SANFL Women’s preview: Round 2 – Bulldogs and Roosters lock claws in standalone Saturday game
AT least one team will suffer its first loss in Round 2, while another will get on the board with its first win in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, as a blockbuster Friday night is planned across two venues. The undefeated clash between Central District and North Adelaide then takes place […]
Finals preview: NTFL Men’s Premier League – Tigers primed for premiership defence
EIGHTEEN rounds of Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League football have come and gone, leaving a final five which was clearly ahead of the rest. Reigning premier, Nightcliff will come into the post-season as favourite to defend its crown, but challengers in the form of St Mary’s – the only team to beat […]
AFLW Stats Analysis – Top 5s across the league
IN this week’s AFL Women’s Stats Analysis, we take a look at the top five performers over the first two rounds who have topped the stats sheet in the main statistical categories. The ones who immediately jump off the page include Adelaide’s Anne Hatchard – averaging six more touches than any other player and also […]
NTFL Women’s Premier League: Week 1 Finals – Crocs look to recreate Waratah upset as four teams face elimination
AFTER a long season in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s Premier League, just six teams remain in the competition, with back-to-back premiers Waratah favourites, though they face a team that has toppled them twice. Darwin and Nightcliff have beaten the top two teams at different points, while Palmerston have the depth to challenge […]
Knights seek sustained success after bumper draft
AN undefeated premiership-winning NAB League Girls season, the number one AFL Women’s draft pick, and five players taken overall made for an amazingly successful year in 2019, but the future is still very bright at the Northern Knights according to incoming Female Talent Coordinator, Natalie Grindal. There is not much more the Knights could have […]
AFL Women’s Top 15 improvers: Cats youth develop while Crows step up
THE AFL Women’s season is only two games in, but there have already been a number of impressive performers in season 2020. We take a look at the top 15 players who have improved their game from season 2019 to season 2020. While we understand that it is a matter of opinion, we have crunched […]
SANFL Women’s Team of the Week: Round 1 – West Adelaide quintuplet lead the way
IN a new addition to our South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s coverage for 2020, we have crunched the numbers and gazed across the four games to come up with a hypothetical Team of the Week. Our Draft Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Week features a 24-player team with 18 on the field […]
AFL Women’s Young Gun Watch: Round 2 – Bottom-age All-Australian shines in South Australia
IN a new weekly piece, we take a look at some of the top young performers across the AFL Women’s competition in Round 2, focusing on those players born in the 21st century (2000 or 2001). We analyse match-by-match just how they performed and what they did well. ONES TO WATCH: Millie Brown (Geelong) A […]
NTFL Men’s Premier League wrap: Round 18 – Tiwi snatches third despite Crocs’ late lunge
THE fate of the final five was left to the last Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League regular season round, with Tiwi snatching third spot back from Darwin as the Buffs went down to St Mary’s to cap a dramatic pair of fixtures. Elsewhere, Southern Districts and Nightcliff kept the status quo against […]
SANFL Women’s review: Round 1 – Panthers survive scare as Bulldogs topple Redlegs
IN a huge first round of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s competition, the reigning premiers just escaped a fierce battle against last year’s wooden spooners, while fellow bottom two side from 2019, Central District claimed a confidence-boosting win over last year’s minor premiers, Norwood. SOUTH ADELAIDE 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | […]
