COVID restrictions lock footy fans out of grand final
Thousands of Port Lincoln footy fans will be forced to watch this weekend’s grand final from home after tickets sold out in hours to the COVID-restricted event.
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Ranked: The Southern Football League’s top 10 players
The Southern Football League’s top two sides will clash in the grand final this Saturday – but who are the best players in the SFL? We’ve tackled that tough question and named the top 10 from 2020.
Magpies eye three-peat after earning grand final berth
Ex-SANFL stars are ready for HFL grand final as Hahndorf aims for three-peat, while Lobethal looks to win its first flag since 2002. Read the coaches’ last words in our preview here.
Local footy top goalkicker’s secret to success
He doesn’t train with his team but this Hope Valley spearhead has kicked more goals than any other player in the Adelaide Footy League this season. Now, a grand final is on the cards.
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Brother of Crows champion a local footy great
He’s the younger brother of a Crows dual premiership star but Jason Smart, who was born with no arm, forged his own footy path.
Bush footy spirit alive as rivals step up to help Roosters
The Riverland sporting community is rallying behind a local club after its football and netball uniforms were destroyed in a car fire after an emotional day for the club.
Wangas’ champion footy comeback
Aussie rules champ Gavin Wanganeen has played a blinding comeback to the game after more than a decade, kicking a bag of goals for an SA country footy side.
Five games to watch: Legend pulls on boots for Moonta
One of the biggest names in South Australian football returns to the footy field for the first time in a decade at Moonta, a crunch clash in the KNTFL, Aldinga coach to face old Southern club for first time and a ladder-shaping clash in Adelaide Footy League.
Griffen back where it all began
The presence of former Western Bulldogs captain Ryan Grifen was not enough to inspire his boyhood club Goolwa/Port Elliot to a shock win over Langhorne Creek.
‘It’ll be huge’: Bumper crowd for Griffen’s return
The star power of Ryan Griffen expected to bring big numbers through the gates, SA’s best country footballers head west and two amateur relegation scraps to watch in local footy this weekend.
Former AFL star to lace up for hometown team
Ex-Western Bulldogs captain Ryan Griffen will make his long-awaited country footy senior debut for his hometown team this Saturday when he lines up alongside his two brothers.
Wangas to make comeback in country footy
Brownlow Medallist Gavin Wanganeen is going full steam ahead to make a comeback for a country footy team. But has he still got it at 46? SEE THE VIDEO.
Five games to watch: Can these Magpies be stopped?
Undefeated Hahndorf boasts a star-studded line-up featuring two former Crows but a top-of-the-table HFL clash presents a tricky test. Plus some big clashes in KNTFL, Adelaide Plains and Adelaide Footy League.
Six local footy games you can’t miss this weekend
Mallee rivals square off for the inaugural Murraylands Cup, Ramco celebrates 110-year milestone, top-of-the-table clashes in the Barossa and Southern leagues and a Great Southern grand final rematch.
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