Kieran Strachan Leads Adelaide SANFL Team for Showdown
Kieran Strachan headlines Adelaide’s SANFL team for the showdown against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Friday afternoon. The State League match kicks off at 4pm and serves as the curtain raiser to the clubs’ AFL Showdown later that night.
Strachan leads the SANFL squad
The skipper is one of the key SANFL-listed names in the side, with Cam Taheny, Ned Atkinson, Tom Bell, Harry Boyle, Jay Boyle, Blake Drury, Jaxon Bennett, Tate Coleman, Joseph Haines, Dayne McGary, Jay O’Leary and James Richards also included. Adelaide is chasing a third-straight win, giving the selection real weight even before the AFL sides take the field.
AFL-listed recruits Indy Cotton and Finnbar Maley will play in their first State League Showdown. Draftees Archie Ludowyke and Mitchell Marsh were also named, while Charlie Edwards, Tyler Welsh, Chayce Jones, Sid Draper, Oscar Ryan, Lachlan Sholl and Reilly O’Brien were among the AFL-listed players selected.
Adelaide Oval on Friday
The matchup lands at Adelaide Oval on Friday afternoon, with the SANFL game set for 4pm and the AFL Showdown scheduled for 7.40pm. Adelaide leads the head-to-head ledger 12 wins to 10, and it beat Port Adelaide by 15 points the last time the teams met in Round 14, 2025.
AFL emergencies were yet to be added to the team, leaving the selection panel with one more layer to finalize before the double-header begins. For Adelaide, the immediate task is simple: carry its current form into the State League derby and keep the pressure on Port Adelaide before the night match arrives.
