2022 SANFL season

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2022 SANFL season
Teams10
Premiers Norwood
31st premiership
Minor premiers North Adelaide
16th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist Aaron Young
North Adelaide (23 votes)
Ken Farmer Medallist Daniel Menzel
Woodville-West Torrens (36 goals)
  2021
2023  

The 2022 South Australian National Football League season (officially the SANFL Hostplus League) was the 143rd season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the highest-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. [1] The season commenced on 1 April and concluded with the Grand Final on 18 September. [2]

Contents

Fixture

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 North Adelaide 1813501577118157.1826 Finals series
2 Adelaide 1812601692124557.6124
3 Norwood (P)1812601276110253.6624
4 Glenelg 1812601334126051.4324
5 Sturt 1811701256113652.5122
6 South Adelaide 189901158116749.8118
7 Woodville-West Torrens 189901235126049.5018
8 Port Adelaide 1851301076149041.9310
9 Central District 1841401118144743.598
10 West Adelaide 1831501123155741.906
Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2022. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1 North Adelaide 15.8 (98) North Adelaide 8.10 (58)
Adelaide 13.10 (88) Norwood 8.11 (59)
2 Adelaide 18.9 (117) Adelaide 10.10 (70)
3 Norwood 9.8 (62) Norwood 12.9 (81)
Norwood 12.7 (79)
Glenelg 7.9 (51)
4 Glenelg 8.13 (61)
5 Sturt 6.9 (45)

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Elimination Final
Sunday August 28 (12:15 pm) Glenelg 8.13 (61)def. Sturt 6.9 (45) Adelaide Oval
Qualifying Final
Sunday August 28 (3:15 pm) Adelaide 18.9 (117)def. Norwood 9.8 (62) Adelaide Oval

Semi-finals

First Semi-final
Sunday September 4 (12:15 pm) Norwood 12.7 (79)def. Glenelg 7.9 (51) Adelaide Oval
Second Semi-final
Sunday September 4 (3:15 pm) North Adelaide 15.8 (98)def. Adelaide 13.10 (88) Adelaide Oval

Preliminary final

Preliminary Final
Sunday September 11 (2:45 pm) Adelaide 10.10 (70)def. by Norwood 12.9 (81) Adelaide Oval

Grand Final

Grand Final
Sunday, 18 September (3:00 pm) North Adelaide 8.10 (58)def. by Norwood 8.11 (59) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 27,479)

Awards

Club best and fairest

ClubAwardPlayerRef.
Adelaide State League Club Champion Kieran Strachan [3]
Central District Norm Russell MedalKyle Presbury & Travis Schiller
Glenelg John H. Ellers TrophyMax Proud
North Adelaide Barrie Robran Club ChampionCampbell Combe
Norwood Michael Taylor MedalHarry Boyd
Port Adelaide A.R. McLean MedalCam Sutcliffe
South Adelaide Knuckey CupJoseph Haines
Sturt P. T. Morton MedalCasey Voss
West Adelaide Neil Kerley Medal Hamish Hartlett
Woodville-West Torrens Perce Johns Medal Riley Knight

See also

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References

  1. "australianfootball.com / 2022 SANFL Premiership Season".
  2. "2022 SANFL Hostplus Fixture" (PDF). sanfl.com.au.
  3. "2022 SANFL Club Champions". SANFL. 6 December 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.