9 July 2018
Western Zone has won its first MAC SA Country Championship since 2011 after defeating Central by 30 points in the Grand Final at Renmark Oval on Sunday.
Pictured (select to enlarge):
1. Western Zone - 2018 State Country Champions
2. Coach Scott Feltus and Captain Xavier Watson with the Championship Cup
Despite trailing at quarter time, the boys from the Eyre Peninsula region responded in gritty fashion to boot nine goals to three across the remaining three terms en route to claiming Western’s fifth title since 1994.
Led by Kimba Districts bigman Jesse Kemp, who was named best on ground in the finale, Western enjoyed a strong second half as they put the clamps on their rivals by restricting them to just two goals.
Kemp – who spent 2015 playing in the SANFL Macca’s League with Central District – was fittingly awarded the Don McSweeny Medal as the best player across the two-day carnival.
The 27-year-old was also named at centre half-forward in the Team of the Championships, where he was joined by Western team-mates Xavier Watson (centre), Jesse Stringer (forward pocket), Matthew Crettenden (forward pocket), Jordan Hind (interchange) and Reece Rayson (interchange).
Western mentor Scott Feltus capped off the award winners for his zone after he received the Bill Murdoch Medal as the best coach of the championships.
Last year’s Championship winning team – Murray South East – finished in third place after winning the second final of the afternoon while also providing the best under-21 player in Scott Merrett and the carnival’s leading goal kicker in Ben Simounds.
Southern Districts’ Josh Niederer had his consistent performances recognised by winning the Umpire of the Championships award.
Eastern defeated Southern Districts by 21 points in the inaugural Statewide Super Women’s Country Championships Grand Final, which was also played on Sunday.
Five of the six zones fielded teams in the Women’s competition for the first time, with Eastern’s Jiarna Zerella winning the first Player of the Championships medal while also being named as the starting rover in the Team of the Championships.
Her team-mate Jess Schulz, who also plays with Sturt in the Statewide Super Women’s League, was rated best in the title-decider.
Schulz, named at half-forward, was also joined by her fellow Eastern team-mates – Lane Trenorden, Casey Fraser and Alexandra Mason – in the Team of the Championships.
2018 MAC SA COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARD WINNERS
Final Standings
1. Western
2. Central
3. Murray South East
4. Southern Districts
5. Northern
6. Eastern
Don McSweeny Medal – Player of the Championships
Jesse Kemp (Western)
Bill Murdoch Medal – Coach of the Championships
Scott Feltus (Western)
Best Under-21 Player of the Championships
Scott Merrett (Murray South East)
Leading Goalkicker
Ben Simounds (Murray South East) – 5 goals
Umpire of the Championships
Josh Niederer (Southern Districts)
TEAM OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
F: Matthew Crettendon (Western), Ben Simounds (Southern Districts), Jesse Stringer (Western)
HF: Ben Davis (Southern Districts), Jesse Kemp (Western), Brett Ellis (Southern Districts)
C: Simon Berkefeld (Murray South East), Xavier Watson (Western), Mitchell Johnson (Southern Districts)
HB: Scott Merrett (Murray South East), Aseri Raikiwasa (Central), Joel Palmer (Northern)
B: Brae McConnell (Central), David Wright (Western), Aisea Rakiwasa (Central)
R: Todd Miles (Central), Billy Laurie (Murray South East), Steve Rusca (Central)
INT: Clint Gallio (Murray South East), Luke Teasdale (Eastern), Shane Ballantyne (Northern), Darren Shillabeer (Central), Samuel Alexopoulos (Southern Districts), Jordan Hind (Western), Reece Rayson (Western).
