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2026 SANFL season
Date27 March – 20 September 2026
Teams10
PremiersNorwood
32nd premiership
Runners-upSturt
12th runners-up result
Minor premiersNorwood
21st minor premiership
Magarey MedalNik Rokahr
(Norwood – 38 votes)
Ken Farmer MedallistLachlan Hosie
(Glenelg – 62 goals)
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The 2026 SANFL season (officially known as the SANFL Hostplus League for sponsorship reasons) was 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 commenced on 27 March and concluded with the grand final on 20 September.[1][2]

Background

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The 2026 season marked the 147th season of the competition and the fourth since the competition's return to a full 18-game home-and-away season following the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition continued to consist of ten clubs, including the reserves teams of Adelaide and Port Adelaide. The top five teams at the conclusion of the home-and-away season qualified for the finals series, which culminated in the grand final at Adelaide Oval.

Sturt entered the season as reigning premiers, having defeated Glenelg by 31 points in the 2025 grand final to deny the Bays the opportunity to become the first SANFL club to record three consecutive premierships since the 1950's.[3] Four clubs entered the 2026 season with new senior coaches. West Adelaide appointed former Norwood premiership coach Nathan Bassett, while North Adelaide, Glenelg and Port Adelaide also appointed new senior coaches. Port Adelaide appointed Jacob Surjan to lead its SANFL side.[4][5]

Home-and-away season

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Round 1

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Round 1
Friday 27 March (7:40 pm) Norwood 9.12 (66) def. by Sturt 10.11 (71) Coopers Stadium (crowd: 4,424) Report
Saturday 28 March (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 7.7 (49) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 15.11 (101) Magain Stadium (crowd: 1,242) Report
Saturday 28 March (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 11.13 (79) def. Adelaide 11.6 (72) Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,151) Report
Saturday 28 March (4:10 pm) Central District 11.7 (73) def. by North Adelaide 11.12 (78) X Convenience Oval (crowd: 1,982) Report
Saturday 28 March (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.6 (54) def. by Glenelg 15.11 (101) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,040) Report

Round 2

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Round 2
Thursday 2 April (7:40 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 12.12 (84) def. Adelaide 10.7 (67) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval Report
Friday 3 April (2:10 pm) Glenelg 7.9 (51) def. Norwood 6.7 (43) Stratarama Stadium (crowd: 5,125) Report
Friday 3 April (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 11.5 (71) drew with Central District 11.5 (71) Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,366) Report
Friday 3 April (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 10.10 (70) def. Port Adelaide 8.6 (54) Magain Stadium (crowd: 1,742) Report
Friday 3 April (2:30 pm) North Adelaide 7.8 (50) def. by Sturt 15.19 (109) Revo Fitness Oval (crowd: 5,244) Report

Round 3

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Round 3
Friday 17 April (7:40 pm) Norwood 10.14 (74) def. South Adelaide 7.10 (52) Coopers Stadium (crowd: 1,871) Report
Saturday 18 April (2:10 pm) Central District 11.8 (74) def. by Adelaide 12.11 (83) X Convenience Oval (crowd: 1,355) Report
Saturday 18 April (2:10 pm) Glenelg 13.7 (85) def. West Adelaide 11.16 (82) Stratarama Stadium (crowd: 2,686) Report
Sunday 19 April (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 11.8 (74) def. by North Adelaide 14.7 (91) Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,421) Report
Sunday 19 April (2:10 pm) Sturt 14.11 (95) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 15.7 (97) Thomas Farms Oval (crowd: 3,251) Report

