U18 Champs U18 Champs Round 1 - South Australia v Allies (June 4, 11am)

[CountryLad]

Does anyone have a link to a replay of the game, or is there not one available yet?

It will be on the afl site. AFL on demand u18s Boys. Not sure if its been listed yet

 

[robertg22]

It will be on the afl site. AFL on demand u18s Boys. Not sure if its been listed yet

Cheers, only see last year's ATM.. will keep an eye on it

 

[Monocle]

What was the umpiring like?

Some of the worst/biased displays I've ever seen have been in state championship games.

Yeah it was very poor.

I had absolutely no leaning one way or another as to who I wanted to win, but it appeared to me as a neutral, that the Allies got very well looked after.



The game it self was a decent watch, made more so by the SA comeback in the second half.

Certainly some very good players in the Allies team, that coupled with the fact that The Allies were playing better team football, whereas SA looked more like individual efforts rather than cohesive team play.

Only one game, however as a generalisation, SA looked to be a less talented team that what they usually field.
The Allies looked pretty slick and seemed to have winners on most lines, with the ruck contests however, being won by SA

 

[sydney_gws]

Sanders is the most natural midfield prospect Ive seen from Tassie Looks like a real player.

Does North have a claim on him?

 

[noobermensch]

Cheers, only see last year's ATM.. will keep an eye on it

I can't offer a full replay, but I can offer a compilation of Ryley Sanders game:

 

[briztoon]

Does North have a claim on him?

No.

 

[Davo-27]

If Ashton Moir continues like this I'm not sure if he goes 1st round, let alone pick 2.....

 

[Sphynx]

No.

Not yet, anyway.

 

[Sphynx]

Sanders has quite a few similarities to Cam Mackenzie.

No one, single jump off the page attribute or physical gift.

Just a really solid all rounder with elite footy IQ.

People see JHF, but that's just the blonde mop, pulled up socks and big backside I think. He's nowhere near the power athlete JHF is/was.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I reckon SA should win, the Allies do have some individually talented players though.

The SA backline of Patton, Evans, McCabe and Holt is as strong a positional group as any, so I would back them in to make things difficult for Jed Walter. If Talbot gets the job on him, I think he'll get a lot of help from the others zoning off. SA also have some decent size and ball winning ability in their midfield with McAuliffe, McShane and Wheaton - with Goad in the ruck and the size of their clearance players, I think they can break even with the more talented Allies mids in at the contest.

Ideally, we'll get a big game from Moir. But otherwise, just need one of Fawcett or Weckert to stand up and kick a couple to go with however many Delean gets.

Chris most of your stuff is great and appreciated

But ….. you constantly overate the SA kids , every year !

They should have lost by 12 goals with better kicking by allies

The SA kids regularly lack size and competitiveness and it was shown up again yesterday

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Sanders has quite a few similarities to Cam Mackenzie.

No one, single jump off the page attribute or physical gift.

Just a really solid all rounder with elite footy IQ.

People see JHF, but that's just the blonde mop, pulled up socks and big backside I think. He's nowhere near the power athlete JHF is/was.

He hasn’t got power like JHF , Cam McKenzie is much better comparison although Cam has better sideways movement

He’s a neat player , not powerful

 

[Chris25]

Chris most of your stuff is great and appreciated

But ….. you constantly overate the SA kids , every year !

They should have lost by 12 goals with better kicking by allies

The SA kids regularly lack size and competitiveness and it was shown up again yesterday

Well, SA won the second half fairly comfortably once they started playing like I hoped for in this post - an organised back line with Patton zoning off, a midfield that broke even and slowed the forward movement on the back of ruck dominance, Fawcett kicking a couple to back up the inevitable 3 or 4 that Delean was always going to get.

For the most part, I think it was midfield speed that they got shown lacking - which tends to be the biggest issue each year. Foot speed and speed of ball movement seemed to unsettle them early, once they composed themselves the competitiveness returned.

Yes it’s a weaker looking group than normal, but I expect around 8 or so at the moment to be taken in the national draft. So I’ll keep talking them up - like the Vic watchers do for their kids, and the WA ones for theirs. That post wasn’t even one of my super biased ones!

