Rd3 State 18s: SA v WAFriday, June 5, 2015 - 11:11 AM

The West Australian Football League State 18s play South Australia at AAMI Stadium tomorrow, Saturday, June 6 in Round 3 of the NAB AFL National 18s Championships.

The team will be aiming to repeat WA’s Round 1 success against South Australia at Lathlain Park and bounce back from a loss to Victoria Country in Round 2.

TEAMS: SA v WA

OUTS:

B. Hackett (knee), J. Waterman, J. Rotham (soreness), J. Goddard, C. Hinchliffe, M. Jones, J. Mason, C. Daniels (rotated*).

*The NAB AFL National Championship rotation policy specifies that 30 players must play a minimum of 2 games over the course of the 6-game Championship

INS:

M.Cronan – East Fremantle ruckman who stands at 197cm with the ability to be competitive around the ground.

N. Hura – A local Peel Thunder product from Mandurah with very impressive pace

D. Mountford – A medium midfielder from Claremont who shows great potential

J. Schoenfeld – Peel Thunder midfielder who has an outstanding work rate around the ground and has worked hard to make kicking a feature of his game.

L.Strnadica – East Fremantle key forward/ruckman standing at 2m as a 17 year old. An elite cricketer with clean hands and speed.

J. Taylor – A fast, strong athlete from Swan Districts with great agility and game sense.

M. Taylor – Regional player from Chittering with good football smarts and clean hands around the contest

C. Zurhaar – East Fremantle / Wesley College  player who is a strong overhead mark with a fierce competitive edge.

Scoreboard

Round 2

WESTERN AUSTRALIA                    0.2          2.2          4.5          5.9          (39)

VIC COUNTRY                    5.6          10.9        13.14    21.18    (144)

WA – Goals: Ah Chee 2; Clark, Rogers, Shaw.

Best: Clark, Hinchcliffe, Rogers, Florenca, Snadden, Ah Chee.

VIC COUNTRY – Goals: Schache 8; Holmes 3; Ainsworth, Poholke, McKay 2; Mathieson, Eades, Simpkin, Skinner.

Best: Schache, Mathieson, Holmes, Cole, Mutimer, Brodie, Mennen.

Round 1

WESTERN AUSTRALIA   3.2          6.3          9.7          11.7        (73)
SOUTH AUSTRALIA          1.2          5.6          7.13        9.18        (72)

WA – Goals: Jones 4; Waterman, Ridley 2; Bennett, Smith, Powell-Pepper.
Best: Bennett, Petrevski-Seton, Jones, Hackett, Clark, Smith.
SA – Goals: Haysman, Milera 2; Partington, Hewett, Quinn, Markov, Dew.
Best: Partington, Haysman, Bonner, Milera, Parella, Hewett.

2015 NAB AFL State 18s Fixtures

Saturday 23 May – 11.20am – WA v SA (Lathlain Park)

Sunday 31 May – 12pm - WA v Vic Country (Medibank Stadium)

Saturday 6 June – 12pm - SA v WA (AAMI Stadium)

Saturday 13 June – 11.20am - WA v Vic Metro (Domain Stadium)

Friday 26 June – 2:35pm - Vic Metro v WA (Simonds Stadium) – FOXTEL

Thursday 2 July – 1.15pm - Vic Country v WA (Simonds Stadium) – FOXTEL

*All local times

WAFL State 18s Staff & Coaches

Raffaele Guadagnino – WAFL Talent Manager

Sharni Rowe – WAFL Talent Coordinator

Andrew Lockyer – Head Coach

Shane Yardley – Chairman of Selectors

Bruce Willis – Team Manager

Linton Davies - Head Trainer and Assistant Manager

Steve Armstrong – Assistant Coach

Arthur Maskos – Assistant Coach

Clint Ernst – Assistant Coach

Brett King – Ruck Coach

Jamie Douse – Team Runner

Harry Baynard – Strength & Conditioning Coach

Tom Wallace – Strength & Conditioning Assistant

Nick Caputi – Physiotherapist

Michael Newbound – Physiotherapist

Andrew Stanford – Physiotherapist

Lionel Lim – Doctor

Tom Hill – Doctor

Brad Collard – Player Welfare