2021 SANFL season
Teams10
PremiersWoodville-West Torrens
5th premiership
Minor premiersGlenelg
7th minor premiership
Magarey MedallistJames Tsitas
Eagles (21 votes), Bryce Gibbs
South (21 votes)
Ken Farmer MedallistLiam McBean
Glenelg (51 goals)
Highest23,000 Grand Final - Eagles vs Glenelg at Adelaide Oval

The 2021 South Australian National Football League season (officially the SANFL Statewide Super League) was the 142nd season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the highest-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.[1] The season commenced on 1 April and concluded with the Grand Final on 3 October. It was contested by 10 clubs, an increase of two on the previous season, due to the return of the Adelaide and Port Adelaide reserves teams.[2]

Fixtures

Four matches were played on Good Friday for the first time in a blockbuster start to the 2021 SANFL Statewide Super League.[3]

Arch-rivals Norwood and Port Adelaide kicked the season off under lights in front of the Redlegs’ new Wolf Blass Community Centre at The Parade on Easter Thursday.

It loomed as a fascinating encounter before the remaining eight clubs collided on Friday April 2 in an historic occasion for the competition.

Reigning premier Woodville-West Torrens unfurled its 2020 premiership flag in front of its faithful against Sturt at Maughan Thiem Kia Oval while Glenelg hosted West Adelaide at ACH Group Stadium in the twilight timeslot of 4.10pm.

Central District defended its home turf against regular Good Friday combatant North Adelaide at X Convenience Oval while South Adelaide's star recruit Bryce Gibbs faced his former teammates against Adelaide at Flinders University Stadium.

Round 1

Round 1
Thursday 1 April (7:40 pm) Norwood 14.13 (97) def. Port Adelaide 7.10 (52) Coopers Stadium (crowd: 4,946) [4][5]
Friday 2 April (1:10 pm) South Adelaide 14.18 (102) def. Adelaide 6.5 (41) Flinders University Stadium (crowd: 2,170)
Friday 2 April (2:10 pm) Central District 15.9 (99) def. North Adelaide 14.6 (90) X Convenience Oval
Friday 2 April (2:35 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 13.16 (94) def. Sturt 7.6 (48) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval (crowd: 2,959)
Friday 2 April (4:10 pm) Glenelg 13.11 (89) def. West Adelaide 11.12 (78) ACH Group Stadium (crowd: 3,606)

Round 2

Round 2
Saturday 10 April (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 9.12 (66) def. by South Adelaide 11.11 (77) Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,839) [6][7]
Saturday 10 April (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 8.16 (64) def. Central District 7.5 (47) Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,568)
Saturday 10 April (3:05 pm) Sturt 6.9 (45) def. by Norwood 10.6 (66) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,902)
Saturday 10 April (4:10 pm) Glenelg 13.13 (91) def. Woodville-West Torrens 9.8 (62) ACH Group Stadium (crowd: 2,056)
Saturday 10 April (4:10 pm) West Adelaide 11.10 (76) def. by Adelaide 12.10 (82) Hisense Stadium (crowd: 1,085)

Round 3

Round 3
Friday 16 April (7:40 pm) Norwood 2.7 (19) def. by North Adelaide 16.15 (111) Coopers Stadium (crowd: 3,479) [8]
Saturday 17 April (2:40 pm) South Adelaide 12.9 (81) def. Port Adelaide 10.12 (72) Flinders University Stadium (crowd: 1,471)
Saturday 17 April (2:40 pm) Sturt 12.21 (93) def. West Adelaide 6.7 (43) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,629)
Saturday 17 April (2:40 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 24.11 (155) def. Adelaide 11.6 (72) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval (crowd: 1,673)
Saturday 17 April (2:40 pm) Central District 5.12 (42) def. by Glenelg 10.16 (76) X Convenience Oval (crowd: 1,545)

Round 4

Round 4
Friday 23 April (7:40 pm) West Adelaide 9.8 (62) def. Norwood 6.8 (44) Hisense Stadium [9]
Saturday 24 April (2:10 pm) Central District 12.8 (80) def. by Adelaide 16.7 (103) X Convenience Oval
Saturday 24 April (3:05 pm) South Adelaide 11.15 (81) def. Sturt 6.6 (42) Flinders University Stadium
Saturday 24 April (6:30 pm) Glenelg 12.11 (83) def. Port Adelaide 10.13 (73) ACH Group Stadium
Sunday 25 April (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 9.7 (61) def. North Adelaide 9.4 (58) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval

