Sophie Taylor

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2021 AFL Draft: Night two – Pick-by-pick

AFTER another unconventional season of football, the 2021 AFL National Draft has come to a close with a number of young and exciting players finding their way to new homes for the 2022 season. Here is the full rundown of night two picks. READ>> Night one pick by pick Round 2 21 – Fremantle – […]

Lions claim Grand Final appearance in thrilling win over Magpies

A HARD-fought contest is what you want to see in finals footy, and that is exactly what AFL Women’s fans got in the second preliminary final on Saturday afternoon, with a see-sawing contest eventually seeing Brisbane claim an excellent four-point victory over a tough Collingwood outfit 7.3 (45) to 6.5 (41). Brisbane was under fire […]

AFL Women’s finals preview: Melbourne and Collingwood to host qualifiers

NINE huge rounds of AFL Women’s action has culminated in the closest finals race of the league’s history, with the 2021 season proving hugely exciting with more and more developing players making their mark and the entire competition kicking up a notch this year. With a tight finish and the first six-team finals series in […]

Stat Leaders: NAB League Girls Round 8 – Usual suspects continue to ply their trade

NAB League Girls Round 8 saw the Northern Territory U18 Girls Academy join the fray for the first time as some of the usual suspects wreaked havoc. With blowout matches and tight encounters alike, the round boasted plenty of interesting moments. We take a look at this week’s stat leaders. Players tied in two categories […]

AFL Women’s draftee watch: Round 9 – Young guns make a statement in final home-and-away round

THE final round of the AFL Women’s home and away season saw youngsters from each team given one last chance to showcase their form whilst a few more will get extra weeks to put their best foot forward during finals footy. We run you through how Generation W’s generation next fared across the latest weekend, […]

AFL Women’s Saturday wrap: Roos book finals spot with clutch win over Dockers

NORTH Melbourne has produced a clutch performance to come from behind and defeat Fremantle at Arden Street and secure a 2021 AFL Women’s finals spot. The Roos trailed by five points at the final break, but kicked the only goal of the last quarter to grind out a win, 4.6 (30) to 4.5 (29) over […]

Dogs overcome hungry Tigers in respective final runs of the season

THE final round of AFL Women’s home and away season action started with a bang on Friday night, as the Western Bulldogs and Richmond Tigers went head to head in a huge clash that would see both clubs run out for the final time in season 2021. Whilst it was the Dogs that got off […]

Stat Leaders: NAB League Girls Round 7 – Scoullar dominates ruck for second week straight

ROUND 7 of NAB League Girls action saw some intriguing results, as a number of key figures across the six matches stepped up to the plate and had a crack over the weekend. Five players return to leading the stats sheet this round, albeit in different categories, as a couple of fresh faces enter the […]

Pint down hungry Buffs in maiden premiership victory

IT was a tight tussle from the get-go between Darwin Buffettes and Pint Queenants in the 2021 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s Premier League grand final, with the minor premiers getting up and defeating the Buffettes 7.4 (56) to 5.5 (35). It was Pint’s maiden grand final appearance and they made no mistake against […]

AFL Women’s Sunday wrap: Inaccurate Tigers outlast Eagles for maiden home win

RICHMOND won its first ever match on home soil at Punt Road, holding out in a dreary and tough slog against the West Coast Eagles. With proceedings marred by continuous rain and Eagles injuries, the Tigers held on under pressure for the 5.12 (42) to 5.4 (34) victory. It was an inaccurate win but a […]

Stat Leaders: NAB League Girls Round 6 – Craven’s 31 touches lead all comers

ROUND 6 of NAB League Girls action saw the Northern Academies join the league for the first time, and while technically one match is still yet to play after the two Queensland-based academies were not allowed in Victoria under COVID-19 restrictions, plenty of players across the remaining seven games stepped up to the plate. We […]

2020/21 NTFL Women’s Premier League weekly wrap – Preliminary Final

THE 2020/21 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s Premier League grand final stage is set, as Pint defeated Nightcliff in the preliminary final on Saturday, and head into next Saturday afternoon’s season decider against Darwin Buffettes. After an undefeated home and away season, and bar a loss in the semi final messing up their unblemished […]

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