....................

31 EVANS Francis* 22....182.... 78...... 10.....20...................

32 SCULLY Thomas* 18....203.... 89.......17..... 18...................

36 BURGOYNE Jase* 20....186.... 65...... 26......6....................

37 McCALLUM Tom* 18....193.... 82.......15......0....................

38 VISENTINI Dante* 20....201....88...... 29..... 13....................

39 JACKSON Hugh* 20....182.... 72...... 29..... 10...................

40 MARSHALL Kyle* 19....201....84...... 14......0....................

43 DUMONT Trent* 28....186.... 85...... 33..... 10...................

44 MEAD Jackson* 22....184.... 83.......31..... 12....................

45 BARKLA Nathan* 19....186.... 74...... 16......6....................

46 HAGAN Jed 19.... 175..... 73.......17..... 12....................

47 NARKLE Quinton* 26....182....80....... 5.......4....................

49 KIRK Brayden 26....184.... 74......38...... 5.....................

50 TURNER Aidan 21....182.... 85.......15...... 3....................

51 FERRARI Hugh 22....180.... 78....... 6....... 3....................

54 SHORT Murphy 24....183.... 85.......12...... 2....................

55 MOORE Nick 24....183.... 83......48.....35...................

56 ALDRIDGE Dylan 27....184....80......24......4....................

57 SZUST Cody 27....183.... 75......48.....36...................

Rushed �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

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LEAGUE CENTRAL PORT

1st

2nd

3rd

RD9 2023 @ ALBERTON OVAL Port 13.14 (92) d Central 10.9 (69)

4th

Points

LEAGUE UMPIRES

FIELD: Joshua Hardy David Sobieraj Thomas Burke

RD16 2022 @ MAUGHAN THIEM KIA Port 11.8 (74) d Central 7.9 (51)

BOUNDARY: Tobin Dolman Jake Creasey Jaxon Williams

RD10 2022 @ X CONVENIENCE OVAL Port 11.8 (74) d Central 8.9 (57)

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GLENELG COACH: Darren Reeves

SOUTH COLOURS: Black and Gold

COACH: Jarrad Wright

COLOURS: Navy and White

No

PLAYER

AGE. . ..HT. . ... WT. . ... GP.... GK....G......... B

No

PLAYER

AGE. . ..HT. . ... WT. . ... GP.... GK....G......... B

1

McBEAN Liam

29....202.... 98..... 109...260..................

1

BROOKSBY Keegan

33.... 197.... 99..... 125....48...................

2

SCHARENBERG Jonty

25....187....84...... 97..... 15....................

2

GIBBS Bryce

34....188.... 89...... 75.....42...................

3

SNOOK Matthew

31....183.... 83.....184....42...................

3

RAMSAY Sam

22....184.... 76...... 23...... 1.....................

5

PROUD Max (C)

32....190.... 92..... 167.... 17....................

4

HAINES Joseph

30....186.... 81...... 16......11....................

6

STAGG Hugh

20....180....84......20..... 19....................

5

BROADBENT Matt

33....190....94......112....28...................

7

REYNOLDS Luke

29....188....88......131...165..................

6

FREITAG Damon

22....199.... 99...... 35.....35...................

8

LYONS Corey

25....184....84...... 35..... 15....................

7

SPROULE Zachery

25....198.... 97.......13.....30...................

9

BAILEY Darcy

29.... 177..... 81..... 127....83...................

8

ROSE Matt

31.... 181..... 79..... 189....45...................

10 PARTINGTON Luke

26....181`.... 79...... 92.....46...................

10 CLAVARINO Oscar

24....198....94......34...... 1.....................

11

25....183.... 81.......17..... 10...................

12 WILKINSON Eamon

23.... 179.... 75......68.....80...................

BELL James

12 NEWMAN Brodie

23....193....88...... 27...... 1.....................

13 O’NEILL Mitch

22....178.... 76......48......9....................

13 SEARLE Brady

22....187....88...... 24......11....................

14 DAVIS Oliver

21....184.... 82......42...... 2....................

14 McCARTHY Brad

25....178....80...... 54...... 3....................

17 TUCKER Darnell

22.... 175.....80.......17......4....................

16 MARTINI Alex

24.... 181..... 78...... 69...... 5.....................

19 MUTCH Kobe

25....188.... 86...... 47..... 12....................

17 KULLER Reid

21....182.... 83......48..... 12....................

20 NYE Liam

20.... 181..... 78...... 18...... 1.....................

18 STRETCH Billy

26.... 181..... 79...... 63..... 12....................

21 HEASLIP Ben

27....190.....91......118....60...................

19 McGREE Cameron

24....199... 102..... 27......8....................

22 SUMMERTON Jake (C)

31....193....94......117...... 2....................

20 HOSIE Lachlan

26....189....80.......71....166..................

24 SAMPSON Hayden

23....180.... 70......88.....36...................

22 ALLEN Matthew

25....193.....91...... 73.....57...................

26 SCHUBACK Jonti

19.... 181..... 82.......11....... 5.....................

23 HOLDER Riley

20.... 191......91...... 35..... 14...................

27 DOUGLASS Aaron

22....193.... 90....... 3....... 1.....................

