State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 1
FOOTY returned to South Australia over the weekend, with the first round of SANFL Women’s action for the 2024 season. That means the State Academy prospects got their first look of senior footy for this year, and we took note of how they performed across the board.
2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
GLENELG was the biggest winner in Round 1 and the Bays were rewarded alongside reigning premiers Central District with four players apiece in the SANFL Women’s Round 1 Team of the Week. All other teams bar North Adelaide had three, with the Roosters having a clear standout slot into defence. This week’s captain is none […]
SANFLW Player Focus: Poppy Scholz (Glenelg)
GLENELG kicked off its 2024 SANFL Women’s season with a 22-point win over North Adelaide on Saturday night, breaking through after a hard-fought first half. Right in the thick of the action was rising prospect Poppy Scholz, who played the interceptor role expertly down back. Scholz, the sister of Port Adelaide ruck Matilda, is a […]
Under the Radar – SANFLW/WAFLW: Round 1
IN a new addition to season 2024, Rookie Me Central will take a weekly look at players who caught the eye outside the traditional draft pathway. This means the only players who will feature on this list are those outside the State Academies so are either mature-agers, or juniors that have not made it into […]
2024 SANFLW R1 wrap: Dogs survive scare
FROM a couple of two-point thrillers, a terrific come from behind win and then a battle between former premiers that saw the Bays kick away late, the first round had it all. We covered the Match of Round between West Adelaide and South Adelaide earlier, so here’s some talking points from the other three games. […]
SANFLW MOTR: Kilpatrick match-winner breaks West’s drought
IF you could pick a dream scenario for your first goal, then after the siren to win your team the match is a pretty hard one to top. For West Adelaide top-ager Emma Kilpatrick, that was the reality as the 17-year-old had to convert from 35m on an angle with just about every player on […]
2024 SANFLW Round 1: Saturday preview
ROUND 1 of the SANFL Women’s comes to a close tomorrow when Woodville-West Torrens takes on Sturt tomorrow afternoon at 1:30pm, while North Adelaide and Glenelg do battle under lights at Thebarton Oval from 7pm.
Panthers “driven” to go one better in 2024
AFTER falling 30 seconds short of a record third flag in the SANFL Women’s competition, South Adelaide coach Rick Watts said his side has never been hungrier to go one better in 2024. Though the loss to Central District in the last minute after leading throughout the whole game was heartbreaking, the coaching group had […]
2024 SANFLW Round 1: Friday preview
TWO matches kick off a brand new season of SANFL Women’s football tonight with reigning premiers Central District travelling to The Parade to take on Norwood, while grand finalists South Adelaide will face off against West Adelaide at Thebarton Oval. Both matches take place at 7:40pm local time tonight.
PODCAST | Game Sense – S3 E1 | SANFLW & WAFLW Season Previews
GAME Sense Podcast returns for a third season on the eve of the SANFL Women’s and WAFL Women’s seasons. We preview the aforementioned competitions, taking a look at eight of the eight clubs from the two leagues, as well try and predict the finalists and award winners at the end of each competition preview. All […]
