Preview | SANFLW R11: Final fortnight begins
JUST two rounds remain in the 2023 SANFL Women’s season, with two sides qualified for finals, and the remaining four battling for the last two spots. It shapes as a massive fortnight in South Australian football, with reigning premiers North Adelaide needing to win both matches, while Sturt has a tough challenge retaining its spot […]
South Australia announces AFLW U16s squad
SOUTH Australia finalised its 30-player squad for next month’s two AFL Women’s Under 16 Championship matches yesterday. The Croweaters had named an extended squad last year, but following an internal trial match, SANFL Female Talent Coordinator and coach Bek McMahon and her team narrowed down the squad to 30. The Croweaters take on Vic Metro […]
2023 SANFLW R3 wrap: Panthers remain unbeaten
SOUTH Adelaide stands alone at the top of the SANFL Women’s table after coming from behind to down West Adelaide in a Round 3 thriller. The Panthers had control throughout the first term, before the Bloods rallied through the middle two quarters to get on top, only for the home team to come home strong […]
Preview | SANFLW R2: Double-header out West
A DOUBLE-HEADER at Hisense Stadium highlights a Super Saturday of action in the SANFL Women’s with all four games taking place in the space of eight hours. Two winning sides from Round 1 – West Adelaide and North Adelaide face-off – while Glenelg and Woodville-West Torrens meet in the second match of the double-header to […]
2023 SANFLW R1 wrap: South stops Sturt
SOUTH Adelaide had the perfect start to its 2023 South Australian National Football League (SAFNL) Women’s season, winning a hard-fought, often scrappy contest against reigning runners-up Sturt. Still showing signs of rust in terms of efficiency, both sides were pressured all over the ground, forcing plenty of missed chances. In the end, though both would […]
Preview | SANFLW R1: Blockbusters galore in opening round
A NEW season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s kicks off tonight under the bright lights of The Parade. Reigning premiers North Adelaide travel to face Norwood there, before the remaining three games take place tomorrow in a Super Saturday, with the most north and south venues of Elizabeth and Noarlunga hosting […]
West strikes first Blood in opening trial match
AFTER a long off-season, the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition kicked off with a series of trial games over the weekend as the first of two practice matches ahead of the official first bounce on February 17. WEST ADELAIDE vs. GLENELG In the first match of the round played under lights, 2022 […]
Venning positive Westies will bounce back
A NEW year, a new-look West Adelaide side will enter the 2022 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, but one thing that has not changed according to youngster Zoe Venning is the playing group’s positivity. The Westies inside midfielder is one of many experiencing the first year of massive change with new and […]
South Australia names 2023 U16 Girls Academy
JUST a day after announcing its 2023 Under 18 Girls Academy, South Australia has gone further into the future by naming its Under 16 Academy. Boasting a total of 48 players – six from each of the eight South Australian National Football League (SANFL) clubs – there are seven Under 18 members who are still […]
Roosters ready to crow in 2022
AFTER a dominant 2020 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, reigning premiers North Adelaide Women’s had to watch the finals from the sidelines in 2021, missing out on defending their crown in the post-season series. Now the determined Roosters are “ready to play” in 2022 according to premiership coach Krissie Steen. “We’ve come […]
