SANFLW State Team named for VFLW clash

9 April 2026

By ALEXANDRA BULL

South Australia is set to unveil eight debutants in its State Game clash with the VFLW on Saturday afternoon at Stratarama Stadium.

The highly respected Woodville-West Torrens’ captain, Annie Falkenberg, will again lead the Croweaters and will be supported by South Adelaide premiership vice-captain, Tiffany King.

Redlegs’ Coby Morgan and Emily Bartsch will make their debut for SA, along with North Adelaide’s Jamie Parish, Eagles’ Alice Teynte, Central’s duo Mikaylah Antony and Georgia Madigan, West Adelaide captain Madi Russell, and Sturt young gun Sophie Thredgold.

Narelle Smith’s charges will also include 2025 SANFLW Best and Fairest West Adelaide’s Zoe Venning, Sturt ball magnet Isobel Kuiper, and 2025 Hostplus SANFLW League Leading Goalkicker Katelyn Rosenzweig.

The SANFLW v VFLW State Game will kick off at 12 noon at Stratarama Stadium and will be streamed live and free via SANFL Now.

STATE GAME UMPIRES

Field: Katelin Bayre (SANFL), Emma Stark (VFL), Samantha Ritchie (VFL)

Boundary: Taylah Parker (SANFL), Hannah Timpani (SANFL), Jessica Gaffney (SANFL), Emily Best (VFL)

Goal: Isabelle Rawsthorne (SANFL), Courtney Stelling (VFL)

F: (24) Katelyn Rosenzweig, (27) Klaudia O’Neill

HF: (10) Laqouiya Cockatoo Motlap, (22) Jade Halfpenny, (6) Melissa Anderson

C: (19) Coby Morgan, (9) Zoe Venning, (2) Laitiah Huynh

HB: (14) Jamie Parish, (26) Annie Falkenberg C, (3) Tahlita Buethke

B: (5) Marie Martino, (21) Tiffany King VC

FOL: (25) Soriah Moon, (4) Alice Tentye, (1) Mikaylah Antony

I/C: (20) Kiana Lee, (17) Georgia Madigan, (16) Emily Bartsch, (7) Isobel Kuiper, (13) Madi Russell, (18) Sophie Thredgold

EMERG: (23) Georgie Jaques, (8) Holly Ifould, (12) Emily Brockhurst