List of VFL/AFL and AFL Women's players from South Australia

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This is a list of players from South Australia to have played in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the AFL Women's (AFLW), the two pre-eminent competitions of Australian rules football.

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Note that prior to the full professionalism of the game and the expansion of the Victorian competition nationally during the 1980s, most top level South Australians played in the state-based SANFL competition and represented South Australia in interstate matches.

Men's

List of AFL players

Currently on an AFL senior list
PlayerSA junior/senior club/sRepresentative honoursAFL DraftSelectionAFL YearsAFL Club/sAFL GamesAFL (Goals)Connections to South Australia, Notes & References
Alex Dodson Payneham NU JFC, Sturt 2024 #532025- St Kilda 10Raised in Adelaide
Charlie West Woodville-West Torrens 2024 #502025- Collingwood 11Raised in Adelaide
Mani Liddy Kersbrook, Sturt, Central District, Port Adelaide 2025 (mid season) (Mid Season rookie #16)2025- Port Adelaide 91Raised in Kersbrook
Hugh Jackson Crystal Brook, Rostrevor College, North Adelaide, Port Adelaide 2021 #552025- Port Adelaide 91Raised in Crystal Brook
Isaiah Dudley Central District 2024 PSS2025- Fremantle 1615Born in Port Lincoln, raised in Adelaide
Lucas Camporeale Glenelg 2024 #542025- Carlton 20Recruited from Adelaide
Sid Draper Willunga, South Adelaide, Adelaide 2024 #42025- Adelaide 93Born and raised in Adelaide
Liam Fawcett Pooraka, Central District 2023 #432025- Richmond 11Raised in Adelaide
Isaac Keeler South Augusta, North Adelaide 2022 #442025- St Kilda 1110Raised in Port Augusta (Kokatha, Mirning)
Tom Cochrane Port District, Central District, Port Adelaide 2024 #132025- Port Adelaide 32Raised in Adelaide
Harry Lemmey Flagstaff Hill, South Adelaide 2022 #472024- Carlton --Raised in Adelaide
Ashton Moir Edwardstown, Glenelg 2023 #292024- Carlton 32Raised in Adelaide
Henry Smith Blackwood, Woodville-West Torrens 2020 #482024- Brisbane Lions 10Raised in Adelaide
Logan Evans Norwood, Port Adelaide 2021 Rookie (#12)2024- Port Adelaide 10Raised in Adelaide
Billy Dowling North Adelaide, Walkerville, Adelaide 2022 #432024- Adelaide 10Born and raised in Adelaide
Loch Rawlinson Mitcham, Sturt U18 (2023) 2023 Rookie2024- West Coast 10Raised in Adelaide
Kane McAuliffe Central Augusta, North Adelaide U18 (2023) 2023 #402024- Richmond 10Raised in Port Augusta
Max Michalanney Norwood, Adelaide 2022 #172023- Adelaide 220Raised in Adelaide
Mattaes Phillipou PHOS Camden, Woodville-West Torrens 2022 #102023- St Kilda 2413Raised in Adelaide
Tom Emmett Payneham Norwood Union, Sturt 2022 #412023-2024 Fremantle 1511Born and raised in Adelaide
Jakob Ryan Brighton Districts & Old Scholars, Sacred Heart College, Torrens University, Glenelg 2022 #282023- Collingwood 10Raised in Adelaide
James Borlase Unley, Sturt, Port Adelaide 2020 (rookie) 2023- Port Adelaide 20Raised in Adelaide
Matthew Coulthard Port Noarlunga, Glenelg 2023 #32023- Richmond 41Raised in Port Noarlunga
Jacob Bauer North Adelaide 2022 (rookie) Rookie (#10)2023- Richmond 33Recruited from Adelaide
