A TOTAL of 48 of the SANFL Women’s top players from the 2023 season have been named in the annual Rookie Me Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Year squad. The 48 players will be split into a first and second team, based around the Team of the Week nominations.

Central District is the most represented club with eight players, ahead of third placed Norwood and reigning premiers North Adelaide with seven apiece. The evenness of both minor premiers South Adelaide and finalists Sturt was on display all season, with the six representatives. Glenelg and West Adelaide boast five players named in the squad, with Woodville-West Torrens having four.

Among those nominees are six club captains, as well as 12 State Academy members. Only three AFLW-listed players made the squad, as to qualify, a player must have played a minimum of seven SANFL Women’s matches in the 2023 season.

Headlining the top-age players for 2023 are Lauren Young (West Adelaide), Shineah Goody (Woodville-West Torrens), Piper Window (Glenelg), Elaine Grigg (Central District) and Brooke Boileau (South Adelaide).

The final Rookie Me Central Team of the Year featuring 24 players will be announced on Thursday.

RMC SANFLW TOTY SQUAD:

Central District:

– Jasmine Evans
– Elaine Grigg
– Laitiah Huynh
– Madison Lane
– Charlotte Riggs
– Katelyn Rosenzweig
– Shelby Smith
– Caitlin Wendland

Glenelg:

– Madisyn Freeman
– Ellie Kellock
– Tamsyn Morriss
– Poppy Scholz
– Piper Window

North Adelaide:

– Julia Clark
– Jess Edwards
– Kristi Harvey
– Britt Perry
– Katelyn Pope
– Ella Quinn
– Isabelle Starmer

Norwood:

– Najwa Allen
– Sarah Branford
– Tahlita Buethke
– Ashlee Gould
– Morgan Johnston
– Tesharna Maher
– Lana Schwerdt

South Adelaide:

– Lily Baxter
– Brooke Boileau
– Caitlin Couch
– Senna Gulden
– Soriah Moon
– Jaslynne Smith

Sturt:

– Monique Bessen
– Georgia Bevan
– Kate Harris
– Isobel Kuiper
– India Rasheed
– Georgia Swan

West Adelaide:

– Lucy Boyd
– Milli Gentle
– Iilish Ross
– Zoe Venning
– Lauren Young

Woodville-West Torrens:

– Jemma Charity
– Leah Cutting
– Annie Falkenberg
– Shineah Goody