KEY DEFENDER Aaron Francis will be central to South Australia's pursuit of a win over Western Australia on Saturday, as the reigning division one title holders look to claim their second win of the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.
Telstra and AFL Media will stream the game live from AAMI Stadium, with the first bounce set for 12pm local time.
Francis starred for SA in its win over Vic Metro last week, taking 12 marks in defence and proving to be the most influential player on the ground.
Western Australia will be keen to limit his impact, particularly as it looks to rebound from a disappointing 105-point loss to Vic Country last week.
As well as Francis, who is consolidating his place near the top of the draft order with each performance, Will Snelling, Riley Bonner, Luke Partington and Wayne Milera have been others to show their attributes for SA in the national carnival so far.
Western Australia won the first contest between these teams in round one by one point, in a game where 198cm prospect Dylan Smith highlighted his athletic traits. Callum Ah Chee is another exciting West Australian to watch throughout his state's under-18 campaign.
AFL Media will be broadcasting five more games during the under-18 championships, including Sunday's clash between Vic Country and Vic Metro from Simonds Stadium.
TEAM LISTS
South Australia
1 Mark Quinn
2 Will Snelling
3 Hugh Haysman
4 Christopher Lodovici
5 Brendan Dew
6 Jack Agostino
7 Isaya McKenzie
8 Steven Slimming
9 Kyle Presbury
10 Maris Olekalns
11 Will Combe
12 Luke Partington
13 Matthew Nunn
14 Jack Graham
15 Jadyn Brind
16 Jonty Scharenberg
18 Wayne Milera
19 Harry Cross
20 Stephen Tahana
21 James Hargreaves
22 Peter Bampton
23 Mason Redman
24 Justin Evans
26 Andy Georgeson
27 Campbell Wildman
28 Cameron Hewett
29 Riley Bonner
31 Oleg Markov
32 Keiran Agius
33 Sam Walker
35 Jordan Dawson
37 Ryan Burton
38 Aaron Francis
39 Matthew Allen
40 Luke Hoare
41 Harrison Westhoff
42 Luke Surman
43 Sam Stafford
45 Kyle Broadwood
46 Harrison Gameau
48 Tim Sullivan
49 Peter Ladhams
50 Andre Parella
Western Australia
2 Kade Stewart
3 Oliver Parish
4 Tom Bennett
5 Brayden Hackett
6 Caiden Curtin
7 Chad Daniels
8 Josh Schoenfeld
9 Michael Cronan
10 John Shaw
11 Bailey Rogers
12 Greg Clark
13 Dixon Wight
14 Travis Naughton
15 James Harrold
16 Noah Hura
17 Sam Petrevski-Seton
18 Jordan Snadden
19 Jake Waterman
20 Levi Ridley
21 Josh Rotham
22 Jake Taylor
23 Jarred Mason
24 Clint Hinchliffe
25 Sam Powell-Pepper
26 Dylan Smith
27 Callum Ah Chee
28 Ajang Ajang
29 Marshall Jones
30 Jack Watson
31 Peter Delaney
32 Jesse Glass-McCasker
33 Tarir Bayok
34 Quinton Narkle
35 Declan Mountford
36 Jake Florenca
37 David Ehlers
38 Jesse Mirco
39 Cameron Zurhaar
40 Mitchell Antonio
42 Nicholas Merritt
43 Jeremy Goddard
44 Mathew Taylor
45 Morgan Davies
46 Jared Bell
50 Luke Strnadica