Round 4

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Round 4
Friday 24 April (7:40 pm) Norwood 9.14 (68) def. Port Adelaide 9.7 (61) Coopers Stadium Report
Friday 24 April (7:40 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 16.14 (110) def. West Adelaide 10.9 (69) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval Report
Saturday 25 April (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 9.6 (60) def. by Adelaide 10.13 (73) Revo Fitness Oval (crowd: 2,588) Report
Saturday 25 April (2:30 pm) Sturt 9.11 (65) def. by Glenelg 11.16 (82) Thomas Farms Oval (crowd: 4,059) Report
Sunday 26 April (1:10 pm) South Adelaide 19.5 (119) def. Central District 12.13 (85) Magain Stadium (crowd: 992) Report

Round 5

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Round 5
Friday 1 May (4:30 pm) Adelaide 15.8 (98) def. by Port Adelaide 18.10 (118) Adelaide Oval Report
Saturday 2 May (2:10 pm) Glenelg 7.12 (54) def. by South Adelaide 11.10 (76) Stratarama Stadium (crowd: 1,784) Report
Saturday 2 May (2:10 pm) Central District 2.10 (22) def. by Norwood 10.11 (71) X Convenience Oval (crowd: 1,477) Report
Sunday 3 May (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 9.11 (65) def. Sturt 8.13 (61) Hisense Stadium (crowd: 1,582) Report
Sunday 3 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 3.10 (28) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 15.7 (97) Revo Fitness Oval (crowd: 1,973) Report

Round 6

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Round 6
Saturday 9 May (1:30 pm) Norwood 21.8 (134) def. West Adelaide 4.7 (31) Centenary Oval (crowd: 1,467) Report
Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 13.6 (84) def. Central District 12.7 (79) Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,167) Report
Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 12.5 (77) def. by North Adelaide 15.9 (99) Magain Stadium (crowd: 891) Report
Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 7.10 (52) def. by Glenelg 11.9 (75) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval (crowd: 1,484) Report
Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) Sturt 18.9 (117) def. Adelaide 10.9 (69) Thomas Farms Oval (crowd: 2,438) Report

Round 7

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Round 7
Saturday 23 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 7.6 (48) def. by Norwood 18.9 (117) Revo Fitness Oval Report
Saturday 23 May (2:10 pm) Sturt 15.15 (105) def. Central District 4.7 (31) Thomas Farms Oval Report
Saturday 23 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 14.9 (93) def. West Adelaide 9.14 (68) Magain Stadium Report
Saturday 23 May (2:10 pm) Glenelg 10.14 (74) def. by Adelaide 12.9 (81) Stratarama Stadium Report
Saturday 23 May (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 20.9 (129) def. Port Adelaide 6.7 (43) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval Report

Round 8

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Round 8
Saturday 30 May (2:10 pm) Central District 7.14 (56) def. West Adelaide 6.10 (46) X Convenience Oval Report
Sunday 31 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 11.8 (74) def. by Sturt 15.13 (103) Magain Stadium Report
Sunday 31 May (2:10 pm) Norwood 13.15 (93) def. Woodville-West Torrens 7.7 (49) Coopers Stadium Report
Sunday 31 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 5.11 (41) def. by Glenelg 13.8 (86) Revo Fitness Oval Report

Round 9

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Round 9
Saturday 6 June (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 9.11 (65) def. Central District 8.11 (59) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval Report
Saturday 6 June (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 8.8 (56) def. by North Adelaide 8.13 (61) Hisense Stadium Report
Saturday 6 June (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 10.6 (66) def. by Adelaide 17.8 (110) Magain Stadium Report
Saturday 6 June (2:10 pm) Glenelg 17.9 (111) def. Port Adelaide 9.8 (62) Stratarama Stadium Report
Monday 8 June (2:10 pm) Sturt 12.7 (79) def. by Norwood 13.4 (82) Thomas Farms Oval Report

Round 10

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Round 10
Saturday 13 June (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 12.8 (80) def. Adelaide 12.7 (79) Revo Fitness Oval Report
Saturday 13 June (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 8.11 (59) def. South Adelaide 3.4 (22) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval Report
Sunday 14 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 11.11 (77) def. by West Adelaide 12.14 (86) Alberton Oval Report

