2021 Academy Watch: SANFL Women’s Round 9
THE finals of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition are not far away, and there was plenty to like about the up-and-coming talent in the state over Round 9 of the competition. We cast our eye over the players across the four games, with each note the individual opinion of the writer. […]
2021 SANFL Women’s Round 9 preview: Panthers load up for clash with red-hot Redlegs
TWO late morning games and two evening games mark a huge Round 9 of action in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition. WOODVILLE-WEST TORRENS vs. STURT Saturday, May 1 @ 11:30am Maughan Thiem Kia Oval Opening the round is unfairly a bottom two clash, with both Woodville-West Torrens and Sturt both playing […]
2021 SANFL Women’s Round 8 preview: State Academy, AFLW talents return in massive round of action
SOME huge ins at the selection table across all eight teams means the intensity and quality of matches will lift from Round 8 onwards, as the State Academy members and some AFL Women’s players return to their state league clubs. NORTH ADELAIDE vs. WWT EAGLES Saturday, April 24 @ 11:30am Prospect Oval North Adelaide will […]
Westies youth ready to soar after promising 2020
WEST Adelaide is gearing up for a bumper 2021 South Australian National Football League Women’s (SANFLW) season, boasting an abundance of talented young prospects, and a side that showed it could match it with the best teams in the competition. Taking down experienced finals campaigner Norwood in the elimination final before bowing out at the […]
SANFLW Academy Ones to Watch: West Adelaide and WWT Eagles
IN the final of four SANFL Women’s Ones to Watch, we take a look at those West Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens Eagles players inside the South Australian Under-19 State Academy, and what they could offer to their club. WEST ADELAIDE: Abbie Ballard Midfielder | Over-ager The over-age talent has a potent left foot that can […]
2021 AFLW Under 18s Ones to Watch
NOW the curtain has closed on the 2020 AFL Women’s off-season period, we turn our attention to the next group of budding stars across the country who will be vying for a spot on an AFL Women’s list. We have named 25 players who have already shown some great signs in their bottom and middle-age […]
Ballard ready to take next step
BETWEEN her football commitments and working on her family farm, Abbie Ballard does not have much time to relax. However, while on the cusp of achieving her AFL Women’s dream, we offered Ballard the opportunity to reflect on her football journey so far. “I started playing at the Peake District Football Club when I was […]
SANFL Women’s season review: West Adelaide
WEST ADELAIDE is the next team up in our South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season review series as we look at the eight sides in reverse ladder order and how their 2020 seasons went down. Position: 3rd Wins: 6 Losses: 5 Draws: 1 2020 IN A NUTSHELL West Adelaide enjoyed a successful season […]
Player notes: SANFLW All-Stars
LAST week’s South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s All-Star display between Team Marinoff and Team Hatchard was a brilliant spectacle as plenty of players stood up and had an impact. We have taken a look at every player from the sides. Team Marinoff: Alex Ballard Playing out of full-back, Ballard was one of the […]
Marinoff overruns Hatchard in impressive display of skills
BOOTING five of the final seven goals of the game, Team Marinoff enjoyed a come-from-behind victory over Team Hatchard in the 2020 South Australian AFL Women’s All-Stars match on Friday night. Under lights at Thebarton Oval, both teams put on a high quality game which featured the top AFL Women’s Draft hopefuls from across the […]
