2022 WAFLW club preview: Swan Districts
HOPING to go one better than last year, Swan Districts will once again be there at the pointy end of the 2022 West Australian Football League (WAFL) season. The Swans started the 2021 season on fire, winning 13 games straight, but then dropped three of the next five – all to Peel Thunder – to […]
2022 WAFLW club preview: Peel Thunder
REIGNING back-to-back premiers Peel Thunder will eye off a remarkable third straight flag in the 2022 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition. The Thunder navigated the postponed 2020 season to make the unthinkable rise from wooden spooners to premiers, then did it again last season after sitting just one game off the top from […]
2022 SANFLW Player Focus: Jade Halfpenny
UNDOUBTEDLY an aerial specialist, Norwood‘s Jade Halfpenny remains a talent more than good enough to step up to the top level. The tall forward has added more strings to her bow each year, and off the back of a best on ground performance during the Redlegs’ win over Central District, it is easy to see […]
Mammoth week begins as AFLW enters final month
COVID chaos always has its consequences, and we are seeing that play out this weekend in the AFLW. From tonight until Tuesday, there will be wall to wall Round 7 action for footy fans to enjoy, and there will not be a day where fans have to go without a game to watch. The only […]
Battle for fourth spot headlines final round of action
THE weekend is almost here, and so is the upcoming round of the Northern Territory Football League Women’s (NTFLW) Premier League. This week marks the final round of the 2021/22 home-and-away season, with finals just around the corner. The top five is locked in after 17 rounds of action, but the battle for fourth place […]
Cost of travel clipping clubs’ wings
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a seismic shift in the way teams have to travel to interstate matches. Instead of teams travelling the day or two days before, spending some time acclimatising to the conditions and then playing, an interstate game now often means a fly in, play and then fly home on the same […]
Tigers cement top spot with dominant outing
THIS past weekend saw another round of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League take place across a number of grounds. Three matches took place in Round 17, the penultimate weekend of the season, while the Tiwi Bombers forfeited their clash against St Mary’s given their withdrawal from the competition for the remainder […]
Stats Leaders: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 4
ROUND 4 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season saw an even spread of stars top the charts in a stats sense. Western Jets midfielder Montana Ham was the sole player to top two categories after a standout performance, but there were plenty more players who also rose to the occasion in Round 4. Find […]
2022 SANFLW Academy Watch: Round 2
OUR South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Academy Watch is back for another year. We cast our eyes over the four League matches and took notes on each of the South Australian State Academy members to see how they fared across the board. This year we will also be tallying up votes for the […]
2022 NAB League Girls Team of the Week: Round 4
A SUPER Saturday of NAB League Girls action sees our latest Team of the Week come in hot, with another competitive squad of 24 making selection difficult as ever. Among the best represented teams, the Western Jets and Eastern Ranges each have four representatives, while Dandenong Stingrays contributed three after each side secured 50-plus point […]