Family-oriented Sonia Dorizzi goes from shock to success in football career
WEST Australian (WA) ruck, Sonia Dorizzi started playing football when she was 15 years old. She would spend lots of time with her family kicking a football around or smashing a cricket ball, and she was all ears when she found out her cousin was playing for a local club, wanting to try out her […]
SAWFL Weekly wrap: Preliminary finals
MINOR premiers, Morphettville Park has been knocked off in the preliminary final by Salisbury in the South Australian Women’s Football League (SAWFL) Division One. However, its reserves made it to the big stage after a comfortable win over Christies Beach, making for a compelling day of Grand Finals at Aldi Arena on Sunday. SAWFL […]
Team of the Week: VFLW – Round 15
ROUND 15’s AFL Draft Central Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s Team of the Week is dominated by the big winners of the weekend. Firstly, there is Hawthorn who has five representatives, which is the most of any team, after its 25-point win over Northern Territory (NT) Thunder. Collingwood, Melbourne University and Williamstown also fared well […]
Walmsley grabs opportunity with both hands
IT was no surprise that Geelong Falcons’ Sophie Walmsley took to Australian Rules without much work, having already rowed, played local netball and school soccer. “It started last year, I was playing netball with Newtown & Chilwell and I was in Year 12 and the girls that were playing footy on Sunday just said ‘come have a […]
Scouting notes: VFLW – Round 15
GEELONG has secured its spot in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s finals after a come-from-behind win over Casey. At the other end of the ladder, Essendon and Williamstown battled it out at Windy Hill under three new rule changes. The Seagulls came away with the win, ending their season on a high. Essendon […]
QWAFL weekly wrap: Preliminary finals
IT was a great day for Coorparoo as both the Queensland Women’s Australian Football League (QWAFL) and Queensland Women’s Football Association (QWFA) Division One sides made it through to their respective grand finals after close wins in the preliminary final stage. QWAFL: COORPAROO 2.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 (59)UNI OF QUEENSLAND 1.1 […]
Young leader tackles challenges head-on
WEST Australian, Shannon Whale knows how to deal with fresh challenges. Since starting her football career at Pinjarra Tigers, Whale has played for four local clubs, captaining two of them, and winning two flags in the process. Her story, which includes making the cross-country trek to Victoria in search of improvement – is one of a […]
Weekend wash-up: VFLW – Round 15
HAWTHORN has spoiled the party for the Northern Territory (NT) Thunder in Round 15 of the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s, knocking them back to second on the ladder after a 25-point win at TIO Stadium. Collingwood regained top spot on the ladder with a big win over the Southern Saints, while the other top-four […]
Weekly wrap: NSW/ACT state leagues
WITH many seasons coming to a close and finals in full swing, plenty of Under 18 NSW/ACT stars stood up to the occasion on the weekend across the various state leagues. In the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, Jemima Wrigley featured in the Southern Power’s 23-point loss against the Auburn-Penrith Giants. Her side will face Angela Priftis’ Giants again […]
Weekend previews: VFLW – Round 15
WITH just two weeks remaining in the home and away season, the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s ladder is really beginning to take shape. Following its huge win over Collingwood last week, the NT Thunder now sits in top spot (44 points) with just one game remaining on their schedule. Collingwood (42 points) and Hawthorn […]
