Top Performers – AFLW U19 Championships: Vic Country vs. Queensland
WELCOMING Queensland into the 2021 AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships, the country’s most northern competitor on the eastern seaboard took on the undefeated Vic Country at Port Melbourne on the weekend. Whilst Country came away with the big nine-goal win, we took a look at number of the performers who impressed on the day. VIC […]
Class shines through as Vic Country dominate Queensland
IT was a clinical four quarter performance from Vic Country, never taking the foot off the pedal on their way to a 76-22 triumph on Sunday afternoon in the winners’ final game of the AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships. Breaking away in the second term, Country were dominant on all facets of the ground, maintaining […]
Huynh steps up at State to continue chasing AFLW dream
UNLIKE many of her teammates at the 2021 AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships, Laitiah Huynh is no stranger to playing on the national stage at the oldest junior age group. The Central District product ran out for the Central Allies back in 2019 when she was a bottom-ager, and now as an over-ager – in […]
Morphett’s football journey all about enjoyment
EVERYONE has different reasons and motivations for playing sports. Whether it’s to be the best in the world or to keep fit, we all have the one thing that drives us to keep going. For Murray Bushrangers ruck Ally Morphett, it’s a simple solution; to enjoy the sport she has excelled at. “I’m just trying […]
Schilling follows brothers into footy, rises to challenges
PEEL Thunder’s Beth Schilling is naturally an eye-catching player with her athleticism and overhead marking ability among a number of strings she has in her bow. The talented tall has been a key member of Peel Thunder’s side this year, and showed during the AFL Women’s Under 19s National Championships that she can match it […]
Top Performers: Queensland Under 19s vs. Coorparoo
IN a midweek training hitout, Queensland’s best and brightest young stars took to the field against Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s side Coorparoo in a match prior to their AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships campaign. The Queensland side defeated Coorparoo 12.10 (82) to 0.2 (2) in a one-sided contest, in four 15-minute quarters with […]
Prowse excels from being thrown into key role
ZOE Prowse was certainly thrown in the deep end when she first pulled on the Double Blues’ jumper in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition a few years back. The then 15-year-old had come from a local football club and successfully earned a spot on Sturt’s Under 15s list, but soon found […]
Draft Central go behind the scenes at the 2021 AFLW U19s Championships
DRAFT Central is excited to bring you some behind the scenes content from the 2021 AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships in the form of player features from across the nation, having completed interviews with South Australia, Western Australia and the Allies in the past week. Around 50 of the brightest young talents will have features […]
Allies hold on despite stunning effort from 15-year-old Lauren Young
A PHENOMENAL 37-disposal effort from 15-year-old star Lauren Young was not enough to haul her side across the line against the Allies in a tight contest to conclude the 2021 AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships for the sides. The Allies controlled play with the first three goals of the match, and whilst they did not […]
Vic Metro survives West Australian fightback at the death
VIC Metro survived a dramatic late fightback from Western Australia on Thursday morning, holding on to win by four points at Trevor Barker Oval after Chloe Reilly‘s post-siren set shot drifted wide in the Sandringham wind. The Big V led from the first goal and were in the box seat to coast to a straightforward […]
