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, […]
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 […]
Pisano reflects on “surreal” 2021 feats
EASTERN Ranges forward Alyssia Pisano was the NAB League Girls leading goalkicker, a team of the year member, and Vic Metro Under 17 representative in 2021. All of that, at just 15-years-old. A year on, and Pisano began her bottom-age campaign brightly having earned Metro Under 18 and AFLW Academy selection heading into it. Reflecting […]
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 […]
Jordan uses experience to her advantage
IT is easy to forget that Ava Jordan is still a bottom-ager. The Northern Knights midfielder has already proven a standout in her region, having come second to Georgie Prespakis in the 2021 NAB League Girls best and fairest count as a first year player. The diminutive ball winner, standing at 148cm, enjoyed an extended […]
Wilcox thrives on culture and contest
AT 158cm, it would be easy for Northern Knights forward Rylie Wilcox to let others contribute the hard yards in contested situations. While damaging in space with speed to burn and perpetual motion akin to the Energizer Bunny, the soccer convert defies her size to thrive on the contested side of football. “I love the […]
Pressure-packed Molesworth enjoys challenges
DESPITE only picking up a footy a few years back, Gippsland Power‘s Alisha Molesworth has certainly filled up her CV. Since first bursting onto the scene, Molesworth has already tasted individual success at local level, winning a league and club best and fairest in 2021, to go with her Vic Country Under 17s representation. “I […]
