2026 AAMI SA U18 Team – Game 4

By ZAC MILBANK

AAMI SA U18 midfielder Archie Van Dyk could make his first appearance of the Marsh AFL National Championships in Game 4 against Victoria Country on Wednesday.

Having recovered from a lower back injury, the South Adelaide playmaker – who returned with the Panthers via the AAMI Talent League in Round 12 – is one of four inclusions to the 24-player squad.

Currently sitting with a 1-2 win-loss record after succumbing to Victoria Metro in Game 3, the Croweaters have also recalled joint vice-captain Cain Florance from an Achillies ailment, hard-running Taj Garrett and untried Tiger tall Kai Edwards.

Florance has been named to start in a forward pocket while Van Dyk, Garrett and Edwards have all been listed on the six-player extended interchange bench.

Glenelg ruck Jobe Janeway and West Adelaide pair Laurence Andriani and Josh Bell have been squeezed out of the line-up for the final match of the tournament.

All matches in the 2026 Marsh U18 AFL National Championships will be live-streamed via the match centre on the AFL website and AFL Live Official App.

2026 Marsh AFL U18 National Championships – Game 4
Wednesday July 8 at Mars Stadium (Ballarat) from 10am (ACST)
Victoria Country v South Australia 

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

F: Jack Slattery (Eagles), Kai Edwards (Glenelg), Cain Florance (South)

HF: Gabe Patterson (Glenelg), Anthony Long (West), Jacob McNicol (Glenelg)

C: Jack Leys (Eagles), Memphis Webb (North), Harvey Croker (Glenelg)

HB: Jack Gordon (Central), Jake Eime (Central), Harvey Chapman (Sturt)

B: Harry Franz (Glenelg), Mitch Harris (Eagles), Hugo Jaeschke (Sturt)

R: Ethan Herbert (North), Kai Ivins (Norwood), Kodah Edwards (South)

INT: Charlie Bradford (West), Taj Garrett (Sturt), Kale Matthews-Hampton (Sturt), Archie Van Dyk (South), Sam Tassone (North), Ben Copping (Glenelg)

IN Kai Edwards, Cain Florance, Taj Garrett, Archie Van Dyk

OUT Jobe Janeway, Laurence Andriani, Josh Bell