List of SANFL Women's League premiers explained

This page is a complete chronological listing of SANFL Women's League premiers. The SANFL Women's League (SANFLW) is the major state-level women's Australian rules football league in South Australia. have won the most titles with three.

List of premiers

The following is a list of premiers and the grand final results.

Season	Premiers	Runners-up	Score	Best on Ground Medal	Venue	Date
align=center	2017			9.11 (65) d. 6.2 (38)			1 April 2017[1]
align=center	2018			4.6 (30) d. 4.1 (25)			25 April 2018[2] [3]
align=center	2019	(2)	(2)	4.7 (31) d. 1.3 (9)			26 May 2019[4]
align=center	2020			5.5 (35) d. 4.4 (28)			23 August 2020[5]
align=center	2021			5.10 (40) d. 2.5 (17)			5 June 2021[6]
align=center	2022	(2)		7.6 (48) d. 4.6 (30)			29 May 2022[7]
align=center	2023		(2)	4.7 (31) d. 4.4 (28)			11 June 2023[8]
align=center	2024	(3)	(2)	3.0 (18) d. 2.1 (13)			6 July 2024[9]

Premierships by team

This table summarises all premierships won by each team.

Club	Grand final matches	Premierships		Runners-up		Years since last premiership
		Total	Years	Total	Years
align=left		5	3	2018, 2019, 2024	2	2020, 2023	0
align=left		4	2	2020, 2022	2	2017, 2019	2
align=left		2	1	2017	2	2018, 2024	7
align=left		1	1	2021	0	—	3
align=left		1	1	2023	0	—	1
align=left		1	0	—	1	2021	—
align=left		1	0	—	1	2022	—
align=left		0	0	—	0	—	—

Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.

Premiership frequency

Club	Years in competition	Seasons	Premierships	Runners-up	Strike rate (based on seasons in competition)	Average years per
						Premiership	Grand final
align=left		align=left	2018–present	7	3	2	42.86%	2.33	1.40
align=left		align=left	2017–present	8	2	2	25.00%	4.00	2.00
align=left		align=left	2019–present	6	1	0	16.67%	6.00	6.00
align=left		align=left	2017–present	8	1	2	12.50%	8.00	2.67
align=left		align=left	2017–present	8	1	0	12.50%	8.00	8.00
align=left		align=left	2017–present	8	0	1	0.00%	—	8.00
align=left		align=left	2018–present	7	0	1	0.00%	—	7.00
align=left		align=left	2019–present	6	0	0	0.00%	—	—

Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.

Premiership droughts

The duration of the drought is given as the number of full seasons contested between premierships; the season in which the drought is broken is considered to be part of the drought, and if the drought began from a club's entry to the league, the club's inaugural season is also considered to be part of the drought.

+ Drought began upon club's entry to league

Club	Seasons	Start	Grand final appearances during drought
align=left		8	2017+	2021
align=left		7	2018+	2022
align=left		6	2018	2024
align=left		6	2019+
align=left		3	2021
align=left		2	2022
align=left		1	2023
align=left		0	2024

Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.

Grand Final matchups

This is a list of the grand final matchups between two teams in the SANFL Women's, thus far.

	Match-up	Grand Final Appearances
			Team(s)	Premiership Years
2	vs	2019, 2020	bgcolor=98FB98		2019
			bgcolor=FFFF00		2020
	vs	2018, 2024	bgcolor=98FB98		-
			bgcolor=FFFF00		2018, 2024
1	vs	2017	bgcolor=98FB98		2017
			bgcolor=FFFF00		-
	vs	2021	bgcolor=98FB98		2021
			bgcolor=FFFF00		-
	vs	2022	bgcolor=98FB98		2022
			bgcolor=FFFF00		-
	vs	2023	bgcolor=98FB98		2023
			bgcolor=FFFF00		-

Table correct to the end of the 2024 season.

Development League premiers

In 2022 the SANFL introduced the "Development League" into its portfolio of competitions, which is a second-tier competition contested by all eight SANFLW clubs.

Season	Premiers	Runners-up	Score	Venue	Date	Ref.
align=center	2022	No grand final was held and thus no formal premiership recorded. finished the season on top of the ladder.					align=center	[10]
align=center	2023			3.7 (25) d. 3.0 (18)		22 April 2023	align=center	[11] [12]
align=center	2024			3.3 (21) d. 1.3 (9)		27 April 2024	align=center	[13]

Notes and References

1. News: Late blast gives Redlegs victory in inaugural SANFL women's grand final. Adelaide Now. 1 April 2017.
2. News: Panthers reign as women's champions in first season. Adelaide Now. 26 April 2018.
3. Web site: SANFLW stats. sportstg.
4. Web site: South wins back-to-back flags. sanfl.com.au. 26 May 2019.
5. Web site: North Adelaide win first Statewide Super Women's League flag. sanfl.com.au. 23 August 2020.
6. Web site: Brilliant Bays win Statewide Super Women's League Grand Final. sanfl.com.au. 5 June 2021.
7. Web site: Milbank . Zac . North Adelaide win 2022 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership . sanfl.com.au . 30 May 2022 . 29 May 2022.
8. Web site: Milbank . Zac . Central District win 2023 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership . sanfl.com.au . 12 June 2022 . 11 June 2022.
9. Web site: Partland . Warren . South Adelaide win 2024 Hostplus SANFLW League Premiership . sanfl.com.au . 7 July 2024 . 6 July 2024.
10. Web site: 2022 SANFLW Development League results. Australian Football.
11. Web site: 2023 SANFL Women's Development League grand final score. Australian Football.
12. Web site: SANFLW Development League Grand Final match report. norwoodfc.com.au. 22 April 2023.
13. Web site: Milbank . Zac . South win 2024 SANFLW Development League Grand Final . sanfl.com.au . 17 June 2024 . 27 April 2024.