2026 SANFL season

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2026 SANFL season
Date27 March – 20 September 2025
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The 2026 SANFL season (officially known as the SANFL Hostplus League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 147th season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the highest-level men's Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season is scheduled to begin on 27 March and conclude with the grand final on 20 September. [1] [2]

Contents

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Round 1
Friday 27 March (7:40 pm) Norwood v Sturt Coopers Stadium
Saturday 28 March (2:10 pm) South Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Magain Stadium
Saturday 28 March (2:10 pm) West Adelaide v Adelaide Richmond Oval
Saturday 28 March (4:10 pm) Central District v North Adelaide X Convenience Oval
Saturday 28 March (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide v Glenelg Alberton Oval

Round 2

Round 2
Thursday 2 April (7:40 pm) Woodville-West Torrens v Adelaide Maughan Thiem Kia Oval
Friday 3 April (2:10 pm) Glenelg v Norwood Stratarama Stadium
Friday 3 April (2:10 pm) West Adelaide v Central District Richmond Oval
Friday 3 April (2:10 pm) South Adelaide v Port Adelaide Magain Stadium
Friday 3 April (2:30 pm) North Adelaide v Sturt Revo Fitness Oval

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Sturt 000000—0 Finals series
2 Glenelg 000000—0
3 Adelaide (R) 000000—0
4 Central District 000000—0
5 Norwood 000000—0
6 Port Adelaide (R) 000000—0
7 Woodville-West Torrens 000000—0
8 South Adelaide 000000—0
9 North Adelaide 000000—0
10 West Adelaide 000000—0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2026. Source: sanfl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

(R) = Reserves for AFL Seniors

Finals series

Week one – Qualifying and elimination finals

Elimination final
Sunday 30 August (12:15 pm)FourthvFifth Adelaide Oval
Qualifying final
Sunday 30 August (3:15 pm)SecondvThird Adelaide Oval

Week two – Semi-finals

First Semi-final
Sunday 6 September (12:15 pm)Loser QFvWinner EF Adelaide Oval
Second Semi-final
Sunday 6 September (3:15 pm)FirstvWinner QF Adelaide Oval

Week three – Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Sunday 13 September (3:15 pm)Loser SF2vWinner SF1 Adelaide Oval

Week four – Grand Final

2026 SANFL Grand Final
Sunday 20 September (2:30 pm)Winner SF2vWinner PF Adelaide Oval



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final


 Jack Oatey Medal:
Television broadcast: Seven Network

Representative match

For the second consecutive season, an interstate representative match was arranged against the Victorian Football League (VFL). As was the case with the 2025 fixture, the match has been timed to coincide with the AFL's Gather Round fixtures in Adelaide. The match will be held as part of a double-header with the equivalent women's interstate match. [3]

SANFL vs VFL

2026 State Game
Saturday, 11 April (14:30 ACST) SANFL v VFL Stratarama Stadium



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final


 Fos Williams Medal (SANFL) & Frank Johnson Medal (VFL):
Television broadcast: TBC

See also

References

  1. ↑ Zac Milbank (10 December 2025). "2026 Hostplus SANFL League Fixture Released". sanfl.com.au.
  2. ↑ "SANFL Fixture Reveal: Blockbuster start to 2026 season" . The Advertiser. 10 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Jake Beddard (10 December 2025). "State leagues exhibition games set for AFL Gather Round 2026". The Sporting News.
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