State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Grand Final
SOUTH Adelaide won its fourth SANFL Women’s flag and second consecutive title, defeating Woodville-West Torrens in a memorable 2025 decider. A total of 10 State Academy members – between 18s and 16s – stepped out on the big stage and we took note of how they performed when the stakes were at their highest.
Records broken as Panthers win fourth flag
SOUTH Adelaide’s era of dominance in the SANFL Women’s continued yesterday with an incredible 23-point win over Woodville-West Torrens Eagles at Stratarama Stadium to go back-to-back for the second time in women’s club history. The Panthers’ fourth flag – and third under coach Rick Watts – was built off the back of incredible pressure and […]
2025 SANFLW Grand Final preview: Woodville-West Torrens vs. South Adelaide
THE LONG wait for the 2025 SANFL Women’s Grand Final is almost over with the two best sides of the season going head-to-head in a massive contest on Sunday afternoon. Woodville-West Torrens and South Adelaide cleared the rest of the field by five games and now play a fourth match in season 2025 to decide […]
State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Preliminary Final
EIGHT State Academy members took to the field in the 2025 SANFL Women’s Preliminary Final as South Adelaide accounted for Sturt in a big way. The Panthers had five players and the Double Blues three with each of them having some sort of impact across the course of the do-or-die final.
2025 SANFLW Player Focus: Lily Baxter (South Adelaide)
HARD-RUNNING South Adelaide winger Lily Baxter is having a sterling finish to the SANFL Women’s season and through to another grand final for the Panthers. Baxter transformed her game from being a clever forward to a two-way running wing, and will play her third SANFLW decider in as many seasons on the weekend. In the […]
Panthers on premiership prowl, set up Eagles’ rematch
SOUTH Adelaide will face off in its third consecutive SANFL Women’s Grand Final after accounting for Sturt by more than 40 points for the third time this year. The Panthers knocked off the Double Blues by 45 points in the preliminary final yesterday, securing their place in the big dance next Sunday. In a one-sided […]
In The Mix: 2025 AFLW Draft Power Rankings
OUR SECOND instalment of our 2025 AFLW Draft Power Rankings dropped yesterday when 30 players named for the July edition. Given the evenness of the draft crop, there were a number of players who were right in the mix to make the list. We run through 12 names on the cusp. Lily Baxter (South Adelaide/South […]
2025 SANFLW Preliminary final preview: South Adelaide vs Sturt
ONE OF South Adelaide and Sturt will take on Woodville-West Torrens in the 2025 SANFL Women’s Grand Final, with no turning back for the preliminary final loser on Sunday. South Adelaide has won both its clashes against Sturt comfortably this year, but run into the Double Blues at the peak of their powers, though the […]
State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Semi-Finals
FOUR teams became three over the weekend with Woodville-West Torrens advancing to the 2025 SANFLW Women’s Grand Final, while North Adelaide was eliminated by Sturt who will go on to face South Adelaide in a preliminary final next weekend. As always, we took note of those State Academy members in action for their respective SANFLW […]
Eagles swoop into SANFLW grand final
FIRST-TIME finalists Woodville-West Torrens showed the steely resolve of an experienced lineup by edging past South Adelaide in a battle of the benchmark teams to reach the 2025 SANFL Women’s Grand Final. In a match befitting of the respective sides’ form, a goal to Klaudia O’Neill in the dying stages helped the home side secure […]
