State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 5
IN the final round before the first SANFL Women’s league-wide bye, State Academy members got one last chance to test themselves against AFLW-listed players before the elite level talents head back to Adelaide and Port Adelaide for the remainder of the season.
2024 SANFLW Player Focus: Esther Schirmer (South Adelaide)
USUALLY a lockdown defender or a player who is able to play a negating role rather than an offensive one, South Adelaide top-ager Esther Schirmer produced a huge effort in the Panthers’ win over Glenelg on the weekend. The draft-eligible defender clunked an incredible 12 marks – three contested – from 17 touches to be […]
SANFL Player Focus: Benny Barrett (South Adelaide)
PORT Adelaide has an exciting Next Generation Academy prospect on its hands in South Adelaide’s Benny Barrett. The 174cm midfielder-forward led all comers as his Panthers were beaten after the siren in a dramatic SANFL Under 18s clash with Glenelg on Thursday night. Barrett, a state Under 16s representative, has been on the radar for […]
2024 SANFLW R5 wrap: South strikes as ladder tightens
JUST four points stands between first and seventh in a massive logjam of a SANFL Women’s ladder following South Adelaide’s impressive 22-point win over Glenelg. The Panthers won their third straight game to rise up to second, while victories to Central District and Norwood moved them up to an identical 3-2 record, while Woodville-West Torrens […]
2024 SANFLW Round 5: Friday preview | Part II
IN the second of a split Good Friday preview for the SANFL Women’s Round 5 matches, we take a look at the last two games between Woodville-West Torrens and West Adelaide, and Glenelg and South Adelaide which take place over the next few hours. >> 2024 SANFLW Round 4: Friday preview | Part I
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 4
A MASSIVE performance from a top AFLW Draft prospect highlighted Round 4 of the SANFL Women’s, where there were plenty of other impressive contributors across the weekend. As always, we took a look at those State Academy members and how they performed, with all notes the opinion of the individual author. Note: The replay of […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 1 – South Adelaide vs. Woodville-West Torrens
WOODVILLE West-Torrens Eagles have got their SANFL Under 18s season underway with a strong second half performance against South Adelaide. After struggling to capitalise on the scoreboard in the first half, the tables turned as the Eagles kicked goals from nine of their last 10 scoring shots. Both sides fielded a litter of competitive draft […]
2024 SANFLW R4 wrap: Sturt stuns Dogs with final term blitz
THREE sides picked up their second wins of the 2024 SANFL Women’s season, with Sturt storming home against Central District, South making it back-to-back victories with a win over Eagles, and Norwood proving too good for North Adelaide in the second half of their Round 4 match. >>> MOTR: Glenelg 2.12 (24) defeated West Adelaide […]
2024 SANFLW Round 4: Saturday preview
THE only two unbeaten SANFL Women’s sides face off tomorrow in a massive top-of-the-table clash between West Adelaide and Glenelg to kick off Round 4 of the competition. That contest is one of three, with the winless North Adelaide taking on Norwood, while South Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens both got on the board last week […]
2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 3
GLENELG’s impressive victory over Central District and South Adelaide’s breakthrough win against North Adelaide saw the two sides combined for 10 players in our Rookie Me Central 2024 SANFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 3. The Bays notched up half a dozen players in the Team of the Week following a dominant 48-1 […]