Underdog Saints certainly not overawed by the occasion
WHEN it comes to this VFLW season, the Southern Saints have been one of those sides you just cannot really underestimate. They may have ultimately finished fifth on the ladder this season, but three big wins in a row against at times much more highly fancied opponents has seen them make their very first VFLW […]
Only one match but mountains of entertainment in the QAFLW
THERE is only one match this weekend in the QAFLW, but it is sure to be a rather entertaining one. Despite only just playing their Round 8 match last week, they had to catch up due to the weather only last weekend, Bond University and Southport are up against each other again this weekend. Last […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFL U16s – Suns Academy vs. Lions Academy
THE BRISBANE Lions Academy has beaten its Gold Coast counterpart by nine points in Wednesday’s Under 16 Q-Clash at Metricon Stadium (Oval 2). In what was the opening game of either side’s 2022 National Development Championship, the young Lions streamed ahead with five goals to one in the opening half and held firm in the […]
2022 AFLW Draft team review: Carlton
COPPING an external beating throughout 2022 and then in the off-season, Carlton will continue to dig deep in a bid to get back to the heights of 2019. The Blues reached the AFL Women’s Grand Final that year, and though they have lost quality over the off-season – highlighted by top-end talents Madison Prespakis and […]
Grand Final the culmination of a long journey for the Bombers
SUNDAY’S VFL Women’s Grand Final is about more than the culmination of a single campaign for Essendon. Season 2022 could not have been more different from back in 2018, when the Bombers first joined the VFLW. A one-win year saw them comfortably finish last on the ladder back then, but fast forward four years and […]
2022 AFLW Draft team review: Adelaide
REIGNING AFL Women’s premier, Adelaide entered the 2022 AFLW Draft in a different space, having competition for the best South Australian talent. With Port Adelaide entering the elite level, the Crows had to select shrewdly in between the Power’s picks, and brought in two readymade talents who can impact at senior level, as well as […]
NAB League Player Focus: Arie Schoenmaker (Tasmania Devils)
STEPPING up in the absence of top-age Allies representatives Lachlan Cowan and Tom McCallum, bottom-age Tasmania Devils prospect Arie Schoenmaker has been a recent revelation in his side’s backline. The 193cm talent possesses a sweet left foot and reads the play well, essentially combining what the aforementioned Devils leaders do so well as a pair. […]
2022 NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 11
FOUR regions have contributed at least three players each to our NAB League Team of the Week for Round 11, after impressive wins respectively. Check out who made the full 24-man squad, and three emergency spots below. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: A brilliant performance from Greater Western Victoria (GWV) over-ager Hamish Sinnott saw him earn […]
2022 AFLW Draft: Club-by-club selections
A TOTAL of 83 players joined the AFL Women’s ranks last night, from some of the most anticipated young stars to some surprise packets that never expected it in their wildest dreams, when they were selected in the 2022 AFLW Draft. Here is an easy club-by-club wrap up of who got taken. >> 2022 AFLW […]
2022 AFLW Draft: Pick by Pick
THE 2022 AFL Women’s Draft is done and dusted for another year, and here is how the picks all went down tonight. Round 11 (Sydney) – Montana Ham (Western Jets FC)2 (Hawthorn) – Jasmine Fleming (Oakleigh Chargers)3 (Port Adelaide) – Hannah Ewings (North Adelaide)4 (Essendon) – Amber Clarke (Dandenong Stingrays)5 (Sydney) – Sofia Hurley (Sandringham […]
