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 […]
Over-age AFLW Draft Watch: SANFLW kicks off
EACH week leading up to the unique Over-age AFL Women’s Draft, Rookie Me Central will highlight some of the eligible players around the country who are impressing in the respective state leagues. In the first edition, the article will focus on the opening SANFL Women’s round and some of the players who impressed that clubs […]
Sunday Scoreboard: Westies break drought
IN a new Sunday night feature on Rookie Me Central, we give an update on how each of the active football leagues across the country, with the scores, top performers and what to look forward to this week. SANFLW: Norwood 7.8 (50) defeated by North Adelaide 7.10 (52)West Adelaide 3.5 (23) defeated Glenelg 1.3 (9)Central […]
SANFLW R1 MOTR: Roosters survive Redlegs fight
NORTH Adelaide kick-started its premiership defence with a nail-biting two-point win over Norwood under lights at The Parade to open the 2023 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season. The game had many ebbs and flows with North looking to kick away early and then again in the third term, but with each advance, […]
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 […]
Consistency the key for Redlegs
NEW Norwood coach Brad Snell has identified four quarter consistency as the key for Norwood to bounce back into the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s finals series. The Redlegs missed the post-season series for the first time in women’s club history, which Snell puts down to lapses in performance from quarter to quarter. […]
West is best after trial matches
REIGNING wooden spooners West Adelaide kick-started its season 2023 preparations with a bang, winning both of its trial matches, the only team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s to do so. In their most recent victory, the Bloods proved a little too clinical for a wayward shooting Central District outfit, securing a […]
SANFLW 23 Under 23 in 2023: #11 Lana Schwerdt
AS PART of a new countdown series leading into the 2023 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, we will name 23 players to watch who are under 23. We are only looking at those players who were born January 1, 2000 or later, have played a SANFL Women’s senior match and have never […]
Schwerdt sets sights for on-ball role
AFTER being unlucky to miss out on being selected in this year’s AFL Women’s Draft, Norwood youngster Lana Schwerdt has set about improving herself to “get some looks” from elite level clubs. The midfielder spent time through the midfield and up forward across her campaigns with the Redlegs in the SANFL Women’s, then predominantly forward […]
Maher finds career-best form in 2022
NORWOOD youngster Tesharna Maher was a latecomer to Australian rules football, and though she came through the traditional pathway since crossing from soccer, it took until this year to find that consistent form. Always blessed with top line speed, Maher had a blistering finish to the 2022 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season. […]