Friends and code swaps see Ruedin become a Falcon
ONE of a few code swappers in the Darebin Falcons’ VFLW line up, Simone Ruedin does not seem to regret giving up an illustrious basketball career one bit. Having started out hooping, the 30-year-old is now part of the footballing community. “I pretty much started my sporting career off playing basketball and then I jumped […]
Lynch’s long journey to the Darebin Falcons
AFTER being burnt out by her first sporting love, Darebin Falcons ruck Sally Lynch’s sporting career went in a very different direction, and she has not looked back since. Originally from Albury on the Victoria-New South Wales border, Lynch first plied her trade in soccer, and she got pretty far with her talents in the […]
Motivated McNiece still reaching for the stars
LIKE many fellow footballers, Darebin defender Karly McNiece has faced serious injury throughout her career, but has come back stronger and more motivated than ever. The 24 year old suffered a knee injury just as she was coming into senior footy, but a return to the game she loves is what kept her motivated through […]
Premiership Dog has unfinished business
FORMER AFLW Bulldog now Darebin Falcon Angelica Gogos has achieved a lot in her short football career. Unlike many players with on-par accomplishments, Gogos did not start her career until she was an adult. She initially fell in love with the sport by watching Collingwood as a kid. “I grew up following Collingwood Football Club, […]
Stalwart skipper Simpson has still got the spark
DAREBIN Falcons’ skipper Stephanie Simpson has seen a lot of change in her 14 years at the Falcons, but although her teammates have changed quite a bit in that time, her love for the game has not. From starting when the likes of Daisy Pearce and Aasta O’Connor were her teammates to now, Simpson has […]
Ripari racing towards dreams
SOUTHERN Saints’ forward Kayla Ripari did not have the most conventional path into footy, but is certainly not letting that hold her back now. “I’ve been playing now for I think 11 years, 12 years” she said. “I didn’t have the whole parent thing of they played footy so I wanted to play footy, it […]
Daring De Angelis still searching for more
SOUTHERN Saints goalsneak Gabriella De Angelis has always loved Aussie rules football. “I fell in love with footy when I was very, very young,” she said. “I grew up in a very strong and vocal Collingwood supporting household, so I didn’t really have a choice over which team I went for, but my mum […]
Bertuna bounces back to set lofty goals
SOUTHERN Saint Melanie Bertuna has loved the game of Aussie rules football for a long time, but had a few familial hurdles to overcome to even start playing the sport at all. As she recounts, Bertuna signed up to play football with her dad, but was met with a stumbling block when her mother found […]
Former Hawk finds true Saintly home
FORMER Hawk turned Southern Saint Nicole Cormack is certainly making up for lost time, and has her sights set on going even further with her footy career and getting to the AFLW. Her love of footy originally started at school, but she had to wait a while to be able to play the sport […]
Finals become clearer but not all is done and dusted
THE Northern Territory Football League Women’s (NTFLW)’s penultimate round of the saw the ladder settle a little ahead of finals, but it is not all set in stone as the season comes to a conclusion next week. In an enthralling top three clash it was St Mary’s who prevailed over Waratah by 13 points. It […]
Full 2023 VFLW and VFLM fixtures revealed
AFTER the 2023 Round 1 fixtures for both the VFLM and VFLW were released earlier this week, the AFL has now dropped the full fixture for both competitions. The full 14 round VFLW fixture has dropped, while 14 of the 22 rounds for the VFLM have been revealed, with the final eight rounds set to […]
NTFLW Player Focus: Kaitlyn Armstrong (St Mary’s)
LAST weekend in the NTFL Women’s (NTFLW) competition saw an absolute masterclass out at TIO Stadium from both St Mary’s and its star forward Kaitlyn Armstrong. As St Mary’s was ruthless in defeating Palmerston by 125 points, Armstrong run absolutely rampant in the Saints’ forward line, booting a whopping 12 goals of her team’s final […]
