SANFL U14 competition kicks off in 2024

By ZAC MILBANK

An emphasis on fundamentals and skill development will be the focus for coaches when SANFL launches its inaugural U14 competition on Friday night.

In an historic first, SANFL has established an U14 competition as its eight clubs play each other once across a seven round season.

But there will be a much sharper resolve to entrench the basics of Australian Football amongst all players as they begin their talent pathway in the nation’s strongest State League.

Speaking on SANFL Radio, SANFL Head of Talent Brenton Phillips also said coaches had been encouraged to use players in a series of different positions throughout the season, so they are exposed to multiple roles.

The SANFL U14 competition will conclude by the weekend of Saturday April 13, ensuring the impact on metropolitan and country community clubs is minimised.

A feature of the 2024 fixture will be on Sunday March 24, when North Adelaide hosts Norwood at Whyalla, in the heart of the Roosters’ regional zone and bordering the Redlegs’ rural region.

Both the Roosters and Redlegs plan to expose their most talented country juniors in the Round 5 contest.

SANFL U14 matches towards the end of the season will be played in conjunction with SANFL U16 and U18 games, giving players an insight where their pathway will lead to once they compete in the U15 Intrastate Carnival the following year.

At the conclusion of the U14 season, each club coach will nominate six players to join either the Adelaide or Port Adelaide Next Generation Academy.

These 48 players (24 Crows and 24 Power) will then undertake an intensive four-week elite program, together with their coaches, in the lead up to an inaugural U14 NGA match being played in July.

1 Max Daniels
2 Tyler Burrell
3 Haytham Rasheed
4 Bailey Boscence
5 Jackson Rowe
6 Byron Peryman
7 Riley Kirkbright
8 Jack Bratton
9 Levi Dudley
10 Hunter Fieldhouse
11 Simon Timmermans
12 Ryder Murray
13 Brady Borgas
14 Kobe Friel
15 Braith Hickey
16 Jacob Karklis
17 Beau Wills
18 Nate Fowler
19 Declan Kells
20 Elliott Gauci
21 Jhett Wood
22 Logan Treverton
23 Nate Gordon
24 Lucas Skinner
25 Lucas Benke
26 Connor Samain
27 Perry Sibbick
28 Riley Samain
29 Xavier Clark
31 Harrison Schubert
32 Jett Kelsh
33 Mason Muir
34 Jett McKee
35 Jayden Nesbitt
56 Jake Jones

COACH – Brae McConnell

1) Anthony Brown
2) Jackson Tatler
3) Zane Hole
4) Jack Gallagher
5) Harry Thompson
6) Brody Badenoch
7) Cruz Campbell
8) Finn Clarke
9) Jack Cornish
10) Nicholas Davis
11) Charlie Edwards
12) Luca Fouyaxis
14) Thomas Graham
15) Lachlan Hall
16) Judd Halliday
17) Jack Hanton
18) Lachlan Lewis
19) Lachie Macgregor
20) Archie Matheson
21) Jed Petroff
22) Hamish Scannell
23) Brock Simmons
24) Emerson Stevens
25) Louis Taylor
26) Archer Aristidou
27) Charlie Thornborrow
28) Joey Weaver
29) Angus Yarwood
31) Aiden Williams
32) Zane Rooney
33) Josh Allan
34) Eli Bernreiter
35) Hamish Gordon
36) Tom Grantham
37) Harrison Webb
38) Josh Salievic
40) Jack Kloeden

COACH – Tom Arbon

Owen Aldridge
Tyler Allison
Diesel Arnold
Jai Benton
Chace Bowman
Brodie Burford
Tyler Burgoyne
Lewis Camporeale
Isaac Carson
Kade Clark
Arthur Clinch
Michael Clinch
Ben Dillon
Josh Diorio
Tait Donohue
Bohdi Ebert
Indigo Fernandez-Guy
Lachlan Giles
Reef Gillis
Ashton Gray
Cohen Haines
Cody Hawkins
Angus Hedley-Jones
Harry Hobby
Owen Irvine
Cooper Jolly
Declan King
Alexander Kotaras
Rhys Kowald
Noah Kruger
Tom Laube
Connor Lavis
Jake Leebody
Nate Lukich
Oscar Mallon
Leo McInnis
Cobie McWaters
Levi Meas
Jake Mildren
Kingston Nankivell
Aiden Pearce
Fraser Pederson
Samuel Pedlar
Oliver Powers
Dan Rasheed
Xaviah Reid
Noah Reschke
Bailey Roberts
Jordan Roberts
Ty Rogers
Issac Saunders
Daniel Schultz
Cale Skipworth
Cooper Stacey
Harry Staker
Josh Sweetland
Tarkyn Taylor
Silas Torney
Sam Van Der Walt
Alex Warren
Dane Warren
Oliver Waterman
Hayden Whitford