MEN’S DAY 2 RESULTS
CENTRAL v. WESTERN
Grand Final – 08/07/2018
Western 1.2, 4.5, 7.9, 10.12 (72)
Central 2.5, 3.8, 3.9, 5.12 (42)
GOALS, Western :
Matthew Crettenden 2, Jesse Stringer 2, Jonty Seal 2, Jordon Hind 1, Joel Fitzgerald 1, Mitchell Gum 1, Tynan Keeley 1
Central :
Darren Shillabeer 3, Jordan Clements 1, Mitchell Sandery 1
BEST, Western :
Jesse Kemp, Jordon Hind, Xavier Watson, Jesse Stringer, Jonty Seal
Central :
Darren Shillabeer, Todd Miles, Jordan Clements, Mitchell Sandery
MURRAY SOUTH EAST v. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS 2nd in groups – 08/07/2018
Murray South East 2.3, 3.6, 7.8, 9.9 (63)
Southern Districts 0.2, 2.2, 3.3, 6.5 (41)
GOALS, Murray South East :
Ben Simounds 3, Thomas Renzi 2, Thomas Sullivan 1, Simon Berkefeld 1, Callum Currie 1, Levi Krause 1
Southern Districts :
Mitchell Johnson 3, Scott O’Shaughnessy 2, Brett Ellis 1
BEST, Murray South East :
Billy Laurie, Scott Merrett, Ray Jaensch, Callum Currie, Tom Hutchesson, Matthew Tonkin
Southern Districts :
Mitchell Johnson, Neil Reeve, Ben Davis, Brett Ellis, Sam Alexopoulos, Adrian Albanese
EASTERN v. NORTHERN
3rd in groups – 08/07/2018
Northern 2.4, 3.5, 8.10, 9.10 (64)
Eastern 1.4, 4.8, 5.9, 7.13 (55)
GOALS, Northern :
Corey Grove 2, Jonathon Hayes 1, William Combe 1, Aziel Stuart 1, Tom Button 1, Angus Judd 1, Corey Smith 1, Lionel Brown 1
Eastern :
Brendon Moon 3, Daniel Nobes 2, Micah Vanloon 1, Nathan Stark 1
BEST, Northern :
Joel Palmer, Shane Ballantyne, Corey Smith, Kriston Thompson
Eastern :
Luke Teasdale, Harley Montgomery, Daniel Nobes, Jamie Groutch
MEN’S DAY 1 RESULTS
WESTERN v. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Western 0.0, 0.0, 3.2, 7.3 (45)
Southern Districts 0.0, 0.0, 2.3, 4.3 (27)
GOALS, Western :
J. Hind 2, J. Stringer 2, J. Kemp 1, L. Newton 1, J. Fitzgerald 1
Southern Districts :
M. Galley 1, M. Shearer 1, M. Johnson 1, B. Davis 1
BEST, Western :
J. Kemp, X. Watson, J. Stringer, M. Crettenden
Southern Districts :
B. Davis, B. Ellis, M. Merrett, J. McCormack, J. McKAY, D. Ruddock
MURRAY SOUTH EAST v. CENTRAL
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Central 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 2.4 (16)
Murray South East 0.0, 0.0, 1.6, 1.7 (13)
GOALS, Central :
M. Howson 2
Murray South East :
C. Gallio 1
BEST, Central :
T. Miles, A. Raikiwasa, A. Raikiwasa, G. Ellis
Murray South East :
S. Merrett, S. Berkefeld, M. Altmann, B. Laurie, C. Gallio, T. Renzi
SOUTHERN DISTRICTS v. NORTHERN
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Southern Districts 0.0, 0.0, 2.3, 4.8 (32)
Northern 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 0.3 (3)
GOALS, Southern Districts :
M. Galley 2, B. Ellis 1, J. Standfield 1
Northern :
BEST, Southern Districts :
M. Merrett, B. Ellis, M. Johnson, D. Ruddock, B. Davis, M. Dominish
Northern :
M. Hobbs, C. Smith, K. Thompson, T. Button
CENTRAL v. EASTERN
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Central 0.0, 0.0, 1.3, 3.7 (25)
Eastern 0.0, 0.0, 1.1, 1.1 (7)
GOALS, Central :
D. Costanzo 1, M. Howson 1, J. Schuurmans 1
Eastern :
B. Schubert 1
BEST, Central :
T. Miles, N. Casboult, A. Raikiwasa, M. Howson
Eastern :
L. Teasdale, N. Stark, J. Groutch, S. Pfeiffer
WESTERN v. NORTHERN
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Western 0.0, 0.0, 3.3, 5.9 (39)
Northern 0.0, 0.0, 0.5, 0.6 (6)
GOALS, Western :
T. Keeley 2, K. Bilney Jnr 1, L. Newton 1, J. Fitzgerald 1
Northern :
BEST, Western :
J. Kemp, J. Seal, J. Norton, L. Newton
Northern :
S. Ballantyne, J. Hayes, J. Palmer, L. Kapitola
EASTERN v. MURRAY SOUTH EAST
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Murray South East 0.0, 0.0, 6.3, 10.4 (64)
Eastern 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 2.0 (12)
