SANFL wrap: Mattner magic in Double Blues’ revival
Two-time Sturt SANFL premiership mentor Martin Mattner has turned the Double Blues’ 2021 campaign around after a number of players left Unley Oval. WATCH LIVE STREAM REPLAY
Two-time Sturt SANFL premiership mentor Martin Mattner has turned the Double Blues’ 2021 campaign around after a number of players left Unley Oval. WATCH LIVE STREAM REPLAY
Rewatch the North v West and Sturt v South reserves clashes from Saturday and the Double Blues v Panthers league encounter here.
Unbeaten Glenelg has squared off with finals contender North Adelaide in a blockbuster SANFL clash to wrap up the long weekend. Relive all the drama now in our match replay video.
It’s a SANFL super Sunday, as high-flying South Adelaide travels to face West Adelaide and Norwood hosts ladder-leader Glenelg in our live stream game from 2.10pm on Sunday.
The AFL’s decision to introduce a mid-season draft has concerned SANFL clubs — particularly in the wake of season-ending Round 1 injuries — and they have been unified in their response.
South Adelaide had a disappointing exit from the finals last season, but the club has recruited well and has more depth and maturity to attack the flag.
North Adelaide’s defence of its SANFL flag has been made that much harder by a two-game penalty, but captain Max Thring is positive the club can meet the challenge. Meet this year’s skippers.
Greater Western Sydney midfielder Courtney Gum says she is comfortable with her decision to retire after just two AFLW seasons and plans to spend more time with her family in Adelaide.
The AFL has so far ignored South Adelaide’s request for compensation after losing young forward Hayden McLean on the eve of the season in its controversial pre-season supplementary draft.
Last year much of the talk about SA’s under-18 squad surrounded Jack Lukosius and Izak Rankine. They are now in the AFL but SA coach Tony Bamford says there is plenty of talent in this year’s program and some names to watch.
Norwood continued its unbeaten run and Sturt claimed its first win of 2019 without registering a goal. All that plus more in Messenger Community News’ wrap of the SANFLW round five.
Last year’s SANFL finals series was loaded with high-class entertainment, and a fair bit of controversy. Will North Adelaide be able to repeat its premiership feat as it starts 2019 two games behind the pack?
A one-point thriller decided just before the siren, a team kept goalless and Crows AFLW players making an impact – all in our wrap up of the SANFLW’s round four.
An extra body on the ground has once again caused havoc at a North Adelaide SANFL game — but this time there was no need for the tribunal, just a reptile catcher.
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