Optimistic coach Chloe trying to ensure history does not repeat
AFTER experiencing just about every emotion over the past few years in the VFLW, Collingwood coach Chloe McMillan is looking forward to the new season and looking to get back to those highest of highest of highs. Reflecting on last year, McMillan said that “last season was probably a little bit up and down.” “We […]
Podcast | Game Sense – Episode 22
EPISODE 22 of Game Sense has dropped, with the team reconvening to discuss all the latest news and fallout in the women’s footballing world. For this episode, acting host Liam Badkin and Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams run through the Coates Talent League, SANFL Women’s and WAFL Women’s results, before taking a look towards the […]
Friends and code swaps see Ruedin become a Falcon
ONE of a few code swappers in the Darebin Falcons’ VFLW line up, Simone Ruedin does not seem to regret giving up an illustrious basketball career one bit. Having started out hooping, the 30-year-old is now part of the footballing community. “I pretty much started my sporting career off playing basketball and then I jumped […]
Lynch’s long journey to the Darebin Falcons
AFTER being burnt out by her first sporting love, Darebin Falcons ruck Sally Lynch’s sporting career went in a very different direction, and she has not looked back since. Originally from Albury on the Victoria-New South Wales border, Lynch first plied her trade in soccer, and she got pretty far with her talents in the […]
Motivated McNiece still reaching for the stars
LIKE many fellow footballers, Darebin defender Karly McNiece has faced serious injury throughout her career, but has come back stronger and more motivated than ever. The 24 year old suffered a knee injury just as she was coming into senior footy, but a return to the game she loves is what kept her motivated through […]
Premiership Dog has unfinished business
FORMER AFLW Bulldog now Darebin Falcon Angelica Gogos has achieved a lot in her short football career. Unlike many players with on-par accomplishments, Gogos did not start her career until she was an adult. She initially fell in love with the sport by watching Collingwood as a kid. “I grew up following Collingwood Football Club, […]
Stalwart skipper Simpson has still got the spark
DAREBIN Falcons’ skipper Stephanie Simpson has seen a lot of change in her 14 years at the Falcons, but although her teammates have changed quite a bit in that time, her love for the game has not. From starting when the likes of Daisy Pearce and Aasta O’Connor were her teammates to now, Simpson has […]
Ripari racing towards dreams
SOUTHERN Saints’ forward Kayla Ripari did not have the most conventional path into footy, but is certainly not letting that hold her back now. “I’ve been playing now for I think 11 years, 12 years” she said. “I didn’t have the whole parent thing of they played footy so I wanted to play footy, it […]
Daring De Angelis still searching for more
SOUTHERN Saints goalsneak Gabriella De Angelis has always loved Aussie rules football. “I fell in love with footy when I was very, very young,” she said. “I grew up in a very strong and vocal Collingwood supporting household, so I didn’t really have a choice over which team I went for, but my mum […]
Bertuna bounces back to set lofty goals
SOUTHERN Saint Melanie Bertuna has loved the game of Aussie rules football for a long time, but had a few familial hurdles to overcome to even start playing the sport at all. As she recounts, Bertuna signed up to play football with her dad, but was met with a stumbling block when her mother found […]
