# 2023 SANFL Women's League season

The 2023 SANFL Women's League season was the seventh season of the SANFL Women's League (SANFLW). The season commenced on 17 February and concluded with the Grand Final on 11 June. The competition was contested by eight clubs, all of whom are affiliated with clubs from the men's South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Central District won their first women's league premiership, defeating South Adelaide by three points.

## Clubs

| Club | Location | Home ground | Capacity |
| Central District | Elizabeth | X Convenience Oval | 18,000 |
| Glenelg | Glenelg | Stratarama Stadium | 15,000 |
| North Adelaide | Prospect | Prospect Oval | 2,000 |
| Norwood | Norwood | Coopers Stadium | 10,000 |
| South Adelaide | Noarlunga Downs | Magain Stadium | 12,000 |
| Sturt | Unley | Unley Oval | 10,000 |
| West Adelaide | Richmond | Hisense Stadium | 9,000 |
| Woodville-West Torrens | Woodville South | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval | 15,000 |

## Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Adelaide | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 328 | 295 | 52.65 | 20 | Finals series |
| 2 | Central District | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 495 | 414 | 54.46 | 18 | Finals series |
| 3 | Norwood | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 462 | 338 | 57.75 | 14 | Finals series |
| 4 | Sturt | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 460 | 388 | 54.25 | 12 | Finals series |
| 5 | Glenelg | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 358 | 390 | 47.86 | 12 | |
| 6 | North Adelaide | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 452 | 444 | 50.45 | 8 | |
| 7 | Woodville-West Torrens | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 326 | 451 | 41.96 | 7 | |
| 8 | West Adelaide | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 288 | 449 | 39.08 | 5 | |

## Finals series
### First semi-final

| | First Semi Final | First Semi Final | First Semi Final | | |
| Sunday 28 May (2:10 pm) | Norwood 4.3 (27) | def. | Sturt 2.9 (21) | Flinders University Stadium | Report |

### Second semi-final

| | Second Semi Final | Second Semi Final | Second Semi Final | | |
| Sunday 28 May (12:00 pm) | South Adelaide 4.4 (28) | def. | Central District 2.5 (17) | Flinders University Stadium | Report |

### Preliminary final

| | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | | |
| Sunday 4 June (12:00 pm) | Central District 9.8 (62) | def. | Norwood 3.4 (22) | X Convenience Oval | Report |

### Grand Final

| | 2023 SANFLW Grand Final | 2023 SANFLW Grand Final | 2023 SANFLW Grand Final | | |
| Sunday 11 June (2:15 pm) | South Adelaide | def. by | Central District | Prospect Oval (crowd: 3228) | Report |
| | 1.3 (9) 3.3 (21) 3.4 (22) 4.4 (28) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.1 (1) 1.1 (7) 2.6 (18) 4.7 (31) | Umpires: Smith, Abbott, Scott Best on ground: Shelby Smith (Central District) Television broadcast: Seven Network | Umpires: Smith, Abbott, Scott Best on ground: Shelby Smith (Central District) Television broadcast: Seven Network |
| Northcott 2, Anderson, Hooper | Northcott 2, Anderson, Hooper | Goals | Evans, Huynh, Riggs, Teague | Evans, Huynh, Riggs, Teague |
| Moon, Couch, Boileau, Northcott, Pratt | Moon, Couch, Boileau, Northcott, Pratt | Best | Smith, Teague, Wendland, Riggs, Rosenzweig | Smith, Teague, Wendland, Riggs, Rosenzweig |
| A goal from Caitlen Teague in the last minute of the match gave Central District a three-point victory for the club's first SANFL Women's premiership. ||||||

## Awards

* SANFL Women's Best and Fairest
       Piper Window – 19 votes (Glenelg)
* Coaches Award
       Piper Window – 57 votes (Glenelg)
* Leading Goal Kicker Award
       Katelyn Rosenzweig – 21 goals (Central District)
* Leadership Award
       Kate Harris (Sturt)
* Maccas Moment Award
       Lily Baxter (South Adelaide)
* Development League Premiers
       South Adelaide
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