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 have won the most titles with three.

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List of premiers

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

  Premiership decided by a Grand Final
  Premiership decided by a Grand Final Replay/ET, after the scheduled Grand Final was drawn
SeasonPremiersRunners-upScoreBest on Ground MedalVenueDate
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]
2024 South Adelaide (3) Norwood (2)3.0 (18) d. 2.1 (13) Jordann Hickey (South Adelaide) Norwood Oval 6 July 2024 [9]

Premierships by team

This table summarises all premierships won by each team.

ClubGrand final
matches		PremiershipsRunners-upYears since
last premiership
TotalYearsTotalYears
South Adelaide 532018, 2019, 202422020, 20230
North Adelaide 422020, 202222017, 20192
Norwood 21201722018, 20247
Glenelg 1120210—3
Central District 1120230—1
West Adelaide 10—12021—
Sturt 10—12022—
Woodville-West Torrens 00—0——

Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.

Premiership frequency

ClubYears in
competition		SeasonsPremiershipsRunners-upStrike rate (based on
seasons in competition)		Average years per
PremiershipGrand final
South Adelaide 2018–present73242.86%2.331.40
North Adelaide 2017–present82225.00%4.002.00
Central District 2019–present61016.67%6.006.00
Norwood 2017–present81212.50%8.002.67
Glenelg 2017–present81012.50%8.008.00
West Adelaide 2017–present8010.00%—8.00
Sturt 2018–present7010.00%—7.00
Woodville-West Torrens 2019–present6000.00%——

Table correct to the end of the 2024 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
ClubSeasonsStartGrand final appearances
during drought
West Adelaide 82017+2021
Sturt 72018+2022
Norwood 620182024
Woodville-West Torrens 62019+
Glenelg 32021
North Adelaide 22022
Central District 12023
South Adelaide 02024

Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.

Grand Final matchups

This is a list of the grand final matchups between two teams in the SANFL Women's, thus far.

#Match-upGrand Final AppearancesTeam(s) Premiership Years
Team(s)Premiership Years
2 South Adelaide vs
North Adelaide 		2019, 2020 South Adelaide 2019
North Adelaide 2020
Norwood vs
South Adelaide 		2018, 2024 Norwood -
South Adelaide 2018, 2024
1 Norwood vs
North Adelaide 		2017 Norwood 2017
North Adelaide -
Glenelg vs
West Adelaide 		2021 Glenelg 2021
West Adelaide -
North Adelaide vs
Sturt 		2022 North Adelaide 2022
Sturt -
Central District vs
South Adelaide 		2023 Central District 2023
South Adelaide -

Table correct to the end of the 2024 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.

SeasonPremiersRunners-upScoreVenueDateRef.
2022No grand final was held. North Adelaide finished the season on top of the ladder and are regarded as premiers in official league documents. [10] [11]
2023 South Adelaide Norwood 3.7 (25) d. 3.0 (18) Norwood Oval 22 April 2023 [12] [13]
2024 South Adelaide Glenelg 3.3 (21) d. 1.3 (9) Hickinbotham Oval 27 April 2024 [14]

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. ↑ Partland, Warren (6 July 2024). "South Adelaide win 2024 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "2022 SANFLW Development League results". Australian Football.
  11. ↑ "2025 Hosplus SANFLW Stats Guide" (PDF). sanfl.com.au. See page 4 of the guide.
  12. ↑ "2023 SANFL Women's Development League grand final score". Australian Football.
  13. ↑ "SANFLW Development League Grand Final match report". norwoodfc.com.au. 22 April 2023.
  14. ↑ Milbank, Zac (27 April 2024). "South win 2024 SANFLW Development League Grand Final". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

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