Harry Barnett Goodwood, West Adelaide 2022 #232023- West Coast 10Raised in Adelaide
Jason Horne-Francis Christies Beach, South Adelaide, Port Adelaide U16 (c), U19 (2021 c) 2021 #12022- North Melbourne, Port Adelaide 4220Raised in Adelaide
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera Glenelg U18 (2021) 2022 #112022- St Kilda 415Raised in Adelaide
Kaine Baldwin Glenelg U16 (2018 c) 2021 Supplemental2022-2024 Essendon 82Born and raised in Adelaide
Jase Burgoyne Port District, Henley High School, Woodville-West Torrens, Port Adelaide 2021 #602022- Port Adelaide 162Raised in Adelaide
Jacob Wehr Balaklava, Woodville-West Torrens 2020 #592022- Greater Western Sydney 254Raised in Adelaide
Oscar Adams Glenelg 2021 #512022- St Kilda, Gold Coast 80Recruited from Adelaide
Jye Menzie South Adelaide 2022 Mid-season Rookie (#15)2022- Essendon 2425Recruited from Adelaide
Tex Wanganeen Sturt Rookie2022-2024 Essendon 51Raised in Adelaide
Jack Hayes Woodville-West Torrens 2022 Preseason Supplemental2022-2024 St Kilda 56Raised in Adelaide
Harvey Harrison Golden Grove, Tyndale Christian College, North Adelaide 2021 #522022- Collingwood 43Raised in Adelaide
Matty Roberts Langhorne Creek, St Peter's College, South Adelaide 2021 #342022- Sydney 122Raised in Adelaide
Kaine Baldwin Glenelg U16 2021 Supplementary2022- Collingwood 82Recruited from Adelaide
Josh Carmichael West Adelaide 2022 Mid-season (#9)2022-2024 Collingwood 84Recruited from Adelaide
Leek Aleer Angle Vale. Central District 2021 #152022- Greater Western Sydney 60Recruited from Adelaide
Alastair Lord Norwood 2021 #462022- Essendon 10Recruited from Adelaide
Luke Pedlar Kingston, Glenelg, Adelaide 2020 #112021- Adelaide 2626Born in Mount Gambier, raised in Kingston SE and Adelaide
Elijah Hollands - 2020 #72021- Gold Coast, Carlton 148Born and raised in Adelaide
Riley Thilthorpe Goodwood, West Adelaide, Adelaide 2020 #22021- Adelaide 4644Raised in Adelaide
Beau McCreery Cove, South Adelaide 2020 #442021- Collingwood 6244Raised in Adelaide
Lachie Jones Woodville-West Torrens 2020 #162021- Port Adelaide 215Raised in Bute
Jed McEntee Mitcham, Sturt 2021 (mid-season)#132021- Port Adelaide 3521Raised in Adelaide
Tom Powell Concordia, Unley Jets, Scotch College, Sturt U18 (2020) 2020 #132021- North Melbourne 4718Raised in Adelaide
Caleb Poulter Ardrossan, Woodville-West Torrens 2020 #302021- Collingwood, Western Bulldogs 194Raised in Ardrossan
Ash Johnson Scotch Old Colegians, Sturt 2020 Mid-season (#3)2021- Collingwood 2636Recruited from Adelaide
Brayden Cook Happy Valley, Adelaide 2020 #252021-2023 Adelaide 123Born in Mount Barker, raised in Adelaide
Jack Saunders Walkerville, Unley, Norwood 2021 (Rookie) Rookie (#4)2021-2022 Hawthorn 11Raised in and recruited from Adelaide
Michael Frederick Woodville-West Torrens 2019 #612020- Fremantle 5964Born and raised in Adelaide
Will Day PHOS Camden, Glenelg Junior, West Adelaide U18 (2019) 2019 #132020- Hawthorn 5410Raised in Adelaide
Kysaiah Pickett Port District, Woodville-West Torrens 2019 #122020- Melbourne 89133Recruited from South Australia
Connor Budarick - 2019 #162020- Gold Coast 261Born and raised in Robe
