Saxon-Jones ready for the next step
FOR Western Jets’ Cleo Saxon-Jones, the journey through to the big league has been a bumpy road with plenty of footy action along the way. Despite starting Auskick at a young age like a lot of other Aussie kids, she explored other sporting avenues before ultimately coming back to where it all began. “I started […]
Miskin-Ripia developing on and off the field
FOR Northern Territory (NT) prospect Shantel Miskin-Ripia, her football journey is as much about past experience and future endeavours as it is about the now, playing with NT Thunder in the Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) and gearing up for the 2019 draft. Like many others the full-back said the ultimate goal is to get […]
VFLW Preview: Finals Week 2 – Minor premiers look to go one-up
IT is semi-finals week in the VFL Women’s, with Collingwood taking on Western Bulldogs and Southern Saints playing Melbourne Uni. Though these sides now make up the final four for the competition, Collingwood defeated Western Bulldogs convincingly back in Round 7, winning by a whopping 74 points while Southern Saints were similarly dominant in their […]
Injury leads Moore to the footy field
QUEENSLAND’S Hayley Moore had a different start to her Aussie Rules career, eventually finding her way to the sport after a brief stint at netball. “I was playing netball and then girls from school that were in my netball academy started to play AFL. One time the team just needed an extra player and they […]
Grant following in father’s footsteps
FOR 17-year-old Isabella Grant, the path to football has been a little bit different with a big interest in basketball shaping a lot of her junior sporting journey, while her father Chris Grant played 341 games for Western Bulldogs over a 17-year period. “I initially played basketball for the majority of my primary school and […]
Horne opts for big switch
LIKE a number of other burgeoning AFL Women’s athletes, Emma Horne came across from another sport having not played Aussie Rules as a junior. While soccer took up plenty of her time, it was Australian rules football that caught her eye. While many NAB League players were scouted from another club, Horne got her start […]
VFLW weekly wrap: Finals Week 1 – Richmond and Geelong out of contention
THE first round of the 2019 VFL Women’s finals series saw some big matchups, with six teams taking the field in the new finals system. While Southern Saints get a second chance to make it through finals despite their loss to Collingwood, close victories from Melbourne Uni and Western Bulldogs sees Geelong and Richmond knocked […]
VFLW Preview: Finals Week 1 – Two to be eliminated
WITH four weeks of VFL Women’s finals well and truly upon us, the top six teams in Collingwood, Southern Saints, Western Bulldogs, Richmond, Melbourne Uni and Geelong will be raring to go as they head into the new finals structure. With the two sides bumped out of contention for the second round of finals determined […]
Social aspect a bonus for driven Molan
FOR Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels captain Sophie Molan, this year has held a lot more promise and excitement than any 18-year-old Ballarat native would expect. With expectations only of playing for Vic Country in the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships and “having a go at the draft”, Molan has exceeded her own expectations with […]
Passion and determination drives Doyle to succeed
AT only 17-years-old, Lillian Doyle has plenty of talent and passion to boot, playing for Eastern Allies in the AFL Women’s U18 Championships and giving both soccer and rugby a try before making the switch to footy, having always been interested in the sport. “I was kicking the soccer ball over at the AFL oval […]
VFLW weekly wrap: Round 15 – Plenty of ladder movement in the penultimate round
IN the penultimate round of VFL Women’s there were a number of big results, with ladder leaders Collingwood going down to Essendon – albeit resting most of their big name players, while Casey, Geelong and Western Bulldogs all recorded impressive wins. CARLTON 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.5 (29) DAREBIN 0.4 | 1.6 | […]
VFLW Preview: Round 15 – Third and fourth do battle
IN the penultimate round of VFL Women’s for 2019 a number of big matches take centre stage, with the biggest seeing Richmond take on Western Bulldogs in a battle for third on the ladder. Meanwhile, Southern Saints and Collingwood will look to continue their winning ways after a bye last week as Casey hope for […]
