Round 8 SANFL Footy Fix

North Adelaide forward Lewis Hender has accepted a $200 fine and reprimand for striking West Adelaide’s Patrick Fairlie at Hisense Stadium on Friday night.

West Adelaide midfielder Abbie Ballard has accepted a reprimand for engaging in rough conduct with South’s Nikki Gore in Sunday’s Preliminary Final at Thebarton Oval.

Danny Juckers (South) – Showed poise and polish in his League debut across half-back to collect 18 disposals, seven marks and three tackles.

Will Combe (North) – Proved to be the difference-maker in North’s nail-biting win against West, booting four goals, including the final two of the match. Finished with 19 disposals, four marks and three tackles.

Luke Parks (Glenelg) – Impressive defender kicked an eye-catching intercept goal, while also spoiling effectively on his way to collecting 12 disposals and five marks.

Round 1 – Nick Lange (Central)
Round 2 – Casey Voss (Sturt)
Round 3 – Isaac Johnson (West)
Round 4 – Jacob Wehr (Eagles)
Round 5 – Ed Allan (West)
Round 6 – Lachlan McNeil (Eagles)
Round 7 – Lachlan Jones (Eagles)

The Round 8 Torrens University Cup MVP is South Adelaide’s Brayden Cook.

Originally from Happy Valley FC, the 18-year-old kicked a game-breaking five goals to go with his 22 disposals and eight marks in the Panthers’ one-point win against the Eagles.

Round 8 Nominations
Central – Matthew Borlace
Glenelg – Jayden Davis
North – Matthew Borg
Norwood – Michael Cavallaro
South – Brayden Cook
Sturt – Tom Powell
West – Cooper Gilbert
Woodville-West Torrens – Jay Watson

Round 1 – Caleb Poulter (Eagles)
Round 2 – Riley Holder (Glenelg)
Round 3 – Tom Powell (Sturt)
Round 4 – Jase Burgoyne (Eagles)
Round 5 – Jason Horne (South)
Round 6 – Cooper Murpley (Norwood)
Round 7 – Saxon Evans (Central)

There was one AAMI Rookie in Round 8 of the Statewide Super League.

Each rookie earns $500 for their nominated Community Club, courtesy of AAMI and SANFL.

Danny Juckers (South) – Brighton FC

West v North
9 – Will Combe (North)
7 – Mitch Duval (West)
5 – Brett Turner (West)
3 – Alex Spina (North)
3 – Kaine Stevens (West)
2 – Harrison Wigg (North)
1 – Andrew Moore (North)

South v Eagles
9 – Paul Hunter (South)
8 – James Rowe (Eagles)
5 – James Tsitas (Eagles)
3 – Lachlan McNeil (Eagles)
2 – James Loneragan (South)
2 – Jordan Foote (Eagles)
1 – Nic Schwarz (South)

Sturt v Central
10 – James Battersby (Sturt)
7 – Jake Sutcliffe (Sturt)
5 – Jarrod Schiller (Central)
4 – Abe Davis (Sturt)
2 – Daniel Fahey-Sparks (Sturt)
2 – Aidyn Johnson (Sturt)

Norwood v Glenelg
10 – Matthew Snook (Glenelg)
7 – Luke Partington (Glenelg)
7 – Billy Stretch (Glenelg)
2 – Brad McKenzie (Norwood)
2 – Matthew Nunn (Norwood)
1 – Mitch Grigg (Norwood)
1 – Brad Agnew (Glenelg)

LEADERBOARD
45 – Matthew Snook (Glenelg)
41 – Andrew Moore (North)
34 – Sam Baulderstone (Norwood)
32 – James Battersby (Sturt)
31 – Matthew Broadbent (South)
26 – Jack Hayes (Eagles), James Rowe (Eagles)
24 – Tom Highmore (South)
22 – Joel Cross (South)
20 – Richard Douglas (Norwood)
20 – Liam McBean (Glenelg)

West v North – Wayne Weidemann
3 – Will Combe (North)
2 – Mitch Duval (West)
1 – Alex Spina (North)

Sturt v Central – Grant Coffee
3 – James Battersby (Sturt)
2 – Abe Davis (Sturt)
1 – Jake Sutcliffe (Sturt)

Norwood v Glenelg – Robbie Neill
3 – Matthew Snook (Glenelg)
2 – Billy Stretch (Glenelg)
1 – Carl Nicholson (Glenelg)

LEADERBOARD
8 – Matthew Broadbent (South), Richard Douglas (Norwood), James Battersby (Sturt)
7 – James Boyd (Central), Harrison Wigg (North)
6 – Joel Cross (South)
5 – Jack Hayes (Eagles), Jack Hannath (Glenelg), Matthew Nunn (Norwood), Sam Baulderstone (Norwood)

100 games
Carl Nicholson (Glenelg)

50 games
Elliot Chalmers (North)