From boys footy to Bushrangers: Webster makes perfect transition
MURRAY Bushrangers midfielder, Rebecca Webster grew up with footy in her veins. As a youngster, Webster would run out in an oversized Auskick jumper and have a kick around with her brother’s team. She admits that her brother, a year her senior, fuelled the competitive fire from within, to play Aussie Rules football. “I always […]
NSW/ACT weekly wrap: First Nations Cup; two selected for Diversity All Stars
IT was a big week for youth footballers in NSW/ACT, with the inaugural First Nations Cup held, as well as plenty of representative football. First Nations Cup Sydney played host to the inaugural AFL First Nations Cup on Wednesday, with 120 high school students from Sydney, Western Sydney and as far as Dubbo taking part […]
Podcast: TAC Cup Girls – Episode 11
A NEW year marks all-new content and in 2018, AFL Draft Central will be producing a weekly podcast through the TAC Cup Girls season. Hosted by women’s football editor, Julia Montesano, the podcast will be posted each Wednesday night and will review the previous round’s games and look ahead to the following weekend. For the eleventh […]
Team of the Week: VFLW- Round 3
ROUND three of the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s turned out to be a round of very one-sided matches.The Saints taking on the Demons turned out to be the best game of the round, with the Saints running out winners by eight points in a tough contest. The winners are evident looking at this week’s […]
AFLW Draft: Geelong holds prized picks after initial order confirmed
GEELONG holds the two most prized picks in October’s 2018 AFL Women’s Draft ahead of the trade period kicking off. The Cats are one of two expansion sides in the competition next season, with North Melbourne adopting an experience-first mentality. Whilst the Cats have picked up a number of experienced faces including Melbourne’s Mel Hickey […]
Player focus: VFLW – Round 3
THE NT Thunder has been one of the in-form teams of the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition and we decided to focus on one of the hottest young talents in the competition. Nineteen year-old, Eloise Jones played her first season in the AFLW for Adelaide, and was nominated as a Rising Star during the […]
Belief and resilience the key to Falcons’ turnaround: Armistead
BELIEF in the team’s system and the girls’ ability to rise up when challenged were the key reasons behind the Geelong Falcons’ come-from-behind win according to coach Jason Armistead. The Falcons found themselves goalless at half-time, trailing by 13 points to the Northern Knights, who had made the most of their opportunities through two second […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
WITH a new TAC Cup Girls premier and the future of the AFLW on show, it was a weekend to sit back and enjoy what looks to be an enjoyable few years as women’s football continues to go from strength to strength. Geelong Falcons win inaugural Grand Final Nothing is more memorable than a premiership […]
Scouting notes: VFLW – Round 3
AFTER three rounds of Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s football, NT, Hawthorn, Geelong and Collingwood are the undefeated teams. Down the other end of the ladder, Casey, Williamstown, Essendon and the Bulldogs hare yet to experience their first win. We watched three games on the weekend and took notes on all the players that impressed […]
Weekend wash-up: VFLW – Round 3
AFLW experience is standing up in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition, with NT Thunder and Hawthorn getting big wins. However, the VFLW talent also made an impact in round three, with the Southern Saints, who have no AFLW players, getting their second consecutive win. The players endured sun, rain and even extreme heat […]
