2022 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 5
IT was a one-sided round of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s action on the weekend, and the four winners contributed 19 of the 24 players in our Round 5 Team of the Week. Sturt, North Adelaide and South Adelaide all contributed five players, with Glenelg only one behind with four. Of the losers, […]
2022 SANFLW Player Focus: Shae Archbold
STILL two years away from being eligible for the AFL Women’s Draft, 16-year-old South Adelaide forward Shae Archbold has wasted no time in her debut South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season. The medium-tall forward stands at 173cm and being born on New Year’s Day is set to maximise her Under 16s status when […]
WAFLW Round 3 wrap: Swans and Lions salute
IT was a breakthrough round for a number of sides, with Subiaco and Swan Districts grabbing their first wins of the 2022 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s season. They got up over South Fremantle and West Perth respectively, whilst East Fremantle claimed a victory over the undefeated Claremont for the Sharks to sit with […]
SANFLW Round 5 wrap: Double Blues, Roosters storm home in second half
IN what has ultimately been a close South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, Round 5 proved to be an outlier, with three games being 50-plus point blowouts. Sturt continued its unbeaten streak with a big win over third placed Norwood, allowing North Adelaide to snatch that position courtesy of victory over Woodville-West Torrens. […]
Evans “super excited” about long-awaited Vic trip
AFTER a year that was interruption after interruption for Northern Rivers-based talent Imogen Evans, the SUNS Academy captain cannot wait to run out in the NAB League Girls competition tomorrow. Due to border closures last year – residing in the northern part of New South Wales and the Academy being in Queensland – Evans was […]
Confident Boag steps up on League stage
AFTER plying her trade in the Development League for the first three rounds, State Academy member Ella Boag earned her call-up to Glenelg‘s League side. The opportunity came about thanks to the South Australian National Football League’s addition of a statewide second tier in the women’s competition, allowing those players not selected for the senior […]
WAFLW Round 3 preview: Tigers and Sharks clash in undefeated battle
AT least one winless side will add a win to their 2022 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s campaign, whilst two undefeated sides will also clash in a massive weekend. Whilst reigning champions Peel Thunder have the bye, the other three games are broken up into the the two highest sides – Claremont and East […]
SANFLW Round 5 preview: Norwood and Sturt to face-off in huge clash
NORWOOD will try and become the first side to knock off Sturt as the sides take part in the annual Ellen Maple Memorial match, as Round 5 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition gets underway tomorrow. Across the board, the likes of Woodville-West Torrens and Central District will challenge contenders North […]
Rookie Me Central Medal Leaderboard: Round 6
THROUGHOUT the course of the 2022 NAB League Girls season, Rookie Me Central has been awarding votes each game to the players, who, in the opinion of the writer, performed the strongest in those matches. The votes were on a 5-4-3-2-1 scale. With six rounds down and four remaining, we take a look at who […]
State-by-state: 2022 AFLW Draft Watch
ENTERING the third month of the year, a number of 2022 AFL Women’s Draft prospects have already staked their claims with impressive early-season form. The Victorian and Tasmanian prospects – as well as a sprinkling of NSW-ACT talents – have had the most runs on the board in terms of games thanks to the NAB […]
2021/22 NTFL: Waratah upsets Saints as Wanderers survives
WARATAH will take on Nightcliff for a spot in the 2021/22 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Grand Final next weekend, after the Tahs’ rolled St. Mary’s in an upset, whilst the Saints will now lock horns with Wanderers who eliminated Southern Districts from the title race. Wanderers 7.15 (57) defeated Southern Districts 6.9 (45) Wanderers […]
State Academy notes: WAFLW – Round 2
THE West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition resumed for Round 2 on the weekend and we took note of some of the top State Academy players to run out for their respective teams, as well as some other mature-age players who impressed.
