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Young Power side set to spark in 2020
GIPPSLAND Power’s “really young” group from 2019 has a year of experience under its belt, with plenty of exciting players coming through the ranks, Female Talent Coordinator Chelsea Caple is excited about what 2020 will bring from a development standpoint. The Power might have only recorded the one win – over the Greater Western Victoria […]
2020 AFL Women’s team preview: St Kilda
WITH a trio of skippers in Kate Shierlaw, Cat Phillips and Rhiannon Watt to head up St Kilda’s inaugural AFL Women’s season, it is set to be a big year. They will be hoping to have an immediate impact on the competition and climb their way to a finals series but will have their work cut […]
2020 AFL Women’s team preview: Geelong
HAVING qualified for finals in their maiden AFLW campaign with a negative record, the Geelong Cats will look to build on a promising year 2019 with a settled list and some experience under their belts. The off-season was rather quiet for the Cats, but they added some solid depth and mature bodies to compliment their […]
2020 AFL Women’s team preview: Collingwood
COLLINGWOOD looms as a big improver in the upcoming 2020 AFL Women’s season, with much of its list fresh off a premiership-winning VFLW campaign. The only way is up for last year’s Conference B wooden spooner, and a handful of elite talents should guide the Magpies close to the finals frame, with added dynamism and […]
The ‘big three’s’ take on how the AFLW draft unfolded
GABBY Newton, Lucy McEvoy, and Georgia Patrikios; dubbed pre-draft as the three players vying for the honour of being taken first off the AFL Women’s Draft board. But ask all three about whether they knew what was to unfold on Tuesday afternoon, and all three almost unanimously insist they had not the slightest clue. “I […]
Gavalas completes “whirlwind” draft day bolt
DRAFT day shocks are ironically commonplace nowadays, and you can add Ellie Gavalas‘ rise to become a top 10 selection to the list. The 23-year-old had her name called by North Melbourne in the first round of Tuesday’s draft having only taken up the Aussie rules code two years ago. Speaking minutes after the fact, […]
2019 AFL Women’s Draft: Club-by-club selections
NOW the AFL Women’s Draft is done and dusted for another year, we look back at who each club selected, and summarise their drafts in three words, as well as have a brief look at what the clubs might have picked up yesterday. ADELAIDE: 14. Montana McKinnon (South Adelaide) 37. Najwa Allen (Norwood) 46. Nicole […]
2019 AFL Women’s Draft: Full Order
TODAY is the day when AFL Women’s dreams are made, and we will update the draft order as it happens. Keep checking back to see how your team has performed. Round 1 1 Western Bulldogs – Gabby Newton (Northern Knights/Vic Metro) 2 Carlton – Lucy McEvoy (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country) 3 Brisbane Lions – Lily Postlethwaite […]
Club collaboration the key to AFLW future
FROM a young age, winning is something that is instilled in every competitive sportsperson. But sometimes there is the need for the greater good, and in the case of the women’s football space, the greater good is growing the competition to the point where sustained success at the elite level is guaranteed. To do that, […]
Magpies ready to swoop on second chance
FOR the second successive year, Collingwood heads into the Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) finals series as the team to beat, sitting atop the table and claiming the minor premiership. But while that history repeats, coach Penny Cula-Reid is keen to ensure that the 2018 finals series history – which contained back-to-back losses and a […]
