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22nd September 2025 - SANFL premiership Sturt coach Martin Mattner at Unley Oval. Photo: Naomi Jellicoe

How skies turned Blue again for Sturt maestro

Five years ago – when he was brutally cut from the Crows –Martin Mattner wasn’t sure if he’d ever return to football. Now, AFL clubs are again knocking on his door, writes Andrew Capel.

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22nd September 2025 - SANFL premiership winners from Sturt coach Martin Mattner with players Connor McFadyen, Flynn Perez, Josh Hone, Tom Lewis and Sam Conforti at Unley Oval - Photo: Naomi Jellicoe

Sturt coaching messiah Mattner addresses AFL speculation

Triple premiership-winning Sturt supercoach Martin Mattner has addressed rising speculation over a move to the AFL, making an emphatic statement about his future.

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AUGUST 10, 2024 SANFL: Pics of Sturt Football Club supporter group

Bench ballads: Sturt’s 23rd man lines up for SANFL grand final

They are Sturt’s boisterous 23rd man and they are ready to sing up a storm during Sunday’s SANFL grand final. Meet the ‘Chambo Choir’.

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SANFL Grand Final: Glenelg brothers Jarryd and Corey Lyons. Picture: Tim Joy. 16th September 2025

Lyons brothers ready to roar and turn SANFL dreams into reality

Former AFL star Jarryd Lyons joined Glenelg this year to try to win a premiership with his younger brother, Corey. Now the siblings are one win away from turning their dream into a reality, writes Andrew Capel.

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SANFL: Sturt's Angus Anderson in action against North Adelaide in Round 12. Picture: Cory Sutton/SANFL

Sturt dominates 2025 The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year

Record-breaking Sturt dominates the 2025 The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year as 12 debutants named. See the full side.

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Tuesday, 26th August, 2025 - SANFL Finals Launch, at The Adelaide Oval. Norwood captain Jacob Kennerley, Crows captain Jack Madden, Sturt vice captain Tom Lewis, Glenelg captain Liam McBean and Central's vice captain Aiden Grace. Picture Sarah Reed / SANFL

Finals heartbreak looms for Sturt captain

Long-time Sturt captain James Battersby looms as the heartbreak story of the SANFL finals, with coach Martin Mattner admitting he faces a tough fight to regain his spot in the club’s best 22.

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Tom Lewis from Sturt (R) celebrates a goal during the Preliminary Final SANFL match between Sturt and Adelaide at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Sunday, September 17, 2023. (SANFL Image/David Mariuz)

Tommy the gun: The blue hot pick for SA footy’s highest honour

The powerhouse has swept all before him in Sturt’s record-breaking SANFL season and now he’s poised to seize the league’s top player honour, writes Andrew Capel.

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SANFL: Norwood captain Jacob Kennerley and Port Adelaide captain Nick Moore, along with former greats Phil Gallagher (Norwood) and Stephen Williams (Port), at Norwood Oval with the Gallagher-Williams Cup as the teams prepare for this week's finals-shaping Picture: Brett Hartwig 19th August 2025

Move over Ken, Boaky? Why this is the weekend’s must-watch footy

Ken Hinkley and Travis Boak’s farewell game might shape as the biggest footy clash in SA this weekend. But an epic SANFL rivalry bout will give it a run for its money.

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SANFL: Sturt's Amos Doyle celebrates kicking a goal against Central District in Round 14. Picture: Cory Sutton/SANFL

SANFL has never seen this before. On Saturday it might

Glenelg might be chasing a premiership hat-trick but it’s Sturt which is on the brink of claiming a record that could stand for another 100 years, writes Andrew Capel.

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West Adelaide SANFL Coach Adam Hartlett Picture Cory Sutton

Top SANFL name back in the game – but under new colours

The big switch comes just months after the high-profile coach stepped away from the game, writes Andrew Capel.

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NEWS ADV Former North Adelaide Footballer Luke Ivens with young Footy players wearing Helmets Image/Russell Millard Photography

Ex-footy star on brink of tears over key detail in this photo

Junior footy will never look the same again at this popular Adelaide club, and that’s enough to bring a tear to the eye of this former SANFL star, writes Andrew Capel.

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JUNE 29, 2024: SANFL match, North Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens at Prospect Oval. NorthÃs Sam Ramsay handballs. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Sinister reason for footy star’s back pain sparks major response

Star SANFL player and former Carlton draftee Sam Ramsay thought his back pain was just a muscle strain – until doctors delivered news that turned his world upside down.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 1: Taylor Walker of the Crows celebrates a goal during the 2025 AFL Round 21 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Hawthorn Hawks at Adelaide Oval on August 1, 2025 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Schembri/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

35 years old and 675 goals – but Tex isn’t done yet

Any uncertainty about whether Adelaide’s greatest goalkicker and oldest player should play on next year have been erased after Friday night’s performance, writes Andrew Capel.

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SANFL: SANFL umpire Katelin Bayre, who will this week become only the second female field umpire to officiate a SANFL men's league match, at Unley Oval. Picture: Sarah Reed/SANFL

Trailblazing woman to take SANFL field and etch herself in history

It started as a simple bid to earn a bit of pocket money. Now, Katelin Bayre will etch her name into SANFL history when she laces up the boots and takes to the field this weekend.

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