2024 Victorian talent hubs announced
SUMMER training squads for Victoria Country and Metro have been announced, with 45 players selected between the two hubs. Respectively, they will convene in January and February, taking part in two high performance training camps as players also prepare for the Coates Talent League season. >> SCROLL to see the squads All players, born in […]
Erika from Eire living the dream halfway round the world
THINGS have changed pretty dramatically in life in the last 12 months for Roo Erika O’Shea, going from a young Gaelic football star in Cork to a fully fledged AFLW player on the verge of her first grand final. O’Shea said that coming across to Australia as a 19-year-old was not easy, but the Kangaroos […]
2023 AFL Draft Review: North Melbourne
WITH five first round selections, North Melbourne opted for a variety of prospects on a busy opening night of the 2023 AFL Draft. The rebuilding Roos will hope they’ve accelerated the development of their young list with a bumper crop of developable youngsters to scatter across each line of the field. >> UPDATED: Every Pick […]
2023 AFL Draft Review: Melbourne
MELBOURNE came into the AFL Draft with clear targets in mind, making use of two first round picks after the club’s pursuit of pick one fell short. One draftee’s outside run and class blends nicely with another’s grunt and effort work, making for a handy haul in the national intake. We recap the Dees’ efforts. […]
Modest Mon reflects on it all
RICHMOND star Monique Conti made plenty of history last night, becoming the first Tiger to win the AFLW Best and Fairest and become the highest voted winner of the award in the process. However, humble as ever, she said with a laugh that “it doesn’t sound true”. “It’s pretty cool. I never thought I’d be […]
Conti finally crowned League’s best after stellar season
AFTER being the bridesmaid last season, Richmond star Monique Conti has finally been crowned the best in the league, winning the 2023 AFLW Best and Fairest Award. She won with 23 votes, which was seven votes ahead of a group of players in second spot, which included the likes of Amy McDonald, Chloe Molloy, Ash […]
The race for Pick 1: 2023 AFLW Draft
WESTERN Bulldogs currently holds the top pick in this year’s AFL Women’s Draft after a season the red, white and blue would rather forget. Given the fast turnaround between the season end – which concludes next weekend – and the off-season, the Bulldogs fans will not have long to wait to see which player they […]
2023 AFL Draft Review: Hawthorn
HAWTHORN added two first round picks to its rebuilding list at the 2023 AFL Draft, with one of them among a pair of father-son recruits. The newest Hawks offer a blend of attacking flair and firepower, aerial support in defence, and plenty of upside for the future. We recap the club’s haul. >> UPDATED: Every […]
2023 AFL Draft Review: Greater Western Sydney
GREATER Western Sydney (GWS) traded and recruited shrewdly at this year’s AFL Draft, sticking true to its draft order and welcoming a versatile crop of fresh faces boasting exciting talent and athletic upside. We recap the Giants’ draft haul, which included three products of New South Wales. >> UPDATED: Every Pick in the 2023 AFL […]
North holds nerve to break glass ceiling
NORTH Melbourne has broken its AFL Women’s Grand Final hoodoo, holding their nerve in a tense final quarter of yesterday’s preliminary final to defeat Adelaide and reach a maiden women’s decider. For the second time in the space of only a month, it was a nail-biter that was ultimately decided by one tense final quarter, […]
2023 AFL Draft Review: Gold Coast
IT was a relatively straightforward AFL Draft for Gold Coast on face value in 2023, though plenty of planning went into the Suns’ bumper crop over a number of years. On top of an unprecedented four-pronged academy haul in the first round, the Queensland club also welcomed three new rookies. >> UPDATED: Every Pick in […]
2023 AFL Draft Review: Geelong
GEELONG made a high of six selections at the 2023 National AFL Draft, accounting for both the future and the now with a diverse haul of players in type and age range. If you expected the unexpected from the Cats, this year’s result was on point. We recap Geelong’s latest draft effort. >> UPDATED: Every […]
