WAFLW Round 16 wraps: Thunder secure third as Lions tame Tigers
THE top three West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Finals spots are now decided, with only fourth up for grabs heading into the final round. An understrength Peel Thunder found a way to roll Swan Districts by 17 points on the road, whilst the Swans’ loss couple with Subiaco’s 14-point win over an understrength Claremont […]
WAFLW Round 16 preview: Understrength Thunder face big Swans task
A HOST of big names are out of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition, with Peel Thunder losing a number of talented players for various reasons. The Thunder need to find a way to roll Swan Districts in order to guarantee a home knockout final, whilst the Swans must win to keep their […]
PREVIEW | Son of a SANFL gun debuts, NAB Leaguers set for super Saturday
ADELAIDE Crows father-son prospect Max Michalanney is set to make his SANFL League debut on Saturday afternoon, after being selected in Norwood’s side to take on North Adelaide. The son of 211-game Redlegs champion, Jim, is a versatile 191cm defender who can clunk intercept marks just as easily as he rebounds the ball. Michalanney earned […]
WAFL Player Focus: Jackson Broadbent (Peel Thunder)
PEEL Thunder ruck Jackson Broadbent is a tall talent whose draft range is difficult to pinpoint, but the 201cm prospect can certainly do things not many other players his size can. He became a rare bottom-ager to gain League and state Under 18 experience last year, putting his name in lights as one to watch […]
Up the Grades: Busslinger jets into senior debut
TOP 10 prospect Jedd Busslinger bustled his way into East Perth’s senior team on the weekend, proving undeniable after putting together an outstanding start to his WAFL Colts season. The AFL Academy member returned from those duties on Saturday as the Royals beat West Coast’s reserves by 78 points at Leederville Oval. The tall and […]
WAFLW Draft Combine invitee notes: Round 15
NOW the AFLW Draft Combine invitees have been named, the focus of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Academy notes piece will look to those draft-eligible players and how they perform each week. These notes will be separate to the game-by-game notes, which will now focus on bottom-age talents and others who catch the […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Sasha Goranova (Claremont)
WESTERN Australia had four mature-age AFLW Draft Combine invitees in 2022, with Claremont boasting three of them, including midfielder Sasha Goranova. Nicknamed “The Russian”, Goranova was one of two players – along with Jess Low – who trained with West Coast in 2021 as potential train-ons to fill a role with the Eagles’ growing injury […]
WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 15
TOP two sides East Fremantle and Claremont lead all-comers when it comes to Rookie Me Central West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Team of the Week representatives for Round 15. Both sides have five players in the side this week, one more ahead of Swan Districts and Subiaco who both had four. Peel Thunder and […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 WAFL Colts – Round 6
SUBIACO and South Fremantle recorded wins in Round 6 of the 2022 WAFL Colts season, producing near-identical scorelines against East Fremantle and Swan Districts respectively. We noted some of the top performers from those two games, before taking a look around the ground and up the grades across the latest weekend of WAFL action. AROUND […]
Academy stars return, debutants roll out in NAB League
AFTER a month-long recess, the NAB League returns to full-time proceedings this weekend, while a bunch of AFL Academy guns make their way back to clubland around the nation. It all kicks off under Friday night lights, as Sandringham welcomes skipper Will Ashcroft and gun forward Harry Sheezel to the side, which boasts seven debutants […]