Round 11

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Round 11
Saturday 20 June (2:10 pm) Central District 9.10 (64) def. by Glenelg 10.11 (71) X Convenience Oval Report
Sunday 21 June (2:10 pm) Sturt 17.9 (111) def. Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) Thomas Farms Oval Report
Sunday 21 June (2:10 pm) Norwood 19.7 (121) def. Adelaide 7.13 (55) Coopers Stadium Report

Round 12

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Round 12
Saturday 27 June (2:10 pm) Glenelg 11.11 (77) def. Sturt 10.6 (66) Stratarama Stadium Report
Saturday 27 June (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 8.7 (55) def. by Central District 10.16 (76) Revo Fitness Oval Report
Saturday 27 June (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 14.7 (91) def. Woodville-West Torrens 7.7 (49) Hisense Stadium Report
Saturday 27 June (3:10 pm) Port Adelaide 12.5 (77) def. by Adelaide 19.15 (129) Adelaide Oval Report
Sunday 28 June (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 7.12 (54) def. by Norwood 20.10 (130) Magain Stadium Report

Round 13

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Round 13
Saturday 4 July (1:10 pm) Central District 8.8 (56) def. by Adelaide 16.10 (106 X Convenience Oval Report
Saturday 4 July (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 13.4 (82) def. North Adelaide 7.4 (46) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval Report
Saturday 4 July (2:10 pm) Sturt 10.14 (74) def. West Adelaide 10.10 (70) Thomas Farms Oval Report
Saturday 4 July (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 6.6 (42) def. by South Adelaide 16.8 (104) Alberton Oval Report
Saturday 4 July (4:30 pm) Norwood 8.8 (56) def. by Glenelg 9.10 (64) Coopers Stadium Report

Round 14

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Round 14
Saturday 11 July (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 5.4 (34) def. by Sturt 9.6 (60) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval Report
Saturday 11 July (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 7.9 (51) def. by Norwood 10.8 (68) Richmond Oval Report
Saturday 11 July (4:10 pm) Central District 12.14 (86) def. South Adelaide 2.8 (20) Barossa Park Report
Sunday 12 July (2:10 pm) Glenelg 8.13 (61) def. Adelaide 8.10 (58) Stratarama Stadium Report
Sunday 12 July (2:20 pm) North Adelaide 13.11 (89) def. Port Adelaide 4.8 (32) Revo Fitness Oval Report

Round 15

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Round 15
Saturday 18 July (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 12.11 (83) def. by Adelaide 13.16 (94) Hisense Stadium Report
Saturday 18 July (7:10 pm) Port Adelaide 15.5 (95) def. Woodville-West Torrens 10.11 (71) Alberton Oval Report
Sunday 19 July (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 7.5 (47) def. by Glenelg 17.6 (108) Magain Stadium Report
Sunday 19 July (2:10 pm) Sturt 12.15 (87) def. North Adelaide 10.12 (72) Thomas Farms Oval Report
Sunday 19 July (2:40 pm) Norwood 14.13 (97) def. Central District 13.6 (84) Coopers Stadium Report

Round 16

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Round 16
Saturday 1 August (2:10 pm) Central District 4.11 (35) def. by Sturt 13.7 (85) X Convenience Oval Report
Saturday 1 August (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 11.9 (75) def. North Adelaide 6.8 (44) Hisense Stadium Report
Saturday 1 August (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 16.7 (103) def. Adelaide 13.7 (85) Magain Stadium Report
Saturday 1 August (2:40 pm) Glenelg 15.17 (107) def. Woodville-West Torrens 6.6 (42) Stratarama Stadium Report
Sunday 2 August (1:10 pm) Port Adelaide 3.8 (26) def. by Norwood 14.12 (96) Alberton Oval Report

