Crowley continues search for improvement
DESPITE missing out on most players’ ultimate goal of being drafted, 2021 was a “rewarding” year for Neve Crowley. The Calder Cannons and Essendon VFLW utility built on the promise she showed since making her NAB League Girls debut in 2019, ending her campaign via representative honours with Vic Metro. Back with both the Cannons […]
Gilmour aims to impart experience on Power
RETURNING as an over-ager now the NAB League Girls has returned to an Under 18s format, Macie Gilmour is looking to be a leader for her Gippsland Power teammates. The midfielder/forward is a 2003-born talent who has chosen to return to the Power in 2022, having come through the program over the past few years […]
Athletic Lyne constantly learning
HAVING played for a multitude of junior clubs on the Mornington Peninsula, Dandenong Stingrays‘ Bianca Lyne is not afraid of change. Now, the talented ruck is eyeing off becoming more versatile as she continues to track towards her top-age year. “I started playing football when I was 12 for Tyabb,” Lyne said. “Then I moved […]
Western’s Whiley wired for success
WHILE still a bottom-ager among the elite footballing pathway, Western Jets’ Kiera Whiley has quite a bit of nous and knowledge. She started out playing in her local boy’s team in Under 9s and entered the Jets’ program when she was 13, so it is no surprise she continues to punch above her weight now, […]
Roosters ready to crow in 2022
AFTER a dominant 2020 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, reigning premiers North Adelaide Women’s had to watch the finals from the sidelines in 2021, missing out on defending their crown in the post-season series. Now the determined Roosters are “ready to play” in 2022 according to premiership coach Krissie Steen. “We’ve come […]
Suns’ confidence shining bright in 2022
AFTER a winless 2021 AFL Women’s campaign, the Gold Coast Suns are on the rise in 2022. Having won two of their three games – both coming back from last quarter deficits – the south Queensland side is building something special. Coach Cameron Joyce said the playing group had certainly benefited from its fighting victories […]
O’Rourke looking for the right experience
HAVING started out in football when she was “quite young,” Bendigo Pioneers bottom-ager Bryde O’Rourke remains on the search for experience as she readies for her draft eligible campaign, in 2023. Last season, she made her NAB League Girls debut and featured four more times, enough to earn a Vic Country Under 17 nod. Naturally, […]
Westies tweak structure in search of next step
SITTING seventh and seemingly struggling after Round 7, West Adelaide Women’s coach Mark Moody admitted there was some head scratching going on. Fast forward five weeks, and the Bloods were into their maiden South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Grand Final off the back of five consecutive wins. Though the young team ultimately fell […]
Campbell, Ranges strive to build team bond
ASK most NAB League Girls prospects what they love most about football, and the team element of the game is often central to their answer. That is no different for Eastern Ranges tall Ava Campbell, who managed eight outings as a 15-year-old last year and is striving to rebuild some of the squad chemistry her […]
Panthers prepare for youth focus “rebuild”
AS the most successful team in South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s history, South Adelaide Women’s has a different focus this year. Off the back of a number of departures due to various reasons, returning Panthers head coach Rick Watts said said the 2022 season would be more of a “traditional rebuild”. “We had […]
