O’Brien and Hickey crowned Queensland’s best
FORMER Gold Coast, St Kilda and West Coast ruck Tom Hickey, and crosscode netball star Steph O’Brien have been crowned Queensland’s best state league players at last night’s best and fairest awards ceremony. Hickey – now at Palm Beach Currumbin – was adjudged the best player in the QAFL competition, having dominated through the ruck […]
2024 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier preview: Finals Week 2
A SPOT in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Grand Final is on the line for one of East Coast Eagles and Manly Warringah Wolves, while there are no second chances remaining for Parramatta Goannas and Sydney University with the loser’s season coming to a close. EAST COAST EAGLES vs. MANLY WARRIGAH WOLVESSaturday, September 7 […]
REVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: Western Australia
AS each AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships state completes its national carnival, we take a look at how the three-game carnival went, some of the impressive players, and those to keep an eye on next year. Concluding the series is Western Australia who although the Sandgropers did not manage to pick up a victory, were […]
2024 AFLW Draft: Mature-age duo receive Combine invites
TWO mature-age talents have earned AFLW Draft Combine invites this year among 89 other top-age or over-age prospects. We take a look at the two players – hailing from the SANFLW and WAFLW respectively – and give a glimpse into their games. Tiffany King (Christies Beach / South Adelaide)Tall Defender | 179cm | 08/04/1999 King […]
REVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: South Australia
AS each AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships state completes its national carnival, we take a look at how the three-game carnival went, some of the impressive players, and those to keep an eye on next year. Up next is South Australia, who fell short of a third consecutive title, but still impressed across the three […]
WAFL Player Focus: Hamish Davis (Claremont)
CLAREMONT forward Hamish Davis has announced himself since debuting at WAFL League level, and made a splash in his maiden finals outing over the weekend. His game-high four goals helped the Tigers end East Fremantle’s premiership defence, setting up a semi-final clash with Peel Thunder. While few were high on Western Australia’s depth of draft […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 SANFL U18s – Semi Finals
CENTRAL District has advanced to the SANFL Under 18s Grand Final after defeating minor premier, Glenelg by 20 points in Saturday’s qualifying semi-final at Stratarama Stadium. In the elimination bout, Woodville-West Torrens pipped Sturt by three points to set up a preliminary final against the Bays. We took note of how each South Australian Under […]
Bull sends Wolves to one win away from grand final
MANLY Warringah Wolves won an absolute thriller against Parramatta Goannas to move within one victory of an AFL Sydney Women’s Grand Final spot after teenage forward Lauren Bull converted a set shot from 25m out on a 45-degree angle in the dying minutes of the match. On a spectacularly nice weekend, where the only thing […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 WAFL Colts – Finals Week One
SUBIACO and Swan Districts bagged wins in week one of the WAFL Colts finals series, meaning West Perth will be forced to lean on its double-chance while Perth has been eliminated. We took note of the top performers and state representative stars in action across both games, before a look up the grades. COLTS FINALS […]
Out of the Wilderness: School wins maiden IGSSA football shield
FOR the first time in history, the Wilderness School has claimed an Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA) Australian rules football shield, defeating Seymour College by three goals in a thrilling upset win in the grand final last Tuesday. Seymour College had gone through the season undefeated, and in their previous two matches had accounted […]
