2025 SANFLW Round 2: Saturday preview
A TRIPLE treat of Saturday matches takes place tomorrow as Round 2 of the SANFL Women’s kicks off in what should ideally be much better conditions than the extreme heat that day one of the season offered a week ago. We take a look at the six teams going head-to-head across the matches tomorrow in […]
State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 1
AFTER a long preseason, South Australia’s State Academy members were back in action as the first round of the SANFL Women’s competition took place over the weekend. For another year, each week we take a look at how each of the State Academy members performed across the four games.
SANFLW R1 MOTR: Lishmund draws first Blood for West
NEW West Adelaide recruit Alana Lishmund showed exactly why the Bloods recruited her, with the 2022 SANFL Women’s leading goalkicker booting two last quarter goals to seal her side’s come-from-behind win over North Adelaide yesterday. Lishmund finished with the last three goals for her side in the 5.7 (37) to 4.8 (32) victory. The Bloods […]
2025 SANFLW Round 1: Sunday preview
AFTER the first day of SANFL Women’s action took place today, we cast our eye across the final two games of Round 1 tomorrow which sees a couple of finalists go head-to-head, as well as a couple of teams keen to crack back into the postseason series.
2025 SANFLW team preview: West Adelaide
WEST Adelaide is looking to keep games within its own control according to coach Bruce Dawes as the Bloods eye off continuing their development, with hopefully a touch more luck on the injury front. While star talent Iilish Ross was unfortunately a casualty to the dreaded anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear over the preseason, Dawes […]
SANFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #8 Chloe Tonkin
A TOWERING presence be it in the ruck or down forward, West Adelaide’s Chloe Tonkin looms as one of the top contested marking prospects in this year’s AFLW Draft. Having plied her trade at SANFLW level, Tonkin got her chance at the AFLW Under Under 18s Championships last year after running out for the Croweaters […]
South Australia names U18 and U16 Girls Academies
SOUTH Australia announced its Summer squads at Under 18s and Under 16s level, with the former looking to return to its winning ways for a third title in four years, while the latter is searching for back-to-back trophies. A total of 94 players were named across the two Academies with 45 Under 18s and 49 […]
REVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: South Australia
AS each AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships state completes its national carnival, we take a look at how the three-game carnival went, some of the impressive players, and those to keep an eye on next year. Up next is South Australia, who fell short of a third consecutive title, but still impressed across the three […]
Key forwards star in Under 17 Futures showcase
DESPITE conditions that would be adverse to key forwards having an impact, it was the work of both Dekota Baron and Olivia Wolmarans that caught the eye during a blustery Under 17 Futures clash at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In a momentum-swinging match with a strong breeze blowing down the south end of the […]
PREVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: South Australia vs. Western Australia
CLOSING out the 2024 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, reigning back-to-back titleholders South Australia – defeated for the first time in three carnivals by Vic Metro – will look to bounce back against a visiting West Australian side that is hungry for its first win of the championships.
