# 2022 SANFL season

The 2022 South Australian National Football League season (officially the SANFL Hostplus League) was the 143rd season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the highest-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season commenced on 1 April and concluded with the Grand Final on 18 September.

## Premiership Season
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Friday 1 April (4:10 pm) | Adelaide 18.15 (123) | def. | Port Adelaide 8.13 (61) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday 2 April (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 13.7 (85) | def. | Central District 12.8 (80) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Saturday 2 April (3:10 pm) | Glenelg 11.10 (76) | def. | Norwood 8.13 (61) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 2 April (4:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 9.12 (66) | def. by | North Adelaide 13.10 (88) | Woodville Oval |
| Saturday 2 April (7:40 pm) | West Adelaide 6.8 (44) | def. by | Sturt 12.15 (87) | Richmond Oval |

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Friday 8 April (7:40 pm) | Norwood 11.15 (81) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 12.11 (83) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 9 April (2:10 pm) | Central District 13.15 (93) | def. | West Adelaide 11.7 (73) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 9 April (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 11.12 (78) | def. by | Adelaide 17.14 (116) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 9 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt 11.9 (75) | def. by | Glenelg 12.11 (83) | Unley Oval |
| Saturday 9 April (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 14.17 (101) | def. by | South Adelaide 17.9 (111) | Alberton Oval |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Friday 15 April (1:10 pm) | South Adelaide 9.13 (67) | def. by | Sturt 13.7 (85) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Friday 15 April (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 16.14 (110) | def. | Central District 10.7 (67) | Prospect Oval |
| Friday 15 April (4:10 pm) | Glenelg 15.12 (102) | def. | Adelaide 13.9 (87) | Glenelg Oval |
| Friday 15 April (4:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 8.15 (63) | def. | West Adelaide 7.8 (50) | Woodville Oval |
| Friday 15 April (7:35 pm) | Norwood 11.9 (75) | def. | Port Adelaide 8.11 (59) | Norwood Oval |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Saturday 23 April (1:10 pm) | North Adelaide 8.11 (59) | def. | South Adelaide 6.12 (48) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 23 April (2:10 pm) | Central District 11.10 (76) | def. by | Adelaide 14.17 (101) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Sunday 24 April (2:05 pm) | Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) | def. by | Sturt 9.9 (63) | Alberton Oval |
| Sunday 24 April (2:10 pm) | Norwood 19.13 (127) | def. | West Adelaide 9.5 (59) | Centenary Oval |
| Monday 25 April (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 12.7 (79) | def. by | Glenelg 13.6 (84) | Woodville Oval |

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday 30 April (2:10 pm) | Central District 5.8 (38) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 13.10 (88) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 30 April (4:55 pm) | West Adelaide 5.5 (35) | def. by | North Adelaide 15.15 (105) | Richmond Oval |
| Sunday 1 May (1:05 pm) | South Adelaide 11.5 (71) | def. by | Adelaide 12.10 (82) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Sunday 1 May (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 9.12 (66) | def. by | Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) | Glenelg Oval |
| Sunday 1 May (2:10 pm) | Sturt 12.9 (81) | def. | Norwood 7.11 (53) | Unley Oval |

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday 7 May (1:10 pm) | West Adelaide 11.5 (71) | def. by | Adelaide 19.11 (125) | Richmond Oval |
| Saturday 7 May (2:05 pm) | Norwood 7.9 (51) | def. by | South Adelaide 8.9 (57) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 7 May (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 7.5 (47) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 11.7 (73) | Alberton Oval |
| Sunday 8 May (1:10 pm) | North Adelaide 15.7 (97) | def. | Glenelg 14.11 (95) | Prospect Oval |
| Sunday 8 May (2:10 pm) | Sturt 20.15 (135) | def. | Central District 5.7 (37) | Unley Oval |