29 McLEOD Connor

23....184....80........7....... 1.....................

28 BIRT Isaac

20....183.... 74........7....... 1.....................

32 PINK Toby

25....194....94...... 57......9....................

31 FITT Liam

24....182.... 90...... 81....109..................

39 LOVELOCK Archie

18....178.... 74....... 6.......0....................

33 SHILLABEER Ben

22....188.... 82...... 14.....24...................

41 DEEP Jared

25....182....80.......15...... 1.....................

52 DELEAN Jack

18....182.... 72....... 2.......4....................

55 CARTER Brock

24....202....101...... 3.......0....................

54 COLLINS Jacob

22.... 176.....71........1........0....................

Rushed �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

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LEAGUE GLENELG SOUTH

1st

2nd

3rd

RD5 2023 @ FLINDERS UNI STA Glenelg 13.8 (86) d South 6.9 (45)

4th

Points

LEAGUE UMPIRES

FIELD: Daniel Whittlesea Ben Williams Sam Morgan

RD14 2022 @ FLINDERS UNI STA South 10.10 (70) d Glenelg 3.7 (25)

BOUNDARY: GOAL: Samuel Royans Thomas Fahey Benjamin B Williams Matthew Williams Benjamin Sieben

RD7 2022 @ STRATARAMA STADIUM Glenelg 12.19 (91) d South 8.9 (57)

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NORTH COACH: Jacob Surjan

COLOURS: Red and White

COACH: Martin Mattner

COLOURS: Double Blue

No

PLAYER

AGE. . ..HT. . ... WT. . ... GP.... GK....G......... B

No

PLAYER

AGE. . ..HT. . ... WT. . ... GP.... GK....G......... B

1

WIGG Harrison

26....180.... 81......119....26...................

1

FREDERICK Martin

23....178.... 78.......61..... 10...................

2

MOORE Andrew

32....189....88...... 87.....59...................

2

LEWIS Tom

23....178.... 75...... 52......9....................

CAREY Henry

26....183.... 79......88..... 14...................

3

RAMSEY Keenan

27....193.... 90..... 149...176..................

3

4

GOWERS Will

25.... 177......77.......17...... 3....................

4

THIELE Joel

25....184....80...... 57......8....................

HONE Joshua

27.... 175......77..... 162...202..................

5

CRAIG Cameron

28....188.... 87..... 167..... 3....................

5

7

MINERVINI Lee

25....180....80......80..... 41....................

6

McFADYEN Connor

22.... 191..... 93.......17......4....................

8

JARMAN Ben

25.... 175......77......86.....38...................

7

MATHEWS James

27.... 174.... 70......46..... 31....................

11

GRUBB Lachlan

20....178.... 76...... 32.....20...................

11

SHUTE Josh

22....187.... 76...... 41..... 12....................

12 HILDER Dyson

22....196.... 98...... 63.....65...................

15 VAN HUISSTEDE Reed 22....195.... 95...... 33...... 1.....................

12 CARRUTHERS Malachy 21....184.... 75...... 25......6....................

14 RENTSCH Josh

19.... 197... 100.....24.....20...................

15 EDMONDS Luke

25....194.... 82......84......0....................

16 DAKIN Jared

22.... 181.....80...... 36......9....................

17 BECKER Zac

19....190.... 92....... 3.......0....................

16 SZEKELY Frank

24.... 177..... 70...... 65.....35...................

17 HARVEY Mitchell

28....198... 100.....177... 175...................

18 COMBE Campbell

27....178....84.....100.... 19....................

23 LOCKYER Nigel

26....186.... 82...... 25.....34...................

24 PFRENGLE Kye

20....192.... 85....... 5.......0....................

25 WILSDON Lachlan

25.... 191.....88......42..... 18...................

27 MAGOR Harrison

22....184.... 83......42...... 2....................

32 MAYES Sam

29....189....88...... 70.....35...................

33 ELBROW Harrison

24.... 176.... 78......28..... 15....................

31 BURROWS Lachlan

22....195.... 95......38.....36...................

37 FINLAY Karl

22....193.... 93...... 53......4....................

32 ILLMAN Rory

24....180.... 82.......51...... 1.....................

39 McINERNEY Sam

27....183.... 82...... 79.....53...................

34 VOSS Casey

22....182....80...... 69..... 12....................

40 CASALINI Noah

22....190....88.......12.....20...................

36 GIACOMETTI Luke

20....186....80....... 4.......0....................

46 McCANN Jack

22....186....80...... 10......4....................

39 SLIMMING Steven

25....182.... 73..... 130....49...................

49 DINNING Charlie

21.... 177..... 81.......13...... 1.....................

45 DOYLE Amos

21....195... 100..... 22...... 3....................

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18 FAHEY-SPARKS Daniel 25....196.... 92...... 69..... 31....................

22 COOMBLAS Will

25....193.... 85...... 58......0....................

23 BATTERSBY James (C)

27....178.... 83..... 190....45...................

25 PAGE Guy

29.... 177..... 74..... 187.... 13....................

27 FRYER Charlie

19....190.... 87...... 10......0....................

30 GRIVELL Oliver

22....192....84......42.....30...................

