SAFC Newsletter – FEBRUARY 2026

With only five minor rounds to go the competition is heating up and it is very close this year. It has been proven on occasion that it doesn’t matter where you are on the ladder, there are upsets. All sides have very good players who can dominate their positions and who can bring other players into the game.
From our point of view, we have had a successful second round of matches, the recent game against Lions was a game of two halves, we dominated the first half and led by around 11 goals at half time then Lions outscored us in the second half, but we held on to win.
Our next match against Central will test us. They will still be hurting from our last encounter, and our comeback win after the siren. There is no love lost against these two sides, we expect this game to be fierce and hard fought. Centrals midfield has been playing good footy of late and we have quality and depth around the ball. Throughout the year we have brought pressure around the contest and expect this match to be a doozy.
As we enter the latter stages of the year, I want to make mention of all the people who help around the club. We have a great number of volunteers that carry out a whole range of roles. As always, we are looking for assistance across the club. We are just ordinary people doing extraordinary things for our club. It blows me away at how much work is required and how we get it done. We are blessed with amazing people that are willing to give some time to make our club great. We are one big family.

On family, recently we received some correspondence from Anthony Kittel (REDARC). Anthony mentioned he was an avid reader of the Bulldog Bulletin and how the connection to South is dear to his heart.
Anthony’s family association to South has been very significant, spanning around 50
years or more. I’m proud of the commitment made by Anthony’s family and to the many family’s that have contributed to this great club. We have been around for 114 years.

A reminder that at the AGM (November) we will have 6 positions up for nomination. These are President, Treasurer and four (4) Committee positions. If you believe you have a certain skill set to offer the club, please nominate for the vacant positions. Sometimes new faces and different views reinvigorate the club. As you would be aware there is a commitment to attend monthly meetings and be involved in club matters that can been challenging at times, but it is a great experience.

The calibre of the various Committee’s over our journey has proven we get things done, we do things properly and we don’t take short cuts – 114 years of history has proven that. We have had challenges along the way and we have challenges now. The way we handle those challenges will determine us.

Thanks again for your commitment and support, get behind our teams as we head to the end of the season and hopefully some finals participation.
Nick Heron—President