Champion proves no challenge too steep
SUBIACO prospect Malakai Champion is one of the top West Australian talents in 2024. The electric small forward has featured at the forefront of his state’s pathway since bursting onto the scene at the 2022 Under 16 National Championships, where he earned All Australian honours. Fast forward to this year, and after a terrific bottom-aged […]
Herbert primed to give footy “100 per cent” in 2024
WITH senior and state experience under his belt already, Kade Herbert has everything he needs to hit the ground running in 2024. Though, the 17-year-old also enters his top-age campaign with a unique advantage over most other AFL Draft hopefuls. Having grown up in Bute on the Yorke Peninsula, about two hours away from Adelaide, […]
Clutch Evans “shocked” by bottom-age feats
YOU wouldn’t hear of a first year player kicking two match-winning goals in one season, but hockey convert Jasmine Evans did exactly that in 2023. The Central District forward was one of her side’s most clutch players along a memorable run to the SANFL Women’s premiership. Evans’ first moment of magic came in Round 3 […]
Scholz sisters pushing for AFLW reunion
APRIL 22, 2023. Glenelg is defeated by Woodville-West Torrens in a Round 8 SANFL Women’s clash, marking the last time Scholz sisters Matilda and Poppy lined up together on a footy field – for now. A month earlier, elder sibling Matilda was made a priority signing for Port Adelaide and would soon embark on her […]
Industrious Ashcroft relishing high standards
THERE’S a lot on Levi Ashcroft‘s plate in 2024, and plenty he’s already achieved. The top draft prospect is aiming to become the third member of his family to reach the top level of Australian rules football, after father Marcus and big brother Will both hit the bigtime in Brisbane. Levi is an esteemed junior, […]
Dashing defender darts to draft dream
ALTHOUGH much of the AFLW Draft chatter surrounding the Gold Coast Suns was surrounding their young Academy players, one draftee that flew under the radar was young defender Taya Oliver. The 22-year-old is only new to the game, but made so much of an impact on the Suns that she was selected in last week’s […]
Confident Keck excited about future in blue
NEW AFLW Blue Lila Keck is someone who is neither short of confidence nor excitement about what her future in the AFLW holds. “I’ve always been pretty boisterous and confident,” Keck said. “Sometimes it’s a good thing, sometimes people tell me to shut up, but I think I bring that sort of culture to the […]
Wotherspoon’s whirlwind year ends in a red and blue call up
ONE of the newest AFLW Dees Ryleigh Wotherspoon has had one of the more unique journeys to the AFLW. Growing up as a multi-sport talented athlete, she is new to the game of Aussie rules but was quick to garner the interest of those in the league. “I obviously was not expecting to be playing […]
Pumped Pisano keen to get started at Dees
SPEAKING the morning after the AFLW Draft, new Dee Alyssia Pisano admitted that it was still all sinking in that she had been drafted at all. “Not really if I’m being honest,” she said. “It still feels like a dream. I didn’t really sleep last night if I’m being honest, I’m just so excited but […]
Weston-Turner’s Western dream a reality
NEW Bulldog Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner was grinning from ear to ear after she was the first pick in Monday night’s AFLW Draft. A life long Western Bulldogs fan, she said that the fact they drafted her means the world to her and her family. Growing up being a Doggies supporter she probably couldn’t have asked for […]
