South Australian Football Budget -Round 13 2024 - Vol 99 - No. 13 6-7 July

KICKING AHEAD

BY PETER ARGENT

Harrison Wigg puts his best foot forward as he boots the Roosters into attack against the Crows.

Photo: Matt Talbot/Ozsportphotos

Harrison Wigg may have one of SANFL’s elite kicks but he’s done the hard yards in footy. His career has had its peaks and troughs, with plenty of heartbreak, so he deserves the footy gods to shine on him now.

Kicking off at the Fitzroy and Walkerville Cats clubs in the Adelaide Footy League, Wigg impressively made his way along the pathway for talented junior footballers, playing in the State under-16 program, coached by Darel Hart in 2012, and was the Croweaters’ under-18 MVP when they won the national crown in 2014, coached by SANFL head of talent Brenton Phillips.

“Harrison was always an elite kick … it was such a lovely action, as left-footers generally are,” Phillips said. “He kicked the ball so nicely at those champs – his ability to hit targets was exceptional.” Wigg credits his late father Colin for his wonderful skill. He would kick with him constantly in the backyard in the early years, along with endlessly kicking to himself. Sadly, his father passed away when Harrison was 15, not having the chance to see his son excel at national under-18 and SANFL level.

Wigg earned All-Australian under-18

selection along with SA’s Caleb Daniel, Billy Stretch and Jake Johansen. Other members of the 2014 All-Australian class included household names Christian Petracca, Darcy Moore, Isaac Heeney, Peter Wright, Jack Steele, Angus Brayshaw and Darcy Parish. “Harrison has been robbed by injury at the wrong times and didn’t have the luck when he needed it,” Phillips said.

Wigg was claimed by the Crows with pick No. 35 in the ’14 AFL draft and he started at SANFL league level under Heath Younie in 2015.

“I had three years on the Crows list and played 49 SANFL games for them,” Wigg said. “I was on the Gold Coast list for the 2018 and 2019 campaigns but, because of injury, I was lucky if I played a game-anda-half at NEAFL level. During that time I had a broken ankle (twice) and an ACL injury.”

Wigg returned to North and played his 100th SANFL game in 2022.

“I’d like to play 100 for the Roosters, that gets your name on the locker,” he said. “We have a close unit at Prospect, a good bunch of blokes and good coaching group. With guys like Mitch Harvey, Alex Spina and Campbell Combe, we’ve been playing together (at North) since

the juniors. I just want to play at the highest level possible and help our younger players become consistent league footballers, passing on what I’ve learnt to these lads.”

Wigg is vice-captain to Spina, “and naturally because both of us didn’t play in the 2018 flag, there is that drive for us to be premiership players at North”.

Wigg has missed out on grand final day three times, in the under-18s in 2014 against Woodville-West Torrens, at league level also against the Eagles in 2020 and in ’22 when Norwood pipped North at the post.

After shining in junior State jumpers, Wigg has stepped up in the traditional red, blue and gold SA guernsey with great success, starring in this year’s win against WAFL. “I’ve played three games at senior State level for SA,” said Wigg, who works in the building trade in his uncle Phil’s business, where they carry out heritage restorations, his job having taken him to Sydney and New Zealand. “The first was against Western Australia in Perth in 2022 and the two matches this season. SANFL footy is in a great spot having beaten the VFL and WAFL this year and it’s always a privilege to don that jumper.” sanfl.com.au

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MATCH PREVIEWS

BY PETER CORNWALL

Wet weather footy at its finest as Glenelg’s Alex Martini launches himself into a tackle on Adelaide’s Harry Schoenberg in the Crows’ impressive 39-point win at the Bay. Photo: Gordon Anderson

Thilthorpe booting three goals in his return from a knee injury, beat the Bays by 39 points, delighting mentor Matthew Wright with “a really strong brand of footy for four quarters”. Thomas knows a fourquarter performance will be required against the Crows. But he also won’t panic if one quarter doesn’t go to plan.

STURT V SOUTH

CENTRAL V ADELAIDE The Dogs continue to progress under coach Paul Thomas. One of the benefits of this growth is you don’t have to play at your best to win. You can overcome an ordinary start and still bank the premiership points. It shows a growing expectation that you can win. Will win, even. There was no chance Central was going to concede, even at a ground that historically has been one you could feel intimidated by, Alberton Oval, despite being held goalless in the opening quarter with a strong breeze at its back. The Dogs had a rough start after their bye but their belief is becoming a part of their DNA and they were within two points of Port Adelaide by the long 4

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break, before breaking the shackles with a 6.1-to-0.3 third quarter. Aiden Grace is the league’s leading goalkicker – with 25 – for good reason and his two long-bomb goals early in the third quarter inspired his side as Harry Grant lifted and Hugo Munn worked the wind to perfection in a three-goal haul.

But the Bulldogs won’t want to make a slow start against the Crows. Their early barrage against reigning premier Glenelg showed how much they meant business as Lachlan Gollant booted three goals in the first 13 minutes and they had six goals to one on the board by quarter-time. Adelaide, with Brodie Smith racking up 26 disposals in a best-on-ground display and Riley

Six successive wins shows where the Double Blues are sitting right now. They were so convincing in making it 17 straight victories against West that coach Marty Mattner allowed himself to be “very pleased” with the way his men executed. “I thought we were pretty ruthless in holding them up and not letting them score,” he said. Already clearly the league’s most stingy side, conceding just 49 points per game, Sturt restricted the Bloods to a mere 25 points in a powerhouse 45-point win. Now they have plenty of incentive to make it seven wins in a row. Dual premiership defender Guy Page, a huge favourite among one and all at Unley, is playing his 200th game and there’s no doubt the thing he will want most out of this game is the W. Team-mates will be desperate to make sure there is no repeat of inspirational skipper James Battersby playing in a loss in his 200th game – in Round 5 against the Eagles.

South has been brave against the odds as it works hard on rebuilding with abundant local talent, following the lead of the club it tackles this week – three-quarters of the Blues’ grand final side last season was made up of local players. Injuries have made it tough and the Panthers’ depth was again tested as they fought hard for three quarters against top side Norwood before being overwhelmed in the final

quarter. Kobe Mutch continued his outstanding run of performances – he is averaging 27 disposals and seven tackles – as the youngsters are continually learning and most often strongly competitive.

GLENELG V EAGLES There’s no way professional clubs like these would ever feel comfortable with the way they are going and not be fully prepared but last week they were ambushed by comfortable margins by lowerranked clubs who had been battling for wins. Glenelg slipped to fourth after copping a 39-point drubbing at the hands of Adelaide, coming off five successive losses, while the Eagles slid to fifth, now just two wins ahead of sixth side North, which beat them by 23 points. The gap that had been widening between the top and bottom five clearly was deceptive and the Tigers were kicking themselves after kicking 1.6 from 16 forward-50 entries with a strong breeze in the second quarter to miss the opportunity to get right back into the game after a stronger Crows line-up had made an impressive start. Adelaide was super efficient, winning well despite two less inside-50 entries, but Glenelg coach Darren Reeves credited the Crows’ workrate and contested footy, particularly early when they got the game on their terms. There were similar concerns for Eagles boss Sam Jacobs, who said the Roosters “beat us around the ball, around the contest, and things flowed off that”.

But what he said then holds the key. “Sometimes you have bad weeks and it is how you respond and what you do from there.” There is no doubt the Eagles will respond.

Ditto the reigning premiers, who will be desperate to get it right this time at home. What a ripping contest this one will be.

WEST V NORWOOD The Bloods’ campaign sits firmly at the crossroads. After winning four of their first eight games they have slipped up against Port (20 points), Glenelg (52) and Sturt (45) and they need to get back on the right path right now. Sam Frost continued his strong form against the Blues, Hamish Ellem provided the

North Adelaide Magarey Medallist Campbell Combe was in the thick of it in the Roosters’ crucial win against the Eagles. Photo: Scott Starkey

highlight of West’s rough afternoon when he soared past Luke Edmonds and above Casey Voss for a majestic pack mark and Liam Delahunty provided inspiration with back-to-back smothers, but the undoubted talent on West’s lists needs to consistently produce – at least be hugely competitive – for four quarters to get back on the right track.

