State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 14
FOUR teams remain in the SANFL Women’s competition after four club campaigns officially wrapped up over the weekend. We took note of the State Academy members and how they performed in the last round of the SANFLW season. As always notes are the opinion of the individual author.
SANFL Player Focus – Max Michalanney (Norwood)
HIS name is familiar with those who follow and love SANFL footy, but Norwood‘s Max Michalanney is paving his own path. The tall defender, son of 211-game Redleg Jim, is eligible to be taken by Adelaide under father-son rules and has already spent time training with the Crows during preseason. Last year, Michalanney was named […]
SANFLW Academy notes: Round 7
THE South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s continued for Round 7 and from this point on, we have trimmed the SANFLW Academy notes to those players who made the final 30-player squad for the upcoming 2022 AFLW Under 18 Championships. This includes the couple of over-agers who were added to the team and loom […]
2022 SANFLW Academy Watch: Round 1
OUR South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Academy Watch is back for another year. We cast our eyes over the four League matches and took notes on each of the South Australian State Academy members to see how they fared across the board. This year we will also be tallying up votes for the […]
SANFL Player Focus: Alastair Lord (Norwood)
DASHING Norwood defender Alastair Lord made his return to SANFL Under 18s action in Round 18, marking his first outing in the grade since late-April. The 17-year-old notched 21 disposals and a goal on Saturday afternoon as his Redlegs fell comfortably to Glenelg, but marked a promising comeback with his usual run-and-gun passages. Lord, a […]
Midfield transition makes for fitter and faster Halfpenny
A MIDFIELD transition has made Norwood’s Jade Halfpenny get “fitter” and work “faster” in 2021. The versatile prospect had previously cut her teeth as a forward, but at 175cm, staked her claim as a tall on-baller in the Redlegs’ most recent SANFL Women’s campaign. “It’s definitely a lot faster,” Halfpenny said. “I’ve had to get […]
Lishmund one of the Valley’s great hopes
WATCHING her brother play local football at Hope Valley spawned a thought for Alana Lishmund – “I can play that.” She certainly can play, with the Norwood prospect utilised in a number of roles at SANFL Women’s and state Under 19s level throughout her draft-eligible season. The 17-year-old was part of the Redlegs’ side which […]
SANFL Under 18s Player Focus: Cooper Murley (Norwood)
NORWOOD midfielder and AFL Academy member Cooper Murley has had an interrupted start to his 2021 football season. Having played two games in the SANFL Reserves, an ankle injury kept him out of action for one and a half months, resulting in him missing the AFL Academy game against Geelong VFL in April. After returning […]
2021 SANFLW team review: Norwood
IN summarising the 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, Draft Central will run through a team-by-team review of how each of the sides fared, and who some of the standout performers throughout the clubs were. The next team in the firing line is Norwood. Position: 1st (lost in Preliminary Final) Wins: 9 […]
2021 Academy Watch: SANFL Women’s Preliminary Final
IN the second week of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s finals series, West Adelaide secured its place in the 2021 Grand Final, bundling out Norwood in straight sets. We took a look at the State Academy players running out for the four sides, with all notes the opinion of the individual writer. […]
