Mackenzie’s Webb passes toughest test
CLAREMONT’S Mackenzie Webb is no stranger to taking on key roles in the back 50, and the talented over-age Tiger was thrown her biggest one yet on the weekend at the AFLW Under 18 Championships. With top AFLW draft prospect Lauren Young on fire early kicking 2.2 in the first 10 minutes of the match […]
Hall learns on the job at League level
IT is rare for a player to make club history on their senior state league debut, but Peel Thunder midfielder Clay Hall can lay claim to exactly that. After his father Derek made 74 appearances for the Thunder, Clay’s League call-up made them the first father-son duo to play in Peel’s top flight side. Clay […]
Croweaters prepare for high rotations to maximise draftability
SOUTH Australia’s top AFLW draft talent will prepare to play in a variety of positions in the upcoming Under 18 Championships as the state embarks on maximising its draft potential at the end of the year. Talent Manager of Female Programs Robbie Neill said rotations at national level were the “nature of the beast” in […]
“No ceilings” for in-form Norwood
RUNNING hot into the league-wide bye last weekend, Norwood coach Brad Snell said his side is not setting any ceiling in season 2023. After starting the season 0-3 but losing the trio of games by a combined seven points, Norwood has hit its straps, stringing together four straight wins to return to Round 8 action […]
Mulder focused on being a “key player” after “insane” rise to AFLW
SOUTH Fremantle’s Tahleah Mulder was running around in the Perth Football League for Piara Waters 12 months ago, and now the speedy midfielder/forward will don the purple after being selected by Fremantle with pick three in the AFLW Supplementary Draft. Speaking in the wake of her selection. Mulder said it was a “surreal feeling” that […]
Gallivanting Garner still hoping to achieve plenty more
NEW Box Hill Hawks skipper Nicole Garner has come along way in footy since her days in Victoria’s Gippsland region. Before the shiny lights of AFLW or even VFLW, her footy journey began back with the Gippsland Galaxy in around 2016. Playing Division 3 and 4 footy, Garner says the local scene is where she […]
Jordan looking forward in 2023
NORTHERN Knights dynamo Ava Jordan is looking to add another string to her bow this season when the talented midfield takes up a new role inside 50. The Knights’ top-ager stands at just 148cm, and if drafted she would become the smallest player in the AFL Women’s. Though that is some way off, Jordan has […]
Multi focused Mercoulia always looking more broadly
CASEY coach Peter Mercoulia always wears more than one hat while coaching the Dees in the VFLW. Not literally of course, but not only is his focus on achieving the best season possible for the Dees, but with one of the aims of the Casey program to get players drafted, he always has that in […]
Hawks boss got a very different nest in ’23
LAST VFLW season was a big one for Hawthorn (now known as Box Hill) with the club’s AFLW side coming into the picture, and someone who was in the thick of that was coach, Cherie O’Neill. It was her first year in the role, and it was certainly a monumental year to come into the […]
Optimistic coach Chloe trying to ensure history does not repeat
AFTER experiencing just about every emotion over the past few years in the VFLW, Collingwood coach Chloe McMillan is looking forward to the new season and looking to get back to those highest of highest of highs. Reflecting on last year, McMillan said that “last season was probably a little bit up and down.” “We […]
