2023 SANFL Women's League season

The 2023 SANFL Women's League season was the seventh season of the SANFL Women's League (SANFLW). The season commenced on 17 February and concluded with the Grand Final on 11 June.[1] The competition was contested by eight clubs, all of whom are affiliated with clubs from the men's South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Central District won their first women's league premiership, defeating South Adelaide by three points.[2]

2023 premiership season
Teams8
PremiersCentral District
1st premiership
Minor premiersSouth Adelaide
2nd minor premiership
← 2022
2024 →

Clubs

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Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 South Adelaide 12 10 2 0 328 295 52.65 20 Finals series
2 Central District 12 9 3 0 495 414 54.46 18
3 Norwood 12 7 5 0 462 338 57.75 14
4 Sturt 12 6 6 0 460 388 54.25 12
5 Glenelg 12 6 6 0 358 390 47.86 12
6 North Adelaide 12 4 8 0 452 444 50.45 8
7 Woodville-West Torrens 12 3 8 1 326 451 41.96 7
8 West Adelaide 12 2 9 1 288 449 39.08 5
Source: sanfl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Finals series

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First semi-final

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First Semi Final
Sunday 28 May (2:10 pm) Norwood 4.3 (27) def. Sturt 2.9 (21) Flinders University Stadium Report

Second semi-final

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Second Semi Final
Sunday 28 May (12:00 pm) South Adelaide 4.4 (28) def. Central District 2.5 (17) Flinders University Stadium Report

Preliminary final

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Preliminary Final
Sunday 4 June (12:00 pm) Central District 9.8 (62) def. Norwood 3.4 (22) X Convenience Oval Report

Grand Final

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2023 SANFLW Grand Final
Sunday 11 June
(2:15 pm)
South Adelaide def. by Central District Prospect Oval (crowd: 3228) Report[3]
1.3 (9)
3.3 (21)
3.4 (22)
4.4 (28)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
0.1 (1)
1.1 (7)
2.6 (18)
4.7 (31)
Umpires: Smith, Abbott, Scott
Best on ground: Shelby Smith (Central District)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Northcott 2, Anderson, Hooper Goals Evans, Huynh, Riggs, Teague
Moon, Couch, Boileau, Northcott, Pratt Best Smith, Teague, Wendland, Riggs, Rosenzweig
  • A goal from Caitlen Teague in the last minute of the match gave Central District a three-point victory for the club's first SANFL Women's premiership.[4][5]

Awards

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  • SANFL Women's Best and Fairest
Piper Window – 19 votes (Glenelg)
  • Coaches Award
Piper Window – 57 votes (Glenelg)
  • Leading Goal Kicker Award
Katelyn Rosenzweig – 21 goals (Central District)
  • Leadership Award
Kate Harris (Sturt)
  • Maccas Moment Award
Lily Baxter (South Adelaide)
  • Development League Premiers
South Adelaide

Source: [6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Zac Milbank (31 January 2023). "2023 Hostplus SANFLW League Fixture". sanfl.com.au.
  2. ^ Warren Partland (11 June 2023). "Central District win 2023 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership". sanfl.com.au.
  3. ^ "Hostplus SANFLW League Grand Final". playhq.com. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ^ Partland, Warren (11 June 2023). "Central District win 2023 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ Partland, Warren (12 June 2023). "Dogs leave it late to grab slice of history". Adelaide Advertiser. Adelaide, South Australia: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 40.
  6. ^ Zac Milbank (6 June 2023). "Piper Window 2023 SANFLW Best and Fairest". sanfl.com.au.
  7. ^ "2023 SANFL Women's Development League results". australianfootball.com.