Brad Close North Gambier, Glenelg 2019 #142020- Geelong 7664Born and raised in Mount Gambier
Sam Draper South Adelaide 2017 #12020- Essendon 5725Born and raised in Adelaide
Harry Schoenberg Woodville-West Torrens, Adelaide 2019 #242020- Adelaide 6122Born in Marrabel, raised in Adelaide
Connor Rozee South Augusta, North Adelaide, Port Adelaide 2018 #52019- Port Adelaide 10698Born and raised in Port Augusta
Callum Wilkie Walkerville, North Adelaide 2019 Rookie Draft Rookie (#3)2019- St Kilda 1071Raised in Adelaide
John Noble North Adelaide 2019 Mid-season (#14)2019- Collingwood 937Raised in Adelaide
Izak Rankine Edwardstown, Flinders Park, West Adelaide, Adelaide 2018 #32019- Gold Coast, Adelaide 6893Born and raised in Adelaide
Jack Lukosius Henley, Woodville-West Torrens 2018 #22019- Gold Coast 9659Born and raised in Adelaide
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher Sturt, Port Adelaide 2017 #662019- Essendon, Port Adelaide 510Raised in Adelaide
Kade Chandler Western United Tigers, Norwood 2019 #152019- Melbourne 3931Born and raised in Charra
Tom Sparrow Bridgewater, South Adelaide 2019- Melbourne 7729Raised in Adelaide
Shane McAdam Sturt, Adelaide 2019- Melbourne 5072Raised in and recruited from Adelaide
Jordon Sweet Tea Tree Gully, North Adelaide, Port Adelaide 2019 Rookie (#23)2019- Western Bulldogs, Port Adelaide 112Raised in and recruited from Adelaide
Chris Burgess Flinders Park, Adelaide 2018 Pre-draft selection2019- Gold Coast, Adelaide 4421Raised in Adelaide
Nathan Kreuger Victor Harbour, South Adelaide 2019-2024 Geelong, Collingwood 157Raised in Victor Harbour
Darcy Fogarty Rostrevor College, Glenelg 2017 #122018- Adelaide 79117Raised in Lucindale and Adelaide
Callum Coleman-Jones Blackwood, Sturt U15 (2014), U16 (2015), U18 (2017 c) 2017 #202018- Richmond, North Melbourne 3120Raised in Adelaide
Charlie Ballard Mitcham, Sturt U18 (2017) 2017 #422018- Gold Coast 1102Raised in Adelaide
Harrison Petty Wudinna United, Norwood 2017 #372018- Melbourne 6520Born and raised in Wudinna
Lewis Young Sturt 2016 #492017- Western Bulldogs, Carlton 582Raised in Adelaide
Will Hayward North Adelaide 2016 #212017- Sydney 148181Raised in Adelaide
Brennan Cox Woodville-West Torrens 2016 #412017- Fremantle 10331Raised in Adelaide
Peter Ladhams Modbury, Norwood, Port Adelaide 2017 #92017- Port Adelaide, Sydney 5025Raised in Adelaide
Mitch Hinge Glenelg 2017 #202017- Brisbane Lions, Adelaide 435Raised in Adelaide
Tyson Stengle Portland, Port Adelaide, Woodville-West Torrens, Adelaide,U18 (2016) 2016 #62017- Richmond, Adelaide, Geelong 73122Raised in Adelaide
Toby Pink Glenelg 2017 (rookie) Rookie (#54)2017-2024 Sydney, North Melbourne 157Raised in Adelaide
Ryan Burton PHOS Cambden, Sacred Heart College, North Adelaide, Port Adelaide U18 (2014) 2015 #192016- Hawthorn, Port Adelaide 13921Raised in and recruited from Adelaide
Riley Bonner Goodwood, West Adelaide, Port Adelaide 2015 #372016-2024 Port Adelaide, St Kilda 11315Raised in and recruited from Adelaide
Will Snelling Goodwood, West Adelaide, Port Adelaide 2016 Rookie Rookie (#10)2016-2023 Port Adelaide, Essendon 6529Raised in and recruited from Adelaide
Jordan Dawson Sturt, Adelaide 2015 #562016- Sydney, Adelaide 12257Born and raised in Kingston SE
