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.[1] The season commenced on 1 April and concluded with the Grand Final on 18 September.[2]

2022 SANFL season
Teams10
PremiersNorwood
31st premiership
Minor premiersNorth Adelaide
16th minor premiership
Magarey MedallistAaron Young
North Adelaide (23 votes)
Ken Farmer MedallistDaniel Menzel
Woodville-West Torrens (36 goals)
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2023 →

Fixture edit

  • For results see here

Ladder edit

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
3 Norwood (P) 18 12 6 0 1276 1102 53.66 24
4 Glenelg 18 12 6 0 1334 1260 51.43 24
5 Sturt 18 11 7 0 1256 1136 52.51 22
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
Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2022. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series edit

Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalGrand final
1North Adelaide15.8 (98)North Adelaide8.10 (58)
Adelaide13.10 (88)Norwood8.11 (59)
2Adelaide18.9 (117)Adelaide10.10 (70)
3Norwood9.8 (62)Norwood12.9 (81)
Norwood12.7 (79)
Glenelg7.9 (51)
4Glenelg8.13 (61)
5Sturt6.9 (45)

Qualifying and Elimination Finals edit

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

Semi-finals edit

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

Preliminary final edit

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

Grand Final edit

Grand Final
Sunday, 18 September (3:00 pm) North Adelaide 8.10 (58) def. by Norwood 8.11 (59) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 27,479)

Awards edit

Club best and fairest edit

Club Award Player Ref.
Adelaide State League Club Champion Kieran Strachan [3]
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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "australianfootball.com / 2022 SANFL Premiership Season".
  2. ^ "2022 SANFL Hostplus Fixture" (PDF). sanfl.com.au.
  3. ^ "2022 SANFL Club Champions". SANFL. 6 December 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.