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2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 7

GOLD Coast Suns Academy midfielder Alana Gee is the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 7. The Sunshine State standout shone as her side entered the competition for a one-game stint, leading all comers with a round-high 34 disposals, four marks, five tackles, and seven inside 50s as the Suns defeated […]

2022 NAB League Girls: Round 7 wrap

QUEENSLAND academies entered the fray in Round 7 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season, with the Gold Coast Suns nabbing an impressive win over the competition’s reigning premiers. We recap how all seven of matches went down across a bumper three days of action in this week’s wrap.

2022 NAB League fixture announced

THE AFL released the 2022 NAB League fixture last week, with Round 1 set to kick off on April 2. Fans, recruiters and players alike will be treated to a bumper opening weekend, which sees the mainstay Victorian regions joined by all four Northern Academies to fill out an eight-game set of fixtures. Across the […]

Preview | 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 9

MILESTONES and heavy finals ramifications are set to headline Round 9 of the 2022 AFL Women’s season, as the competition draw into its final home-and-away fortnight. Three players will make history by hitting the 50-game landmark, while the top six will face off in three enthralling fixtures with post-season honours still up for grabs. We […]

Academies enter, Dragons and ‘Rays open Round 7

ROUND 7 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season will again bounce down under Friday night lights, as the Sandringham Dragons and Dandenong Stingrays face off in Seaford. Headlining a massive seven-game weekend is the inclusion of both Queensland academies, with the Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions-aligned youngsters testing their mettle against Victorian regions.

PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 11

EPISODE 11 of GAME SENSE is out now, split into two editions. The latest Australian rules football podcast sees host and Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams share the host’s seat with AFL/W Draft Editor Michael Alvaro, as they are joined by Women’s Football Analyst Alyce Collett on Game Sense to talk all things women’s footy. >> LISTEN HERE ON ANCHOR […]

Stats Leaders: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 6

ANOTHER Bridget Deed masterclass has her top of a familiar category after the latest round of NAB League Girls action, while Molly Walton also features in our Stats Leaders this week. There were plenty more players who also rose to the occasion in Round 6, find out who as we take a look at all […]

2022 NAB League Girls Team of the Week: Round 6

ARGUABLY the best game of Round 6 has provided seven players in the latest Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Team of the Week. Split four and three between the Eastern Ranges and Dandenong Stingrays respectively, each representative showcased the sheer quality on show between the league’s undisputed top two sides. Elsewhere, the Sandringham Dragons […]

Player Focus: NAB League Girls – Mackenzie Eardley (Dandenong Stingrays)

TOP prospects step up in big games, and none have been bigger this NAB League Girls season than the Dandenong Stingrays‘ clash with Eastern Ranges. Both sides came into the game undefeated, occupying the top two spots on the ladder, but it was Dandenong who came up trumps by two points at Linen House Centre […]

2022 AFLW debut season focus: Round 8

FOR the first time this season, there were no AFL Women’s debutants unveiled across the latest round of action, but plenty of rising stars impressed nonetheless. 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 […]

Stat Leaders: 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 8

THE AFL Women’s Round 8 stat sheet is dominated by Brisbane after the Lions’ record-breaking win on Sunday. Emily Bates was among the standouts, but plenty more players produced big numbers across the latest weekend of AFLW action. Find out who as we take a look at this week’s stat leaders. >> AFLW Talking Points: Saturday | Sunday  Bates […]

2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 6

OAKLEIGH Chargers midfielder Jasmine Fleming is the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 6. The top-age gun returned to action on Saturday and did so in a big way, inspiring her side to a 15-point victory over the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels at Ballarat’s City Oval. Despite her glaring absence across […]

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