PREVIEW | QAFLW Round 5: Bull Sharks look to bounce back at Hornets’ nest
BOND University will look to bounce back when the Bull Sharks hit the road to take on third placed Aspley Hornets tomorrow in Round 5 of the QAFL Women’s competition. The final match of the run will be the highlight of the weekend, while the undefeated Southport hosts Maroochydore at Fankhauser Reserve, and reigning premiers […]
Preview | SANFLW R11: Final fortnight begins
JUST two rounds remain in the 2023 SANFL Women’s season, with two sides qualified for finals, and the remaining four battling for the last two spots. It shapes as a massive fortnight in South Australian football, with reigning premiers North Adelaide needing to win both matches, while Sturt has a tough challenge retaining its spot […]
Hard work the key for talented Cleaver
ATHLETIC key position utility Georgie Cleaver is taking it “day by day” and not looking too far ahead, but has aspirations of donning the blue and gold in the future. The West Coast Eagles fan projects as a top-end pick in this year’s AFL Women’s Draft having produced 18 months of strong football with the […]
Early 2023 AFLW Draft surprise packets
EACH year, aspiring AFL Women’s draft prospects step up in their top-age year to explode into contention after perhaps previously being overlooked for state teams for one reason or another. The AFL Women’s Draft itself is still more than six months away, players have begun piecing together form across the country and we highlight a […]
2023 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Preview: Round 6
THE last AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division round was a weekend of one sided results with spectators hoping for a closer weekend in Round 6. With top of the table East Coast Eagles having the bye, UTS Bats could temporarily grab top spot, with Macquarie University capable of moving into third. One of Southern Power […]
Hausegger hones craft to follow Blackburn’s lead
OAKLEIGH Chargers top-ager Lara Hausegger is a Western Bulldogs fan, so it should come as no surprise as to the player she most looks up to at AFL Women’s level. Though Hausegger is primarily a rebounding defender, the 17-year-old wants to emulate her AFL Women’s club premiership skipper. “I really inspire to play like Ellie […]
2023 WAFLW State Scouting notes: Round 9
IN the latest edition of our WAFL Women’s State scouting notes for Round 9 of the 2023 season, we highlighted 11 players across the four games who stood out as either current or prior members of the 2022/23 WAFLW State Academies, while mentioning others who also showed signs in their respective matches.
State Academy notes: 2023 SANFLW Round 10
SOUTH Australia’s top draft prospects returned for Round 10 of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season on the weekend. As always, we took a look at each of the state academy athletes running around in the League competition, and made notes on their individual performances.
2023 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 10
REIGNING premiers North Adelaide kept its finals hopes alive with an upset over ladder leaders South Adelaide in the SANFL Women’s, and recorded an equal league-high four players in our Team of the Week for Round 10. Along with the Roosters, fifth placed Glenelg had a vital win and picked up four players, as did […]
Bats fly high to remain undefeated
UTS Bats are flying high off the back of a fifth straight win in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, easily accounting for the winless Sydney University on Saturday. In a round that was incredibly one-sided with 53 points being the closest result, the Bats’ 64-point belting of the Students was part of the course. […]
