AFL Women’s Young Gun Watch: Round 2 – Bottom-age All-Australian shines in South Australia
IN a new weekly piece, we take a look at some of the top young performers across the AFL Women’s competition in Round 2, focusing on those players born in the 21st century (2000 or 2001). We analyse match-by-match just how they performed and what they did well. ONES TO WATCH: Millie Brown (Geelong) A […]
SANFL Women’s review: Round 1 – Panthers survive scare as Bulldogs topple Redlegs
IN a huge first round of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, the reigning premiers just escaped a fierce battle against last year’s wooden spooners, while fellow bottom two side from 2019, Central District claimed a confidence-boosting win over last year’s minor premiers, Norwood. SOUTH ADELAIDE 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | […]
AFL Women’s Round 2 review: Magpies break arch rivals curse as Dees, Lions and Dockers remain unbeaten
COLLINGWOOD has beaten arch-rival Carlton for the first time in its AFL Women’s history, while Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle remained undefeated with the Pies at the conclusion of Round 2. WESTERN BULLDOGS 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 (12) MELBOURNE 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 (32) Peter Williams Melbourne has remained undefeated […]
SANFL Women’s preview: Round 1 – Triple header on Saturday the highlight
AFTER a long wait, the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition has returned with the eight sides battling it out for a chance at the title. Six of the eight teams have lost players to the AFL Women’s competition, with Norwood and South Adelaide the hardest hit. The Panthers begin their premiership defence […]
Even spread of talent to lead Cannons in 2020
CALDER Cannons’ NAB League Girls list was finalised last last week as the Craigieburn-based side prepares to head into the 2020 season. Reaching the 2019 Grand Final before ultimately falling a win short at the hands of the Northern Knights, Female Talent Coordinator Russell Humphrey said there was roughly around a 10-player split across top, […]
SANFL Women’s 2020 team preview: Woodville-West Torrens
IN our final South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s team preview, we take a look at Woodville-West Torrens Eagles, a side that finished its inaugural season without a win, but showed great spirit throughout and seemed to gel more as the season went on. 2019 BY THE NUMBERS: Position: 8th Wins: 0 Losses: […]
SANFL Women’s 2020 team preview: West Adelaide
IN the next of our South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s team preview, we take a look at West Adelaide, a side that came agonisingly close to a finals appearance, but was pipped at the post by an Ebony Marinoff-inspired Glenelg. 2019 BY THE NUMBERS: Position: 5th Wins: 6 Losses: 4 For: 298 Against: […]
Five things we learned: AFL Women’s Round 1
IT was an entertaining first round of AFL Women’s action last weekend and there were plenty of talking points that are worth raising from the matches, which we do through Five things we learned. 1. Every result is crucial Last year the conference system was the most talked about topic throughout the year as Conference […]
Belief growing at the Pioneers
BELIEF is a powerful motivator in any walk of life, and the Bendigo Pioneers’ NAB League Girls program is one that has building on and off the field over the last few seasons. In 2019, the Pioneers Girls’ program showed how they had grown from the previous year, winning four games – three more than […]
AFL Women’s Young Gun Watch: Round 1 – McEvoy and Patrikios earn Rising Star noms
IN a new weekly piece, we take a look at some of the top young performers across the AFL Women’s competition in Round 1, focusing on those players born in the 21st century (2000 or 2001). We analyse match-by-match just how they performed and what they did well. RISING STAR NOMINEES: Lucy McEvoy (Carlton) The […]
SANFL Women’s 2020 team preview: Sturt
IN the next of our South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s team previews, we take a look at Sturt, a team that was not always the most consistent side last year finishing in the bottom three, but has welcomed a host of players to its line-up this year that should bolster its depth and […]
Falcons set to welcome new era
AFTER a 2018 NAB League Girls premiership and a finals appearance in 2019, the Geelong Falcons have been quietly building a young list that has no shortage of future talent. With the more than a quarter of its list containing 15 or 16-year-olds in 2020, new Female Talent Manager Bree Beckley is excited about what […]
