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  • About the SANFL
  • History of the SANFL
  • SA Football Commission
  • SANFL Club Boundaries
  • Awards
  • State Games
  • Grand Finals
  • Leading Goalkickers

  • About the SANFL

    The SANFL (South Australian National Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Rules Football in South Australia.

    Originally established as the South Australian Football Association on April 30, 1877, the SANFL is the oldest surviving football league in Australia and one of the oldest football competitions in the world.

    The SANFL controls the League competition in South Australia, which comprises nine clubs - Central District, Glenelg, North Adelaide, Norwood, Port Adelaide, South Adelaide, Sturt, West Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens.

    It also owns the licences for South Australia's two AFL clubs - Adelaide and Port Adelaide.

    The SANFL owns AAMI Stadium, the largest sporting stadium in the state and in doing so, is the only football league in Australia to possess its own sporting grounds.

    The SA Football Commission manages and controls the affairs of the League, including its major financial investments and the appointment of committees.

    It comprises seven non-executive members and the CEO. SA Football Commissioners are appointed for a three-year term by the ten League directors. The League directors comprise nine club representatives and a Community Football representative.

    As of February 2009, the SA Football Commissioners are Leigh Whicker (also the SANFL chief executive), Rod Payze (Commission president), Jamie Coppins (vice-president), Phil Gallagher, David Shipway, Dion McCaffrie, Brian Cunningham and Peter Carey.

    South Australian Football Structure

    South Australian Football Structure