2023 SANFLW R6 wrap: Brilliant Baxter seals South’s success
A GOAL in the final two minutes of the match to double bottom-ager Lily Baxter helped South Adelaide regain top spot on the ladder by defeating Glenelg by a point at Noarlunga on Sunday. The top of the table clash was befitting of the honour, with both sides unwilling to give the opposition an inch […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 1 – South Adelaide vs. Norwood
NORWOOD took out a thriller at Flinders University Stadium on Sunday, holding on to defeat South Adelaide by the barest of margins. The Panthers star players, namely Jack Delean and Sid Draper stood up when the game was on the line late, but their mercurial efforts were not enough to drag the home side over […]
SANFL Women’s Player Focus: Piper Window (Glenelg)
POWERFUL inside midfielder/forward Piper Window has started the 2023 SANFL Women’s season in electrifying form, but her Round 3 performance in Glenelg’s win over Sturt was the best to-date. The talented young star racked up 29 disposals and slammed home three goals rotating between on-ball and inside 50 with the Double Blues having very few […]
All the ins: 2023 SANFL transfers
FAVOURITE sons returning and fresh faces adding excitement headline the long list of SANFL transfers ahead of season 2023. Club-by-club, we run through all the inclusions with an array of talent set to grace the state league from all corners of the country. CENTRAL DISTRICT A busy off-season for Centrals has seen 17 fresh faces […]
PODCAST | Game Sense Ep 17 – 2023 SANFLW preview
ANOTHER year, and another season of Game Sense, the Rookie Me Central podcast dedicated to women’s football. In the first episode of 2023, host and AFLW Draft Editor Michael Alvaro, and Chief Editor Peter Williams take a deep dive into the SANFL Women’s competition which kicks off on Friday night. >> SCROLL TO LISTEN TO […]
“Full circle moment” for Edwards as Bays set for 2023
YELLOW and black are colours that suit new Glenelg coach Lexia Edwards, with the former Yeronga South Brisbane mentor returning to the Bay where she played 15 games from 2018-19. Heading up to Queensland for a stint with the Devils where she would ultimately end up coaching, Edwards returned to Adelaide to go back to […]
Famous names light up SANFL U18 testing
FAMOUS names and draft prospects alike lit up the recent SANFL Under 18 preseason testing event, where South Australia’s top juniors were put through their paces. Season proper is set to get underway on March 25, and plenty of promising talents look in good stead to hit the ground running. >> SCROLL to see the […]
Reaching for the stars: SANFL U18 guns and their archetypes
REACH for the stars. That’s what South Australia’s best and brightest Under 18 footballers are doing in 2023, at least if their self-selected AFL player comparisons are anything to go by. Prospects converged on Nazareth College this past Sunday, participating in their annual preseason testing event under the eye of Rookie Me. As part of […]
2023 AFL Draft | Ones to Watch: South Australia
ACROSS the AFL midseason, national and rookie drafts last year, a whopping 22 players were selected out of the SANFL, pitting South Australia as a successful producer of top level talent. Well ahead of the next intake and beyond, there is already more exciting talent emerging, of which we highlight as ones to watch. >> […]
SANFLW 23 Under 23 in 2023: #5 Matilda Scholz
AS PART of a new countdown series leading into the 2023 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, we will name 23 players to watch who are under 23. We are only looking at those players who were born January 1, 2000 or later, have played a SANFL Women’s senior match and have never […]
