The 2020 ins and outs for every Adelaide Footy League division one club
Two ex-AFL players are among the the latest high-profile signings for division one and two clubs in the Adelaide Footy League. SEE ALL THE LATEST MOVES.
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A former Richmond and Sydney talent and an ex-Melbourne high-flyer are the latest high-profile signings at Adelaide Footy League clubs.
Nathan Gordon, who played 23 AFL games at the Tigers and Swans, has signed for division two outfit Broadview while former Demons forward Michael Newton is set to join reigning top flight premiers Payneham Norwood Union.
But Newton – winner of the 2007 AFL mark of the year – could be hamstrung by border restrictions.
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The 33-year-old lives in Victoria on the family dairy farm but the Ovens and Murray Football League, where he has played with Wangaratta since 2016, was one of more than 30 football leagues in the state to cancel its season.
PNU playing coach Jace Bode said he was keen to link up with his former Melbourne and Norwood teammate following the shutdown.
“He’s is one of my oldest mates and we’ve always said one day he would come over and play a game with me or I would go and play with him,” Bode said.
“Wangaratta’s season got canned last week and we’ve put in a COVID permit clearance for him, which gets him over to play and then as of November 1 he’s back at Wangaratta.
“There’s still a lot of water that has to go under the bridge, but he’s keen to come and play and we’re rapt to have him given his quality and relationship with a lot of the guys out here.”
Bode hoped Newton would be able to play enough games to qualify for finals, once border restrictions between SA and Victoria were eased.
The Falcons will also have the services of former North Adelaide small forward Strato Agorastos, who has returned to the club.
Meanwhile, Gordon is set to be one of the stars of division two as Broadview aims to return to the finals.
The 30-year-old was on Sydney’s list from in 2011 and 2012 before he was delisted.
He then signed for North Adelaide and put together an impressive 2013 season which led to him being drafted to Richmond, where he would stay for two seasons.
Gordon has spent the past two years playing in country Victoria.
Broadview has also recruited Corey Davey (Solomontown), who won the Dean Bailey Award for best Crows SANFL-listed player in 2018, Frazer Driscoll (North Adelaide), Tom Rogers (Kingston) and Matthew Taylor (York Peninsula FL).
Tigers coach Nathan Grainger said Gordon would be a weapon in the midfield and up forward.
“He’s going to play a big role, helping me as well with his experience,” Grainger said.
“We had commitments from a few of them (the recruits) for next year and COVID just brought it forward.”
DIVISION ONE INS AND OUTS
ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY
Ins: Seb Paynter (Meningie/returned), Maris Olekalns (North Adelaide), Ben Edwards (Port Adelaide SANFL/CMS Crows), Conor Noonan (West Adelaide/returned) Carson Clark (Nuriootpa/returned), Charlie Parsons (Sydney University/returned)
Outs: Matthew Slade (Uraidla), Darcy Bateman (work)
ATHELSTONE
Ins: Jeb Casanova (Norwood)