Mason Redman Glenelg, Adelaide U18 2015 #302016- Essendon 10318Born and raised in Millicent
Wayne Milera Central District, Adelaide U18 2015 #112016- Adelaide 9629Raised in Adelaide
Bailey Williams Brighton Secondary, Glenelg 2015 #482016- Western Bulldogs 12729Raised in Adelaide
Aaron Francis West Adelaide 2015 #62016- Essendon, Sydney 7413Raised in Adelaide
Oleg Markov Gepps Cross, North Adelaide U18 2015 #502016-2024 Richmond, Gold Coast, Collingwood 867Raised in Adelaide
Josh Schache - 2015 #22016-2024 Brisbane Lions, Western Bulldogs, Melbourne 7679Born in Adelaide
George Hewett North Adelaide 2013 #322015- Sydney, Carlton 15639Raised in Adelaide
Alex Neal-Bullen Mitchell Park, Glenelg 2014 #402015- Melbourne 159112Raised in Adelaide
Caleb Daniel Edwardston, South Adelaide 2014 #462015- Western Bulldogs 17547Raised in Adelaide
Sam Durdin West Adelaide, Glenelg 2014 #162015-2024 North Melbourne, Carlton 241Raised in Adelaide
Trent Dumont Norwood, Port Adelaide 2013 #3072014- North Melbourne, Port Adelaide 12128Raised in Adelaide
James Aish Norwood, Glenelg 2013 #72014- Brisbane Lions, Collingwood, Fremantle 16333Raised in Adelaide
Sean Lemmens Salisbury, Port Adelaide 2013 #272014- Gold Coast 14025Raised in Adelaide
Orazio Fantasia Payneham Norwood Union, Norwood, Port Adelaide 2013 #552014- Essendon, Port Adelaide, Carlton 100141Born and raised in Adelaide
Rory Laird Kenilworth, West Adelaide, Adelaide 2011 Rookie (#5)2013- Adelaide 22829Born in South Australia, raised in Adelaide
Jimmy Toumpas Woodville-West Torrens, Port Adelaide U18 (2012c) 2012 #42013-2018 Port Adelaide 377Raised in Adelaide
Brodie Grundy Sturt 2012 #182013- Collingwood, Melbourne, Sydney 20471Born and raised in Adelaide
Chad Wingard Imperial, Sturt, Port Adelaide 2011 #62012-2024 Port Adelaide, Hawthorn 218300Born and raised in Murray Bridge
Lachie Neale Kybybolite, St Peters College, Glenelg U18 (2011) 2011 #582012- Fremantle, Brisbane Lions 250116Raised in Kybybolite
Lincoln McCarthy Bordertown, Glenelg 2011 #662012- Geelong, Brisbane Lions 140154Raised in Bordertown
Brodie Smith West Lakes, Henley, Woodville-West Torrens, Adelaide 2010 #142011- Adelaide 24971Raised in Adelaide
Tom Jonas Rostrevor College, Norwood, Port Adelaide 2011 #162011-2023 Port Adelaide 2152Raised in Adelaide
Scott Lycett Thevenard, Port Adelaide 2010 #292011-2023 Gold Coast 14661Born in Ceduna, raised in Thevenard
Jared Polec Woodville-West Torrens 2010 #52011-2022 Brisbane Lions, Port Adelaide. North Melbourne 14875Born and raised in Adelaide
Sam Day Sturt U18 2011 #32011-2024 Gold Coast 143100Born and raised in Adelaide
Rhys Stanley West Adelaide 2008 #472010- St Kilda, Geelong 196105Born and raised in Berri and Adelaide
Jack Redden Keith, Glenelg 2008 #252009-2022 Brisbane Lions, West Coast 26380Raised in Adelaide
Shane Edwards Golden Grove, North Adelaide 2006 #262007-2022 Richmond 303189Born and raised in Adelaide
Shannon Hurn Central District U18 (2005) 2005 #132006-2023 West Coast 33350Born in Angaston and raised in Angaston and Nuriootpa
Eddie Betts Mallee Park, Adelaide 2004 (pre-season) #32005-2021 Adelaide, Carlton 350640Raised in Port Lincoln (Wirangu, Kokatha)