Against top side Norwood it will be far from easy. The Redlegs stormed home for a 39-point away win against South, with on-baller Baynen Lowe’s 28 disposals and 15 tackles crucial and big Harry Boyd monstering it when it counted, amassing 22 disposals, 47 hit-outs and 12 clearances. He’s won 20 more clearances than any other player in the league this season, averaging nine per game. And he’s had 114 more hit-outs than nexthighest Jarrad Redden, averaging 40. Coach Jade Rawlings claimed it was among his side’s better wins because “we did not have it all our own way”. You would expect the Legs won’t have it all their own way this week either, against a side that really wants to get back on track.

NORTH V PORT The Roosters are shaking up the top five. They made a decided dent in the gap between fifth and sixth by impressively knocking off the Eagles

at Prospect, taking the extra step coach Jacob Surjan had been demanding after being edged out by just 12 points by Glenelg and Sturt in successive games. North had previously shown it is a finals threat by beating the Blues by six points in Round 3 but the impressive 23-point win against the Eagles, sparked by Campbell Combe’s 39 possessions, 13 clearances and 10 tackles, underlines how big a danger the Roosters can be. Surjan said his side now has “the blueprint of the way we need to play against really good teams” and it still has time on its side, with seven games to go, the next two against the bottom two sides, Port and South. Surjan says the Roosters will now be hunting and they will need to in the next two weeks or finals might be out of reach.

Port has been hugely unsettled by changes to its line-up but a look at its stats show it was much closer to Central than a 25-point loss suggests. The Magpies had more disposals (263-221), tackles (9886) and inside-50s (42-31) and the same number of scoring shots in a 7.11-to-12.6 defeat. Dante Visentini stood tall with 44 hit-outs, 20 disposals and a goal, while Murphy Short had 20 touches and 10 tackles. Port isn’t far from snaring its second win – it would put a huge dent in the Roosters’ finals hopes if it came here. sanfl.com.au

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SANFLW GRAND FINAL PREVIEW

BY PETER CORNWALL AND ZAC MILBANK They could hardly have had more contrasting journeys to the Big Dance. South Adelaide probably was expected to be in the SANFLW grand final, having been so close to claiming the flag last season and having the necessary class and motivation to get the job done this time. The Panthers had the minor premiership wrapped up before the final round – they won 11 of their last 12 games – then overwhelmed Glenelg by 28 points in the second semi-final to progress straight through to their fifth grand final in seven years, gunning for a record third SANFLW flag.

The Redlegs hadn’t even secured a finals place at half-time in the last minor round game. Trailing West by two points they were sixth on the ‘live ladder’. But, needing at least a draw to qualify, they overcame the Bloods by six points. In their way next was reigning premier Central District in the knockout first semifinal, another huge test. Again it was tight, but the belief was building in a Legs line-up that had suffered five losses by less than a goal in the minor round, and they hit back from an eight-point threequarter-time deficit to snatch a courageous, emotion-charged fivepoint win. Next, Glenelg, which had been top for the first 11 rounds, in the all-or-nothing preliminary final.

Confident and playing its best footy for the year, Norwood again stormed home, booting the last three goals to win by 19 points and qualify for its first grand final since 2018.

The Legs and Panthers both achieved a slice of history by winning flags in their debut women’s seasons – Norwood in 2017 and South in 2018. As reigning premiers, the Legs in ’18 were 6

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South Adelaide’s Emily Brockhurst has been deadly, kicking 26.15, while team-mate Nikki Nield has been inspirational, winning the SANFLW Best and Fairest Medal. pipped by a long-bomb late goal from AFLW MVP Courtney Gum in a thrilling five-point Panthers triumph. It’s hard to see the latest grand final instalment between these sides being anything but close. But South will have to do the one thing it’s failed to achieve so far this season – beat Norwood. The Legs clearly had the better of the Panthers in the minor round, winning by 20 points in Round 2 and 25 in Round 8, South’s most recent loss. But we all know it’s a whole new ball game in finals.

And it’s not hard to see why South is a warm favourite. The Panthers’ 2019 premiership mentor Rick Watts was named this season’s Coach of the Year and he was joined in The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year by ruck Soriah Moon, midfielder Nikki Nield – the SANFLW Best and Fairest Medal winner, described by Watts as “the ultimate professional” – forward Emily Brockhurst – who has had a dynamic season, booting 26 goals, just two behind Central superstar Katelyn Rosenzweig – key defender Esther Schirmer and grand final acting captain Jordann Hickey.

With all that talent and the league’s tightest defence, almost unbelievably conceding just 20 points per game, there’s no doubt South has what it takes to win a flag.

On the other hand, Brad Ferrall said the Legs had “exceeded where I thought we could go this year”.

Ferrall was “pinching himself” he was in charge in a SANFLW grand final in his first season as Norwood’s senior coach. “It’s really exciting … we’re battle hardened and we’re probably playing the best footy we have this year over the past three weeks,” he said. “That’s a real positive but I’m certainly not unaware how good South is and how well they are going.” While Team of the Year selections Tahlita Buethke and Jade Halfpenny have had outstanding seasons, Kiana Lee has shown she thrives on pressure to be dominant in the past three Redlegs wins. The experienced heads of co-captains Sophie Armitstead and Steph Simmonds play a crucial role in a young lineup and they lead the way when it counts. Simmonds’ goal late in the third quarter of the preliminary final against Glenelg was described by Ferrall as “the most important of the game – that turned it back our way”, the Legs regaining the lead after the Bays had threatened by kicking the previous 3.5.

Rucks Kate Alexander and Rosie Boon will be looking to quell the influence of Moon, who missed South’s first two games – for two losses – so is clearly a key for the

Panthers, who have been playing a waiting game, with Watts saying, “We’ll be very happy come 4 o’clock on Saturday when we get to sink our teeth into it”. They have been training to prepare for the smaller ground at The Parade and planning to tackle Norwood for about six weeks, thinking “they’re the team that will probably give us the most of a challenge”. Watts said the Legs displayed “the best pressure I’ve seen any team playing against us this year (in the Round 8 defeat)”.

Pressure around the footy – outstanding team defence – is also what the Panthers are all about.

“It’s going to be a real challenge for us.” And it could hardly be a more intriguing match-up.

Norwood’s Rosie Boon fires out a handball as the Redlegs KO last year’s champ Central District. Photo: Cory Sutton

PLAYERS TO WATCH SOUTH

NORWOOD

NIKKI NIELD

SORIAH MOON

TAHLITA BUETHKE

KIANA LEE

The inspirational midfielder this year became South’s first SANFLW Best and Fairest Medal winner after averaging an impressive 22 disposals, 11 tackles and five clearances a game and helping the Panthers seal the minor premiership. An AFLW flag winner with Adelaide (2022) and member of South’s two women’s premiership sides, she knows what’s needed when it counts. You can bet ‘Turbo’ Nield will be here, there and everywhere in this huge match-up.

An energetic, mobile ruck who is averaging a remarkable 30 hit-outs a game this season, continually setting the tempo for the Panthers. Also was a key to South’s grand final appearance last season after missing a year with an ACL injury which actually had her close to stepping away from footy. Thankfully she’s played on, being named first ruck in The Advertiser SANFLW Team of the Year in successive seasons, ranked fifth in the league for handballs and ninth for clearances in 2024.

Showed just how damaging she can be with a game-high 26 disposals to lead the way as the Redlegs KO’d reigning premier Central in the first semi-final thriller. A member of the SANFLW Team of the Year for the past two seasons and last year’s Redlegs best-andfairest winner, the former Panther has quicksilver speed and endurance and is always keen to take the game on. Ranks in the SANFLW top-10 for disposals, kicks, marks and handballs.

Has set the competition alight when it’s really counted. In a final-minorround tussle with West that earned Norwood a finals spot, her two thirdquarter goals proved the difference. The 22-yearold hauled in eight marks and had 18 disposals in the Legs’ hard-fought semifinal win against Central, before blitzing it with nine marks, 14 disposals and a stunning three goals in the preliminary final triumph against Glenelg. Has taken the most marks in the comp this season. sanfl.com.au

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BY PETER ARGENT

Guy Page has been one of the first magnets the coach puts on the whiteboard right across his career.

Mr Reliability in Sturt’s defence for more than a decade, Page proudly joins the 200 Club on Sunday.

