Round 2 for many QAFLW match ups, but will history repeat itself?
ANOTHER week, another exciting round of QAFLW action for all fans to enjoy, and as many leagues are either done for the year or coming to their conclusions, there are still so many things to play out in the sunshine state. This week’s match of the round sees a replay of a clash from back […]
PREVIEW | 2022 AFLW Futures clash
SOME of the best 2023 AFL Women’s Draft prospects will take to the field in Geelong on Sunday as they stake their claims to be included in the AFLW Academy. With the 2022 AFLW Draft fast approaching, recruiters and talent managers alike will have one eye on next year to see which players are likely […]
WAFL Player Focus: Jackson Broadbent (Peel Thunder)
PEEL Thunder ruck Jackson Broadbent is a tall talent whose draft range is difficult to pinpoint, but the 201cm prospect can certainly do things not many other players his size can. He became a rare bottom-ager to gain League and state Under 18 experience last year, putting his name in lights as one to watch […]
Up the Grades: Busslinger jets into senior debut
TOP 10 prospect Jedd Busslinger bustled his way into East Perth’s senior team on the weekend, proving undeniable after putting together an outstanding start to his WAFL Colts season. The AFL Academy member returned from those duties on Saturday as the Royals beat West Coast’s reserves by 78 points at Leederville Oval. The tall and […]
WAFLW Draft Combine invitee notes: Round 15
NOW the AFLW Draft Combine invitees have been named, the focus of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Academy notes piece will look to those draft-eligible players and how they perform each week. These notes will be separate to the game-by-game notes, which will now focus on bottom-age talents and others who catch the […]
SANFL Player Focus – Max Michalanney (Norwood)
HIS name is familiar with those who follow and love SANFL footy, but Norwood‘s Max Michalanney is paving his own path. The tall defender, son of 211-game Redleg Jim, is eligible to be taken by Adelaide under father-son rules and has already spent time training with the Crows during preseason. Last year, Michalanney was named […]
2022 NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 8
THREE NAB League regions lay claim to four representatives in our Round 8 Team of the Week, which proved a tough one to pick as the competition got back in the swing of full-time action. Check out who made the full 24-man squad, and three emergency spots below. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: The only player […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Sasha Goranova (Claremont)
WESTERN Australia had four mature-age AFLW Draft Combine invitees in 2022, with Claremont boasting three of them, including midfielder Sasha Goranova. Nicknamed “The Russian”, Goranova was one of two players – along with Jess Low – who trained with West Coast in 2021 as potential train-ons to fill a role with the Eagles’ growing injury […]
VFLW Player Focus – Grace Buchan (Southern Saints)
SOUTHERN Saints defender Grace Buchan has been around the VFLW system for a while, but for one reason or another has never made it onto an AFLW list yet. Flying under the radar a bit, she is the kind of hardworking defender that just gets the job done, just like she did on the weekend […]
WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 15
TOP two sides East Fremantle and Claremont lead all-comers when it comes to Rookie Me Central West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Team of the Week representatives for Round 15. Both sides have five players in the side this week, one more ahead of Swan Districts and Subiaco who both had four. Peel Thunder and […]
