2026 AAMI Talent League Boys Graduates

The latest wave of young South Australian talent is set to make its presence felt in the Hostplus SANFL League.

As SANFL clubs continue to invest in local players from within, SANFL Media’s ZAC MILBANK reveals which prodigees from the AAMI Talent League Boys have risen into senior ranks for 2026.

Woodville-West Torrens half-back Jack Cook, the son of former Bulldog and Rooster Tim Cook, will be looking to cement his spot in the Hostplus SANFL League after making his debut as an U18 last year.

An SA U18 joint vice-captain, Cook will be joined by a host of fellow SA U18 talents from 2025 including Tim Alver, Luke Candy, Jim Kelly, Sam Ainsworth, Louis Kellaway, Josh Reichelt and Elliot Duffield.

Like Cook, there are a host of SANFL father-son prospects littered amongst the clubs including Central’s Louis Switala (Adam Switala), Norwood’s Jim Kelly (Richard Kelly) and Seb Lennon (Bruce Lennon) and West Adelaide’s Archie Walsh (Peter Walsh).

North Adelaide’s Ben Francou graduates into the Roosters’ senior squad to join older brothers Will and Ollie under the tutelage of father Josh Francou in 2026.

Louis Switala (Golden Grove)

Josh Reichelt (Nuriootpa)

Hayden Henke (Angaston)

Shaquan Davey (Angle Vale)

Aidan Hockley (Golden Grove)

Jed Laycock (Barossa District)

Blake McPhedran (Angle Vale)

Jett Poulish (Gawler Central)

Harrison Pringle (Barossa District)

Tim Alver (Edwardstown)

Reuben Brookes (Plympton)

Luke Candy (Brighton)

Aaron Dally (North Gambier)

Rex Jones (South Gambier)

Ned McCarthy (Bordertown)

Travis Wilson (Keith)

Charlie Dickeson (Broughton-Mundoora)

Ben Francou (Walkerville)

Lachlan Gardner (Broadview)

Oliver Hein (Tea Tree Gully)

Taj Murray (Nightcliff NT)

Blake Oudshoorn-Bennier (Modbury)

Ryan Paul (Lockleys)

Bryce Sanders (Modbury)

Jay Saunders (Payneham)

Sam Ainsworth (Tea Tree Gully)

Noah Daw (Rostrevor OC)

Jim Kelly (Glenunga)

Micah Kretschmer (Tea Tree Gully)

Seb Lennon (Prince Alfred OC)

Will Prescott (Glenunga)

Jeff Rozenbilds (St Peter’s OC)

Mac Seal (Prince Alfred OC/Kimba)

Darcy Speyer (Hope Valley)

Elliot Duffield (Strathalbyn)

Jesse Nye (Willunga)

Harry Wadewitz (Willunga)

Brady McDonald (Willunga)

Thomas Simpson (Cove)

Cameron Woods (Noarlunga)

Max Savage (Port Noarlunga)

Louis Kellaway (Glenunga)

Eli Anders (Glenunga)

Tadhg Brophy (Glenunga)

Oscar Finnis (Mount Lofty)

Max MacDonald (Glenunga)

Noah Mennillo (Unley Jets)

Jackson Moody (Blackwood)

Tom Turnbull (Glenunga)

Gillon Wakelin (Unley Jets)

James White (Nairne Bremer)

Sam White (Tailem Bend)

Archie Walsh (SMOSH West Lakes)

Gus Downs (Edwardstown)

Logan McCabe (Coorong Cats)

Lincoln Pitt (Tailem Bend)

Fletcher Dillon (Barmera-Monash)

Oliver Charlesworth (Edwardstown)

Harper Ryan (Plympton)

Tahi Brain (Cardiff Hawks, NSW)

Lucas White (Renmark)

Jaylen Sochaki (Lockleys)

Hamish Illman (Mount Lofty)

Ethan Ashley (Port District)

Jack Cook (Port District)

Jake Hall (Henley)

Joel Hill (Broadview)

Jack Mumford (Wallaroo)

Jamie Russell Swansson (SMOSH West Lakes)

Lachlan Sands (SMOSH West Lakes)

Roy Sinclair (Port District)

Jack Slattery (South Clare)