Round 3 Hostplus SANFLW League Match Wraps

4 May 2026

North Adelaide recorded its first win of the season in spectacular fashion, defeating reigning premiers South Adelaide by one-goal at The Parade.

In slightly difficult conditions, the Roosters had an excellent opening quarter with goals from Aprielle Crooks, Keira Copeland and Zara Molloy setting their side up nicely for the remainder of the match.

Olivia Evans got the Panthers on the board midway through the second term, capitalising on a North turnover to breathe some life into the game for South.

Heading into the second half 14 points up, Molloy kicked her second major for the Roosters, before Evans took a strong grab directly in front of goal, going back and kicking her second for South.

Tabitha Prosser was the only other goal scorer for the Panthers, kicking one early in the final quarter.

Roosters’ ruck Jasmine Dallimore was superb with 26 hit outs and nine tackles, with Jamie Parish (19 disposals, nine rebound 50s), Ella Metcalfe (four marks), and Caitlin Hardin (seven tackles, six clearances) all excellent.

Panthers young gun Emma Charlton recorded 22 disposals, 11 tackles, seven clearances and five inside 50s, as Melissa Anderson (20 disposals, 11 tackles), Layla Vizgaudis (23 disposals, six clearances, five tackles), and Esther Schirmer (17 disposals, 11 tackles) all battled hard for South.

Woodville-West Torrens soared to the top of the ladder with a 15-point win over Central District at The Parade.

Lauren Breguet opened the Doggies’ account, kicking the first goal of the SAPN Energised Round at Norwood, before Eagles’ Popi Gikas and Klaudia O’Neill kicked back-to-back majors to give their side a one-goal lead heading into the first break.

O’Neill was seemingly picking up where she left off last week, bagging two more in the second term, with Central kicking six consecutive behinds.

Tesharna Maher and Karissa Searle combined for two majors early in the second half to level the scores, but the Eagles’ Cheryllee Waters and Abbie Butler extended the lead out to 14 points at the penultimate break.

After four behinds, Marlie Figert kicked an excellent running goal for the Eagles, as Central’s Jovanka Zecevic and Breguet combined for two to minimise some of the scoreboard damage, before O’Neill kicked her fourth goal, and her 10th in two weeks, from a strong grab in the goal square.

Alice Tentye continued her stellar form, collecting 24 disposals and 10 tackles, with Tahlita Buethke (18 disposals, seven tackles), Lucy Moore (nine tackles), and O’Neill (four goals, four marks) all excellent for the Eagles.

Central’s Dakota Willams was relentless with her pressure, laying 12 tackles, and was well supported by Breuget (20 disposals, four tackles), Aoife Berry (19 disposals, seven inside 50s, six tackles), and Miyu Endersby (45 hit outs).

West Adelaide and Sturt shared the points on Saturday afternoon, with scores locked on 2.3 (15) at The Parade.

In far from ideal conditions, Sturt’s Summer Ross was the lone goal scorer in the first term, kicking an excellent major from the right-hand pocket.

Westies’ Jemma Ellis made the most of a Double Blues turnover, taking a composed grab in front of goal to give the Bloods a slight two-point lead at the main break.

Chelsea Newitt extended the lead out to eight points early in the third quarter, before Double Blues’ midfielder Gemma Grivell kicked her first goal in the Hostplus SANFLW League.

Zoe Venning was up to her usual tricks for West Adelaide, with 29 disposals, eight tackles, seven inside 50s, and six clearances, with Iilish Ross (22 disposals, 10 tackles, eight clearances), Emily Mableson (10 tackles), and Tess Huxtable (42 hit outs) among the best for the Bloods.

Double Blues’ Isobel Kuiper (24 disposals, 13 tackles), Georgia Swan (21 disposals, nine tackles, five marks), Lily Whiteman (10 tackles), and Claudia Edmonds (15 disposals) were all excellent for Sturt in its second draw of the season.

Norwood had a resounding 40-point win over Glenelg at The Parade.

Capping off a big day at Woods Street, Glenelg’s Kori Webb kicked her first major in the Hostplus SANFLW League to get things underway, before Hectorville product Elle Lineage slotted the Redlegs’ first as they went into the first break two points up.

Cassie McWilliam put the Bays back in front early in the second term, but from the seventh minute mark of the second quarter, it was all Norwood.

The Redlegs kicked six unanswered goals from Mykaela Walker, Stephanie Simmonds (two), Nicola Burns and Lani Cocks, as the Tigers struggled to stop the onslaught of inside 50s from the Redlegs (42 to 27).

Newly minted Norwood captain Jade Halfpenny was everywhere with 28 disposals, eight tackles, six clearances and five marks, as Lani Cocks (26 disposals, 10 inside 50s, seven tackles), Ashley Baker (11 tackles, five clearances), and Amy Gaedtke (25 hit outs, six tackles) all continue to impress in season 2026.

Isla Wiencke (26 disposals, eight tackles, six clearances), Georgie Fielder (22 disposals, six tackles), co-captain Asha Dufour (eight tackles), and Webb (six inside 50s, five marks, five tackles) were all excellent for the Tigers as they still look to secure their first win.