Rushed �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

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1st

2nd

3rd

RD10 2023 @ WIGAN OVAL Sturt 9.13 (67) d North 7.9 (51)

4th

Points

LEAGUE UMPIRES

FIELD: Michael Sboro Aaron Bennett Corey Bowen

RD19 2022 @ WIGAN OVAL Sturt 11.11 (77) d North 8.7 (55)

BOUNDARY: Damian Robinson Martin Elsegood Taylor Dorsey

GOAL: Matthew Cummins Thomas Mayo

RD7 2022 @ PROSPECT OVAL North 17.8 (110) d Sturt 10.4 (64)

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ADELAIDE

COLOURS: Red and Blue

COACH: Michael Godden COLOURS: Navy Blue, Red & Gold

No

PLAYER

AGE. . ..HT. . ... WT. . ... GP.... GK....G......... B

No

2

LOWE Baynen

20.... 177..... 76......34.....25...................

4

PANOS Matt

32.... 191..... 90.....144... 171...................

5

SEYMOUR Pierce

28....190....94.......61......0....................

6

DONNELLY Thomas

24.... 191..... 98......38...... 3....................

7

CALLOW Jackson

21....195.... 97.......12..... 17....................

3 BERRY Sam* 6 HATELY Jackson* 11 HAYSMAN Hugh 12 BOYLE Jay 15 COOK Brayden* 17 HAMILL William* 21 BROWN Tyler* 22 SHARRAD Louis 25 McHENRY Ned* 27 NANKERVIS Luke* 29 KAPPLER Jaidan 30 O’LOUGHLIN Blayne 31 DOWLING Billy* 37 PARNELL Patrick* 38 SHOLL Lachlan* 40 BOND Hugh* 42 NEWCHURCH Tariek* 44 GOLLANT Lachlan* 46 MADGEN Jack 47 WRIGHT Matthew (C) 49 SIGAL Jarman 50 McKENZIE Isaya 51 CLAMP Riley 53 SMITHSON Josh 55 TAHANA Stephen 54 COLEMAN Tate

8

MORRIS Samuel

21....182.... 81...... 39......4....................

9

ROKAHR Nik

28.... 179.... 83...... 72..... 17....................

11

KENNERLEY Jacob (C)

23....186.... 83...... 55..... 18...................

12 JARVIS Ben

23....190.... 87...... 29.....37...................

13 BALL Cameron

24....194.... 95...... 65...... 3....................

14 NUNN Matthew (C)

26....182.... 82.....108....42...................

15 CARROLL Brodie

23....187....84...... 33...... 1.....................

19 STOCKDALE Cory

26....178....80...... 25...... 2....................

20 LING Matthew

24....183....80.......17...... 1.....................

21 TRANFA Xavier

21.... 181.....84...... 54..... 31....................

25 McLEAN Connor

27....196.... 96......68..... 81...................

27 WILKINS Mitch

28....186.... 83......90...... 7.....................

31 BOYD Harry

25....198... 108..... 58..... 17....................

33 SURMAN Luke

25....196... 105..... 52.....38...................

34 WARBURTON Ethan

20....185.... 78.......11.......0....................

35 HEARD Jack

23.... 191..... 90...... 54......0....................

38 LOK Goy

26....185.... 85.......13..... 15....................

45 BINDER Tristian

23....194.... 95...... 22..... 21....................

48 CARROLL Mitchell

22....184.... 82....... 9....... 3....................

58 VAN WYK Alex

19....202....113...... 0.......0....................

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PLAYER

AGE. . ..HT. . ... WT. . ... GP.... GK....G......... B

24....182.... 83...... 19...... 7.....................

22.... 191......91......46.....27...................

26.... 179.... 73......88.....34...................

25....188.... 93...... 59.....23...................

21....190.... 85......43.....26...................

22....187....80......43...... 3....................

23....192.... 86.......17......6....................

30....188.... 86......116....26...................

23....194....94...... 16..... 12....................

20....182.... 86...... 32......8....................

22....182.... 72...... 37...... 1.....................

20.... 176.... 74...... 10......0....................

19....187....80...... 16......9....................

21....178.... 70......30...... 3....................

23....186....80...... 41...... 3....................

18....185.... 81...... 10......0....................

21....182.... 78...... 53.....72...................

22....192.... 83...... 36.....64...................

30....192.... 85...... 16......8....................

33....178.... 76..... 138...142..................

20....188....80........1........0....................

26....180.... 81...... 56.....49...................

23....192.... 90...... 23..... 15....................

24....187.....91.......13..... 12....................

26....184.... 83...... 26......4....................

23....180.... 83....... 8....... 2....................

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1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Points

LEAGUE UMPIRES

FIELD: Luke Wittenberg Mitchell Scott Zachery Packard

BOUNDARY: Elliott Raymond James Sutton Bradley Applebee

GOAL: Mathew Wilson Tom Kelly

RD7 2023 @ COOPERS STADIUM PF 2022 @ ADELAIDE OVAL QF 2022 @ ADELAIDE OVAL Adelaide 8.12 (60) d Norwood 5.6 (36) Norwood 12.9 (81) d Adelaide 10.10 (70) Adelaide 18.9 (117) d Norwood 9.8 (62)

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LAUNER Blake...........................

DEAKIN Adam...........................

