{"id":178339,"date":"2024-12-18T07:41:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=178339"},"modified":"2024-12-18T07:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:42:32","slug":"sanflw-grand-final-rematch-set-for-round-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2024\/12\/18\/sanflw-grand-final-rematch-set-for-round-1\/","title":{"rendered":"SANFLW Grand Final rematch set for Round 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A GRAND Final rematch between South Adelaide and Norwood will headline the opening round of the 2025 SANFL Women&#8217;s season following the first announcement of next year&#8217;s fixture. Both the SANFL Women&#8217;s and SANFL League Round 1 fixtures dropped in an announcement yesterday, with the full schedules to come in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 SANFL Women&#8217;s season kicks off on Saturday, March 15, with the Panthers and Redlegs battling it out for glory at Magain Stadium &#8211; renamed from Flinders University Stadium &#8211; where the former will unfurl their flag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the South Adelaide-Norwood clash is on opening day, that clash begins at 6pm local time, with Woodville-West Torrens and Sturt match opening the year earlier that day. The Eagles and Double Blues head to Eastern Parade Reserve where the first bounce is 1:30pm local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Sunday, the remaining two finalists from last season go head-to-head with Central District playing host to Glenelg at X Convenience Oval. The two sides had a combined five players drafted in the recent AFLW Draft, so could have some fresh faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude Round 1, West Adelaide hosts North Adelaide at Hisense Stadium, with that match taking place from 1:30pm, running simultaneously off a later start from the Bulldogs-Bays&#8217; midday starting timeslot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SANFL WOMEN&#8217;S ROUND 1 FIXTURE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, March 15<\/strong><br>Woodville-West Torrens vs. Sturt @ Eastern Parade Reserve, 1:30pm<br>South Adelaide vs. Norwood @ Magain Stadium, 6:00pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, March 16<\/strong><br>Central District vs. Glenelg @ X Convenience Oval, 12:00pm<br>West Adelaide vs. North Adelaide @ Hisense Stadium, 1:30pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the men&#8217;s competition, Port Adelaide will open the season under lights at Alberton Oval against reigning premiers, Glenelg. The match will take place on Friday, March 28 at the prime time of 7:10pm. It will be the sole Friday night League fixture, with the remaining four matches taking place across the Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Central District play Woodville-West Torrens at X Convenience Oval, West Adelaide hosts the Crows at Hisense Stadium, South Adelaide and Sturt go head-to-head at Magain Stadium, and Norwood and North Adelaide close out the first weekend at Coopers Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SANFL ROUND 1 FIXTURE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, March 28:<\/strong><br>Port Adelaide vs. Glenelg @ Alberton Oval, 7:10pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, March 29:<\/strong><br>Central District vs. Woodville-West Torrens @ X Convenience Oval, 2:10pm<br>West Adelaide vs. Adelaide @ Hisense Stadium, 2:10pm<br>South Adelaide vs. Sturt @ Magain Stadium, 2:10pm<br>Norwood vs. North Adelaide @ Coopers Stadium, 7:10pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A GRAND Final rematch between South Adelaide and Norwood will headline the opening round of the 2025 SANFL Women&#8217;s season following the first announcement of next year&#8217;s fixture. Both the SANFL Women&#8217;s and SANFL League Round 1 fixtures dropped in an announcement yesterday, with the full schedules to come in the near future. 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