Versatile McDonald ready for 2022
AFTER an impressive 2021 NAB League Girls campaign, Calder Cannons Girls talent Abbey McDonald is prepared for a big 2022. The versatile utility has proven she can play anywhere on the field, and got a taste representing Vic Metro in the Under 17s, as well as being named in the Under 19s squad. She described […]
AFLW Sunday Talking Points: Costly day for stars
ROUND 1 of the AFL Women’s season concluded yesterday, with Adelaide, Collingwood and GWS getting up. It meant all nine favourites won their opening games, with the Crows getting up over the Lions at home, Collingwood toppling Carlton, and the GIANTS winning on the road against Gold Coast. Here are how the games went down […]
Scoullar enjoys taste of Country football
AFTER getting a taste for Vic Country football last year, GWV Rebels‘ ruck Kalani Scoullar is keen for more. The talented teenager was able to step up for the Under 19s Country side in her bottom-age year, making a number of friends to hold her in good stead for the upcoming 2022 season. Named in […]
AFLW Saturday Talking Points: Title contenders get up
THERE was plenty to like about the AFL Women’s action on Saturday, with three games taking place across two states. North Melbourne battled at Arden Street to overcome a determined Geelong outfit by eight points, before Melbourne proved too good for the Western Bulldogs at Arden Street. In the last game, Fremantle reversed the result […]
Beatty works hard over break to set up 2022
ONLY a preseason injury could stop Northern Knights‘ Lulu Beatty. After a big season with the Knights and then club football, Beatty admitted she has not had much of a break until injury struck, ruling her out for the remainder of the preseason. She hopes to return by at least Round 3, but admits “it […]
Friday Talking Points: Conti stars, Saints fade
IT was the Tigers of Old – or should it be said the Tigers of New – when Richmond put St Kilda to the sword in the second half to run away with a 38-point victory in the opening AFL Women’s match of the 2022 season. The Tigers booted six consecutive goals after quarter time […]
Sturt transition the “easiest ever” for Mueller
JOINING a senior women’s program at 14-years-old could be daunting, but for Kiera Mueller, Sturt Women’s made it easy. The teenager was able to develop through the pathways over the last few years and eventually crack into the senior South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s side. “I loved every minute of it. Easiest transition […]
Cloke and Ranges eagerly await 2022 season
LIMITED to no contact training over the preseason, Eastern Ranges coach Travis Cloke cannot wait for Round 1. The NAB League Girls competition is just over two weeks away, and the Ranges have been training hard over the Summer, though Cloke admits it is hard to work out where they stand without certain match day […]
Saints and Tigers to kick off new season
TODAY is the day. The first round of the 2021 AFLW competition kicks off tonight, and after many trials, tribulations, fixture changes and delays we have finally reached the day where it all kicks off. There are some cracking matches in store With all that in mind, let us take a look at all the […]
Academy invite a “positive light” for Eardley’s 2022
HEARING that she had been invited into the 2022 AFL Women’s Academy, Dandenong Stingrays‘ Mackenzie Eardley was thrilled. Having worked hard over the past two seasons at NAB League Girls level, Eardley has emerged as one of the more impressive – and versatile – talls going around. Though she has been a familiar face around […]
