2024 Hostplus SANFLW League Fixture Release

By ZAC MILBANK

The Hostplus SANFLW League continues to flourish with the addition of two extra rounds and an inaugural State Game for the 2024 season.

Kicking off with Round 1 on Friday March 1, the Hostplus SANFLW League home-and-away season will extend from 12 to 14 rounds, concluding on Saturday June 15.

A three-week finals campaign – featuring the four best-performed teams – will begin on the weekend of Saturday June 22, culminating in the Hostplus SANFLW League Grand Final being played on the weekend of Saturday July 6 at a venue to be confirmed.

In an historic first, the best SANFLW players will have the chance to don the treasured red guernsey in a State Game to be played against the WAFLW in Perth on the weekend of Saturday May 4.

”We are really excited to reward our elite SANFLW players with the opportunity to represent their State against Western Australia,” SANFL Head of Football Operations Sean Toohey said.

”We have continued to strengthen our rivalry with the Sandgropers in the Men’s competition and look forward to building the same tradition in the Women’s arena.”

Hostplus SANFLW League matches being played alongside SANFL Men’s games will again be a key feature of the fixture, starting with North Adelaide and Central District, together with the Eagles and West Adelaide, playing with their Men’s teams on Good Friday.

Glenelg and Sturt will do battle on Anzac Day at Stratarama Stadium from 5pm, after the Men’s clash while the Double Blues will host neighbourhood rival Norwood from 10am on Monday June 10 as a curtain-raiser to the Men’s King’s Birthday blockbuster.

The Double Blues will play two matches – in Round 6 and 7 – at the Summit Sports Park in Mount Barker, in the heartland of the club’s regional zone.

All Hostplus SANFLW League and Development League games will be telecast live and on-demand via the League’s streaming platform – SANFL Now.