Two years of footy enough for Rachelle Martin to blossom
HAILING from the Yorke Peninsula, which is about two hours from Adelaide, Rachelle Martin moved to the City of Churches for university. Little did she know, she would start playing Australian Rules and begin what has been a successful career so far. Despite being a 19 year-old, Martin was selected to represent the Central Allies in the […]
Boles dared to dream, then followed her passion
IT began as a dare from her uncle, but it did not take long for Esther Boles to fall in love with football. At first, it was the ability to “pummel” others into the ground, but then the AFL Women’s took shape and so many footballers she had grown up watching and playing alongside in South Australia […]
TSL Women’s weekly wrap: Round 17
TO ensure even fixturing throughout the season, just the one match was played on the penultimate weekend, with Glenorchy getting an easy win over Tigers to lock up the minor premiership with a round to spare. TIGERS 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 (6)GLENORCHY 2.2 | 4.8 | 10.10 | 13.14 (92) GOALS: Tigers: B. […]
Number Crunching: VFLW – Round 15
WITH only one home and away round left, it is time to look into the players who are leading in goals kicked for the 2018 Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s season. With 18 goals, Darebin’s Hannah Mouncey has consistently been in the top spot. Mouncey’s debut season in the VFLW has been important for lifting […]
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 […]
