State Academy notes: 2023 SANFLW Round 10
SOUTH Australia’s top draft prospects returned for Round 10 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season on the weekend. As always, we took a look at each of the state academy athletes running around in the League competition, and made notes on their individual performances.
2023 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 10
REIGNING premiers North Adelaide kept its finals hopes alive with an upset over ladder leaders South Adelaide in the SANFL Women’s, and recorded an equal league-high four players in our Team of the Week for Round 10. Along with the Roosters, fifth placed Glenelg had a vital win and picked up four players, as did […]
SANFL Women’s Player Focus: Monique Bessen (Sturt)
COMING off a national carnival for South Australia, double bottom-ager Monique Bessen produced her best SANFL Women’s performance to-date during Sturt’s one-point win over West Adelaide. The Double Blues youngster was top three in her side for disposals, marks, tackles, clearances, inside 50s and rebound 50s, as well as taking three of her team’s eight […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 7 – Sturt vs. Eagles
A 10-goal rampage in the second half has seen Woodville-West Torrens secure its third consecutive SANFL Under 18s victory, downing Sturt by 73 points on Saturday. Conditions were hardly ideal at Wigan Oval, but the Eagles peppered the sticks and eventually broke through after half time, kicking away to an emphatic 17.14 (116) to 6.7 […]
Sturt survives slog in one-point thriller
STURT has survived a scare against last placed West Adelaide to come away with the four points in Round 10 of the SANFL Women’s competition. The Double Blues needed every minute of the match to get it done, as the Bloods continued to charge, but a Lauren Young set shot after the siren fell short […]
Weekend Preview: Academy prospects earn VFL call-ups
THERE are more Northern Academy prospects earning VFL debuts, while top pick fancy Harley Reid will once again turn out for Carlton today. Many AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft candidates are set to miss Round 7 due to the Young Guns game on Sunday, but there remain players to watch in the state leagues. Reid has […]
Preview | SANFLW R10: Young talent returns
WITH the AFL Women’s Under 16s Championships done and dusted and the Under 18s equivalent standalone match also complete, the top young talent returns to the SANFL Women’s this weekend. Just three rounds remain in the competition, but the weekend also marks the departure of AFL Women’s listed players with the eight teams focusing on […]
2023 AFLW U16s MVP Focus: Sophie Eaton (South Australia)
SKIPPERING the South Australian team at the AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships, midfielder/forward Sophie Eaton lead by example as she went on to win her side’s Most Valuable Player (MVP). After being among the best in game one, Eaton was the clear standout in game two, earning herself the honour as she accepted the trophy […]
Up the Grades: Top prospects unleashed
A PAIR of top AFL Draft prospects were unleashed into the VFL this past weekend, with pick one fancy Harley Reid (Carlton) and first round talent Zane Duursma (Casey) both making their state league debuts. Reid was the subject of this week’s Player Focus, entrusted by the Blues’ coaching staff to make an impact in […]
2023 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 9
IN the most even SANFL Women’s Team of the Week yet, six of the eight sides recorded three representatives in Round 9. While impressive winners and ladder leaders South Adelaide had four, and Woodville-West Torrens – who drew with West Adelaide – had two, the remaining teams had three players apiece in the 24-player squad. […]
