Queensland weekly wrap: QAFL Round 7 wrap; AFL teams smashed
THE completion of Round 7 of the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) sees the ladder taking shape quite nicely, with two teams clear at the top. Meanwhile, it was a disappointing weekend for fans of the Queensland AFL clubs as both sides were comprehensively beaten. QAFL Seniors Round 7 wrap: Seven rounds into the QAFL […]
Team of the Week: VFLW – Round 5
ROUND five of the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s saw some familiar faces of the competition shine once again. The round also saw NT, Collingwood and Geelong distance themselves at the top of the ladder. After their losses in round five, Carlton and Hawthorn do not have any representatives in the Team of the Week. […]
Weekend Wash-up: TAC Cup – Round 8
IT was a weekend of upsets, with two of the bottom three sides claiming victory, and the other levelling the scores in the dying minutes only to lose the lead again with a match-winning goal. Oakleigh Chargers grabbed a top four spot with victory against Murray Bushrangers on Saturday in the standalone day. Northern Knights […]
Magpies swoop, Cats pounce into early AFLW draft spots
COLLINGWOOD and Geelong will hold the keys to unlocking Victoria’s top-age footballing talent after a busy AFL Women’s Trade Period which saw both teams actively try and improve their draft position. Between the two sides, they hold 11 of the first 18 Victorian picks in the AFLW National Draft, meaning the top 18 year-olds can […]
Three goals for Collingwood inspires Daisy Bateman to chase her AFLW dream
OAKLEIGH Chargers forward, Daisy Bateman grasped her opportunity to play in Collingwood’s Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s side with both hands. The 18 year-old booted three goals in the Magpies’ round four clash and got to taste her dream of playing AFLW alongside the likes of Jaimee Lambert, Brittany Bonnici and Holly Whitford. Bateman thrived […]
Mid-Season review: AGSV
AFTER reviewing the Associated Public Schools (APS) football competition at the midway point of the season last week, we take a look at how the nine Associated Grammar Schools Victoria (AGSV) are faring. Assumption College R1: lost to Marcellin by 71 pointsR2: defeated Yarra Valley by 37 pointsR3: defeated Camberwell by 69 pointsR4: lost to […]
Scouting notes: VFLW: Round 5
COLLINGWOOD, Darebin, Richmond, NT, Casey and Geelong were the round five Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s winners. For the Magpies, Thunder and Cats, their wins extend their undefeated streaks while for the Demons, their win was their first in the competition. We watched four games on the weekend and took some notes on the standout […]
NSW/ACT and Western Australia claim wins in Series One of AFLW National Championships
AS the opening series of the AFL Women’s National Under 18 Championships continues, four teams took to the field on the weekend to display their skills. New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT) and Western Australia were the big winners, with many players standing out across the four games. NSW/ACT 6.7 (43) defeated Tasmania […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
FROM feel-good debuts to memorable returns and upset victories, there were plenty of memorable moments on the weekend. John Roumeliotis returns and goals Often comeback stories can get lost in bigger narratives, but there was none more special than the return of key forward John Roumeliotis, who after three consecutive season-ending knee injuries, the Calder […]
Draft Central Power Rankings: June 2018
IN one of the most recognisable draft crops in some time, the 2018 AFL National Draft is heating up to be one of the most talked about in the lead-up with so many tall and small prospects who are already looking like genuine AFL stars. As with last year, on the first Monday of the […]