Round 5

Round 5
Friday 30 April (7:40 pm) Norwood 7.9 (51) def. South Adelaide 6.6 (42) Coopers Stadium [10]
Saturday 1 May (1:10 pm) North Adelaide 10.9 (69) def. by Glenelg 15.10 (100) Prospect Oval
Saturday 1 May (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 13.7 (85) def. Central District 8.13 (61) Hisense Stadium
Sunday 2 May (12:10 pm) Sturt 12.12 (84) def. Adelaide 13.5 (83) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,339)
Sunday 2 May (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 16.11 (107) def. Woodville-West Torrens 7.5 (47) Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,927)

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) Central District 7.10 (52) def. by Norwood 13.6 (84) X Convenience Oval (crowd: 1,411) [11]
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 13.13 (91) def. by South Adelaide 15.9 (99) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval
Saturday 8 May (4:05 pm) Port Adelaide 13.9 (87) def. Adelaide 10.13 (73) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 1,582)
Sunday 9 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 19.7 (121) def. West Adelaide 8.5 (53) Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,352)
Sunday 9 May (2:10 pm) Glenelg 11.8 (74) def. Sturt 10.10 (70) ACH Group Stadium (crowd: 2,415)

State Game

2021 State Game
Saturday 15 May (3:35 pm) SANFL 20.10 (130) def. WAFL 11.11 (77) Adelaide Oval [12]

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday 22 May (2:30 pm) Port Adelaide 13.8 (86) def. North Adelaide 11.12 (78) Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,885) [13]
Saturday 22 May (1:10 pm) Sturt 11.9 (75) def. by Central District 12.13 (85) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,468)
Saturday 22 May (1:10 pm) West Adelaide 5.4 (34) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 21.8 (134) Hisense Stadium (crowd: 1,267)
Saturday 22 May (1:35 pm) Norwood 12.20 (92) def. Adelaide 6.8 (44) Coopers Stadium (crowd: 1,929)
Sunday 23 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 9.8 (62) def. by Glenelg 15.12 (102) Flinders University Stadium (crowd: 2,473)

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday 29 May (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 12.16 (88) def. Norwood 5.11 (41) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval (crowd: 2,016) [14]
Saturday 29 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 17.10 (112) def. Central District 12.13 (85) Flinders University Stadium (crowd: 1,215)
Saturday 29 May (2:35 pm) Port Adelaide 12.9 (81) def. West Adelaide 8.4 (52) Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,410)
Saturday 29 May (2:10 pm) Glenelg 20.14 (134) def. Adelaide 6.9 (45) ACH Group Stadium (crowd: 2,706)
Sunday 30 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 7.10 (52) def. Sturt 7.7 (49) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,080)

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday 5 June (1:35 pm) North Adelaide 13.7 (85) def. Adelaide 6.9 (45) Prospect Oval [15]
Saturday 5 June (2:10 pm) Central District 7.15 (47) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 11.10 (76) X Convenience Oval
Saturday 5 June (2:10 pm) Norwood 9.13 (67) def. by Glenelg 10.8 (68) Coopers Stadium
Saturday 5 June (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 11.12 (78) def. by South Adelaide 12.9 (81) Hisense Stadium
Bye
Port Adelaide, Sturt

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday 12 June (2:35 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 17.7 (109) def. Port Adelaide 6.5 (41) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval (crowd: 2,482) [16]
Sunday 13 June (2:35 pm) Sturt 12.8 (80) def. by Adelaide 14.6 (90) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,762)
Monday 14 June (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 9.12 (66) def. by Norwood 11.9 (75) Flinders University Stadium (crowd: 2,163)
Monday 14 June (2:10 pm) Glenelg 16.9 (105) def. North Adelaide 12.10 (82) ACH Group Stadium (crowd: 3,920)
Bye
Central District, West Adelaide

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday 19 June (1:35 pm) Central District 10.10 (70) def. West Adelaide 7.10 (52) X Convenience Oval (crowd: 1,300) [17]
Sunday 20 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) def. by Sturt 14.7 (91) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,180)
Bye
Adelaide, Glenelg, North Adelaide, Norwood, South Adelaide, Woodville-West Torrens

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday 26 June (1:25 pm) North Adelaide 18.12 (120) def. Port Adelaide 6.8 (44) Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,516) [18]
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) Sturt 8.7 (55) def. South Adelaide 5.14 (44) Unley Oval (crowd: 1,960)
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) Norwood 10.12 (72) def. Central District 5.12 (42) Coopers Stadium (crowd: 1,977)
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 9.4 (58) def. by Adelaide 14.10 (94) Hisense Stadium (crowd: 930)
Sunday 27 June (1:05 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 8.8 (56) def. by Glenelg 6.7 (75) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval

