Scoreboard pressure the key for Double Blues
ALWAYS known for its staunch defensive efforts, Sturt is ready to apply its own pressure up the other end. New Double Blues coach Michael O’Connor said his side had produced a couple of impressive preseason trial performances, but now needed to step up for premiership points. “I guess traditionally we haven’t started seasons very well […]
Hough overcomes “scary” debut to adapt to League footy
STEPPING onto the football field as a 15-year-old, Sturt Women’s Tiah Hough admitted it was “a bit scary”. Luckily for the 158cm teenager, the support of her Double Blues teammates helped get her through a tough initiation in 2020, and then return to play four more games late in the 2021 season. Her journey itself […]
PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 2
IN the newest Australian rules football podcast brought to you by Rookie Me Central, GAME SENSE host and Chief Editor Peter Williams and women’s football analyst Alyce Collett, spoke to a range of guests and previewed a number of teams in both the AFL Women’s and SANFL Women’s. GAME SENSE | EPISODE 2 GUESTS: AFLW […]
Blue trumps yellow in South Australian Under 17s Championships
WITH the Under 17s AFL Women’s Championship matches continuing, some of South Australia’s top products heading into future drafts went head-to-head at Thebarton Oval on Saturday June 5 in front of recruiters and footy fans. Split into two teams, SA Blue and SA Yellow, it was Blue that would come out on top at the […]
2021 SANFL Women’s preview: Round 10 – Ladder-defining round of action
IT might not be finals time just yet, but if the top four sides can topple the bottom four sides this weekend in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s action, then it will seal up the finals spots ahead of the last round. NORWOOD vs. CENTRAL DISTRICT Friday, May 7 @ 7:00pm Coopers […]
2021 SANFL Women’s Round 4 preview: Crucial ladder-defining games for mid-table teams
ROUND 4 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season kicks off tonight with two games across the weekend featuring teams on one win from three games, while Norwood have the chance to knock top of the table North Adelaide off its unbeaten perch. WOODVILLE-WEST TORRENS vs. CENTRAL DISTRICT Friday, March 19 @ […]
SANFL Women’s Round 3 wrap: Roosters rise up as remaining sides grab points
NORTH Adelaide is outright top of the table in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition after defeating West Adelaide, whilst Woodville-West Torrens Eagles and South Adelaide grabbed wins, meaning five teams are on one victory, with Norwood joining West on the two wins from three games. CENTRAL DISTRICT 1.2 | 2.5 | […]
2021 SANFL Women’s Round 3 preview: Undefeated sides to clash as others search for first win
WEST Adelaide and North Adelaide will battle for the right to the top of the ladder after three South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s rounds when they play on Sunday, while the likes of South Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens are searching for their first win of the season. CENTRAL DISTRICT vs. SOUTH ADELAIDE Friday, […]
SANFL Women’s Round 2 wrap: Roosters and Bloods remain undefeated
NORTH Adelaide and West Adelaide are the only undefeated teams after the first two rounds of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s action, while Norwood and Sturt grabbed wins to leave South Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens Eagles as the winless sides in 2021. SOUTH ADELAIDE 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 (23) NORWOOD […]
2021 SANFL Women’s Round 2 preview: Hisense Triple Treat
A TRIPLE-header at Hisense Stadium will allow South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s fans to watch three games back-to-back on Saturday in a massive day of action following a blockbuster Friday night fixture this evening. For Round 1 losers, one of South Adelaide or Norwood will at least get points on the board in […]
