List of SANFL Women's League premiers
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
The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.
Premierships by team
This 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 | 6 | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2024, 2025 | 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 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2025 | — |
Table correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Premiership frequency
| 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 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 50.00% | 2.00 | 1.33 |
| North Adelaide | 2017–present | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22.22% | 4.50 | 2.25 |
| Central District | 2019–present | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14.29% | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| Norwood | 2017–present | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11.11% | 9.00 | 3.00 |
| Glenelg | 2017–present | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11.11% | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| West Adelaide | 2017–present | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 9.00 |
| Sturt | 2018–present | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 8.00 |
| Woodville-West Torrens | 2019–present | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | — | 7.00 |
Table correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Premiership droughts
The 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 | 9 | 2017+ | 2021 |
| Sturt | 8 | 2018+ | 2022 |
| Norwood | 7 | 2018 | 2024 |
| Woodville-West Torrens | 7 | 2019+ | 2025 |
| Glenelg | 4 | 2021 | |
| North Adelaide | 3 | 2022 | |
| Central District | 2 | 2023 | |
| South Adelaide | 0 | 2025 |
Table correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Development League premiers
In 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. North Adelaide finished the season on top of the ladder and are regarded as premiers in official league documents. | [11][12] | ||||
| 2023 | South Adelaide | Norwood | 3.7 (25) d. 3.0 (18) | Norwood Oval | 22 April 2023 | [13][14] |
| 2024 | South Adelaide | Glenelg | 3.3 (21) d. 1.3 (9) | Hickinbotham Oval | 27 April 2024 | [15] |
| 2025 | Glenelg | South Adelaide | 6.7 (43) d. 3.4 (22) | Glenelg Oval | 27 April 2025 | [16] |
References
- ^ "Late blast gives Redlegs victory in inaugural SANFL women's grand final". Adelaide Now. 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Panthers reign as women's champions in first season". Adelaide Now. 26 April 2018.
- ^ "SANFLW stats". sportstg.
- ^ "South wins back-to-back flags". sanfl.com.au. 26 May 2019.
- ^ "North Adelaide win first Statewide Super Women's League flag". sanfl.com.au. 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Brilliant Bays win Statewide Super Women's League Grand Final". sanfl.com.au. 5 June 2021.
- ^ Milbank, Zac (29 May 2022). "North Adelaide win 2022 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Milbank, Zac (11 June 2022). "Central District win 2023 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ Partland, Warren (6 July 2024). "South Adelaide win 2024 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Milbank, Zac (27 July 2025). "South Adelaide win 2025 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "2022 SANFLW Development League results". Australian Football.
- ^ "2025 Hosplus SANFLW Stats Guide" (PDF). sanfl.com.au.
See page 4 of the guide.
- ^ "2023 SANFL Women's Development League grand final score". Australian Football.
- ^ "SANFLW Development League Grand Final match report". norwoodfc.com.au. 22 April 2023.
- ^ Milbank, Zac (27 April 2024). "South win 2024 SANFLW Development League Grand Final". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Glenelg wins 2025 Hostplus SANFLW Development League Grand Final". sanfl.com.au. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.