# 2023 SANFL season

The 2023 South Australian National Football League season (officially the SANFL Hostplus League) was the 144th season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the highest-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season commenced on 31 March and concluded with the Grand Final on 24 September.

## Premiership Season
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Friday 31 March (7:40 pm) | Norwood 6.9 (45) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 14.7 (91) | Coopers Stadium |
| Saturday 1 April (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 10.19 (79) | def. | West Adelaide 9.9 (63) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 1 April (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 10.12 (72) | def. | Central District 7.4 (46) | Flinders University Stadium |
| Saturday 1 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt 12.8 (80) | def. | Glenelg 7.7 (49) | Wigan Oval |
| Saturday 1 April (3:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 6.10 (46) | def. by | Adelaide 19.10 (124) | Adelaide Oval |

### Round 2

| | Round 2 (Easter Weekend) | Round 2 (Easter Weekend) | Round 2 (Easter Weekend) | |
| Thursday 6 April (7:40 pm) | Norwood 8.5 (53) | def. by | Sturt 16.10 (106) | Coopers Stadium |
| Friday 7 April (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 9.2 (56) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 6.9 (45) | Flinders University Stadium |
| Friday 7 April (2:10 pm) | Central District 9.13 (67) | def. | North Adelaide 5.10 (40) | X Convenience Oval |
| Friday 7 April (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 9.6 (60) | def. by | Adelaide 13.15 (93) | Hisense Stadium |
| Friday 7 April (4:40 pm) | Glenelg 10.10 (70) | def. | Port Adelaide 7.11 (53) | Stratarama Stadium |

### Round 3

| | Round 3 (ANZAC Round) | Round 3 (ANZAC Round) | Round 3 (ANZAC Round) | |
| Saturday 22 April (1:10 pm) | Central District 13.7 (85) | def. | Adelaide 11.15 (81) | X Convenience Oval |
| Sunday 23 April (2:10 pm) | Sturt 16.12 (108) | def. | Port Adelaide 10.10 (70) | Wigan Oval |
| Sunday 23 April (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 14.12 (96) | def. | South Adelaide 11.8 (74) | Hisense Stadium |
| Monday 24 April (7:40 pm) | Glenelg 15.10 (100) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 7.10 (52) | Stratarama Stadium |
| Tuesday 25 April (2:10 pm) | Norwood 5.10 (40) | def. by | North Adelaide 14.10 (94) | Coopers Stadium |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Saturday 29 April (2:30 pm) | Sturt 9.9 (63) | def. | Central District 9.6 (60) | Wigan Oval |
| Sunday 30 April (12:30 pm) | South Adelaide 7.8 (50) | def. by | Adelaide 19.20 (134) | Adelaide Oval |
| Sunday 30 April (1:10 pm) | North Adelaide 10.10 (70) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 7.12 (54) | Prospect Oval |
| Sunday 30 April (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 12.10 (82) | def. | Norwood 7.10 (52) | Stratarama Stadium |
| Sunday 30 April (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 10.8 (68) | def. by | Port Adelaide 12.13 (85) | Loxton Oval, Loxton |

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday 6 May (2:10 pm) | Central District 8.12 (60) | def. | West Adelaide 7.7 (49) | X Convenience Oval |
| Saturday 6 May (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 6.9 (45) | def. by | Glenelg 13.8 (86) | Flinders University Stadium |
| Saturday 6 May (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 5.11 (41) | def. by | Adelaide 13.10 (88) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 6 May (2:30 pm) | Port Adelaide 8.10 (58) | def. | Norwood 7.9 (51) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 6 May (4:40 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 10.5 (65) | def. by | Sturt 12.15 (87) | Woodville Oval |

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday 13 May (2:10 pm) | Norwood 8.14 (62) | def. by | West Adelaide 11.8 (74) | Centenary Oval, Port Lincoln |
| Saturday 13 May (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 10.7 (67) | def. | Central District 6.7 (43) | Woodville Oval |
| Saturday 13 May (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 16.14 (110) | def. | North Adelaide 8.5 (53) | Stratarama Stadium |
| Saturday 13 May (2:30 pm) | Sturt 10.6 (66) | def. | Adelaide 8.8 (56) | Wigan Oval |
| Sunday 14 May (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 15.12 (102) | def. | South Adelaide 11.8 (74) | Alberton Oval |

