SANFL Women’s Round 4 review: Eagles take home maiden win as Roosters claim outright top
IT has been a long time coming, but it was finally celebration time for Woodville-West Torrens Eagles who celebrated their first win in the club’s history, 14 games into its inauguration. So many times the Eagles have come close, but they got the job done with an impressive second half to down Glenelg by 25 […]
Ranges grab first win in 2020 with victory over determined Devils
EASTERN Ranges shook off a determined Tasmania Devils outfit to win by 57 points at the renovated Kilsyth Recreation Reserve in Round 3 of the NAB League Girls competition. In a fiery clash with plenty of fierce tackles, the Devils were much improved on their 102-point loss to Oakleigh Chargers last week, but the Ranges […]
Knights keep undefeated streak intact
NORTHERN Knights have stretched their winning streak to three in 2020 after overcoming a plucky Dandenong Stingrays outfit, running out 23-point victors, 8.8 (56) to 5.3 (33). In a testament to their development and high defensive intensity the Stingrays managed to keep the Knights goalless in the opening term, a feat that not many would […]
NTFL Men’s Premier League preview: Grand Final – Back-to-back, or fairytale turnaround?
AFTER 18 regular season rounds and three scintillating post-season weeks, we are down to the final two in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League, with Nightcliff and St Mary’s set to do battle in this year’s decider on Saturday night. The greatest storyline coming into the clash will arguably be that of […]
Bushrangers defenders praised amid last quarter “onslaught”
MURRAY Bushrangers Female Talent Coordinator, Briana Cossar has praised the efforts of her young back six in a frantic fourth quarter last weekend which saw the Bushrangers hold on to two points against a fast-finishing Western Jets outfit. While it was not the full four and a win, Cossar said had it not been for […]
QAFLW weekly wrap: Devils join Roos and Bluebirds as undefeated sides
THREE teams still remain unbeaten in the Queensland Australian Football League Women’s (QAFLW) competition after Round 2 results. The only side to go down after a win in Round 1 was Wilston Grange who suffered defeat at the hands of Yeronga South Brisbane. The Devils remained undefeated in season 2020 along with Coolangatta Tweed and […]
NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 2 – Tyanna Smith (Dandenong)
AFTER nearly earning the title last week, Dandenong Stingrays’ Tyanna Smith has been nominated as the Draft Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week following back-to-back best on ground performances. The Stingrays’ midfielder racked up 29 disposals, five marks, seven inside 50s and laid seven tackles, whilst also having a couple of shots on […]
SANFL Under 16s wrap: Roosters crow in thriller as Tigers stamp authority early
IT was a weekend full of nail-biters and blowouts as the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Torrens University Under-16 competition kicked off under lights on Friday night. The reigning premiers Glenelg made light work of Central District whilst Norwood easily accounted for South Adelaide in a battle of last year’s preliminary finalists. North Adelaide […]
Jets and Bushrangers split points in Bundoora thriller
THE Western Jets and Murray Bushrangers travelled to RMIT University in Bundoora to share the points in a nail-biting encounter. Jets’ Laura Elliott kicked a goal late in the last term to draw the match after trailing by seven points at three quarter time. The first term finished relatively even with a goal apiece. Western’s […]
Southern Districts rewrite history with Grand Final win over Waratah
A THREE goal final quarter saw the Southern Districts defeat Waratah in the 2019/20 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s Premier League Grand Final on Saturday afternoon, with the Districts reigning supreme in their inaugural grand final victory, 6.3 (39) to 3.3 (21). A dominant finals series saw the Southern Districts come in favourites over […]