2020 SANFL season
The 2020 South Australian National Football League season (officially the SANFL Statewide Super League) is the 141st season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Australian rules football competition.[1] The season was originally scheduled to run from April 2020 until September 2020; however its commencement has been delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has also seen the number of clubs participating in the season reduced to eight, as Adelaide and Port Adelaide have been barred from fielding their reserves teams by the Australian Football League.[2]
2020 SANFL season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
The 2020 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which was formally declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020, three weeks prior to the scheduled start of the premiership season. Governmental restrictions on non-essential public gatherings greater than 500 people meant that, as a minimum, matches would need to be played before empty stadiums, as was planned for the Australian Football League;[3] however, it was announced on 16 March that SANFL season was suspended indefinitely. A shortened season may still be played commencing no earlier than 31 May, depending on the status of the pandemic; no decision has yet been made on whether the season will be cancelled entirely, but this remains a possibility in the event of a prolonged pandemic.[4] South Australia's two AFL clubs, Adelaide and Port Adelaide, did not field team as the AFL issued an order banning its clubs from fielding AFL-listed players in state leagues.[2] On 14 June 2020, the first two rounds of the revised fixture were announced, with all games in those rounds to be played at Adelaide Oval.
Premiership Season
Round 1
Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday 27 June (11:50 am) | Central District | vs. | Sturt | Adelaide Oval | |
Saturday 27 June (2:40 pm) | Woodville-West Torrens | vs. | South Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | |
Sunday 28 June (12:00 pm) | North Adelaide | vs. | West Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | |
Sunday 28 June (3:05 pm) | Glenelg | vs. | Norwood | Adelaide Oval | |
Round 2
Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday 4 July (12:05 pm) | Sturt | vs. | Woodville-West Torrens | Adelaide Oval | |
Saturday 4 July (3:05 pm) | Norwood | vs. | North Adelaide | Adelaide Oval | |
Sunday 5 July (11:50 am) | South Adelaide | vs. | Glenelg | Adelaide Oval | |
Sunday 5 July (2:40 pm) | West Adelaide | vs. | Central District | Adelaide Oval | |
Ladder
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TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
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1 | Glenelg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2 | Sturt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
3 | Norwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
4 | South Adelaide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
5 | Woodville-West Torrens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
6 | Central District | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
7 | North Adelaide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
8 | West Adelaide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | Source |
Finals Series
Qualifying and Elimination Finals
Elimination Final | |||||
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TBA | 4th | vs. | 5th | Adelaide Oval | |
Qualifying Final | |||||
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TBA | 2nd | vs. | 3rd | Adelaide Oval | |
Semi Finals
First Semi Final | |||||
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TBA | QF Loser | vs. | EF Winner | Adelaide Oval | |
Second Semi Final | |||||
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TBA | 1st | vs. | QF Winner | Adelaide Oval | |
Grand Final
2020 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
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Sunday 20 September (TBA) | vs. | Adelaide Oval | |||
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
Jack Oatey Medal: Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||||
References
- "australianfootball.com / 2020 SANFL Premiership Season".
- "Port Magpies, Crows out of SANFL". Canberra Times. 12 May 2020.
- Jon Ralph (13 March 2020). "The AFL season is in limbo with Round 1 to be played without fans". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- Riley Beveridge; Mitch Cleary (16 March 2020). "UPDATE: State league comps suspended due to corona crisis". Australian Football League. Retrieved 16 March 2020.