Ultra-consistent Page has made the most of his abilities, being a key component of a Double Blues era featuring back-to-back premierships, with this ultimate team man achieving much more than he first expected. From the Townies – Edwardstown Football Club – looking up to and following older brother Damien, Guy started as a five-year-old and played four seasons in the under-9s. “I had a year at West Adelaide in the under16s but went back to Edwardstown for a season. Gary Mutton played a role in me getting an opportunity at Sturt and I was selected in the under-18s as a top-ager – Colin Casey and Michael Bawden were also important. “I played a season of under-18s at Sturt in 2011, spent the ’12 campaign in the reserves and made my debut under Seamus Maloney against Norwood at The Parade (in Round 1, 2013).

We struggled in those first couple of years.”

But that turned around quickly as Page’s career highlights came in grand final wins over WoodvilleWest Torrens in 2016 and Port Adelaide 12 months later. “While we hadn’t beaten the Eagles at all that year, we thought if we were in touch with them at quarter-time we would be right in the contest,” Page recalled. “Seeing West Adelaide get up the year before also instilled a belief we were capable. We had a bit of time before the siren to enjoy that win.

“Against Port Adelaide a year later we knew we couldn’t beat them on talent alone. That was a day we executed the game plan exceptionally, although there were plenty of nerve-racking moments as Port started their charge in the last quarter.” A Port side packed with AFL talent levelled the scores but the Blues were magnificent in

the last 15 minutes to snare a famous one-point triumph.

For 12 seasons Page has played on SANFL’s most dangerous small forwards, rating Central’s Ian Callinan the best and uniquely having also stood his son, Jack, this season. Page explained the important role and the support he received from Paul and Joyce Teisseire, playing a big part in his life and football journey, along with the unequivocal support of his wife Bec, who he married in December 2016. He also called his current and premiership coach Martin Mattner the standout leader and mentor across his football journey.

Self-effacing Page said he wasn’t the type of footballer who had “amazing talent” oozing from his body. “I’m grateful to have been a part of a wonderful club and to have won the trust of my teammates and coaches. To have been at

Sturt for this long, have my name on a locker and to be a dual premiership player is very special.”

Mattner has developed a special relationship with his small defender. “When I arrived at the club in 2015 Guy was a shy lad and one of the lockdown defenders,” Mattner said. “He played roles in the back-to-back flags of 2016 and ’17.

Over his career he has developed into more of the attacking roles from defence and coupled with his strong skill execution Guy has grown as a player.

“Our friendship has developed over the years and within the four walls of our club Guy is highly respected for the way he goes about his roles on and off the field. Except for a broken ankle, Guy has been very durable – and consistent. Guy is a member of the leadership group, one of the vice-captains with Tom Lewis, and is important in this area as well.” sanfl.com.au

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STEP BACK IN TIME

DOGS SHOW WRIGHT STUFF

BY DION HAYMAN

Star Central District forward Michael Wright confronts Sturt’s Grant Zubrinich and Geoff Wiseman (partly obscured) at Unley in 1982.

It might just be the greatest comeback in SANFL history.

Central District sat three wins outside the top five after four straight defeats when it travelled to Unley in Round 16, 1982. The Bulldogs had already lost five games that season by two goals or less. Even history was against them – they had won only once at Unley in 17 visits. And by the 22-minute mark of the second quarter, they trailed by a whopping 72 points.

Rick Davies had already kicked eight goals. But, from somewhere, Central summoned a heartbeat. It rushed on six goals in the final 10 minutes of the half, transforming the mood of the game to one of expectation. But it did little to appease the mood of Dogs coach Daryl Hicks.

“We came in at half-time and Daryl went off his nut for the first time I’d ever seen,” recalled Greg Edwards.

“He still wouldn’t have sworn but it was very personal. He named the players who were letting the team down which was very unlike Daryl.”

Hicks’ words added bite to the Bulldogs’ bark. Ruckman Richard Cousins began dominating Frank 10

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Coach Daryl Hicks inspires Greg Edwards in the Bulldogs’ epic comeback win against Sturt.

Spiel. Neil Besanko went to full back to silence Davies while Geoff Robertson came off the bench, booting three goals. The Bulldogs attacked in waves – the margin 18 points by the last change.

Tim Pfeiffer’s goal in the first minute of the final term appeared the steadier but the home side continued to wobble. With five minutes gone, Michael Wright led into the outer forward pocket at the southern end.

“I can remember saying to myself, ‘I’ve got to mark this ball’,” Wright recalled. “It’s been stuck in my head for years and years.”

He ran hard at Robertson’s pass, beating Geoff Wiseman to the contest before his third goal cut the margin to 18 points.

Wright grabbed the ball out of the air from a boundary throw-in and left-foot snapped his fourth, slashing the margin to just three points. Then, with Peter Motley for company, he booted the Bulldogs into the lead with a free kick from 30 metres at the 20-minute-mark, waving his arms in joy.

Edwards and Jim Derrington traded goals, setting up Sturt’s Michael

Graham for a grandstand finish. The superstar tore around the left forward pocket and shot from 20 metres to win it but hit the near goalpost. The Dogs won with a scoreline you can only dream about these days – 20.23 (143) to 21.15 (141).

“We were gone for all money and it was a fantastic comeback,” Edwards said. The result remarkably was a mirror image of their first meeting that season when Sturt won by 12 points after trailing by nearly 10 goals in the second term. It was the first of seven straight wins that catapulted Central into the finals after beating Torrens in the final round. But Wright badly injured his knee in that match. He believes he tore his ACL yet, incredibly, he fronted up for the elimination final against Glenelg. “I did a fitness test before the game and thought I was okay. It didn’t work out and I’ve suffered for it every other day since, I guess,” said Wright, who kicked an outrageous 77 goals from centre half-forward in 1982 but has now undergone 13 knee operations. “Dr (Greg) Keene said it was the worst he’d seen at the time.”

HISTOR

GRAND FINAL HERO

BY PETER ARGENT

It can hardly get better than kicking seven goals in a hard-fought grand final win. Across the SANFL’s 147year history it’s a feat only a handful of players have accomplished. North Adelaide’s Barry Potts did just that in the Roosters’ five-point triumph over Norwood at Adelaide Oval in 1960 and he will always be remembered for it. It was the standout achievement of the 66-game career of Potts, who passed away on June 7, aged 85.

As a rover-forward pocket, Potts was a matchwinner in the Roosters’ 14.11 (95) to 13.12 (90) victory over the Redlegs in a game that had 54,162 fans screaming from go to whoa.

What added more gravitas to this remarkable performance was less than two months earlier he was donning a Broadview Tigers guernsey in the local amateur competition.

“Pottsy’s performance and his fairytale journey in the lead-up to the 1960 finals is legendary at our club,” said North director Malcolm Ellis, the club’s history committee chairman. “It was made even more incredible because he hadn’t played against Norwood at all in 1960 – he clearly got under their guard. He will always be a legend at North for that performance – and the football character he was.”

Born on May 29, 1939 and already seen as a likely prospect aged 12 at Nailsworth Primary School, Potts rose through North’s junior program, in 1957 winning the Tomkins Medal as SANFL senior colts fairest and most brilliant player.

He was thrown straight into league ranks, making his SANFL league debut in Round 1, 1958, against Sturt at Kensington Oval, announcing his arrival with three goals. He played 13 matches in his debut season and 12 in the ’59 campaign.

Jack McCarthy, the new coach at Prospect in 1960, had struggled to

find a roving combination he was happy with and Potts played most of the season with Broadview.

McCarthy’s No.1 rover Billy Thomas worked in partnership with Peter Sheppard, Chas ‘Bud’ Heading, Peter Bottroff and Trevor Hughes across the campaign. Sheppard, having played the first 16 matches, was the unlucky one to make way for Potts in Round 17. There was no warning of what was to come as Potts kicked three goals in three games before the premiership decider.

North Adelaide’s 1960 Annual Report, summing up his achievement, declared Potts “played in the last four matches and they were beauties, culminating as best player in the grand final with his bag of seven goals”.

This performance elevated Potts to ‘legendary status’ at Prospect. He played the last of his 66 senior SANFL games with North Adelaide in Round 16, 1963. He tallied 75 goals, very much saving his best

for when it mattered most – his next-best goal haul was five against South in his 49th appearance in April 1962 and he kicked three goals on a handful of occasions. Post his league career Potts returned to Broadview.

