South Australia U18s topple Western Australia on the road for opening championships win
SOUTH Australia has started its National Under 18 Championships title defence with a hard-fought win over Western Australia by 11 points at Optus Stadium. In what was not the most skilful game given the challenging conditions, the Croweaters made the most of their opportunities, having four less scoring shots but booting seven goals to the […]
AFL Under 18 National Championships preview: South Australia
SOUTH Australia is primed to again be one of the leading teams at this year’s U18 National carnival, with a bunch of top-end prospects set to individually thrive among the talented squad. With some of those stars having broken into League and Reserve sides in the South Australia National Football League (SANFL), expect them to […]
SANFL weekly wrap: South Australian state trial game and tight SANFL games
IT is now getting into the busy time of the season for top-end Under 18 talent, with the final South Australian (SA) trial game held before the Under 18s National Championships defence begins for the SA squad. A week off School/College footy allowed all youngsters back to their SANFL clubs. The SA Under 18 squad […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Top three sides claim victory in big round of football
SOME Under-18 talent is now really settling in with the League sides over this week and impressing again at the next level. The South Australian squad members will now leave their SANFL clubs as they prepare for their upcoming first match of National U18 Championships. Jamie Morgan, David Chapman and Tom Wyman take a look […]
AFLW U18 Championship previews: Central Allies
IN the second of two previews ahead of the first round of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, we take a look at South Australia and Northern Territory who clash tomorrow and Sunday in their two games which will help determine the final Central Allies squad. The Central Allies then fly to Queensland to take […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Glenelg gets up in standalone game as five SANFL players are drafted mid-season
IT was a quiet week for the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), with the sole game as part of a split round, and some top-end Under 16s, Under 17s, Under 18s talent and South Australian squad members away from their clubs with trial games as part of National Championships preparation. It was a significant […]
Panthers go back-to-back in 22-point premiership victory
SOUTH Adelaide has gone back-to-back in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, following a 22-point win over North Adelaide Roosters in challenging conditions, which included three goals in red time across the quarters. The victory is a historic one for the club, with it being the first time South Adelaide had overcome […]
SANFL Women’s Grand Final preview: South Adelaide vs. North Adelaide
TEN rounds and two weeks of finals down has our last two teams standing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition. For one team, history will be made as either the South Adelaide Panthers or North Adelaide Roosters will be crowned 2019 premiers. There are a number of historic moments that will […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Footy returns with Adelaide winning SANFL Showdown
SOUTH Australia’s talented youngsters were back into full swing last week with a full round of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and College games to get into. The addition of the mid-season draft as well has added more focus to those in SANFL League sides and looking for an opportunity at AFL level. Jamie […]
Weekend wash-up: SANFL Women’s Preliminary Final
NORTH Adelaide has exorcised any lingering demons that haunted the playing group in its previous two finals series, after holding on in a titanic struggle against minor premiers Norwood. The Redlegs have been a source of pain for the Roosters over the past two years, defeating them in the 2017 South Australian National Football League […]