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2025 SANFLW Round 8: Sunday preview

A STANDALONE Sunday game closes out Round 8 of the SANFL Women’s and the stakes just got higher for Sturt with Central District losing today. It opens the door for a four-point gap inside the finals places should the Double Blues topple the Panthers, though South need to win to stop the impending challenge from […]

State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 7

ONE OF the biggest rounds of SANFL Women’s in 2025 from a sheer State Academy standpoint, there was no shortage of prospective players for the upcoming AFLW Under 18 Championships selection. From a couple of debutants to some others returning to the fold, quite a few had big games. All notes are the opinion of […]

2025 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 7

TOP two sides Woodville-West Torrens and South Adelaide combined for nine of the 24 players in our Round 7 SANFL Women’s Team of the Week, with the Panthers marginally ahead (5-4), though the Eagles earned both leadership roles in the hypothetical side. Woodville-West Torrens in-form onballer Christina Leuzzi was handed the captaincy duties after her […]

2025 SANFLW Player Focus: Monique Bessen

STURT top-age talent Monique Bessen is a naturally gifted footballer with a stack of damaging traits that she has shown over the journey at SANFL Women’s level. Capable of playing midfield or forward, the National Academy member has incredible skill and decision making that are centred around a high footy IQ that helps her get […]

Where there’s a Walsh, there’s a way as Sturt sinks West

IN A GAME crying out for a match-winner to take control of an epic struggle, it was Sturt forward Zara Walsh who rose up to make a couple of clutch plays in the last 10 minutes to help her Double Blues side put away a fast-finishing West Adelaide side and return to the top four. […]

2025 SANFLW Round 7: Saturday preview

A REMATCH of the 2023 SANFLW Grand Final – that saw just one point separate the sides when they last played in Round 4 – as well as two teams keen to chase that fourth spot as part of a mid-table log-jam do battle when SANFLW action returns for Round 7 tomorrow.

2025 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 6

SOUTH Adelaide’s big win over Sturt earned the Panthers a league-high five representatives in our SANFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 6, as they lead the likes of Central District and Woodville-West Torrens (four) while all eight sides had multiple representatives. It was Eagles’ ruck Leah Cutting who earned the captaincy for Round […]

State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 6

NORWOOD and Central District broke respective losing streaks, as Woodville-West Torrens and South Adelaide continued their dominance at the top of the SANFLW ladder. Several National Academy members made their return to the competition for Round 6, while others made their debuts and we took note of how each of the State Academy members performed.

Smith’s South celebrates in style

SOUTH Adelaide was able to provide SANFL Women’s pioneer Jaslynne Smith with a 100th game to remember as the Panthers ran away with the match against Sturt in the second half at Thomas Farms Oval yesterday. Despite a spirited opening 30 minutes from the home side at Unley, the Panthers ran out the match strongly […]

2025 SANFLW Round 6: Sunday preview

STURT and South Adelaide both hold top four spots as it stands, though Central District is keeping in touch with the two sides. The Double Blues and Panthers do battle at Unley Oval early on Sunday in what should be a fantastic contest which is highlighted by South defender Jaslynne Smith becoming the first player […]

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