Player payments banned for local footy in SA
Country and city football clubs won’t be allowed to pay players this season after a landmark decision by the SANFL to help community leagues get their seasons off the ground.
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The best SA footy grounds we missed – as chosen by you
Following our list appreciating the best 10 footy grounds in South Australia, fans from around the state mentioned some omissions. We’ve put together a list of the ones we missed.
Green light for footy training
Football clubs have been given the green light to return to training, but with sanitised balls, on-field social distancing and temperature checks. Plans to reboot SANFL and community matches next month have also been revealed.
Who are SA country footy’s 20 biggest stars in 2020?
SA country competitions have a host of former AFL and SANFL stars in their ranks this season. Here are the 20 highest-profiled players who are lining up in the bush in 2020.
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Saints say farewell: Six local games to watch this weekend
We look at some of the standout matches across SA this weekend, including an emotional farewell to a beloved Northern Areas ground, the fierce Southern League battle for a dirty, old sock and a quintuple-header at Salisbury.
Morphett Vale veteran set to break another record
Michael Zaluski came out of retirement this year to help out the Morphett Vale Emus in ex-teammate Braden Bayly’s first season as coach. Now Zaluski, 37, is set to break another Emus record.
No fairytale in new Aldinga coach’s first game
Premiership mentor Trevor Mitton begins his stint as Aldinga coach with a hefty loss to Port Noarlunga, while Christies and Noarlunga remain unbeaten. Here is our Southern Football League wrap for round four.
Clubs set to battle again for dirty, old sock
Some football teams face off for a coveted trophy or a medal named after a club great. But two fierce Southern Football League rivals battle each year to win a dirty, old sock.
SA’s weirdest footy club nicknames
Which SA footy clubs have the quirkiest nicknames? And what are the reasons behind them? Footy writer Matt Turner has ranked his favourite 20 nicknames from across the state.
Sharks pull off coaching coup following sudden exit
Noarlunga premiership coach Trevor Mitton has taken over at Aldinga after Damian Smith walked out on the club on Saturday and is urging the SFL community to back the battling Sharks.
Ex-St Kilda forward the difference in Noarlunga derby
Ex-St Kilda speedster Terry Milera proves the difference in the Noarlunga derby, a coach quits after a 166-point loss and the reigning premiers take the chocolates in the grand final rematch. All that and more in Messenger Community News’ wrap of the Southern Football League’s round three.
Coach quits club in change rooms after thrashing
Aldinga’s coach has walked out on the battling SFL club after the Sharks’ 166-point loss on Saturday. It comes five years after the club made national headlines for sacking its coach following a 300-point loss.
Reigning premier to pay tribute to the Anzacs
Flagstaff Hill will don special guernseys during their Anzac Day round clash with Reynella at home this Saturday to honour Australia’s servicemen and women.
Chaff-cutting accident couldn’t stop one-handed legend
Some footballers become bush legends because of their goalkicking exploits or for sinking a club record number of beers after a premiership. Horace Leaker earned his spot in Southern Football League folklore as the star with one hand.
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