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Friday 26 May (7:40 pm) | Norwood 5.6 (36) | def. by | Adelaide 8.12 (60) | Coopers Stadium |
| Saturday 27 May (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 5.8 (38) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 14.10 (94) | Hisense Stadium |
| Saturday 27 May (2:10 pm) | Central District 6.8 (44) | def. by | Glenelg 8.5 (53) | X Convenience Oval |
| Saturday 27 May (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 15.10 (100) | def. | Port Adelaide 14.8 (92) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 27 May (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 7.7 (49) | def. by | Sturt 7.9 (51) | Flinders University Stadium |

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Saturday 3 June (2:10 pm) | Central District 8.8 (56) | def. | Norwood 7.9 (51) | X Convenience Oval |
| Saturday 3 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 12.10 (82) | def. | Adelaide 12.10 (80) | Stratarama Stadium |
| Sunday 4 June (2:10 pm) | Sturt 8.15 (63) | def. | West Adelaide 9.5 (59) | Wigan Oval |
| Sunday 4 June (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 8.11 (59) | def. by | Woodville-West Torrens 9.8 (62) | Alberton Oval |
| Sunday 4 June (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 7.9 (51) | def. by | South Adelaide 11.12 (78) | Prospect Oval |

### Round 9

| | Round 9 (King's Birthday) | Round 9 (King's Birthday) | Round 9 (King's Birthday) | |
| Saturday 10 June (12:35 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 11.6 (72) | def. by | Adelaide 13.17 (95) | Adelaide Oval |
| Saturday 10 June (1:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 13.14 (92) | def. | Central District 10.9 (69) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 10 June (1:10 pm) | West Adelaide 10.8 (68) | def. | North Adelaide 5.9 (39) | Hisense Stadium |
| Monday 12 June (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 8.8 (56) | def. by | Norwood 12.7 (79) | Flinders University Stadium |
| Monday 12 June (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 23.12 (150) | def. | Sturt 6.9 (45) | Stratarama Stadium |

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday 17 June (2:10 pm) | Central District 6.7 (43) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 4.2 (26) | X Convenience Oval |
| Sunday 18 June (2:10 pm) | Sturt 9.13 (67) | def. | North Adelaide 7.9 (51) | Wigan Oval |
| Sunday 18 June (2:10 pm) | Norwood 8.12 (60) | def. | Port Adelaide 8.5 (53) | Coopers Stadium |
| Saturday 24 June (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 7.7 (49) | def. by | Glenelg 12.14 (86) | Hisense Stadium |
| Saturday 24 June (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 6.5 (41) | def. by | Adelaide 11.12 (78) | Flinders University Stadium |

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday 1 July (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 13.14 (92) | def. | West Adelaide 12.10 (82) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 1 July (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 8.10 (58) | def. by | South Adelaide 11.10 (76) | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval |
| Sunday 2 July (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 18.12 (120) | def. | Central District 8.9 (57) | Stratarama Stadium |
| Sunday 2 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 3.12 (30) | def. by | Norwood 9.5 (59) | Wigan Oval |
| Sunday 2 July (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 10.6 (66) | def. | Adelaide 7.15 (57) | Prospect Oval |

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Saturday 8 July (12:40 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 8.4 (52) | def. by | Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval |
| Saturday 8 July (2:10 pm) | Norwood 7.15 (57) | def. by | Glenelg 13.9 (87) | Coopers Stadium |
| Saturday 8 July (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 3.12 (30) | def. by | North Adelaide 6.9 (45) | Flinders University Stadium |
| Saturday 8 July (2:30 pm) | West Adelaide 4.8 (32) | def. by | Sturt 5.8 (38) | Hisense Stadium |
| Saturday 8 July (2:30 pm) | Central District 5.6 (36) | def. by | Adelaide 15.14 (104) | Nuriootpa Oval, Nuriootpa |