Round 17

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Round 17
Saturday 8 August (12:40 pm) Norwood 21.10 (136) def. North Adelaide 9.6 (60) Coopers Stadium Report
Saturday 8 August (2:10 pm) Sturt 19.11 (125) def. South Adelaide 11.10 (76) Thomas Farms Oval Report
Saturday 8 August (2:30 pm) Glenelg 11.10 (76) def. Central District 10.12 (72) Stratarama Stadium Report
Sunday 9 August (1:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 11.11 (77) def. Adelaide 10.10 (70) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval Report
Sunday 9 August (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 19.14 (128) def. Port Adelaide 3.5 (23) Hisense Stadium Report

Round 18

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Round 18
Friday 14 August (7:40 pm) Norwood 16.10 (106) def. Adelaide 7.10 (52) Coopers Stadium Report
Saturday 15 August (1:10 pm) Port Adelaide 11.8 (74) def. by Sturt 17.11 (113) Alberton Oval Report
Saturday 15 August (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 6.9 (45) def. by South Adelaide 14.12 (96) Revo Fitness Oval Report
Saturday 15 August (2:10 pm) Central District 10.6 (66) def. Woodville-West Torrens 9.9 (63) X Convenience Oval Report
Saturday 15 August (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 8.8 (56) def. Glenelg 5.7 (37) Hisense Stadium Report

Round 19

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Round 19
Saturday 22 August (2:10 pm) Glenelg 15.10 (100) def. North Adelaide 8.11 (59) Stratarama Stadium Report
Saturday 22 August (2:10 pm) Central District 19.10 (124) def. Port Adelaide 9.5 (59) X Convenience Oval Report
Saturday 22 August (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 9.4 (58) def. by Norwood 17.8 (110) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval Report
Saturday 22 August (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 7.9 (51) def. by South Adelaide 11.6 (72) Richmond Oval Report
Saturday 22 August (2:10 pm) Sturt 16.9 (105) def. Adelaide 11.11 (77) Thomas Farms Oval Report

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Norwood (P) 18 15 3 0 1668 968 63.28 30 Finals series
2 Glenelg 18 15 3 0 1420 1076 56.89 30
3 Sturt 18 13 5 0 1631 1200 57.61 26
4 Woodville-West Torrens 18 10 8 0 1319 1245 51.44 20
5 West Adelaide 18 8 9 1 1263 1276 49.74 17
6 South Adelaide 18 8 10 0 1270 1479 46.20 16
7 Adelaide (R) 18 7 11 0 1458 1541 48.62 14
8 Central District 18 5 12 1 1213 1354 47.25 11
9 North Adelaide 18 5 13 0 1101 1530 41.85 10
10 Port Adelaide (R) 18 3 15 0 1124 1798 38.47 6
Source: sanfl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

(R) = Reserves for AFL Seniors

Finals series

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Week one – Qualifying and elimination finals

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Elimination final
Sunday 30 August (12:15 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 10.7 (67) def. West Adelaide 8.14 (62) Adelaide Oval Report
Qualifying final
Sunday 30 August (3:15 pm) Glenelg 12.12 (84) def. by Sturt 13.8 (86) Adelaide Oval Report

Week two – Semi-finals

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First Semi-final
Sunday 6 September (12:15 pm) Glenelg 11.13 (79) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 13.5 (83) Adelaide Oval Report
Second Semi-final
Sunday 6 September (3:15 pm) Norwood 8.10 (58) def. Sturt 5.9 (39) Adelaide Oval Report

Week three – Preliminary final

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Preliminary final
Sunday 13 September (3:15 pm) Sturt 13.16 (94) def. Woodville-West Torrens 8.7 (55) Adelaide Oval Report

