Weekend previews: VFLW – Week 2 Finals
A do-or-die clash will take place at Stannards Stadium this weekend where one team will be hoping to secure its spot in the Grand Final. After the minor premiers stumbled against the Hawks last week, they will be keen to make amends on Sunday. But the Cats come into this clash with the confidence that […]
Team Selection: VFLW – Week 2 Finals
THIS weekend’s preliminary final will see the triumphant Geelong Cats take on the Collingwood Magpies, who will be enacting their double chance. While they might have finished on top of the ladder after the home and away season, Collingwood fell short of the Hawks last week. On the other hand, the Cats will be desperate […]
Queensland weekly wrap: Southport and Sydney to clash in NEAFL decider
THE North Eastern Australian Football League (NEAFL) decider is finally here, while the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) preliminary final will determine the second grand finalist in that league. NEAFL Grand Final: The NEAFLs big dance is on this Sunday afternoon from 1pm at Fankhauser Reserve, Southport who host the Sydney Swans. The Grand Final […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Preliminary Finals
OUR final four TAC Cup teams remaining in the hunt for the 2018 premiership have made a combined three changes, with Gippsland the only side to confirm any players out at this stage. The winners of both clashes advance to the TAC Cup decider the week after at Ikon Park, with three of the four […]
Women’s Young Guns to shine at Port Melbourne
SOME of the top AFL Women’s hopefuls will strut their stuff in a curtain raiser to the Victorian Football League (VFL) preliminary final between Casey Demons and Essendon on the weekend, in a bid to put their case forward to be drafted. Casey Demons’ Damian Keeping and Collingwood’s Chloe McMillan will coach the respective sides, […]
Westbourne Grammar steals Shield in stunning final few minutes
WESTBOURNE Grammar timed its run to the finish like a two-mile horse race, only hitting the front in the final minute to stun Salesian College in Division 2 Boys of the Herald Sun Shield competition. In perfect weather at Sandringham’s Trevor Barker Beach Oval today, Salesian lead throughout the match, answering each Westbourne challenge with […]
Number Crunching: VFLW – Week 1 Finals
WEEK one of the 2018 Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s finals series went off with a bang, with two favourites beaten in blockbuster matches. With the Hawks claiming victory over Collingwood, they advance to the Grand Final in two weeks’ time whereas the Pies have this weekend to decide their fate in the preliminary final. […]
Player Focus: Xavier Duursma
GIPPSLAND Power launched their finals campaign by knocking off a resilient Geelong Falcons by 35 points on Saturday at Ikon Park. Xavier Duursma had some important eyes on him for his first 2018 finals appearance. Coming up against arguably the league’s best in Sam Walsh, the Gippsland Power captain may have served himself in holding […]
Keeping Tabs: Standout players from Finals Week 1
JUST eight teams remained last week with finals commencing, but it did not stop a number of first-year players standing out on the big stage of AFL Finals. Jack Higgins The talented ball winner was at it again on Thursday night, gathering another 20 disposals (14 kicks, six handballs) at 70 per cent efficiency in […]
Webber rises to success against the odds
AS a youngster who loved to watch her brother play football, Nikia Webber asked her dad if she could do the same. He was against the idea because he perceived football as a masculine sport at the time. But after persistence from a young Webber, she got the opportunity to kick a footy around in a […]