GOALS, Murray South East :
C. Gallio 2, B. Simounds 2, S. Berkefeld 1, L. Krause 1, S. Merrett 1, B. Laurie 1,
T. Hutchesson 1, Z. Cocks 1
Eastern :
D. Nobes 1, B. Schubert 1
BEST, Murray South East :
C. Gallio, B. Laurie, M. Tonkin, J. Eldridge, S. Merrett, T. Hutchesson
Eastern :
S. Pfeiffer, L. Teasdale, J. Groutch, B. Moon
FINALS
Sunday July 8
- 8:00am – Auskick Clinic
- 9:30am – Eastern v Northern
- 11:15am Murray South East v Southern Districts
- 1.00pm Central v Western
2018 STATEWIDE SUPER WOMEN’S COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
GRAND FINAL
Sunday July 8 (Renmark FC Oval 2)
Eastern 5.12 (42) d Southern Districts 3.3 (21)
GOALS, Eastern :
Hopper 2, A. Mason 1, O. Walker-Obushak 1, J. Peters 1
Southern Districts :
T. Copley 1, E. Fry 1, M. Tucker 1
BEST, Eastern :
J. Schulz, K. Woodhouse, O. Walker-Obushak, B. Burt, J. Peters
Southern Districts :
L. Millard, O. Bendt, T. Batzavalis, E. Fry
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Eastern
2. Southern
3. Northern
4. South East
5. Central
PLAYER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Jiarna Zerella (Eastern)
TEAM OF THE CHAMPIONSHIPS
F: Lane Trenorden (Eastern), Sally Fuller (Southern Districts), Tameika Reid (Northern)
HF: Emma Keys (Central), Emma Gryczewski (Southern Districts), Jessica Schulz (Eastern)
C: Casey McElroy (South East), Tess Andrews (South East), Shelby Raven (Northern)
HB: Casey Fraser (Eastern), Lauren Smith (Central), Natalie Gibbs (Southern Districts)
B: Hannah Muscat (Northern), Abbey Stevens (Northern), Katja Boese (Central)
R: Olivia Fuller (South East), Caitlin Radbone (Southern Districts), Jiarna Zerella (Eastern)
INT: Lisa Jane Millard (Southern Districts), Tess Grant (Southern Districts), Elisha Gallagher (Eastern), Ella Mickan (Central), Alexandra Mason (Eastern), Samantha Franson (Southern Districts).
WOMEN’S DAY ONE RESULTS – SATURDAY
CENTRAL v. EASTERN
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Eastern 0.0, 0.0, 1.1, 3.4 (22)
Central 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 (6)
GOALS, Eastern :
L. Trenorden 1, L. Lovell 1, L. Schenscher 1
Central :
S. Watson 1
BEST, Eastern :
J. Zerella, E. Gallagher , B. Burt, L. Schenscher, C. Fraser
Central :
L. Smith, N. Biagi, K. Boese, T. Wills
NORTHERN v. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Southern Districts 0.0, 0.0, 2.0, 3.3 (21)
Northern 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.1 (7)
GOALS, Southern Districts :
T. Batzavalis 1, F. Oliver 1, S. Fuller 1
Northern :
L. Bornholdt 1
BEST, Southern Districts :
N. Gibbs, J. Norup, B. Leibhardt, S. Franson
Northern :
J. Barraclough, A. Stevens, L. Bornholdt, M. Berg
SOUTH EAST v. CENTRAL
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
South East 0.0, 0.0, 1.5, 3.6 (24)
Central 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0 (6)
GOALS, South East :
K. Saffin 1, G. Irvine 1, S. Maber 1
Central :
S. Jameson 1
BEST, South East :
K. Nuske, T. Clark, O. Fuller, D. Brown
Central :
K. Harris, C. Spence, E. Keys, N. Biagi
EASTERN v. NORTHERN
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Eastern 0.0, 0.0, 4.2, 6.2 (38)
Northern 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 (6)
GOALS, Eastern :
Northern :
M. Berg 1
BEST, Eastern :
Northern :
A. Stevens, S. Raven, M. Berg, A. Etchells
SOUTHERN DISTRICTS v. SOUTH EAST
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Southern Districts 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 0.2 (2)
South East 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 (0)
GOALS, Southern Districts :
South East :
BEST, Southern Districts :
C. Radbone , L. Millard, J. Norup, S. Fuller
South East :
T. Clark, M. Turner, C. McElroy, K. Nuske
