2021 VFLW season preview: Carlton
CARLTON has hit “the reset button” on its VFLW program and is looking towards long-term development in 2021 and beyond, according to new head coach Luke O’Shannessy. With vast experience in the talent pathways system, most notably at the Oakleigh Chargers, O’Shannessy says he is excited to see how the group progresses across his first […]
Finals on the agenda for Sturt in 2021
WHILE South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s has been a fantastic initiative for all eight SANFL clubs to be involved in, some sides have had more on-field success than others so far. In Sturt’s three years playing in the SANFL Women’s League, they are yet to make a finals appearance. Changing this record is […]
2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls TOTW: Round 3
SELECTING a 24-player squad for Round 3 was even more difficult than in the opening round, but Draft Central has released its NAB League Girls Team of the Week. In a weekend that featured mostly one-sided results, the biggest winners in Eastern Ranges had a record four players in the team, while Geelong Falcons, Greater […]
2020/21 NTFL Women’s Premier League weekly wrap – Round 18
THE FINAL Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s Premier League regular season round for 2020/21 was run and done over the weekend, with all eyes now turning to finals. Minor premier, Pint rounded out a flawless home-and-away campaign after thumping St Mary’s, while Southern Districts topped Darwin in the other battle between finals-bound teams. Elsewhere, […]
2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 3
DANDENONG Stingrays bottom-ager Emily Shepherd has earned the Draft Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week Award for Round 3 after a best on ground performance against Western Jets. In a fitting handover from Round 1 where Western Jets’ Charlotte Baskaran took out the honour, a player on the opposition team won it the […]
WAFLW Round 1 wrap: Peel Thunders to opening round victory
REIGNING premiers Peel Thunder unfurled the flag and then unleashed their potential – albeit after a comical mishap in hindsight – to win by 32 points over a vastly-different East Fremantle side on the weekend. Opening up the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition, the Thunder and Sharks were set to battle in repeat […]
2021 NAB League Girls: Round 3 wrap – Falcons, Ranges and Chargers go two from two
ROUND 3 of the 2021 NAB League Girls season saw the Geelong Falcons, Eastern Ranges, and Oakleigh Chargers go two-from-two in this year’s competition, firming as early frontrunners. Players hit the ground running after a week away due to the postponement of Round 2, though four of the six fixtures were decided by over six […]
South Adelaide looks to the future in 2021
SOUTH Adelaide have been the most successful team in the short history of the SANFL Women’s League. After winning the 2018 and 2019 premierships, they made the grand final again in 2020, but fell just short against North Adelaide. Due to the departures of multiple star players and premiership coach Rick Watts, it will be […]
2020/21 NTFL Men’s Premier League weekly wrap – Round 18
THE FINAL Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League home-and-away round was run and done on Saturday, with finals fixtures officially locked in. A mixed bag of results saw top two sides Nightcliff and St Mary’s earn terrific wins on postseason’s eve, while Southern Districts upset Darwin in a thriller and Palmerston sent off […]
2021 VFLW season preview: Essendon
ESSENDON’S Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s side is now bearing the fruits of extended work over a tough 2020, according to VFLW operations manager, Charlotte Miller. The tight-knit team is set to maintain much of its core despite last year’s lost season, with plenty of hard work during the most recent off-season seeing the Bombers […]