Other SANFL grand final matchwinners who have kicked seven or more goals include Malcolm Greenslade, who kicked nine against Glenelg in 1969, while Malcolm ‘Emmy’ Jones kicked eight in the Blues’ breakthrough 1966 win over Port. Stephen Kernahan stood tall with seven goals in Glenelg’s 1985 win over North while another Tiger great, Rex Voigt, kicked seven in the seven-point triumph against the Roosters in 1973. Late Port Adelaide legend Geof Motley incredibly kicked seven goals in the second half in the 1957 decider against Norwood.

Vale Barry Potts, whose surprise haul carved for himself a unique slice of SANFL folklore. sanfl.com.au

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PLAYER

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

No

2

Jake Gasper

24..... 184....... 9........21......................

3

Kai Pudney

24......187......64........4.......................

6

Mani Liddy

22..... 184......39........7.......................

8

Jai Larkins

24..... 183......27........8.......................

9

Zac Buechner

26......191......39........3.......................

10 Harry Grant

23......173......53....... 11......................

4 Lachlan Murphy* 6 Daniel Curtin* 7 Riley Thilthorpe* 10 Luke Pedlar* 11 Charlie Edwards* 12 Jay Boyle 14 Hugh Haysman 15 Brayden Cook* 19 Zac Taylor* 21 Chris Burgess* 22 Oscar Ryan* 25 Edward McHenry* 26 Harry Schoenberg* 33 Brodie Smith* 34 Elliott Himmelberg* 35 James Borlase* 39 Toby Murray* 40 Hugh Bond* 42 Tyler Welsh 44 Lachlan Gollant* 45 Kieran Strachan* 46 Jack Madgen (C) 55 Stephen Tahana 59 Lachlan Thomas 60 Harry Boyle 61 Jay O’Leary

12 Jez McLennan

23..... 184......34........2.......................

13 Dayne Posthuma

20.....200......4.........0.......................

15 Billy Iles

29......178......50........3.......................

16 Adam Deakin

19.......191.......8.........1.......................

18 Dale Pearce

22..... 198.......11........14......................

20 Wilson Barry

21.......187.......11.........4.......................

21 Tyson Richard

22..... 186....... 5.........3.......................

22 Jordan Tippins

22..... 180....... 7..........1.......................

24 Hugo Munn

24......197......49.......37......................

26 Oliver Shaw

23..... 189......50........9.......................

28 Brinn Little

21...... 196...... 31.........0.......................

29 Nick Lange

26..... 186......54.......73......................

30 Isaiah Dudley

21...... 168......28...... 22......................

32 Aiden Grace

26..... 189......67......112.....................

33 Kade Dittmar

21.......187.......11.........0.......................

35 Rhett Montgomerie

24..... 190......39........2.......................

38 Jarrod Schiller (C)

32......176.....246......97......................

43 Harvey Howe

19......203...... 5.........0.......................

47 Louie McLennan

20..... 184....... 2.........0.......................

PLAYER

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25......175...... 31.........6.......................

19.......197....... 9.........1.......................

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19.......191.......11.........7.......................

26..... 188......74...... 29......................

27......179......97.......35......................

22..... 190......48...... 34......................

21...... 180......30.......13......................

28..... 193......52.......14......................

19.......187.......11.........0.......................

24..... 194......20.......17......................

23......179......20.......14......................

32..... 189......24........7.......................

26.....200.....83..... 109.....................

22..... 192......63........4.......................

20..... 201....... 9........10......................

19...... 185......24........1.......................

17.......191....... 3.........0.......................

22..... 192......45......101.....................

28.....204.....82...... 33......................

30..... 192......28........9.......................

27..... 184......40........4.......................

20......176.......4.........0.......................

24......181...... 10........1.......................

25......171.......11.........5.......................

Rushed ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Rushed ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� *Denotes AFL listed player. All figures on team sheets are official SANFL records for League games and goals.

LEAGUE CENTRAL ADELAIDE

1st

2nd

3rd

RD2 2024 @ X CONVENIENCE OVAL Central 15.7 (97) d Adelaide 5.12 (42)

4th

Points

LEAGUE UMPIRES

FIELD: Mason Beyer David Sobieraj Thomas Burke

BOUNDARY: GOAL: Jake Creasey Bradley Hammer Nathan Becker Thomas Mayo Benjamin B Williams

RD12 2023 @ NURIOOTPA OVAL RD3 2023 @ X CONVENIENCE OVAL Adelaide 15.14 (104) d Central 5.6 (36) Central 13.7 (85) d Adelaide 11.15 (81)

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STURT

SOUTH COACH: Jarrad Wright

COLOURS: Navy and White

No

COACH: Martin Mattner PLAYER

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

COLOURS: Double Blue

No

PLAYER

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 25 27 28 30 31 32 34 35 36 39 47

Sam Conforti Tom Lewis Henry Carey Joel Thiele Joshua Hone Connor McFadyen James Mathews Angus Anderson Will Snelling Luke Edmonds Jared Dakin Zac Becker Daniel Fahey-Sparks Will Coomblas James Battersby (C) Guy Page Charlie Fryer Charlie Parker Oliver Grivell Lachlan Burrows Rory Illman Casey Voss Nick Sadler Luke Giacometti Steven Slimming Hugo Kittel

22......173.......11........14......................

24......178......64.......14......................

28..... 183.....103......17......................

26..... 184......73....... 11......................

28......175.....178.....221.....................

24......191......32...... 33......................

28......174......60.......57......................

21...... 189...... 10........8.......................

26......175......79...... 24......................

26..... 194.....100.......0.......................

23......181...... 51........14......................

20..... 190...... 15.........0.......................

26..... 196......84...... 40.....................

25..... 193......73........1.......................

28......178.....206..... 45......................

30......177.....199......13......................

20..... 190...... 16.........0.......................

26..... 192...... 15.........7.......................

23..... 192......48.......37......................

23......195......52...... 59......................

25..... 180......67........3.......................

23..... 182......84.......14......................

20......179.......4.........2.......................

21...... 186...... 13.........3.......................

26..... 182..... 141...... 50......................

21...... 199.......0.........0.......................

1

Olivier Northam

19.......197.......0.........0

2

Jonti Schuback

20......181...... 18........5.......................

3

Sid Draper

18...... 182....... 3.........0.......................

4

Nic Schroder

19...... 186.......11.........0.......................

6

Damon Freitag

23..... 199......47...... 50......................

7

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

Arlo Draper

21...... 189.......4.........3.......................

10 Oscar Clavarino

25..... 198...... 41........1.......................

12 Eamon Wilkinson

24......179......79...... 98......................

13 Callum McCarty

23......181....... 3.........0.......................

14 Oliver Davis

21...... 184......53........3.......................

16 Elliot Dunkin

26......181......78........7.......................

17 Darnell Tucker

23......175......23........4.......................

19 Kobe Mutch

26..... 188......55.......13......................

20 Liam Nye

21.......181......27........2.......................

22 Jake Summerton (C)

31...... 193.....129.......3.......................

23 Sam Skinner (C)

27..... 198......60.......17......................

24 Hayden Sampson

24..... 180......99...... 38......................

25 Jacob Collins

23......176.......11.........3.......................

26 Tom Wheaton

18...... 190...... 10........3.......................

29 Charlie Duncan

20..... 185...... 12.........1.......................

31 Liam Fitt

25..... 182......93......129.....................

36 Finn Emile-Brennan

20..... 184....... 7..........2.......................

37 Blake Rodrigues

19.......175.......0.........0.......................

39 Sam Hindes

22..... 190....... 3.........2.......................

50 Corey Grocock

20..... 186....... 1..........0.......................

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LEAGUE STURT SOUTH

1st

2nd

RD2 2024 @ FLINDERS UNI STA Sturt 16.9 (105) d South 5.10 (40)

3rd

4th

Points

LEAGUE UMPIRES

FIELD: Corey Bowen Luke Wittenberg Jack Millar

RD13 2023 @ THOMAS FARMS OVAL Sturt 17.5 (107)d South 11.7 (73)

BOUNDARY: Jaxon Williams Benjamin Sieben Martin Elsegood

GOAL: Michael Button Jake Marnie

RD7 2023 @ FLINDERS UNI STA Sturt 7.9 (51) d South 7.7 (49)

TOPSPORT

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GLENELG COACH: Darren Reeves

EAGLES COLOURS: Black and Gold

COACH: Sam Jacobs

COLOURS: Gold, Green and Blue

No

PLAYER

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

No

PLAYER

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

1

Will Gould

23......191......24........4.......................

