2022 TopSport SANFL Top 50 – 11-15

If Will Combe played at another SANFL club, it’s fair to suggest he would be rated as highly as his Magarey Medal-winning brother Campbell outside of Prospect.

Internally, the gifted left-footer is recognised by him claiming the club’s trophy for Most Consistent Player in 2022 while placing fifth in the Barrie Robran Medal count.

Fittingly, his stunning individual campaign was rewarded with a debut selection on a wing in The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year.

No player has earned selection in this year’s The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year more than James Battersby.

Named for the fifth occasion, the ultra-consistent Sturt captain placed third in the P.T. Morton Medal as Sturt’s best-and-fairest.

The 27-year-old clearance-winning warrior finished 7th in the Magarey Medal while averaging 110 Champion Data Ranking Points.

At a time when players should be slowing down, Adelaide skipper Matthew Wright displays no signs of doing such thing.

The 33-year-old was a major factor behind the Crows’ push to a Preliminary Final berth, finishing fourth in the club’s best-and-fairest.

Kicked 28 goals for the minor round while adding a defining five-goal haul in the Qualifying Final to be named as captain of The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year in a forward pocket.

The accolades piled up for Woodville-West Torrens star Daniel Menzel in 2022 as he earned his first Ken Farmer Medal as the competition’s leading goal kicker at the end of the minor round.

Booting a significant haul of 51 goals across 18 games, the oldest Menzel sibling was a lock to be listed at full forward in The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year.

The 31-year-old playmaker also featured in the West End State team while placing sixth in the Eagles’ best-and-fairest count.

Adelaide’s SANFL Club Champion gave his midfielders plenty of silver service in 2022 as he also made his presence felt around the ground in averaging 134 Champion Data Ranking Points.

Only one player – Norwood’s Harry Boyd – averaged more this season, illustrating the varied areas Strachan contributed in as the Crows played deep into September.

Selected as the resting ruckman on the interchange of The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year, the 27-year-old will be aiming for more exposure at elite level in 2023.