Haines hoping to follow in father’s footsteps
POTENTIAL Fremantle father-daughter prospect Jorja Haines would love to don the purple at AFL Women’s level, but is keeping her options open this year to give herself “the best chance” at reaching the elite level. The Peel Thunder top-ager boasts some nice explosive traits and footy skills to go with her natural footballing abilities, and […]
Q&A: Ruby Ballard (West Adelaide)
SETTING her sights on following in the footsteps of her older sister, Abbie, West Adelaide’s Ruby Ballard is determined to forge her own journey, coming into 2024 as a top-age AFLW Draft prospect. We spoke to her at the South Australian Preseason Testing Day. Q: Ruby, tell us about your footy journey? RB: “I started […]
Q&A: Lilly Baker (Lions Academy)
AFLW Academy ruck Lilly Baker is one of the most developable talls in this year’s AFLW Draft. Though by her own admissions she has not spent as much time in the code as her peers, she is rapidly improving, having played predominantly through the ruck, but will hone her craft in defence this year. We […]
Westies coach “rapt” with comeback win
WEST Adelaide waited until “after the last second of the day” but the Bloods were still able to take the four points home to Richmond and break a 370-day winless drought in the process. Having not won since Round 2 last year, West Adelaide fought back from as much as 10 points down eight minutes […]
Panthers “driven” to go one better in 2024
AFTER falling 30 seconds short of a record third flag in the SANFL Women’s competition, South Adelaide coach Rick Watts said his side has never been hungrier to go one better in 2024. Though the loss to Central District in the last minute after leading throughout the whole game was heartbreaking, the coaching group had […]
Redlegs raise offensive focus in 2024
NEW Norwood coach Brad Ferrall will look to unleash his side’s scoring potential in 2024, with a greater focus on offensive ball movement in 2024. Working closely with his predecessor Brad Snell last season as opposition analyst, Ferrall is set to follow on from Norwood’s finals appearance with a touch of his own flair. “Snelly’s […]
Q&A: Tara Harrington (Suns Academy)
QUEENSLAND AFLW Draft prospect Tara Harrington is a top-ager who has cut her teeth in a range of positions, with the predominant midfielder boasting skills and smarts. We spoke to the teenager at the recent Queensland Preseason Testing Day. Q: Tara, tell us about your footy journey, and what did you take from that? TH: […]
Q&A: Indiana West (Swan Districts)
ATHLETIC top-age talent Indiana West was one of the top performers at the recent West Australian Preseason Testing. Recording the second fastest 20m sprint time of any WAFL Women’s player at the event, West clocked a time of 3.195 seconds, while also jumping 56cm in the standing vertical to also be second in that test. […]
Talbot taking “small steps” to reach big time
WHILE the majority of her Gold Coast Suns teammates live in the aforementioned region, North Cairns talent Heidi Talbot has had quite the array of obstacles to overcome. The trek from Cairns to the Gold Coast is arduous in itself, but juggling that with school, and needing to find work made it all the more […]
Reigning premier Dogs “just as hungry” in 2024
PREMIERSHIP success has not dampened the appetite of Central District’s SANFL Women’s side, with coach Ben Hunt declaring his team is “just as hungry to hunt” and does not agree with the assertion the reigning premiers are “the hunted”. While externally winning a flag will remove any underdog tag and see opinions change from being […]
