Preview: VFLW Round 9
THE Easter break is done, ANZAC Day is just around the corner and we have got another exciting round of VFL Women’s action on our hands. The run home is well and truly underway, and with AFLW stars potentially coming into the mx, things could start to get very interesting. Casey vs GeelongSaturday at 12pmCasey […]
Evans enjoying new football experiences
AFTER an interrupted 2021 season, Queensland’s Imogen Evans is enjoying not only some continuity in her football, but a lot of new experiences along the way. Running out for her state at Metricon Stadium in the first AFL Women’s Under 18s clash for the Sunshine State against Vic Metro, Evans described it as “pretty surreal”. […]
Hamilton tests mettle against the best
IRON sharpens iron, and there has been plenty of ‘iron’ for Cynthia Hamilton to sharpen her skills on over the journey. Born into a big sporting family, the 18-year-old started out playing boy’s football alongside her brother until the age of 13. A move to women’s footy saw the Giants Academy come calling, and the […]
NAB League Player Focus: Mitch Szybkowski (Dandenong Stingrays)
DANDENONG Stingrays midfielder Mitch Szybkowski has started his 2022 NAB League season on fire, putting his name in lights as one of the competition’s premier inside ball winners. On Sunday, he returned another best afield performance in the Stingrays’ 17-point win over the Bendigo Pioneers at Queen Elizabeth Oval. The strongly-built top-ager is relentless at […]
Scouting notes: NSW-ACT vs. Allies
IN effectively the trial game for the combined Allies squad, both NSW-ACT and the Tasmania and Northern Territory Allied teams faced off at Blacktown yesterday. In the end it was the latter who emerged victorious, with plenty of standout players looking to take their case ahead of the remaining 2022 AFLW Under 18 Championships. All […]
2022 NAB League Boys Player of the Week: Round 3
OAKLEIGH Chargers midfielder Elijah Tsatas is our NAB League Player of the Week for Round 3. The pick one contender has gone from strength to strength across his first three games this season, culminating in his dominant performance for the Chargers in a 17-point win over the Eastern Ranges on Saturday. Tsatas earns the nod […]
Preview | AFLW U18s – Queensland vs. Vic Metro
QUEENSLAND enters the 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships – the last state to do so this year – with a home fixture against Vic Metro at Metricon Stadium on Tuesday. The Sunshine State has some quality talents on its list, as well as some future starts to keep an eye on, with the Metro […]
Preview | AFLW U18s – NSW/ACT vs. Allies
AN action-packed couple of weeks continues tomorrow with the NSW/ACT taking on an Allied combined side of Northern Territory and Tasmania before the states all combine to form the Allies for the remainder of the championships. The Allies will go on to take on Vic Metro on Friday, before closing out the month with a […]
One week on – Reflections on a grand final fairy tale
YOU really had to be there to feel all the drama and tension of last week’s epic NAB League Girls decider. There was a clear sense of history being made as the final siren blared, and a raft of Western Jets supporters flooded the field to celebrate with their newly crowned premiers. But like Rome, […]
South Australia slams home 14 unanswered goals for 92-point Country win
SOUTH Australia has maintained its unbeaten start to the 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships with a comprehensive 92-point win over Vic Country. Three minutes into the second term, Country kicked their third goal to draw level with the Croweaters at 20-apiece. From that point on, South Australia piled on 14.10 (94) to 0.2 (2) […]
