Fast improving Knight doing things differently
FOR most top-agers, the prospect of juggling their final year of school with elite level representative football is a difficult reality. Not for Nell Morris-Dalton, whose journey to this point has been a touch less orthodox than some. The Northern Knights and Darebin Falcons forward is a step ahead of the competition, currently in her […]
SUNS handed draft assistance package
PRIORITY picks in the next three drafts, provision of the Darwin region as an Academy zone, and the ability to pre-sign Academy members without bidding are among the draft concessions the AFL has handed down to Gold Coast SUNS today. Having applied to receive the second pick in the 2019 AFL Draft to accompany their […]
Team Brown reigns supreme in Under 17s Future game
THE top talents in next year’s AFL Draft crop stepped up in Team Brown’s thumping 47-point win over Team Dal Santo in the Under-17 All Stars game at the MCG. Despite a close first half, Team Brown ran away with it in the second and did not look back making the most of their opportunities […]
Starting from scratch no problem for Heslop
PLENTY of AFL Women’s draft hopefuls move to further their Australian rules football career, but not too many do so unknowingly, which is what makes the story of Queensland’s Dee Heslop so unique. The versatile utility hails from New Zealand, with the Kiwi having no idea what the rules were when she first started, having […]
NAB League Boys team review: Oakleigh Chargers
AS the NAB League has come to a close, we take a look at the two remaining sides; checking out their draft prospects, Best and Fairest (BnF) chances, 2020 Draft Crop and a final word on their season. The final side is the 2019 NAB League premiers – Oakleigh Chargers. Position: 3rd Wins: 11 Losses: […]
Serena Gibbs swaps the netball for a chance at AFL Women’s
LIKE many junior women’s footballers, Serena Gibbs made the cross over from another sport ahead of her debut in the NAB League. It was a vastly different pathway to success for Gibbs however, joining Eastern Ranges with very little football experience to her name after playing netball all through her junior years and only really […]
NAB League Boys team review: Eastern Ranges
AS the NAB League has come to a close, we take a look at the two remaining sides; checking out their draft prospects, Best and Fairest (BnF) chances, 2020 Draft Crop and a final word on their season. The next side we look at is the Eastern Ranges. Position: 1st Wins: 12 Losses: 3 Draws: […]
Versatile Clarke leads from the front
THE rise of Australian rules football in the Northern Territory won over former soccer player Bella Clarke, to the point where the versatile tall co-captained Northern Territory at the AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships. Clarke initially joined the sport because of her family driving her to pick up the oblong-shaped ball, but she stayed because of […]
Competitive Hampson shines on the Gold Coast
WHEN you are a pre-listed AFL Women’s player heading into the Under-18 Championships mid-year, there are a lot of eyes watching to see just what spectators can expect next year at the elite level. For Gold Coast SUNS’ signing Ellie Hampson, she not only ticked the boxes expected of her, but she went above and […]
In Pictures – 2019 NAB League Boys Grand Final
OAKLEIGH CHARGERS won their fourth NAB League premiership in eight years on Saturday after trumping minor premier Eastern Ranges by 53 points at Princes Park. As is always the case with premiership teams, there are series of stories to tell and this very special team is no different. Here is the story of Oakleigh’s 2019 […]
