Player Focus: NAB League Girls – Mackenzie Eardley (Dandenong Stingrays)
TOP prospects step up in big games, and none have been bigger this NAB League Girls season than the Dandenong Stingrays‘ clash with Eastern Ranges. Both sides came into the game undefeated, occupying the top two spots on the ladder, but it was Dandenong who came up trumps by two points at Linen House Centre […]
Gatt running high on confidence
AFTER a full preseason, Dandenong Stingrays winger Taylah Gatt is one to remember for 2022. The top-age talent is a player who has caught the eye in her first few games; an incredible feat considering the amount of talent around her. But regardless of how many players standout on the unbeaten Stingrays’ side, Gatt is […]
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 […]
2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 2
DANDENONG Stingrays midfielder Charley Ryan is the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 2. The top-ager starred in her side’s record-breaking 135-point win over the Gippsland Power at Churchill on Saturday, continuing her strong start to the season. The 17-year-old put up huge numbers, collecting 26 disposals, six marks, six inside 50s […]
Ryan relishes “awesome” representative experience
DANDENONG midfielder Charley Ryan is one of six Stingrays included in this year’s Vic Country talent hub, and a taste of representative action in 2021 has proven to be a terrific learning tool. The 17-year-old impressed across her eight NAB League Girls outings as a bottom-ager last year, averaging 11.3 disposals and 3.8 tackles after […]
Ranges and Cannons to open NAB League Girls season
HAVING arrived sooner than usual, the 2022 NAB League Girls season is set to commence this weekend. Six games will take place across five venues and two states, in what is the first of an exciting 10-round season for Victoria and Tasmania’s brightest AFL Women’s draft hopefuls. We preview each of the six games and […]
“White line fever” guides Shepherd towards footy
INTANGIBLES are often the missing piece for budding AFLW stars, and while Dandenong Stingrays prospect Emily Shepherd has some in her locker, she’s working on others. Her reading of the play, athleticism, and ability to manufacture time on the ball are all pillars of a promising game, and aggression is another which ensured Shepherd was […]
Academy invite a “positive light” for Eardley’s 2022
HEARING that she had been invited into the 2022 AFL Women’s Academy, Dandenong Stingrays‘ Mackenzie Eardley was thrilled. Having worked hard over the past two seasons at NAB League Girls level, Eardley has emerged as one of the more impressive – and versatile – talls going around. Though she has been a familiar face around […]
Top talents lift Rays’ training standards
THERE is plenty to be excited about at the Dandenong Stingrays in 2021. The NAB League Girls team has two AFL Women’s Academy members and an additional four Vic Country hub representatives, the most of any Country side. Coach Nick Cox said the strength of the group was publicly evident, but he was pleased with […]
Speedy Clarke eyes “proper” nationals campaign
AFTER an outstanding bottom-age NAB League Girls season with the Dandenong Stingrays, Amber Clarke was ready to impact for Vic Country at the AFL Women’s Under 19s Championships. Though her journey through the pathways had provided plenty of highs, unfortunately for Clarke, her championships would be cut short. As in, five minutes into the first […]
