2026 Adelaide Footy League - Division 1

[Down the Hill]

It has never been stated that we could be playing June LW. Soon after 2025 finished we have been regularly informed that 2026 season commence is 18/4. No games June LW which has been the case for at least 50 years and then we play through to 22/8. Finals commence 29/8 and GF is 19/9.

[marbles]

Is this the third or fourth year that Goody Saints are going straight back to D1?

Is this the third or fourth year that Goody Saints are going straight back to D1?

Um saints werent in Div 1 last year and wont be this year. Wtaf you talking about

Minor round finishes in Div 1...

2026 -
2025 -
2024 -
2023 9th
2022 2nd
2021 3rd
2020 2nd
2019 5th
2018 3rd
2017 6th
2016 8th
2015 2nd

[Armchair expert]

Is this the third or fourth year that Goody Saints are going straight back to D1?

Is this the third or fourth year that Goody Saints are going straight back to D1?

Um saints werent in Div 1 last year and wont be this year. Wtaf you talking about

Minor round finishes in Div 1...

2026 -
2025 -
2024 -
2023 9th
2022 2nd
2021 3rd
2020 2nd
2019 5th
2018 3rd
2017 6th
2016 8th
2015 2nd

He is referring to the pre-season hype.

[marbles]

Is this the third or fourth year that Goody Saints are going straight back to D1?

Is this the third or fourth year that Goody Saints are going straight back to D1?

Um saints werent in Div 1 last year and wont be this year. Wtaf you talking about

Minor round finishes in Div 1...

2026 -
2025 -
2024 -
2023 9th
2022 2nd
2021 3rd
2020 2nd
2019 5th
2018 3rd
2017 6th
2016 8th
2015 2nd

He is referring to the pre-season hype.

ahh the useless dribble then

[wristwatcher]

Doing a bit of research on Div 1 for the season and have come across a unique stat and I’m interested to know if this has happened before.

Only 3 Senior Coaches from 2025 will be leading their club again in 2026 in Div 1
Of the 7 new Coaches 6 of them will be in their first year as head Coach with only Marmalade Matt Knight from Div 2 not in his first season at the respective club

Probably speaks to the increased workload on Coaches at the highest level. Even speaking to a Div 6 Doyen and he is doing analytics, vision and coding. You need a pretty flexible employer with the time it takes to lead a club.

[Jimmy_041]

Doing a bit of research on Div 1 for the season and have come across a unique stat and I’m interested to know if this has happened before.

Only 3 Senior Coaches from 2025 will be leading their club again in 2026 in Div 1
Of the 7 new Coaches 6 of them will be in their first year as head Coach with only Marmalade Matt Knight from Div 2 not in his first season at the respective club

Probably speaks to the increased workload on Coaches at the highest level. Even speaking to a Div 6 Doyen and he is doing analytics, vision and coding.
You need a pretty flexible employer with the time it takes to lead a club.

It will all be done by AI soon.
Knowing the doyen, he would be all over it.
He's just telling you he spends hours doing the work to justify his D1 salary

[The Bedge]

He's just telling you he spends hours doing the work to justify his D1 salary

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

[Jimmy_041]

RIP Colin Delaney
Exeter / Port District
1973 All Australia
1970 Hone Medal

One of the nicest blokes you'd ever meet

[Bluedemon]

Doing a bit of research on Div 1 for the season and have come across a unique stat and I’m interested to know if this has happened before.

Only 3 Senior Coaches from 2025 will be leading their club again in 2026 in Div 1
Of the 7 new Coaches 6 of them will be in their first year as head Coach with only Marmalade Matt Knight from Div 2 not in his first season at the respective club

Probably speaks to the increased workload on Coaches at the highest level. Even speaking to a Div 6 Doyen and he is doing analytics, vision and coding. You need a pretty flexible employer with the time it takes to lead a club.

Hasn't Grima coached at Glenunga before?

