Scouting notes: WAFL Colts Elimination Final – East Perth vs. Swan Districts
EAST Perth defeated Swan Districts by 24 points in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts Elimination Final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. The Royals will now face West Perth in the first semi-final next week, while it is season over for the Swans. Below were the most notable players in the game. EAST PERTH: […]
Club collaboration the key to AFLW future
FROM a young age, winning is something that is instilled in every competitive sportsperson. But sometimes there is the need for the greater good, and in the case of the women’s football space, the greater good is growing the competition to the point where sustained success at the elite level is guaranteed. To do that, […]
Horne opts for big switch
LIKE a number of other burgeoning AFL Women’s athletes, Emma Horne came across from another sport having not played Aussie Rules as a junior. While soccer took up plenty of her time, it was Australian rules football that caught her eye. While many NAB League players were scouted from another club, Horne got her start […]
VFLW weekly wrap: Finals Week 1 – Richmond and Geelong out of contention
THE first round of the 2019 VFL Women’s finals series saw some big matchups, with six teams taking the field in the new finals system. While Southern Saints get a second chance to make it through finals despite their loss to Collingwood, close victories from Melbourne Uni and Western Bulldogs sees Geelong and Richmond knocked […]
WAFL Colts weekly wrap: Royals avoid elimination as Claremont books date with Peel
SEPTEMBER is always a special time for every football fan around the country as it means that finals time has arrived. These are the moments that every player lives for and where reputations are carved out. There is an extra level of significance when it comes to the Colts players with recruiting scouts from all […]
Former basketballer soaring to new heights
MOLLY Denahy Maloney is one of a number of dual sport athletes who found love for Australian rules football and has run with it ever since. The 180cm Sandringham Dragons draft prospect started the year determined to improve her kicking skills and play as well as she possibly could. By year’s end, Denahy Maloney made […]
South Australian weekly wrap: Redlegs stay in title hunt as Magpies fly high
THE first week of South Australian National Football League (SANFL) finals action is in the books, with Norwood remaining alive and Port Adelaide Magpies moving through to face Glenelg next week for a spot in the decider. LEAGUE: Sturt 15.6 (96) defeated by Norwood 16.14 (110) Norwood has kept its 2019 premiership hopes alive with […]
Mugars’ ball movement the key to title run
AFTER missing out on Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s finals last season, Melbourne University has earned a place in the post-season series with a do-or-die clash against Geelong kicking off this weekend. Mugars’ coach Scott Gowans said the competition as a whole has made remarkable strides in overall competitiveness with the gap between the top […]
VFLW Preview: Finals Week 1 – Two to be eliminated
WITH four weeks of VFL Women’s finals well and truly upon us, the top six teams in Collingwood, Southern Saints, Western Bulldogs, Richmond, Melbourne Uni and Geelong will be raring to go as they head into the new finals structure. With the two sides bumped out of contention for the second round of finals determined […]
Tigers hope for third time lucky in VFLW
RICHMOND is keen to turn the tables on its Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) elimination final opponents Western Bulldogs, when the pair faces off this weekend. The Tigers suffered two defeats at the hands of the Bulldogs with just six points separating the sides in Round 9, before the Bulldogs ran rampant a fortnight ago […]
