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2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 11

SOUTH Adelaide and Sturt have shared the hours for the Round 11 SANFL Women’s Team of the Week. Both sides recoded a league-high five representatives in the team, with Norwood (four) and North Adelaide (three) the other winners over the weekend. The four losing sides had two or less players. SANFLW | Match of the […]

2024 SANFLW R11 wrap: Bottom beats top as Roosters roll on

NORTH Adelaide has shown it can beat any side on its given day despite being anchored to the bottom of the latter, stunning first placed Glenelg in a remarkable 11-point win. Since losing their first nine games, the Roosters have won two on the trot under interim coach Kelly Barltrop, this time knocking of the […]

2024 SANFLW Round 11: Saturday I preview

ALL FOUR SANFL Women’s Round 11 matches take place tomorrow and we have split up the previews to look at the three games earlier in the afternoon. That includes a must-win contest between Sturt and Eagles, while South and West Adelaide go at it, as does Glenelg and North Adelaide in a top-against-bottom battle.

2024 SANFLW Round 10: Saturday I preview

IN the first of our two SANFL Women’s previews, we cast our eye over the opening two games of Round 10 action on Saturday as North Adelaide searches for its first win under new interim coach Kelly Barltrop, with the Eagles desperate for a victory to stay in finals contention. Sturt is in the same […]

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 R9: Depth tested during national carnival

ALL eight SANFL Women’s clubs depth will be tested across Round 9 of the season, with the state’s best talent from the Under 16s and Under 18s departing due to the National Championships in Perth. With just four rounds remaining, finals spots are on the line, with a mid-table logjam keeping a number of sides […]

Preview | SANFLW R7: Grand Final rematch highlights Friday duo

LAST night South Adelaide held on in another epic struggle, defeating Woodville-West Torrens by two points in the opening game of SANFL Women’s Round 7, but there is still plenty more action where that came from. Two of the remaining three matches in the SANFL Women’s take place today, including a grand final rematch between […]

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 […]

Back-to-back flags incentivise Metcalfe

IN the final 30 seconds of the 2022 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Grand Final, North Adelaide defender Ella Metcalfe could hardly believe what she was witnessing. Despite the Roosters going into the decider as favourites after having the week off following a victory against Sturt in the qualifying final, they were jumped […]

Roosters produce 39-point turnaround to win second SANFLW flag

NORTH ADELAIDE is the toast of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s after the Roosters stormed home with the last six goals of the game to defeat a brave Sturt by 18 points. The Double Blues were incredibly brave in defeat, not willing to be blown away like the semi-final between the sides, […]

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