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday 15 July (1:10 pm) | West Adelaide 12.9 (81) | def. by | Central District 13.14 (92) | Hisense Stadium |
| Saturday 15 July (1:10 pm) | Glenelg 11.15 (81) | def. by | Adelaide 15.11 (101) | Stratarama Stadium |
| Saturday 15 July (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 14.7 (91) | def. | North Adelaide 6.17 (53) | Alberton Oval |
| Saturday 15 July (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 9.9 (63) | def. | Norwood 7.10 (52) | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval |
| Sunday 16 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 17.5 (107) | def. | South Adelaide 11.7 (73) | Wigan Oval |

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Saturday 22 July (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 6.8 (44) | def. | West Adelaide 5.4 (34) | Stratarama Stadium |
| Saturday 22 July (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 6.12 (48) | def. | Norwood 5.10 (40) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 22 July (2:10 pm) | Central District 8.10 (58) | def. | South Adelaide 4.9 (33) | X Convenience Oval |
| Sunday 23 July (1:10 pm) | Port Adelaide 10.13 (73) | def. | Sturt 7.12 (54) | Alberton Oval |
| Sunday 23 July (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 6.6 (42) | def. by | Adelaide 17.9 (111) | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval |

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Saturday 29 July (2:10 pm) | Sturt 10.15 (75) | def. | Woodville-West Torrens 9.6 (60) | Wigan Oval |
| Saturday 29 July (3:30 pm) | Adelaide 14.8 (96) | def. | Port Adelaide 2.15 (27) | Adelaide Oval |
| Sunday 30 July (2:10 pm) | South Adelaide 8.11 (59) | def. | West Adelaide 6.1 (37) | Flinders University Stadium |
| Sunday 30 July (2:10 pm) | Norwood 9.10 (64) | def. | Central District 9.5 (59) | Coopers Stadium |
| Sunday 30 July (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 6.9 (45) | def. by | Glenelg 11.9 (75) | Prospect Oval |

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | |
| Saturday 12 August (2:10 pm) | Norwood 12.11 (83) | def. | South Adelaide 12.9 (81) | Coopers Stadium |
| Saturday 12 August (2:10 pm) | Central District 9.4 (58) | def. by | Sturt 8.14 (62) | X Convenience Oval |
| Saturday 12 August (4:40 pm) | Port Adelaide 8.9 (57) | def. by | Glenelg 9.12 (66) | Alberton Oval |
| Sunday 13 August (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 9.11 (65) | def. by | North Adelaide 12.8 (80) | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval |
| Sunday 13 August (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 8.10 (58) | def. by | Adelaide 15.6 (96) | Johnstone Park, Murray Bridge |

### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | |
| Saturday 19 August (1:10 pm) | South Adelaide 15.7 (97) | drew with | Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) | Flinders University Stadium |
| Saturday 19 August (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 8.10 (58) | def. by | Central District 8.12 (60) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 19 August (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 16.8 (104) | def. | Glenelg 12.8 (80) | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval |
| Saturday 19 August (2:10 pm) | West Adelaide 10.16 (76) | drew with | North Adelaide 11.10 (76) | Hisense Stadium |
| Saturday 19 August (2:10 pm) | Sturt 13.9 (87) | def. by | Adelaide 16.7 (103) | Wigan Oval |

### Round 18

| | Round 18 | Round 18 | Round 18 | |
| Saturday 26 August (2:10 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens 12.8 (80) | def. by | West Adelaide 13.8 (86) | Maughan Thiem Kia Oval |
| Saturday 26 August (2:10 pm) | Central District 14.7 (91) | def. | Port Adelaide 11.10 (76) | X Convenience Oval |
| Saturday 26 August (2:10 pm) | Glenelg 14.16 (100) | def. | South Adelaide 5.10 (40) | Stratarama Stadium |
| Saturday 26 August (2:10 pm) | North Adelaide 11.7 (73) | def. by | Sturt 15.10 (100) | Prospect Oval |
| Saturday 26 August (2:10 pm) | Norwood 15.3 (93) | def. | Adelaide 10.14 (74) | Coopers Stadium |

