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2024 SANFLW Player Focus: Emily Brockhurst (South Adelaide)

DYNAMIC forward Emily Brockhurst might be one of the best stories of this year, with the former defender becoming a consistent sharpshooter for South Adelaide in the SANFLW. Booting 17 goals in her first season back from a stint at local level, Brockhurst has transformed the way she plays, and is one of the most […]

2024 WAFLW Player Focus: Mia Russo (West Perth)

BOTTOM-AGE young gun Mia Russo is one of the top prospects to watch next year, and is among a host of exciting West Australian talent coming through the junior pathway. After back-to-back Rogers Cup Best and Fairests, the midfielder/forward is finding her feet at League level and had a huge game against East Perth on […]

SANFL U18s Player Focus: Tyler Welsh (Eagles)

SOUTH Australian representative, Tyler Welsh, backed up his strong second-half performance against the Allies, returning to SANFL U18s level with eight goals in Woodville West-Torrens’ 85-point win over Norwood. As the deepest forward for most of the contest, Welsh had a strong start kicking two goals in the first 12 minutes, but was worked out […]

2024 WAFLW Player Focus: Lily Paterson (Swan Districts)

SWAN Districts top-ager Lily Paterson has been one of the standout surprise packets of the WAFL Women’s this season, stepping up for the Black Ducks after missing out on State Academy selection. That omission is almost certainly going to change ahead of the AFLW Under 18 Championships, with Paterson averaging an incredible 23.4 disposals in […]

2024 SANFLW Player Focus: Charlotte Riggs (Central District)

TOP-AGE AFL Women’s Academy member Charlotte Riggs starred in Central District’s six-point win over West Adelaide, rotating between ruck and forward and contributing in both areas. The 2023 SANFL Women’s premiership player had herself a game, with a highly contested, but highly efficient outing against the Bloods. Riggs is averaging 10.3 disposals, 2.4 marks, 2.9 […]

State Game Player Focus: Jacob Blight (WA)

DESPITE his side suffering a 63-point thumping at the hands of South Australia, mid-season draft prospect Jacob Blight showed out in Sunday’s edition of the annual State Game. The 22-year-old defender was one of Western Australia’s bright sparks in a dull defeat. Blight has entered the radar of AFL clubs after a promising start to […]

2024 WAFLW Player Focus: Holly Britton (Peel Thunder)

IT is incredibly rare to have a breakout game in a triple-digit loss, but that was exactly the case for Peel Thunder’s Holly Britton. Having spent most of her season on the wing this year, Britton got the inside time she played at Rogers Cup level in the past, and thrived, racking up career-high 29 […]

2024 WAFLW Player Focus: Megan Norbury (West Perth)

TOP-AGE winger Megan Norbury had a role change for a half on the weekend, with the traditional outside runner starting on-ball during West Perth’s clash against East Fremantle. Norbury worked well playing inside before moving to her more familiar outside position after the main break. Though the Falcons ultimately suffered a 17-point loss in the […]

SANFL Player Focus: Noah Howes (South Adelaide)

SOUTH Adelaide key forward Noah Howes has emerged as a mid-season draft candidate since making his SANFL League debut in Round 1. The 18-year-old kicked three goals against Adelaide on that day, and matched his effort in a 27-point loss to Glenelg on Sunday. The 196cm talent was overlooked in his draft year but suffered […]

Over-age Player Focus: Tunisha Kikoak (Tasmania Devils)

TASMANIAN tall Tunisha Kikoak is a unique AFLW Draft prospect in the way that she plays and covers a lot of bases. The over-age tall missed out on being selected in last year’s draft but returned to the Devils this year and has predominantly played through the ruck across her two Coates Talent League games […]

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