AFL Women’s Draft preview: Melbourne & Western Bulldogs
THE AFL Women’s Draft is fast approaching and in the lead-up to the draft, we take a look at each of the AFL women’s sides in pairs and see what they might look for, and who might be available with the selections they have. Next up in our series are the two inaugural sides from […]
Finning goes back to go forward
A CHANCE move into defence in the first game of the 2020 season for a quarter resulted in Bendigo Pioneers’ Jemma Finning locking down a vital spot in the back six and playing some of the best form of her NAB League career. A talented midfielder over the past couple of seasons, Finning looked a […]
TSL Women’s weekend preview: Round 12 – Bombers and Magpies to close out season
A STANDALONE match between two finalists will close out the 2020 Tasmanian State League (TSL) Women’s season. Fourth placed North Launceston hosts third placed Glenorchy in a nice tune-up for finals in the only game of the round from 11.30am on Saturday at UTAS Stadium. Realistically there is not a great deal on the line […]
FULL COUNT | 2020 Sandover Medal review – Fisher voted WAFL’s best
ACE VFL recruit Samuel Fisher was awarded the 2020 Sandover Medal after a stunning debut season for Swan Districts. The midfielder became Swan Districts’ 10th Sandover Medallist, and its first since Andrew Krakouer won the award in 2010. >> SCROLL for the full leaderboard The 22-year-old former Sydney rookie averaged 27 possessions, four tackles, four […]
Draft Central All-Star Teams Grand Final: East Fremantle vs. Geelong Falcons
THE ultimate All-Star Teams clash has arrived with the two best sides reaching the Grand Final after a month of voting. Top seeds East Fremantle take on second seeds Geelong Falcons, and they would play out a hypothetical thriller if they clashed. STAR POWER Both these teams have no shortage of star power, with elite […]
Caught the Eye: 2020 SANFL Under 18s – Round 14
THE TOP junior prospects from South Australia rolled on into Round 14 of the SANFL Under 18s competition, with a number of standouts continuing to emerge. In this edition of Caught the Eye, we have again compiled a list of the best and most promising performers from across the weekend, with one representative from all […]
Micallef driven by passion to achieve her dream
OAKLEIGH Chargers defender/midfielder Amber Micallef quintessentially lives and breathes football. It is her “coffee in the morning” that keeps her focused. The talented teenager earned an AFL Women’s Draft Combine invite and spoke to Draft Central about her hopes and dreams of playing at the elite level. “The reason why I kept playing AFL is […]
TSL weekly wrap: Round 12 – Top three flex muscles as Demons jump off bottom
IT was a somewhat lop-sided start to Round 12 of the Tasmanian State League (TSL) competition, but finished with a thriller as the penultimate round of action was completed. In our feature game of the round we took a look at Clarence and Launceston who had a number of Devils players running around. In the […]
Caris hopes to follow sister into AFL Women’s
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels’ Maggie Caris is on the verge of following her sister Rene into the AFL Women’s competition, after the AFL Women’s National Academy member received a Draft Combine invitation earlier this month. While the lockdown period that ended her top-age year might have worried the talented ruck, she was grateful to […]
Velardo makes switch to footy after decade-long basketball success
FOR many it might be a move that you want not expect to see coming. Talented basketballer Amelia Velardo had played high-level competitive basketball for up to a decade and it had been her main focus throughout her sporting career. A school captain at Overnewton Anglican Community College and juggling her Year 12 studies, it […]
