SANFLW MOTR: Dogs dig deep to deny Roosters
CENTRAL District has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a see-sawing entertaining contest against North Adelaide on Good Friday. It was a nail-biting finish but the visitors managed to be in front at the right time to win, 8.4 (52) to 6.6 (42). In a classic SANFL Women’s match, the reigning premiers looked […]
Swans’ Smith chases dream in Harbour City
TOP-AGE Sydney Swans Academy member Taylor Smith has quite the local awards cabinet for a budding AFL Women’s draft hopeful, with the Nelson Bay local hoping to make the most of her 2024 season. Often making the three-hour-plus trek from her home to train with the Swans Academy, the teenager is hoping the hard yards […]
2024 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier preview: Round 1
THIS weekend the 2024 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier League gets underway and there have been huge practical changes over the summer leading into the season. However the main question on everybody’s lips is, can anybody stop the East Coast Eagles? Their preseason form has been excellent and throughout the Queanbeyan Cup they kept other sides […]
2024 SANFLW Round 5: Friday preview | Part II
IN the second of a split Good Friday preview for the SANFL Women’s Round 5 matches, we take a look at the last two games between Woodville-West Torrens and West Adelaide, and Glenelg and South Adelaide which take place over the next few hours. >> 2024 SANFLW Round 4: Friday preview | Part I
2024 SANFLW Round 5: Friday preview | Part I
IN the first of a split Good Friday preview for the SANFL Women’s Round 5 matches, we take a look at the first two games up between North Adelaide and Central District, and Sturt and Norwood. In tomorrow’s preview, we will focus on the remaining two matches.
Sturt coach “really pleased” with Double Blues’ Dogs defeat
FOR the neutral onlooker, an 18-point quarter time deficit might have sent alarm bells through the trailing Double Blues camp, but for coach Michael O’Connor, he knew his side was winning his fair share of the ball, it was just a case of capitalising. “It was really pleasing the way we played for the four […]
PODCAST | Final Siren: Episode 167
THE FINAL Siren Podcast is back for season 2024, with plenty of fallout from Round 1 of the Coates Talent League and SANFL Under 18s to discuss. Host Peter Williams is joined by Rookie Me Central AFL Draft Editor Michael Alvaro to unpack all the weekend’s talking points. Tune in! EPISODE TIMESTAMPS Episode Link: Click […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 4
A MASSIVE performance from a top AFLW Draft prospect highlighted Round 4 of the SANFL Women’s, where there were plenty of other impressive contributors across the weekend. As always, we took a look at those State Academy members and how they performed, with all notes the opinion of the individual author. Note: The replay of […]
VFL Player Focus: Leonardo Lombard (Gold Coast)
GOLD Coast Suns Academy player Leonardo Lombard picked up where he left off in his first game of VFL for 2024, tallying 28 disposals in Gold Coast’s loss to Richmond. Playing in the midfield for the first half and high half-forward for the second, Lombard impacted with a good balance of inside and outside work. […]
SANFL U18s MOTR: Round 1 – South Adelaide vs. Woodville-West Torrens
WOODVILLE West-Torrens Eagles have got their SANFL Under 18s season underway with a strong second half performance against South Adelaide. After struggling to capitalise on the scoreboard in the first half, the tables turned as the Eagles kicked goals from nine of their last 10 scoring shots. Both sides fielded a litter of competitive draft […]
