
PROFILED | South Australia AFLW Under 18s
SOUTH Australia fell one win short of a third consecutive AFL Women’s Under 18s Championship last season so will return to the national stage in a bid to upstage Vic Metro and the stacked other sides. The Croweaters have a balance of top-age and bottom-age prospects and we profile the former below. >> FULL SQUAD: […]

State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 9
BREAKTHROUGH wins to West Adelaide and Norwood, as well as South Adelaide ending Woodville-West Torrens’ unbeaten run were the hallmarks of Round 9 in the SANFL Women’s. With a number of State Academy members returning for the weekend, we took note of how each of those in the Under 18s and Under 16s squads performed. […]

2025 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 9
WEST Adelaide and South Adelaide’s wins over the weekend earned them equal league-high representation in our SANFL Women’s Round 9 Team of the Week. Both sides had four representatives, one clear of fellow winners North Adelaide and Norwood, while Glenelg and Woodville-West Torrens also had three. Central District and Sturt finished with two apiece. After […]

RECAP | 2025 SANFLW – Round 9
NORTH Adelaide firmly established itself as the third best side, essentially locking in its finals place with another win, while West Adelaide and Norwood getting up mean just two points separated fourth from seventh in a hot run to the finals series. >> SANFLW Round 9 MOTR: Panthers hold on after epic Eagles struggle OTHER […]

Panthers hold on after epic Eagles struggle
NOT SCORING after quarter time? Not a problem for South Adelaide as the Panthers showed why they are so highly regarded defensively by holding on by four points against the previously unbeaten Woodville-West Torrens Eagles at a wind-affected Maughan Thiem Kia Oval on Saturday. In a top of the table clash, the crowd was left […]

2025 SANFLW Round 9 preview
A HUGE day of SANFL Women’s action takes place tomorrow with all four matches for Round 9 going ahead on a Super Saturday. While the top of the table clash between unbeaten Woodville-West Torrens and the red-hot South Adelaide is the highlight, third and fourth face off in a great battle, as do the sides […]

Eagles eye bigger success in breakout season
WOODVILLE-West Torrens coach Narelle Smith does not want her unbeaten side to just be a strong home and away team and “fall into finals”, but instead be a “powerful, dominant team” that achieves success. The Eagles have taken the SANFL Women’s by storm in 2025, with eight wins on the trot leading into a top […]

South Australia names 2025 AFLW U18s squad
SOUTH Australia locked in its 2025 AFLW National Championships squad today with the bulk of the 30-strong list boasting senior SANFL Women’s experience. Reprising his role as head coach for another year, Brad Snell will lead the Croweaters in a bid to go one better than last year where their back-to-back title-winning run came to […]

Panthers “under no illusions” of Eagles challenge
SOUTH Adelaide coach Rick Watts admits his side will need to be at its best, and then some in order to knock off the red-hot Woodville-West Torrens Eagles. His Panthers are building quite nicely themselves, having won six on the bounce and are now 7-1 heading into Round 9 of the SANFL Women’s season. However […]

State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 8
DESPITE a couple of top-end talents missing the week as they managed injuries, there were still plenty of State Academy members running around in the SANFL Women’s. We took note of how each of those Academy members in action, performed. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.