Fierce Falcon flying in new home
NEW Darebin Falcons co-captain Caitlin Bunker made what turned out to be a life changing decision five years ago, and has never looked back since. Originally a Canberran, she moved to Melbourne in 2019, which also started her VFL Women’s journey. Reflecting on her decision to move, Bunker pointed to several factors in making the […]
Sharks’ second half bite downs the Kings
SOUTHPORT Sharks made it three QAFL Women’s wins in a row on Saturday afternoon thanks to a big second-half performance against the Coorparoo Blues. The Sharks forward power took a 14-point halftime margin out to 59 points by full-time, making the most of their classy ball movement in transition. The Kings kept in the battle […]
Q&A: Grace Belloni (Eastern Ranges)
EASTERN Ranges top-ager Grace Belloni is one of a number of draft hopefuls coming out of the metropolitan region, with the forward-midfielder consistently impacting games, particularly in the latter role this season. The 174cm utility averaged 15.8 disposals, 2.5 marks and 2.7 tackles last season, booting 11 goals in 16 games. She started as a […]
2024 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 12
FROM a groundbreaking win to a shellacking, both West Perth and East Fremantle might have taken home the four points in different ways, but both ended Round 12 of the WAFLW with five Team of the Week representatives. The two other winning sides – Subiaco and Swan Districts – as well as the narrow-losing Claremont […]
Q&A: Maggie Mahony (Oakleigh Chargers)
OAKLEIGH Chargers midfielder Maggie Mahony has had a red-hot start to the 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season, racking up the ball at will and stepping up in her top-age season. Having been around the club for a couple of years now, Mahony has learnt plenty from her predecessors, and will look to take that […]
2024 WAFLW Player Focus: Holly Britton (Peel Thunder)
IT is incredibly rare to have a breakout game in a triple-digit loss, but that was exactly the case for Peel Thunder’s Holly Britton. Having spent most of her season on the wing this year, Britton got the inside time she played at Rogers Cup level in the past, and thrived, racking up career-high 29 […]
2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 10
SEVEN of the eight SANFL Women’s sides had multiple representatives this week in what was a tight round of action. As such, the SANFLW Round 10 Team of the Week was a tricky one to decide, with winners Central District, South Adelaide and North Adelaide all represented well. Glenelg had an even spread across the […]
Falcons tame Tigers in stunning WAFLW finish
IT ALMOST had to be seen to be believed. West Perth’s incredible transformation from league battler to WAFL Women’s premiership contender in the space of three seasons ticked another box on the weekend with a remarkable come-from-behind win with the last kick of the day to defeat Claremont by two points. In trouble after falling […]
2024 SANFLW R10 wrap: Roosters finally crow
IT HAS been a long time coming, but North Adelaide finally had something to cheer about in the 2024 SANFL Women’s season, taking home its first win this year after defeating Woodville-West Torrens by 11 points at Prospect Oval on Saturday. The Roosters started strongly to kick the first three goals of the match and […]
2024 CTL Girls Player of the Week: Round 7
GEELONG Falcons captain Mekah Morrissy stepped up in the wet to help guide the Falcons to an important win over Gippsland Power, getting up by 14 points at La Trobe University, Bundoora on the weekend which earned our Coates Talent League Girls Player of the Week nomination. The hard-running winger who is more than capable […]
