Smith happy with Eagles’ “maturity” in win
WOODVILLE-West Torrens got on the board in the 2024 SANFL Women’s season, holding off a fast-finishing Norwood outfit to take home the two points and move to 1-2 for the year thus far. Eagles coach Narelle Smith said the win was important for the group, who showed great “maturity” in holding off a strong opponent. […]
Eagles’ Trial form “just what the doctor ordered”
FOR the first time in women’s club history, Woodville-West Torrens heads into a SANFL Women’s season off the back of two trial game wins. Though trial game form is hard to gauge when comparing it to the regular season, Eagles coach Narelle Smith said building optimism and momentum into the season was important, especially with […]
Preview | SANFLW R12: Fourth up for grabs in final round
ONLY four teams will remain in the SANFL Women’s premiership race after tomorrow with the last round of action taking place. Round 12 sees all four games kick off at 12:30pm across four different grounds in a deadline day style of action. Three of the teams are already locked into finals – though second spot […]
Preview | SANFLW R10: Young talent returns
WITH the AFL Women’s Under 16s Championships done and dusted and the Under 18s equivalent standalone match also complete, the top young talent returns to the SANFL Women’s this weekend. Just three rounds remain in the competition, but the weekend also marks the departure of AFL Women’s listed players with the eight teams focusing on […]
Preview | SANFLW R8: Finals-defining action
FINALS spots are up for grabs in Round 8 of the SANFL Women’s competition with the top five on the verge of breaking away from the bottom three. If Norwood, Sturt and Glenelg all win their respective matches on the weekend, then the gap between fifth and sixth would be three games with four rounds […]
Preview | SANFLW R4: AFLW talent returns
AFTER a well-earned break for Adelaide Cup weekend, the SANFL Women’s sides return to the field for Round 4. This weekend marks the return of AFLW talent to the state league, and while some had already been running around in the opening three weeks, a more extensive list of names will be back in club […]
Preview | SANFLW R3: Unbeaten clash headlines round
A TOP of the table clash between unbeaten sides South Adelaide and West Adelaide highlights a busy Round 3 of SANFL Women’s action. While those sides search for their third win, Norwood looks to ensure it does not fall 0-3 behind against Central District, with the same for Eagles up against North Adelaide. On Sunday, […]
Preview | SANFLW R2: Double-header out West
A DOUBLE-HEADER at Hisense Stadium highlights a Super Saturday of action in the SANFL Women’s with all four games taking place in the space of eight hours. Two winning sides from Round 1 – West Adelaide and North Adelaide face-off – while Glenelg and Woodville-West Torrens meet in the second match of the double-header to […]
Preview | SANFLW R1: Blockbusters galore in opening round
A NEW season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s kicks off tonight under the bright lights of The Parade. Reigning premiers North Adelaide travel to face Norwood there, before the remaining three games take place tomorrow in a Super Saturday, with the most north and south venues of Elizabeth and Noarlunga hosting […]
State-by-State AFLW Draft Watch: May
ON Monday night, Rookie Me Central released its second 2022 AFL Women’s Draft Power Rankings for the year. It featured 30 detailed profiles, with 10 additional names included. Though there were 40 players named there, with expansion here, there will be an additional 120-plus players making their way on AFL Women’s lists for 2023 (or […]