Outs: Justin Sheedy (Birdwood), Christian Elliott (Birdwood), Kyle Durdin (Victoria), Tristian Binder (Norwood), Chris Radetti (retired), Angus Owen (Tailem Bend), Michael Gabrielli (CBC OC), Stephan Monda (Pulteney)
BRIGHTON BOMBERS
Ins: Will Rivers (returned), Nigel Osborn (West Adelaide), Jarrod Miller (Woodville-West Torrens/Flinders Park), Hayden Kanisauskas (Mt Lofty), Adam Beaumont (Glenelg), Chad Norsworthy (Willaston/returned)
Outs: Justin Evans (South Adelaide), Samuel Kennedy (Myponga-Sellicks), Dylan Lang (Myponga-Sellicks)
GOODWOOD SAINTS
Ins: Max Thring (Keith), George Thring (Keith), Billy Laurie (Keith), Nick Favretto (River Murray FL), Marcus Hamilton (Southern Districts NTFL), Scott Blesing (Westminster OS), Frazer Goodes (Westminster OS), Lachlan Ryan (Henley/Crows SANFL), Jack Zesers (Kenilworth), Angus Clarke (Werribee)
Outs: Luke Lavender (Colonel Light Gardens), Lewis George (Wayback)
PAYNEHAM NORWOOD UNION
Ins: Jace Bode (Norwood), Callum Bartlett (Virginia), Tyler Brimacombe (returned), Lachlan Matthias (CBC OC), Lewis Klemm (returned), Strato Agorastos (North Adelaide/Yorke Peninsula FL)
Outs: Alex Forster (Pembroke OS), Pierce Seymour (Woodville-West Torrens), Cameron Milne (retired), Peter D’Antiochia (Old Ignatians)
PORT DISTRICT
Ins: Cooper Gaffney (Woodville-West Torrens), Jack Gaffney (Woodville-West Torrens), Matthew Appleton (Port Adelaide SANFL), Adam Mahney (Rosewater), Bradley Beswick (Karoonda), Matthew Cotterill (Cove), Kieren Stone (Sedan Cambrai), Ryan Chester (returned), Jack Cooper (Port Adelaide/overseas), Aziel Stuart (Sturt/South Augusta), Dale Pearce (Portland/Woodville-West Torrens), Aidan Lock (SMOSH WL/Woodville-West Torrens)
Outs: Trent Heffernan (Nuriootpa), Will Northeast (Mintaro Manoora), Harley Tiller, Ben Drogemuller (Barmera Monash), Callum Masters (Kybybolite), Damien Coulthard, Sam Davidson (West Adelaide)
PRINCE ALFRED OC
Ins: Jack Trengove (Port Adelaide), Bryce Woolard (Kadina), Cameron Giles (Blyth Snowtown), Lochie Charlton (Norwood), Mitchell Larsson (Bute Paskeville), Lachlan McNamara (returned), Nick Clayfield (returned)
Outs: Hamish Latchford (Sturt), Charles Riggs (Mintaro Manoora), Jack Latchford (Mintaro Manoora), Alexander McKenzie (Mintaro Manoora), Lewis Crawford (Bordertown)
ROSTREVOR OC
Ins: Nick Murphy (Kaniva Leeor), Dylan Reinbrecht (Echunga), Stefan Lanzoni (Rostrevor College), Daniel Carbone (Rostrevor College), Murphy Short (CMS Crows)
Outs: Heath Commane (retired)
ST PETER’S OC
Ins: Matthew Claughton (Echunga), Hugo Fahlbusch-Moore (Norwood), Jock Cameron (East Geelong), Jonathan Read (Old Geelong), Jack Verbena (Westminster OS), James Davies (Bute), Georgio Kalafatis (Nuriootpa), John Vrodos (returned/Victoria)
Outs: Sam Roberts (retired)
UNLEY MERCEDES
Ins: Hugo Munn (Sturt), Tom Langford (PHOS Camden), Damon Arnold (Reynella), Henri Westell (returned), Tye Bedford (Sturt/Halls Creek), Bradley McGinty-Jessell (Halls Creek), Jack Lewis (Ramblers), Bradley Strapps (Cove), Lachlan Harris (Eastern Park), Jacob Tidswell (PHOS Camden)
Outs: Mitch Duval (West Adelaide), Jye De Zylva (Sturt), Simon Munn (retired), Kris Vanderloo (retired), James O’Sullivan (work)
DIVISION TWO INS AND OUTS
BROADVIEW
