Ross hoping to add experience to young Westies
BRINGING a truckload of experience to Hisense Stadium, former AFL Women’s Tiger and Pie, Iilish Ross will be a much welcome addition to the reigning wooden spooners. Not much went right for the Bloods last season, with a number of unforeseen circumstances derailing the 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s grand finalists’ season. […]
New-look Westies search for finals return
WEST Adelaide has undergone an overhaul off the field, as the Bloods search for a return to the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s finals series, something that is achievable in 2023 according to captain Madi Russell. The intercept defender said last season was one to forget for the Westies, but conceded there were […]
Barnett “buzzing” from big top-age year
THERE were not too many achievements that West Adelaide ruck Harry Barnett did not tick off in 2022. The 202cm, 97kg prospect stepped up throughout this year to be the standout pure ruck prospect in the AFL Draft crop, winning All-Australian honours and an invite to the AFL National Draft Combine. In a year where […]
2022 Rookie Me Central SANFL U18 Team of the Year
THE 2022 Rookie Me Central SANFL Under 18 Team of the Year has been announced, with each of the eight clubs represented in the competition’s best 22. Sturt midfielder and South Australian state representative Nick Sadler has been named captain, with North Adelaide on-baller and club captain James White his deputy. Players must have […]
2022 SANFL Under 18s: Round 18 wrap
NORWOOD secured the SANFL Under 18s minor premiership, and Sturt sealed its top four status in a meaningful final home and away round. With finals set to get underway, the Redlegs, Double Blues, North Adelaide, and Glenelg will battle it out for flag supremacy. Before that pans out, catch up on all the Round 18 […]
2022 SANFL Under 18s: Round 17 wrap
THE SANFL Under 18 finals race is set to boil down to the final home-and-away weekend, after a trio of key results in Round 17. West Adelaide kept its top five hopes alive by knocking off the ladder leader, Norwood remains a chance of snatching the minor premiership, and Sturt will hope to hold on […]
2022 SANFL Under 18s: Round 16 wrap
SANFL Under 18 stars had days out in Round 16, as representative mainstays and prospects on the rise took hold of the competition. With just two regular season rounds left, the final top four spot remains up for grabs. Before that plays out, catch up on all the weekend’s action in our Round 16 wrap. […]
2022 SANFL Under 18s: Round 15 wrap
STATE representatives were scattered across the sides in Round 15 of the SANFL Under 18s, as the Croweaters turn out for their final match of this year’s National Championships. Three of the top four sides were defeated, as West Adelaide looks to shake up the finals spots with just three home-and-away rounds left. Central District […]
2022 SANFL Under 18s: Round 14 wrap
WHILE the state Under 18s squad travelled to Victoria to take on Metro on Sunday, the junior SANFL competition rolled on into Round 14. With top draft-age talent unavailable, there were a couple of upsets as the top two sides were knocked off in the same afternoon. We recap the results from around the grounds, […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 12 – West Adelaide vs. Sturt
UPON the return of representative stars to club level, Sturt bounced back onto the winners list with an even six-goal win over West Adelaide on Saturday afternoon. The Double Blues slotted nine of their 12 goals at one end of the ground, while restricting the Bloods to five behinds at the other in our Match […]
