2021 SANFL Women's League season

Last updated

2021 premiership season
Teams8
Premiers Glenelg
(1st premiership)
Minor premiers Norwood
(2nd minor premiership)
Leading goalkicker Chantel Reynolds
Central District (14 goals) [1]
Best and fairest Lauren Young
West Adelaide (18 votes) [2]
  2020
2022  

The 2021 SANFL Women's League season was the fifth season of the SANFL Women's League (SANFLW). The season commenced on 26 February and concluded with the Grand Final on 5 June. [3] [4] The competition is contested by eight clubs, all of whom are affiliated with clubs from the men's South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Contents

Clubs

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Norwood 1192037723761.4018 Finals series
2 Glenelg (P)1173137926159.2215
3 West Adelaide 1165036035250.5612
4 South Adelaide 1155130430949.5911
5 North Adelaide 1155126329047.5611
6 Central District 1147038533753.328
7 Sturt 1137131134347.557
8 Woodville-West Torrens 1138020545531.066
Source: sanfl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

First semi-final

First Semi Final
Saturday 22 May (6:35 pm) West Adelaide 4.5 (29)def. South Adelaide 3.7 (25) Coopers Stadium Report

Second semi-final

Second Semi Final
Saturday 22 May (4:45 pm) Norwood 1.2 (8)def. by Glenelg 4.7 (31) Coopers Stadium Report

Preliminary final

Preliminary Final
Saturday 29 May (11:30 am) Norwood 2.4 (16)def. by West Adelaide 6.4 (30) Coopers Stadium Report

Grand Final

2021 SANFLW Grand Final
Saturday 5 June
(12:40 pm)
Glenelg def. West Adelaide Thebarton Oval [5] [6] [7]
2.1 (13)
4.2 (26)
4.5 (29)
 5.10 (40)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
0.1 (1)
2.2 (14)
2.5 (17)
 2.5 (17)
Umpires: Brittain, Lodge, Hetherington
Best on ground: Ebony Marinoff Glenelg
Television broadcast: SANFL.com.au
E. Marinoff 2, J. Searle 2
J, Bates 1
GoalsC. Biddell 1, S. Dargan 1
E. Marinoff, C. Gould, E. Kellock, B. Tonon, P. Window, J. Searle, S. HowellBestZ. Venning, S. Whiting, N. Davis, A. Ballard, C. Biddell, S. Dargan
  • Glenelg won their first senior women's premiership.

Awards

Lauren Young – 18 votes (West Adelaide)
Lauren Young – 52 votes (West Adelaide)
Chantel Reynolds – 14 goals (Central District)
Maya Rigter (Sturt) [2]

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