2023 AFLW Draft review: Melbourne
FOR a contending team, Season 7 premiers Melbourne certainly hit the off-season hard, looking to turnaround a finals series where the Demons came up short. Able to position itself high up in the draft after moving on a number of players, Melbourne snagged the best small in the draft in Alyssia Pisano with Pick 5, […]
2023 AFLW Draft review: GWS
GWS Giants looked outside the state of New South Wales to select their two players in the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft, instead opting for a West Australian and a Victorian. With Pick 3, the Giants locked away Peel Thunder midfielder Kaitlyn Srhoj, before only utilising one more selection at Pick 40 to add strong inside […]
2023 AFLW Draft preview: Hawthorn
SECOND-YEAR club Hawthorn showed marked improvement throughout the 2023 season, and though the Hawks did end up finishing 14th with three wins, were able to take advantage of the club’s ties with Eastern Ranges. Hawthorn picked up three talented top-agers – including one of the best Victorian prospects – in an otherwise relatively quiet off-season […]
The race for Pick 1: 2023 AFLW Draft
WESTERN Bulldogs currently holds the top pick in this year’s AFL Women’s Draft after a season the red, white and blue would rather forget. Given the fast turnaround between the season end – which concludes next weekend – and the off-season, the Bulldogs fans will not have long to wait to see which player they […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Jess Vukic
IT was a triple treat for Hawthorn fans last week after the brown and gold officially named a trio of pre-listed Eastern Ranges to join their AFLW list. Ruck/forward Jess Vukic joined Hayley McLaughlin and Laura Stone at the elite level. We spoke to all three players at the AFLW Draft Combine, and in a special Hawk series […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Hayley McLaughlin
IT was a triple treat for Hawthorn fans yesterday after the brown and gold officially named a trio of pre-listed Eastern Ranges to join their AFLW list. Hayley McLaughlin was the third of those players, joining current and now future teammates Laura Stone and Jess Vukic at the elite level. We spoke to all three […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Laura Stone
HAWTHORN officially named Eastern Ranges star midfielder Laura Stone as one of three pre-listed players yesterday, with the top-ager joining teammates Jess Vukic and Hayley McLaughlin in the brown and gold. We spoke to all three players at the AFLW Draft Combine, and in a special Hawk series we will take a look into their […]
2023 Talent League Girls team reviews: Grand Finalists
ANOTHER season has come to a close in the Coates Talent League Girls and we take a look at how 2023 panned out for each of the 13 sides. In the next of these team reviews articles, we take a look at the two preliminary finals losers, diving into their season, draft prospects and some […]
Scouting notes: 2023 Talent League Girls Grand Final
OAKLEIGH Chargers saluted in a thrilling seven-point victory over Eastern Ranges in the 2023 Coates Talent League Girls Grand Final on Saturday at Ikon Park. As always, we took note of the top performers from both sides, focusing on those who have represented Vic Metro, have Draft Combine invites or are under-age prospects. All notes […]
Tallariti stands tall as Chargers claim flag
AN INSPIRATIONAL performance from Sienna Tallariti helped Oakleigh Chargers win their second flag in three seasons, declared Coates Talent League Girls premiers over Eastern Ranges, 6.7 (43) to 5.6 (36). In a see-sawing contest that looked to be safely in Oakleigh’s hands at the final break, the Ranges had one last push in the final […]
