Team balance the key to Dragons’ three-peat push
SANDRINGHAM Dragons are looking to make history on Saturday. The powerhouse talent region is gunning for a third consecutive flag, and to move level with Calder Cannons on a competition-high six premierships. What’s more, co-captain Levi Ashcroft has been a part of all three title tilts. While the Dragons’ squad is stacked with talent – […]
Historic decider marks reward for Rebels’ effort
SATURDAY will mark the first Coates Talent League Grand Final which features Greater Western Victoria (GWV) since 1997. Back then, the competition was called the TAC Cup, the Rebels were under the North Ballarat banner, and Adam Goodes was best afield in the region’s only premiership to date. Now, under supercoach David Loader, GWV will […]
Consistency the key as Smith jags RMC Medal
JAGGA Smith‘s lowest disposal tally this year is 24. He has set arguably the highest floor of any Coates Talent League player en route to captaining the Oakleigh Chargers into a preliminary final. The midfielder averages 33.9 disposals per game, including a high of 50 against Western Jets in Round 9 among eight seperate efforts […]
A ‘Goody’ first game rewarded two-fold
NOT only did Shineah Goody earn a Rising Star nomination from her debut game, but she was also rewarded with a contract extension which will see her don the teal, black and white until 2026. The 18-year-old spoke about learning about her nomination and what it means to her. “It’s pretty surreal really to get […]
Tara’s tales of positivity from the land of the Suns
Heading into 2024, things are positive at the Gold Coast Suns according to their captain Tara Bohanna. “Yeah, we’ve had a really good pre season” Bohanna said. “We’ve had a few practice games the last couple weeks, which have been really good and then we had some pre pre season games as well, which I […]
Hannah’s hoping for finals breakthrough
AFTER a few years of building down at Moorabbin, St Kilda captain Hannah Priest is looking ahead to the future. Heading into 2024, the Saints’ skipper says she’d be “lying” if she said breaking the club’s finals duck wasn’t at the front of mind. “The talk is definitely process and system, but I’d be lying […]
Stannett’s serving a different kind of role in 2024
SEASON 2024 is not going exactly the way new Fremantle skipper Ange Stannett had planned. Newly appointed to the Fremantle captaincy, Stannett will unfortunately have to sit out the 2024 AFL Women’s season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) earlier this year. Stannett said the injury recovery was “getting there”. “I’m 12 weeks post […]
Beeson’s bold new briefing as new dawn arises
GWS stalwart Rebecca Beeson has seen a lot happen at the Giants in her eight seasons at the club, but she gets to experience something new this season when she takes over captaincy duties from Alicia Eva. But like the true professional she is, she is “just trying to be myself, so not a hell […]
O’Dowd’s opportunity to add to unique career
THERE are over 20 Irish stars now in the AFL Women’s competition, but one of the newest Eilish O’Dowd has a pretty unique story to tell. Her journey to the GWS Giants began on the Gaelic Football fields of County Leitrim in Ireland. “So I started Gaelic football when I was about five or six […]
Analea’s adventure arrives at a new home
NEW AFLW Bulldog Analea McKee certainly did not let anything get in her way of achieving her AFLW dream. From her early days not even watching the sport growing up to making it to the big time, McKee has come a long way. Initially plying her trade in the now-named Coates Talent League before moving […]