NORTHERN v. CENTRAL
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Northern 0.0, 0.0, 2.6, 2.8 (20)
Central 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.2 (8)
GOALS, Northern :
M. Berg 2
Central :
N. Biagi 1
BEST, Northern :
A. Stevens, M. Berg, P. Cuy, B. Tangey
Central :
N. Biagi, K. Harris, B. Holdsworth, E. Mickan
SOUTHERN DISTRICTS v. EASTERN
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Eastern 0.0, 0.0, 2.1, 3.2 (20)
Southern Districts 0.0, 0.0, 1.1, 1.2 (8)
GOALS, Eastern :
L. Schenscher 1, J. Schulz 1, L. Lovell 1
Southern Districts :
S. Fuller 1
BEST, Eastern :
J. Schulz, E. Gallagher , C. Sampson, C. Fraser, G. Pater
Southern Districts :
T. Copley, C. Radbone , E. Gryczewski , A. Thomas
SOUTH EAST v. NORTHERN
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Northern 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 2.1 (13)
South East 0.0, 0.0, 1.1, 1.3 (9)
GOALS, Northern :
A. Etchells 1, T. Reid 1
South East :
K. Rowe 1
BEST, Northern :
A. Stevens, J. Barraclough, S. Raven, T. Reid
South East :
B. Creek, T. Clark, M. Turner, K. Saffin
CENTRAL v. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Southern Districts 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.2 (8)
Central 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.1 (7)
GOALS, Southern Districts :
N. Dixon 1
Central :
B. Holdsworth 1
BEST, Southern Districts :
S. Franson, C. Radbone , J. Norup, N. Dixon
Central :
K. Boese, E. Mickan, G. Madigan, E. Keys
EASTERN v. SOUTH EAST
Round 1 – 07/07/2018
Eastern 0.0, 0.0, 1.1, 1.4 (10)
South East 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.1 (1)
GOALS, Eastern :
K. Woodhouse 1
South East :
BEST, Eastern :
K. Woodhouse, E. Gallagher , J. Schulz, L. Lovell, B. Burt
South East :
Women will make their debut at the 2018 MAC SA Country Championships in an historic first for the highly-anticipated annual event to be held in the Riverland on July 7 and 8.
Such is the rapid growth of female football across South Australia, five of the six zones have confirmed they will participate across both days of the carnival to be held at the home of the Renmark Football Club.
While the men do battle on one of the Renmark Rovers’ ovals, the women will square off on the other, with new goalposts to be installed to accommodate the increase in matches at a secondary venue on the same site.
‘’It’s fantastic to provide women with the opportunity to play at the MAC SA Country Championships,’’ SANFL Community Football Manager Matt Duldig said.
‘’We’ve all seen how popular Australian Football has become through the advent of AFLW and the SANFL Statewide Super Women’s League, so it’s great to see this is another extension of that.’’
As many as nine new female competitions have been created within six different SA Community Football Leagues this year alone, providing a wide enough pool of talent to participate in the MAC SA Country Championships.
There is now a total of nine different Community Football Leagues running women’s football competitions from Under-13 level right through to Seniors.
‘’With six new competitions and two more to come, we are really excited about the growth of female football in SA,’’ SANFL Female Engagement Coordinator Tash Hudoba said.
‘’It has been reinvigorating clubs across the regions during their regular seasons in winter but now also in what was previously their off-season – during summer.
‘’It’s great to see the football clubs now engaging with their local communities with more people involved and also at different times of the year.
‘’The clubs are enthusiastic about providing girls with an opportunity to play a sport they previously haven’t been able to get involved in within their local area.
