SANFL U18 Talent Watch – Round 7

SANFL Media’s ZAC MILBANK shines a light on club nominees for the weekly SANFL U18 MVP award.  

DYSON SHARP

Local Club: Barossa District FC

Disposals – 35
Marks – 7
Clearances – 5
Tackles – 3
Inside 50s – 4
Scores – 1.0

”Dyson played in the midfield and had an impact immediately with his ability to take cleanly off the ground and work his way through stoppages, his handball to outside runners was excellent, his leadership on the night was outstanding against West Adelaide.”
Central District Talent Manager Scott Stevens

WILL ROONEY

Local Club: Plympton FC

Disposals – 32
Marks – 4
Clearances – 2
Tackles – 3
Scores – 1.0

”Will fought hard in and under all night.”
Glenelg Talent Manager Darren Trevena

ETHAN HERBERT

Local Club: Walkerville

Disposals – 20
Tackles – 3
Clearances – 8
Hit outs – 33
Inside 50s – 3

”Ethan was dominant in the ruck from start to finish. His workrate from contest to contest was important and he continued to apply great pressure on the opposition when the ball was at ground level.”
North Talent Manager and U18 Coach Mitch Clisby

JESSE NYE

Local Club: Willunga FC

Disposals – 17
Marks – 5
Clearances – 7
Tackles – 11
Inside 50s – 4

”Jess played as an inside midfielder for the entire game. While he didn’t lead in total possessions, finishing with 17, his impact was significant. He showed an excellent balance between inside and outside play, collecting 10 contested and 9 uncontested possessions. Jess worked tirelessly around the contest, laying 11 tackles to put pressure on Sturt. Offensively, he contributed 7 clearances, delivered 4 inside 50s, and had 2 shots on goal himself. This marks the fifth time in seven rounds that Jesse has been nominated for MVP, highlighting just how vital he’s been to our team this season.”
South U18 Coach and Talent Manager Mark Clayton

SAM WHITE

Local Club: Tailem Bend FC

Disposals – 17
Marks – 2
Clearances – 4
Tackles – 5
Score Involvements – 5
Scores – 3.0

”Sam was excellent in the contest as an inside mid picking up 17 disposals and kicking 3 classy goals. He was solid all game and contributed heavily to the team.”
Sturt U18 coach and Talent Manager Scott Prebble

MITCHELL MARSH

Local Club: Kangarilla FC

Disposals – 11
Marks – 6
Scores – 3.0

”Mitch played the majority of the game as a high forward and then spent some time in defence. Mitch competed very well aerially taking 6 marks while accumulating 10 kicks and finishing with 3 goals.”
West Talent Manager and U18 Coach Russell Godson

ZANE PEUCKER

Local Club: Port District FC

Disposals – 22
Marks – 4
Score Involvements – 9
Tackles – 2
Scores – 3.3

”Playing forward, as well as rotating into the midfield, Zane’s impact on the game was significant with 22 disposals, 9 score involvements, 3 goals and 3 clearances in what was a very close game.”
Eagles Talent Manager Darren Hams