2020 SANFL season preview: Can the Bays go back-to-back?
LAST year saw a drought-breaking year in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with Glenelg taking home its first League premiership since 1986. The Tigers were able to bounce back from a loss earlier in the finals series to take out Port Adelaide in the grand final last year. The result also meant seven […]
2020 SANFL Club Preview: Sturt
Following an elimination final defeat in 2019, Sturt will be looking to make a deeper finals assault under second-year senior coach Nathan Grima. Although the Double Blues lost a handful of veterans in the off-season, Sturt recruited well to add fresh faces to a finals-hardened outfit. LEAGUE/RESERVES: Terrific defenders Jack Stephens and Fraser Evans headline the list […]
South Australian weekly wrap: Redlegs stay in title hunt as Magpies fly high
THE first week of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) finals action is in the books, with Norwood remaining alive and Port Adelaide Magpies moving through to face Glenelg next week for a spot in the decider. LEAGUE: Sturt 15.6 (96) defeated by Norwood 16.14 (110) Norwood has kept its 2019 premiership hopes alive with […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Norwood wins in thriller as Tigers tame Crows
FOLLOWING Round 2 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) competition, our writers Jamie Morgan, David Chapman, Tom Wyman and Damon Mattiazzo recap some of the impressive performances across the weekend. Glenelg v Adelaide League: Glenelg 18.7 (115) defeated Adelaide 9.8 (62) Glenelg collected their first premiership points of the new season by defeating […]
Season preview: SANFL 2019
AFTER a successful off-season that saw many South Australian National Football League (SANFL) players reach the highest level, the 10 clubs again begin the journey towards the 2019 premiership. Our South Australian writers take a look at how each side is shaping up in the pre-season. Adelaide: By: Damon Mattiazzo The Adelaide Crows SANFL team […]
Western Australia weekly wrap: Swan Districts topples Peel; Subiaco asserts its dominance
ROUND Two of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) saw two teams continue their unbeaten start to the season. Subiaco, the 2017 runners-up hold top spot on the ladder after a comfortable 58-point win, while Swan Districts toppled reining premier Peel Thunder, emerging as a possible dark horse for this year’s finals race. The Lions […]
Western Australia weekly wrap: Lions win big; former Rising Star shines
The 2018 Western Australian Football League (WAFL) season is underway, with last year’s grand finalists delivering a powerful first round statement. Two games on Good Friday kicked-off proceedings, with Peel Thunder facing East Fremantle at Rushton Park in Mandurah, followed by Subiaco holding its traditional marquee match against East Perth at Leederville. After a disappointing […]
