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Mr Chandler said providing South Australian players in their Draft year with the opportunity to train with, and play for, Port Adelaide and Adelaide in the SANFL competition was important to give our two AFL clubs the best opportunity to prioritise home-grown talent.
AFL clubs will be able to access top-age SA Under-18 Academy players, post the AFL National Championships, for a period of up to four weeks.
In addition, for players aged 18 to 20 years who missed out in the AFL Draft, the new rules for the SANFL competition enable some of these players with a unique opportunity to be in an AFL environment, an expansion of the current SANFL Rookie Program.
Under the successful SANFL Rookie Program, both AFL clubs were able to access up to four rookies (aged 18-20 years). Under the new rules, Adelaide and Port Adelaide are now permitted to each sign up to six SANFL players under the new Talent Development List, plus two players from interstate.
“The successful promotion of Logan Evans to Port Adelaide’s AFL list, after joining the club from Norwood under the SANFL Rookie Program, highlights the opportunities which will be afforded to more of South Australia’s most talented players overlooked in an AFL Draft,” Mr Chandler said.