Round 13

Round 13
Friday 2 July (7:40 pm) Norwood 3.7 (25) def. by Sturt 7.6 (48) Coopers Stadium [19]
Saturday 3 July (1:10 pm) West Adelaide 7.7 (49) def. by North Adelaide 13.15 (93) Hisense Stadium (crowd: 1,179)
Saturday 3 July (1:10 pm) Glenelg 17.8 (110) def. Adelaide 14.11 (95) ACH Group Stadium (crowd: 2,059)
Saturday 3 July (1:35 pm) South Adelaide 6.9 (45) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 13.3 (81) Flinders University Stadium (crowd: 1,152)
Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm) Central District 6.12 (48) def. by Port Adelaide 9.3 (57) X Convenience Oval (crowd: 1,687)

Round 14

Round 14
Saturday 10 July (2:10 pm) Sturt 10.5 (65) def. by Glenelg 14.11 (95) Unley Oval (crowd: 3,009) [20]
Saturday 10 July (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 21.5 (131) def. Central District 13.5 (83) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,012)
Saturday 10 July (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 9.21 (75) def. West Adelaide 8.8 (56) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval (crowd: 1,758)
Saturday 10 July (2:30 pm) South Adelaide 12.15 (87) def. Adelaide 7.7 (70) Victor Harbor Oval (crowd: 2,981)
Saturday 10 July (2:35 pm) Port Adelaide 9.6 (60) def. by Norwood 14.12 (96) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,096)

Round 15

Round 15
Saturday 17 July (1:35 pm) Glenelg 10.13 (73) def. South Adelaide 8.7 (55) ACH Group Stadium (crowd: 1,953) [21]
Saturday 17 July (2:10 pm) Central District 3.5 (23) def. by Sturt 5.6 (36) X Convenience Oval (crowd: 1,255)
Saturday 17 July (2:10 pm) Norwood 7.3 (45) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 11.15 (81) Coopers Stadium (crowd: 1,746)
Saturday 17 July (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 14.11 (95) def. Adelaide 6.5 (41) Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,449)
Sunday 18 July (1:10 pm) West Adelaide 11.5 (71) def. by Port Adelaide 13.6 (84) Hisense Stadium (crowd: 1,346)

Round 16

Round 16
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 0.6 (6) def. by Sturt 11.16 (82) Hisense Stadium (crowd: 1,194) [22][23]
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) Central District 7.4 (46) def. by South Adelaide 14.14 (98) X Convenience Oval (crowd: 920)
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) Glenelg 11.9 (75) def. Norwood 8.17 (65) ACH Group Stadium (crowd: 1,876)
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 10.7 (67) def. Woodville-West Torrens 7.7 (49) Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,425)
Saturday 7 August (3:30 pm) Adelaide 13.4 (82) def. Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) Adelaide Oval

Round 17

Round 17
Friday 13 August (7:40 pm) Norwood 9.15 (69) def. West Adelaide 6.4 (40) Coopers Stadium [26] [27]
Saturday 14 August (2:10 pm) Glenelg 18.13 (121) def. Central District 10.7 (67) ACH Group Stadium (crowd: 2,433)
Saturday 14 August (2:30 pm) Sturt 14.12 (96) def. Port Adelaide 10.12 (72) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,151)
Saturday 14 August (2:35 pm) South Adelaide 8.6 (54) def. by North Adelaide 17.10 (112) Flinders University Stadium (crowd: 1,265)
Sunday 15 August (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 17.13 (115) def. Adelaide 8.2 (50) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 3,899)

Round 18

Round 18 (Split Round)
Saturday 21 August (2:05 pm) Port Adelaide 15.7 (97) def. South Adelaide 13.6 (84) Alberton Oval [28] [29]
Saturday 21 August (2:10 pm) Central District 11.9 (75) def. Adelaide 6.6 (42) X Convenience Oval
Friday 27 August (7:40 pm) West Adelaide 9.8 (62) def. by Glenelg 15.8 (98) Hisense Stadium
Saturday 28 August (2:10 pm) Sturt 9.8 (62) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 11.6 (72) Unley Oval (crowd: 2,298)
Saturday 28 August (2:30 pm) North Adelaide 10.13 (73) def. by Norwood 13.7 (85) Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,675)

Round 19

Round 19
Saturday 4 September (1:10 pm) Norwood 14.11 (95) def. Adelaide 7.10 (52) Coopers Stadium (crowd: 2,166) [30] [31]
Friday 4 September (2:10 am) Port Adelaide 11.8 (74) def. Glenelg 5.8 (38) Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,370)
Saturday 4 September (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 12.17 (89) def. West Adelaide 7.4 (46) Flinders University Stadium (crowd: 1,699)
Saturday 4 September (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 19.8 (122) def. Central District 2.6 (18) Maughan Thiem Kia Oval (crowd: 1,167)
Saturday 4 September (2:35 pm) Sturt 16.14 (110) def. North Adelaide 6.4 (40) Unley Oval (crowd: 1,917)

Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Glenelg 18 17 1 0 1607 1189 57.47 34 Finals series
2 Woodville-West Torrens (P) 18 13 5 0 1568 1056 59.76 26
3 Norwood 18 11 7 0 1188 1101 51.90 22
4 North Adelaide 18 10 8 0 1543 1209 56.07 20
5 South Adelaide 18 10 8 0 1359 1283 51.44 20
6 Sturt 18 9 9 0 1231 1095 52.92 18
7 Port Adelaide 18 9 9 0 1270 1393 47.69 18
8 Adelaide 18 5 13 0 1204 1679 41.76 10
9 Central District 18 4 14 0 1070 1496 41.70 8
10 West Adelaide 18 2 16 0 1001 1540 39.39 4
Source: sanfl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Elimination Final
Sunday 12th September (12:15 pm) North Adelaide 8.10 (58) def. by South Adelaide 15.11 (101) Adelaide Oval [32]
Qualifying Final
Sunday 12th September (3:15 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 8.9 (57) def. Norwood 7.8 (50) Adelaide Oval [33]

Semi-finals

First Semi-final
Saturday 18th September (3:15 pm) Norwood 10.4 (64) def. by South Adelaide 12.11 (83) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 10,104) [34]
Second Semi-final
Saturday 18th September (7:15 pm) Glenelg 13.4 (82) def. by Woodville-West Torrens 13.8 (86) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 10,104) [35]

Preliminary final

Preliminary Final
Friday 24th September (7:15 pm) Glenelg 11.11 (77) def. South Adelaide 6.13 (49) Adelaide Oval [36]

Grand Final

Grand Final
Sunday 3rd October (3:30 pm) Woodville-West Torrens 15.9 (99) def. Glenelg 4.8 (32) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 22,956)

Awards

Club best and fairest

ClubAwardPlayerRef.
AdelaideState League Club ChampionKieran Strachan[37]
Central DistrictNorm Russell MedalJarrod Schiller
GlenelgJohn H. Ellers TrophyMatthew Snook & Luke Partington
North AdelaideBarrie Robran Club ChampionCampbell Combe
NorwoodMichael Taylor MedalNikolaus Rokahr
Port AdelaideA.R. McLean MedalSam Hayes
South AdelaideKnuckey CupBryce Gibbs
SturtP. T. Morton MedalCasey Voss
West AdelaideNeil Kerley MedalLogan Hill & Thomas Keough
Woodville-West TorrensPerce Johns MedalJames Tsitas


See also

References

  1. ↑ "australianfootball.com / 2021 SANFL Premiership Season".
  2. ↑ "Port Adelaide and Adelaide Crows return to SANFL competition in 2021". 7News Adelaide. Facebook. 24 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "2021 Statewide Super League Fixture".
  4. ↑ "Round 1 results and crowds". australianfootball.com.
  5. ↑ "Round 1 results". sanfl.com.au.
  6. ↑ "Round 2 results". australianfootball.com.
  7. ↑ "Round 2 results". sanfl.com.au.
  8. ↑ "Round 3 results". sanfl.com.au.
  9. ↑ "Round 4 results". Australian Football.
  10. ↑ "Round 5 results". Australian Football.
  11. ↑ "Round 6 results". Australian Football.
  12. ↑ "State Game 2021 Match Report". wafootball.com.au.
  13. ↑ "Round 7 results". Australian Football.
  14. ↑ "Round 8 results". Australian Football.
  15. ↑ "Round 9 results". Australian Football.
  16. ↑ "Round 10 results". Australian Football.
  17. ↑ "Round 11 results". Australian Football.
  18. ↑ "Round 12 results". Australian Football.
  19. ↑ "Round 13 results". Australian Football.
  20. ↑ "Round 14 results". Australian Football.
  21. ↑ "Round 15 results". Australian Football.
  22. ↑ "Round 16 results". Australian Football.
  23. ↑ "Round 16 results". SANFL Matches.
  24. ↑ "SANFL updated fixtures for 2021 season". sanfl.com.au.
  25. ↑ Patrick Goldsmith (10 August 2021). "OPINION: The time is now to rally around SANFL strugglers West Adelaide". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  26. ↑ "Round 17 results". Australian Football.
  27. ↑ "Round 17 results". SANFL Matches.
  28. ↑ "Round 18 results". Australian Football.
  29. ↑ "Round 18 results". SANFL Matches.
  30. ↑ "Round 19 results". Australian Football.
  31. ↑ "Round 19 results". SANFL Matches.
  32. ↑ "2021 Elimination Final Match Report". sanfl.com.au.
  33. ↑ "2021 Qualifying Final Match Report". sanfl.com.au.
  34. ↑ "2021 First Semi-final Match Report". sanfl.com.au.
  35. ↑ "2021 Second Semi-final Match Report". sanfl.com.au.
  36. ↑ "2021 Preliminary Final Match Report". sanfl.com.au.
  37. ↑ "2021 SANFL Club Champions". SANFL. 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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