2026 SANFL Women's League season
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Date18 April – 29 August 2026
Teams8
| 2026 SANFL Women's season | |
|---|---|
| Date | 18 April – 29 August 2026 |
| Teams | 8 |
The 2026 SANFL Women's League season is the tenth season of the SANFL Women's League (SANFLW), the state-level senior women's Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season commenced on 18 April and will conclude with the grand final on 29 August 2026.[1]
The competition is contested by eight clubs, all of whom are affiliated with clubs from the men's South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
| Club | Home ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Central District | X Convenience Oval | 18,000 |
| Glenelg | Stratarama Stadium | 15,000 |
| North Adelaide | Revo Fitness Oval | 4,000 |
| Norwood | Coopers Stadium | 10,000 |
| South Adelaide | Magain Stadium | 12,000 |
| Sturt | Thomas Farms Oval | 10,000 |
| West Adelaide | Richmond Oval | 9,000 |
| Woodville-West Torrens | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval | 15,000 |
Home-and-away season
Round 1
| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 18 April (12:00 pm) | Central District 8.8 (56) | def. | North Adelaide 4.5 (29) | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval | Report |
| Saturday 18 April (12:00 pm) | West Adelaide 9.4 (58) | def. | Glenelg 8.6 (54) | Magain Stadium | Report |
| Saturday 18 April (2:15 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 5.4 (34) | drew with | Sturt 5.4 (34) | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval | Report |
| Saturday 18 April (2:15 pm) | South Adelaide 5.10 (40) | def. | Norwood 2.2 (14) | Magain Stadium | Report |
Round 2
| Round 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 25 April (9:30 am) | Sturt 9.4 (58) | def. | Glenelg 6.6 (42) | Thomas Farms Oval | Report |
| Saturday 25 April (11:30 am) | North Adelaide 7.3 (45) | def. by | Norwood 7.5 (47) | Revo Fitness Oval | Report |
| Saturday 25 April (2:50 pm) | West Adelaide 0.6 (6) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 13.11 (89) | Richmond Oval | Report |
| Saturday 25 April (2:50 pm) | Central District 1.6 (12) | def. by | South Adelaide 5.6 (36) | X Convenience Oval | Report |
Round 3
| Round 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 2 May (10:30 am) | Central District | v | Woodville-West Torrens | Coopers Stadium | |
| Saturday 2 May (12:40 pm) | North Adelaide | v | South Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | |
| Saturday 2 May (2:40 pm) | West Adelaide | v | Sturt | Coopers Stadium | |
| Saturday 2 May (5:00 pm) | Norwood | v | Glenelg | Coopers Stadium | |
Round 4
| Round 4 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 9 May (11:00 am) | North Adelaide | v | Woodville-West Torrens | X Convenience Oval | |
| Saturday 9 May (1:10 pm) | Norwood | v | West Adelaide | X Convenience Oval | |
| Saturday 9 May (3:20 pm) | Central District | v | Glenelg | X Convenience Oval | |
| Sunday 10 May (11:00 am) | South Adelaide | v | Sturt | Magain Stadium | |
- Rounds 5-14 under construction
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Adelaide | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 26 | 74.51 | 4 | Finals series |
| 2 | Woodville-West Torrens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 40 | 75.46 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sturt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 76 | 54.76 | 3 | |
| 4 | Central District | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 65 | 51.13 | 2 | |
| 5 | Norwood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 85 | 41.78 | 2 | |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 143 | 30.92 | 2 | |
| 7 | Glenelg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 116 | 45.28 | 0 | |
| 8 | North Adelaide | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 103 | 41.81 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2026. Source: Australian Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Finals series
Semi-finals
| First Semi Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 15 August (12:00pm) | First | v | Second | TBC | |
| Second Semi Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 15 August (2:00pm) | Third | v | Fourth | TBC | |
Preliminary final
| Preliminary Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 22 August (12:00pm) | Loser SF1 | v | Winner SF2 | TBC | |
Grand Final
| 2026 SANFLW Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 29 August (2:15 pm) |
Winner SF1 | v | Winner PF | TBC | |
| Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
Best on ground: TBC Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||||
Representative matches
SANFLW vs VFLW
For the second consecutive season, an interstate representative match was arranged against the VFL Women's (VFLW). As was the case with the 2025 fixture, the match was timed to coincide with the AFL's Gather Round fixtures in Adelaide. The match was held as part of a double-header with the equivalent men's interstate match.[2]
| 2026 State Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 11 April (12:00 ACST) | SANFLW | def. | VFLW | Stratarama Stadium | [3][4][5] |
| 0.0 (0) 1.2 (8) 2.3 (15) 3.4 (22) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.4 (4) 1.5 (11) 1.7 (13) 2.8 (20) |
SANFLW Best on ground & VFLW Best on ground: Mikaylah Antony (SANFLW) & Dom Carbone (VFLW) Television broadcast: AFL.com.au[6] | ||
| Anderson, Lee, O'Neill 1 | Goals | Reid, Sanger 1 | |||
| Antony, Venning, Tentye, Moon, King | Best | Carbone, Chaston, Reid, Thorne, Sanger | |||
South Australian team
| 2026 SANFLW State Team vs. Victoria[6][7][8] | |||
| B: | 5. Marie Martino (Glenelg) |
21. Tiffany King (South Adelaide) |
|
| HB: | 14. Jamie Parish (North Adelaide) |
26. Annie Falkenberg (c) (Woodville-West Torrens) |
3. Tahlita Buethke (Woodville-West Torrens) |
| C: | 19. Coby Morgan (Norwood) |
9. Zoe Venning (West Adelaide) |
2. Laitiah Huynh (Central District) |
| HF: | 10. Laqouiya Cockatoo Motlap (South Adelaide) |
22. Jade Halfpenny (Norwood) |
6. Melissa Anderson (South Adelaide) |
| F: | 24. Katelyn Rosenzweig (Central District) |
27. Klaudia O'Neill (Woodville-West Torrens) |
|
| Foll: | 25. Soriah Moon (South Adelaide) |
4. Alice Tentye (Woodville-West Torrens) |
1. Mikaylah Antony (Central District) |
| Int: | 20. Kiana Lee (Glenelg) |
17. Georgia Madigan (Central District) |
16. Emily Bartsch (Woodville-West Torrens) |
| 7. Isobel Kuiper (Sturt) |
13. Madi Russell (West Adelaide) |
18. Sophie Thredgold (Sturt) | |
| Coach: | Narelle Smith (Woodville-West Torrens) | ||
| Emg: | 23. Georgie Jaques (Norwood) |
8. Holly Ifould (South Adelaide) |
12. Emily Brockhurst (South Adelaide) |
WAFLW vs SANFLW
For the third successive season, an interstate representative match was fixtured between the SANFLW and WAFL Women's (WAFLW).[9]
| 2026 State Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 16 May (12:40pm AWST) | WAFLW | v | SANFLW | Sullivan Logistics Stadium | |
| Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
Best on ground medal (WAFLW) & Best on ground medal (SANFLW): Television broadcast: TBC | ||||