TAC Cup Girls preview: Gippsland Power
TWO recent Collingwood draftees are paving the way for aspiring Gippsland Power female footballers, who have reportedly “stepped up” over the pre-season according to the Power’s female talent manager Chelsea Caple, as she looks ahead to season 2018. “I think getting two drafted in the 2017 draft has lifted the professionalism for the girls,” Caple […]
TAC Cup Girls preview: Geelong Falcons
THE Geelong Falcons impressed in the 2017 TAC Cup Girls season, only dropping one game for the year. This loss came in round four, when they fell just two points short of the Murray Bushrangers, who were one of only two undefeated teams last year. But just a week later in round five, the Falcons […]
TAC Cup Girls preview: Eastern Ranges
SPEED and height are the two weapons Eastern Ranges’ female talent manager Jessie Mulholland hopes her club’s TAC Cup Girls’ side can utilise ahead of the 2018 season. Almost 50 per cent of the Ranges’ squad is comprised of players 170cm or more, while also having a number of electric runners to be on-hand to […]
TAC Cup Girls preview: Oakleigh Chargers
THE Oakleigh Chargers will aim to be a more settled side in 2018 after tasting TAC Cup Girls football in 2017. While they finished the five-game season without a win, there were a number of players who stood out with impressive performances, of which a number of them have gone on to sign with VFL […]
Progression leads to performance
FOR eight years Natalie Grindal has seen the transformation of girls footy, going from a 30-player state academy team that would train together; to now a clear pathway for girls to play footy at the highest level at AFLW. Grindal highlighted the importance of the AFLW, and how it has given young girls something to […]
