Why the AFL is circling this SA gun – again
Cast adrift from the AFL four years ago, a Glenelg premiership defender is back on the radar of AFL clubs after a standout year in the SANFL, writes Andrew Capel.
Cast adrift from the AFL four years ago, a Glenelg premiership defender is back on the radar of AFL clubs after a standout year in the SANFL, writes Andrew Capel.
Shockingly delisted from the AFL, Brett Turner returned to Glenelg – and even a fractured foot and ripped abdominal muscle couldn’t stop him helping the side win a SANFL premiership.
Courageous Glenelg skipper Max Proud has called time on his career after leading the Tigers to their sixth SANFL premiership, beating Sturt in the grand final.
They are Sturt’s Blues brothers and they are ready to make a big impact in Sunday’s SANFL grand final against the Tigers, writes Andrew Capel.
With the SANFL kicking off this weekend, South Australia’s most-talented teenagers will finally get to show AFL recruiters what they’ve got. Here are the state’s top prospects and where they will be playing in Round 1.
Get excited, SANFL fans – the season is about to start and the Round 1 double-headers at Adelaide Oval on Saturday and Sunday can have a crowd of up to 5000 people.
The AFL returned last week and on Saturday, June 27, it will be the SANFL’s turn. And North Adelaide football couple Harrison Wigg and Erin Sundstrom can’t wait. Read our full 2020 season preview.
The SANFL could be forced to move its grand final from Adelaide Oval in October because of India’s cricket tour to Australia.
The SANFL’s chief executive is urging fans to become members to help their clubs survive, as part of a new series on advertiser.com.au called Support Our Clubs, aimed at helping getting sporting clubs back on their feet.
Who are the ones you should get excited about in the SANFL? With a season announcement not far away, we’ve looked at the players to watch this SANFL campaign.
Australian Football Hall of Famer Neil Kerley has described Doug Thomas as “one of football’s great people’’ after the West Adelaide giant passed away after a long illness on Monday, aged 87.
The SANFL’s 2020 playing lists are arguably as talented as any year in recent memory. Football writers Warren Partland and Patrick Keam have named their top 25 players in the league.
West Adelaide has put the call out for donations to help the club stay alive amid the coronavirus pandemic as the Bloods chief executive says there is financial concern for all SANFL clubs.
The SANFL was extremely well-placed financially before the coronavirus hit. Now, the league’s eight clubs face an uncertain, and changing, landscape, writes Warren Partland.
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