Baskaran aims to sharpen skills in 2022
SINCE making her debut back in 2019 as a 14-year-old, Charlotte Baskaran has not wasted anytime ticking off boxes. Her latest goal heading into her top-age season was to be named in the 2022 AFL Women’s Academy. A shortlist of those players identified to be among the top elite prospects in the country, it was […]
Hipwell hopes for uninterrupted year
AFTER the last two seasons had been interrupted by a mix of injury and the COVID-19 pandemic, Bridie Hipwell hopes for a clean run. The Sandringham Dragons talent was recently named in the AFL Women’s Academy for the upcoming season, and after an ankle injury curtailed the early part of her 2021 season, she is […]
NAB League Girls features coming over Summer
LEADING up to the 2022 NAB League Girls season and through the first few weeks, we will be releasing features on 46 players. Speaking to the talented footballers at the NAB League Girls Preseason Testing Day thanks to Rookie Me, we will release at least one a day from now through to February, telling each […]
2021 NAB League Awards: Morrish tied, Prespakis goes back-to-back
THE 2021 NAB League Awards were held in a virtual event on Thursday night; with teams of the year and best and fairest honours announced for the boys and girls competitions. While the female talent pool managed to crown a premier and has already been through the draft, the male cohort had its season scrapped […]
2022 AFLW Draft focus: Tasmania
TASMANIA completed its annual North against South clash on Tuesday, with the latter getting up over the former in an impressive win. Whilst the teams had plenty of players to keep an eye out on the future, there were still a number of AFLW Draft talents missing from that match, who will largely be on […]
Tasmanian Statewide Women’s Player Focus: Candice Belbin (Ulverstone)
IN our latest Player Focus, we take a look at the Tasmanian Women’s Statewide Preliminary Final, where Ulverstone defeated Launceston by 19 points at Dial Park in Penguin on the weekend. The teams had a number of top-age and draft-eligible players running around, but the main focus was on a 2022 AFLW Draft talent in […]
2022 AFLW early look: Richmond
IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women’s 2022 season, Draft Central checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Next up is Richmond, that after collecting the 2020 wooden spoon, rose up to 10th on the AFL Women’s ladder. LAST SEASON: Position: 10th Wins: 3 […]
2022 AFLW Draft – Teams to Watch: Oakleigh Chargers
IN a new series looking towards the 2022 AFL Women’s Draft, we take a look at some teams that have outstanding prospects who showed plenty of promise in their bottom-age years to suggest the team might have plenty of potential for the next season. We continue with Oakleigh Chargers, who have plenty of depth and […]
2022 AFLW early look: North Melbourne
IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women’s 2022 season, Draft Central checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Next up is North Melbourne, a team that scraped into the last finals spot, but were not far off the minor premiership either, and ranked in […]
2022 AFLW early look: Melbourne
IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women’s 2022 season, Draft Central checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Next up is Melbourne, a side that despite being young and losing a lot of experience over the previous off-season, were able to match it with […]