Ins: Nathan Gordon (Birchip Watchem), Corey Davey (Solomontown), Frazer Driscoll (North Adelaide), Tom Rogers (Kingston), Matthew Taylor (York Peninsula FL), Ben Yeomans (Victor Harbor), Mason Armfield (Northern Areas FL), Floyd Fulwood (Northern Territory FL), Matthew Kemp (Jervois), Jed Hennessy (Walkerville), James Mapstone (Gaza), Fraser McCormack (Northern Territory FL), Oliver Tucker (Whyalla), David Ward (Yorke Peninsula FL)
Outs: Patrick Fittock (Yankalilla), Josef Rack (Kilburn)
GLENUNGA
Ins: Michael Wundke (Kaniva), Jacob Fisher (Kingston), Brett Simpson (Kingston), Mark Quinn (Border Districts), Benjamin Drogemuller (Port District), Will Montgomery (St Peter’s Old Collegians), Jaebyn Drefke (Bamera Monash)
Outs: Sam Wundke (Sturt), Steven Pollock (Gumeracha), Tom Bielby (Tea Tree Gully), Aaron Manning (Barmera), Brant Ellis (retired), Luke Bowman (Orroroo)
HENLEY
Ins: Josh Miller (Norwood), Ethan Miller (Woodville-West Torrens), Tim Broadbent (returned), Thomas Pillion (West Adelaide), Lachlan Varricchio (CMS Crows)
Outs: Ned Heath (Nuriootpa), Jake Hyland (Yorke Peninsula FL), Lachlan Ryan (Goodwood Saints)
OLD IGNATIANS
Ins: Peter D’Antiochia (Payneham Norwood Union), William Britten-Jones (Sturt), Nicholas Adams, Matthew Griffin, Nathanael Swan (St Ignatius College), Ryan Siebert (Paskeville), Jack Armfield (Kingston)
Outs: Patrick Connelly (retired), Nicholas Penta (Tailem Bend), Angus Crowley (injury)
PHOS CAMDEN
Ins: Ryan Willits (Jervois), Dylan Gamble (Mount Lofty/returned), Steven Clay (Port District), Mitchell Goldner (Henley), Adam Dorward (Murrayville), Mitchell Parker (Murrayville), William Thomas (Murrayville), Josh Teakle (Lucindale), Sam Teakle (Lucindale), Nick Westhoff (Tailem Bend)
Outs: Thomas Langford (Unley Mercedes), Casey Beard (Marble Range), Ryan Reavley (Kingston), Thomas Finn (Bridgewater Callington)
SACRED HEART OC
Ins: Christian Howard (Morphettville Park), Taylor Angel (Lameroo/returned), Lachlan Hartshorne (Victor Habor), Jordan Kenny (Mallala), Todd Peirce (Ardrossan), Aron Asfaha (Portland), Thomas Burton (Pinnaroo), Alex Scott (Meningie)
Outs: Tristan Carcuro (Woodville-West Torrens), Ned Brooks (work/Marble Range), Mitchell Parr (injury), Michael Teal (work), Tyler Kelly (Yorke Peninsula FL), Lachlan Mill (Northern Areas FL)
SALISBURY NORTH
Ins: Aaron Christmann (Portland), Chris Knapp (North Haven), Lachlan Shirley, Jordan Shirley (Kilburn), Timothy Hines (Trinity OS), Isiah Glancey (Angle Vale), Ben Taylor (Elizabeth), Steven Wellington (Ardrossan), Shawn Mansell (Border Districts), Travis McIntyre (Ardrossan)
Outs: Paul Dreimann (South Gawler), Matthew Sharpe (South Gawler), Nick Pape (South Gawler)
SEATON RAMBLERS
Ins: Daniel Polec (Pulteney/returned), Tommy-Lee Russo (Waikerie), Jacob Graetz (South Clare), Luke Guy (Balaklava), Joshua Byrne (North Adelaide)
Outs: Matthew Johncock (Mallee Park), Kym Sumner (Murrayville), Josh Turner (Port District)
SCOTCH OLD COLLEGIANS
Ins: Tom Logan (Lucindale), Scott Spriggs (Lucindale/returned), Lachy Giles (returned), Rigby Barnes (Kaniva Leeor), Josh Heading (Padthaway), Tom Caesar (returned), Charlie Morgan (returned), Emerson Oxlade (Glenelg) Cooper de Zylva, Sam Fuss, Hudson Laycock, Tom Swart, Daniel King, Lachie Francis (Scotch College)
Outs: Jy Farrar (Gold Coast Suns), Ash Johnson (Sturt)
TEA TREE GULLY
Ins: Trent Melville (NT Thunder/returned), Isaac Hewson (Kingston), Ryan Spittle (returned), Tom Bielby (Glenunga/returned), Tyson Breden (Adrossan)
Outs: Shaun McWaters (Southern Eagles)