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.
List of premiers
editThe 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
| 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] |
| 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
editThis table summarises all premierships won by each team.
| Club | Grand final matches |
Premierships | Runners-up | Years since last premiership | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Years | Total | Years | |||
| South Adelaide | 5 | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2024 | 2 | 2020, 2023 | 0 |
| North Adelaide | 4 | 2 | 2020, 2022 | 2 | 2017, 2019 | 2 |
| Norwood | 2 | 1 | 2017 | 2 | 2018, 2024 | 7 |
| Glenelg | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 0 | — | 3 |
| Central District | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 0 | — | 1 |
| West Adelaide | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2021 | — |
| Sturt | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2022 | — |
| Woodville-West Torrens | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Premiership frequency
edit| 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 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 42.86% | 2.33 | 1.40 |
| North Adelaide | 2017–present | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25.00% | 4.00 | 2.00 |
| Central District | 2019–present | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16.67% | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| Norwood | 2017–present | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12.50% | 8.00 | 2.67 |
| Glenelg | 2017–present | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12.50% | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| West Adelaide | 2017–present | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 8.00 |
| Sturt | 2018–present | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 7.00 |
| Woodville-West Torrens | 2019–present | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | — | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Premiership droughts
editThe 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 | 8 | 2017+ | 2021 |
| Sturt | 7 | 2018+ | 2022 |
| Norwood | 6 | 2018 | 2024 |
| Woodville-West Torrens | 6 | 2019+ | |
| Glenelg | 3 | 2021 | |
| North Adelaide | 2 | 2022 | |
| Central District | 1 | 2023 | |
| South Adelaide | 0 | 2024 |
Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Grand Final matchups
editThis is a list of the grand final matchups between two teams in the SANFL Women's, thus far.
| # | Match-up | Grand Final Appearances | Team(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
editIn 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. | [10] | ||||
| 2023 | South Adelaide | Norwood | 3.7 (25) d. 3.0 (18) | Norwood Oval | 22 April 2023 | [11][12] |
| 2024 | South Adelaide | Glenelg | 3.3 (21) d. 1.3 (9) | Hickinbotham Oval | 27 April 2024 | [13] |
References
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- ^ "North Adelaide win first Statewide Super Women's League flag". sanfl.com.au. 23 August 2020.
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- ^ Partland, Warren (6 July 2024). "South Adelaide win 2024 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "2022 SANFLW Development League results". Australian Football.
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