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2020 AFL Women’s season review: Melbourne
MELBOURNE earned its first-ever finals berth in 2020 after years of near-misses, claiming a thrilling maiden post-season win in the process to cap off its successful season. Under the tutelage of Mick Stinear, the seasoned Demons side notched four wins despite enduring harsh spates of key injuries and absentees throughout the year, as they enter […]
2020 AFL Women’s team preview: North Melbourne
NORTH Melbourne’s inaugural season may not have gone quite to plan in 2019, though they were not far off the mark with some key signings that marked the Kangaroos as a real force to be reckoned with. This season North will be back better than ever with a season in the books, making them a […]
2020 AFL Women’s team preview: Melbourne
MELBOURNE was lucky to retain a large number of its 2019 players in their hunt for an inaugural finals berth, and will hope to finally get the job done in 2020 having not lost many of its key players. Despite not picking up a wealth of young talent in the 2019 AFL Women’s Draft, the […]
2019/20 AFLW off-season review: Melbourne
THE 2019 AFLW season was an interesting one for the Demons, who found themselves in a difficult conference playing against premiers, Adelaide and flag favourites, North Melbourne, winning four of their seven matches and ultimately would have made finals in the alternate conference. However, the Dees have proved they have consistency over the first three […]
2019 AFL Draft Preview: Melbourne Demons
MELBOURNE heads into the 2019 AFL Draft with two top 10 selections, then the longest wait between picks of any club. The Demons will be able to collect a couple of genuine future stars, but may opt to trade down to pick up a third player in the first round if it can be done. […]
2019 AFL Draft Preview: North Melbourne Kangaroos
NORTH MELBOURNE comes into the 2019 Draft with a middle-of-the-way hand, allowing the Roos to top up stocks with no real risk at the back end while also having the potential to nab a few real bargains in the second round. With no academy or father-son prospects to make up picks for, they can go […]
Lesosky-Hay blessed for the opportunities
BY her own admission, Luka Lesosky-Hay has felt very lucky. The balanced midfielder has followed the women’s football pathway at the right time, moving through the system as it continually grew, picking up a premiership with the Geelong Falcons, earning Vic Country representation, and playing Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) for the Geelong Cats. Now […]
Family support inspires Zanker-Close to footy pathway
HAVING so many footballers in the family certainly helps. It is even more beneficial when one family member has reached the elite level of AFL Women’s football. For Queensland AFL Women’s Under-18 representative, Emmii-Lee Zanker-Close, she has been surrounded by footballers and always seemed destined to cross into the sport from her chosen code of […]
VFL weekly wrap: Port returns home in style
GEELONG, Port Melbourne, Sandringham, and Coburg all won their first games of the season in Round 3 of the Victorian Football League (VFL), as Essendon claimed top spot despite having played a game less than half of the competition. North Melbourne 5.10 (40) defeated by Essendon 20.14 (134) The horror start to the season for […]
AFLW season previews: Melbourne
THE Demons have been one of the stronger sides in the AFLW during the past two seasons. But with a big loss of players in the off-season, we will see a new-look Melbourne outfit on the park in 2019. Perhaps the biggest loss of the season was losing star midfielder, Daisy Pearce, which will undoubtedly […]
