West is best as scintillating Sandgropers storm SA
WESTERN Australia has pulled off the upset of the Under 18 National Championships to date, dismantling South Australia in a thumping victory at Alberton Oval today. The visitors were clinical inside 50, bookending the boilover with six goals in the first and fourth quarters to win 18.7 (115) to 6.12 (48). Not even a quarter […]
2024 SANFLW Round 14: Saturday preview I
THERE is no turning back for the loser out of West Adelaide and Norwood, with fourth spot on the line for the winner. Sturt is intently watching what happens there, though the Double Blues face the Eagles simultaneously in a deadline day spectacular. In the other early match, Glenelg will look to jump back into […]
2024 SANFLW Round 14: Saturday preview II
A BLOCKBUSTER grand final rematch – and if you ask most people, preview – sees Central District hosting South Adelaide in a top of the table clash at Elizabeth. The Bulldogs will know by the time they take the field if a win is required for a double chance, while South Adelaide is sitting pretty […]
PREVIEW | 2024 AFL U18s: South Australia vs. Western Australia
SOUTH Australia hosts Western Australia in Sunday’s standalone AFL Under 18 National Championships fixture at Alberton Oval. The Croweaters are looking to bounce back from last week’s loss to Vic Country, while the Sandgropers are in action for a second time after losing to the Allies in game one. NEED TO KNOW Who: South Australia […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 13
A NUMBER of State Academy members were unavailable for Round 13 of the SANFL Women’s, but there were still a host of players who fronted up for their respective state league sides with finals just around the corner. North Adelaide was the only side without a State Academy member. As always, we took note of […]
2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 13
SOUTH Adelaide has dominated the SANFL Women’s Round 13 Team of the Week, with seven players named in the side. The Panthers enjoyed a huge win over the Bays and had three more representatives than any other side with Central District and West Adelaide (four) and Sturt (three) the other winners in Round 13. For […]
West put finals hopes back in own hands
WEST Adelaide now remains in control of its own SANFL Women’s finals destiny when it takes on Norwood next week after defeating Woodville-West Torrens by 10 points on the weekend. The Bloods won the Round 13 clash 5.11 (41) to 5.1 (31). >> Sturt remains alive after nail-biting Norwood win It was a tough slog […]
Around the Grounds: 2024 SANFL U18s – Round 11
THE RACE for fourth spot is heating up in the SANFL Under 18s, though the ladder remains the same after Round 11. Fifth-placed Woodville-West Torrens failed to capitalise on North Adelaide’s loss, while South Adelaide continues to bridge the gap to the projected finalists. >> SCROLL for the Round 11 results & ladder A bumper […]
Sturt remains alive after nail-biting Norwood win
THE Double Blues refuse to yield in the 2024 SANFL Women’s season, clinging onto the hope of a finals series with a remarkable two-point win over Norwood. Sturt had to fight back from a a 3-7 win-loss record to start the season, but have won three on the trot to be within a point of […]
Q&A: Laela Ebert (North Adelaide)
BOASTING a famous South Australian surname, North Adelaide top-ager Laela Ebert is forging her own path at SANFL Women’s level. Though she has missed the past few weeks due to concussion protocols after earning a Breakthrough Player nomination in Round 10 of the season, Ebert has had a wonderful 2024 thus far rotating from half-back […]