OLSSON Chris...........................

TIPPINS Jordan.........................

CANNIZZARO Rhys..................

HABEL Luke...............................

McDONALD Austin..................

McDONALD Darcy....................

JONES Jamie..............................

LOCHOWIAK Jacob...................

LOCHOWIAK Anzac..................

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1st

NORWOOD

COACH: Matt Gallarello 44 46 47 49 51 53 54 56 57 58 60 2nd

CARROLL Fletcher...................

DORIZZI Jordan.........................

McLENNAN Louie....................

McGRATH Isaac........................

WILSON Cooper........................

HENKE Jack................................

PYMAN Cooper.........................

RYAN Wyatt...............................

THOMAS Beau..........................

HALL Jayden..............................

SCHWERDT Ethan...................

3rd

4th

Points

18 22 23 26 30 36 37 39 40 41 44 46 49 51 RESERVES UMPIRES

5 13 16 17 22 23 25 33 35 39 40 42

GRAHAM Tom............................

NELLIGAN Henry......................

SANDERS Oliver.......................

ROBINSON Liam.......................

HODGE Oscar............................

CRESSWELL Jake......................

SAYWELL Isaac.........................

NEHME Samuel........................

HEARD Finn...............................

BOGLE Luke...............................

BLACKER Dannen ...................

WEIGHTMAN Nicholas...........

DNISTRIANSKY Matthew......

BRADFORD Josh.......................

FIELD: Giles Lewis Henry Klemm Kylan Beech

COACH: Michael Knoll 52 54 55 58 59 60 61 62 67 65 66 70 72

EVANS Logan............................

WALLS Tyson............................

KENT Connor.............................

MEAD Jaidyn..............................

JENKIN Mitch............................

NICHOLLS Taaj..........................

BALDWIN Beau.........................

GALE Jayden..............................

ALLEN Harry..............................

JONES Jacob..............................

KROLLIG Calem.........................

STRICKLAND Hugh..................

GLOVER Macaulay...................

BOUNDARY: Matthew Wilson Ben Wilson Taylah Parker

GOAL: Jared Murton Connor Izzo

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GLENELG WALKER Jake.............................

MILLER Mackinley...................

HORSNELL Cooper...................

RAYSON Lewis..........................

MOORE Jordan..........................

BEECKEN Cooper......................

KITSCHKE Austin......................

STOCKMAN Will........................

BROKENSHA Hayden..............

CHANDLER Will.........................

YATES Jack..................................

RESERVES GLENELG SOUTH

1st

38 42 43 45 46 47 52 53 58 61 2nd

LECK Nicholas...........................

SIMS Noah.................................

REID Todd...................................

PAREDES Nate..........................

SCOTT Darcy..............................

GUERHER Max..........................

EDWARDS Brodie.....................

KEDING Brock............................

RIDGWAY Ben............................

KIEL Cameron............................

3rd

4th

Points

11 16 25 29 35 36 37 40 41 42 44 RESERVES UMPIRES

15 21 24 25 28 31 33 34 35 36 37

SOUTH

COACH: Russell Veenvliet

COACH: Alex Pigou

GUNTHER Harrison.................

DUNKIN Elliot............................

SPACIE Harry.............................

DUNCAN Charlie.......................

BRADLEY Angus.......................

HARDING Ray............................

MITTON Luke.............................

BROWN Dylan...........................

ROGERS Cooper........................

MEGINS Oliver...........................

HAYES Lachlan..........................

FIELD: Daniel Rogers Nicholas Ghan Mason Beyer

46 47 48 49 50 53 55 56 59 60 61 62

BEDFORD Scott.........................

KANTILLA Kim...........................

GILL Brian...................................

LOVERING Tate..........................

KIRKLAND Cameron................

SMITH Kyan...............................

FLETT Jack..................................

MILLER Dylan............................

DUNSHEA Nic............................

SKINNER Joe..............................

SCOTT Lachlan..........................

JONES Riley................................

BOUNDARY: Jayden Dunning Fraser Town

GOAL: Patrick Backshall Steven Murphy

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FAHEY Declan...........................

TASKER Will...............................

BOWMAN Mack........................

BYRNE Josh................................

MILLER Keanu...........................

EVANS Tadhg.............................

WILLIAMS Harry......................

McKENZIE Matthew...............

LANGLEY James.......................

HOY Liam....................................

MURPHY Jamison....................

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DIGNAN Jed................................

WISSMAN Hughen..................

TULLY Angus.............................

WILSON Christian....................

SIMON Lam................................

FRANCOU Will...........................

SIZER Kurt..................................

SMITH Ethan.............................

WHITE James............................

HARVEY Luke.............................

CAPUTO Kalan..........................

3rd

4th

Points

8 10 20 21 24 29 33 37 40 42 43 RESERVES UMPIRES

20 21 26 28 29 30 31 34 35 36 38

COACH: Chris Trapp

ANDERSON Angus...................

MOLAN Charlie.........................

MOLAN Hamish........................

PUNCHER Liam.........................

SPAIN Will..................................

RESCHKE Chad.........................

WINGARD Heath......................

CRANE Will.................................

WALTER Ned.............................

TAYLOR Willa.............................

JEFFERIES Brad........................