Week four – Grand Final

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2026 SANFL Grand Final
Sunday 20 September (2:30 pm) Norwood def. Sturt Adelaide Oval (crowd: 38,340) [7][8][9]
4.4 (28)
5.5 (35)
8.6 (54)
13.9 (87)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 3.2 (20)
5.5 (35)
11.6 (72)
11.7 (73)		 Jack Oatey Medal: Baynen Lowe (Norwood)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Binder 4
Callow, Lowe 2
Hamilton, Heard, Ling, Murley, Swinnerton 1		 Goals Emmett 3
Hone, Johnson 2
Burrows, Fahey-Sparks, McEntee, Rawlinson 1
  • The 38,340 spectators in attendance was the biggest since 2019 and the 10th time in 14 years the Grand Final attracted over 30,000 fans.[10]

Awards

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Nik Rokahr – 38 votes (Norwood)
Lachlan Hosie – 62 goals (Glenelg)
Nik Rokahr – 111 votes (Norwood)
Norwood
  • Reserves Premiers
South Adelaide
  • Under 18s Premiers
Glenelg
  • Under 16s Premiers
Glenelg

Sources:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

2026 SANFL Team of the Year
B: Cooper Murley (Norwood) Will Coomblas (Sturt) Cody Raak (North Adelaide)
HB: Harley Sparks (South Adelaide) Aaron Francis (Norwood) Jonty Scharenberg (Glenelg)
C: Josh Fahey (Central District) Tom Lewis (Sturt) (c) Kobe Ryan (West Adelaide)
HF: Blake Drury (Adelaide) Finn Heard (Norwood) Corey Lyons (Glenelg)
F: Jack Delean (South Adelaide) Lachie Hosie (Glenelg) Tristan Binder (Norwood)
Foll: Reilly O’Brien (Adelaide) Ted Clohesy (Woodville-West Torrens) Nik Rokahr (Norwood)
Int: Chris Burgess (West Adelaide) Angus Schumacher (North Adelaide) Oliver Davis (South Adelaide)
Will Snelling (Sturt)
Coach: Jade Sheedy (Norwood)

Source:[18]

Representative matches

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SANFL vs VFL

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For the third successive season, an interstate representative match was arranged against the Victorian Football League (VFL). As was the case with the 2025 fixture, the match was timed to coincide with the AFL's Gather Round fixtures in Adelaide. The match was held as part of a double-header with the equivalent women's interstate match.[19]

2026 State Game
Saturday, 11 April (2:30pm ACST) SANFL def. by VFL Stratarama Stadium [20][21]
5.4 (34)
7.9 (51)
12.10 (82)
14.14 (98)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 3.3 (21)
7.8 (50)
11.11 (77)
15.13 (103)		 Fos Williams Medal (SANFL) & Frank Johnson Medal (VFL): Tom Lewis (SANFL) & Riley Bonner (VFL)
Television broadcast: Seven Network & AFL.com.au[22]
Scully 3
McBean, Allan, Doyle 2
Hosie, Emmett, Beattie, Murley, Ryan 1		 Goals Podhajski 4
Clarke, Hagan, Brew, Tarrant 2
Hately, Billings, Declase 1
Lewis, Ryan, Scharenberg, Scully, Doyle Best Bonner, Hately, Bell, Parks, Podhajski

South Australian team

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2026 SANFL State Team vs. Victoria[23][24][25]
B: 4. Cooper Murley
(Norwood)		 19. Will Coomblas
(Sturt)		 23. Oscar Clavarino
(South Adelaide)
HB: 3. Jonty Scharenberg
(Glenelg)		 24. Zac Becker
(Sturt)		 16. Luca Whitelum
(Central District)
C: 1. Frank Szekely
(North Adelaide)		 12. Tom Lewis
(Sturt)		 22. Matt Allen
(Glenelg)
HF: 5. Sam Conforti
(Sturt)		 27. Tom Scully
(West Adelaide)		 17. Tom Emmett
(Sturt)
F: 20. Lachlan Hosie
(Glenelg)		 10. Liam McBean (c)
(Glenelg)		 6. Max Beattie
(Woodville-West Torrens)
Foll: 25. Amos Doyle
(Sturt)		 13. Baynen Lowe
(Norwood)		 14. Oliver Davis
(South Adelaide)
Int: 21. Finn Heard
(Norwood)		 9. Kobe Ryan
(West Adelaide)		 11. Jed McEntee
(Sturt)
18. Aaron Francis
(Norwood)		 7. Martin Frederick
(Sturt)
Coach: Martin Mattner
(Sturt)
Emg: 8. Corey Lyons
(Glenelg)		 26. Alex Van Wyk
(North Adelaide)		 2. Ethan Grace
(Woodville-West Torrens)