‘’From the Leagues’ point of view, a lot have started out with junior competitions with the intention of building from the bottom up to form a senior competition in the near future.’’
Since summer, SANFL has conducted as many as 20 ‘’Come and Try’’ sessions for females in regional areas such as the Riverland, Port Lincoln, Barossa Valley, Whyalla and Victor Harbor.
‘’Above all else, they just want to have fun by playing a new sport,’’ Hudoba said.
Now those who are just starting out can see another link in the pathway – via the MAC SA Country Championships – to the SANFLW and AFLW competitions at elite level.
‘’The MAC SA Country Championships is the perfect way for girls from regional areas to display their talent against the best from country SA,’’ Hudoba said.
‘‘For the SANFL clubs it can be a great new recruiting opportunity to come and view the girls playing at the one venue across two days at a higher standard of football.’’
2018 MAC SA COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Match Schedule – Men’s (Renmark Oval)
Group One Group Two
- Murray South East 1. Southern Districts
- Eastern 2. Western
- Central 3. Northern
Saturday July 7
- 10am Western v Southern Districts
- 11:10am Murray South East v Central
- 12:20pm Southern Districts v Northern
- 1:30pm Central v Eastern
- 2:40pm Western v Northern
- 3:50pm Eastern v Murray South East
FINALS MATCHES
Sunday July 8
- 8:00am Auskick Clinic
- 9:30am 3rd in Group One v 3rd in Group Two
- 11:15am 2nd in Group One v 2nd in Group Two
- 1.00pm 1st in Group One v 1st in Group Two
Match Schedule – Women’s
Saturday July 7 (Renmark FC Oval 2)
9:15am – Central v Eastern
10am – Northern v Southern
10:45am – South East v Central
11:30am – Eastern v Northern
12:15pm – Southern v South East
1pm – Northern v Central
1:45pm – Southern v Eastern
2:30pm – South East v Northern
3:15pm – Central v Southern
4pm – Eastern v South East
Sunday July 8 (Renmark FC Oval 2)
10am – 1st Ranked Team v 2nd Ranked Team
ZONES
Central
Adelaide Plains FL
Barossa, Light and Gawler FA
North Eastern FL
Yorke Peninsula FL
Eastern
Hills FL
Mallee FL
Riverland FL
Murray South East
River Murray FL
Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara FL
Mid South East FL
Western Border FL
Northern
Far North FL
Broken Hill FL
Northern Areas FA
Spencer Gulf FL
Whyalla FL
Southern
Southern FL
Great Southern FL
Kangaroo Island FL
Western
Eastern Eyre FL
Far West FL
Great Flinders FL
Mid West FL
Port Lincoln FL
HONOUR ROLL – Champion, Best Player, Best U21 Player
1994- Eyre Peninsula (Western)
1995 – Southern Districts
1996 – Southern Districts
1997 – Eyre Peninsula (Western)
1999 – Eyre Peninsula (Western)
2001 – Mid North
2003 – Southern Districts
2004 – Southern Districts Matt Joraslafsky (SD) Adam Merrett (SE)
2005 – Southern Districts Justin Henscke (SD) Todd Miles (C)
Leighton Wilksch (C)
2006 – Central Adam Merrett (SE) Ryan Darling (C)
2007 – Southern Districts Damien Stevens (MMB) Tyrone Hill (SD)
2008 – Murray Mallee Todd Miles (C) Ryan Bennett (MMBB)
2009 – Southern Districts Mitchell Portlock (SD) Greg Bain (Eastern)
2010 – Southern Districts Josh Vick (SD) Ben Yeomans (C)
2011 – Eyre Peninsula (Western) Matthew Woolford (N) Levi Konitzka (EP)
2012 – Southern Districts Tyson Wait (MSE) Tom Johnson (SD)
2013 – Central Michael Liebelt (Central) Patrick Barrett (Eastern)
2014 – Murray South East Liam O’Neil (MSE) Jack Kenny (EP)
Ben McIntyre (MSE)
2015- Southern Districts Jack Kenny (EP) Campbell Combe (Northern)
Xavier Watson (EP)
2016 – Murray South East Brian Fenton (MSE) Campbell Combe (Northern)
2017 – Murray South East Jack Kelly (MSE) Domenico Costanzo (Central)
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