Up the Grades: Mid-season hopefuls press final case
ALL that’s left to do is hear their names called out. At least that is what a few gun mid-season draft candidates will hope is in store for them, after pressing one last claim for a call-up to the AFL ranks. With some shining on debut and others continuing to find their feet at state […]
WAFLW Draft Combine invitee notes: Round 14
NOW the AFLW Draft Combine invitees have been named, the focus of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Academy notes piece will look to those draft-eligible players and how they perform each week. These notes will be separate to the game-by-game notes, which will now focus on bottom-age talents and others who catch the […]
SANFLW Academy notes: Preliminary Final
STURT made history by reaching its first South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Grand Final on the weekend, defeating Glenelg by 17 points. There was a mixed bag of performances from the State Academy members, in what was a tough game for the clean outside players, but we took note of each of the […]
2022 NAB League Boys Team of the Week: Round 7
AFTER claiming the biggest win of a three-game weekend, the Calder Cannons boast a high of five representatives in our NAB League Team of the Week for Round 7. Four of the six regions in action contributed four players apiece, while Tasmania accounts for three members after a tight loss to Oakleigh. Check out who […]
VFLW Player Focus – Sarah King (Collingwood)
ONCE known for her entertaining dance skills on the mark, Collingwood’s Sarah King is known for more than that now. Although she did not have too many touches in her side’s win over Port Melbourne on the weekend, she was effective in other ways and showed something that does not happen too often in football […]
QAFL/W watch: Smith steps up in wet for Hornets
JUST five matches took place across the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) men’s and women’s competitions last weekend, with heavy rain playing havoc on all grounds. Those matches that did go ahead were rain affected, but the a number of the clashes – three men’s and two women’s games – were called off. We now […]
AFL Draft | Caught the Eye – AFL Academy vs. Collingwood VFL
IN what was a much better outing than last year’s showcase game, the AFL Academy fought hard but fell short of scoring a win against Collingwood’s VFL side on Saturday, going down by 22 points at Skybus Stadium. The Under 18 side stayed in the game until the last quarter of a low-scoring affair, but […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 14
THREE big winners, plenty of Rookie Me Central West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Team of the Week representatives for Round 14. Claremont recorded an equal season-high of seven players after a massive victory over South Fremantle – who was the the only team not to have a representative – while Peel Thunder (six) and […]
Bates crowned SANFLW’s best
GLENELG ball magnet Jessica Bates has been crowned the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s League Best and Fairest for 2022. The consistent midfielder averaged 25.3 disposals, 3,0 marks, 10.6 tackles, 5.3 clearances, 3.8 inside 50s and 3.0 rebound 50s per game to lead the league in kicks, disposals, tackles and clearances. The brilliant […]
WAFL Colts MOTR: Round 5 – Perth vs. East Fremantle
EAST Fremantle made it three wins on the trot on Saturday, downing Perth by 37 points in our WAFL Colts Match of the Round this weekend. The Sharks now sit pretty in second at 3-1, while their latest opponents are one of four teams vying for finals spots with two wins to their name. We […]
Rain, rain still does not go away in QAFLW
FOR the second weekend in a row, the rain was not the friend of the QAFLW as several more matches were forced into postponement. Despite the delays, two games managed to get underway. In this week’s match of the round, it was Coorparoo who notched a narrow win over Aspley. Playing in tough conditions on […]
2022 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 7
ONLY three games were played across the latest weekend of NAB League action, but that didn’t stop Oakleigh and Tasmania from producing a thrilling contest as part of Sunday’s double-header at Trevor Barker Beach Oval. Catch up on all the results, key numbers, and big performances in our Round 7 snapshot.
