Jet flies high in top-age year despite injury
HAVING been involved with the Western Jets since Under 15s, the exciting Zak Butters has become a familiar face at the club and has become equally as important to the side in the same time. While his final TAC Cup year is over due to shoulder surgery post National Under 18 Championships, he will still […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 14
WITH three rounds left, and just one round with teams depleted due to school football, the race for top four is heating up with some interesting clashes this weekend, and plenty of changes at the selection table. EASTERN RANGES v. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS Round 14 – Saturday, August 4, 10.45amBox Hill City Oval, Box Hill In […]
Weekend wash-up: WAWFL – Round 15
THE penultimate round of the Western Australian Women’s Football League (WAWFL) action threw up some amazing individual performances, with two sides still battling for fourth place on the table. PEEL THUNDERBIRDS 9.3 | 14.7 | 24.9 | 30.15 (195)PERTH ANGELS 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 (6) GOALS: Peel Thunderbirds: K. Phillips 10, B. Molloy […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
FROM amazing goals and individual hauls, to giant battles and impressive performances, there were plenty of memorable moments from last weekend’s football action. Jack Higgins’ goal It is probably the most controversially talked about ‘snag’ in recent history, but sometimes you just have to sit back and admire the football smarts from a first year […]
Thirty-six invited to AFL Women’s Draft Combine
THE next wave of AFL Women’s talent will strut their stuff at Etihad Stadium in October after the 10 AFLW clubs selected the players for the AFL Women’s Draft Combine. Thirty-six players were selected from across Australia, with Victoria unsurprisingly having 22 invited – 12 from Vic Country and 10 from Vic Metro. Western Australia […]
Three Fs drive Parker to success
FAMILY, footy and farming are the three Fs that have been the key pillars in country girl Alyce Parker‘s life. Now 18, Parker is in her final year of junior football and months away from the 2018 AFL Women’s Draft, but she has not forgotten the importance of the other two Fs. “I live on […]
Team of the Week: TAC Cup – Round 13
IN the Round 13 AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Team of the Week, some creative liberties must be taken on a team where it was hard to fit so many like-minded players into the side. So many medium forwards and defenders impressed that we opted with a smaller back and front six. Bailey Williams who […]
Weekend wash-up: TAC Cup – Round 13
IN an action packed round of TAC Cup football, the top few sides had important wins to extend their lead on the competition, while others gained some much needed points. Eastern Ranges 5.8 (38) def. by Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels 13.13 (91) GWV Rebels claimed their fourth win of the season, with a comprehensive […]
SAWFL weekly wrap: Round 14
IN the penultimate round of the South Australian Women’s Football League (SAWFL), the top two sides won their respective clashes, while Salisbury’s good form continued with a victory over Christies Beach handing them the Saints’ third spot. SALISBURY N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.5 (47)CHRISTIES BEACH N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.2 (14) […]
Player of the Week: TAC Cup – Round 13
MURRAY Bushrangers’ forward Mat Walker has been named the AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Player of the Week for Round 13 after winning the head-to-head vote against Sandringham Dragons’ Liam Stocker. Walker booted six goals – four of which came in the last term when the game was in the balance at the final break. He […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup – Round 13
A FULL round of TAC Cup action and we were at four games on the weekend, casting an eye over proceedings at Box Hill, Preston, Craigieburn and Sandringham. We also noted down some top performers in Wangaratta and Colac. Eastern Ranges vs. Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels By: Peter Williams Eastern: #11 Mitch Mellis The […]
Raw ruck talent learns to juggle workload
FINDING diamonds in the rough are what every recruiter and talent manager looks for, and if Geelong’s VFL Women’s and Geelong Falcons’ trial days are anything to go by, they are finding plenty of future footballers. For ruck Zoe Inei, it was about swapping the round ball for it’s oblong counterpart. “I played soccer for […]
