VFLW Player Focus: Tamara Luke (Hawthorn)
WHEN a game is on the line, fans want their leaders to stand up. Well that is exactly what Hawthorn skipper Tamara Luke did on the weekend to get her Hawks over the line against the Southern Saints. Now heading into the last quarter, she had done quite a bit of the ruck work and […]
Round 3 NAB League action makes for Good Friday
THREE NAB League games are set to grace Good Friday this year, as Round 3 of the elite talent pathway is stretched over four days. Another bumper eight-game set of fixtures sees both Queensland academies out of action, but the two Sydney-based regions compete in a double-header at Trevor Barker Beach Oval. First up, the […]
NAB League Player Focus: Elijah Tsatas (Oakleigh Chargers)
OAKLEIGH Chargers vice-captain Elijah Tsatas turned in a prolific performance on Sunday, racking up a game-high 36 disposals in his side’s 31-point win over the Northern Knights. Touted as a pick one candidate coming into his top-age campaign, the 17-year-old possesses explosive athletic traits and elite kicking skills on the move. After 27 touches in […]
Long treks and boys footy steels Ewings for future
EIGHT-HOUR return trips, multiple training sessions between state football and cricket, as well as her North Adelaide commitments, it is fair to say young star Hannah Ewings and her family have sacrificed a lot to get to where she is today. Though now Ewings is living and working in Adelaide, for a long time the […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Rosie Anderson (South Fremantle)
RAW but exciting forward Rosie Anderson is a naturally-gifted player inside 50, and she was our West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Player Focus for Round 8. Having had an up-and-down season, Anderson played her best game of the year by far, slotting two goals from 15 disposals, three marks, eight tackles and six inside […]
2022 NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 2
A TRIO of NAB League regions boast three players apiece in the Round 2 Team of the Week, which features a representative from all 16 teams in action. After their respective victories, Sandringham, Eastern and Dandenong are the best represented clubs, with Tasmania and Northern the other teams to contribute multiple players. Check out the […]
SANFLW Player Focus: Violet Patterson (Glenelg)
AN ELECTRIC talent out of reigning premiers Glenelg, 16-year-old winger Violet Patterson is a name for Collingwood fans to keep in the back of their minds for the 2024 AFLW Draft. Though still young and only in her debut season at League level, the daughter of Magpies Stephen (96 games) has some incredibly exciting traits […]
Scouting notes – AFLW U18s: South Australia vs. Western Australia
SOUTH Australia had a big win to open its 2022 AFLW Under 18 Championships campaign, defeating Western Australia by 84 points at Thebarton Oval. The Croweaters booted 13 goals to one after quarter time, and there were plenty of outstanding individual performers. We took note of some of the individual players from the match. Note: […]
Flag contenders stamp their authority on QAFLW
IN this week’s QAFL Women’s match of the round, University of Queensland (UQ) stamped its authority as reigning premier, comfortably accounting for Wilston Grange. UQ certainly had all the attacking momentum early in the first term, but could not make the Gorillas pay on the scoreboard. It took almost 10 minutes for the Red Lions […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 8
LADDER leaders East Fremantle have recorded a league-high six players in the Rookie Me Central West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Team of the Week for Round 8. The Sharks circled Peel Thunder on the weekend, with the Thunder having the most of the losing sides with four, whilst the other two winners Claremont and […]
