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Former netballer enjoying women’s football boom
FORMER netballer, Jacinta Valentini left Australian Rules football because there was no future at the elite level. Fast forward to 2017, and with the AFL Women’s inaugural season up and running, Valentini found the inspiration to return to the sport. Just over 12 months later, she ran out on Metricon Stadium, representing Western Australia (WA) […]
WAWFL weekly wrap: Round 16
IN the last round of the Western Australian Women’s Football League (WAWFL), controversy ensued as the Peel Thunderbirds lost top spot on the ladder after a loss against the third-placed Swan Districts. The Sharks’ 129-point thrashing of South Fremantle meant that they were able to swoop right in and snatch top spot at the last […]
Draft dream not over for 2018 state combine nominees
MORE than one hundred draft hopefuls will test themselves under the watchful eye of AFL club recruiters at the various State Combine’s around the country. After the list of National Combine invitations was released last week – indicating those players with the most draft interest – last night the full list of State Combine, and […]
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 […]
WAWFL weekly wrap: Round 14
SOME big wins headline Round 14 of the Western Australia Women’s Football League (WAWFL), as the sides head into the last two rounds of the home and away season. We take a look at how the weekend of footy went in the entertaining league. 2018 League PEEL THUNDERBIRDS 5.3 | 6.5 | 11.6 | […]
WA Women’s Football League: The run home
WITH the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships done, the West Australian contingent of talented players return to the Western Australia Women’s Football League (WAWFL) where we take a look at how the eight teams are shaping up heading into the last few weeks of the season, including how some of the youngsters are faring. We […]
WAFL victorious over SANFL in Adelaide
In blustery yet reasonably mild conditions at Adelaide Oval on the weekend, a building Showdown crowd headed to their seats early to witness a seesawing affair between the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and West Australian Football League (WAFL) representative sides. With both teams boasting a multitude of former AFL listed talents, the match […]
WA announces initial Under 18 Championships squad
WESTERN Australia has announced the initial squad for the National AFL Under 18 Championships to be played across June and July. The WA State Academy features 38 players, with a second intake of Under 18s players set to occur in the coming weeks. The announcement came in the same week South Australia announced its extended […]
WAFL Colts wrap: Round 5
IN a special Triple Header at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, six of the nine teams took part in a huge day of football in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts. Here is how that day, and the standalone Sunday game unfolded in round five. Claremont 11.6 (72) defeated South Fremantle 5.7 (37) Claremont won […]
