MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE West Adelaide and East Fremantle will contest the Grand Final for the 2013 FOXTEL Cup at AAMI Stadium tomorrow night, August 6, for bragging rights as the best state-league team in the national knock-out competition. West Adelaide, under the tutelage of former Hawthorn premiership player Andy Collins, are currently third on the SANFL ladder after qualifying for the Foxtel Cup by reaching last year’s Grand Final, while East Fremantle, under former All Australian captain Steve Malaxos, are also in third position on the WAFL ladder. The Foxtel Cup brings together the best state league teams from each state across the country and West Adelaide is bidding to be the first SANFL winner after Williamstown (VFL) won the inaugural competition in 2011 and Claremont (WAFL) claimed victory last year. Tuesday’s victor will claim a prize of $100,000 and AFL General Manager National and International Development Andrew Dillon said the AFL was delighted with the standard of play in this year’s competition along with the continued opportunities it had provided for state league players to further press for higher honours, and for state league clubs to develop their experience around travel and match-day preparation. “The Foxtel Cup over the last two years has seen 19 players on show who were subsequently chosen by AFL clubs at either the NAB AFL Draft or the NAB AFL Rookie Draft, among them Claremont’s Tom Lee, Port Magpies’ Tim Broomhead, West Perth’s Mark Hutchings, West Adelaide’s Stephen Morris, North Adelaide’s Mitch Clisby, East Perth’s Nick Kommer and Williamstown’s Brett Goodes. “With the great support of Coles, Foxtel, Fox Sports and Burley-Sekem, the Foxtel Cup continues to meet its primary goals to provide opportunities for state league teams to increase their professionalism, while allowing further chances for state league players to push for opportunities with AFL clubs,” he said. Tuesday’s final at AAMI Stadium, to commence at 8.05 local time, will consist of four quarters of eighteen (18) minutes set time, plus time-on from the last 3 minutes only (20 minutes approximately total per quarter). West Adelaide claimed its place in the final with victories over Port Melbourne and Claremont while East Fremantle secured its place in the final with victories over Norwood and Werribee. The squads for Tuesday’s final are attached. The 2013 FOXTEL Cup Grand Final will be broadcast live nationally on FOX FOOTY at 8.30pm AEST. ABC Radio will also broadcast the match live on Grandstand Digital across the country from 8.30pm AEST. Players Drafted to AFL Clubs after Playing in the Foxtel Cup NAME STATE LEAGUE/CLUB AGE FOXTEL CUP AFL CLUB Tom Bell* NEAFL – Morningside 22 2011 Carlton Stephen Wrigley* NEAFL – Labrador 24 2011 Brisbane Steven Morris SANFL – West Adelaide 22 2011 Richmond Terry Milera SANFL – Port Adelaide Magpies 22 2011 St Kilda Beau Maister WAFL – Claremont 25 2011 St Kilda Nathan Blee WAFL – East Perth 21 2011 Port Adelaide Brendan Lee* WAFL - East Perth 24 2011 Essendon Ahmed Saad VFL – Northern Bullants 23 2011 St Kilda Orren Stephenson VFL – North Ballarat 29 2011 Geelong/Richmond Dane Rampe* NEAFL – Sydney Swans/VFL Williamstown 22 2011 Sydney Swans Tim Broomhead SANFL – Port Adelaide Magpies 18 2012 Collingwood Justin Hoskin* SANFL – Port Adelaide 24 2012 Port Adelaide Mitchell Clisby* SANFL – North Adelaide 21 2012 Melbourne Tom Lee WAFL – Claremont 22 2011/2012 St Kilda Mark Hutchings WAFL – West Perth 22 2012 West Coast Nicholas Kommer WAFL - East Perth 24 2012 Essendon Kane Mitchell* WAFL – Claremont 24 2011/2012 Port Adelaide Brett Goodes* VFL – Williamstown 28 2012 Western Bulldogs Sam Dwyer VFL – Port Melbourne 26 2012 Collingwood
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:29:33 +0000
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