FIELD: Henry Lodge Patrick Lally Ryan Webster

46 47 48 49 50 52 53 55 56 57

McLEOD George.......................

KITTEL Hugo..............................

KELLY Hugo................................

HEIN Jordan...............................

TABE Blake.................................

BEDFORD Tye............................

TORODE Will..............................

FIDGE Blake...............................

TURNER Ryan...........................

HOWARD Chris.........................

BOUNDARY: Gianny Scoleri Joshua Thunig James Haskard

GOAL: Justin Thai Michael Lombardi

2023 SANFL RESERVES

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11:30am Saturday 26 August @ Maughan Thiem Kia Oval

EAGLES

RESERVES EAGLES WEST

WEST

COACH: Matt Knight

NEUMANN Will.........................

HOILE Lachlan..........................

TILLEY Sam................................

LUKAC Jordan............................

SLADOJEVIC Daniel.................

BRUCE Ryan..............................

HUDSON Darcy.........................

COOKE Lukas.............................

CALVETT Brayden...................

DODD Harry...............................

HANSEN Blake..........................

WECKERT Patrick.....................

ANGOVE Noah..........................

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TOOLE Pat..................................

WILLIAMS Ryan........................

O’REILLY Cormack...................

HILL Tyran..................................

UEDING Liam.............................

ARTHUR Bailey.........................

PHILLIPS Zac.............................

WOLLOGORANG Mishai.........

SINEY Oliver...............................

MENTA Seb................................

MAIR Brody................................

FAIRALL Callum........................

3rd

4th

Points

7 18 20 21 25 32 35 39 40 41

COACH: Daimon Head

HANSEN Judd............................

SHEPPARD Joshua...................

KENNEDY Cade.........................

ROBERTS Kye............................

TREDWELL Lachlan................

WESTDIJK Liam........................

BUNWORTH Adam..................

COUROUPIS Nicholas.............

WALTERS Darren.....................

HILL Riley....................................

RESERVES UMPIRES

8 14 20 25 31 32 33 34 36 38 40 41 43

FIELD: Thomas W Kelly Paul Ventura Jake Cuming

45 46 47 49 57 58 59 60 62 67

McKENZIE Max.........................

HIGHAM Finn.............................

COE Tyson..................................

BYRNE Archer...........................

PATTERSON Cooper ...............

BARKER Harrison.....................

KOVACIC Jamie..........................

ROBERTS Jackson....................

HAYSMAN Charlie....................

KREGAR Oscar..........................

BOUNDARY: Lachlan O’Brien Oakley Nilsen Nathan Becker

GOAL: Thomas Oxford Leo Condo

TORRENS UNIVERSITY SANFL U18 WRAP

BY ZAC MILBANK

South Adelaide snared the Torrens University SANFL Under-18 minor premiership as it hung on for a thrilling four-point win against Woodville-West Torrens at Maughan Thiem Kia Oval.

The Eagles edged within a point when Harry Piggott kicked his second goal five minutes into the fourth term but were unable to find a follow-up major as the Panthers managed three more behinds. South’s exciting forward Jack Delean, who had played the previous two games in league ranks, booted four goals to be his side’s best, with Benny Barrett and captain Nicholas Schroder also influential. The Eagles, who landed in third place, lauded Izaac Niemann (18 disposals), Tate Delmenico (21) and Zac Schwarz (18).

Central District booked a second semi-final clash with South thanks to a hard-fought 10-point victory against North Adelaide at X Convenience Oval.

The Bulldogs led at every change to finish second on the ladder and earn the valuable double-chance in September. Powered by key influences from William O’Brien (26 disposals, two goals) and Tom Cochrane (24 disposals) the hosts also had Charlie Nicholls and Liam Fawcett feature prominently. North’s Mr Consistent Jed Dignan was again the Roosters’ top performer with 21 disposals, while Angus Tully (25) and Tom Tasker (24 disposals, two goals) played hard in their last appearance for the season.

Glenelg fell agonisingly short of scraping into the top four despite snaring a three-point win against Sturt at Stratarama Stadium.

The Tigers needed to win by at least two goals to bump the Double Blues out of the major round but were

South’s Noah Howes juggles a mark against the Eagles.

Photo: Peter Argent

unable to do so after Beau Symonds gave the hosts the lead with his goal 23 minutes into the final term. Prolific Bays midfielder Ben Camporeale tallied a team-high 28 disposals and seven clearances and received strong support from Ben Dewhirst and Tom Corcoran. Sturt, preparing for a first semi-final clash with the Eagles after holding on to fourth, was well served by strong midfielder Ned Atkinson (32 disposals, eight clearances), classy Alex Holt (24 disposals) and Luca Slade (23).

West Adelaide finished its 2023 campaign on a high with a 24-point victory against Norwood at The Parade.

The Bloods were unable to avoid the wooden spoon but enjoyed a third win after dominating the clearances 43-23. Midfielders Bailey White (29 disposals, eight clearances, 10 tackles) and Caleb McCormick (31 disposals, eight clearances) were dominant in the contest, while Max McKenzie booted four goals.

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CALLING IT AS THEY SEE IT

BY PATRICK GOLDSMITH

SANFL Now commentator Chris Kendall interviews former Woodville-West Torrens captain Luke Powell while at the ABC in 2013.

