List of SANFL Women's League premiers

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This page is a complete chronological listing of SANFL Women's League premiers. The SANFL Women's League (SANFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in South Australia. South Adelaide and North Adelaide are tied for most titles with each winning two.

List of premiers

The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.

Season Premiers Runners-up Score Best on Ground Medal Venue Date
2017 Norwood North Adelaide 9.11 (65) d. 6.2 (38) Sophie Li (Norwood) Unley Oval 1 April 2017[1]
2018 South Adelaide Norwood 4.6 (30) d. 4.1 (25) Cheyenne Hammond (South Adelaide) Unley Oval 25 April 2018[2][3]
2019 South Adelaide (2) North Adelaide (2) 4.7 (31) d. 1.3 (9) Indy Tahau (South Adelaide) Glenelg Oval 26 May 2019[4]
2020 North Adelaide South Adelaide 5.5 (35) d. 4.4 (28) Anne Hatchard (North Adelaide) Thebarton Oval 23 August 2020[5]
2021 Glenelg West Adelaide 5.10 (40) d. 2.5 (17) Ebony Marinoff (Glenelg) Thebarton Oval 5 June 2021[6]
2022 North Adelaide (2) Sturt 7.6 (48) d. 4.6 (30) Zoe Prowse (Sturt) Norwood Oval 29 May 2022[7]
2023 Central District South Adelaide (2) 4.7 (31) d. 4.4 (28) Shelby Smith (Central District) Prospect Oval 11 June 2023[8]

Premierships by team

This table summarises all premierships won by each team.

Club Grand final
matches
Premierships Runners-up Years since
last premiership
Total Years Total Years
North Adelaide 4 2 2020, 2022 2 2017, 2019 1
South Adelaide 4 2 2018, 2019 2 2020, 2023 4
Norwood 2 1 2017 1 2018 6
Glenelg 1 1 2021 0 2
Central District 1 1 2023 0 0
West Adelaide 1 0 1 2021
Sturt 1 0 1 2022
Woodville-West Torrens 0 0 0

Table correct to the end of the 2023 season.

Premiership frequency

Club Years in
competition
Seasons Premierships Runners-up Strike rate (based on
seasons in competition)
Average years per
Premiership Grand final
South Adelaide 2018–present 6 2 2 33.33% 3.00 1.50
North Adelaide 2017–present 7 2 2 28.56% 3.50 1.75
Central District 2019–present 5 1 0 20.00% 5.00 5.00
Norwood 2017–present 7 1 1 14.29% 7.00 3.50
Glenelg 2017–present 7 1 0 14.29% 7.00 7.00
West Adelaide 2017–present 7 0 1 0.00% 7.00
Sturt 2018–present 6 0 1 0.00% 6.00
Woodville-West Torrens 2019–present 5 0 0 0.00%

Table correct to the end of the 2023 season.

Premiership droughts

The duration of the drought is given as the number of full seasons contested between premierships; the season in which the drought is broken is considered to be part of the drought, and if the drought began from a club's entry to the league, the club's inaugural season is also considered to be part of the drought.

+ Drought began upon club's entry to league
Club Seasons Start Grand final appearances
during drought
West Adelaide 7 2017+ 2021
Sturt 6 2018+ 2022
Norwood 5 2018
Woodville-West Torrens 5 2019+
South Adelaide 4 2019 2020, 2023
Glenelg 2 2021
North Adelaide 1 2022
Central District 0 2023

Table correct to the end of the 2023 season.

Development League premiers

In 2022 the SANFL introduced the "Development League" into its portfolio of competitions, which is a second-tier competition contested by all eight SANFLW clubs.

Season Premiers Runners-up Score Venue Date Ref.
2022 No grand final was held and thus no formal premiership recorded. North Adelaide finished the season on top of the ladder. [9]
2023 South Adelaide Norwood 3.7 (25) d. 3.0 (18) Norwood Oval 22 April 2023 [10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Late blast gives Redlegs victory in inaugural SANFL women's grand final". Adelaide Now. 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Panthers reign as women's champions in first season". Adelaide Now. 26 April 2018.
  3. ^ "SANFLW stats". sportstg.
  4. ^ "South wins back-to-back flags". sanfl.com.au. 26 May 2019.
  5. ^ "North Adelaide win first Statewide Super Women's League flag". sanfl.com.au. 23 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Brilliant Bays win Statewide Super Women's League Grand Final". sanfl.com.au. 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ Milbank, Zac (29 May 2022). "North Adelaide win 2022 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. ^ Milbank, Zac (11 June 2022). "Central District win 2023 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 SANFLW Development League results". Australian Football.
  10. ^ "2023 SANFL Women's Development League grand final score". Australian Football.
  11. ^ "SANFLW Development League Grand Final match report". norwoodfc.com.au. 22 April 2023.

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