Blue trumps yellow in South Australian Under 17s Championships
WITH the Under 17s AFL Women’s Championship matches continuing, some of South Australia’s top products heading into future drafts went head-to-head at Thebarton Oval on Saturday June 5 in front of recruiters and footy fans. Split into two teams, SA Blue and SA Yellow, it was Blue that would come out on top at the […]
Scouting Notes: 2021 NAB League Boys – Round 7
THE 2021 NAB League season rolled on over the weekend amid the fourth Victorian lockdown, with a pair of country-based fixtures making up the extent of the Round 7 action. Geelong Falcons and Bendigo Pioneers came away victorious on Sunday, with players from either side impressing, among others. Check out the top performers from both […]
2021 Academy Watch: SANFL Women’s Grand Final
IN the conclusion of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s finals series, Glenelg defeated West Adelaide by 23 points to take home the Bays’ inaugural women’s premiership. We took a look at the State Academy players running out for the four sides, with all notes the opinion of the individual writer. Glenelg: #7 […]
State Leagues wrap: Ladder leaders flex muscle
A PAIR of fixtures saw the Victorian Football League (VFL) return on Saturday amid Victoria’s lockdown, while it was business as usual for state leagues around the nation. The West and South Australian leagues both rolled on into their ninth round of action, while the 10th set of fixtures were played in Queensland and Tasmania. […]
2021 NAB League Boys snapshot: Round 7
THE 2021 NAB League season rolled on into Round 7 amid the current Victorian lockdown, with a quartet of country regions back in action after a fortnight away. Two fixtures took place in Ballarat and Echuca respectively, with the Geelong Falcons and Bendigo Pioneers picking up wins. Check out the key figures and stats in […]
2021 SANFLW team review: WWT Eagles
IN summarising the 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season, Draft Central will run through a team-by-team review of how each of the sides fared, and who some of the standout performers throughout the clubs were. We begin the review series with the wooden spooners, Woodville-West Torrens Eagles. Position: 8th Wins: 3 Losses: […]
WAFLW wrap – Round 14: Subiaco claims last finals spot with one-point win over Claremont
SUBIACO has secured the last finals spot in the 2021 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s, after coming from behind to down third placed Claremont in a nail-biting one-point contest. The Lions booted the opening goal of the game, but then conceded the next three, trailing by 14 points at half-time. They kicked three of […]
QAFLW Player Focus: Maggie Harmer and Bella Smith (Maroochydore/Brisbane Lions Academy)
DESPITE a loss in their Round 13 QAFLW fixture against the undefeated Bond University, AFLW Academy and Brisbane Lions Academy members, Maggie Harmer and Bella Smith, put in strong performances to further solidify their placing as two of the most promising Queensland prospects for the upcoming AFLW Draft. Having both impressed in the recent U19 […]
Scouting Notes: SANFL U18s – Round 9
THE South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Under 18s returned and rolled on into Round 9, with the latest weekend of action producing plenty more excellent performances from budding 2021 AFL Draft prospects. In the next SANFL Scouting Notes edition for 2021, we again narrow in on SA’s Under 18s competition, with a particular focus on […]
SANFLW mature-age talent continues to flourish
READYMADE mature-age talent is something AFL Women’s clubs are often searching for in order to fill needs, or potentially top up areas of depth that they can exploit at the elite level. Last year the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s contribution to the AFL Women’s Draft might have flown under the radar a […]
2021 AFL Women’s Trade Wrap: Week 1
AFTER a huge first trade on day one, the AFL Women’s first week of Trade Period slowed to a grinding halt, as just one more trade was completed over the next five days to make two in the opening week. Ahead of the second week of Trade Period, we take a look at the trades […]
Glenelg claims maiden SANFLW premiership with 23-point triumph
GLENELG has claimed its maiden South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s premiership after defeating West Adelaide by 23 points in a hard-fought and memorable grand final yesterday. The Bays lead from start to finish, as Adelaide AFL Women’s star Ebony Marinoff won best on ground honours for a remarkable 31-disposal game. Whilst West Adelaide […]