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Friday 20 May (7:40 pm) | Norwood 10.14 (74) | def. | Central District 8.5 (53) | Norwood Oval |
| Friday 20 May (7:40 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 11.7 (73) | def. by | Adelaide 15.16 (106) | Woodville Oval |
| Saturday 21 May (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 12.19 (91) | def. | South Adelaide 8.9 (57) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 21 May (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 17.8 (110) | def. | Sturt 10.4 (64) | Prospect Oval |
| Sunday 22 May (2:05 pm) | West Adelaide 12.9 (81) | def. by | Port Adelaide 15.15 (105) | Loxton Oval |

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Friday 27 May (7:40 pm) | Norwood 10.7 (67) | def. | Adelaide 9.8 (62) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 28 May (1:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 5.11 (41) | def. by | North Adelaide 12.16 (88) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 28 May (2:10 pm) | Central District 3.7 (25) | def. by | Glenelg 8.9 (57) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 28 May (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 13.11 (89) | def. | West Adelaide 8.11 (59) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Saturday 28 May (2:10 pm) | Sturt 6.10 (46) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 14.11 (95) | Unley Oval |

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Saturday 4 June (1:05 pm) | Glenelg 15.5 (95) | def. | West Adelaide 13.12 (90) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 4 June (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 9.9 (63) | def. | Norwood 7.10 (52) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 4 June (4:30 pm) | Sturt 11.10 (76) | def. | Adelaide 8.7 (55) | Adelaide Oval |
| Sunday 5 June (2:35 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 4.4 (28) | def. | South Adelaide 3.9 (27) | Woodville Oval |
| Byes: Central District, Port Adelaide ||||||

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday 11 June (2:35 pm) | Central District 8.9 (57) | def. by | Port Adelaide 11.8 (74) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Monday 13 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 15.11 (101) | def. | Sturt 4.10 (34) | Glenelg Oval |
| Monday 13 June (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 8.12 (60) | def. | North Adelaide 8.10 (58) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Byes: Adelaide, Norwood, West Adelaide, Woodville-West Torrens ||||||

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday 18 June (1:05 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 5.13 (43) | def. by | Central District 11.12 (78) | Woodville Oval |
| Saturday 18 June (1:10 pm) | West Adelaide 9.12 (66) | def. by | Adelaide 15.12 (102) | Richmond Oval |
| Sunday 19 June (1:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 11.10 (76) | def. by | Norwood 15.4 (94) | Alberton Oval |
| Byes: Glenelg, North Adelaide, South Adelaide, Sturt ||||||

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Saturday 25 June (1:10 pm) | South Adelaide 7.6 (48) | def. by | Adelaide 15.17 (107) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Saturday 25 June (2:10 pm) | Central District 12.7 (79) | def. by | North Adelaide 18.9 (117) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 25 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 4.13 (37) | def. by | Glenelg 11.10 (76) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 25 June (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 11.10 (76) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 15.6 (96) | Richmond Oval |
| Saturday 25 June (2:35 pm) | Norwood 11.10 (76) | def. | Sturt 7.8 (50) | Norwood Oval |

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday 2 July (1:10 pm) | Glenelg 8.4 (52) | def. by | Adelaide 19.12 (126) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 2 July (2:10 pm) | Central District 10.6 (66) | def. | South Adelaide 10.5 (65) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 2 July (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 20.16 (136) | def. | Port Adelaide 1.4 (10) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 2 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 11.9 (75) | def. | West Adelaide 4.11 (35) | Unley Oval |
| Sunday 3 July (2:05 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 10.6 (66) | def. by | Norwood 13.12 (90) | Woodville Oval |

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Saturday 9 July (1:10 pm) | West Adelaide 7.12 (54) | def. by | Central District 12.11 (83) | Richmond Oval |
| Saturday 9 July (2:05 pm) | South Adelaide 10.10 (70) | def. | Glenelg 3.7 (25) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Saturday 9 July (2:10 pm) | Norwood 17.8 (110) | def. | North Adelaide 11.8 (74) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 9 July (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 13.11 (89) | def. | Port Adelaide 4.5 (29) | Woodville Oval |
| Sunday 10 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 13.4 (82) | def. | Adelaide 11.5 (71) | Unley Oval |

