Team Selection: VFLW – Week 1 Finals
As this week is the first week of finals, all of the remaining teams are making numerous changes in an attempt to find their best team when it counts. Audiences will be treated to two great games this weekend as the four best teams remain. It all starts will Collingwood and Hawthorn on Saturday morning. […]
2019 AFLW season structure confirmed
TWO pools of five teams, seven rounds and two weeks of finals is the structure of the AFL Women’s 2019 season confirmed by the AFL’s Sarah Black today. Each of the 10 teams will play the four other sides in their pool, as well as three of the five sides in the other pool. The […]
Weekly wrap: TSL Women’s – Semi-finals
GLENORCHY and Launceston have advanced to the Tasmanian State League (TSL) Women’s League preliminary finals. Glenorchy lost against Clarence in the qualifying final while Launceston knocked the Tigers out with a big win. Both sides now fight for the right to play Clarence in the decider. GLENORCHY 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 […]
Power play drives Hanks to pass on lessons learnt
WORK ethic and team cohesion was the cornerstone of Gippsland Power’s season, and for co-captain Tyla Hanks, the unbelievable improvement in season 2018 compared to last year was clear. Hanks said the growth of women’s football was exciting for everyone involved. “I think everyone’s excited,” she said. “But to see myself, and what it felt […]
Prespakis, Morrison look to future after sharing TAC Cup Girls Best and Fairest
WHEREVER one of Madison Prespakis and Nina Morrison goes, the other seems to follow, with the duo backing up their AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships Most Valuable Player (MVP) award by being crowned dual winners of the TAC Cup Girls Best and Fairest. Prespakis has long been touted as one of the best Under-18 female footballers while Morrison […]
Butler leads by example
USING her experience to lead by example has been a cornerstone of Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels captain Lauren Butler’s game this season. While Butler said her skills and decision making are among her personal strengths on the field, she has been working hard to use her experience over years of football to guide her […]
Cann powers home with remarkable improvement
IF there is one player in the TAC Cup Girls competition who has come from the back of the pack to storm home in the final straight, it is Eastern Ranges’ Mikala Cann. Having starred as a sprinter, and enjoyed playing basketball, Cann decided to try her hand at football once her friends were taking […]
2018 AFL Women’s Under 18 All Australians – Profiled
IT has been a stellar year of Under-18 female football across the country and it showed on Friday night when the best of the best went head-to-head at the Adelaide Oval. From the Victoria vs. All Stars clash, the initial All Australian squad of 48 was reduced to a team of 24. We describe the […]
Prespakis, Morrison win TAC Cup Girls Best and Fairest
CALDER Cannons captain, Madison Prespakis and Geelong Falcons midfielder, Nina Morrison have proven to be the Under 18 Girls dream duo. In July, they were awarded the joint Most Valuable Player (MVP) at the AFL Womens Under 18 Championships and have now won the joint TAC Cup Girls Best and Fairest. Morrison was leading the […]
Eastern Ranges lead the way in TAC Cup Girls Team of the Year
THE TAC Cup Girls Team of the Year has been announced, with the Eastern Ranges getting the most spots in the team. Defender, Georgia Macpherson, midfielders, Emerson Woods and Mikala Cann, ruck, Sarah Kendall and forward, Laura McClelland were the Ranges who made the side. Premiership side, Geelong Falcons were next best with four nominees, […]
