Bloods best Redlegs in frantic final term
PRESSURE, repeat stoppages and turnovers were the story of the first three quarters between Norwood and West Adelaide on Saturday night, before the previously dour struggle opened up and saw four goals kicked in the last term, including three in the final 10 minutes for the latter to secure a nine-point victory. No doubt there […]
2024 SANFLW Round 7: Saturday preview
A GRAND final rematch opens a massive day of Saturday action for the final three games of Round 7 in the SANFL Women’s competition. Both South Adelaide and Central District sit at 4-2, while the stakes are just as high for both 3-3 sides in Norwood and West Adelaide, as Sturt and North Adelaide both […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 6
FOLLOWING a week off due to Gather Round and the SANFLW All-Stars match, South Australia’s top young prospects returned to action for Round 6. As always we took note of those players in the State Academy and how they performed, with notes the opinion of the individual author.
2024 SANFLW Round 6: Saturday afternoon preview
A TRIPLE treat of concurrent matches take place in the SANFL Women’s tomorrow afternoon, as the league recommences following the bye for the SANFLW All-Stars match last weekend. We preview the three matches with the Saturday night contest between Sturt and South Adelaide to come tomorrow.
2024 SANFLW Round 5: Friday preview | Part I
IN the first of a split Good Friday preview for the SANFL Women’s Round 5 matches, we take a look at the first two games up between North Adelaide and Central District, and Sturt and Norwood. In tomorrow’s preview, we will focus on the remaining two matches.
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 4
A MASSIVE performance from a top AFLW Draft prospect highlighted Round 4 of the SANFL Women’s, where there were plenty of other impressive contributors across the weekend. As always, we took a look at those State Academy members and how they performed, with all notes the opinion of the individual author. Note: The replay of […]
2024 SANFLW Round 1: Friday preview
TWO matches kick off a brand new season of SANFL Women’s football tonight with reigning premiers Central District travelling to The Parade to take on Norwood, while grand finalists South Adelaide will face off against West Adelaide at Thebarton Oval. Both matches take place at 7:40pm local time tonight.
Q&A: Georgina Birchall (Norwood)
NORWOOD over-ager Georgina Birchall earned a call-up to the State Academy training hub over the Summer following an impressive season for the Redlegs last year. With State Academy coach Brad Snell taking the reins, the former Norwood mentor liked what he saw from Birchall at SANFLW level, and she has the rare opportunity to play […]
2024 SANFLW features to come over Summer
AS we gear up for the biggest AFLW Draft in history, we start off the New Year in style by hearing from some of the young guns in the South Australian State Academy. As per our annual tradition, we spoke to a host of players at the SANFL Women’s Preseason Testing Day to hear about […]
Sister Act as Ballard, Scholz among top SA talents at internal trial
SOME familiar names stood out at South Australia’s Under 18 Girls State Academy internal trial this week, as the players had one last hitout prior to the Christmas break. While a host of players from the reigning two-time national champions were absent, the game was still played at an incredibly high standard and marked the […]
