LIVE SCORES: West End State Team named for 2025 KIA State Game

By ZAC MILBANK

The West End State Team could have as many as five players make their debut against the WAFL in Saturday’s KIA State Game at Adelaide Oval.

The Croweaters have named emerging Woodville-West Torrens ruck Jordan Lukac to make a start against the Sandgropers as SANFL looks to win its sixth clash in succession against the WAFL in retaining the Haydn Bunton Junior Cup.

Uncapped Croweaters Rhett Montgomerie, Mani Liddy, Blake Drury and Jack Watkins have all been named on the six-player extended interchange bench, with one player to be trimmed before the bounce of the 100th meeting between South Australia and Western Australia.

West End State team coach Darren Reeves put his team through its paces on Wednesday night at Glenelg before heading to Prospect on Thursday night before the 11.30am curtain-raiser to the Port Adelaide v Geelong AFL match.

North Adelaide speedster Frank Szekely has been injected into the forward line to add some X-factor while Fos Williams Medallist Casey Voss will provide plenty of drive from his wing.

Norwood premiership backman Jack Heard slots into a key defensive post in place of Max Proud while Magarey Medallist Will Snelling returns to prove plenty of ball-winning ability inside the centre square.

Among the players unavailable for selection are injured trio Flynn Perez (foot), Jack Hayes (knee soreness) and Jez McLennan (calf), while Proud is being managed.

The WAFL will be captained by debutant Christian Amerduri while former Port Adelaide wingman Taj Schofield will start from the interchange bench.

The KIA State Game will be screened live and free via SANFL Now.

KIA State Game – 11.30am
Saturday May 17 at Adelaide Oval

WEST END STATE TEAM

F: (20) Lachie Hosie, (10) Liam McBean, (1) Frank Szekely

HF: (16) James Rowe, (26) Connor Ballenden, (13) Aiden Grace

C: (11) Harrison Wigg, (14) James Bell, (6) Casey Voss

HB: (7) Matt Ling, (24) Jack Heard, (3) Jonty Scharenberg

B: (19) Will Coomblas, (23) Dyson Hilder, (15) Joseph Sinor

R: (25) Jordan Lukac, (22) Matt Allen, (4) Will Snelling

INT: (21) Rhett Montgomerie, (18) Mani Liddy, (12) Tom Lewis, (17) Blake Drury, (8)  Corey Lyons, (9) Jack Watkins

EMG: (2) Harry Grant, (5) Ewan Mackinlay

DEBUT – Jordan Lukac, Blake Drury, Jack Watkins, Rhett Montgomerie, Mani Liddy

WAFL

F: (9) Archer May, (4) Ryan Borchet, (30) Aaron Clarke

HF: (17) Jack Sears, (2) Milan Murdock, (5) Zac Mainwaring

C: (25) Austin Davis, (33) Liam Tedesco, (19) Jesse Turner

HB: (23) Kyle Baskerville, (15) Michael Sellwood, (10) Zac Guadagnin

B: (14) Ethan Hughes, (28) Noah Strom, (26) Chad Pearson

R: (36) Scott Jones, (16) Harry Marsh, (1) Christian Amerduri

INT: (6) Taj Schofield, (34) Jarrad Jansen, (3) Joseph Hinder, (7) Cameron Eardley, (8) Jermaine Jones