Glenelg win 2023 Stanley H. Lewis Trophy

By ZAC MILBANK

Glenelg has secured its 11th Stanley H. Lewis Trophy and third in five years as SANFL’s best performed club in 2023.

In the third year of points being awarded for Women’s and U16 matches, the Bays finished with a significant tally of 3625, ahead of runner-up Sturt with 3475.

With their Hostplus SANFL League team winning its third minor premiership in five years, the Tigers’ tally was also boosted by their Reserves finishing at the top of the table.

Central District tallied 3275 to round out the top three, finishing well clear of Norwood on 2900 in fourth and fifth-placed South on 2450.

Glenelg most recently won the Stanley H. Lewis Trophy in 2021 with other successes coming in 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1990, 2009, 2010 and 2019.

The Trophy, named after past SANFL Chairman Stanley Heathcote Lewis, has been awarded since 1962 to the club which has displayed excellence across all grades of football.

Points are awarded for each win across the minor round, with 100 points allocated for a Men’s and Women’s League victory, 50 points for the Reserves and Under-18s and 25 points for the Under-16s.

In the event of a draw, half of the points allocated for a win in that grade are awarded to each club involved.