2021 NAB League Girls Team of the Week: Round 9
IT was as if the competition saved its best until last, with the Draft Central NAB League Girls Team of the Week for Round 9 being the toughest one yet. Without a doubt, cutting the shortlist from 34 names was a difficult one, and even then, the individual midfield performances – and high-scoring goal efforts […]
Top Performers: AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships – Vic Metro vs. Vic Country
THE 2021 AFL Women’s Under 19 National Championships rolled on into its second fixture on Friday afternoon, as Vic Country and Vic Metro locked horns in perfect conditions at Trevor Barker Oval. It was the Country side, coached by Mel Hickey which got up against its fierce rival in what was a high quality game […]
2021 AFLW U19 Championships state preview: Vic Metro
FOURTH in our 2021 AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships state preview series is Vic Metro, a side with some elite talent, great talls and plenty of ball-winning players who can fill multiple roles across the ground. They have opted for a draft-eligible focus, with just one bottom-ager named in the squad for the clash against […]
Top Performers: NAB League Girls – Round 8
THE 2021 NAB League Girls competition had its penultimate round prior to the AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships break with Round 8 run and done. Our weekly (self explanatory) Top Performers series delves into some of the best individual feats across each weekend of action. This week produced plenty of highlights as players continue to […]
2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Team of the Week: Round 8
FOUR clubs are evenly represented in the Draft Central NAB League Girls Team of the Week this round, with three representatives apiece for Round 8. In a week where the midfield depth in particularly was unbelievable, there were some serious quality individual efforts named as emergencies due to the sheer weight of numbers having to […]
Top Performers: NAB League Girls – Round 7/2c/3b
THE 2021 NAB League Girls competition treated us to an extended weekend of fixtures in Round 7. Our weekly (self explanatory) Top Performers series delves into some of the best individual feats across each weekend of action. This week produced plenty of highlights as players continue to impress in the elite talent pathway. Starting with […]
2021 NAB League Girls Teams of the Week: Round 7 – Country & Metro edition
WITH an additional two matches and therefore four team efforts to pick from, cutting the Team of the Week for Round 7 (and partially Rounds 2 and 3) proved too great, and with so many individual standouts, Draft Central decided to divide its NAB League Girls Team of the Week into two. The Country and […]
Holistic approach driving Ranges in 2021
EASTERN Ranges have taken time easing into training, but head coach Travis Cloke is confident the team is in really good shape heading into the season, saying the girls are ‘happy, fit and healthy’ “This is the first year they’ve had a proper program in place that’s been full time,” Cloke said, “So we’ve tried […]
Brown becomes the first Collingwood father-daughter pick
A TRIO of Browns are set to grace the Holden Centre in 2021 as the youngest of the Brown siblings, Tarni Brown joins the black and white. Following in her father’s footsteps, Eastern Ranges star and now Collingwood draftee, Brown is the first father-daughter selection in Collingwood’s history – a moment that felt a little […]
Meagher’s motivation to keep pushing
IT has been an unconventional season of NAB League, with the competition cancelled three games in and subsequently putting a halt to Eastern Ranges captain Olivia Meagher’s top age year and captaincy aspirations. “I didn’t believe that,” she said. “We were on our way to training and then we got the text saying that it’s […]
