Ten SANFLW players had their dreams realised after being selected in the 2024 AFLW Draft.
Glenelg defender Poppy Scholz was the first South Australian to have her name called – at pick No.6 to Carlton – as double the amount of SANFLW stars were snapped up compared to 2023.
Sturt sensation India Rasheed was the next Croweater picked, heading to West Lakes with Adelaide’s first selection at No.13.
Dashing defender from Woodville-West Torrens, Grace Martin, was next at pick No.22 to Greater Western Sydney before popular Central District utility Charlotte Riggs landed at West Coast with No.24.
Riggs was joined at the Eagles by fellow tall utility Lucy Boyd, from West Adelaide, when she was snared at No.53.
In between, her Central District premiership teammate Jasmine Evans was chosen by Port Adelaide at No.33 before North Adelaide’s Jemma Whitington-Charity also arrived at Alberton with pick No.40.
Collingwood used a father-daughter selection on Glenelg’s Violet Patterson, the daughter of former Magpie Stephen, who played 96 AFL games for the Pies from 1995 to 2000.
Bulldog Georgia Mckee (No.44) was the heart-warming story of the night, being the second South Australian chosen by the Crows after making a successful comeback from ACL injury in 2023.
North Adelaide utility Sarah Steele-Park, originally from the Northern Territory, was the unexpected bolter from SANFLW ranks to be handed an opportunity when she was taken by Sydney at pick No.61.
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