Team Selection: VFLW – Round 13
WITH five teams returning from the Round 12 bye, plenty of fresh legs will be ready to take to the field in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition. Some teams have opted to make few changes, trusting that the week off has allowed the girls to rest, while others continue to make lots of […]
Jet flies high in top-age year despite injury
HAVING been involved with the Western Jets since Under 15s, the exciting Zak Butters has become a familiar face at the club and has become equally as important to the side in the same time. While his final TAC Cup year is over due to shoulder surgery post National Under 18 Championships, he will still […]
South Australia weekly wrap: Strong Under 15 Championships; Under 18s star across SANFL
THERE was plenty happening across all levels of footy across SA, with young talent on show in the U15 Championships, plus some League debuts for some U18 talent and a host of top end players returning to their school College football commitments . National Under 15 Championships – Boys and Girls Last week the U15 National […]
Keeping Tabs: Standout performances from Round 19
AS the end of the season draws near and the Rising Star conversation heats up, some familiar races return to the Keeping Tabs list after standout performances. Jack Higgins It’s not often a first-year player that kicks arguably the greatest goal ever, but Higgins may have done just that. How a first-year player can earn […]
Rosenzweig getting closer to achieving childhood dream
SOUTH Australian forward, Katelyn Rosenzweig has always dreamed of pulling on an Adelaide Crows jumper. Ever since she filled in for her local Under 11 boys side, the 18 year-old has not looked back, and is taking every opportunity she can to achieve every young footballer’s ultimate dream. “Growing up, I always wanted to play […]
Team Selection: TAC Cup – Round 14
WITH three rounds left, and just one round with teams depleted due to school football, the race for top four is heating up with some interesting clashes this weekend, and plenty of changes at the selection table. EASTERN RANGES v. SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS Round 14 – Saturday, August 4, 10.45amBox Hill City Oval, Box Hill In […]
Weekend wash-up: WAWFL – Round 15
THE penultimate round of the Western Australian Women’s Football League (WAWFL) action threw up some amazing individual performances, with two sides still battling for fourth place on the table. PEEL THUNDERBIRDS 9.3 | 14.7 | 24.9 | 30.15 (195)PERTH ANGELS 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 (6) GOALS: Peel Thunderbirds: K. Phillips 10, B. Molloy […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
FROM amazing goals and individual hauls, to giant battles and impressive performances, there were plenty of memorable moments from last weekend’s football action. Jack Higgins’ goal It is probably the most controversially talked about ‘snag’ in recent history, but sometimes you just have to sit back and admire the football smarts from a first year […]
Thirty-six invited to AFL Women’s Draft Combine
THE next wave of AFL Women’s talent will strut their stuff at Etihad Stadium in October after the 10 AFLW clubs selected the players for the AFL Women’s Draft Combine. Thirty-six players were selected from across Australia, with Victoria unsurprisingly having 22 invited – 12 from Vic Country and 10 from Vic Metro. Western Australia […]
Queensland weekly wrap: Under 17 Futures squad announced; AFL sides go down
THE Under 17 Futures squad has been announced as they ready to face Vic Country and improve to a positive record in the series. Meanwhile, both of the Queensland AFL sides suffered losses and the another round of the Reclink Cup played out. Under 17 Queensland team named to face Vic County On Monday the […]
Number Crunching: VFLW – Round 12
IN this week’s edition of number crunching, we look into the best performances from AFLW players in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s 2018 season. Due to so many teams being shuffled around from what they were back in 2017, this season has shown how players can adapt in weaker and stronger teams. In no […]
Three Fs drive Parker to success
FAMILY, footy and farming are the three Fs that have been the key pillars in country girl Alyce Parker‘s life. Now 18, Parker is in her final year of junior football and months away from the 2018 AFL Women’s Draft, but she has not forgotten the importance of the other two Fs. “I live on […]
