2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 3
IN the most even Team of the Week spread yet, there were at least two representatives from each South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s team. Round 3 winners, Central District, Norwood and Sturt recorded the equal most, with other winner Glenelg, as well as the team the Bays narrowly beat in South Adelaide, receiving […]
SANFLW Round 3 wrap: Dogs on the board
CENTRAL District has won its first game of the 2022 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, upsetting West Adelaide in a thriller at Hisense Stadium. The win meant all sides have at least one victory, with Sturt the only team to be undefeated heading into Round 4, holding off North Adelaide in a […]
SANFLW Round 3 preview: Clubs to honour Indigenous culture
ALL eight South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s clubs will pay tribute to First Nations Australians with the inaugural Indigenous Round taking place this weekend. All four Round 3 matches – which will be played without any crossover to another match for the first time this year – will feature 50m arcs that will […]
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 […]
Glenelg “still hunting” in search of second flag
GLENELG Women’s premiership coach Jason Fairall has no intention of seeing his team being resigned to a one-time premiership side. Though breaking through for the Bays’ maiden premiership was something to celebrate and cherish in the wake of the 2021 season, once the preparations began for 2022, it was full steam ahead. “The fact of […]
Game Sense podcast – A women’s football pathway podcast
INTRODUCING Game Sense podcast, the newest women’s Australian rules football podcast thanks to Rookie Me Central. Hosted by Chief Editor Peter Williams alongside women’s football analyst Alyce Collett, Game Sense aims to bring you behind the scenes with the women’s development pathways and state leagues. From round reviews and previews, to player focuses and interviews, […]
Bates praises Bays’ culture
GLENELG’S culture was a key factor in the Bays storming to their first ever women’s flag in 2021, according to talented midfielder Jessica Bates. The Glenelg Women’s onballer said the culture around the club was really strong, and every player from the experienced heads down to the teenagers, had bought into that program, and is […]
AFLW Expansion look: Port Adelaide
WITH four new teams accepted into the AFL Women’s competition, it means there will be at least 120 new players stepping up to the elite level. So just where might the clubs look outside the junior pathway? Draft Central casts an eye over each of the clubs through either their state league team or Academy […]
