Exam or no exam, I’m getting drafted today
THERE are many dominant midfielders in this year’s AFL Women’s Draft, but Alyce Parker may be the best. The athletic machine has been smashing various youth girls competition for the last three years, each time with All Australian honours. She is the one player the state of New South Wales (NSW) has been waiting for, […]
Allied states representatives named for revamped AFL Academy
TASMANIA and the Sydney Swans Academy lead all-comers for the most players in the revamped state-based AFL Academies from the Allied sides, with six players each making the the new academy. Both Queensland academies have five players each in the side, while Greater Western Sydney (GWS) GIANTS Academy and Northern Territory have three players each. […]
AFLW Draft preview: GWS GIANTS
GREATER Western Sydney (GWS) Giants came so close to a Grand Final last season, with their fate up in the air up until the last round. With some key losses like Maddie Boyd, Phoebe McWilliams and Renee Forth ahead of the 2019 AFL Women’s season, the Giants will need some young talent to go one […]
Recovery key for determined Georgia Breward
A promising footballer from New South Wales (NSW), Georgia Breward had an exciting year of Australian Rules ahead. Then, an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury struck and ended her year of football. Breward describes the moment it happened. “It was in the first game in the first round of nationals so I’d been going to […]
Weekly wrap: NSW/ACT state leagues
TWO Grand Finals took place across New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT) this week. In the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, it was Macquarie University taking on University of New South Wales (UNSW) Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs. In the AFL Canberra 1st Grade Women’s competition, Eastlake battled it out against Queanbeyan. UNSW Eastern […]
Weekly wrap: NSW/ACT state leagues
ANOTHER premiership player from the Eastern Allies’ New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory contingent emerged, while a handful of others narrowly missed out on premiership glory. Just one player remains in contention for a flag with the preliminary final next weekend. Ahlani Eddy made it premiership player number three from the NSW/ACT contingent that travelled to the […]
Weekly wrap: NSW/ACT state leagues
A SECOND player from the NSW/ACT contingent that travelled to the Gold Coast for the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships has emerged as a premiership player this year, while a number of others had the week off due to their sides making their respective grand finals. Murray Bushrangers star, and NSW/ACT defender, Eloise Ashley-Cooper became […]
Weekly wrap: NSW/ACT state leagues
WITH many seasons coming to a close and finals in full swing, plenty of Under 18 NSW/ACT stars stood up to the occasion on the weekend across the various state leagues. In the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, Jemima Wrigley featured in the Southern Power’s 23-point loss against the Auburn-Penrith Giants. Her side will face Angela Priftis’ Giants again […]
Weekly wrap: NSW/ACT state leagues
IN the weekend just gone, a NSW/ACT Under 18s star won a premiership medallion and was best on ground, while others competed in the final rounds of their competitions with finals quickly approaching. Alyce Parker became the first premiership player this season from NSW/ACT Under-18 representatives, when her side, the Thurgoona Bulldogs, defeated Wodonga Raiders […]
Passionate Hamilton keeps up with “crazy” fast pathway to the top
FROM the freezing mornings out on icy grounds in Canberra, Alexia Hamilton has always had a passion for Australian Rules football. The pathway was not there at first, but when it came about, she grabbed it with both hands and has not let go. “As a young girl I always admired playing AFL, but there was never […]
