Weekend previews: National U18 Championships – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
SOME of Victoria’s top talent will run out onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground as a curtain raiser to the Carlton-Collingwood game on Sunday, when Vic Country takes on Vic Metro on the hallowed turf. Both sides have made quite a few changes, with Vic Country bringing in five debutants, while Vic Metro has two. Dandenong […]
Weekend previews: VFLW – Round 7
ROUND seven sees the ladder-leaders in Geelong having a bye, meaning that this week is the time to shine for the next tier of teams. With traditional rivals doing battle and teams close on the ladder going head-to-head, this weekend’s Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s action is unmissable. SOUTHERN SAINTS v. NT THUNDER Round […]
Team selection: VFLW – Round 7
A host of TAC Cup Girls will make their Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s debut this week, as they prepare for the AFL Women’s National Under 18 Championships commencing on July 9. A couple of traditional rivals will go head-to-head this weekend as well with both Carlton and Collingwood and Hawthorn and Essendon battling it […]
Tasmania weekly wrap: Clarence emerge as premiership contenders; AFL hold final Tassie talks
THE Tasmanian State League’s (TSL) Round 12 top of the table clash did not disappoint, with Clarence edging ladder leaders North Launceston by just two points to close the gap to just four points between the sides. Meanwhile, the AFL again held talks with representatives from each TSL club as well as ambassadors for Tasmanian […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 10
IN the first of two Futures rounds, TAC Cup sides are able to play 24 players and show off mostly bottom-age talent in what is a round for recruiters to look to 2019 and beyond. There is still plenty of good top-age talent on show despite the Victorian sides facing off at the MCG, with […]
Mounting a case: Shelley Heath hopes to follow in fellow Stingrays draftees’ footsteps
WHEN girls football returned to the Mornington Peninsula, Mount Martha’s Shelley Heath took up the love she had for the sport when she was a child. Since then, the running half-back/wing has been an important part of the Dandenong Stingrays line-up since coming into the team with its inception in the TAC Cup Girls last […]
NSW/ACT wrap: Allies go down; IEC Cup a success
IT was a big week for junior football in the state with the AFL NSW/ACT holding the IEC Cup, while the Allies took it up to a title contender in the National Under 18 Championships and there were mixed results in the North Eastern Australian Football League (NEAFL). IEC Cup The 2018 Intensive English Centres […]
Committed Dunn has AFLW in her sights
GIPPSLAND Power co-captain, Amy Dunn balances Year 12, works three times a week, plays footy and does her own training to improve her game. This is on top of long hours of travelling and homework, but Dunn reiterates that balancing all these things is something she has to do in order to pursue her football […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Under 18s continue rich vein of form
THIS week in South Australian football has been dominated by the impressive performance of the State’s Under 18 stars, who put Vic Country to the sword with a 27-point win in the National Championships. Meanwhile, there were plenty of prospects who put their hand up for a call-up with solid games in the South Australian […]
Queensland weekly wrap: Queensland impress at National Inclusion Carnival
WITH the bye keeping the Brisbane Lions out of action, it was a rather quiet week in Queensland footy. The Suns were stunned at home by a resurgent Saints outfit, while Queensland’s own managed to qualify for Division One of the AFL National Inclusion Carnival. Queenslanders pick up wins at National Inclusion Carnival Queensland has […]