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Saturday 16 July (1:05 pm) | Glenelg 13.8 (86) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 9.7 (61) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 16 July (2:10 pm) | Central District 6.16 (52) | def. by | Sturt 8.8 (56) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 16 July (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 7.12 (54) | def. by | West Adelaide 12.9 (81) | Richmond Oval |
| Saturday 16 July (4:00 pm) | North Adelaide 6.12 (48) | def. by | Adelaide 10.15 (75) | Bennett Oval |
| Sunday 17 July (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 6.8 (44) | def. by | Norwood 6.11 (47) | Hickinbotham Oval |

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | |
| Saturday 23 July (1:10 pm) | Norwood 8.17 (65) | def. | Adelaide 7.11 (53) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 23 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 7.7 (49) | def. by | South Adelaide 8.7 (55) | Unley Oval |
| Saturday 23 July (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 8.9 (57) | def. by | Glenelg 9.12 (66) | Richmond Oval |
| Saturday 23 July (7:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 11.8 (74) | def. | Central District 7.9 (51) | Woodville Oval |
| Sunday 24 July (2:05 pm) | North Adelaide 16.14 (110) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 9.8 (62) | Prospect Oval |

### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | |
| Saturday 6 August (1:35 pm) | Central District 6.11 (47) | def. by | Norwood 7.6 (48) | Elizabeth Oval |
| Saturday 6 August (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 7.15 (57) | def. by | North Adelaide 16.12 (108) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 6 August (2:10 pm) | Sturt 13.7 (85) | def. | Port Adelaide 7.12 (54) | Unley Oval |
| Saturday 6 August (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 10.8 (68) | def. | South Adelaide 8.15 (63) | Richmond Oval |
| Sunday 7 August (2:30 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 10.16 (76) | def. by | Adelaide 17.14 (116) | Woodville Oval |

### Round 18

| | Round 18 | Round 18 | Round 18 | |
| Friday 12 August (7:40 pm) | Norwood 7.7 (49) | def. | Glenelg 6.6 (42) | Norwood Oval |
| Saturday 13 August (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 11.7 (73) | def. | West Adelaide 10.7 (67) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 13 August (5:00 pm) | Central District 8.10 (58) | def. by | Adelaide 17.11 (113) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday 13 August (6:30 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 6.7 (43) | def. | Sturt 4.12 (36) | Woodville Oval |
| Sunday 14 August (1:35 pm) | South Adelaide 10.9 (69) | def. | Port Adelaide 9.6 (60) | Hickinbotham Oval |

### Round 19

| | Round 19 | Round 19 | Round 19 | |
| Saturday 20 August (1:10 pm) | West Adelaide 8.9 (57) | def. | Norwood 7.14 (56) | Richmond Oval |
| Saturday 20 August (2:05 pm) | South Adelaide 9.18 (72) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 7.9 (51) | Hickinbotham Oval |
| Saturday 20 August (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 12.8 (80) | def. | Central District 11.12 (78) | Glenelg Oval |
| Saturday 20 August (2:10 pm) | Sturt 11.11 (77) | def. | North Adelaide 8.7 (55) | Unley Oval |
| Saturday 20 August (3:20 pm) | Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) | def. | Adelaide 10.12 (72) | Adelaide Oval |

## Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Adelaide | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1577 | 1181 | 57.18 | 26 | Finals series |
| 2 | Adelaide | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1692 | 1245 | 57.61 | 24 | Finals series |
| 3 | Norwood (P) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1276 | 1102 | 53.66 | 24 | Finals series |
| 4 | Glenelg | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1334 | 1260 | 51.43 | 24 | Finals series |
| 5 | Sturt | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1256 | 1136 | 52.51 | 22 | Finals series |
| 6 | South Adelaide | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1158 | 1167 | 49.81 | 18 | |
| 7 | Woodville-West Torrens | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1235 | 1260 | 49.50 | 18 | |
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1076 | 1490 | 41.93 | 10 | |
| 9 | Central District | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1118 | 1447 | 43.59 | 8 | |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1123 | 1557 | 41.90 | 6 | |

