SA’s unlucky eight: Our most surprising draft snubs
There was good news for 11 SANFL players in the drafts, but many others missed out on getting selected. We list the local players who endured the most surprising snubs.
There was good news for 11 SANFL players in the drafts, but many others missed out on getting selected. We list the local players who endured the most surprising snubs.
A clever forward, a fleet-footed defender, a Magarey Medallist and the league’s contested-marking machine are among the SANFL prospects on recruiters’ lists ahead of next week’s draft.
A former Port Adelaide player who took a break from AFL this year to deal with mental health struggles is urging those battling to come forward and seek help.
Ex-Port Adelaide defender Matthew Broadbent has signed with a SANFL club after the Power delisted him last month.
THE stunning work of diminutive rover Caleb Daniel in the Western Bulldogs’ upset win over West Coast has provided South Adelaide with more inspiration for Sunday’s first semi-final showdown with Adelaide.
AS FAR as South Adelaide coach Bradley Gotch is concerned, Adelaide is just another team still alive in the race for the flag and obstructing the Panthers’ push for the premiership.
THE revival of the Sturt Football Club under coach Marty Mattner continues after an impressive 27-point triumph over South Adelaide in the SANFL qualifying final at Adelaide Oval Saturday.
PLAYER depth has long been South Adelaide’s achilles heel. But this season, with the Panthers’ reserves qualifying for the finals, injuries should not derail the push for a first flag since 1964.
SOUTH Adelaide will be forced to chase an elusive premiership without key position player Ben Haren after he injured a shoulder in the highly impressive win over Adelaide in Noarlunga on Saturday.
SOUTH Adelaide created club history on Saturday, with a dominant 38-point victory over fellow finalist Adelaide that secured the Panthers’ first undefeated season at Noarlunga.
SOUTH Adelaide’s Matthew Rose reckons playing as a loose man in defence has its negatives.
SOUTH Adelaide took a half to get going before overpowering North Adelaide by 49 points at Prospect Oval on Saturday. In the end its superior skills … and Brett Eddy … made all the difference.
SOUTH Adelaide will chase the SANFL premiership without Jake Veide after the midfielder had a knee reconstruction on Thursday.
TOM Fields hit the headlines in Melbourne last year when he launched massive torpedos playing for the Northern Blues in the VFL.
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