THE inaugural SANFL Women’s Showdown will take place this weekend at City Mazda Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

A number of SANFL Statewide Super Women’s League stars will be involved in the exciting contest that will be played as a curtain-raiser for the SANFL Statewide Super League contest between West Adelaide and Adelaide.

The selection process for players follows the same guidelines as the Next Generation Academies for the two AFL clubs.

Adelaide will be represented by players from Sturt, North Adelaide, Glenelg and Central District, while West Adelaide, South Adelaide, Norwood and Woodville-West Torrens players will be chosen for Port Adelaide.

SANFL General Manager of Football Adam Kelly said the new series would provide great incentive to the rising stars of the SANFL Statewide Super Women’s League to push their claims in an elite environment ahead of the 2019 AFLW Draft.

“This initiative complements the expansion of the SANFL Statewide Super Women’s League in 2019,” Kelly said.

“Importantly, it provides for the aspiration of players in the competition. The players will have the opportunity to compete against the best players from the League and at the same time, will be given an AFL club experience. This will support their development and allow them to showcase their abilities in the lead up to the 2019 AFLW Draft.”

The match will be live-streamed on the SANFL’s YouTube Channel, with commentary from Peter Walsh and Crows AFLW premiership player Rachael Killian.

The first bounce of the inaugural Women’s Showdown will be at 12.25pm, ahead of the match between West Adelaide and the Crows.

SANFL Women's Showdown Squads

ADELAIDE

Danielle Stewart (Central)
Katelyn Rosenzweig (Central)
Caitlin Teague (Central)
Kimberley Fry (Central)
Laitiah Huynh (Central)
Demi Sonneman (Central)
Isabella Wilson (Central)
Kathryn Reynolds (North)
Adrienne Davies (North)
Lauren Daniel (North)
Nadia Von Bertouch (North)
Kelly Barltrop (North)
Jane Altschwager (North)
Amber Ward (North)
Paige Allan (North)
Cristie Castle (North)
Erica Greet (North)
Leah Tynan (North)
Britt Perry (North)
Ashleigh Woodland (North)
Elysha Willis (North)
Caitlin Gould (Glenelg)
Lucy Armitage (Glenelg)
Chelsea Packer (Glenelg)
Lucy Bellinger (Glenelg)
Ellie Kellock (Glenelg)
Samantha Franson (Glenelg)
Madisyn Freeman (Glenelg)
Ellen Fauser (Glenelg)
Georgia Bevan (Sturt)
Maya Rigter (Sturt)
Caitlyn Swanson (Sturt)
Izzy Kuiper (Sturt)
Alex Ballard (Sturt)
Zoe Prowse (Sturt)
Hannah Prenzler (Sturt)

PORT ADELAIDE

Monique Hollick (Norwood)
Tahlia Meyer (Norwood)
Hannah Priest (Norwood)
Matilda Zander (Norwood)
Najwa Allen (Norwood)
Rhiannon Busch (Norwood)
Hannah Dunn (Norwood)
Sophie Armitstead (Norwood)
Erica Sporn (Norwood)
Cheyenne Hammond (South)
Teah Charlton (South)
Hannah Munyard (South)
Nicole Campbell (South)
Indy Tahau (South)
Montana McKinnon (South)
Czenya Cavouras (South)
Rachelle Martin (West)
Rebecca Owen (West)
Lauren Rodato (West)
Maddie Newman (West)
Abbie Ballard (West)
Chelsea Biddell (West)
Stephanie Walker (WWT)
Tesharna Maher (WWT)
Grace Smallacombe (WWT)
Jaimi Tabb (WWT)
Kiana Lee (WWT)