State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Semi-Finals
FOUR teams became three over the weekend with Woodville-West Torrens advancing to the 2025 SANFLW Women’s Grand Final, while North Adelaide was eliminated by Sturt who will go on to face South Adelaide in a preliminary final next weekend. As always, we took note of those State Academy members in action for their respective SANFLW […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFL U16s – Vic Country vs. South Australia
SOUTH Australia broke through for its first win of the Under 16 National Championships with a spirited come-from-behind effort against Vic Country on Tuesday. After trailing by a game-high margin of 28 points at half time, the Croweaters rallied in term three, albeit inaccurately to claw back into the contest. A 3.9 total in the […]
Around the Grounds: State stars soar to senior grades
SENIOR debuts were handed out across the country, as recent state representatives continue to earn higher honours. The brother of a current Saint earned his maiden cap in the SANFL, while a pair of West Perth prospects did so in the WAFL, and two Victorian over-agers turned out in the VFL. Catch up on all […]
2025 RM Central SANFLW Team of the Year: Full Squad
WITH the regular SANFL Women’s season done and dusted for 2025 and finals underway, we have named our annual Rookie Me Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Year squad. The full squad is based around our Team of the Weeks that are published following each round, with a minimum of four nominations to qualify automatically. […]
Sturt stays alive, books Panthers’ prelim
STURT showed the form of the past fortnight was no fluke as the Double Blues delivered a fatal blow to North Adelaide’s premiership hopes by knocking the third placed Roosters out in the do-or-die SANFL Women’s semi-final yesterday. Keeping the higher ranked side to just one goal for the entirety of the match yet again, […]
Eagles swoop into SANFLW grand final
FIRST-TIME finalists Woodville-West Torrens showed the steely resolve of an experienced lineup by edging past South Adelaide in a battle of the benchmark teams to reach the 2025 SANFL Women’s Grand Final. In a match befitting of the respective sides’ form, a goal to Klaudia O’Neill in the dying stages helped the home side secure […]
2025 SANFLW Semis preview: North Adelaide vs Sturt
JUST a week after Sturt comfortably had North Adelaide’s measure, the two sides face off again to see what they can do differently. There was definitely more on the line for the Double Blues in Round 14 – needing a win to make finals – but the past month of results will have a few […]
2025 SANFLW Semis preview: WWT Eagles vs South Adelaide
CLEARLY the top best sides all year face off in the second semi-final to determine which side gets the easier passage through to the SANFL Women’s Grand Final in a fortnight. Both teams have a win against the other this year and only two losses each for the season, setting up a massive encounter on […]
2025 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 14
A TOUGH final round of action sorted out the top four order and with it came our last SANFLW Team of the Week. In Round 14, it was Woodville-West Torrens and West Adelaide who topped all-comers with four representatives, while Central Districts and Sturt, as well as losing sides South Adelaide and Norwood had three […]
Scouting Notes: Bolstered Bulldogs bounce back
CENTRAL District was challenged by a South Adelaide side that refused to go away all day, running out 15-point winners in their SANFL Under 18s clash on Sunday. The 9.13 (67) to 7.10 (52) result marked two points the Bulldogs needed to bank after an unexpected loss to West Adelaide last week. The Panthers are […]