## Ladder

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Glenelg (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1523 | 1048 | 59.24 | 30 | Finals series |
| 2 | Sturt | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1289 | 1193 | 51.93 | 28 | Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1627 | 1069 | 60.35 | 26 | Finals series |
| 4 | Central District | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1084 | 1192 | 47.63 | 18 | Finals series |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1311 | 1373 | 48.85 | 17 | Finals series |
| 6 | North Adelaide | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1086 | 1245 | 46.59 | 16 | |
| 7 | Norwood | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1053 | 1248 | 45.76 | 13 | |
| 8 | Woodville-West Torrens | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1152 | 1286 | 47.25 | 12 | |
| 9 | South Adelaide | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1084 | 1353 | 44.48 | 11 | |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1110 | 1312 | 45.83 | 9 | |

## Finals series
### Week one – Qualifying and elimination finals

| | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | | |
| Sunday, 3 September (12:15 pm) | Central District 12.10 (82) | def. | Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) | Adelaide Oval | Report |
| | Qualifying final | Qualifying final | Qualifying final | | |
| Sunday, 3 September (3:15 pm) | Sturt 10.8 (68) | def. by | Adelaide 11.9 (75) | Adelaide Oval | Report |

### Week two – Semi-finals

| | First Semi-final | First Semi-final | First Semi-final | | |
| Sunday, 10 September (12:15 pm) | Sturt 13.11 (89) | def. | Central District 8.9 (57) | Adelaide Oval | Report |
| | Second Semi-final | Second Semi-final | Second Semi-final | | |
| Sunday, 10 September (3:15 pm) | Glenelg 16.8 (104) | def. | Adelaide 11.6 (72) | Adelaide Oval | Report |

### Week three – Preliminary final

| | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | | |
| Sunday, 17 September (3:15 pm) | Adelaide 6.7 (43) | def. by | Sturt 8.12 (60) | Adelaide Oval | Report |

### Week four – Grand Final

| | 2023 SANFL Grand Final | 2023 SANFL Grand Final | 2023 SANFL Grand Final | | |
| Sunday, 24 September (2:30 pm) | Glenelg | def. | Sturt | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 33,049) | Stats Report |
| | 4.3 (27) 7.5 (47) 12.7 (79) 13.8 (86) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 0.3 (3) 2.6 (18) 6.6 (42) 8.14 (62) | Jack Oatey Medal: Lachlan Hosie (Glenelg) Television broadcast: Seven Network | Jack Oatey Medal: Lachlan Hosie (Glenelg) Television broadcast: Seven Network |
| Hosie 6, Reynolds 3, Lyons, Gerloff, Bell, Allen | Hosie 6, Reynolds 3, Lyons, Gerloff, Bell, Allen | Goals | Mathews 2, Voss, Richards, Grivell, Frederick, Coomblas, Burrows | Mathews 2, Voss, Richards, Grivell, Frederick, Coomblas, Burrows |

## Notable events

* Norwood player Nick Lowden, who played in the club's 2022 premiership, died on 3 August 2023. A minute's silence was held before the start of every SANFL League match in Round 16.

## Awards
### Club best and fairest

| Club | Award | Player |
| Adelaide | State League Club Champion | Jackson Hately |
| Central District | Norm Russell Medal | Harry Grant |
| Glenelg | John H. Ellers Trophy | Corey Lyons |
| North Adelaide | Barrie Robran Club Champion | Campbell Combe |
| Norwood | Michael Taylor Medal | Nik Rokahr |
| Port Adelaide | A.R. McLean Medal | Nick Moore |
| South Adelaide | Knuckey Cup | Keegan Brooksby |
| Sturt | P. T. Morton Medal | James Battersby |
| West Adelaide | Neil Kerley Medal | Josh Ryan |
| Woodville-West Torrens | Perce Johns Medal | James Rowe |

## List changes
### Retirements

| Name | Club | Announced |
| Matt Rose | South Adelaide | 17 August 2023 |
| Matthew Broadbent | South Adelaide | 18 August 2023 |
| Bryce Gibbs | South Adelaide | 23 August 2023 |
| Cam Craig | North Adelaide | 25 August 2023 |
| Matthew Wright | Adelaide | 19 September 2023 |
| Max Proud | Glenelg | 24 September 2023 |

### Player movement

Two SANFL players were drafted to the AFL in the 2023 mid-season rookie draft.
| Name | Recruited from | Drafted by |
| Matt Coulthard | Glenelg | Richmond |
| Mitch Hardie | Woodville-West Torrens | Geelong |