 

[Mutineer]

He hasn’t got power like JHF , Cam McKenzie is much better comparison although Cam has better sideways movement

He’s a neat player , not powerful

Once again I disagree re McKenzie, I think you maybe need to see more of Sanders before you arrive at your conclusion.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Once again I disagree re McKenzie, I think you maybe need to see more of Sanders before you arrive at your conclusion.

I’ve seen him live 4x and many more on stream

He doesn’t play anything like Jason Horne-Francis in style

If he did with the numbers he puts up he’d be the no 1 pick

 

[Mutineer]

I’ve seen him live 4x and many more on stream

He doesn’t play anything like Jason Horne-Francis in style

If he did with the numbers he puts up he’d be the no 1 pick

The reference was to Cam McKenzie clearly.

 

[dinnaz]

Sanders is a real nicely balanced player.
For comparison i'd say more like a Josh Ward out of the recent draftees. Invaluable over a whole game but doesn't blow you away with any particular highlights.

 

[RanaNaved]

Sanders is a gun. Knows which way to turn to give himself some space, composed and good awareness. Generally a good decision maker too.

 

[Mutineer]

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...s/news-story/7b5d1f5a6983df1f4741b2f5ae7fb8cb​

AFL Under-18 Championships 2023: Every SuperCoach score from South Australia v Allies​

A Tasmanian topped 200 ranking points in a bumper start to the championships, while a South Australian defender and a Gold Coast Academy forward also starred.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA SUPERCOACH SCORES​

William McCabe	106
Sid Draper	104
Callum Fairall	97
Jack Delean	86
Alex Van Wyk	82
Alex Holt	80
Anders McShane	77
Ashton Moir	74
Taylor Goad	73
Kade Herbert	72
Declan Gladigau	68
Liam Fawcett	68
Kane McAuliffe	65
Will Patton	58
Tom Wheaton	55
Trent Tattoli	55
Logan Evans	47
Luca Slade	37
Oscar Talbot	36
Loch Rawlinson	30
Jed Diguan	30
Bodie Ryan	25
Patrick Weckert	8

ALLIES SUPERCOACH SCORES​

Ryley Sanders	217
Harvey Thomas	135
Caiden Cleary	133
Colby McKercher	128
Jed Walter	127
Will Graham	114
James Leake	111
Ethan Read	100
Tom Beaumont	98
Jake Rogers	96
Phoenix Gothard	80
Indhi Kirk	71
Connor O’Sullivan	64
Charlie McCormack	53
Leonardo Lombard	52
Nick Williams	48
Lachlan Cabor	47
Orlando Turner	43
Max Rider	42
William Rowlands	39
Caleb May	33
Patrick Snell	31
Jack Callinan

 

[TDS7]

Sanders is a real nicely balanced player.
For comparison i'd say more like a Josh Ward out of the recent draftees. Invaluable over a whole game but doesn't blow you away with any particular highlights.

Yeah, the Ward, Brayshaw, Walsh archetype of a player who gives you good, solid, footy for 95% of the game rather than just elite footy 65% of the time. Mackenzie has a bit of speed about him, he's rather passively fast and agile in tight spaces. The big bonus Sanders has over those guys is his scoreboard impact, he seems to find a way through the big sticks even when playing higher up the ground. He's not one I'd really look at for the Hawks given our oversupply of his type of midfielder, but he'll be a gun for the team that gets him.

 

[Sphynx]

No.

Yes*

 

[briztoon]

Yes*

*
If he gets past pick 40.

 

[Sphynx]

*
If he gets past pick 40.

Watch this space.

Clubs aren't happy.

 

[briztoon]

Watch this space.

Clubs aren't happy.

Meh, I’m neither here or there if North will be allowed either or both the Launceston boys.

You’ll end up with way to many mids and will lose a couple, just as we’ve seen with GWS and GC.

 

[Shai]

Managed to watch the 1st quarter so far, kudos to the AFL Academy coaches for the polish on their young players.

Seen 4 huge marks to Walter, Delean has grown! and improved, Moir with class. Like the long lean type of ruck there, Sanders is impressive and Rider has a good boot.

 

[The Rocks]

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