Will shock results continue in Round 2 of the VFLW?
ROUND 2 of the 2022 VFL Women’s season is already upon us, and after a number of upsets and other very interesting results in Round 1, time will tell if the trend continues into this weekend. In a quirk of the fixture, all games will be played on Saturday this time around. Casey vs. Darebin […]
Player Focus: Steph Simpson (Darebin)
ROUND 1 of the 2022 VFLW season saw a remarkable comeback from the Darebin Falcons, and a huge part of that was Falcons’ skipper Stephanie Simpson. Although she only had 10 touches for the match, her presence was much wider felt. She predominantly played forward, and although supply was essentially non existent in the first […]
Player Focus: NAB League Girls – Montana Ham (Western Jets)
THE FUTURE is now in the NAB League Girls, with Montana Ham thriving in her top-age season after being pegged as one to watch at 15-years-old. Now 17, the Western Jets midfielder has a wealth of experience under her belt and with draft eligibility now in her sights, is getting back to her ominous best. […]
Reserves wrap: VFLW Round 1 2022
THE VFLW returned on the weekend, with a number of AFLW players playing across the league, hoping to make it back into their respective AFLW sides. With no AFLW listed players in either the Darebin vs Williamstown, the Essendon v Western Bulldogs game or the North Melbourne vs Hawthorn game, let’s take a look at […]
2022 NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 4
EASTERN Ranges midfielder Bridget Deed is the Rookie Me Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week for Round 4. The Ranges skipper starred in her side’s third win for season 2022, a 51-point salute over the Northern Knights at Parade College on Saturday afternoon. Following in the footsteps of last week’s winner Charlotte Baskaran, Deed was the standout […]
Scouting notes: 2022 AFLW U18s – Brisbane vs. Gold Coast
IT was a tight contest between Gold Coast and Brisbane in the first all-Queensland Academy match of 2022. The Suns got up in a come-from-behind win, defeating Brisbane 6.9 (45) to 5.3 (33), holding the Lions scoreless in the second half whilst booting three goals themselves. The teams had a number of standout performers, and […]
Falcons fly high over Seagulls
RROUND 1 of the 2022 VFLW season saw a number of shock upsets across the six matches, including Collingwood’s first loss in over a year and an almighty comeback from the Darebin Falcons. Darebin 6.1 (37) defeated Williamstown 5.4 (34) In the match of the round, it was the Darebin Falcons who staged a remarkable […]
Gatt running high on confidence
AFTER a full preseason, Dandenong Stingrays winger Taylah Gatt is one to remember for 2022. The top-age talent is a player who has caught the eye in her first few games; an incredible feat considering the amount of talent around her. But regardless of how many players standout on the unbeaten Stingrays’ side, Gatt is […]
2022 VFL Women’s season to commence
IT is the dawn of a new VFL Women’s season. Tomorrow sees the start of the 2022 VFLW season, and after Covid abruptly ended the 2021 season, everyone involved is no doubt itching to get back out on the park. This weekend sees six enthralling matches for fans to enjoy, and for the first time […]
Footy over cricket – Meier makes mind up
IT must be nice to earn recognition at state level in multiple sporting codes. Tahlia Meier knows that feeling, having done so in both cricket and football, and has made up her mind in 2022 as to which path to travel. Cricket’s loss is football’s gain this time around, with the midfielder-forward returning to the […]
