2021 Think! Road Safety Country Championships Results

Southern Districts won its first SA Country Championships title in six years when it defeated reigning champion Central by 43 points in Sunday’s Grand Final at Victor Harbor Oval.

Trailing by three points at the final change, the hosts put on a show with a blistering final-term display by slamming on 7.4 while keeping Central scoreless.

Claiming its first title since 2015, Southern Districts also had seven players selected in the Team of the Championships, Bailey Marshman chosen as Best Under-21 Player and coach Scott Wendelborn claiming the Bill Murdoch Medal as Coach of the Championships.

Northern’s Jordan Fuller earned the Don McSweeny Medal as Player of the Championships while also being named on the wing in the Team of the Championships.

Former Power rookie Tobin Cox, playing for Murray South East, was the Leading Goal Kicker with 11 majors while Hudson Noack was selected as the Men’s Umpire of the Championships.

Champion – Southern Districts

Final Standings –Southern Districts, Central, Eyre Peninsula, Northern, Murray South East, Eastern

Don McSweeny Medal (Player of the Championships) – Jordan Fuller (Northern)

Bill Murdoch Medal (Coach of the Championships) – Scott Wendelborn (Southern Districts)

Best U21 Player –Bailey Marshman (Southern Districts)

Leading Goalkicker – Tobin Cox (Murray South East) 11 goals

Umpire of the Championships –Hudson Noack

Men’s Team of the Championships

F: Tobin Cox (MSE), Sidney Masters (EP), Marc Purcell (N)

HF: Tyler Andrews (C), Shane Ballantyne (C), Coby Helyar (SD)

C: Jordan Fuller (N), Kriston Thompson (N), Ryley Maitland (EP)

HB: Sam Tharaldsen (SD), Patrick White (C), Aseri Raikiwasa (EP)

B: Sam Pfeiffer (C), Bradley Crabb (MSE), Brad Bryant (MSE)

R: Callum Tonkin (SD), Cohen Pettitt (SD), Brett Ellis (SD)

INT: Cameron Hutchens (SD), Daniel Schoell (E), Marc Borholm (C), Matt Walton (SD), Troy Parker-Boers (E), Marc Fuller (N)

Northern won its first Women’s SA Country Championship with a thrilling four-point win against Murray South East in the Grand Final at Victor Harbor Oval.

Seeking to avenge last year’s loss in the deciding match, the Northern girls hung tough in the final term to hold off their surging rivals.

Northern’s dual coaches Phil Neal and Anthony Tidball jointly won the Coach of the Championship award while Nikki Phillips was the competition’s Leading Goal Kicker with six majors.

Phillips was also one of five Northern players selected in the Team of the Championships.

Murray South East’s Ella Little and Central’s Dakota Williams were joint winners of both the Player of the Championships award and Best Under-21 Player.

Wayne Graham was the chosen as the Best Umpire of the Women’s SA Country Championships.

Champion – Northern

Final Standings – Murray South East, Southern Districts, Eyre Peninsula, Central, Eastern

Women’s Player of the Championships – Ella Little (Murray South East) and Dakota Williams (Central)

Best Under 21 Player – Ella Little (Murray South East) and Dakota Williams (Central)

Coach of the Championships – Phil Neal and Anthony Tidball (Northern)

Leading Goal Kicker – Nikki Phillips (Northern) 6 goals

Umpire of the Championships – Wayne Graham

Women’s Team of the Championships

F: Nikki Phillips (N), Timeka Cox (N), Lillian Bornholdt (C)

HF: Caitlin Ross (SD), Ella Little (MSE), Sophie Palmer (N)

C: Melanie Bateman (MSE), Georgia Pennifold (SD), Layla Rogers (SD)

HB: Kendall Howell (EP), Tegan Nottle (C), Madelyn Zacher (EP)

B: Joanne Witt (E), Rebecca Deer (N), Paris Ralph (N)

R: Rachel Searle (SD), Alexandra Mason (EP), Dakota Williams (C)

INT: Sheridan Howell (EP), Amy Shapley (E), Annabel Mould (MSE), Neave Delaney (MSE)