SANFL Under-18 SuperRankings: Top 50 performers by ranking points
From top draft prospects to Academy guns and this year’s bolters, the SANFL’s best junior footballers have produced some big performances so far. Top 50 SuperRankings.
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South Adelaide’s Jason Horne has unsurprisingly been the SA draft hopeful everyone is talking about but a Crows’ Next Generation Academy member is also turning heads.
While league midfielder Horne has been touted as a possible No. 1 pick, North Adelaide’s Blayne O’Loughlin is enhancing his prospects after amassing 73 disposals in two underage games.
O’Loughlin – the nephew of Sydney Swans great Michael O’Loughlin – is the fifth-ranked player in the SANFL’s under-18s competition after two rounds, according to Champion Data.
He registered 44 possessions and a whopping 162 ranking points in North’s 15-point Round-2 victory against South Adelaide at Noarlunga on Saturday.
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Although his disposal numbers were slightly inflated by taking kick-ins, O’Loughlin also had 10 intercepts and eight rebound 50s.
The left-footer’s strong start to the campaign, which includes 29 touches in Round 1 and an average of 137 ranking points, has led to him being called up to play for the AFL Academy against Geelong’s VFL side on April 24.
Adelaide has draft access to O’Loughlin if a club does not bid on him in the top 20.
Hard-running South Adelaide midfielder/forward Matt Roberts tops the SANFL under-18’s Champion Data rankings, but he has featured in just one game.
Roberts chalked up a whopping 175 points in Round 1 after registering 25 disposals at 88 per cent efficiency, seven score involvements, seven intercepts, six clearances and six tackles in the Panthers’ 13-point triumph over Norwood.
North Adelaide midfielder/half-forward Hugh Jackson’s numbers are similarly impressive.
Jackson, a left-footer from Rostrevor College, has played in both the Roosters’ matches, backing up his 154 ranking points in the opening round with a 33-disposal, 11-tackle and six-clearance showing last weekend.
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Roosters midfielder Harvey Harrison has improved over summer and will be a name to watch this year.
Stronger and quicker than Jackson, though not as neat with the ball, Harrison earnt the SANFL’s under-18 MVP award for Round 2 after 31 disposals, six clearances and six tackles versus South.
Sturt forward Morgan Ferres starred in his only match to date, picking up 17 disposals, taking 10 marks and booting six goals in Round 1.
Only Adelaide draftee Brayden Cook kicked more goals than in the under-18s last season than Ferres, who slotted 22 from six games.
Here are the top 50 SANFL under-18 players by average ranking points so far in 2021.
SANFL UNDER-18S WEEK 2 SUPER RANKINGS
Ranking, Player, Club, CD Position, 2021 Games, 2021 Ave. KFC SuperCoach Points
1. Matt Roberts (South Adelaide), MID, 1 game, 175 points
2. Hugh Jackson (North Adelaide), MID, 2 games, 174 points
3. Morgan Ferres (Sturt), FWD, 1 game, 160 points
4. Kelsey Rypstra (North Adelaide), FWD, 1 game, 141 points
5. Blayne O’Loughlin (North Adelaide), DEF, 2 games, 137 points
6. Harvey Harrison (North Adelaide), MID, 2 games, 136 points
7. Zyton Santillo (North Adelaide), FWD, 2 games, 133 points
8. Cade Kennedy (West Adelaide), MID, 2 games, 126 points
9. Shay Linke (Central District), MID, 2 games, 126 points
10. Max Blacker (North Adelaide), MID, 1 game, 125 points
11. Angus Bradley (South Adelaide), FWD, 2 games, 123 points
12. Matthew Dnistriansky (Norwood), DEF, 2 games, 121 points
13. Kobe Ryan (West Adelaide), MID, 2 games, 121 points
14. Arlo Draper (South Adelaide), MID, 2 games, 119 points
15. Alistair Lord (Norwood), DEF, 2 games, 119 points
16. Isaiah Dudley (Central District), MID/FWD, 2 games, 118 points
17. Nick Sadler (Sturt), MID, 2 games, 117 points
18. Jayden Gale (Norwood), DEF, 2 games, 116 points
19. Jamie Taylor (Sturt), MID, 2 games, 116 points
20. Brad Jefferies (Sturt), MID, 1 game, 115 points
21. Luke Young (West Adelaide), FWD, 2 games, 114 points
22. Charlie Pridham (West Adelaide), DEF, 2 games, 112 points
23. Tyson Walls (North Adelaide), MID-FWD, 2 games, 112 points
24. Ruben Carreno (Central District), FWD, 2 games, 109 points
25. Lewis Rayson (Glenelg), DEF, 2 games, 107 points
26. Charles Kemp (Norwood), FWD, 1 game, 106 points
27. Thomas Cusack (North Adelaide), FWD, 1 game, 105 points
28. Jacob Owens (Glenelg), MID, 2 games, 104 points
29. Koby Cockshell (South Adelaide), FWD, 2 games, 103 points
30. James Willis (North Adelaide), MID, 1 game, 103 points
31. Jack Harding (Glenelg), DEF, 2 games, 102 points
32. Ethan Murdock (Glenelg), FWD, 1 game, 101 points
33. Jack Ianniello (Norwood), DEF, 2 games, 99 points
34. Archie Lovelock (Glenelg), MID, 2 games, 99 points
35. Damon Pitt (Norwood), RUCK, 2 games, 98 points
36. Hughen Wissman (North Adelaide), MID-FWD, 2 games, 98 points
37. Mitchell Hahn (West Adelaide), FWD, 1 game, 97 points
38. Noah Hyde (Norwood), MID, 2 games, 96 points
39. Will Spain (Sturt), MID, 2 games, 95 points
40. Brock Thomson (Woodville-West Torrens), DEF, 2 games, 95 points
41. Elliott McNamara (North Adelaide), FWD, 2 games, 94 points
42. Tyson Pratt (Norwood), MID, 1 game, 94 points
43. James White (North Adelaide), MID, 2 games, 94 points
44. Zac Becker (Sturt), DEF, 2 games, 93 points
45. Brayden Calvett (Woodville-West Torrens), MID, 2 games, 93 points
46. Jordan Hein (Sturt), DEF, 2 games, 93 points
47. Harry Tunkin (Glenelg), MID, 2 games, 93 points
48. Tyson Coe (West Adelaide), MID, 2 games, 92 points
49. Durant Tindale (North Adelaide), RUCK, 1 game, 92 points
50. Dylan McCormick (West Adelaide), MID, 2 games, 91 points
TOP PROSPECTS IN OTHER GRADES
Jason Horne, Mid (South Adelaide) LEAGUE - Average: 95, Scores: 122,69
Nasiah Wanganeen, Mid (Glenelg) RESERVES - Average: 75, Scores: 96, 54
Cooper Murley, Mid (Norwood) RESERVES - Average: 74, Scores: 82, 66
Originally published as SANFL Under-18 SuperRankings: Top 50 performers by ranking points
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