2026 SANFL season

2026 SANFL season
Date27 March – 20 September 2025
Teams10

The 2026 SANFL season (officially known as the SANFL Hostplus League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 147th season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the highest-level men's Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season is scheduled to begin on 27 March and conclude with the grand final on 20 September.[1][2]

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Round 1
Friday 27 March (7:40 pm) Norwood v Sturt Coopers Stadium
Saturday 28 March (2:10 pm) South Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Magain Stadium
Saturday 28 March (2:10 pm) West Adelaide v Adelaide Richmond Oval
Saturday 28 March (4:10 pm) Central District v North Adelaide X Convenience Oval
Saturday 28 March (4:10 pm) Port Adelaide v Glenelg Alberton Oval

Round 2

Round 2
Thursday 2 April (7:40 pm) Woodville-West Torrens v Adelaide Maughan Thiem Kia Oval
Friday 3 April (2:10 pm) Glenelg v Norwood Stratarama Stadium
Friday 3 April (2:10 pm) West Adelaide v Central District Richmond Oval
Friday 3 April (2:10 pm) South Adelaide v Port Adelaide Magain Stadium
Friday 3 April (2:30 pm) North Adelaide v Sturt Revo Fitness Oval

Round 3

Round 3
Friday 17 April (7:40 pm) Norwood v South Adelaide Coopers Stadium
Saturday 18 April (2:10 pm) Central District v Adelaide X Convenience Oval
Saturday 18 April (2:10 pm) Glenelg v West Adelaide Stratarama Stadium
Sunday 19 April (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide v North Adelaide Alberton Oval
Sunday 19 April (2:10 pm) Sturt v Woodville-West Torrens Thomas Farms Oval

Round 4

Round 4
Friday 24 April (7:40 pm) Norwood v Port Adelaide Coopers Stadium
Friday 24 April (7:40 pm) Woodville-West Torrens v West Adelaide Maughan Thiem Kia Oval
Saturday 25 April (2:10 pm) North Adelaide v Adelaide Revo Fitness Oval
Saturday 25 April (2:30 pm) Sturt v Glenelg Thomas Farms Oval
Sunday 26 April (1:10 pm) South Adelaide v Central District Magain Stadium

Round 5

Round 5
Friday 1 May (4:30 pm) Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval
Saturday 2 May (2:10 pm) Glenelg v South Adelaide Stratarama Stadium
Saturday 2 May (2:10 pm) Central District v Norwood X Convenience Oval
Sunday 3 May (2:10 pm) West Adelaide v Sturt Hisense Stadium
Sunday 3 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Revo Fitness Oval

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide v Central District Alberton Oval
Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) Norwood v West Adelaide Centenary Oval
Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide v North Adelaide Magain Stadium
Saturday 9 May (2:10 pm) Sturt v Adelaide Thomas Farms Oval
Saturday 9 May (4:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens v Glenelg Maughan Thiem Kia Oval

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday 23 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide v Norwood Revo Fitness Oval
Saturday 23 May (2:10 pm) Sturt v Central District Thomas Farms Oval
Saturday 23 May (2:10 pm) West Adelaide v South Adelaide Hisense Stadium
Saturday 23 May (2:10 pm) Glenelg v Adelaide Stratarama Stadium
Saturday 23 May (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens v Port Adelaide Maughan Thiem Kia Oval

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday 30 May (2:10 pm) Central District v West Adelaide X Convenience Oval
Sunday 31 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide v Sturt Magain Stadium
Sunday 31 May (2:10 pm) Norwood v Woodville-West Torrens Coopers Stadium
Sunday 31 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide v Glenelg Revo Fitness Oval

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday 6 June (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens v Central District Maughan Thiem Kia Oval
Saturday 6 June (2:10 pm) West Adelaide v North Adelaide Hisense Stadium
Saturday 6 June (2:10 pm) South Adelaide v Adelaide Magain Stadium
Saturday 6 June (2:10 pm) Glenelg v Port Adelaide Stratarama Stadium
Monday 8 June (2:10 pm) Sturt v Norwood Thomas Farms Oval

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday 13 June (2:10 pm) North Adelaide v Adelaide Revo Fitness Oval
Saturday 13 June (2:10 pm) Woodville-West Torrens v South Adelaide Maughan Thiem Kia Oval
Sunday 14 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide v West Adelaide Alberton Oval

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday 20 June (2:10 pm) Central District v Glenelg X Convenience Oval
Sunday 21 June (2:10 pm) Sturt v Port Adelaide Thomas Farms Oval
Sunday 21 June (2:10 pm) Norwood v Adelaide Coopers Stadium

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday 27 June (TBC) Glenelg v Sturt Stratarama Stadium
Saturday 27 June (TBC) South Adelaide v Norwood Magain Stadium
Saturday 27 June (TBC) North Adelaide v Central District Revo Fitness Oval
Saturday 27 June (TBC) West Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Hisense Stadium
Saturday 27 June (TBC) Port Adelaide v Adelaide Adelaide Oval