2

Jonty Scharenberg

25..... 184......111.......15......................

3

Matthew Snook

32..... 182.....196..... 45......................

4

Cole Gerloff

24..... 185......95...... 54......................

5

Liam McBean (C)

29.....202....122....289....................

6

Hugh Stagg

21.......179......34...... 29......................

7

Luke Reynolds

29..... 188.....145.... 188.....................

8

Corey Lyons

26..... 182......49.......21......................

9

Darcy Bailey

30......176.....138..... 87......................

11

Luke McKay Zac Buck Kade Herbert Cameron Fleeton Adam D’Aloia Luke Thompson Riley Knight Will Neumann Dane McFarlane Connor Ballenden Joshua Morris James Rowe Max Beattie Troy Menzel Sam Rowland Jordan Lukac Joshua Mawson Jack Wheare Jordan Moore Matthew Goldsworthy Charlie West Joseph Sinor (C) Jack Firns Max Litster

27..... 183.......11........16......................

22......172......45.......14......................

18...... 185.......8.........6.......................

22......191....... 9.........0.......................

20..... 186......27........6.......................

33..... 193.....248......21......................

29......181......94...... 49......................

21.......187....... 5.........4.......................

31.......178......22........7.......................

25.....200..... 41...... 64......................

22......187.......11.........0.......................

24......173...... 75......115.....................

20......174......23...... 24......................

29..... 188......96..... 146.....................

30......187.....148......21......................

21...... 198.......11.........3.......................

23..... 180......20........1.......................

21...... 192....... 3.........5.......................

22......197...... 14........1.......................

33......178.....252....206....................

18.......195......92........0.......................

30..... 180..... 131...... 28......................

28..... 190......95.......12......................

22..... 184...... 41........1.......................

36 Will Chandler

23..... 183...... 13.........7.......................

39 Archie Lovelock

20......178......20........6.......................

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 16 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 35 39 51

40 Ben Ridgway

19...... 182.......0.........0.......................

55 Jarrad Redden

James Bell

25..... 184......30.......19......................

12 Max Proud

32..... 192.....180......17......................

13 Oscar Adams

20..... 199.......11.........2.......................

14 Brad McCarthy

25......176......68........3.......................

15 Jake Walker

19...... 186....... 7..........2.......................

16 Alex Martini

25......181......83........7.......................

18 Billy Stretch

27......181...... 77...... 20......................

19 Cameron McGree

25.....200.....78.......10......................

21 Chris Curran

33..... 189.....150...... 11......................

22 Matthew Allen

26..... 193......87...... 83......................

23 Riley Holder

21...... 192......49...... 20......................

29 Connor McLeod

25..... 184...... 13.........2.......................

33 Austin Kitschke

23..... 189...... 14........4.......................

33.....204.... 155......74......................

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LEAGUE GLENELG EAGLES

1st

2nd

3rd

RD7 2024 @ MAUGHAN THIEM KIA Glenelg 11.12 (78) d Eagles 10.7 (67)

4th

Points

LEAGUE UMPIRES

FIELD: Mitchell Harris Mitchell Scott Sam Morgan

BOUNDARY: Matthew Zacher Dylan Speck Taylor Dorsey

GOAL: Matthew Cummins Thomas Sharpe

RD17 2023 @ MAUGHAN THIEM KIA RD3 2023 @ STRATARAMA STADIUM Eagles 16.8 (104) d Glenelg 12.10 (82) Glenelg 15.10 (100) d Eagles 7.10 (52)

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WEST

NORWOOD

COACH: Adam Hartlett

COLOURS: Red and Black

COACH: Jade Rawlings

COLOURS: Red and Blue

No

PLAYER

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

No

PLAYER

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

1

Isaac Johnson (C)

26..... 185......59.......51......................

2

Baynen Lowe

20......177......46...... 39......................

2

Dylan McCormick

21.......179.......11........13......................

3

Jack Saunders

22......181.......8.........7.......................

3

Tom Morrish

24......179......55.......19......................

5

Pierce Seymour

29..... 190......73........1.......................

4

Luke Redfern

25......175......33...... 20......................

6

Thomas Donnelly

25......191......50........4.......................

6

Sam Frost

21...... 184...... 16.........7.......................

7

Jackson Callow

22......195......22.......35......................

8

Mitch Maguire

26......176......47.......18......................

8

Samuel Morris

22..... 182...... 51........10......................

9

Ned Stevens

21...... 196......22.......16......................

10 Declan Hamilton

28..... 184..... 112.......53......................

10 Kobe Ryan

20..... 183......33.......18......................

12 Ben Simpson

23......179....... 6.........0.......................

12 Dylan Bramich

24......197...... 14........1.......................

13 Billy Cootee

21.......178....... 9.........6.......................

13 Liam Delahunty

23..... 193......33...... 34......................

15 Brodie Carroll

24......187......35........1.......................

15 Lachlan Squire

22..... 183......30........7.......................

16 Alastair Lord

20......181.......11.........1.......................

17 Lucas Meline

27......191......45........5.......................

18 Tom Graham

23......195......29........9.......................

19 Jye Sinderberry

22..... 189......36........9.......................

20 Matthew Ling

25..... 184......24........2.......................

21 Jed Obst

21...... 180....... 7..........0.......................

23 Oliver Sanders

22......178....... 6.........1.......................

22 Jordan White

19...... 182.......11.........1.......................

25 Connor McLean

28..... 196...... 77..... 102.....................

23 Michael Laudato

22......179......23....... 11......................

27 Cooper Murley

21.......178.......11.........0.......................

27 Josh Gore

23......178......49...... 66......................

29 Izaak Twelftree

22..... 193...... 13.........9.......................

28 Callum Park

23..... 190......59........8.......................

31 Harry Boyd

26..... 198......70...... 20......................

29 Hamish Ellem

22......195...... 61....... 38......................

32 Alec Wright

24..... 190...... 13.........1.......................

30 Riley Corbett

24..... 196......22........5.......................

35 Jack Heard

24......191......66........0.......................

33 Harvey Bock

22..... 183...... 16.........0.......................

36 Jake Cresswell

21...... 183...... 18........5.......................

34 Dylan White

21...... 185...... 10........1.......................

38 Goy Lok

26..... 185...... 17........16......................

44 William Patton

19...... 193.......11.........1.......................

40 Finn Heard

22......195.......11.........9.......................

51 Wyatt Ryan

22..... 193....... 2.........0.......................

48 Mitchell Carroll

23..... 184...... 14........4.......................

56 Jesse Thackeray

20......177...... 12.........2.......................

53 George McLeod

21.......175.......0.........0.......................

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LEAGUE WEST NORWOOD

1st

2nd

RD3 2024 @ CENTENARY OVAL Norwood 6.14 (50) d West 5.7 (37)

3rd

4th

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LEAGUE UMPIRES

FIELD: Henry Klemm Ben Williams Michael Sboro

RD17 2023 @ HISENSE STADIUM West 10.16 (76) drew Norwood 11.10 (76)

Making our mark.

16

Points

BOUNDARY: Damian Robinson James Sutton Steven Evanson

GOAL: Braden Ford Michael Lombardi

RD6 2023 @ CENTENARY OVAL West 11.8 (74) d Norwood 8.14 (62)

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NORTH

PORT COACH: Hamish Hartlett

COLOURS: Black and White

No

COACH: Jacob Surjan PLAYER

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

COLOURS: Red and White

No

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

2

Sam Ramsay

23..... 183......30........3.......................

3

Keenan Ramsey

27..... 193..... 155.... 180.....................

5

Harrison Elbrow

25......176......34.......16......................

7

Lee Minervini

26..... 180......90.......41......................

8

Tariek Newchurch

21.......181......66.......73......................

PLAYER

42 Hughen Wissman

19...... 185...... 12.........2.......................

