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2024 AFL Draft Preview: North Melbourne
HAVING prioritised its midfield depth across a drawn-out rebuild, North Melbourne lays claim to a premium pick at the top-end of a draft renowned for its array of on-ball talent. Nonetheless, opportunity presents for the Roos to either take on another quality prospect, or utilise their strong hand to both shuffle down the order and […]
2024 AFL Draft Preview: Melbourne Demons
MELBOURNE will be a key player at the pointy end of this year’s AFL Draft, boasting a pair of top 10 selections. The Dees will look to rebound from a disappointing campaign, which produced the silver lining of pick five, as well as Essendon’s pick nine to target elite talent in what is a strong […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: North Melbourne
SEASON 2023 almost went perfectly to plan for North Melbourne. ‘Almost’ being the key word of that sentence. After going through the home and away season as one of the strongest sides of the competition once again, they made top four for the first time and won all the way through to the Grand Final, […]
Melbourne Grammar goes back-to-back
MELBOURNE Grammar remains the team to beat in the Herald Sun Shield Senior Girls Division after seeing off the challenge of Caulfield Grammar for the second successive year. On top early, Melbourne just kept Caulfield at arms-length, withstanding a late flurry in the third term to grind out a 29-point victory at ETU Stadium. Sandringham […]
‘Zimmy’ takes opportunities with both hands
QUEENSLAND representative Zimra Hussain fell in love with the sport of Australian rules football since moving to Australia in 2014. The then eight-year-old relocated to Toowoomba in the Sunshine State, having grown up in Pakistan as a child. “I picked it up in 2015,” Hussain said of her first football season. “Played Under 10s and […]
2023 AFLW Draft review: Melbourne
FOR a contending team, Season 7 premiers Melbourne certainly hit the off-season hard, looking to turnaround a finals series where the Demons came up short. Able to position itself high up in the draft after moving on a number of players, Melbourne snagged the best small in the draft in Alyssia Pisano with Pick 5, […]
2023 AFLW Draft preview: North Melbourne
GRAND finalists North Melbourne came agonisingly close to an inaugural AFL Women’s flag, and remain a contender in 2024. Bringing in a strong readymade defender, the Roos are set to go again, having moved on five players to open up a further four list spots at the club heading into the AFLW Draft. OFF-SEASON CHANGES […]
2023 AFLW Draft preview: Melbourne
SEASON 7 premiers Melbourne went back to the AFLW Draft well again, clearing out a quarter of its list – by either choice or request – to position itself high up in the draft. Boasting two picks inside the first 12 and three inside the top 23, the Demons can collect a trio of talented […]