WAFL vs SANFL

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For the eighth successive season, an interstate representative match was fixtured between the SANFL and West Australian Football League (WAFL), with the two teams playing for the Haydn Bunton Junior Cup.[26][27]

2026 State Game
Saturday, 16 May (3:10pm AWST) WAFL def. SANFL Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 3,671) [28][29]
4.1 (25)
9.4 (58)
11.9 (75)
14.14 (98)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 2.2 (14)
3.3 (21)
4.6 (30)
9.8 (62)		 Simpson Medal (WAFL) & Fos Williams Medal (SANFL): Callan England (WAFL) & Beau Thomas (SANFL)
Television broadcast: Seven Network[30]
Hinder 3
Hunter, Reidy 2
Bevan, Clarke, Davis, Jones, Mainwaring, Mayo, Sears 1		 Goals A. Grace, Thomas 3
Emmett, Francis, Herbert 1
England, Bevan, Turner, Mayo, Ameduri, Hinder, Reidy Best Thomas, Lowe, E. Grace, A. Grace, Francis

South Australian team

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2026 SANFL State Team vs. Western Australia[31]
B: 8. Joshua Hone
(Sturt)		 21. Finn Heard
(Norwood)		 25. Beau Thomas
(Central District)
HB: 12. Kade Herbert
(Woodville-West Torrens)		 17. Tom Emmett
(Sturt)		 6. Max Beattie
(Woodville-West Torrens)
C: 19. Jacob Kennerley
(Norwood)		 10. Tom Lewis (c)
(Sturt)		 7. Martin Frederick
(Sturt)
HF: 20. Jez McLennan
(Port Adelaide)		 18. Aaron Francis
(Norwood)		 16. Luca Whitlum
(Central District)
F: 4. Cooper Murley
(Norwood)		 23. Thomas Donnelly
(Norwood)		 2. Ethan Grace
(Woodville-West Torrens)
Foll: 27. Caleb May
(West Adelaide)		 13. Baynen Lowe
(Norwood)		 3. Ted Clohesy
(Woodville-West Torrens)
Int: 15. Aiden Grace
(Central District)		 5. Sam Conforti
(Sturt)		 14. Finn Emilie-Brennan
(South Adelaide)
24. Lukas Cooke
(Woodville-West Torrens)		 9. Nik Rokahr
(Norwood)
Coach: Martin Mattner
(Sturt)
Emg: 26. Alex Van Wyk
(North Adelaide)		 11. Jack Delean
(South Adelaide)		 1. Patrick Parnell
(Glenelg)