15 Willie Rioli* 29......177......29.......35......................

17 Tom Clurey* 30..... 193......73........3.......................

23 Dylan Williams* 23..... 185......43.......51......................

26 Lachlan Charleson* 19.......177.......8.........6.......................

29 Tom Anastasopoulos* 19.......176...... 10........8.......................

32 Thomas Scully* 19......203.....30...... 29......................

36 Will Lorenz* 19...... 186....... 9.........3.......................

37 Tom McCallum* 19...... 193......23........1.......................

38 Dante Visentini* 21...... 201......38.......17......................

39 Hugh Jackson* 21...... 182......34.......12......................

40 Kyle Marshall* 20..... 201......26........0.......................

41 Jed McEntee* 23......176......42.......15......................

45 Xavier Walsh* 18.......195....... 9.........0.......................

47 Cody Szust 27..... 183...... 61....... 44.....................

48 Jake Weidemann 25..... 190......53.......25......................

49 Hugh Ferrari 22..... 180...... 15........12......................

51 Dylan Aldridge 28......181......30........4.......................

53 Dustin Launer 21...... 183....... 5.........0.......................

58 Miller Carter 22..... 190......22........2.......................

60 Lachlan Pascoe 25......191...... 13........10......................

61 Preston Cockatoo-Collins 21...... 189....... 5.........0.......................

62 Harry Williams 26..... 183....... 2.........0.......................

63 Murphy Short 24..... 185...... 19.........3.......................

65 Kye Roberts 20..... 188....... 9.........0.......................

68 Rome Burgoyne 17...... 182.......0.........0.......................

46 Frazer Driscoll

26..... 189...... 10........1.......................

70 William O’Brien

10 Alex Spina (C)

29......181.....178......41......................

11

21.......178...... 41...... 29......................

Lachlan Grubb

12 Dyson Hilder

23..... 196...... 75...... 69......................

16 Frank Szekely

24......177...... 77...... 39......................

17 Mitchell Harvey

28..... 198.....189.... 201.....................

18 Campbell Combe

28......178..... 112.......19......................

19 Blayne O’Loughlin

21.......173......26........0.......................

20 Luke Fellows

21...... 190....... 7..........1.......................

22 Jack McCann

23......187...... 14........4.......................

23 Nigel Lockyer

27..... 186......37...... 56......................

24 Kye Pfrengle

21...... 192...... 17.........0.......................

26 Matthew McKenzie

25..... 198...... 13.........7.......................

27 Harrison Magor

23..... 184......49........2.......................

31 Max Blacker

19.......170.......8.........1.......................

33 Charlie Dinning

22......177...... 19.........1.......................

34 Ewan Mackinlay

20..... 182....... 7..........8.......................

39 Sam McInerney

28..... 183...... 91........67......................

40 Brad Ashcroft

24..... 190....... 5.........6.......................

19...... 188....... 3.........1.......................

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LEAGUE NORTH PORT

1st

2nd

RD6 2024 @ ALBERTON OVAL North 18.11 (119) d Port .5 (35)

3rd

4th

Points

LEAGUE UMPIRES

FIELD: Aaron Bennett Giles Lewis Thomas Kelly

RD13 2023 @ ALBERTON OVAL Port 14.7 (91) d North 6.17 (53)

BOUNDARY: Elliott Raymond Fraser Town Samuel Royans

GOAL: Emilie Hill Jared Murton

RD7 2023 @ PROSPECT OVAL North 15.10 (100) d Port 14.8 (92)

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2024 SANFL RESERVES 10:20am Sunday 7 July @ X Convenience Oval

CENTRAL Leyton Chisholm......................

Jack Callinan..............................

Marcus Barreau.......................

Ryan Pickering..........................

Will Splann................................

Finn Reed...................................

Jamie Jones................................

Chris Hooper.............................

Anzac Lochowiak.....................

Jayden Matz..............................

RESERVES CENTRAL NORTH

1st

NORTH

COACH: Matt Gallarello 48 Luigi Mondello..........................

49 Steven Clark..............................

50 Ethan Scholz.............................

51 Cooper Wilson..........................

54 Cooper Pyman..........................

56 Charlie Nicholls........................

58 Sam Sibbick...............................

60 Ethan Schwerdt.......................

61 Asher Pasin................................

2nd

3rd

4th

Points

4 9 21 28 30 35 36 41 43 44 RESERVES UMPIRES

4 5 19 25 36 37 39 40 42 46

COACH: Craig Brooks

Will Gowers...............................

Jake Patmore.............................

Will Tasker..................................

Luke Lawrence.........................

Tadhg Evans..............................

James Langley..........................

Liam Hoy.....................................

Jed Dignan..................................

Austin Harris.............................

Harry Isaacs..............................

FIELD: Zachery Packard Zack Brittan Max Richardson

47 48 49 51 53 55 56 58 61 65

Lam Simon.................................

Ethan Weidemann...................

Angus Tully................................

Jackson Savage........................

Luke Harvey...............................

Harrison Dallimore.................

Kalan Caputo.............................

Tom Carter.................................

Patrick Ryan..............................

Apech Deng...............................

BOUNDARY: Blayde Harten Ben Wilson Sam Scarman

GOAL: Steven Murphy David Cunningham

11:30am Sunday 7 July @ Thomas Farms Oval

STURT

RESERVES STURT SOUTH

SOUTH

COACH: Chris Trapp

Sam Breuer................................

Charlie Molan...........................

Ned Atkinson.............................

Liam Puncher............................

Heath Wingard.........................

Alex Holt.....................................

Thomas McCourt.....................

Seb Crisafi..................................

Willa Taylor................................

James Richards........................

Henry Maerschel.....................

1st

48 49 50 52 53 55 57 58 59 60 2nd

Felix Katsaros...........................

Connor Mills..............................

Will Torode.................................

Kobee Dabinett.........................

Marcus Pavlic...........................

Jayden Adams...........................

Kobe McEntee...........................

Jesse Landers...........................

Tommy McCormack................

Oli Duffy......................................

3rd

4th

Points

8 15 28 34 38 41 42 43 45 46 48 RESERVES UMPIRES

9 10 12 21 33 37 38 41 42 44 46

COACH: Alex Pigou

Cooper Rogers..........................

Cameron Kirkland....................

Isaac Birt....................................

Zak Keir.......................................

Nic Dunshea..............................

Harvey Lambert.......................

Scott Bedford............................

Lachlan Scott............................

Dayne McGary..........................

Hayden Kernahan....................

Riley Jones.................................

FIELD: Henry Lodge Jake Bateman Ryan Webster

49 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 59 61

Tate Lovering............................

Chester Forster........................

Ethan Roberts...........................

Joe Skinner.................................

Bailey Pilmore...........................

Dylan Draper.............................

Oscar Lovelock.........................

Zac Earl.......................................

Darren Walters.........................

Noah Goldie...............................

BOUNDARY: Jayden Dunning Patrick Cannard Mark Preece

GOAL: Brody Hancock Adrian Donaghey

11:30am Sunday 7 July @ Stratarama Stadium

GLENELG Cooper Horsnell.......................

Darcy Scott................................

Liam Wisdom............................

Nick Stevens..............................

Cooper Beecken.......................

Hayden Brokensha..................

Hunter Window........................

Lachlan Scannell.....................

Anders McShane......................

Noah Sims..................................

Todd Reid....................................

RESERVES GLENELG EAGLES

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EAGLES

COACH: Jared Millington 44 45 46 47 50 52 53 55 56 57 60 2nd

Sam Dunn...................................

Darcy Porter..............................

Beau Symonds..........................

Max Guerher.............................

Bowen Payne............................

Cam Kiel......................................

Ryan Wurfel...............................

Harry Francis............................

Lachie Hall.................................

Izayah Kean...............................

Ben Dewhirst............................

3rd

4th

Points

12 14 19 20 23 32 33 34 37 40 42 RESERVES UMPIRES

24 25 26 27 31 35 37 38 41 42 43

Harrison Dawkins....................

Blake Hansen............................

Bailey Hann...............................

Jack Boyd....................................

Sam Nicholls.............................

Ryan Bruce.................................

Deakan Jackson........................

Lukas Cooke..............................

Nathan Barkla..........................

Brody Mair.................................

Isaac McGrath...........................

FIELD: Jake Cuming Daniel Whittlesea Paul Ventura

43 44 45 53 54 57 58 59 61 63

COACH: Shane Hancock Noah Angove.............................

Callum Fairall............................

Izaac Niemann..........................

Liam Ueding..............................

Bailey Arthur.............................

Mishai Wollogorang...............

Charlie Blair...............................

Jake Andrews............................

Riley Davey................................

Jordan Tilbrook.........................

