2025 SANFL Junior Rep Clash: State U16s set to host Prince Alfred College

South Australia’s brightest young footy stars have shone against a committed Prince Alfred College. Get a glimpse of the immense talent coming your way at a rapid rate. Watch the full REPLAY.

South Australia’s most promising young footballers have proved way too classy in a confidence-building victory against Prince Alfred College on Wednesday night.

The U16s SA side jumped out of the blocks with a five-goal-to-nil opening quarter to set the tone against one of the state’s top footballing schools at Karen Rolton Oval.

And from there, with winners on every line, the result was never really in doubt as they cruised to a 12.13 (85) to 5.9 (39) win despite inaccuracy.

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SANFL U16 Boys v Prince Alfred College — 2025 SANFL Junior Representative Clash

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Led by usual suspects in exciting forwards Zemes Pilot and Josh Jarrad, PAC simply couldn’t contain SA’s countless avenues to goal.

With free-flowing footy the order of the night, West Adelaide’s Laurence Andriani found himself in the zone in a commanding display.

Vice-captain Taj Garrett was very busy, while Charlie Best found plenty of it and captain Harvey Champman was his usual reliable self down back.

With conditions ideal for the talls, ruckman Hugo Semmler was regularly involved and forward Brayden Whimpress did some smart things.

Poor kicking saw SA only kick two goals in the second quarter as it peppered the goal line, but the margin of 45 points told the story.

With the heat out of the contest, the third quarter was a sluggish affair as the ball was mostly camped in SA territory.

PAC finally opened its account at the six-minute mark through a powerful mark and subsequent direct kick from Tom Lindsey, who had been threatening in the first half.

Prince Alfred College lifted in the last quarter as it fought the contest right out to slightly pull back the margin.

PAC ruckman Jules Dawson stood out for the vanquished and Will Boyce was a strong vocal point when the ball did manage to go forward.

For the winners, Pilot finished with three goals, alongside Jarrad, who kicked all of his in the second half, while Billy Nicholls and Whimpress both finished with two.

For Prince Alfred College, Boyce kicked three in the last quarter as he came to life, while Lindsey kicked two.

PREVIEW

SA’s brightest young footy stars will go head-to-head this week in a major showcase of local talent as the State U16s take on Prince Alfred College on Wednesday night.

Fresh off of their opening game against Western Australia, the U16s SA side will test themselves against one of the state’s top footballing schools at Karen Rolton Oval.

All the action will be live and exclusive via KommunityTV on the Adelaide Now site from 6.15pm.

The state side features SA’s most promising youngsters, including Percy Burgoyne, son of Port Adelaide and Hawthorn 400-game legend Shaun Burgoyne.

Burgoyne has impressed as a versatile and skilled youngster for West Adelaide and joins the SA squad alongside other standouts including dominant captain Harvey Chapman as well as Central District young guns Archie Faulkner and Billy Nichols, younger brother of recent Fremantle draftee Charlie Nicholls.

While SA lost to WA by 12 points over the weekend, the side saw a number of positive performances including Chapman on and behind the ball, as well as highly-rated defender Dean Hatedakis.

Harvey Chapman in action for SANFL SA U16s during the clash against Western Australia. Picture: Daniel Carson (AFL Photos).

Exciting forwards Zemes Pilot and vice-captain Taj Garrett were also major standouts for SA with a number of contributions upfront.

PAC is in the midst of a dominant run in the SAAS FirstXVIII division one competition and is well-respected as one of the top school football programs in SA, headed by former Sturt man Michael Higgs.

The school boasts a number of up and coming names such as First XVIII stars Taj Murray and Sam Cumming and has continued to bring young guns through the U16s and give them opportunities to prove themselves on the biggest stages.

Originally published as 2025 SANFL Junior Rep Clash: State U16s set to host Prince Alfred College