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2023 AFLW Draft State-by-State analysis: Queensland
THE AFL Women’s premiership cup returned home to the Sunshine State, with Brisbane able to come from fourth to get the job done. The Lions and Gold Coast Suns – who both made finals – have a strong pool to pick from, with some top-end talent and some high-upside players to watch. Here are those […]
2023 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Utilities
AS the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft edges closer, we take a look at some of the key players who could shape the draft by each position. This article will hone in on the six pure utilities – ones who have consistently played multiple positions, with players such as mid-forwards and mid-defenders included in a different […]
2023 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Rucks & Tall Forwards
AS the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft edges closer, we take a look at some of the key players who could shape the draft by each position. The second article in this series takes a look at those tall forwards who can influence a game inside 50, or can roll into the ruck. TOP POWER RANKING […]
Hung overcomes “hard” year to remain in draft contention
DESPITE missing almost all of 2023 due to stress fractures in her foot, Lions Academy representative Lilu Hung is still among the potential draft prospects in the upcoming AFL Women’s Draft. Hung only got through “five minutes” of her QAFL Women’s season, before her world came “crashing down” around her. “I was coming off the […]
2023 AFLW Draft nominations: Combine invites
ALMOST two thirds of AFLW Draft Combine invitees will be available to each of the 18 clubs after 50 of the 78 players nominated nationally for the December 18 Draft. Eight of the original 86 nominees were taken off the board as part of the pre-listing, with the remaining 78 given the choice of nominating […]
2023 AFL Draft Review: Sydney
SYDNEY once again lived up to its ‘Bidney’ moniker before picking up a pair of talls and as many academy graduates across this year’s AFL Draft. We recap the Swans’ haul with a look at what each new player offers and the workings behind their selections. >> UPDATED: Every Pick in the 2023 AFL Draft […]
2023 AFL Draft Review: Brisbane
HAVING been made to wait until night two to get on the board at this year’s AFL Draft, Brisbane targeted talls and ended up with a bonus selection just as things looked to be wrapping up at the very end of the intake. Let’s recap what the Lions managed do on night two. >> UPDATED: […]
2023 AFL Draft | Big winners, bolters & sliders
ANOTHER AFL Draft is in the books, with 64 players taken across an intriguing National intake, before 13 more fresh faces landed in the big leagues as rookies. Now that the dust has settled and clubs have finalised their hauls, we take a look at the draft’s big winners, bolters and sliders in 2023. >> […]
24 in 2024: A look ahead to next year’s top prospects
WITH another draft done and dusted, it is time to look forward to next year and which prospects shape as defining the crop. In our annual piece, this time featuring 24 players to watch in 2024, we highlight some of the names to watch across a pool which promises to yield elite midfield talent. >> […]
RECAP | 2023 AFL Draft: Night Two
ANOTHER 34 players landed on AFL lists as night two marked the completion of the 2023 National AFL Draft. Four clubs – Brisbane, Fremantle, Richmond, and Port Adelaide – entered the intake at Marvel Stadium across a night littered with trades and surprise landing spots. >> RECAP: 2023 AFL Draft Night One>> EACH PICK: Night […]
