What leaders expect from SA election

South Australia's election has been touted as one of the most unpredictable in many years. So what do its three key players believe will happen?

WHAT THE LEADERS EXPECT FROM THE SA ELECTION:

OPPOSITION LEADER STEVEN MARSHALL:

The Liberal leader is the only one of the state election's three key figures to have expressed confidence there will be a result by the close of counting on Saturday, along with optimism it will be in his favour. "I'm feeling good actually," he told reporters outside a polling booth.

PREMIER JAY WEATHERILL:

The Labor leader replied "who knows" when asked if there could be a result on Saturday night. He's said he's proud of the campaign he's run but told reporters he will be "intrigued" to see what South Australians thought of it. "There's apparently a massive number of undecided people," he said.

SA-BEST LEADER NICK XENOPHON:

When asked if he was confident of success on Saturday, Mr Xenophon just told reporters he was "confident that I will give it my best". He also said he would be a "mug" to be sidetracked by a last-minute opinion poll that placed his SA-BEST party well behind the Liberals and Labor in primary support.


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