BOUNDARY: Matthew Mielczarek Justen Kern Taylah Parker

GOAL: Leo Condo Matthew Williams

2024 SANFL RESERVES 11:30am Sunday 7 July @ Hisense Stadium

WEST

RESERVES WEST NORWOOD

NORWOOD

COACH: Shane Baldock

Mitch Maguire..........................

Tom Rundle................................

Dylan Bramich..........................

Josh Sheppard..........................

Lachlan Tredwell......................

Kobe Tozer..................................

Liam Westdijk...........................

Dylan White...............................

Adam Bunworth.......................

Finn Higham..............................

Sam Davidson...........................

Charlie Haysman.....................

Judd Hansen..............................

1st

45 46 47 49 52 54 58 59 61 62 65 66 2nd

Jack Sullivan..............................

Padrick O’Donoghue...............

Riley McMillan..........................

Archer Byrne.............................

Riley Hill......................................

Jack Hutton................................

Lachlan Williams.....................

Max McKenzie..........................

Jack Oates..................................

Alex Morgan..............................

Xavier Hampton.......................

Oscar Talbot..............................

3rd

4th

Points

1 17 21 22 24 28 30 33 37 41 42 RESERVES UMPIRES

8 11 12 18 25 26 32 34 35 37 41 42 43

Cam Taheny...............................

Patrick Walker..........................

Xavier Tranfa.............................

Jordon Boyle..............................

Dom White.................................

Max Hodges..............................

Oscar Hodge..............................

Luke Surman.............................

Isaac Saywell............................

Luke Bogle.................................

Lachie Bates..............................

FIELD: Ben Thiel Joshua Hardy Nicholas Ghan

COACH: Aaron Jelfs 44 46 47 49 55 56 58 59 61 63

Alex van Wyk.............................

Nich Weightman......................

Harvey Pedler...........................

Josh Gillow.................................

Connor Kent...............................

Jacob Jones................................

Calem Krollig.............................

Mitch Jenkin...............................

Darci Best...................................

Henry Slade...............................

BOUNDARY: Tobin Dolman Brad Fallon Aiden Hendry

GOAL: Justin Thai Daniel Daminato

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BY ZACBYMILBANK An influential display from talented forward Jay Polkinghorne propelled Norwood to its second SANFL Under-18 win of the season, by 17 points against South Adelaide at The Parade.

From the Redlegs’ Eyre Peninsula recruiting zone, Polkinghorne made his presence felt with 16 disposals, five marks, five tackles and four goals, including the sealing major in the 24th minute of the final term. But his heroics wouldn’t have been possible without the midfield drive from Thomas Hill (23 disposals), Jeff Rozenbilds and Jake Hill (22 each). South’s Jake Agnew did his best to turn the tide his team’s way with four goals and 13 disposals, receiving solid support from Ben Dittmar and Max Savage.

Central District used its supreme efficiency to outmuscle Glenelg by 26 points in a top-of-the-table clash at X Convenience Oval.

Now joining the Tigers on 10 wins and two losses, the Bulldogs made the most of their four extra inside-50 entries while only having one more scoring shot than the visitors. Riley McDonald (21 disposals) and Brodie Wills (20) were in the action for the hosts but James Noack was lauded by his coaches as the Dogs’ best.

Glenelg co-captain Charlie McAuliffe fought hard with 17 disposals and three goals, while Connor Gluyas and Kallan Bevan each picked up 19 disposals.

Woodville-West Torrens slipped into the top four after holding on for a nine-point win against North Adelaide at Maughan Thiem Kia Oval.

With the Eagles and Roosters each banking six wins for the season, the hosts’ superior percentage (52 to 46) is the only difference between the contenders after 12

Central’s Josh Reichelt moves through traffic.

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rounds. Eagle Zac Schwarz (33 disposals, seven clearances) was a key reason behind his team leading at every change as Griffyn Hansen and Jack Gray (four goals) played valuable roles in the victory. North ball magnets Sam Cumming (30) and Oliver Francou (33) collected 63 disposals between them.

Sturt solidified third spot with a comfortable 65-point triumph against West Adelaide at Hisense Stadium.

Surprisingly, the Double Blues had seven fewer inside-50 entries and eight fewer clearances but their volume of possessions (335-252) overwhelmed the Bloods while recording 46 more marks. Sturt wingman Harley Barker returned from State duty to rack up 28 touches, while Louis Kellaway (25 disposals) and Wil Thomas (23 disposals and two goals) were also prominent. West’s Joel Parker (18 disposals), Sam Burbridge (21 disposals, one goal) and Will Ashton (20 disposals) battled hard. sanfl.com.au

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NORWOOD COLOURS: Navy and White

COACH: Brad Ferrall

COLOURS: Red and Blue

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No

PLAYER..............................................................................G......... B

1

Morgan Johnston...............................................................................

1

Tahlita Buethke...................................................................................

2

Nikki Nield............................................................................................

2

Coby Morgan.......................................................................................

4

Jordann Hickey (VC)..........................................................................

7

Emma Clark..........................................................................................

6

Mel Anderson......................................................................................

8

Adrienne Davies.................................................................................

10 Caitlin Couch.......................................................................................

9

Sarah Branford...................................................................................

11

Laquoiya Cockatoo-Motlap............................................................

10 Amelia Rusden....................................................................................

12 Lucy Northcott....................................................................................

13 Shai Hiscock.........................................................................................

13 Emily Brockhurst................................................................................

14 Tiffany King..........................................................................................

17 Shae Aarchbold..................................................................................

19 Taya Maxwell......................................................................................

20 Layla Vizgaudis...................................................................................

21 Chelsea Farr.........................................................................................

22 Sam Pratt..............................................................................................

23 Esther Schirmer..................................................................................

25 Emma Charlton...................................................................................

26 Doreena Hansen.................................................................................

14 Tesharna Maher.................................................................................

17 Stephanie Simmonds (C).................................................................

19 Jazmine Egan......................................................................................

22 Jade Halfpenny...................................................................................

23 Nicola Burns........................................................................................

26 Candice Belbin....................................................................................

28 Kiana Lee..............................................................................................

35 Mykaela Walker..................................................................................

36 Sophie Armitstead (C)......................................................................

37 Georgina Birchall...............................................................................

39 Charli Hazelhurst...............................................................................

27 Bri Cleggett (C)....................................................................................

41 Lana Schwerdt....................................................................................

28 Charlotte Dolan..................................................................................

43 Sophie Arkun.......................................................................................

32 Soriah Moon........................................................................................

44 Charlotte Nenke.................................................................................

35 Jaslynne Smith....................................................................................

46 Rosie Boon...........................................................................................

41 Lauren Clifton.....................................................................................

50 Elle Lineage.........................................................................................

45 Carly Milsom.......................................................................................

61 Kate Alexander...................................................................................

56 Lily Baxter............................................................................................

63 Kyah Jaffer............................................................................................

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In just his fourth league match, the smoothmoving wingman played his role nicely to collect 16 disposals and snap a classy goal in the Double Blues’ convincing win against West Adelaide.

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SEASON STANDINGS 2024 2024 HOSTPLUS SANFL MEN’S LEAGUE 2024 STANLEY H. LEWIS TROPHY

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 12)

Team

P W L

D

F

A

%

Pts

M

R

U18

U16

W

Total

Norwood

11 9

2

0

794

581

57.75

18

Glenelg

800

350

500

175

950

2775

Sturt

11 8

3

0

808

541

59.9

16

Sturt

800

400

450

225

700

2575

Central

11 8

3

0

838

692 54.77 16

Central

800

175

500

200

900

2575

Glenelg

11 8

3

0

892

753 54.22 16

Norwood

900

500

100

0

750

2250

Eagles

11

7

4

0

951

719

56.95 14

South

200

200

200

200

1100 1900

North

11 5

6

0

785

800 49.53 10

Eagles

700

250

300

75

400

1725

West

11 4

7

0

708

828 46.09

8

North

500

250

300

200

200

1450

Adelaide

11 3

8

0

726

909

44.4

6

West

400

75

50

25

600

1150

South

11 2

9

0

653

908 41.83

4

Adelaide

300

0

0

0

0

300

Port

11

620 1044 37.26

2

Port

100

0

0

0

0

100

1 10 0

2024 HOSTPLUS SANFL WOMEN’S LEAGUE

2024 RESERVES

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF MINOR ROUND)

Team

Team

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 12)

