“Full circle moment” for Edwards as Bays set for 2023
YELLOW and black are colours that suit new Glenelg coach Lexia Edwards, with the former Yeronga South Brisbane mentor returning to the Bay where she played 15 games from 2018-19. Heading up to Queensland for a stint with the Devils where she would ultimately end up coaching, Edwards returned to Adelaide to go back to […]
Dawes earmarks 2023 as “learning” year for West
DESPITE winning both trial games and having the belief that the his side can compete for a finals spot, new West Adelaide coach Bruce Dawes admitted this season was as much about “learning” as anything else. The Bloods knocked off eventual premiers North Adelaide in Round 1 last year, before injuries and retirements took their […]
SANFLW 23 Under 23 in 2023: #8 Lucy Boyd
AS PART of a new countdown series leading into the 2023 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, we will name 23 players to watch who are under 23. We are only looking at those players who were born January 1, 2000 or later, have played a SANFL Women’s senior match and have never […]
Youth the key to sustainable Sturt success
STURT is more than capable of getting back to the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Grand Final despite losing a number of players over the off-season according to midfielder Alisha Gepp. While inside midfielder Isobel Kuiper did her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in heartbreaking fashion during the finals series, the better departures were […]
Venning positive Westies will bounce back
A NEW year, a new-look West Adelaide side will enter the 2022 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, but one thing that has not changed according to youngster Zoe Venning is the playing group’s positivity. The Westies inside midfielder is one of many experiencing the first year of massive change with new and […]
SANFLW Round 1 preview: New season begins
ANOTHER year of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s football action is about to begin, with a massive four fixtures in Round 1. Four of the genuine title contenders face off, with four of the youngest sides doing battle in the other two games, with three brand new coaches and one returning coach for […]
Finals on the agenda for Sturt in 2021
WHILE South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s has been a fantastic initiative for all eight SANFL clubs to be involved in, some sides have had more on-field success than others so far. In Sturt’s three years playing in the SANFL Women’s League, they are yet to make a finals appearance. Changing this record is […]
Ankle injury can’t stop Kuiper rekindling love for footy
STURT over-ager Izzy Kuiper‘s top-age year might have come to a sour end due to an ankle injury last year culminating in her missing the 2019 AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships, but it has not deterred the inside midfielder. It was just her first year in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition after […]
