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 […]
Weekly wrap: NSW/ACT state leagues
THERE were wins a plenty and a couple of best-ons for the New South Wales/Australia Capital Territory (NSW/ACT) Under 18 players across the region’s leagues. We dissected the games and noted some of the action that occurred over the weekend. Angela Priftis continued her solid run of form in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, […]
NSW/ACT weekly wrap: Under-18 girls impress in various victories
ACROSS New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT), many Under-18 state representatives featured in matches across the weekend. We analyse how some of the players and their teams went across the competitions. In the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, Angela Priftis was named among Auburn-Penrith’s best players for the second consecutive week. Her […]
Three Fs drive Parker to success
FAMILY, footy and farming are the three Fs that have been the key pillars in country girl Alyce Parker‘s life. Now 18, Parker is in her final year of junior football and months away from the 2018 AFL Women’s Draft, but she has not forgotten the importance of the other two Fs. “I live on […]
NSW/ACT weekly wrap: AFL Women’s U18 stars perform
IN this week’s NSW/ACT wrap we take a look at the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships’ NSW/ACT contingent with the Eastern Allies and how they fared over the weekend. Angela Prifits was named third best for Auburn Giants in their draw with Western Wolves in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division. She is making a mark […]
Maroons storm home to knock off Rams
QUEENSLAND went close to doubling their three-quarter time score with five-final quarter goals, helping them to a 32-point win over Division Two rivals, NSW/ACT in the Under 17 Futures game at Southport. It was somewhat of an arm-wrestle to open the game as the two sides went goal for goal, seeing the visitors hold a […]
NSW/ACT wrap: Allies go down; IEC Cup a success
IT was a big week for junior football in the state with the AFL NSW/ACT holding the IEC Cup, while the Allies took it up to a title contender in the National Under 18 Championships and there were mixed results in the North Eastern Australian Football League (NEAFL). IEC Cup The 2018 Intensive English Centres […]
