SA Footy

With Sam Fairclough being the youngest player to play league for the Eagles and for either Woodville and West Torrens at 16 years and 9 months. I was wondering who is the youngest player to play League at each club.

Dexter Kennedy holds the SANFL record, I believe.

Was 15 when he made his debut for West.

Yes, Dexter Kennedy was 15 years, 11 months, 2 days. He played his first game against Port Adelaide at Alberton Oval, 9th May 1970. The previous record holder was Reg Richards (South Adelaide) who was 16 years, 4 days when he played his first game in 1952.

Other young players are David Jonas (West Adelaide), 16 years, 4 months when he played his first game in 1965, and Lindsay Head (West Torrens) 16 years, 9 months in 1952.

Gavin Wanganeen and Robin Kidney were both 16 when they made their debuts for Port and Glenelg respectively.

Sam Fairclough, when he played his first game a few weeks ago, was younger then Lindsay Head.

angus monfries was 15 or 16 in 03 when he played for sturt vs glenelg at unley when we got embarrassed.

Jimmy wrote:angus monfries was 15 or 16 in 03 when he played for sturt vs glenelg at unley when we got embarrassed.

he would have been about 16 yrs and 4 months Jimmy and if it is that game man we got flogged

I would guess Chris Roberston in 1997 was 15 or 16.

I think for memory Lenny Pascoe debuted for Norwood v South at Footy Park (either 87 or 89) at either 15 or 16 years of age ... Had HUGE wraps on him, hence only spent another season or two before heading off to Victoria Park

MightyEagles wrote:With Sam Fairclough being the youngest player to play league for the Eagles and for either Woodville and West Torrens at 16 years and 9 months. I was wondering who is the youngest player to play League at each club.

sorry to burst your bubble Mighty, the messenger printed a correction this week that Sam was not the youngest to play for either Woodville or West Torrens, that belongs to David Niemann debuted for West Torrens at 16 years 5 months and 22 days in May 1988.

I think Neil Craig was only 16 when he made his league debut but I don't know his exact age.

This is North's "Top 5" (courtesy of Statsman). Don't know what became of the first one but I always thought he had potential.

Hart, BM - 16 y, 2 m, 20 d (1st S - 1990 South Adelaide Football Park) 7 games
Mail, JM - 16y, 3 m, 5 d (Rd 1 - 1991 South Adelaide Prospect) 71 games
Stribing, TL - 16 y, 4 m, 27 d (Rd 19 - 2003 Glenelg Glenelg) 1 game
Moritz, AK - 16 y, 5 m, 2 d (Rd 18 - 2000 South Adelaide Adelaide) 16 games (Still Playing*)
McAdam, GJ - 16 y, 6 m, 9 d (Rd 22 - 1977 Woodville Prospect) 103 games

David J. Niemann was West Torrens BUT are thy claiming to be the Eagles? Surely Woodville supporters would disagree.

The Eagles is a new entity fromed from the genealogy of its parents West Torrens and Woodville. The Niemann family will always hold the record for West Torrens but Fairclough hold the Eagles Record!

Leaping Lindner wrote:This is North's "Top 5" (courtesy of Statsman). Don't know what became of the first one but I always thought he had potential.

Hart, BM - 16 y, 2 m, 20 d (1st S - 1990 South Adelaide Football Park) 7 games
Mail, JM - 16y, 3 m, 5 d (Rd 1 - 1991 South Adelaide Prospect) 71 games
Stribing, TL - 16 y, 4 m, 27 d (Rd 19 - 2003 Glenelg Glenelg) 1 game
Moritz, AK - 16 y, 5 m, 2 d (Rd 18 - 2000 South Adelaide Adelaide) 16 games (Still Playing*)
McAdam, GJ - 16 y, 6 m, 9 d (Rd 22 - 1977 Woodville Prospect) 103 games

Well LL technically you can put the "still playing" next to the first one as he can still play for North.

From my 91 Footy Time yearbook there's a Jamie Downs for West Adelaide who was 16(1 game 2 goals in '91, possibly a foundation cup game) whered he go?? And was David Kupsch a little older than the other 16 yr olds who pulled on the North jumper in the seniors?

XXXXRooster wrote:From my 91 Footy Time yearbook there's a Jamie Downs for West Adelaide who was 16(1 game 2 goals in '91, possibly a foundation cup game) whered he go?? And was David Kupsch a little older than the other 16 yr olds who pulled on the North jumper in the seniors?

I think Jamie Downs was from the Mallee area originally, i've got a feeling he left West to go back and play for Karoonda or Wynarka..

XXXXRooster wrote:From my 91 Footy Time yearbook there's a Jamie Downs for West Adelaide who was 16(1 game 2 goals in '91, possibly a foundation cup game) whered he go?? And was David Kupsch a little older than the other 16 yr olds who pulled on the North jumper in the seniors?

Kupsch is well down the list at 17 years, 2 months, 29 days (league debut vs CD Round 9 1988)

What about Jared Rivers LL? Wasnt he 16 when he debuted?

Macca19 wrote:What about Jared Rivers LL? Wasnt he 16 when he debuted?

Macca your excellent memory has shown up yet again.

These are (including the five above) all the 16 year olds that have played for North.

Robertson, CJ - 16 y, 6 m, 10 d (Rd 16 - 1997 Glenelg@Prospect) 43
Rivers, JP - 16 y, 7 m, 8 d (Rd 9 - 2001 South Adelaide@Prospect) 20
Ladhams, CJ - 16 y, 7 m, 28 d (Rd 12 - 1997 West Adelaide @Richmond) 51*
Boyley, DV - 16 y, 8 m, 2 d (Rd 1 - 1965 Central District @Prospect) 4
Turner, PA - 16 y, 8 m, 6 d (1st S - 1990 South Adelaide@Football Park) 58
Pearce, FI - 16 y, 10 m, 0 d (Rd 1 - 1940 Glenelg@Prospect) 17
Wellman, SD - 16 y, 10 m, 0 d (Rd 22 - 1991 Norwood@Football Park) 18
Burford, MC - 16 y, 10 m, 15 d (Rd 21 - 1998 Woodville-West Torrens@Woodville) 21
Roberts, TM - 16 y, 11 m, 14 d (Rd 7 - 1994 Port Adelaide @Alberton) 2
Fleet, H - 16 y, 11 m, 25 d (Rd 9 - 1924 West Adelaide@Prospect) 144

Weed_the_man wrote:David J. Niemann was West Torrens BUT are thy claiming to be the Eagles? Surely Woodville supporters would disagree.

The Eagles is a new entity fromed from the genealogy of its parents West Torrens and Woodville. The Niemann family will always hold the record for West Torrens but Fairclough hold the Eagles Record!

So then who is the youngest Woodville Player??? Anyone????