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday 4 July (TBC) Central District v Adelaide X Convenience Oval
Saturday 4 July (TBC) Woodville-West Torrens v North Adelaide Maughan Thiem Kia Oval
Saturday 4 July (TBC) Norwood v Glenelg Coopers Stadium
Saturday 4 July (TBC) Sturt v West Adelaide Thomas Farms Oval
Saturday 4 July (TBC) Port Adelaide v South Adelaide Alberton Oval

Round 14

Round 14
Saturday 11 July (4:00 pm) Central District v South Adelaide Barossa Park
Saturday 11 July (TBC) North Adelaide v Port Adelaide Revo Fitness Oval
Saturday 11 July (TBC) Woodville-West Torrens v Sturt Maughan Thiem Kia Oval
Saturday 11 July (TBC) West Adelaide v Norwood Hisense Stadium
Saturday 11 July (TBC) Glenelg v Adelaide Stratarama Stadium

Round 15

Round 15
Saturday 18 July (TBC) South Adelaide v Glenelg Magain Stadium
Saturday 18 July (TBC) Sturt v North Adelaide Thomas Farms Oval
Saturday 18 July (TBC) Norwood v Central District Coopers Stadium
Saturday 18 July (TBC) Port Adelaide v Woodville-West Torrens Alberton Oval
Saturday 18 July (TBC) West Adelaide v Adelaide Hisense Stadium

Round 16

Round 16
Saturday 1 August (TBC) Central District v Sturt X Convenience Oval
Saturday 1 August (TBC) Port Adelaide v Norwood Alberton Oval
Saturday 1 August (TBC) Glenelg v Woodville-West Torrens Stratarama Stadium
Saturday 1 August (TBC) North Adelaide v West Adelaide Revo Fitness Oval
Saturday 1 August (TBC) South Adelaide v Adelaide Magain Stadium

Round 17

Round 17
Saturday 8 August (TBC) Sturt v South Adelaide Thomas Farms Oval
Saturday 8 August (TBC) Norwood v North Adelaide Coopers Stadium
Saturday 8 August (TBC) Glenelg v Central District Stratarama Stadium
Saturday 8 August (TBC) West Adelaide v Port Adelaide Hisense Stadium
Saturday 8 August (TBC) Woodville-West Torrens v Adelaide Maughan Thiem Kia Oval

Round 18

Round 18
Saturday 15 August (TBC) North Adelaide v South Adelaide Revo Fitness Oval
Saturday 15 August (TBC) Port Adelaide v Sturt Alberton Oval
Saturday 15 August (TBC) Central District v Woodville-West Torrens X Convenience Oval
Saturday 15 August (TBC) West Adelaide v Glenelg Hisense Stadium
Saturday 15 August (TBC) Norwood v Adelaide Coopers Stadium

Round 19

Round 19
Saturday 22 August (TBC) Glenelg v North Adelaide Stratarama Stadium
Saturday 22 August (TBC) Central District v Port Adelaide X Convenience Oval
Saturday 22 August (TBC) Woodville-West Torrens v Norwood Maughan Thiem Kia Oval
Saturday 22 August (TBC) South Adelaide v West Adelaide Magain Stadium
Saturday 22 August (TBC) Sturt v Adelaide Thomas Farms Oval


Ladder

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Sturt 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Finals series
2 Glenelg 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
3 Adelaide (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
4 Central District 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
5 Norwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
6 Port Adelaide (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
7 Woodville-West Torrens 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
8 South Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
9 North Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
10 West Adelaide 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2026. Source: sanfl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

(R) = Reserves for AFL Seniors

Finals series

Week one – Qualifying and elimination finals

Elimination final
Sunday 30 August (12:15 pm) Fourth v Fifth Adelaide Oval
Qualifying final
Sunday 30 August (3:15 pm) Second v Third Adelaide Oval

Week two – Semi-finals

First Semi-final
Sunday 6 September (12:15 pm) Loser QF v Winner EF Adelaide Oval
Second Semi-final
Sunday 6 September (3:15 pm) First v Winner QF Adelaide Oval

Week three – Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Sunday 13 September (3:15 pm) Loser SF2 v Winner SF1 Adelaide Oval

Week four – Grand Final

2026 SANFL Grand Final
Sunday 20 September (2:30 pm) Winner SF2 v Winner PF Adelaide Oval



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final


Jack Oatey Medal:
Television broadcast: Seven Network

Representative match

For the second consecutive season, an interstate representative match was arranged against the Victorian Football League (VFL). As was the case with the 2025 fixture, the match has been timed to coincide with the AFL's Gather Round fixtures in Adelaide. The match will be held as part of a double-header with the equivalent women's interstate match.[3]

SANFL vs VFL

2026 State Game
Saturday, 11 April (14:30 ACST) SANFL v VFL Stratarama Stadium



Q1
Q2
Q3
Final


Fos Williams Medal (SANFL) & Frank Johnson Medal (VFL):
Television broadcast: TBC

See also

References

  1. ^ Zac Milbank (10 December 2025). "2026 Hostplus SANFL League Fixture Released". sanfl.com.au.
  2. ^ "SANFL Fixture Reveal: Blockbuster start to 2026 season". The Advertiser. 10 December 2025.
  3. ^ Jake Beddard (10 December 2025). "State leagues exhibition games set for AFL Gather Round 2026". The Sporting News.
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