2026 SANFLW 15 to Watch: #9 Polly Turner
ANOTHER season of SANFL Women’s action is just around the corner, and while the league year is a little later than usual, South Australian footy fans have the brand new AAMI Talent League to look forward to starting February 28. As has become an annual tradition for Rookie Me Central, we name our top juniors […]
Showcase rounds headline SANFL Women’s fixture
FIVE showcase rounds featuring all eight SANFL Women’s sides is the highlight of the 2026 fixture that was released earlier this month. The showcase rounds include four consecutive matches at one venue on a Saturday, taking place across the state allowing different sides to host the special day. >> FULL FIXTURE: SANFLW Rounds 3 (Coopers […]
South Australia confirms 2026 U16 Girls Academy
GUNNING for an incredible fourth straight title, South Australia’s Under 16 Girls’ squad for 2026 has been released. Bek McMahon – who was at the helm for the past three titles – takes over the reins again, with 47 players named from across the eight SANFLW clubs. Norwood is the most represented club in the […]
South Australia announces U18 Girls Academy
SOUTH Australia has cast an eye to the next two drafts with the announcement of the 2026 Under 18 Girls Academy announced yesterday. The 46-player squad features the Croweaters’ four National Academy members and countless players who have already impressed at SANFLW level. Among those in the squad are South Adelaide duo Emma Charlton and […]
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – South Australia vs. Vic Country
CLOSING out the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, South Australia came away with the 20-point win over Vic Country at Unley Oval. We took note of some of the players who caught the eye throughout the match in our final Scouting Notes of the carnival.
Scouting Notes: 2025 AFLW U18s – South Australia vs. Queensland
QUEENSLAND finished off its 2025 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships with an impressive hard-fought victory over South Australia at Prospect Oval on Sunday. As always we took note of a few of the standouts across both sides.
2025 Rookie Me Central SANFLW Team of the Year
ELEVEN of last year’s Rookie Me Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Year have earned back-to-back honours, though most are in different positions. In addition to the double-digit returning players, six representatives of last year’s SANFLW Second Team of the Year stepped up to our first team for 2025. The selections were based on our […]
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 […]
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, […]
