AFLW Draft review: Carlton
AFTER finishing on the bottom of the table last season, the Blues needed to go big in the 2018 AFL Women’s Draft. That’s just what they did, acquiring the services of Madison Prespakis, Abbie McKay, Jayde Van Dyk, Charlotte Wilson, Emerson Woods, Rhiannon Watt and Jessica Edwards. To add to that, Carlton added 32 year-old […]
AFLW Draft review: Brisbane
BRISBANE’S draft strategy looked highly defensive, with the recruitment of three defenders and one midfielder/defender out of their eight picks. Young talent has been the theme of Brisbane’s picks, with coach, Craig Starcevich bringing in players he had coached in the Queensland Under-18 representative side this year. What they needed: Midfielder/forwards to replace the loss […]
Hanks excited about her next football chapter
NEW Melbourne midfielder, Tyla Hanks has experienced it all coming into her first AFL Women’s season. After enduring a winless 2017 season with the Gippsland Power, her side improved to a 3-5 season this year. Hanks also represented Vic Country and spent some time with Carlton’s Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s side, leading the way […]
Weekend previews: NTFL Women’s – Round 4
THIS week in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s Premier League, the Warriors will be eager to once again show their dominance against the Wanderers and show them why they have a winning percentage of 800%. St Marys would like to recover from their embarrassing win last week, but may struggle to stand up […]
Prepare to get Gore’d
SHE’S been a favourite from the south for a while now, but Nikki Gore is still excited after being taken with Adelaide’s first pick in the 2018 AFLW draft. “It’s an awesome experience,” she said. “I can’t wait to get started for the Crows.” Like most up and coming players, Gore played in the local […]
Next wave of AFL Women’s talent uncovered in top 12
YEARS of hard work for some came down to a couple of hours of celebration, and for the top 12 selected in the AFL Women’s Draft, they not only realised their dream, but also walked straight into media street and the realisation that their lives were about to change. Here are the top 12 from […]
2018 AFLW Draft Order
2018 NAB AFLW DRAFT ORDER FIRST ROUND 1 Geelong – Nina Morrison (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country) 2 Geelong – Sophie Van De Heuvel (GWV Rebels/Vic Country) 3 Carlton – Madison Prespakis (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro) 4 Fremantle – Jasmin Stewart (Claremont/Western Australia) 5 Collingwood – Jordyn Allen (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country) 6 Melbourne – Tyla Hanks (Gippsland Power/Vic Country) […]
Weekend wash-up: NTFL Women’s – Round 3
SOME big margins headlined an action-packed round in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s. Pint suffered its first loss of the season while the Warriors look increasingly likely to defend their title. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS 19.9 (123) ST MARYS 1.3 (9) Southern Districts put on an absolute clinic at TIO Stadium, smashing St Marys […]
Ten-hour round trip to training highlights Roux’s dedication
WESTERN Australia forward, Roxanne Roux used to dedicate a full day to football training. Living in rural Western Australia, Roux had to stay home from school every Monday to prepare for her five-hour trip to training. Roux says this placed a lot of pressure on her single mother, who also had to make time to […]
2018 AFL Women’s Draft Preview
TOMORROW marks another chapter in the rise of AFL Women’s with the third draft since the competition’s inception, and this year is likely to be littered with primarily youth players as the talent numbers increase at junior ranks. We take a look at tomorrow’s draft and answer some key questions you might have. What time […]
