The teams for the 2026 State Game between the SANFL and VFL have been announced.
The best of the VFL and VFLW will battle it out against the SANFL and SANFLW in a representative double-header at Glenelg’s Stratarama Stadium on Saturday, April 11.
The matches feature as part of the AFL’s Gather Round festivities, with the women’s match to take place from 12:00pm ACST, followed by the men’s match from 2:40pm ACST.
The VFL announced its Smithy's VFL State Team squad to take on the Croweaters on Tuesday. North Melbourne's James Tarrant and Brynn Teakle have been added to the 27-player squad.
Eight players who featured in last year’s drought-breaking win at Tanunda Recreation Reserve have been named to wear the Big V again in 2026.
Riley Bonner, Dom Brew, Brayden Crossley, Kye Declase, Corey Ellison, Harvey Hooper, Brodie McLaughlin and new skipper Louis Pinnuck are all named in the final team after featuring in last year’s 11-point triumph, which was the VFL’s first win over the SANFL since 2002.
Brew, Crossley and Declase have been named in the Smithy’s VFL State Team for the third-consecutive year, while Hugh Dixon returns to the side having played in 2024.
Frankston coach Jackson Kornberg has been appointed head coach of the Smithy’s VFL State Team, taking the reins from Zane Littlejohn, who spent two years in the role before joining North Melbourne as assistant coach of strategy.
Kornberg will be assisted by Werribee coach Dan Lowther, Essendon’s Cameron Joyce and GWS GIANTS development coach Trent Dennis-Lane, while Nigel Carmody will serve as Chairman of Selectors.
The Smithy’s VFL State Team will be looking for back-to-back wins on enemy territory after last year recording its first victory over the SANFL since 2002 in an 11-point triumph at Tanunda Recreation Park.
SELECTED TEAMS
SANFL
B: Cooper Murley (4), Will Coomblas (19), Oscar Clavarino (23)
HB: Jonty Scharenberg (3), Zac Becker (24), Luca Whitelum (16)
C: Frank Szekely (1), Tom Lewis (12), Matt Allen (22)
HF: Sam Conforti (5), Tom Scully (27), Tom Emmett (17)
F: Lachie Hosie (20), Liam McBean (10), Max Beattie (6)
R: Amos Doyle (25), Baynen Lowe (13), Oliver Davis (14)
INT: Finn Heard (21), Kobe Ryan (9), Jed McEntee (11), Aaron Francis (18), Martin Frederick (7)
EMG: Corey Lyons (8), Alex Van Wyk (26), Ethan Grace (2)
COACH: Martin Mattner
VFL
B: Luke Parks (12), Ryan Eyers (25), Jackson Voss (13)
HB: Louis Pinnuck (9) [C], Jesse Clark (38), Riley Bonner (26)
C: Kye Declase (24), Dom Brew (2), Jack Billings (15)
HF: Jack Riding (37), Mitch Podhajski (32), Jed Hagan (3)
F: Brodie McLaughlin (1), Hugh Dixon (29), Jaidyn Stephenson (14)
R: Brayden Crossley (35), James Bell (4), Zac Foot (10)
INT: Hugo Hall-Kahan (6), Charlie Clarke (8), Jackson Hately (16), Corey Ellison (30), Harvey Hooper (23)
EMG: Cooper Craig-Peters (5), Marcus Herbert (11), James Tarrant (28), Brynn Teakle (41)
COACH: Jackson Kornberg
UMPIRES
Field: Mitch Scott, Harrison Hughes, Samuel Whetton, Samuel Ferguson
Boundary: Jake Creasey, Taylor Dorsey, James Haskard, Mitchell Dorling, Kaitlin Barr
Goal: Brad Hammer, Tayla Manning
TEAM LISTS
SANFL
| # | PLAYER | DOB | HT | CLUB |
| 1 | Frank Szekely | 13-Aug-99 | 177 | North Adelaide |
| 2 | Ethan Grace | 01-Nov-03 | 181 | Woodville-West Torrens |
| 3 | Jonty Scharenberg | 25-Aug-98 | 184 | Glenelg |
| 4 | Cooper Murley | 20-Jun-03 | 178 | Norwood |