P W L

D

F

A

%

P W L

D

F

A

%

Pts

South

14 11 3

0

551

288 65.67

22

Norwood 11 10 1

0

805

584

57.96

20

Glenelg

14 9

4

1

486

485 50.05

19

Sturt

11 8

3

0

872

565 60.68

16

Central

14 9

5

0

578

554

18

Glenelg

11

7

4

0

865

618

58.33

14

Norwood 14 7

6

1

501

376

57.13

15

Eagles

11 5

6

0

774

739

51.16

10

Sturt

14 7

7

0

490

507

49.15

14

North

11 5

6

0

814

824 49.69

10

West

14 6

8

0

433

474

47.74

12

South

11 4

7

0

563

843 40.04

8

Eagles

14 4 10 0

430

479

47.3

8

Central

11 3

7

1

626

787

44.3

7

North

14 2 12 0

272

578

32

4

West

11

9

1

491

850

36.61

3

F

A

%

Pts

51.06

Pts

2024 SANFL U18s

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2024 SANFL U16s

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 12)

Team

Team

P W L

D

Glenelg

12 10 2

Central

12 10 2

Sturt

12 9

Eagles

12 6

North

12 6

South

12 4

Norwood West

12 1

(POSITIONS AT THE END OF RD 11)

F

A

%

0

999

599

62.52

20

0

958

671

58.81

20

3

0

889

746

54.37

6

0

869

806

51.88

6

0

753

8

0

12 2 10 0 11 0

Pts

Team

P W L

D

Sturt

11 9

2

0

955

508 65.28

18

Central

11 8

3

0

959

569

62.76

16

18

South

11 8

3

0

856

613

58.27

16

12

North

11 8

3

0

880

684 56.27

16

889 45.86

12

Glenelg

11

7

4

0

876

710

55.23

14

862

857

50.15

8

Eagles

11 3

8

0

621

824 42.98

6

676

960

41.32

4

West

11

1 10 0

547

970 36.06

2

582 1060 35.44

2

Norwood

11 0 11 0

427 1243 25.57

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Port v Central (Alberton Oval) Central 12.6 (78) d Port 7.11 (53) Crowd: 966

Glenelg v Adelaide (Stratarama Stadium) Adelaide 15.6 (96) d Glenelg 7.15 (57) Crowd: 1477

North v Eagles (Prospect Oval) North 8.15 (63) d Eagles 6.4 (40) Crowd: 1315

South v Norwood (Flinders University Stadium) Norwood 9.16 (70) d South 4.7 (31) Crowd: 1180

Glenelg 16.10 (106) d Central 7.5 (47) Eagles 11.13 (79) d North 4.6 (30) Sturt 11.12 (78) d West 4.7 (31) Norwood 13.4 (82) d South 5.2 (32)

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Norwood 11.11 (77) d Sturt 7.8 (50) Central 14.9 (93) d North 9.12 (66) Adelaide 13.18 (96) d South 14.7 (91) Eagles 20.13 (133) d West 10.9 (69) Glenelg 23.12 (150) d Port 13.6 (84)

AFL GATHER ROUND

ROUND 6

Norwood 10.12 (72) d Adelaide 7.12 (54) Sturt 11.10 (76) d Central 6.5 (41) North 18.11 (119) d Port 5.5 (35) Eagles 11.11 (77) d South 11.6 (72) Glenelg 10.10 (70) d West 6.7 (43)

Sunday 19 May SANFL 16.13 (109) d WAFL 5.16(46)

ROUND 2

ROUND 7 First Nations Rounds

ROUND 3

Central 14.9 (93) d South 10.7 (67) North 10.3 (63) d Sturt 8.9 (57) Glenelg 16.10 (106) d Adelaide 10.8 (68) Norwood 6.14 (50) d West 5.7 (37) Eagles 12.11 (83) d Port 8.9 (57)

ROUND 4 Anzac Weekend

Sturt 11.16 (82) d Glenelg 6.8 (44) West 17.10 (112) d South 6.9 (45) Central 14.6 (90) d Eagles 11.9 (75) North 12.12 (84) d Adelaide 10.8 (68) Norwood 8.13 (61) d Port 6.7 (43)

ROUND 5

Adelaide 16.7 (103) d Port 8.14 (62) Norwood 10.7 (67) d North 8.11 (59) Central 9.12 (66) d West 6.9 (45) Glenelg 9.16 (70) d South 6.7 (43) Eagles 12.11 (83) d Sturt 11.9 (75)

Norwood 18.14 (122) d Port 5.9 (39) Sturt 10.15 (75) d North 9.9 (63) Glenelg 16.12 (108) d West 8.8 (56)

KIA STATE GAME

SANFL 10.5 (65) d VFL 7.9 (51) Norwood 10.11 (71) d Glenelg 7.5 (47) Eagles 21.12 (138) d North 7.4 (46) Central 15.7 (97) d Adelaide 5.12 (42) West 12.11 (83) d Port 11.13 (79) Sturt 16.9 (105) d South 5.10 (40)

ROUND 11

West 13.9 (87) d North 8.8 (56) Norwood 16.11 (107) d Central 8.9 (57) South 17.15 (117) d Port 7.2 (44) Sturt 15.12 (102) d Adelaide 6.5 (41) Glenelg 11.12 (78) d Eagles 10.7 (67)

ROUND 8 First Nations Rounds

Sturt 6.15 (51) d Port 4.3 (27) Glenelg 11.12 (78) d Central 10.11 (71) West 11.8 (74) d Adelaide 7.12 (54) North 14.10 (94) d South 8.8 (56) Eagles 15.9 (99) d Norwood 8.12 (60)

ROUND 9 King’s Birthday Weekend

South 8.14 (62) d Adelaide 8.7 (55) Central 8.12 (60) d Eagles 7.12 (54) Glenelg 12.12 (84) d North10.12 (72) Sturt 9.11 (65) d Norwood 5.7 (37)

ROUND 10

Central 14.8 (92) d South 4.5 (29) Port 15.7 (97) d West 10.17 (77) Eagles 15.12 (102) d Adelaide7.7 (49)

ROUND 16

Saturday 27 July Glenelg v Norwood Central v North Sturt v Port South v West Sunday 28 July Eagles v Adelaide

SS XCO TFO FUS MTKO

BYE WEEKEND

Weekend of Saturday 3 August

ROUND 12

Central 12.6 (78) d Port 7.11 (53) North 8.15 (63) d Eagles 6.4 (40) Sturt 10.10 (70) d West 3.7 (25) Adelaide 15.6 (96) d Glenelg 7.15 (57) Norwood 9.16 (70) d South 4.7 (31)

XCO TFO PO SS HS

ROUND 14

Saturday 13 July Norwood v Adelaide Port v Glenelg Eagles v Sturt Central v West South v North

CS PO TFO AO A

Friday 16 August Norwood v North Saturday 17 August West v Sturt Central v Glenelg South v Eagles Port v Adelaide

CS HS XCO FUS AO

ROUND 19 CS A MTKO XCO VH

ROUND 15

Saturday 20 July West v Eagles Norwood v Central North v Adelaide Sunday 21 July Sturt v Glenelg Port v South

Saturday 10 August Norwood v South North v Glenelg Sturt v Central Sunday 11 August West v Adelaide Port v Eagles

ROUND 18

ROUND 13

Sunday 7 July Central v Adelaide Sturt v South North v Port Glenelg v Eagles West v Norwood

ROUND 17

Weekend of Saturday 24 August Glenelg v South SS Central v Port XCO Eagles v Norwood MTKO North v West PO Sturt v Adelaide TFO

FINALS HS CS PO TFO A

Legend

Sunday 1 September Elim. & Qual. Final

AO

Sunday 8 September Semi Final 1 & 2

AO

Sunday 15 September Preliminary Final

AO

Sunday 22 September Grand Final

AO

Key: Bold = home team

A - Alberton Oval, AO - Adelaide Oval, CO – Centenary Oval, CS – Coopers Stadium, Norwood, FUS – Flinders University Stadium, Noarlunga, HS – Hisense Stadium, Richmond, JP – Johnstone Park, MTKO – Maughan Thiem Kia Oval, Woodville, PO - Prospect Oval, R – Riverland, VH – Victor Harbor, SS – Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg, XCO – X Convenience Oval, Elizabeth Oval, TFO – Thomas Farms Oval, Unley

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