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 […]
SANFLW 23 Under 23 in 2023: #8 Lucy Boyd
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 […]
Ross hoping to add experience to young Westies
BRINGING a truckload of experience to Hisense Stadium, former AFL Women’s Tiger and Pie, Iilish Ross will be a much welcome addition to the reigning wooden spooners. Not much went right for the Bloods last season, with a number of unforeseen circumstances derailing the 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s grand finalists’ season. […]
2023 South Australia U18 Girls Academy announced
SOUTH Australia today announced its 2023 Under 18 Girls Academy with plenty of exciting talent on display over the next few years. Though the 47-player squad will be minus two bottom-age Under 18 representatives in Georgia McKee and Shae Archbold who are both recovering from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgeries, the Croweaters do regain potential […]
South Australia’s reaps rewards of long-term development focus
IN the space of four years, South Australia went from battlers to a juggernaut in the female footballing pathway. It is almost incredible to think that in the 2018 AFLW Under 18 Championships, the Croweaters had to combine with Northern Territory to form the Central Allies, and even then, were smashed by the Eastern Allies […]
Eagles young gun earns SA U16s MVP
AFTER yet another sensational outing, Woodville-West Torrens’ Jemma Whitington-Charity earned the Most Valuable Player (MVP) from the South Australia AFLW Under 16s’ two-match series. Whitington-Charity earned back-to-back best on grounds, even switching from Team Yellow to Team Blue for the second game, which ended in a draw. Whittington-Charity had 34 disposals, 10 marks, five tackles, […]
Eagle flies high in dominant SA U16s performance
HAVING just missed out on a place in South Australia’s side for each of the three AFLW Under 18 Championships matches, Woodville-West Torrens Eagles talent Jemma Whitington-Charity certainly made herself known in the recent South Australia Under 16 Championships. Playing for Team Yellow, Whitington-Charity was a dominant best on ground, racking up a whopping 34 […]
SANFLW Academy notes: Round 12
THE final round of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s was completed over the weekend, with four teams ending their 2022 season. We took a look at those State Academy representatives and how they performed across the weekend. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.
2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 12
IN an even spread across all eight South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s teams, every side has earned multiple players in our Rookie Me Central Team of the Week for Round 12. Highlighted by winners Sturt, Woodville-West Torrens and South Adelaide (all four), the team also featured three players each from Glenelg and North […]
SANFLW Academy notes: Round 11
A RETURN of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Academy athletes after their undefeated AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships means the return of our Academy notes. A number of standouts slotted straight back into their roles at league level, and were among the best in their respective games.
