VFLW weekly wrap: Round 15 – Plenty of ladder movement in the penultimate round
IN the penultimate round of VFL Women’s there were a number of big results, with ladder leaders Collingwood going down to Essendon – albeit resting most of their big name players, while Casey, Geelong and Western Bulldogs all recorded impressive wins. CARLTON 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.5 (29) DAREBIN 0.4 | 1.6 | […]
Scouting notes: WAFL Colts – Claremont vs. South Fremantle
IN Round 19 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts competition, Claremont defeated South Fremantle by 78 points at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. Despite missing talented prospects Cameron Anderson, Isaiah Butters, Jye Clark, Liam Henry, Callum Jamieson and Ronin O’Connor, the Tigers flexed their muscles against a sorry Bulldogs outfit to secure a home […]
Future bright for pre-listed Sun
FOLLOWING a more traditional pathway to many of her contemporaries, Queensland’s Charlotte Hammans is one of the few Under-18 young guns who does not need to wait until the October AFL Women’s Draft to discover her future. The talented defender and outside midfielder, who is capable of playing other roles, was prelisted by the Gold […]
South Australian weekly wrap: Glenelg secures minor premiership as Crows, Redlegs stumble
IN the penultimate round of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) action, Glenelg secured the minor premiership as a number of its rivals stumbled ahead of the final round next weekend. LEAGUE: Norwood 11.9 (75) defeated by Central District 13.16 (94) Norwood was unable to secure a finals spot just yet with a shock loss […]
WAFL Colts weekly wrap: Thunder dispose of Swan Districts to continue fine form
THERE’S two rounds to go in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts and while the minor premiership has been sown up, there is plenty of jostling within the top five. A win or loss in the next fortnight can be all-important in securing a double chance or facing a do or die encounter in […]
VFLW Preview: Round 15 – Third and fourth do battle
IN the penultimate round of VFL Women’s for 2019 a number of big matches take centre stage, with the biggest seeing Richmond take on Western Bulldogs in a battle for third on the ladder. Meanwhile, Southern Saints and Collingwood will look to continue their winning ways after a bye last week as Casey hope for […]
Scouting notes: WAFL Colts – East Fremantle vs. East Perth
IN Round 18 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts competition, East Fremantle defeated East Perth by 28 points at New Choice Homes Park. Despite talented prospects Rhai-Arn Cox (East Perth), Trey Ruscoe (East Fremantle), and Jeremy Sharp (East Fremantle) missing, a host of other players were prominent. Below were the best players in […]
Physical side of footy attracts Van Oosterwijck to game
REGULARLY getting fouled out in basketball told Amelia Van Oosterwijck that perhaps she needed a change of sporting scenery. While the tenacious runner enjoyed watching Australian rules football on the television, she never thought she would involve herself to the point that she would run out representing her state at the 2019 AFL Women’s Under-18 […]
Consistency the key for Sansonetti
WHILE others travel far and wide, come into the game late, or are poached from other sports, Sarah Sansonetti has enjoyed a much more linear path on her footballing journey. The Northern Knights key defender traded the monkey bars and slides for a kick of the footy during breaks at school after her dad introduced […]
Gutknecht makes the step up
CAST your mind back to April 2018; Round 7 of the them-named TAC Cup, Northern Knights against Bendigo Pioneers, the true arrival of Britney Gutknecht. Having donned the navy, black and white in every game of her middle-age year to that point, the shrewd small forward booted seven goals in a starring performance as the […]
