title: 2020 SANFL Women's League season
text: # 2020 SANFL Women's League season
  
  The 2020 SANFL Women's League season was the fourth season of the SANFL Women's League (SANFLW). The season commenced on 14 February and concluded with the Grand Final on 23 August. The competition was contested by eight clubs, all of whom were affiliated with clubs from the men's South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Following the fourth round of competition, the season was suspended for over three months due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, though upon resumption in June the season continued uninterrupted and concluded in late August 2020.
  
  ## Clubs
  
  * Central District
  * Glenelg
  * North Adelaide
  * Norwood
  * South Adelaide
  * Sturt
  * West Adelaide
  * Woodville-West Torrens
  
  ## Ladder
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | North Adelaide (P) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 598 | 135 | 81.58 | 20 | Finals series |
  | 2 | South Adelaide | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 389 | 206 | 65.38 | 18 | Finals series |
  | 3 | Norwood | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 329 | 305 | 51.89 | 12 | Finals series |
  | 4 | West Adelaide | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 291 | 220 | 56.95 | 11 | Finals series |
  | 5 | Glenelg | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 305 | 356 | 46.14 | 6 | |
  | 6 | Sturt | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 148 | 442 | 25.08 | 5 | |
  | 7 | Woodville-West Torrens | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 234 | 376 | 38.36 | 4 | |
  | 8 | Central District | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 200 | 454 | 30.58 | 4 | |
  
  ## Finals series
  
  ### First semi-final
  
  | | First semi-final | First semi-final | First semi-final | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sunday 9 August (12:20 pm) | Norwood 2.3 (15) | def. by | West Adelaide 9.4 (58) | Thebarton Oval | Report |
  
  ### Second semi-final
  
  | | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sunday 9 August (10:30 am) | North Adelaide 3.7 (25) | def. | South Adelaide 2.5 (17) | Thebarton Oval | Report |
  
  ### Preliminary final
  
  | | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sunday 16 August (11:30 am) | South Adelaide 6.6. (42) | def. | West Adelaide 1.6 (12) | Thebarton Oval | Report |
  
  ### Grand Final
  
  | | 2020 SANFLW Grand Final | 2020 SANFLW Grand Final | 2020 SANFLW Grand Final | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sunday 23 August (11:30 am) | North Adelaide | def. | South Adelaide | Thebarton Oval | |
  | | 2.2. (14) 4.2 (26) 5.5 (35) 5.5 (35) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.0 (12) 3.1 (19) 3.2 (20) 4.4 (28) | Umpires: Whittlesea, Allen, Cuming Best on ground: Anne Hatchard (North Adelaide) Television broadcast: SANFL.com.au | Umpires: Whittlesea, Allen, Cuming Best on ground: Anne Hatchard (North Adelaide) Television broadcast: SANFL.com.au |
  | C. Castle 2, B. Perry 2 H. Ewings 1 | C. Castle 2, B. Perry 2 H. Ewings 1 | Goals | G. Schirmer, I. Tahau, N. Gore, T. Charlton 1 | G. Schirmer, I. Tahau, N. Gore, T. Charlton 1 |
  | A. Hatchard, E. Sundstrom, K. Pope, B. Perry, A. Ward, C. Taylor | A. Hatchard, E. Sundstrom, K. Pope, B. Perry, A. Ward, C. Taylor | Best | L. Buchanan, L. Northcott, G. Schirmer, L. Whiteley | L. Buchanan, L. Northcott, G. Schirmer, L. Whiteley |
  | North Adelaide won their first senior women's premiership. ||||||
  