The biggest names set to play local footy in SA in 2020
Big names are on the move in SA local footy this off-season and we’ve named the top 20 amateur and country league signings from across the state. See who made the list.
Southern
Coach quits three months after flag win over contract dispute
In September, a local footy club won its fourth-consecutive premiership. Now, the team is searching for a new coach after Darren Vanzetta walked out when he felt “backed into a corner”.
Our top three teams of the SFL decade revealed
There’s nothing like a best of debate to stir the masses, and Gordon Armstrong has handed out his top three gongs to the best Southern Football League teams of the past decade.
Cobras name new coach as Crabb moves on
The Cove Football Club has appointed a new coach for the second time since August as Brad Crabb, who took the job and then pulled the pin, finds a new club.
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Coach dumped, three months before season starts
A Southern Football League club has dumped its coach after one season – and three months before the new campaign begins – saying it “wasn’t potentially in the best interests” to keep him in the role.
Coach quits three weeks after reappointment
A Southern Football League coach quit his club three weeks after it had announced he would continue in the role next season.
Mail Medal wrap: KI footy’s labour of Lovering
THE Lovering family nine Mail Medals in Kangaroo Island football, with Rory Lovering this year becoming the sixth family member to add his name to the list. Is this the most decorated clan in SA country footy? See all this year’s Mail Medallists.
Nick follows Dad’s lead
THE name Mott will forever remain in the SFL history books after Noarlunga forward Nick joined his dad Jerry to be the first father/son duo to win the competition’s Mail Medal.
Former Legs coach helps Hawks swoop to another flag
FORMER Redlegs premiership coach Ben Warren helped Langhorne Creek to another Great Southern Football League flag while Hahndorf, Imperials and Nuriootpa Rover also tasted premiership success.
Biggest ever grand final thrashing as Flaggies three-peat
Flagstaff Hill broke the Southern Football League’s record for the biggest winning margin in grand final history in claiming its third straight flag. Outgoing club president Brett Charlesworth couldn’t contain his pride after the game [SEE VIDEO]
Charlesworth nuts about Flagstaff Hill success
When Charlesworth Nuts owner Brett Charlesworth took over as Flagstaff Hill president, the club had not won an A-grade flag since 1985. Now he is leaving knowing the Falcons are in a strong position with a shot at a three-peat of top-tier titles this Saturday.
Battlers primed to battle for elusive flag
A PREMIERSHIP has seemed an impossible dream for the O’Sullivan Beach/Lonsdale Lions and Marion Rams. But by 5pm on Saturday, one of the two perennial strugglers will win a fairytale flag after the “Battle of the Battlers”.
First grand final awaits 32-year-old Rams superboot
RYAN Wade is a 200cm, 112kg man mountain who has tormented full-backs this year by kicking a century of goals. The 32-year-old Marion player only moved to full-forward this year and is set to play in his first grand final in Saturday’s “Battle of the Battlers”.
42-year-old ex-flight attendant hopes to win fairytale flag
Trinity McNamara is an ex-flight attendant turned real estate agent who hopes to end his three-decade footy journey with his first A-grade flag. Plus, meet O’Sullivan Beach/Lonsdale’s squad.
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