Football

Dogs and Donnybrooks ready to do battle

Another BLGW season is approaching its end, with a thrilling Grand Final set up between Barossa District and Willaston ready to be played out at Tanunda on Sunday. For Barossa District it is eying a fantastic return to the league after being unable...

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Samantha Field

27 Aug 2025

Football

Barossa gathers around for womens footy

Last weekend Barossa Park played host to another ‘gather round’ when all 11 BLGW teams took the field in a day of celebration for women’s football. The BLGW Festival of Female Football had some massive wins and tight contests for the Seniors, Under...

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Samantha Field

13 Aug 2025

Sport

Another Nuriootpa Legend, the late, great Peter Rosenberg

By Josh Norton, Nuriootpa Rover Football Club President It was both an honour and a privilege to induct one of the Club’s most revered and influential figures into the category of Nuriootpa legends — the late, great Peter Rosenberg, or as we all...

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The Leader

25 Jun 2025

Sport

Leo the Tiger Legend

By Josh Norton, Nuriootpa Rover Football Club President On Saturday June 14, Leo Broadbent was made a Legend of the Nuriootpa Rover Football Club after more than five decades of service to the Club. Leo’s journey began on the field in 1964, when...

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The Leader

25 Jun 2025

Football

Star player’s state selection

Miyu Endersby’s star continues to rise, with her selection into the SA Under 18s football team. After a training with the 2025 SA U18 Girls Academy and playing in a series of trials games, it was a nervous wait for Miyu before she received the...

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Samantha Field

30 May 2025

Football

Nat reaches 300

By Josh Norton President Nuriootpa Rover Football Club Inc. Nat Salter, played his 250th game for NRFC in the Reserves against South Gawler in April 2022. He started his football career playing as a junior for the BSR Redbacks. In 2000 he played for...

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Matthew Webster

30 Apr 2025

Football

Rory and Belinda Sloane visit the Barossa ahead of Gather Round

Former Adelaide Crows captain Rory Sloane and his wife, Belinda, recently took a trip to the Barossa Valley for some filming in preparation for the upcoming ‘Gather Round in the Barossa’ TV special event. Their visit was part of their effort to...

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Matthew Webster

26 Mar 2025

Football

Barossa Park a Gather Round sell out

General Gather Round tickets for Barossa Park are among the ‘public allocation’ that was ‘exhausted’ on the AFL website last week, with access officially sold out. According to the AFL, more than 195,000 Gather Round Festival of Footy tickets have...

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The Leader

18 Dec 2024

Football

New treasurer at Tanunda Football Club AGM

Last Tuesday, November 26, the Tanunda Football Club held its Annual General Meeting at the Tanunda Rec Park Clubrooms. The meeting elected the TFC Committee for the 2025 football season. Notably, the committee thanked Mel Roestenburg, who had been...

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The Leader

04 Dec 2024

Football

Footy coach champ

Tanunda’s Nicola Biagi has taken out the 2024 Central Zone Female Community Coach award at the 2024 SANFL Community Volunteers Awards. Recognised for her commitment to female football coaching, Nicola said it was an honour to be recognised in...

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Matthew Webster

23 Oct 2024

Football

DONNYBROOKS DIG DEEP TO WIN THE FLAG

By Simon Smith It had arrived – the big day. Although cool and overcast (and jackets and beanies were still needed), it didn’t really matter because it was grand final day! The pomp and ceremony were ever present, as the Tanunda Football Club...

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The Leader

25 Sep 2024

Football

Anthony’s major BLGFA milestone

By Gretel MeadAnthony Schubert of Angaston Football Club was officially welcomed into the local footballer’s Hall of Fame last week – awarded a life membership with the Barossa Light Gawler Football Association (BLGFA) at the Schluter Medal Count...

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Gretel Mead

18 Sep 2024

Football

Nicholas Gregurke awarded 2024 Schluter Medal at BLGFA Medal Count

Nuriootpa Football Club’s Nicholas Gregurke was awarded the Schluter Medal on Monday evening at the Barossa Light and Gawler Football Association Medal Count. Held at The Vine Inn Barossa Community Hotel, Nuriootpa, Gregurke received 22 votes in...

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Gretel Mead

11 Sep 2024