Western’s Whiley wired for success
WHILE still a bottom-ager among the elite footballing pathway, Western Jets’ Kiera Whiley has quite a bit of nous and knowledge. She started out playing in her local boy’s team in Under 9s and entered the Jets’ program when she was 13, so it is no surprise she continues to punch above her weight now, […]
O’Rourke looking for the right experience
HAVING started out in football when she was “quite young,” Bendigo Pioneers bottom-ager Bryde O’Rourke remains on the search for experience as she readies for her draft eligible campaign, in 2023. Last season, she made her NAB League Girls debut and featured four more times, enough to earn a Vic Country Under 17 nod. Naturally, […]
Campbell, Ranges strive to build team bond
ASK most NAB League Girls prospects what they love most about football, and the team element of the game is often central to their answer. That is no different for Eastern Ranges tall Ava Campbell, who managed eight outings as a 15-year-old last year and is striving to rebuild some of the squad chemistry her […]
Pisano reflects on “surreal” 2021 feats
EASTERN Ranges forward Alyssia Pisano was the NAB League Girls leading goalkicker, a team of the year member, and Vic Metro Under 17 representative in 2021. All of that, at just 15-years-old. A year on, and Pisano began her bottom-age campaign brightly having earned Metro Under 18 and AFLW Academy selection heading into it. Reflecting […]
2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 2
DANDENONG Stingrays midfielder Charley Ryan is the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 2. The top-ager starred in her side’s record-breaking 135-point win over the Gippsland Power at Churchill on Saturday, continuing her strong start to the season. The 17-year-old put up huge numbers, collecting 26 disposals, six marks, six inside 50s […]
Jordan uses experience to her advantage
IT is easy to forget that Ava Jordan is still a bottom-ager. The Northern Knights midfielder has already proven a standout in her region, having come second to Georgie Prespakis in the 2021 NAB League Girls best and fairest count as a first year player. The diminutive ball winner, standing at 148cm, enjoyed an extended […]
Wilcox thrives on culture and contest
AT 158cm, it would be easy for Northern Knights forward Rylie Wilcox to let others contribute the hard yards in contested situations. While damaging in space with speed to burn and perpetual motion akin to the Energizer Bunny, the soccer convert defies her size to thrive on the contested side of football. “I love the […]
Keck taking things to the next level
BENDIGO Pioneers bottom-ager Lila Keck has plenty of sources of inspiration as a bottom-ager in the NAB League, with the potential to see to cohorts worth of teammates step up to the AFL Women’s before getting the opportunity herself. As a debutant in 2021, the 16-year-old played six games and earned Vic Country Under 17 […]
Pressure-packed Molesworth enjoys challenges
DESPITE only picking up a footy a few years back, Gippsland Power‘s Alisha Molesworth has certainly filled up her CV. Since first bursting onto the scene, Molesworth has already tasted individual success at local level, winning a league and club best and fairest in 2021, to go with her Vic Country Under 17s representation. “I […]
Rucking Russell upskills in offseason
AS a ruck at any level of football, it would be easy to define the success of said role by seemingly the most relevant parameter – hitouts. While Western Jets tall Krystal Russell led said stat across the NAB League Girls regular season in 2021, she has looked to upskill as the Jets head into […]