You may recognise their voices but know nothing about them. They’re the commentators trusted with making sense of the two hours your team plays each week.

You can hear them on Channel 7, SANFL Now, AFL.com.au or the AFL Live app and while some have been working their craft for decades, others are just starting their journey.

Meticulous in his preparation, SANFL Now’s Phil Aspinall started at former broadcaster 107.9 Life and concedes it was always a dream to don the headset.

“It was a whirlwind year in 2008 because I was boundary rider for the first time and then at the end of the year the whole team won a SANFL Media Award for best coverage,” Aspinall said. “My first play-by-play call was Central District v South Adelaide at Elizabeth in 2011 and while I knew I was doing special comments, with about an hour to go I was told I’d be doing play-by-play – talk about being thrown in the deep end.

“I’m well known among colleagues for having copious amounts of notes on every player each week but it’s important to me to add something else the viewer or listener may not know.”

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Commentary box veteran Phil Aspinall bringing the next generation, his son Ruben, into his working world.

His streaming platform colleague Chris Kendall first broadcast the league as a panel operator at former broadcaster 5RPH but has spanned two mediums, television and radio, for ABC TV, 5RPH, Life FM and SEN SA – at times on the same day.

“My first year at the ABC was 2007 when I started doing behind-thescenes statistics, before moving into an on-air role and then, eventually, doing play-by-play,” Kendall said.

“One of my biggest challenges was adjusting to the nuances between radio and television, because some afternoons I’d do a game for ABC and then get in the car for a night game at Elizabeth on 5RPH. While I’m probably closer to the end of my career than the start now, I particularly get satisfaction in being able to help the next generation get their starts.”

One member of that generation is Tim Saul, who officially joined the SANFL Now ranks in 2021, after one game the year before on the day Covid-19 shut the competition down, leaving him thinking his career was over the day it started.

“In 2021 someone must’ve been sick late, I got the call-up and it sort of

snowballed from there – and I’ve been fortunate to receive lots of opportunities,” Saul said. “I often say to people I’d do it for free because, as someone who grew up going along to SANFL games and having a kick on the oval at half time, it is fantastic to play a little part in all of it.”

After an already-lengthy journalism and broadcasting career, John Casey has steered the ship for Channel 7’s coverage since its return in 2014 and said he does a minimum three hours preparation before a game.

“I think, principally, you want to provide information and you want to entertain,” Casey said. “I was really fortunate because Bruce McAvaney has been a mentor and he was at Channel 7 when I was there (previously and currently) and I could always pick his brain.

“You can learn something from commentators who don’t have as much experience as you because everyone does things differently and there’s no right or wrong way to do it.

“Everyone is authentic and I love that – they’re involved because they love the competition… and in this job, it’s about bringing people to the game who can’t be there.”

SANFL

MEN ’ S

LEAG UE

ROUND 17 WINNER

BREAKTHROUGH PLAYER

MILESTONE

KADE HERBERT EAGLES

Playing just his fourth league game, the 17-year-old kicked two crucial goals in the last term among his 13 disposals, five marks and five tackles in the Eagles’ surprise win against Glenelg.

WATCH HIGHLIGHTS 

KEENAN RAMSEY NORTH

150 GAMES

COLES MINI LEAGUER OF THE WEEK Darcy Menzies

Which SANFL match are you attending?

Glenelg v South

Your local football club?

Morphettville Roos

What position do you play on the footy field? Rover Favourite SANFL team?

If you were a superhero, what would be your name and super power?

Name would be Scooter and superpower would be super speed

What would you do with $1 million?

I would buy lots of shoes

Glenelg

What do you like doing when you’re not playing footy?

Favourite SANFL player?

Play basketball and touch footy

Liam McBean

The best piece of advice given by your coach?

What do you want to be when you are older? AFL player What is the best thing about playing footy?

Tackling, kicking goals and being with my mates

Time to shine, from coach Jason at Morphies and “Go at the ball” from coach Simon at school footy (St Peter’s Woodlands)

RD18 TORRENS

WATCH HIGHLIGHTS 

UNIVERSITY U18 MVP BAILEY WHITE (WEST) The powerful midfielder had a significant impact in the Bloods’ win against Norwood, racking up 29 disposals, eight clearances, 10 tackles and a goal.

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SEASON STANDINGS 2023 2023 HOSTPLUS SANFL MEN’S LEAGUE 2023 STANLEY H. LEWIS TROPHY

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 17)

Team

F

A

%

Pts

Team

R

U18

U16

1400

750

500

225

600

3475

1300

600

500

325

600

3325

Central

800

600

550

275

900

3125

P W L

D

Glenelg

17 14 3

0 1423 1008 58.54

28

Glenelg

Adelaide

17 13 4

0 1553 976

61.41

26

Sturt

Sturt

17 13 4

0 1189 1120 51.49

26

M

W

Port

17 8

8

1

1235 1282 49.07

17

South

550

425

600

150

1000 2725

Central

17 8

9

0

993

1116 47.08

16

Norwood

550

350

350

125

700

2075

North

17 8

9

0 1013 1145 46.94

16

Eagles

600

350

550

200

350

2050

Eagles

17 6 11 0 1072 1200 47.18

12

North

800

150

400

225

400

1975

South

17 5 11

1 1044 1253 45.45

11

Adelaide

1300

0

0

0

0

1300

1

960 1174 44.99

11

West

350

175

150

275

250

1200

17 3 13 1 1024 1232 45.39

7

Port

850

0

0

0

0

850

F

A

%

Pts

Norwood 17 5 11 West

2023 HOSTPLUS SANFL WOMEN’S LEAGUE

2023 RESERVES

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 12)

