MVP Material: Jack Fitzgerald (Yankalilla) was named the 2017 Under-16 MVP. Image: Nick Hook Photography

On Monday evening South Adelaide hosted its finest young talent at the Club's annual Under-16 and Development Squads Junior Presentation Night.

On the night, the Panthers celebrated the conclusion of the 2017 Development Squad Program and Under-16 Centre of Excellence season.

Young midfielder Jack Fitzgerald was named the 2017 Under-16 MVP, closely followed by tall timber Aaron Douglass and Daniel Sladojevic.

A new award at Under-16 level was also introduced, as Harry Spacie was honoured as the inaugural Flinders University U16 Most Improved Player.

Meanwhile, Nathan Sable (U13s), Jason Horne (U14s), Nicholas Kraemer (U15 Metro) and Oliver Carpenter (U15 Country) were also handed the Best Player Award for their respective Development Squad age groups.

The Club also unveiled the Flinders University Development Squad Team of the Year, which recognises the six most outstanding players from each Development Squad - the full team can be seen below.

Congratulations to all players who completed the 2017 South Adelaide Development Squad program. 

Please see below for a full list of award winners.

Under-16 Winners

• Under-16 MVP - Jack Fitzgerald (Yankalilla)
• Under-16 Runner-Up MVP - Aaron Douglass (Willunga)
• Under-16 Third-Place MVP - Daniel Sladojevic (PHOS Camden)
• Flinders University U16 Most Improved Player - Harry Spacie (Happy Valley)

Under-16 Top 8 Voting

1. Jack Fitzgerald
2. Aaron Douglass
3. Daniel Sladojevic
4. William Bruce
5. Matthew Coulthard
6. Tyler Oliver
7. Marcus Lippett
8. Tom Neville

Development Squad Best Player Awards

• U13 Development Squad Best Player Award - Nathan Sable (Christies Beach)
• U14 Development Squad Best Player Award - Jason Horne (Christies Beach)
• U15 Metro Development Squad Best Player Award (Phil Leach Trophy) - Nicholas Kraemer (Reynella)
• U15 Country Development Squad Best Player Award (Phil Leach Trophy) - Oliver Carpenter

Flinders University Development Squads Team of the Year

	Flinders University Development Squads Team of the Year
U13	U14	U15M	U15C
Connor Hills Goolwa/Pt Elliot	Talon Copley Reynella	Kyle Bray-Wallace Kenilworth	Oliver Carpenter Willunga
Jaiden Magor Myponga/Sellicks	Arlo Draper Willunga	Zachary Dumesny Brighton	Shannon Jones Langhorne Creek
Kye Nicholson OSB/Lonsdale	Rhys Galliford Flagstaff Hill	Jayden Little Flagstaff Hill	Dylan Kleinig Victor Harbor
Nathan Sable Christies Beach	Jason Horne Christies Beach	Samuel Hindes Kangarilla	Adam Terrell Yankalilla
Milan Spring Happy Valley	Zaine Norman-Brown Willunga	Nicholas Kraemer Reynella	Joe Woods Goolwa/Pt Elliot
William Verrall Christies Beach	Matthew Roberts Langhorne Creek	Harry Spacie Happy Valley	Liam Nye Willunga

Other Acknowledgements

SANFL Under-16 State Players

• Daniel Sladojevic
• Aaron Douglass
• Damon Freitag

Schoolboys State Players

• Zachary Dumesny (SAFC U16 & U15M) - U15 SSSSA
• Matthew Roberts (SAFC U14DS & U15C) - U15 SSSSA
   

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