2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 4
EASTERN Ranges midfielder Bridget Deed is the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 4. The Ranges skipper starred in her side’s third win for season 2022, a 51-point salute over the Northern Knights at Parade College on Saturday afternoon. Following in the footsteps of last week’s winner Charlotte Baskaran, Deed was the standout […]
Footy over cricket – Meier makes mind up
IT must be nice to earn recognition at state level in multiple sporting codes. Tahlia Meier knows that feeling, having done so in both cricket and football, and has made up her mind in 2022 as to which path to travel. Cricket’s loss is football’s gain this time around, with the midfielder-forward returning to the […]
The Smallacombe with a big dream
FROM starting out in Auskick with the boys, to a code switch, and her current campaign through the elite talent pathway, Ella Smallacombe is steering her footballing journey in one direction. The Northern Knights forward is enjoying her third year in the program, back as an over-ager after debuting in 2020 and adding eight games […]
Stat Leaders: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 3
ROUND 3 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season saw an even spread of stars top the charts in a stats sense. Murray Bushrangers midfielder Zara Hamilton was among the standouts across the six games after her record-equalling performance, but there were plenty more players who also rose to the occasion in Round 3. Find out […]
Stat Leaders: 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 5
ADELAIDE midfielder Ebony Marinoff was among the dominant stars across the latest weekend of AFL Women’s action, as she helped the Crows kick away from Carlton on Sunday afternoon. Plenty more players produced big numbers in Round 5 of the AFL Women’s season, find out who as we take a look at this week’s stat […]
2022 AFLW debut season focus: Round 5
TEAM selection is getting tight, but another couple of debutants were rolled out across Round 5 of the 2022 AFL Women’s season. We take a look at how those in their debut campaigns performed this past weekend – either first-year players, or those who were yet to make their AFL Women’s debut despite being on […]
Lennox looks to be more versatile
KASEY Lennox is one of the more experienced NAB League Girls players. The over-ager debuted for a strong Calder Cannons side in 2019 and stamped her claim as one for the future, before progressing right through the pathway and earning Vic Metro Under 19 honours in 2021. Having not just cut her teeth, but essentially […]
2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 3
WESTERN Jets midfielder Charlotte Baskaran is the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 3. The Jets skipper starred in her side’s maiden win for season 2022, a 15-point salute over the Northern Knights at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Saturday afternoon. Baskaran beat out fellow Metro gun Jasmine Fleming in our weekly poll […]
Captain Condon helps Rebels come together
OPPORTUNITY is one of the key reasons Lilli Condon has landed back at the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels in 2022, with the over-ager named captain as one of the region’s more experienced prospects. Having played a key part in her side’s run to a remarkable finals victory last year, Condon is looking to help […]
Crowley continues search for improvement
DESPITE missing out on most players’ ultimate goal of being drafted, 2021 was a “rewarding” year for Neve Crowley. The Calder Cannons and Essendon VFLW utility built on the promise she showed since making her NAB League Girls debut in 2019, ending her campaign via representative honours with Vic Metro. Back with both the Cannons […]
Undefeated Metro regions open NAB League Girls Round 3
ANOTHER round of NAB League Girls action is upon us, with four of the scheduled six games set to take place at Highgate Recreation Reserve – including an all-country triple-header on Sunday. In what promises to be one of the games of the round undefeated Metro sides Eastern Ranges and Sandringham Dragons do battle on […]
Western’s Whiley wired for success
WHILE still a bottom-ager among the elite footballing pathway, Western Jets’ Kiera Whiley has quite a bit of nous and knowledge. She started out playing in her local boy’s team in Under 9s and entered the Jets’ program when she was 13, so it is no surprise she continues to punch above her weight now, […]
