2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 1
WESTERN Jets bottom-ager Charlotte Baskaran has taken out the opening round’s Draft Central Player of the Week Award after a best on ground performance in her side’s loss to the Eastern Ranges. Not eligible until next year’s draft and having made her debut as a 14-year-old back in 2019, the silky-skilled Baskaran is one to […]
2021 NAB League Girls: Round 1 wrap – Chargers end reigning premiers’ unbeaten streak
THE 2021 NAB League Girls season bounced down on the weekend, with a couple of surprise results thrown into a mixed bag of margins across the action-packed set of fixtures. Among the highlights, Tasmania Devils picked up its first-ever win in the competition, while Geelong won out in a thriller against the Greater Western Victoria […]
2021 NAB League Girls: 6 Memorable Moments – Round 1
THE NAB League Girls competition returned in a big way on the weekend, with six games throwing up a mixed bag of results and plenty of memorable moments. In a new weekly series as part of Draft Central’s ever-expanding pathways coverage, we take a look at the top moments from each match – whether they […]
Top Performers: 2021 NAB League Girls – Round 1
A NEW NAB League Girls season means even more fresh coverage of the elite pathways, with the weekly (self explanatory) Top Performers series delving into some of the best individual feats across each weekend of action. Round 1 produced plenty of highlights as players returned to competitive action for the first time in 11 months. […]
NAB League Girls action returns today
AFTER almost 12 months of waiting, the NAB League Girls competition will kick off today for the first of nine rounds and three weeks of finals in 2021. The season will have eight consecutive weeks of action between February 6 and March 28, before the players have a break for the AFL Women’s Under 18 […]
Skill and pace the key for Stingrays
THEY might have to wait an extra week to finally taste NAB League Girls action for the first time in 11 months, but the Dandenong Stingrays will be ready to go when it happens. The Stingrays have a Round 1 bye this weekend, then host Sandringham Dragons at Frankston Park on Saturday, February 13 from […]
Rebels ready after interrupted 2020
THE GREATER WESTERN VICTORIA (GWV) Rebels are making the most of an interrupted preseason, with Talent Operations Lead Phil Partington making the most of the squad being all together when it happens, such as last weekend’s NAB League Girls Preseason Testing Day. “This (NAB League Girls testing day) is the fifth time we’ve had our […]
Gippsland powers through adversity
EVERY NAB League club has had its past 12 months thrown into chaos by a global pandemic that no one could have predicted. While all have come through stronger, Gippsland Power is a team no stranger to having to overcome challenges that impact more than just the footballing landscape. In 2020, the Power’s preseason was […]
Basketballer Viney has team-first mindset
AFTER injuring herself at the start of her middle-age year, dual-sport athlete India Viney is hoping for a clean run. Not only is she hoping to have some luck in 2021, but put her best foot forward to help the Tasmania Devils pick up a few more wins than in their maiden season, regardless of […]
King eyes improvement beyond achievements
DESPITE making history by becoming Tasmania Devils’ first ever goalkicker, and then backing up her NAB League Girls season with entry into the AFL Women’s Academy for 2021, Perri King is not content to rest on her laurels. Instead of worrying about what is out of her control in terms of draft contention, King has […]