Team

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 17)

P W L

D

F

A

%

Pts

P W L

D

South

12 10 2

0

328

295

52.65

20

Glenelg

17 15 2

0 1452 835 63.49

30

Central

12 9

0

495

414

54.46

18

Sturt

17 12 5

0 1228 824 59.84

24

3

Team

Norwood 12 7

5

0

462

338

57.75

14

Central

17 12 5

0

1152

55.04

24

Sturt

12 6

6

0

460

388 54.25

12

South

17 8

1

1035 1026 50.22

17

Glenelg

12 6

6

0

358

390

47.86

12

Eagles

17 7 10 0 1146 1267 47.49

14

North

12 4

8

0

452

444 50.45

8

Norwood

17 7 10 0 1070 1192

14

Eagles

12 3

8

1

326

451

41.96

7

West

17 3 13 1

819

1313 38.41

7

West

12 2

9

1

288

449 39.08

5

North

17 3 14 0

836 1340 38.42

6

8

941

47.3

2023 TORRENS UNIVERSITY SANFL U18s

2023 TORRENS UNIVERSITY SANFL U16s

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 18)

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 18)

Team

P W L

D

P W L

D

South

18 12 6

0 1329 1030 56.34

F

A

%

24

Sturt

18 13 5

0 1330 865 60.59

26

Central

18 11

7

0 1280 965

57.02

22

Central

18 11

7

0 1222 1198

50.5

22

Eagles

18 11

7

0 1337 1051 55.99

22

West

18 11

7

0 1079 1113 49.22

22

Sturt

18 10 8

0 1266 1112 53.24

20

North

18 9

9

0 1229 1195

50.7

18

Glenelg

18 10 8

0 1235 1095

20

Glenelg

18 9

9

0 1169 1161

50.17

18

North

18 8 10 0

1125 1200 48.39

16

Eagles

18 8 10 0 1192 1303 47.78

16

Norwood

18 7

11 0

929 1353 40.71

14

South

18 6 12 0

1106 1182 48.34

12

West

18 3 15 0

929 1624 36.39

6

Norwood

18 5 13 0 1032 1342 43.47

10

53

Pts

Team

LAST ROUND’S RESULTS

HOSTPLUS SANFL LEAGUE ROUND 17

South v Port (Flinders University Stadium) South 15.7 (97) drew Port 14.13 (97) Crowd: 1380

West v Norwood (Hisense Stadium) West 10.16 (76) drew Norwood 11.10 (76) Crowd: 1299

North v Central (Prospect Oval) Central 8.12 (60) d North 8.10 (58) Crowd: 1779

Sturt v Adelaide (Wigan Oval) Adelaide 16.7 (103) d Sturt 13.9 (87) Crowd: 4061

Eagles v Glenelg (Maughan Thiem Kia Oval) Eagles 16.8 (104) d Glenelg 12.10 (82) Crowd: 1163 22

Total

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A

%

RESERVES ROUND 17 Sturt 5.5 (35) d South 3.9 (27) Central 12.15 (87) d North 6.4 (40) Glenelg 13.10 (88) d Eagles 10.9 (69) Norwood 10.9 (69) d West 7.10 (52) TORRENS UNIVERSITY SANFL U18S ROUND 18

Central 9.13 (67) d North 8.9 (57) Glenelg 9.8 (62) d Sturt 8.11 (59) West 13.6 (84) d Norwood 9.6 (60) South 9.11 (65) d Eagles 9.7 (61)

Pts

THE ROAD AHEAD ROUND 1

Eagles 14.7 (91) d Norwood 6.9 (45) North 10.19 (79) d West 9.9 (63) South 10.12 (72) d Central 7.4 (46) Sturt 12.8 (80) d Glenelg 7.7 (49) Adelaide 19.10 (124) d Port 6.10 (46)

ROUND 6

West 11.8 (74) d Norwood 8.14 (62) Eagles 10.7 (67) d Central 6.7 (43) Glenelg 16.14 (110) d North 8.5 (53) Sturt 10.6 (66) d Adelaide 8.8 (56) Port 15.12 (102) d South 11.8 (74)

ROUND 11 First Nations Round

South 11.10 (76) d Eagles 8.10 (58) Port 13.14 (92) d West 12.10 (82) Glenelg 18.12 (120) d Central 8.9 (57) North 10.6 (66) d Adelaide 7.15 (57) Norwood 9.5 (59) d Sturt 3.12 (30)

STATE GAME

BYE WEEKEND

Weekend of Saturday 5 August

ROUND 16

Norwood 12.11 (83) d South 12.9 (81) Sturt 8.14 (62) d Central 9.4 (58) Glenelg 9.12 (66) d Port 8.9 (57) North 12.8 (80) d Eagles 9.11 (65) Adelaide 15.6 (96) d West 8.10 (58)

