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.[4][5]

2023 SANFL season
Teams10
PremiersGlenelg
6th premiership
Minor premiersGlenelg
8th minor premiership
Magarey MedallistHarry Grant
(Central District – 27 votes)[1]
Ken Farmer MedallistLachlan Hosie
(Glenelg – 52 goals)[2]
Attendance
Total attendance172,162[3]

Premiership Season

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)
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)
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

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
3 Adelaide 18 13 5 0 1627 1069 60.35 26
4 Central District 18 9 9 0 1084 1192 47.63 18
5 Port Adelaide 18 8 9 1 1311 1373 48.85 17
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
Source: SANFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Week one – Qualifying and elimination finals
Elimination final
Sunday, 3 September (12:15 pm) Central District 12.10 (82) def. Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) Adelaide Oval Report
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
Sunday, 10 September (12:15 pm) Sturt 13.11 (89) def. Central District 8.9 (57) Adelaide Oval Report
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
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
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)[6]
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Hosie 6, Reynolds 3, Lyons, Gerloff, Bell, Allen Goals Mathews 2, Voss, Richards, Grivell, Frederick, Coomblas, Burrows

Notable events

Awards

Club best and fairest
ClubAwardPlayerRef.
AdelaideState League Club ChampionJackson Hately[8]
Central DistrictNorm Russell MedalHarry Grant
GlenelgJohn H. Ellers TrophyCorey Lyons
North AdelaideBarrie Robran Club ChampionCampbell Combe
NorwoodMichael Taylor MedalNik Rokahr
Port AdelaideA.R. McLean MedalNick Moore
South AdelaideKnuckey CupKeegan Brooksby
SturtP. T. Morton MedalJames Battersby
West AdelaideNeil Kerley MedalJosh Ryan
Woodville-West TorrensPerce Johns MedalJames Rowe


List changes

Retirements
NameClubAnnouncedRef
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.[9]

NameRecruited fromDrafted by
Matt Coulthard Glenelg Richmond
Mitch Hardie Woodville-West Torrens Geelong

See also

References
  1. Milbank, Zac (11 September 2023). "Central's Harry Grant wins 2023 Magarey Medal". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. Zac Milbank (26 August 2023). "Glenelg's Lachie Hosie wins 2023 Ken Farmer Medal". sanfl.com.au.
  3. Get ready for 2023 Hostplus SANFL League finals fever 17 August 2023
  4. "2023 Hostplus SANFL League Fixture Release". sanfl.com.au. 31 January 2023.
  5. Mitch Keating (31 January 2023). "2023 SANFL fixture released". Zero Hangar.
  6. Milbank (24 September 2023). "Glenelg's Lachie Hosie wins 2023 Jack Oatey Medal". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  7. "Footy world pays tribute to Nick Lowden after 23yo's 'tragic and unexpected death'". Fox Sports. 4 August 2023.
  8. "2023 SANFL Club Champions". SANFL. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. Milbank, Zac (31 May 2023). "Two SANFL players selected in 2023 AFL Mid-Season Draft". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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