## Finals series

| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | | 1 | North Adelaide | 15.8 (98) | | | | North Adelaide | 8.10 (58) |
| | | | | Adelaide | 13.10 (88) | | | | Norwood | Norwood | 8.11 (59) |
| 2 | Adelaide | 18.9 (117) | | | | Adelaide | Adelaide | 10.10 (70) | | | |
| 3 | Norwood | 9.8 (62) | | | | Norwood | Norwood | 12.9 (81) | | | |
| | | | Norwood | Norwood | 12.7 (79) | | | | | | |
| | | | Glenelg | Glenelg | 7.9 (51) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Glenelg | 8.13 (61) | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sturt | 6.9 (45) | | | | | | | | | |

### Qualifying and Elimination Finals

| | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | |
| Sunday August 28 (12:15 pm) | Glenelg 8.13 (61) | def. | Sturt 6.9 (45) | Adelaide Oval |
| | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | |
| Sunday August 28 (3:15 pm) | Adelaide 18.9 (117) | def. | Norwood 9.8 (62) | Adelaide Oval |

### Semi-finals

| | First Semi-final | First Semi-final | First Semi-final | |
| Sunday September 4 (12:15 pm) | Norwood 12.7 (79) | def. | Glenelg 7.9 (51) | Adelaide Oval |
| | Second Semi-final | Second Semi-final | Second Semi-final | |
| Sunday September 4 (3:15 pm) | North Adelaide 15.8 (98) | def. | Adelaide 13.10 (88) | Adelaide Oval |

### Preliminary final

| | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | |
| Sunday September 11 (2:45 pm) | Adelaide 10.10 (70) | def. by | Norwood 12.9 (81) | Adelaide Oval |

### Grand Final

| | 2022 SANFL Grand Final | 2022 SANFL Grand Final | 2022 SANFL Grand Final | | |
| Sunday, 22 September (2:30 pm) | North Adelaide | def. by | Norwood | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 27,479) | |
| | 4.2 (26) 4.7 (31) 6.10 (46) 8.10 (58) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.3 (15) 3.6 (24) 5.9 (39) 8.11 (59) | Umpires: Bowen, Bryce, Scott Jack Oatey Medal: Harry Boyd Television broadcast: Seven Network | Umpires: Bowen, Bryce, Scott Jack Oatey Medal: Harry Boyd Television broadcast: Seven Network |
| Wilsdon 2, Young 2, Elbrow, Lockyer, Minervini, Moore | Wilsdon 2, Young 2, Elbrow, Lockyer, Minervini, Moore | Goals | Panos 2, Carroll, Hamilton, Jarvis, Lowe, McLean, Richards | Panos 2, Carroll, Hamilton, Jarvis, Lowe, McLean, Richards |

## Awards
### Club best and fairest

| Club | Award | Player |
| Adelaide | State League Club Champion | Kieran Strachan |
| Central District | Norm Russell Medal | Kyle Presbury & Travis Schiller |
| Glenelg | John H. Ellers Trophy | Max Proud |
| North Adelaide | Barrie Robran Club Champion | Campbell Combe |
| Norwood | Michael Taylor Medal | Harry Boyd |
| Port Adelaide | A.R. McLean Medal | Cam Sutcliffe |
| South Adelaide | Knuckey Cup | Joseph Haines |
| Sturt | P. T. Morton Medal | Casey Voss |
| West Adelaide | Neil Kerley Medal | Hamish Hartlett |
| Woodville-West Torrens | Perce Johns Medal | Riley Knight |