FEMALE FOOTBALL COACHING POSITIONS - 2012

The Greenacres Women's Football Club is now accepting applications for Coaching Positions in the 2012 Season. In 2011, the GWFC was announced as the Inaugural SAWFL Club of the Year and finished off a successful Season by winning a spot in the Grand Final.

The Coaching Positions available are: 

• Women's Head Coach 
• Women's Assistant Coach 
• U18 Girls Head Coach and
• U18 Girls Assistant Coach 

If you are interested in Coaching our Women's team or newly formed U18 Girls team in 2012, please contact the GWFC at gwfcdragons@yahoo.com.au no later than 30 November 2011.

For more information on the GWFC: 
Please visit www.gwfcdragons.sportingpulse.net or 
contact Caitlin Brady, GWFC Secretary, at gwfcdragons@yahoo.com.au


2011 South Australian U16 Schoolgirls

The inaugural U16 Schoolgirls competition is to be conducted in Canberra over the period 23 – 30 July 2011. South Australia has selected its first team from schools as far away as Port Augusta and Mount Gambier. This is another step in creating a permanent Talented Player Pathway for females in South Australia and will ensure the continued growth of female football across the State. The final team and staff are:

2010 Female Football Academy

The 2010 Female Football Academy is well and truly underway and about to have a well deserved Xmas break. This is the second year of our Summer Academy and thirty young ladies commenced at the beginning of November, of these over 20 have never played club football. The Academy has a new home at Alberton Oval and is well supported by the Port Adelaide Football Club and its facilities. Already the girls have enjoyed recovery sessions in their heated pool and ice baths, fitness testing in the new indoor facility and a lecture by the Power Nutritionist. The Academy fitness and conditioning coach, Melissa Ellery, has put the girls through agility and Pilates sessions in addition to their normal warm up routine.

We have been fortunate to have ex–crow stalwart, Darren Jarman and the State Talent Manager, Brendan Phillips (Sticks) take the girls for skill sessions and both the former AFL players were very impressed by the skill level displayed by the girls. It hasn’t all been hard work as the girls enjoyed the day at the beach session and had a lot of giggles during the “Physical Presence” activities.

Womens Football in South Australia – Vision 2014

Over the past six months the Female Football Advisory Board has been working through the process of producing a Strategic Plan for Women’s Football in South Australia. The plan titled “Vision 2014” has come to fruition and is now available for general dissemination. To read “Vision 2014” click here

Youth Girls Footy in the North East

In 2010 the North Eastern Metro Junior Football Association (NEMJFA) will commence a female competition in the U13 and U16 age groups.

Anyone interested please contact; 

Annette Cooper
PH: 0401 907 955
Email: nemjfa3@bigpond.com

Click here for further information 

All Girls Auskick

There will be two ‘All Girl’ Auskick centers being run in the North and North Eastern areas in early 2010

North

Salisbury Football Club
Salisbury Oval
Orange Avenue
Salisbury SA 5108

Coordinator: Emma Gibson
PH: 8440 6923
Email: emmag@sanfl.com.au

Registration day: Friday 26th February, 4pm – 8pm
at Salisbury FC clubrooms

or contact the coordinator weekdays 8:30am – 5:00pm


North East

Hectorville Football Club
Daly Oval
50 Fisher Street
Magill SA 5073

Coordinator: Sean McNamara
Ph: 0458 191 859
Email: scmcnamara@aapt.net.au

Registration day: Saturday March 6th, 9:00am


Central District Womens Football Club

After the Success of the Junior girls competition the CDJFL are looking at taking the next step and providing a pathway for our girls by putting a Womens team in the South Australian Womens Football League (SAWFL)in 2010. All players interested in playing in the inaugural year for the Central District Womens Football Club and any interested , coaches and support staff should also contact the CDJFL as soon as possible.

Click here for further information 


Womens Football Display Report

On Saturday 17th October 2009 representatives from the South Australian Women’s Football League played a demonstration 9 a side game at Angaston Primary School as a part of the Barossa Disabled Sports Day.

The display was set up to entertain the sports day participants & their families during their lunch break.

The game started with a “ring in” from the crowd who was a representative of the days organising group. She was enticed to play to even up the team numbers.

The first half was well contested with the ball going from one end of the ground to the other very quickly (I should know I was umpiring & almost out of petrol tickets by half time). The skill level was excellent with targets regularly found & contested marks regularly taken. A highlight of the half was the excellent goal kicking from both sides including the local “ring in” who kicked a couple of goals.

