PROUDLY
INTRODUCING
THE 2025 LEADER NEWSPAPER
afl FOOTball TIPPING COMPETITION
GUEST TIPSTERS
Rob Pollina
Northstar Barossa
DAY JOB
General Manager
Who is your favourite team?
Adelaide Crows
What’s your go-to Footy snack or drink?
Hot Chips
Describe your ideal weekend
An ideal weekend away would be spent on a peaceful beach, listening to the sound of the waves while lounging under the sun. With a refreshing cocktail in hand.
Premiership prediction
Brisbane
Top 8 ladder prediction:
Brisbane, Hawthorn, Fremantle, GWS, Sydney, Geelong, Collingwood, Gold Coast Suns
Lachy Heinrich
Barossa Lending Services
DAY JOB
Finance Broker
Who is your favourite team?
Adelaide Crows
What’s your go-to Footy snack or drink?
Beer or two
Describe your ideal weekend
Being outside, being with family and friends, playing and watching sport, and heading out to eat some good food.
Premiership prediction
Sydney
Top 8 ladder prediction:
Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Sydney, Carlton, Western Bulldogs, Hawthorn, Fremantle
Kerrie-Anne Wager
anytime fitness angaston & nuriootpa
DAY JOB
Owner and operator of Anytime Fitness Angaston and Nuriootpa
Who is your favourite team?
Adelaide Crows
What’s your go-to Footy snack or drink?
Pre game schnitzel and a Gin
Describe your ideal weekend
Sharing a meal with all my kids and grandies.
Premiership prediction
Year of the Adelaide Crows
Top 8 ladder prediction:
Adelaide, Carlton, Essendon, GWS, Fremantle, Richmond, Brisbane, Gold Coast SUNS
Darren Robinson
The Leader Newspaper
DAY JOB
Miscellaneous tasks at The Leader
Who is your favourite team?
Adelaide Crows
What’s your go-to Footy snack or drink?
Hot, salty, starchy chips – pure joy in a paper cup
Describe your ideal weekend
The greatest weekends begin with the promise of a delightful breakfast – so good that you find yourself smiling the night before, eagerly anticipating the morning. Maybe I am showing my age?
With breakfast enjoyed and the newspaper read, I am content, and ready to enjoy all of the simple joys this beautiful life has to offer.
Premiership prediction
Brisbane
Top 8 ladder prediction:
Brisbane, Geelong, Collingwood, Carlton, Sydney, GWS, Port Adelaide, Adelaide
Ashton Hurn MP
Member for Schubert
DAY JOB
Member for Schubert
Who is your favourite team?
West Coast Eagles
What’s your go-to Footy snack or drink?
Chilli chips
Describe your ideal weekend
Early morning at the farmers market, local sport, a walk with Rupert and a family roast.
Premiership prediction
GWS
Top 8 ladder prediction:
In no particular order; Port, GWS, Fremantle, Brisbane, Hawthorn, Adelaide, Collingwood, Carlton
TIM SIV
Terry White Chemmart - Angaston
DAY JOB
Pharmacist
Who is your favourite team?
Adelaide Crows
What’s your go-to Footy snack or drink?
Meat pie with sauce
Describe your ideal weekend
Beach trip with my girls.
Premiership prediction
Brisbane
Top 8 ladder prediction:
Brisbane, Carlton, Sydney, GWS, Geelong, Hawthorn, Collingwood, Fremantle
ROSIE PRESS
BAROSSA CO-OP
DAY JOB
Administration Officer
Who is your favourite team?
Adelaide Crows
What’s your go-to Footy snack or drink?
Pizza & Diet Coke
Describe your ideal weekend
Wet weekend so I can watch all footy games on TV.
Premiership prediction
Hawthorn
Top 8 ladder prediction:
Hawthorn, Geelong, Brisbane, GWS, Carlton, Sydney, Adelaide, Port Adelaide
GABRIELLE MARSHALl
VINE INN BAROSSA
DAY JOB
General Manager
Who is your favourite team?
Adelaide Crows
What’s your go-to Footy snack or drink?
Hot chips & bubbles!
Describe your ideal weekend
Heavy on the relaxation, light on anything too strenuous.
Premiership prediction
Brisbane
Top 8 ladder prediction:
Brisbane, Hawthorn, Carlton, Collingwood, GWS, Geelong, Melbourne, Adelaide