Footy training for Adelaide’s north & the Barossa
From Prospect out through Salisbury and Elizabeth to Gawler and the Barossa, the north is one of the fastest-growing parts of Adelaide — and Central District and North Adelaide pick their under-age lists from all of it.
One month free, then A$24.99/month. Cancel any time. iPhone and iPad.
Northern Adelaide is shared by two SANFL zones. Central District, based at Elizabeth, takes the outer northern suburbs and the Barossa; North Adelaide, based at Prospect, takes the northern suburbs. In the 2022 boundary review Central District gained North Pines, Virginia and Eudunda Robertstown from Woodville-West Torrens, and Mawson Lakes and Brahma Lodge from North Adelaide.
Find your club in Adelaide’s north
Every club with a home ground in each council, its ground, and the league and grades it plays — pick the council you live in.
Playford
6 clubs across Elizabeth Downs, Elizabeth Park and Elizabeth Vale and more.
See the clubsSalisbury
6 clubs across Brahma Lodge, Ingle Farm and Para Hills West and more.
See the clubsGawler
4 clubs across Willaston, Evanston and Evanston South and more.
See the clubsThe Barossa
4 clubs across Angaston, Lyndoch and Nuriootpa and more.
See the clubsLight
5 clubs across Freeling, Hamley Bridge and Kapunda and more.
See the clubsThe Adelaide Plains
3 clubs across Long Plains, Mallala and Two Wells.
See the clubsWhich club your address belongs to
Two SANFL clubs run the pathway here. Which one depends on the zone your local club sits in.
- Central District
- Based at Elizabeth Oval. Development zone: the outer northern suburbs and the Barossa.
- North Adelaide
- Based at Prospect Oval. Development zone: the northern suburbs, plus Port Pirie and Port Augusta in the country.
Every community club in South Australia is associated with a SANFL League club. The SANFL club finder and zone map show which zone your local club sits in — the SANFL is the authority, and boundaries are reviewed (the next review is due in 2027).
The competitions
- SANFL under-18 and under-16
- Central District and North Adelaide’s talent teams.
- Adelaide Footy League
- Amateur clubs across the northern suburbs.
- Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association
- Community football through Gawler and the Barossa.
- Adelaide Plains Football League
- Community football on the plains north of the city.
Set it up for Adelaide’s north
Four things, in the order the app asks them. None of them needs a coach.
Choose footy, then your team nights
Onboarding asks “When do you train with your team?” Pick your club nights — SANFL under-18 and under-16 or wherever you play — and your gym and conditioning are scheduled around them, lighter the day after a big one. Tell it your equipment and any niggles and every exercise is fitted to both.
Match the program to your league’s start
The app treats March as the start of the footy season. SANFL and community footy in South Australia starts in April, so you can hold the pre-season through March by setting the phase yourself. The phase lives in Program → Your year.
Know your numbers on day one
Your first testing session is ready immediately: 2km time trial, Bench press 1RM, Max pull-ups, Trap-bar deadlift 1RM, Running vertical jump. It is re-run every 8 weeks, and the results re-price your training weights and conditioning paces.
Put your suburb on the board
In Social → Town, set where you train. Your minutes count toward that town’s weekly conditioning and strength top-10 boards — only the town is kept, never your location.
What you start with, by the month you join
Every block is four weeks — three building, one deload — so a free month is one complete block. The footy calendar and conditions are on the Adelaide guide.
Coaching a side in Adelaide’s north?
A club licence is A$8 per player, per month (minimum 5), and every player on it gets full Train Smart membership at no cost to them. You write the block once, it lands in each player’s app, and the console shows who actually did it.
Footy in Adelaide’s north: questions
Which SANFL club covers Elizabeth, Gawler and the Barossa?
Which SANFL club covers Prospect and the inner north?
Did the northern zones change recently?
Where these facts come from
Checked September 2026. Zones, grades and dates change — if something here is out of date, the governing body is right and we are wrong.
Nearby and related
Adelaide
The leagues, the season and every region across Adelaide.
OpenAdelaide’s west & north-west
Woodville-West Torrens, West Adelaide and Glenelg zones — the LeFevre Peninsula down to the bay.
OpenAdelaide’s east & the Hills
Norwood and Sturt zones — Tea Tree Gully to Unley, and up into the Adelaide Hills.
OpenTurn up to round one already fit
Pick footy, tell it your team nights, and your first block and testing session are ready before you leave the car park.
One month free, then A$24.99/month. Cancel any time. iPhone and iPad.