RECAP | 2025 AFLW U18s: South Australia
WHILE on paper South Australia suffered its first twao-loss national carnival since the global pandemic, the Croweaters utilised more players than usual as others stepped up in the face of injuries to key prospects and only went down by a combined six points. >> FULL SQUAD: 2025 South Australia AFLW U18s RESULTS RECORD: 2-2 | […]
2025 SANFLW Player Focus: Emma Charlton (South Adelaide)
BOTTOM-AGE talent Emma Charlton has already been a name to remember for next year’s AFLW Draft, but the 17-year-old stood up on the biggest of stages over the weekend when she won best on ground in South Adelaide’s premiership win. The midfielder was incredible around the ball and set up numerous scoring plays, while providing […]
“Surreal” experience for “proud” Watts
THOUGH he never doubted his side’s ability to get the job done on the biggest stage, three-time SANFLW premiership coach Rick Watts said the 2025 South Adelaide squad went to another level yesterday to bring home a fourth flag to Noarlunga. The Panthers defeated Woodville-West Torrens by 23 points at Stratarama Stadium in an unforgettable […]
South’s “best footy is good enough” as Panthers prepare to defend SANFLW title
UNLIKE its opponent playing its first ever SANFL Women’s Grand Final, South Adelaide has made a habit of running out on the biggest stage. Back-to-back flags in 2018-19 – the second of which was under current coach Rick Watts – before claiming last year’s SANFLW premiership after falling agonisingly short the year before. As Watts […]
2025 SANFLW awards night preview
TONIGHT is the SANFL Women’s night of nights, where a new League Best and Fairest will be crowd. In 2024, South Adelaide’s Nikki Nield won in a thrilling count considered somewhat of an upset given that even in her acceptance speech she admitted that previous winner Jessica Bates was her tip. Will a favourite win […]
2025 Rookie Me Central SANFLW Team of the Year
ELEVEN of last year’s Rookie Me Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Year have earned back-to-back honours, though most are in different positions. In addition to the double-digit returning players, six representatives of last year’s SANFLW Second Team of the Year stepped up to our first team for 2025. The selections were based on our […]
2025 RM Central SANFLW Team of the Year: Full Squad
WITH the regular SANFL Women’s season done and dusted for 2025 and finals underway, we have named our annual Rookie Me Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Year squad. The full squad is based around our Team of the Weeks that are published following each round, with a minimum of four nominations to qualify automatically. […]
2025 SANFLW Round 14 preview
AFTER an entertaining season, it all comes down to the final round. Five SANFL Women’s sides will fill out the final four spots, with South Adelaide, Woodville-West Torrens and North Adelaide locked in, while Sturt and Central District will hope to win their respective matches to secure fourth. But even up the other end of […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW U18s – Western Australia vs. South Australia
TWO GENUINE title contenders face off in Round 2 of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships in what is a serious must-win clash. Dropping one game does not automatically rule you out of taking out the national championships trophy, but two is almost certainly fatal to those hopes. We take a look at the massive […]
Defending champs hold off Croweaters
IT IS not often the two teams holding the last three AFLW Under 18 Championships trophies face off in the first round of the following national carnival, but that was exactly the case yesterday when reigning champions Vic Metro narrowly survived a late South Australian fightback to win by four points at RSEA Park. In […]
