2020 SANFL Round 1 preview: Football returns to South Australia
AFTER weeks of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season 2020 of the SANFL Statewide Super League will officially kick-off proceedings on Saturday. With Port Adelaide and Adelaide unable to compete, the league’s eight remaining clubs will play rounds one and two in the form of double-headers at the Adelaide Oval, across two weekends. […]
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: Finalists all but set ahead of big finish
THE South Australian National Football League (SANFL) finalists were all but confirmed following the weekend’s results, as Norwood booked in a spot with victory to move two wins and percentage clear of sixth entering the final two rounds of the season. SANFL LEAGUE: West Adelaide 5.10 (40) defeated by Adelaide 15.15 (105) Adelaide edged closer […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Glenelg clear on top as Double Blues edge closer
GLENELG has moved a step closer to securing the minor premiership after downing Adelaide in a thrilling top-of-the-table contest, while Sturt moved to within a point of the top two with victory over the Eagles. We recap all the results across the three levels of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). SANFL LEAGUE: West […]
SANFL weekly wrap: South Australian state trial game and tight SANFL games
IT is now getting into the busy time of the season for top-end Under 18 talent, with the final South Australian (SA) trial game held before the Under 18s National Championships defence begins for the SA squad. A week off School/College footy allowed all youngsters back to their SANFL clubs. The SA Under 18 squad […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Footy returns with Adelaide winning SANFL Showdown
SOUTH Australia’s talented youngsters were back into full swing last week with a full round of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and College games to get into. The addition of the mid-season draft as well has added more focus to those in SANFL League sides and looking for an opportunity at AFL level. Jamie […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Under 18s and 16s squads announced
LAST weekend saw all SA Under 18 talent back to their local South Australia National Football League (SANFL) clubs, or back into the College Footy system as the first round kicked off. The Under 18 squad for SA has been finalised along with also the Under 16 SA squad as well. Key SA players will […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Round 5 – Under 18s warm-up for Champs
THERE was plenty of football over the weekend in the South Australia National Football League (SANFL) with plenty of big games and close contests throughout the round. The Academy game also took place allowing the youngsters to compete against Western Australia. Our South Australian writers Jamie Morgan, David Chapman Damon Mattiazzo and Tom Wyman all […]
SANFL weekly wrap: Round 4 – South draws again as Norwood continue winning ways
IT has been a busy week for all South Australian National Football League (SANFL) sides and their young talent with Round 4 completed over Easter, along with some short breaks for certain sides. Four top-end SA youngsters in Will Gould, Jackson Mead, Kossie Pickett and Dylan Stephens, participated for the Australian U18 side against Casey […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Under 18s clinch victory while 16s await their turn
SOUTH Australian football is on top once again with the Under 18s side coming up trumps against Vic Metro to claim the 2018 National Championships title. Meanwhile, the Under 16s and 17s played out a match in preparation of the Under 16 National Championships, and there was not too much to write home about from […]
