Brancatisano relishes Knights’ captaincy role
NORTHERN Knights captain, Maddy Brancatisano enjoyed her leadership role throughout the TAC Cup Girls season, as she led her side to the inaugural TAC Cup Girls Grand Final. Her sister, Lily captained the Knights last year and now plays for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition. But despite the family name, Brancatisano […]
Season reviews: TAC Cup Girls – Sandringham Dragons
THE Sandringham Dragons nearly earned themselves a grand final berth with a strong run home. They won six straight games to end their season on a high note, with half of those wins being more than 50 points. The Dragons only lost to the two teams above them on the ladder, demonstrating their ability to […]
Team of the Week: VFLW – Round 6
AFTER the Queen’s birthday bye it is still Geelong and Northern Territory (NT) Thunder who are sitting pretty on top of the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s ladder with five wins after six rounds. Essendon are still on the bottom of the ladder as the only side yet to record a win following the Western […]
Season reviews: TAC Cup Girls – Oakleigh Chargers
THE Oakleigh Chargers often had to change their side throughout the season, due to school commitments, injuries and rotation. But this enabled plenty of players to get a chance to experience football at TAC Cup Girls level. Despite only three wins for the season, two were by massive margins and the other was a tough […]
From local footy to All-Australian in 12 months: Macpherson’s rapid rise
FROM local footy to All-Australian defender in 12 months, Eastern Ranges’ AFL Women’s Academy member Georgia Macpherson can hardly believe how fast the past 18 months have flown by since joining the TAC Cup Girls club for the 2017 season. Originally from the Northern Territory, Macpherson made the move to Melbourne and has become a revelation in […]
Scouting notes: VFLW – Round 6
DESPITE a weekend plagued with miserable weather, the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s teams still gave it their all on the field. We saw two games on the weekend where two powerhouses dominated the match. Carlton vs. Northern Territory By: Taylah Melki Carlton : #11 Jess HoskingShe worked tirelessly all game and put her body […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
FROM the future talent to the modern day match-winners, there was plenty to like about the last weekend of football. Future AFL Women’s stars on show Without a doubt, the highlight of the weekend was watching the bright future of the AFL Women’s with both the Under 16s and Under 18s strutting their stuff at […]
Scouting notes: National AFLW Under 18s Championships
VIC Metro made it two from two when it backed up its U16s victory with a win against Vic Country. It was a tight and heated battle throughout, but Metro prevailed thanks to some magic from captain, Maddy Prespakis. Peter Williams (Country) and Julia Montesano (Metro) were there to witness the action, and took notes on the players, based […]
Weekend wash-up: VFLW – Round 6
GEELONG and Northern Territory (NT) Thunder continued their dominance in round six, keeping their undefeated streaks alive. The Bulldogs also registered their first win in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition this year after welcoming back a host of AFL Women’s players. Carlton 2.3 (15) defeated by NT Thunder 8.3 (51) By: Taylah […]
Prespakis the game-changer in Metro’s U18 victory
TWO goals in two minutes from Vic Metro captain, Maddy Prespakis opened the floodgates for her side to run away with that exact game-changing margin. Prespakis had been playing in the midfield in the first half but shifted her classy ball-use to the forward line, using her long kicks and strong hands to put the […]
