By ZAC MILBANK
South Australia’s finest talent under the age of 20 will be on display at Thebarton Oval tomorrow night when the Torrens University SA U18 team confronts the SA U20 line-up.
Kicking off at 7pm, the clash will be another vital contest for the SA U18s ahead of the AFL National Championships while the U20 combination have an opportunity to shine in front of AFL scouts.
Newly-appointed Torrens University SA U18 captain Will Patton, having returned from AFL Academy duty, will lead his team for the first time, starting in defence.
Fellow Academy members Jack Delean, Ashton Moir and Kane McAuliffe also return for the Croweaters, who will again be coached by SANFL’s Tony Bamford.
To be coached by Sturt reserves premiership coach Chris Trapp, the SA U20 combination will be captained by Eagles midfielder Adam D’Aloia with West Adelaide ball magnet Kobe Ryan as his deputy.
Several players boasting Hostplus SANFL League experience will be pushing their claims, including Glenelg’s Archie Lovelock and Lewis Rayson, West’s Cade Kennedy and Eagles pair D’Aloia and Will Pearce.
An MVP medal will be awarded to the best player for each team while the match will be exclusively live streamed with commentary on The Advertiser’s KommunityTV.
F: Patrick Weckert, Liam Fawcett, Jack Delean
HF: Jed Dignan, Ashton Moir, Loch Rawlinson
C: Trent Tattoli, Anders McShane, Luca Slade
HB: Callum Fairall, Will McCabe, Logan Evans
B: Alex Holt, Oscar Talbot, Will Patton
R: Taylor Goad, Kane McAuliffe, Tom Wheaton
INT: Tom Luck, Kade Herbert, Sid Draper, Sebastian Wauer, Bodie Ryan, Tyler Welsh, Jack Oates, Patrick Toole, Charlie Nicholls
F: Dylan Brown, Chad Reschke, Hugo Kittel
HF: Will Pearce, Shay Linke, Cooper Rogers
C: Will Francou, Adam D’Aloia, Nick Sadler
HB: Lewis Rayson, Zac Becker, Harper Montgomery
B: Charlie Fryer, Shaun Bennier, Harvey Pedler
R: Alex van Wyk, Cade Kennedy, Kobe Ryan
INT: Archie Lovelock, Jake Walker, Tyson Walls, Adam Deakin, Blayne O’Loughlin
EMG: Jacob Lochowiak, Owen Mulady
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