2013 SANFL 'West End' State Squad

An initial squad of 33 has been picked, with some pretty good players in the initial group...

From the SANFL site:

http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/1988/

Zac Milbank wrote:

2013 West End State Squad

Central District - Paul Thomas, James Boyd, Ryan Williams, Brayden O’Hara
Glenelg – Ruory Kirkby, Ty Allen
North Adelaide – Matt Campbell, Leigh Ryswyk, George Thring, Todd Miles
Norwood – Jace Bode, Alex Georgiou, Kieran McGuinness, Brett Zorzi, Matthew Panos
Port Adelaide – James Meiklejohn, Sam Gray, Kory Beard
South Adelaide – Michael Wundke, Nick Liddle, Joel Cross
Sturt – Michael Coad, Fraser Evans
West Adelaide – Chris Schmidt, Jon Beech, Ryan Ferguson, Daniel Caire, Joel Tippett
Woodville-West Torrens – Luke Powell, Andrew Ainger, Matthew Goldsworthy, Luke Jarrad, Craig Parry

Will be interesting to see who makes the final 22...

After two rounds a state team announced, little early IMO.

Does look like a good squad though

First thoughts:



F: Thomas Wundke Ainger

HF: Goldsworthy Kirkby Campbell

C: Jarrad Schmidt Ryswyk

HB: McGuinness Ferguson Thring

B: Georgiou Tippett Caire


R: Meiklejohn Zorzi Boyd


INT: Parry Liddle Cross

Good looking side, R&B, but I wouldn't think Paul Thomas will play forward pocket...

I'd probably have him on the wing or half back flank...

brodlach wrote:After two rounds a state team announced, little early IMO.

Does look like a good squad though

It is only an initial squad and, like last year, players can still be added and omitted, should form warrant it...

Big Phil wrote:Good looking side, R&B, but I wouldn't think Paul Thomas will play forward pocket...

I'd probably have him on the wing or half back flank...

He doesn't make it to start on a back flank for me.

The problem is there are so many rotations, so perhaps start Goldsworthy in a forward pocket and Thomas coming off interchange for midfiled or back flank rotation?

Fair enough. I think your defensive half might be a little top heavy, but that will also depend on the opposition and how they match up.

A few former SANFL players named in the NEAFL squad...

http://www.neafl.com.au/index.php?id=16&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2013&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=04&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1279&cHash=b7548333065dac45ba40ee6da3a148f6

Ed Sansbury (Central)
Brad Vassall (Norwood & Sturt)
Austin Wonaeamirri (Norwood)
Cameron Ilett (Port Magpies)
Wayde Mills (Glenelg)
Daniel Wise (Eagles & North)

From the SANFL site...

http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/2002/

Daniel Wise...he would be about 33 now I reckon.

Played 39 matches for us between 2000 and 2004, then went to North and played 21 matches in 2005

spell_check wrote:Daniel Wise...he would be about 33 now I reckon.

Played 39 matches for us between 2000 and 2004, then went to North and played 21 matches in 2005

I am only assuming it is the same D.Wise, spelly. I think it is, though...

It is, and I was not so kind to his age - he is 31

http://www.aflq.com.au/index.php?id=534

Thanks, mate...

It should come as no surprise, especially after his Bob Quinn Medal win, that Norwood's Matt Suckling has been added to the State Squad.

From the SANFL site...

http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/2012/

I see the SANFL is trying to talk up this complete waste of time.

http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/2019/
How about "Since when has NEAFL been a state and who cares anyway?"

I wonder when the message will filter through to the rulers of West Lakes, that the whole concept of interstate football is dead and buried?

countrycousin wrote:I see the SANFL is trying to talk up this complete waste of time.

http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/2019/
How about "Since when has NEAFL been a state and who cares anyway?"

I wonder when the message will filter through to the rulers of West Lakes, that the whole concept of interstate football is dead and buried?

Says who?

countrycousin wrote:I see the SANFL is trying to talk up this complete waste of time.

http://www.sanfl.com.au/news/sanfl_news/2019/
How about "Since when has NEAFL been a state and who cares anyway?"

I wonder when the message will filter through to the rulers of West Lakes, that the whole concept of interstate football is dead and buried?

Its quite embarassing IMO playing nobodies from nowhere that we have heard of and calling it a "State Game" Derr......... I hear we are playing the B Grade form woop woop next year, can't wait.

On a more serious note, if the people who run the SANFL can't get a better standard of opposition to play in these State Games then why bother.

Let me say that I used to enjoy watching State Games back when they were real, because it was an opportunity to see the best players in the land strut their stuff. Now I can turn on the TV any weekend and watch them in the AFL, which is my point. Demetriou has made it clear on a number of occasions, that the AFL don't support the concept and we'll never see the best players in that context again. Therefore it's dead and buried. Last years game between SA and WA attracted a mere 2,843 people to Glenelg Oval. How many I wonder will bother to go to Richmond next week to watch a team of nobodies, supplemented (If that's the right word) by a few blokes who once played league in Adelaide, before they retired to Darwin or the Gold Coast or wherever? It's just a wasted weekend and a pointless disruption to the domestic competition IMO. Sorry if I might upset some other posters, but it's the way I see it.

Fair call, CC.

I personally like the concept watching the best SANFL players combine (hopefully without interference from the clubs), but I do respect how others may not, as you have indicated with your post above.

Stephen Rowe, SANFL Chariman of Selecors, revelaed on RPH Adelaide tonight, that Central's Paul Thomas will be appointed as Captain of the side, while Eagles wingman Luke Jarrad will be Vice Captain...

It was a good chat with Rowey...

I'm looking forward to taking my three kids to the game

well thanks to BP for giving out the wrong number (again) so i scored tickets on the 5rph league teams show, so i'll be heading to Richmond to see the contest, this is a NO WIN MATCH for the SANFL if we win we're supposed to win & if we lose we'll be a laughing stock & will have no real claim of saying we're the best anymore