At half time the girls (& the umpire) enjoyed a well earned break. The 1st half had encouraged several of the sports day participants, who were watching, to approach the girls & see if they could be involved in the game in the second half. The girls did not hesitate to include these guys & the second half started with each side having 2 extra players.

The girls again turned on a great football display in the 2nd half & always looked to include their new team members. This led to each of them getting a number of touches, kicks, handballs & on occasions, goals. The excitement & enjoyment these guys were having was obvious & I am sure their involvement in the game would have been a highlight of their sports day.

The girls did a fantastic job of promoting not only women’s football but also football in general. The organisers of the sports day were very appreciative of the girl’s efforts & the way they embraced & included their “new” team members.

Well done to all of those involved in organising & playing on the day.


2009 Grand Final Winners

Year of the Dragon 

It was a great day for football, the sun was out and there was a two goal breeze favouring the southern end of the ground. There was a sense of excitement as the players arrived at the ground ready to take on the Eagles in the Grand Final for the third consecutive time. As a team we had prepared well, worked out our match ups to try and stop the undefeated Eagles. 

Stop them we did. Our match-ups worked, we pressured the Eagles for four quarters and did not let them get their running game going. Up forward we had options everywhere and our defence was disciplined and strong. Our on-ballers and midfield players ran all day and were relentless with their attack on the ball. 

It was a hard fought Grand Final, but there can only be one winner fortunately it was us. 

Greenacres 5.9.39 def Eagles 4.2.26 

Dragons Goal Scorers: 
Jess Turner 2 Kelly Spence 2 Rachael Millsteed 1 

Tiffany Lee from Greenacres was awarded the trophy for the best player of the grand final 

It was our day. Well done Dragons.

Steve Baxter, Dragons Coach.


2009 Dutschke Medal Count

The South Australian Women's Football League were out in style Friday Night 28th August for the 19th Annual Dutschke Medal Vote Count and Presentation Evening held in the Magarey Room, AAMI Stadium. 126 guests were in attendance which was hosted by Peter Walsh ABC Sport Radio. 

The Legendary Russell Ebert was guest of honour to present the Dutschke Medal and other milestone awards. 

The winner of the Dutschke Medal for 2009:
Cassandra Hartley, Eagles Women's Football Club (21 votes)

Other Medal winners for 2009 were: 

The Glazbrook Medal for Leading Goal Kicker
Fiona Clancey, Eagles (29 goals) 

Carmel Laube Medal, Player's Player
Tess Baxter, Morphettville Park 

Amos & Clarke Medal, Best Under 18 Player
Deni Varnhagen, Morphettville Park 

Pitman Medallist, Rookie of the Year
Danielle Goding, Greenacres 


Youth Girls

Central Districts Junior Football League is currently the only Junior Football League that caters for youth girls. They have U13 and U16 youth girl’s competition. It is expected that other Junior District Leagues will follow suite in 2010
Click here for more details

CENTRAL DISTRICT JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE
GIRLS 2009 GRAND FINALS 

UNDER 13’S

Salisbury North 10 3 [69] Def Salisbury West 6 9 [45] 

Salisbury North
Best: All Played Well
Goals: Gundlach 4, K Cumming 2, R Galbraith, M Drewett, A. Worden, T Myall1 each 

Salisbury West
Best S/West R Bonnici, K Christensen, C Bonnici
Goals S Stephens 3, C Bonnici, A. Odegaard, K Purdie 1 each.


UNDER 16’S

SALISBURY West 22 20 [152] Def CENTRAL UNITED 0 5 [5] 

Salisbury West
Best N Benz, M Purdie, C Piwen
Goals: J Burnett, D Gray, R Bonnici, R Richardson, J Pring, J Flaherty, J Welch,
C Hunter, T Freemena N Hancock 

Central United
Best R Winderbank, H Potger, J Barraclough A Henry, Z Hemer, C Kolisnyk



Contact Details
Contact Name: Cheryl Cates (President)
Email Address: sawfl@sanfl.com.au
Phone number: (08) 8440 6921
Fax number: (08) 8424 2270 

Postal Address:
PO Box 1
WEST LAKES SA 5021
(AAMI Stadium, Turner Drive WEST LAKES SA 5021) 

Website: www.sawfl.org.au