Friday 19 May SANFL 8.16 (64) d WAFL 7.9 (51)

ROUND 2 Easter Weekend

Sturt 16.10 (106) d Norwood 8.5 (53) Adelaide 13.15 (93) d West 9.6 (60) Central 9.13 (67) d North 5.10 (40) South 9.2 (56) d Eagles 6.9 (45) Glenelg 10.10 (70) d Port 7.11 (53)

ROUND 7

ROUND 12 Country Champs Round

ROUND 17

ROUND 8

ROUND 13

ROUND 18

Adelaide 8.12 (60) d Norwood 5.6 (36) Eagles 14.10 (94) d West 5.8 (38) Glenelg 8.5 (53) d Central 6.8 (44) North 15.10 (100) d Port 14.8 (92) Sturt 7.9 (51) d South 7.7 (49)

Port 13.10 (88) d Eagles 8.4 (52) Glenelg 13.9 (87) d Norwood 7.15 (57) North 6.9 (45) d South 3.12 (30) Sturt 5.8 (38) d West 4.8 (32) Adelaide 15.14 (104) d Central 5.6 (36)

South 15.7 (97) drew Port 14.13 (97) Central 8.12 (60) d North 8.10 (58) Eagles 16.8 (104) d Glenelg 12.10 (82) West 10.16 (76) drew Norwood 11.10 (76) Adelaide 16.7 (103) d Sturt 13.9 (87)

AFL GATHER ROUND

Thursday 13 April - Sunday 16 April

ROUND 3 ANZAC Weekend

Central 13.7 (85) d Adelaide 11.15 (81) West 14.12 (96) d South 11.8 (74) Sturt 16.12 (108) d Port 10.10 (70) Glenelg 15.10 (100) d Eagles 7.10 (52) North 14.10 (94) d Norwood 5.10 (40)

ROUND 4

Sturt 9.9 (63) d Central 9.6 (60) Adelaide 19.20 (134) d South 7.8 (50) North 10.10 (70) d Eagles 7.12 (54) Port 12.13 (85) d West 10.8 (68) Glenelg 12.10 (82) d Norwood 7.10 (52)

ROUND 5

Central 8.12 (60) d West 7.7 (49) Adelaide 13.10 (88) d North 5.11 (41) Glenelg 13.8 (86) d South 6.9 (45) Port 8.10 (58) d Norwood 7.9 (51) Sturt 12.15 (87) d Eagles 10.5 (65)

Central 8.8 (56) d Norwood 7.9 (51) Glenelg 12.10 (82) d Adelaide 12.8 (80) South 11.12 (78) d North 7.9 (51) Eagles 9.8 (62) d Port 8.11 (59) Sturt 8.15 (63) d West 9.5 (59)

ROUND 9 King’s Birthday Weekend

Adelaide 13.17 (95) d Eagles 11.6 (72) West 10.8 (68) d North 5.9 (39) Port 13.14 (92) d Central 10.9 (69) Glenelg 23.12 (150) d Sturt 6.9 (45) Norwood 12.7 (79) d South 8.8 (56)

ROUND 10 Split Round

Central 6.7 (43) d Eagles 4.2 (26) Sturt 9.13 (67) d North 7.9 (51) Norwood 8.12 (60) d Port 8.5 (53) Glenelg 12.14 (86) d West 7.7 (49) Adelaide 11.12 (78) d South 6.5 (41)

Central 13.14 (92) d West 12.9 (81) Adelaide 15.11 (101) d Glenelg 11.15 (81) Port 14.7 (91) d North 6.17 (53) Eagles 9.9 (63) d Norwood 7.10 (52) Sturt 17.5 (107) d South 11.7 (73)

Saturday 26 August Glenelg v South North v Sturt Central v Port Eagles v West Norwood v Adelaide

ROUND 14

FINALS

Glenelg 6.8 (44) d West 5.4 (34) North 6.12 (48) d Norwood 5.10 (40) Central 8.10 (58) d South 4.9 (33) Port 10.13 (73) d Sturt 7.12 (54) Adelaide 17.9 (111) d Eagles 6.6 (42)

Sunday 3 September Elim. & Qual. Final

AO

Sunday 10 September Semi Final 1 & 2

AO

Sunday 17 September Preliminary Final

AO

Sunday 24 September

ROUND 15

SS PO XCO MTKO CS

Grand Final

AO

Sturt 10.15 (75) d Eagles 9.6 (60) Adelaide 14.8 (92) d Port 2.15 (27) South 8.11 (59) d West 6.1 (37) Norwood 9.10 (64) d Central 9.5 (59) Glenelg 11.9 (75) d North 6.9 (45)

Legend

Key: Bold = home team

AO - Adelaide Oval, A - Alberton Oval, NO - Nuriootpa Oval, CS - Coopers Stadium, Norwood, FUS - Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga, HS – Hisense Stadium, Richmond, L - Loxton, MB - Murray Bridge, MTKO - Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville, PL - Port Lincoln, PO - Prospect Oval, SS – Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg, XCO - X Convenience Oval, Elizabeth, WO - Wigan Oval, Unley

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