Interruptions no issue for Fellows in pursuit of draft dream
ALTHOUGH Covid may have delayed the start to her VFLW career, Casey Demons’ Tahlia Fellows has certainly made an impact already in her short career at state league level. Originally from Melbourne’s south-east, she did not plan on committing to football, but a shortage of players one day at her local club changed everything. “I […]
VFLW Player Focus: Ellie Cleland (Williamstown)
RECRUITED out of Melbourne’s Eastern Football Netball League, Williamstown’s Ellie Cleland is only new to the VFLW competition this year, However, not even a full season into her VFLW career she already looks like she belongs at this level. Final Stats vs Carlton Goals: 1Disposals: 14Marks: 2Tackles: 3Clearances: 1 Cleland is one of those players […]
Seagulls, Blues play to thrilling draw as finals race heats up
THIS week’s VFLW match of the round produced only the second draw of the season, this time between Williamstown and Carlton. In windy and congested conditions, it was a contest plagued by inaccuracy as goals proved very hard to come by. The first term was even, with much of the action taking place between the […]
VFLW Round 11 preview: Top sides prepare for huge last month in even competition
ONE last, but potentially very chaotic, month of the 2022 VFLW season to go. A lot could happen, and the top six is nowhere near close to being set at this point in time. At this point there are technically still 11 teams in finals contention, but realistically only nine, and with the evenness of […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Carbone lives out dream
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we hone in on those players to remember for the AFLW Draft, present and future. With four new AFLW clubs joining the competition, spots will heat up, and players will be looking to put their best foot forward. For this piece, we have looked at those […]
VFLW Player Focus: Elizabeth McGrath (North Melbourne)
NORTH MELBOURNE’s ruck Elizabeth McGrath has had a great season in the VFLW, and has been one of the shining lights for the Roos in what has been at times a tough season for them. Her efforts last weekend against Carlton are the subject of this week’s Player Focus. Final Stats vs Carlton: Disposals: 18Kicks: […]
Sandral the well rounded footballer
WESTERN Bulldogs VFLW vice-captain Mary Sandral has had quite the footy journey, and she has seen a lot in her time. She is currently vice captain at the Bulldogs under Riley Christgoergl, and admitted that although she never expected to be a leader at the Bulldogs, now that she is in the role is thoroughly […]
Hawks raise hell on Dees as Pies clip Falcon wings
ROUND 10 of the VFLW really had it all. Undefeated runs came to an end, some teams improved their finals chances, while others had theirs increase in difficulty. In this week’s match of the round, Collingwood bridged the gap on the top six with a win over Darebin. The Magpies got the first centre clearance […]
VFLW Round 10 preview: Season crescendo approaches in final month
THERE is just over a month left in this year’s VFL Women’s season, and this weekend’s menu of matches presents fixtures with a wide variety of potential results. We preview the action from all six games in Round 10. Darebin vs CollingwoodSaturday at 11amPreston City Oval This could be one of the matches of the […]
VFLW Player Focus: Renee Tierney (Essendon)
ESSENDON VFLW is one of the teams to beat this VFLW season, and that is largely thanks to the many inclusions the Bombers have this season. One of them is Renee Tierney, who after graduating from Geelong Falcons’ NAB League Girls program, crossed from Geelong’s VFLW side, joined Essendon this season and looks right at […]
