McDonald’s SA U18 coach Brenton Phillips has made four changes in preparation for the clash against the Allies at Adelaide Oval on Saturday morning.
Set to play their only home game for the AFL U18 National Championships, the Croweaters have boosted their pace with the inclusion of Glenelg’s Liam Denton while North Adelaide forward Bryce Denham has also been listed at full forward.
Denham, who measures in at 194cm and 89kg, can also be thrown into the ruck to assist McDonald’s SA U18 captain Callum Coleman-Jones while Sturt’s Brandon Zerk-Thatcher is another inclusion to assist at the stoppages.
Rooster Hugo Barry (190cm and 81kg) has also been listed on the interchange bench, offering size and flexibility to the line-up.
Speaking on SANFL Radio, Phillips said it was a tough call to leave out Norwood’s Lachlan Pascoe and Mitchell Coles, West’s Jakob Heitmann and Glenelg’s Ruben Flinn, who will play for the McDonald’s SA U17 Futures team on Friday night.
Phillips also chats about SA’s heart-breaking one-point loss to WA last Saturday, in which the Sandgropers won on the Golden Point rule once the final siren had sounded with scores locked on 10.13 (73).
Entry is free to the McDonald’s SA U18 clash v the Allies, with the rivals made up of the best players from Tasmania, NSW/ACT, Queensland and the Northern Territory.
After the contest, the SA side will undertake a well-earned recovery session at the Next Generation Gym.
GAME 2 – Saturday June 17
McDonald’s SA U18 v Allies
10.10am at the Adelaide Oval
Free Entry
McDONALD’S SA U18 TEAM
F: 15 Jordan Houlahan, 45 Bryce Denham, 3 James Rowe
HF: 40 Darcy Fogarty, 36 Jack Lukosius, 2 Izak Rankine
C: 37 Charlie Ballard, 13 Jackson Edwards, 20 Jackson Hately
HB: 18 Brodie Carroll, 38 Harrison Petty, 14 Isaac Hewson
B: 17 Brad McCarthy, 24 Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, 32 Thomas Schmusch
R: 49 Callum Coleman-Jones, 12 Alex Martini, 6 Connor Rozee
INT: 34 Sam Davis, 5 Stefan Giro, 16 Mitch Crowden, 27 Liam Denton, 33 Hugo Barry
EMG: 31 Mitchell Coles, 29 Isaac Moller
McDONALD’S SA U17 FUTURES v McDONALD’S SA U16
Trial Match at Football Park
Friday June 16 from 6.30pm
McDonald’s SA U17 Futures
F: Tyler Martin, Cam McGree, Eamon Wilkinson
HF: Jacob Kennerley, Tynan Carney, Sam Whitbread
C: Hayden Sampson, Luke Valente, Aaron Nietschke
HB: Mihail Lochowiak, Jacob Collins, Charlie Hay
B: Martin Frederick, Dougal Grieve, Jez McLennan
R: Ruben Flinn, Tom Lewis, Boyd Woodcock
INT: Sam Michael, Isaac Brill, James Langley, Kai Pudney, Oscar Lovelock, Job Colwell, Isaac Saywell