COACH – Damien Grantham

1) Anthony Centofanti

2) Toby Cranwell

3) Jack Story

4) Kalani Fraser

5) Harry Summerton

6) Ethan Hewitt

7) Tom Goldsworthy

8) Archie Diestel-Feddersen

9) Max Rossetto

10) Thomas Ford

11) Charles Johnson

12) Luke Fanning

13) Henry Emanuele

14) Chase Norris

15) Lucas Maschotta

17) Harry Chung

18) Zayd El-Hosni (Vice Captain)

19) Loki Bown

20) Ethan Bertram

22) Sebastian Giannitto

23) Harley Jackson

24) Liam Skinner

25) Jesse Speyer

26) Cruz Di Santo

27) Eddie Burton

28) Tarhj Smith

29) Sidney Genesin (Captain)

30) Tex Clark (Vice Captain)

31) Theo Poulton

32) Harry McCarthur

33) Malik Osman

34) Brock Langeluddecke

35) Patrick Boehm

COACH – Michael Niedzwiecki

1) Thomas Bott

2) Jakobus Flint

3) Lachlan Geue

4) Logan Paparella

5) Corey Allsop

6) Parker Fergusson

7) Jethro Butterfield

8) Darcy Campbell-Kearney

9) Liam Bell

10) Archie Wheaton

11) Tommy Aldridge

12) Darcy Harpas

13) Jasper Heath

14) Cody Hastwell

15) Max Vardon

16) Jax Hansen

17) Cruze Morgan

18) Lachlan Gill

19) Harry Middleton

20) Callum Athey

21) Josh Collins

22) Koby Crabb

23) Rory Martin

24) Jett Taylor

25) Tyson Hollitt

26) Mitchell Littlejohn

27) Ashton Steinmuller

28) Aden Garner

29) Fergus Vogt

30) Sebastian Croci

31) Hamish French

32) Lachlan Anderson

33) Jett Harvey

34) Bailey James

35) Kobi Shreeve

36) Kyan Kemp-Laundy

37) Dominic Aloisi

38) Joel Dias-Cocks

39) Jacob Hogg

COACH – Xavier Wagner

1) Ryder Hamilton
2) Jett Hamilton
3) Frederick Pascoe
4) Noah Murphy
5) Taj Panelli
6) Flynn Wheatley
7) William Russo
8) Jesse Nunan
9) Dylan Pfeiffer
10) James Foster
11) Eddie Lindsay
12) Charlie Revell
13) Sam Fox
15) Xavier Burch
16) Tom Elvish
17) Aiden Gamba
18) Jock Perry
19) Jonas Dreckow
20) Henry Arthur
21) Callum Thompson
22) Max McGowan
23) Bronte O’Callaghan
24) Jacob Westley
25) James Mudge
26) Cruz Vallejo
27) Jack Brooks
28) Leo Tsoutouras
29) George Bass
30) Charlie Doan
31) Dylan Lewis
32) Haydn Massie
33) Bernie White
34) Charlie Brooks
35) Jacob Morrissey
36) Sam Casey
40) Mitch Wray
66) Joe Ricciuto

COACH – Brenton Dalby

1) Matthew Annese
2) Saverio Clemente
3) Lachlan Harman
4) Seth Rankine
5) Alessio Crisa
6) Hugo Cox
7) Riley Gladigau (Leadership Group)
8) Charles Greaves
9) Charlie Kelly (Leadership Group)
10) Hugo Williams
11) Callum O’Neill
12) Mitchell Waye
13) Jack Lemmey
14) Noah Hunter
15) Judd Hammond-Polkinghorne (Leadership Group)
16) Kobe Eichler
17) Benji Page
18) Jack Cauchi
19) Hayden Brown
20) Hugo Steinborner
21) Kit Saracino (Leadership Group)
22) Conor O’Driscoll
23) Ari McEachen
24) Samuel DePalma (Leadership Group)
25) Logan Crowhurst
26) Campbell Gibson
27) Liam Cooper
28) Zak Roberts
29) Charlie Wildy
30) Harry Dohnt
31) Harry Downs
32) Trent Muir
33) Crosby Simmonds
34) Arlee Jamieson (Leadership Group)
36) Lachlan Hatcher
37) Nate McCleary

Coach – Tom Keough

Declan Amato
Harry Arcangeli
Nate Ashley
Louis Black
Jimmy Burton
Jude Cowan
Alexander Darcey
Lachlan Dorian
Archie Duffett
Luke Flaherty
Callum Highfold
Harley Hudson
Max Leys
Lachlan Macaitis
Finn Maddern
Dimi Mitzithras
Mason Montgomery
Hunter Mumford
Nait Newchurch
Halen Ozolins
Thomas Ozols
Mason Papps
Ethan Pattie
Jonathon Pentland
Jude Rawlings
Ashton Remphrey
Elliot Robertson
Tilo Schultz
Tyson Schultz
Max Smith
Oliver Tape
Ayden Topp
Nathan Trotter
Hudson Tuckfield
Oscar Walsh
Damien Wanganeen
Conner Willmer
Heath Willmott

COACH – Wayne Prideau