See also

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References

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  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. ↑ "Sturt win 2025 Hostplus SANFL League Premiership". sanfl.com.au. 22 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Coaching elite primed for 2026 Hostplus SANFL League". SANFL. 30 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Jacob Surjan to coach Port Adelaide's SANFL team in 2026". SANFL. 24 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Around the state leagues: Dee's day out, Blue stars, axed Lion responds". afl.com.au. 24 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Zac Milbank (20 September 2026). "Norwood defeat Sturt in Grand Final thriller to claim SANFL premiership". afl.com.au.
  8. ↑ Aidan Cellini (20 September 2026). "VFL, SANFL and WAFL grand finals: Box Hill shock win, Peel thunder down on Claremont, Norwood classic". Zero Hangar.
  9. ↑ "Scorecard: Norwood v Sturt". sanfl.com.au. 20 September 2026.
  10. ↑ Aaron Bryans (21 September 2026). "The SANFL is alive and kicking after another thriller grand final". ABC News.
  11. ↑ Zac Milbank (23 August 2026). "Lachie Hosie wins 2026 Ken Farmer Medal". sanfl.com.au.
  12. ↑ Matthew Ward Agius (7 September 2026). "Erin Phillips and Bruce McAvaney honoured as Norwood player makes history". ABC News.
  13. ↑ Zac Milbank (7 September 2026). "Nik Rokahr wins 2026 R. O. Shearman Medal". sanfl.com.au.
  14. ↑ Zac Milbank (24 August 2026). "Norwood win 2026 Stanley H. Lewis Trophy". sanfl.com.au.
  15. ↑ Zac Milbank (14 September 2026). "Glenelg win 2026 U18 AAMI Talent League Grand Final". sanfl.com.au.
  16. ↑ Zac Milbank (13 September 2026). "Glenelg win 2026 AAMI Talent League U16 Grand Final". sanfl.com.au.
  17. ↑ Zac Milbank (20 September 2026). "South Adelaide win 2026 Reserves Premiership". sanfl.com.au.
  18. ↑ Milbank, Zac (3 September 2026). "2026 The Advertiser SANFL Team of the Year". sanfl.com.au.
  19. ↑ Jake Beddard (10 December 2025). "State leagues exhibition games set for AFL Gather Round 2026". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on 22 December 2025.
  20. ↑ Luke Marchioro (11 April 2026). "West End State Team falls to VFL". sanfl.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "VFL defends title against oldest foe". afl.com.au. 11 April 2026. Archived from the original on 18 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "Pinnuck and Tierney appointed Big V captains". afl.com.au. 9 April 2026. Archived from the original on 10 April 2026. The 2026 State Games will be available via AFL.com.au and the AFL Live Official App...The men's match will also be broadcast by the Seven Network via 7mate in South Australia and Victoria, and via 7plus nationally.
  23. ↑ "TEAMS: SANFL vs VFL State Game". afl.com.au. 9 April 2026. Archived from the original on 10 April 2026.
  24. ↑ Zac Milbank (25 February 2026). "SANFL reveals State Coaches for 2026". sanfl.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2026.
  25. ↑ "West End State Team to confront VFL in Gather Round". sanfl.com.au. 9 April 2026. Archived from the original on 10 April 2026. Glenelg premiership hero Liam McBean will again lead the West End State team into battle against the VFL after being confirmed as the Croweaters' captain.
  26. ↑ "2026 Hostplus SANFL League Fixture Released". sanfl.com.au. 24 December 2025. Archived from the original on 1 February 2026. The West End State team will have its sights set on regaining the Haydn Bunton Junior Cup in the KIA State Game against the WAFL on the weekend of Saturday May 16 after it hosts the VFL at Stratarama Stadium on Saturday April 11 as part of the AFL Gather Round festivities.
  27. ↑ Jordan McArdle (17 April 2026). "Historic Kia State Game triple-header locked in". WA Football. Archived from the original on 20 April 2026.
  28. ↑ Zac Milbank (16 May 2026). "West End State Team defeated by WAFL in KIA State Game". sanfl.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 May 2026.
  29. ↑ Jordan McArdle (16 May 2026). "Kia WAFL State Team beat SANFL at home for first time in 11 years". wafootball.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 May 2026.
  30. ↑ Jordan McArdle (14 May 2026). "Kia WAFL State Team locked in for SANFL blockbuster". wafootball.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 May 2026. Western Australia will host South Australia from 3.10pm, with the game live and free on 7 and 7Plus, while tickets at just $10 from INTIX.
  31. ↑ "West End State Team named for 2026 KIA State Game". sanfl.com.au. 14 May 2026. Archived from the original on 27 May 2026.
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