By the players, for the players

Player contract issue

Our Mission

“The SANFL competition is the best football league outside of the AFL. We're really looking forward to continuing to work with the SANFL and its clubs to continue to make our great competition the best it can be.”

SANFLPA Board

Strong Foundations

The SANFL Players’ Association was first established in 2007 by a group of passionate players who wanted to elevate the voice of the players in the SANFL competition. For over 10 years the SANFLPA existed, but without any real presence.

That was until 2021, when another equally passionate group of SANFL players got together and re-energised the SANFLPA.

Who do we represent?

At the moment, the SANFLPA only represents SANFL players. We have reached out to SANFLW player leaders and invited them to join, but we respect their decision to continue to represent themselves.

Some time in the future we would love to have SANFLW players join the players’ movement, at which point the Rules of the SANFLPA would be reviewed and adjusted accordingly to ensure SANFLW players are appropriately represented and that both playing groups feel empowered.