Shaun Burgoyne Mallee Park, Port Adelaide 2000 #122001-2021 Port Adelaide, Hawthorn 407302Raised in Port Lincoln (Kokatha)
Matthew Pavlich Sacred Heart College, Woodville-West Torrens 1999 #42000-2016 Fremantle 353700Born and raised in Adelaide
Adam Goodes 1997 #431999-2015 Sydney 372464Born and raised in Wallaroo (Adnyamathanha, Narungga)
Warren Tredrea Port Adelaide 1996 Zone selection1997-2010 Port Adelaide 255549Born in South Australia, raised in Adelaide
Michael O'Loughlin Central District 1994 #401995-2009 Sydney 303521Born and raised in Adelaide (Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri)
Tony Modra West Adelaide, Adelaide 1992-19971991-2001 (6 caps) Adelaide, Fremantle 165588Born in McLaren Vale, raised in Christies Beach and Loxton
David Grenvold Glenelg 1987 #451989-1996 Essendon 11218Born and raised in Bordertown
Tony Hall Glenelg, Adelaide 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993 1988-1995 Hawthorn, Adelaide 217278Raised in Adelaide
Bruce Abernethy Rosewater, Port Adelaide 10 caps1982-1992 North Melbourne, Collingwood, Adelaide 11239Raised in Adelaide
Darryl Cowie Gawler Central, Central District 1982-1987 St Kilda, Richmond 639Raised in and recruited from Adelaide
Stephen Copping Glenelg 1982-1984 Essendon 4288Raised in and recruited from Adelaide
Wayne Slattery South Adelaide 1982 St Kilda 1112Raised in and recruited from Adelaide
Geoff Linke South Adelaide 1981 #151982 St Kilda 23Raised in and recruited from Adelaide
Craig Bradley Port Adelaide 1981-2002 Carlton 375247Born and raised in Adelaide
Stephen Kernahan Glenelg 1983–1996 (16 caps)1981-1997 Carlton 251738Born and raised in Adelaide
Bert Renfrey North Adelaide, Norwood, Sturt 1907 St Kilda 150Born and raised in Adelaide
Harry Laxton 1904-1907 Essendon 443Born in Aldgate
Alf Swift 1904 Essendon 72Born in Port Elliot
Mick Pleass 1904 Essendon 13245Born in Kent Town
Dick McCabe 1897-1907 South Melbourne 14818Born in Farrell Flat

Women's

List of AFLW players

PlayerSA junior/senior club/sRepresentative honoursAFLW DraftSelectionAFLW YearsAFLW Club/sAFLW GamesAFLW (Goals)Connections to South Australia, Notes & References
Brooke Boileau Mount Compass, Adelaide U18 (2023) 2023 #12024- Adelaide 10Raised in and recruited from Victor Harbour
Elaine Grigg North Adelaide, Central DistrictsU18 (2023)2024- Western Bulldogs 10Recruited from Adelaide
Molly Brooksby Golden Grove, Port Adelaide U18 (2023)2024- Port Adelaide 10Raised in Adelaide
Shineah Goody Henley, Edithburgh, Port Adelaide 2024- Port Adelaide 10Raised in Edithburgh
Piper Window Morphettville Park, Port Adelaide 2024- Port Adelaide 10Raised in Adelaide
Caitlin Wendland Willaston, Central Districts2023- Brisbane 30Raised in Adelaide (Willaston)
Mattea Breed Norwood, Payneham Norwood Union, North Adelaide2023- Hawthorn 80Recruited from Adelaide
Matilda Scholz Mitcham, Goodwood, Glenelg, Port Adelaide 2023- Port Adelaide 10Raised in Adelaide
Jade Halfpenny Golden Grove, Norwood, Port Adelaide U19 (2021)2022- Port Adelaide, Carlton 71Raised in and recruited from Adelaide
Taylor Ortlepp -2022- Carlton 91Raised in Adelaide
Leah Cutting Morphettvale Park, Norwood2022- St Kilda 70Raised in Adelaide
