2024 AFLW Draft preview: West Coast Eagles
AFTER an improved start to the AFLW season in 2024, West Coast finished outside the bottom four in 13th, which gave the blue and gold hope through Daisy Pearce‘s first season as coach. The Eagles still retained Pick 6, and aside from their own movements, were relatively quiet during the Trade Period. >> FREE: View the 2024 […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: Sydney Swans
AFTER a down year following injuries to key players, Sydney did not rest on its laurels during the off-season. A heavy turnover of players from retirements, delistings and trades mean the Swans will add up to four players at this year’s AFLW Draft, including Pick 4. >> FREE: View the 2024 AFLW Draft Guide 2024 RECORD: 15th, 3-8, […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: St Kilda Saints
FOLLOWING an active Trade Period, St Kilda looked to bring in some readymade talent over draft selections in order to crack into the AFL Women’s Finals series. With three best 21 players walking in the door, the Saints do not enter the AFLW Draft until Pick 32, but have gone for the here-and-now approach. >> FREE: View […]
Former Oztag Aussie captain chases AFLW dream
STORIES like Brooke Bailey do not come around too often. While cross-coder journeys are nothing new, few have represented – let alone captained – their nation at international level. However for the Sydney Swans train-on and three-time East Coast Eagles premiership player, that is exactly the case. “I grew up playing Oztag since the age […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: Richmond Tigers
RICHMOND caused a stir when it opted to trade two-time All-Australian Eilish Sheerin to the premiers North Melbourne, but regained a first round selection for the 32-year-old and will head to the AFLW Draft with a couple of top 20 picks. >> FREE: View the 2024 AFLW Draft Guide 2024 RECORD: 7th, 6-4-1, 131.2% | Eliminated: Elimination Final2024 […]
2024 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Tall Defenders/Forwards
IN THE lead-up to next week’s AFLW Draft, we’re breaking down some of the available prospects in each area. Today we take a look at the remaining talls in the AFLW Draft crop, with many on this list a little below key position height, but able to take on the bigger forwards still, or be […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: Port Adelaide Power
PORT ADELAIDE had the largest list turnovers prior to Trade Week with a massive four retirements and a further four players being delisted or self-delisted. Former Rising Star Hannah Ewings crossed to Adelaide, with Sydney defender Ella Heads the sole inclusion alongside five current list spots and four new picks. >> FREE: View the 2024 AFLW Draft […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos
BASKING in premiership glory, North Melbourne seemed to get stronger over the off-season, adding a couple of key players including a two-time All-Australian to the mix. While it means the Kangaroos are not going to feature at the pointy end of the draft, given the depth they possess, the AFLW Draft was not a huge […]
2024 AFLW Draft preview: Melbourne Demons
MELBOURNE was relatively quiet during the Trade Period outside of one massive deal that saw the Demons obtain the second selection in the AFLW Draft. While having to give up key midfielder Lily Mithen to do so, it meant the red and blue will head into the 2024 AFLW Draft with two top 20 selections. […]
Trending the Wright way for Tiger cub
NATIONAL Academy member Claudia Wright has had more than her fair share of setbacks over the last couple of years, missing the entire 2023 WAFLW season, and only playing one AFLW Under 18 Championships match out of a possible six. But through it all, the versatile top-ager has remained a player of interest for AFLW […]