| 5 | Sam Conforti | 15-Mar-02 | 173 | Sturt |
| 6 | Max Beattie | 18-Nov-03 | 174 | Woodville-West Torrens |
| 7 | Martin Frederick | 17-May-00 | 178 | Sturt |
| 8 | Corey Lyons | 31-May-98 | 182 | Glenelg |
| 9 | Kobe Ryan | 17-Feb-04 | 183 | West Adelaide |
| 10 | Liam McBean | 25-Aug-94 | 202 | Glenelg |
| 11 | Jed McEntee | 15-Feb-01 | 176 | Sturt |
| 12 | Tom Lewis | 18-Feb-00 | 178 | Sturt |
| 13 | Baynen Lowe | 29-Jul-03 | 177 | Norwood |
| 14 | Oliver Davis | 18-Jul-02 | 184 | South Adelaide |
| 16 | Luca Whitelum | 16-Jul-03 | 187 | Central District |
| 17 | Tom Emmett | 30-Nov-01 | 186 | Sturt |
| 18 | Aaron Francis | 10-Aug-97 | 193 | Norwood |
| 19 | Will Coomblas | 06-Aug-98 | 193 | Sturt |
| 20 | Lachie Hosie | 25-Feb-97 | 188 | Glenelg |
| 21 | Finn Heard | 12-Feb-02 | 195 | Norwood |
| 22 | Matt Allen | 18-Oct-97 | 193 | Glenelg |
| 23 | Oscar Clavarino | 22-May-99 | 198 | South Adelaide |
| 24 | Zac Becker | 21-Sep-03 | 190 | Sturt |
| 25 | Amos Doyle | 19-Sep-01 | 197 | Sturt |
| 26 | Alex Van Wyk | 01-Jul-04 | 203 | North Adelaide |
| 27 | Tom Scully | 02-Nov-04 | 203 | West Adelaide |
VFL
| # | PLAYER | DOB | HT | CLUB |
| 1 | Brodie McLaughlin | 20-Nov-97 | 193 | Box Hill Hawks |
| 2 | Dom Brew | 23-Jan-97 | 184 | Werribee |
| 3 | Jed Hagan | 15-Oct-04 | 174 | Tasmania |
| 4 | James Bell | 10-Feb-99 | 184 | GWS GIANTS |
| 5 | Cooper Craig-Peters | 10-Nov-01 | 179 | Footscray Bulldogs |
| 6 | Hugo Hall-Kahan | 22-Sep-03 | 188 | Williamstown |
| 8 | Charlie Clarke | 04-Jan-04 | 183 | Port Melbourne |
| 9 | Louis Pinnuck | 24-Sep-98 | 187 | Werribee |
| 10 | Zac Foot | 24-Dec-00 | 180 | Southport Sharks |
| 11 | Marcus Herbert | 13-Aug-02 | 183 | Geelong Cats |
| 12 | Luke Parks | 18-Apr-01 | 190 | Williamstown |
| 13 | Jackson Voss | 16-Feb-01 | 184 | Frankston |
| 14 | Jaidyn Stephenson | 15-Jan-99 | 189 | Coburg |
| 15 | Jack Billings | 18-Aug-95 | 185 | Footscray Bulldogs |
| 16 | Jackson Hately | 21-Oct-00 | 191 | Essendon |
| 23 | Harvey Hooper | 10-Jun-97 | 183 | GWS GIANTS |
| 24 | Kye Declase | 15-Oct-96 | 195 | Box Hill Hawks |
| 25 | Ryan Eyers | 22-Apr-03 | 199 | Werribee |
| 26 | Riley Bonner | 07-Mar-97 | 190 | Casey Demons |
| 28 | James Tarrant | 22-Oct-99 | 197 | North Melbourne |
| 29 | Hugh Dixon | 26-Feb-99 | 195 | Tasmania |
| 30 | Corey Ellison | 24-Aug-00 | 196 | Frankston |
| 32 | Mitch Podhajski | 04-Jan-99 | 193 | Coburg |
| 35 | Brayden Crossley | 16-Aug-99 | 199 | Southport Sharks |
| 37 | Jack Riding | 08-Oct-00 | 183 | Werribee |
| 38 | Jesse Clark | 23-Feb-01 | 188 | Werribee |
| 41 | Brynn Teakle | 16-Oct-99 | 205 | Collingwood |
2026 STATE GAME DETAILS
SANFLW vs VFLW
Saturday, April 11
12:00pm local / 12:30pm AEST
Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg
SANFL vs VFL
Saturday, April 11
2:40pm local / 3:10pm AEST
Stratarama Stadium, Glenelg
BROADCAST
The 2026 State Games will be available via AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App. Click here to access the streams on game day.
The men's match will also be broadcast by the Seven Network via 7mate in South Australia and Victoria, and via 7plus nationally.
TICKETS
Tickets for the 2026 State Games are available here. Prices are adults $15, concession $10, while children aged under 18 have free entry.
STATS
View live stats for both matches on the SANFL App match centre.