Halfpenny crowned SANFLW Best and Fairest
NORWOOD captain Jade Halfpenny has capped a career-best SANFLW campaign by claiming the 2026 SANFLW League Best and Fairest Award amongst a flurry of accolades at Adelaide Oval last night. Halfpenny polled 27 votes to finish clear of Sturt’s Isobel Kuiper (23) and Woodville-West Torrens’ Alice Tentye (22), becoming the second Norwood player to win […]
State Academy notes: 2026 SANFLW – Round 14
ROUND 14 of the 2026 SANFL Women’s season produced an outstanding final stanza for four of the eight sides, with the State Academy contingent continuing to build their draft stocks across the four games. We took note of how each of the Academy members performed in the latest round of action. All notes are the […]
PREVIEW | 2026 SANFLW: Round 14
THE final home-and-away round of the 2026 SANFLW season is here, and the top four is set – but the order between second and fourth remains very much alive. Woodville-West Torrens claimed the minor premiership for the second year in a row last round, while Sturt’s 22-point win over Central District has the Double Blues […]
State Academy notes: 2026 SANFLW – Round 13
ROUND 13 of the 2026 SANFL Women’s season produced another competitive weekend of action, with the State Academy contingent continuing to build their draft stocks across the four games. We took note of how each of the Academy members performed in the latest round of action. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
PREVIEW | 2026 SANFLW: Round 13
ROUND 13 of the SANFLW is the penultimate home-and-away round, and the finals race has never been tighter. Woodville-West Torrens reclaimed top spot with a thrilling one-point win over South Adelaide last week, while Sturt celebrated Hannah Prenzler‘s 100th game with a 14-point win over Norwood to all but cement a top-four spot. North Adelaide’s […]
State Academy notes: 2026 SANFLW – Round 12
ROUND 12 of the 2026 SANFL Women’s season produced another absorbing weekend of action, with the State Academy contingent continuing to press their cases. We took note of how each of the Academy members performed across the four games. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
PREVIEW | 2026 SANFLW: Round 12
ROUND 12 of the SANFLW delivers a Super Saturday at Richmond Oval, with all four matches played back-to-back as the competition enters its third last home-and-away round. Norwood sits at the top of the ladder for the first time this season after its 30-point win over Central District, while Woodville-West Torrens and Sturt played out […]
2026 AFLW Under 18 Championships review: South Australia
SOUTH AUSTRALIA capped a dominant 2026 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships campaign with an undefeated 4-0 record, wrestling the title back from back-to-back champion Vic Metro in a genuine title-decider at Alberton Oval. Defender Emily Mableson claimed her side’s MVP award, while a deep crop of bottom-age talent – headlined by ball-winning machine Lani Cocks […]
State Academy notes: 2026 SANFLW – Round 11
ROUND 11 of the 2026 SANFL Women’s season saw the State Academy members back in action for a second round since taking out the national title, continuing to build and show their class across the four games. We took note of how each of the Academy members performed in the latest round of action. All […]
PREVIEW | 2026 SANFLW: Round 11
ROUND 11 of the SANFLW takes place over the course of just a couple of hours, with the competition’s finals picture sharpening rapidly. North Adelaide’s stunning 33-point win over Woodville-West Torrens last week has blown the top four wide open, while Norwood’s emphatic 52-point demolition of Glenelg has the Redlegs just one point behind the […]
