NAB League sides lock in wildcard spots
AFTER a huge round of both successful and failed comebacks, some inaccurate kicking and some impressive wins, the 13 NAB League teams know what is in front of them in the coming weeks. With the times yet to be confirmed, the venues are largely determined, and now the top three teams and five wildcard matches […]
Season 7 AFLW preview: Sydney
SYDNEY is the last (alphabetically) of the four Season 7 expansion sides to be previewed, and is a team with typically great culture which will look to hit the ground running in its maiden AFL Women’s campaign. The Swans’ list is both very young and very inexperienced, with the club not quite able to land […]
Season 7 AFLW preview: St Kilda
TO say Season 6 was a difficult one for St Kilda would be an understatement. Losing two of their brightest young stars in Georgia Patrikios and Tyanna Smith before the season even began, compounded with a number of near misses and scoring issues meant that the Saints ultimately finished second to last. But with some […]
Preview | Draft prospects set to shake up finals races
THE RACE to finals is heating up in competitions around the nation, and budding AFL Draft prospects are set to have a major say in them. That factor is hardly more prevalent than in the NAB League, which enters its final home-and-away round before a Wildcard weekend, and an exciting postseason. A minor premier will […]
Coach Gowans in a familiar yet unfamiliar position
IF anyone is well trained in how to put together an AFL Women’s list, it is inaugural Sydney coach Scott Gowans. This is the second time Gowans has helped put together an inaugural list, after he was the inaugural coach of North Melbourne back in 2019. He described the process this time around as “very […]
Season 7 AFLW preview: Richmond
AFFTER they started Season 6 firing defeating St Kilda in Round 1, Richmond got people got talking about how much the Tigers were going to improve. They also had Melbourne on the ropes early in Round 2, but unfortunately for Richmond that early season promise did not eventuate into much, only winning two more games […]
NAB League finals permutations: The final frontier
JUST one round remains in the NAB League Boys season, with six matches taking place this weekend starting tonight to determine the 13 spots on the ladder. For those unaware, all 13 teams have a chance of playing in the knockout finals series, but the top three sides will earn a break in the final […]
Gomes and Little join AFLW ranks
TWO more players have lived out their AFL Women’s dreams, selected as injury replacement players this week. West Coast selected tough midfielder Ashleigh Gomes, while Melbourne selected tall forward/midfielder Ella Little for the injured Shanae Davison and Eliza McNamara respectively. The pair were added to their club’s lists ahead of the upcoming Season 7 that […]
WAFL Player Focus: Edward Allan (Claremont)
A PROSPECT who narrowly missed out on father-son eligibility, Edward Allan has made a splash upon returning from a long-term lower back injury. The Claremont utility needed just one Colts game to earn a state Under 18 call-up, and has shown great form in his two outings since. At 194cm, Allan is a rangy type […]
Recap | APS Football season goes down to the wire
THE 2022 Associated Public Schools (APS) First XVIII Football title was decided on the competition’s final day, with two sides crowned premiers. Coming into Round 11, traditional rivals Brighton Grammar and Caulfield Grammar were level on points with 8-1 records, hardly a surprise given the strength of their respective squads. What happened next, though, no […]
Trailblazing coach not overawed by external pressure
INAUGURAL Port Adelaide coach Lauren Arnell has certainly felt well supported in her role at the Power. Though she takes on the mantle of trailblazer, she is not feeling any added pressure associated with the fact that she is the first person who has gone from playing in the AFLW, to coaching. “I’m really enjoying […]
PODCAST | Game Sense AFLW preview: Part I
AHEAD of AFL Women’s Season 7, Game Sense Podcast has returned to preview half of the competition ahead of next Thursday’s first bounce. Game Sense features host and Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams, and women’s football analyst Alyce Collett chatting all things women’s football. In the return episode, the team discuss the various […]
