Scouting notes: TAC Cup Girls- Round 5
ONLY two teams remain undefeated after round five delivered some cracking contests. The Western Jets got their first ever TAC Cup Girls win while ending Eastern’s undefeated streak in the process. Over in Bendigo, the Falcons managed to get up over Murray despite missing five AFLW players. Although the Knights were given a scare by […]
Player of the Week: TAC Cup Girls – Round 5
IT was a tough ask picking just one player from a round where so many stepped up in the absence of their AFLW Academy teammates. After much discussion, we have selected Gippsland Power’s Emily Haeusler as this week’s AFL Draft Central TAC Cup Girls’ Player of the Week. Haeusler was a standout across half-back for the Power, providing a […]
TAC Cup Girls previews: Round 5
WITH the AFLW Academy stars out of TAC Cup Girls action this week, it will undoubtedly be a test of depth for all sides across the board. Headlining the round five action is the battle between two undefeated teams in Murray and Geelong. This will be the last of a triple-header at Bendigo in what […]
Podcast: TAC Cup Girls – Episode 5
A NEW year marks all-new content and in 2018, AFL Draft Central will be producing a weekly podcast through the TAC Cup Girls season. Hosted by women’s football editor, Julia Montesano, the podcast will be posted each Wednesday night and will review the previous round’s games and look ahead to the following weekend. For the fifth […]
Youth Girls Northern Academy Series – NSW/ACT squads
GWS Giants and Sydney Swans have named their squads ahead of the 2018 Youth Girls Northern Academy Series starting tonight. The three-day event will see the four northern AFL clubs – Brisbane, Gold Coast, GWS and Sydney – battle it out in a round robin fixture at CEX Coffs International Stadium. The competition serves as […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup Girls- Round 5
WITH round five upon us there have been plenty of changes across the board with the AFLW Academy playing Geelong in a practice match on Tuesday. The Geelong Falcons, Northern Knights and Eastern Ranges will be looking to keep their undefeated record intact while the Western Jets and Dandenong Stingrays will be searching for their […]
Team of the Week: TAC Cup Girls – Round 4
THE first and second-placed teams on the TAC Cup Girls ladder had the most representatives in the AFL Draft Central Team of the Week. After big wins on Tuesday, the Geelong Falcons and Northern Knights each have three players in the side. Olivia Purcell’s performance paid dividends as she has backed up her AFL Draft Central Player of the Week […]
Scouting notes: TAC Cup Girls – Round 4
ROUND four gave us a new ladder-leader with the Geelong Falcons taking top spot off the Northern Knights. It also saw the Stingrays move off the bottom of the ladder with a commendable performance against the Sandringham Dragons. Meanwhile Gippsland continued its great run of form with a three-point win against reigning premiers, Calder Cannons. […]
Weekend Wash-up: TAC Cup Girls – Round 4
THE TAC Cup Girls ladder experienced plenty of movement after round four, with a new ladder-leader emerging. Geelong now sits at the top of the ladder after a 70-point win over the Chargers, overtaking the Northern Knights. After finishing at the bottom of the ladder last season, Gippsland now sits in fifth place after coming […]
Player of the Week: TAC Cup Girls – Round 4
IN a round where every game was contested within an afternoon, it was very tough to sit back and choose just one player for the week for round four. But in a team performance where there was no shortage of contributors to their big win over Oakleigh, Geelong Falcons’ Olivia Purcell was chosen as this […]
