2022 AFLW Draft preview: Gold Coast
UNDER new coach Cameron Joyce, the Gold Coast Suns started to show life in the AFL Women’s after a disappointing season the year before. With a bunch of young talents joining some experienced heads, the Suns even looked like making finals at one stage, before fading off the pace and finishing 10 points adrift of […]
WAFL Colts MOTR: Round 9 – West Perth vs. Swan Districts
SWAN Districts secured one of the upsets of the WAFL Colts season so far, downing ladder leader West Perth by 18 points at Pentanet Stadium on Saturday. Though both sides were depleted due to state Under 18 trials, the bottom-placed Swans can take stock from their victory having produced a five-goal turnaround in the final […]
Swans shine over GIANTS in AFLW Under 16s
TWO AFL Women’s Under 16 Championship clashes took place last week, with the up-and-coming talent in both NSW-ACT and South Australia taking to the field. For the Sydney Swans and GWS GIANTS Academy players, it was their first outing from two clashes, while for the South Australians, the 2006 and 2007-born talents wrapped up their […]
WAFLW Semi-Finals results: New premier to be crowned as Sharks secure grand final spot
EAST Fremantle will await the winner of Claremont and Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final after seeing off the Tigers in the semi-final yesterday. The Swans caused an upset in the other semi-final, downing reigning back-to-back premiers Peel Thunder down in Mandurah, reversing the result of just a fortnight […]
2022 AFLW Draft preview: Fremantle
A NUMBER of key players departed the harbour for Fremantle, with the Dockers looking to re-establish themselves as a title contender. The fierce side will have stiff competition from West Coast in the West Australian draft pool, entering the draft with the fourth selection before having a few late picks. Once it was announced that […]
2022 AFLW Draft: Others to Watch – Allies
THE 2022 AFL Women’s Draft is next week and already Rookie Me Central has completed profiles on all those available AFLW Draft Combine invites. In separate articles this week, we will go state by state and look at some other contenders for the AFLW Draft outside those with the invites. Today we start with the […]
2022 AFLW Draft preview: Brisbane
AFTER another strong campaign which fell narrowly short of a grand final, Brisbane will be out to regroup and fire up for a big season seven. The Lions will enter the AFL Women’s Draft with pick three in the Queensland pool, but a strong Sunshine State group means there is plenty of value to be […]
2022 AFLW Draft preview: Adelaide
REIGNING premiers Adelaide head into the 2022 AFL Women’s Draft with the biggest challenge the Crows have faced since inception. The most successful organisation will play second fiddle at the draft to newcomers Port Adelaide, with the Power set to pick the eyes out of this year’s South Australian pool. In the first of our […]
Preview | Ashcroft brothers link in stacked Sandy side
FOR the first time at NAB League level, the Ashcroft brothers – Will and Levi – will take the field together this weekend. While elder brother Will skippers the Sandringham side as a top-ager, Under 16 talent Levi makes his debut as 23rd man, after impressing for Vic Metro in last week’s National Development Championships […]
Up the Grades: Royals step up, VFL debuts roll on
WHILE the nation’s brightest Under-18 prospects underwent a series of state trials this weekend, there were still plenty of youngsters climbing the state league grades. Most significantly, top 10 talent Jedd Busslinger missed Western Australia’s hitout against Claremont to continue his run in the WAFL League on Sunday. The rangy key defender had five disposals […]