[locky801]

Doing a bit of research on Div 1 for the season and have come across a unique stat and I’m interested to know if this has happened before.

Only 3 Senior Coaches from 2025 will be leading their club again in 2026 in Div 1
Of the 7 new Coaches 6 of them will be in their first year as head Coach with only Marmalade Matt Knight from Div 2 not in his first season at the respective club

Probably speaks to the increased workload on Coaches at the highest level. Even speaking to a Div 6 Doyen and he is doing analytics, vision and coding. You need a pretty flexible employer with the time it takes to lead a club.

Hasn't Grima coached at Glenunga before?

Yep

[wristwatcher]

Doing a bit of research on Div 1 for the season and have come across a unique stat and I’m interested to know if this has happened before.

Only 3 Senior Coaches from 2025 will be leading their club again in 2026 in Div 1
Of the 7 new Coaches 6 of them will be in their first year as head Coach with only Marmalade Matt Knight from Div 2 not in his first season at the respective club

Probably speaks to the increased workload on Coaches at the highest level. Even speaking to a Div 6 Doyen and he is doing analytics, vision and coding. You need a pretty flexible employer with the time it takes to lead a club.

Hasn't Grima coached at Glenunga before?

Yep

Both Nathan Grima and Garry McIntosh are returning Coaches who have Coached sides to Div 1 Grand finals on 2 occasions.

[jo172]

Doing a bit of research on Div 1 for the season and have come across a unique stat and I’m interested to know if this has happened before.

Only 3 Senior Coaches from 2025 will be leading their club again in 2026 in Div 1
Of the 7 new Coaches 6 of them will be in their first year as head Coach with only Marmalade Matt Knight from Div 2 not in his first season at the respective club

Probably speaks to the increased workload on Coaches at the highest level. Even speaking to a Div 6 Doyen and he is doing analytics, vision and coding. You need a pretty flexible employer with the time it takes to lead a club.

Hasn't Grima coached at Glenunga before?

Yep

Both Nathan Grima and Garry McIntosh are returning Coaches who have Coached sides to Div 1 Grand finals on 2 occasions.

McIntosh three times (2015, 2017 and 2019).

Given his success in odd numbered years thsi does not bode well.

[wristwatcher]

Yeah thought that might be the case. Wasn’t sure if Bodey got there in 19 or 20 but obviously win in 2019 and that was Macca
15 v Saints - first year in Div 1 and even at 3/4 time
17 v ROCs - started with 1.8
19 beat PAOC

[wenchbarwer]

He'll reach Immortal level if he can keep them in D1 this year

[ORDoubleBlues]

He'll reach Immortal level if he can keep them in D1 this year

Think you're right there

[bubba love]

Luke Reynolds to Districts now

[amber_fluid]

Luke Reynolds to Districts now

He’ll be handy in the 2’s
How the hell will they fit him in points wise?

[wenchbarwer]

Luke Reynolds to Districts now

Did he realise how far it is to drive to Mildura each week?

[wenchbarwer]

Luke Reynolds to Districts now

He’ll be handy in the 2’s
How the hell will they fit him in points wise?

I just had a look at that too. They were on 12 in the GF, Lycett (4) would be a zero as he meets the game limit, Haines goes (3), Karpanny becomes 0 and Firns drops to 3. So that 12 becomes a 3.

On their socials they've announced two former players, plus Kyan Smith from Porties who would be a 3

[amber_fluid]

Luke Reynolds to Districts now

He’ll be handy in the 2’s
How the hell will they fit him in points wise?

I just had a look at that too. They were on 12 in the GF, Lycett (4) would be a zero as he meets the game limit, Haines goes (3), Karpanny becomes 0 and Firns drops to 3. So that 12 becomes a 3.

On their socials they've announced two former players, plus Kyan Smith from Porties who would be a 3

Forgot Haines was going to the Crows
Didn’t realise Lycett became a zero pointer either
Both returning players are more than handy so they’ll be hard to beat again in 2026