SANFLW Round 2 preview: Sturt set for Bays’ challenge
ANOTHER round of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s action kicks off tonight, and completes tomorrow. In the standalone Friday night clash, West Adelaide hosts Woodville-West Torrens in a bid to remain undefeated, whilst opposite ends of the town clash on Saturday, with the bottom two sides also going head-to-head. Meanwhile, Sturt is the […]
2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
REIGNING premiers Glenelg have dominated the first Rookie Me Central South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Team of the Week after a statement win over Norwood on Friday night. The Round 1 team features five Bays, with fellow winners West Adelaide recording the second most with four. Other winners South Adelaide and Sturt had […]
SANFLW Round 1 wrap: Reigning premiers flex as Westies hold on
GLENELG has kick-started its premiership defence on the perfect note with a big win over Norwood in Round 1 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition. Grand finalists West Adelaide also recorded a tight victory over fellow contenders North Adelaide, whilst South Adelaide and Sturt also got on the winners list with […]
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 […]
Westies tweak structure in search of next step
SITTING seventh and seemingly struggling after Round 7, West Adelaide Women’s coach Mark Moody admitted there was some head scratching going on. Fast forward five weeks, and the Bloods were into their maiden South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Grand Final off the back of five consecutive wins. Though the young team ultimately fell […]
Young Norwood talent to excite in 2022
YOUTH will be the key to Norwood sustaining its remarkably successful history in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition. The Redlegs have had a rich history of players stepping up to the elite level, and last season saw one of the state league’s top players in Leah Cutting making that transition to […]
Syme destined to step up in Redlegs midfield
FOLLOWING the departures of Leah Cutting (St Kilda AFLW), Jess Macolino (West Adelaide) and Elisha Gallagher (Queanbeyan Tigers), there is a stop or two available in Norwood‘s midfield. Teenage talent Sachi Syme is determined to fill it. The 165cm 17-year-old has had a taste for senior football, making her debut in Round 4 last season, […]
Constant growth the key to Macolino move
CHANGING teams is something all too familiar across any Australian rules football league, with new West Adelaide Women’s recruit Jess Macolino seeing it as a “growth opportunity”. The former Norwood Women’s midfielder felt she had got a bit “stagnant” and “complacent” within herself at the Redlegs, and was looking for a new change. She linked […]
2021 SANFLW team review: Norwood
IN summarising the 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, Draft Central will run through a team-by-team review of how each of the sides fared, and who some of the standout performers throughout the clubs were. The next team in the firing line is Norwood. Position: 1st (lost in Preliminary Final) Wins: 9 […]
SANFL Women’s Preliminary Final wrap: West Adelaide books Grand Final spot
WEST Adelaide has booked its spot in the 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Grand Final following a 24-point victory over Norwood on Saturday at Coopers Stadium. The Bloods lead at every break, and secured their first grand final spot to ensure that a first-time premier will be crowned next week. In defeat, […]