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2022 Torrens University SA U18 Squad

3 years ago – May 11, 2022

By ZAC MILBANK

A sizeable 40-player Torrens University SA U18 squad has been selected ahead of the 2022 NAB AFL National Championships starting in June.

As many as 17 of this year’s list of players from SANFL clubs stand at least 190cm, including six of West Adelaide’s seven selections.

Among these are Bloods talls Harry Lemmey and Tom Scully, as well as Round 7 Torrens University Cup MVP nominee Harry Barnett.

Norwood’s Max Michalanney (192cm) is among other talented talls in the mix, with the intercept defender also a Crows Next Generation Academy prospect.

Michalanney, eligible for the Crows under the father-son rule, is one of a few boasting familiar surnames in the squad with his dad Jim playing 211 SANFL games for the Redlegs between 1974 and 1986.

Woodville-West Torrens’ Mattaes Phillipou (son of Sam Phillipou) and Sturt’s Luca Slade (son of Matthew Slade) are others with surnames certain to resonate with SANFL fans.

SA will again be led by Head Coach and Academy Manager Tony Bamford, with coaching assistants Ben Nelson, Chris Smelt, Scott Lycett, Peter Fitzgerald, Ron Fuller and Jack Hannath.

Training for the Torrens University SA U18 squad will begin at Thebarton Oval on Monday May 16 as the Croweaters prepare for their first game of the Championships against the Allies on Sunday June 19 at the same venue.

SA will host Victoria Country at Thebarton on Sunday June 26 and Western Australia on Sunday July 24, with the only interstate match being against Victoria Metro in Geelong on Sunday July 17.

2022 Torrens University SA U18 Squad

Player	SANFL Club	Date of Birth	Height (CM)	Weight (KG)
Adam Deakin	Central	16/8/2004	191	87
Jayden Matz	Central	23/4/2005	196	82
Trent Tattoli	Central	14/4/2005	179	67
Brodie Tuck	Central	6/12/2004	194	91
Archie Lovelock	Glenelg	19/12/2004	178	72
Ashton Moir	Glenelg	15/4/2005	186	77
Ben Ridgway	Glenelg	12/1/2005	181	78
Jakob Ryan	Glenelg	20/9/2004	189	77
Jake Walker	Glenelg	17/7/2004	183	80
Max Blacker	North	14/7/2004	170	63
Billy Dowling	North	1/7/2004	187	79
Isaac Keeler	North	23/4/2004	198	88
Shaun Bennier	North	24/2/2004	193	90
Luke Harvey	North	22/2/2005	181	76
Jack Hodges	North	17/3/2004	192	81
Kane McAuliffe	North	1/3/2005	187	90
Kelsey Rypstra	North	2/5/2004	172	57
Phoenix Foster	Norwood	12/9/2004	196	85
Max Michalanney	Norwood	26/2/2004	192	78
Harvey Pedler	Norwood	16/10/2004	186	82
Tyson Walls	Norwood	5/3/2004	171	72
Jack Delean	South	15/4/2005	181	73
Charlie Duncan	South	12/1/2004	185	70
Will Verrall	South	11/3/2004	199	92
Jaiden Magor	South	16/2/2004	185	79
Kyle Marshall	South	10/4/2004	198	79
Nick Sadler	Sturt	8/1/2004	179	73
Alex Holt	Sturt	28/1/2005	180	73
Luca Slade	Sturt	3/11/2005	180	69
Harry Barnett	West	22/1/2004	202	92
Will Patton	West	4/1/2005	191	74
Kobe Ryan	West	17/2/2004	182	72
Oscar Kregar	West	1/7/2004	190	79
Harry Lemmey	West	30/1/2004	199	94
Darcy Minchella	West	7/8/2004	196	75
Thomas Scully	West	2/11/2004	202	89
Nathan Barkla	Woodville-West Torrens	30/3/2004	186	74
Adam D'Aloia	Woodville-West Torrens	9/4/2004	186	86
Blake Hansen	Woodville-West Torrens	8/4/2004	178	71
Mattaes Phillipou	Woodville-West Torrens	27/12/2004	190	83