Olivia Fuller Millicent2022- Geelong 181Raised in Millicent
Jessica Waterhouse Christie's Beach, Happy Valley, Adelaide 2022- Adelaide 125Raised in Adelaide
Olivia Levicki Port Adelaide 2022- Port Adelaide 132Born in Balaklava
Hannah Ewings Roopena, SMOSH West lakes, North Adelaide, Port Adelaide 2022- Port Adelaide 188Raised in Whyalla
Jess Good Blackwood, Sturt2022- Carlton 185Raised in Adelaide
Abbie Ballard Peake, West Adelaide, Strathalbyn, Adelaide 2021 #342022- Adelaide 174Raised in Adelaide
Brooke Tonon East Gambie, Scotch College, Glenelg, Adelaide U19 (2021) 2021 #202022- Adelaide 10-Raised in Mount Gambier
Zoe Prowse Glenunga, Mt Lofty, Sturt, Adelaide U19 (2021) 2021 #172022- Adelaide 71Raised in Adelaide
Teah Charlton Christie's Beach, South Adelaide, Adelaide 2020 #42021- Adelaide 488Raised in Adelaide
Tahlia Meyer Morphettvale Park, South Adelaide 2020 Free agent2021- St Kilda, Gold Coast 212Raised in Adelaide
Katelyn Pope North Adelaide, Port Adelaide 2021 Injury replacement2021- West Coast, Port Adelaide 142Raised in Adelaide
Caitlin Gould Glenelg, Adelaide 2019 #682020- Adelaide 4834Raised in Adelaide
Cheyenne Hammond Willunga, Christie's Beach, South Adelaide, Port Adelaide 2019 #572020- Gold Coast, Port Adelaide 402Raised in Wilunga
Chelsea Biddell West Adelaide, Adelaide 2019 #1022020- Adelaide 484Raised in Adelaide
Rachelle Martin West Adelaide, Adelaide 2020- Adelaide 4614Raised in Adelaide
Hannah Munyard South Adelaide, Adelaide 2020- Western Bulldogs, Adelaide 353Raised in Adelaide
Najwa Allen Norwood, Adelaide 2019 #372020- Adelaide 440Recruited from Adelaide
Madison Newman West Adelaide, Adelaide 2019 #1002020- Adelaide 397Recruited from Adelaide
Ashleigh Woodland North Adelaide, Adelaide 2018 Free agent2019- Melbourne, Adelaide, Port Adelaide 4958Raised in Adelaide
Chloe Scheer Salisbury West, Modbury, North Adelaide, Adelaide 2018 #372019- Adelaide, Geelong 4954Raised in Adelaide (Gawler)
Hannah Button West Adelaide, Adelaide 2019 #532019- Adelaide 393Born in Yorke Peninsula, raised in Adelaide
Ebony O'Dea West Adelaide, Adelaide 2019 #532019- Greater Western Sydney, Collingwood, Port Adelaide 412Born in Springton, raised in Adelaide
Eloise Jones Morphettville Park, Adelaide 2017 #242018- Adelaide 6641Raised in Adelaide
Jessica Allan Salisbury, Adelaide 2017 #82018- Greater Western Sydney, Adelaide 310Raised in Beachport and Millicent
Tait Mackrill Broughton-Mundoora, Morphettville Park 2017 Rookie (#9)2018- Greater Western Sydney 225Raised in Port Broughton
Sarah Allan Salisbury, Adelaide 2017 #1222017- Adelaide 690Raised in Beachport and Millicent
Ebony Marinoff Morphettville Park, Adelaide 2016 #72017- Adelaide 7911Raised in Adelaide
Anne Hatchard Morphettville Park, Adelaide 2016 #872017- Adelaide 7424Raised in Adelaide
Justine Mules Morphettville Park, Adelaide, Port Adelaide 2016 #1332017- Adelaide, Port Adelaide 687Raised in Adelaide
Deni Varnhagen Morphettville Park, Adelaide 2016 #262017- Adelaide 336Raised in Adelaide
Erin Phillips Adelaide, Port Adelaide 2016 Rookie2017-2023 Adelaide, Port Adelaide 6653Raised in Adelaide

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