Fierce Dolan chooses footballing “family”
A FIERCE competitor who tackles hard, brings her pressure game to each line, and doesn’t mind a scrap. On face value, you’d think Charlotte Dolan hails from a much different sporting background than her soccer and surf lifesaving past. The helmet-donning Woodville-West Torrens prospect is unmistakable on-field, though. Dolan completed just her second SANFL Women’s […]
McLeay thrives on championship “learning experience”
HAVING started out looking to take up a sport “different to everybody else” at eight years old, Isadora McLeay is now well versed in Australian football nearly a decade later. The Sydney Swans Academy member had hit 100 games for local club Mosman Swans by the age of 12, but is still adding strings to […]
2021 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Small Midfielders/Forwards/Defenders
AFTER announcing the inaugural AFLW Draft Power Rankings Victorian Pool, Draft Central is starting a new series – Positional Analysis. It takes a look across the nation and those players within a certain position, and the impact they have. Next up are those players at or below 160cm be it through the midfield, forward or […]
Ballard buoyed by “enjoyable” position switch
STURT utility Alex Ballard is a player capable of shining at either end of the field, with her versatility tested throughout state Under 19s and SANFL Women’s duties. The top-ager already has over 30 senior games to her name after debuting in 2018, utilised as an equally capable intercept marking defender and full forward in […]
2021 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Tall/Medium Defenders
AFTER announcing the inaugural AFLW Draft Power Rankings Victorian Pool, Draft Central is starting a new series – Positional Analysis. It takes a look across the nation and those players within a certain position, and the impact they have. Next up is tall and medium defenders, where the defender position is the more prevalent area […]
Mann part of the Peel “family”
PEEL Thunder prospect Bella Mann is a talented multi-sport athlete. A former basketballer and netballer, the 17-year-old has taken to the Australian football code quickly after getting her introduction as a “fill in”. “I started playing basketball and netball since I was little,” Mann said. “When I moved to Baldivis, my friends had a local […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Ella Roberts (Peel Thunder)
PEEL Thunder prospect Ella Roberts is already a well known quantity, establishing herself at senior level in the Thunder’s 2020 premiership side, and earning her state’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at this year’s Under 19 National Championships. The 16-year-old is already a good size at 175cm and boasts rare talent, able to excel as […]
Lishmund one of the Valley’s great hopes
WATCHING her brother play local football at Hope Valley spawned a thought for Alana Lishmund – “I can play that.” She certainly can play, with the Norwood prospect utilised in a number of roles at SANFL Women’s and state Under 19s level throughout her draft-eligible season. The 17-year-old was part of the Redlegs’ side which […]
Draft Central to release inaugural AFLW Draft Power Rankings
TOMORROW marks a new milestone in AFL Women’s Draft coverage. For the first time since the introduction of the AFL Women’s, Draft Central will release a Top 30 Power Rankings for the Victorian pool. Whilst no a national draft yet, the Victorian pool will feature the most available draft selections compared to the other states […]
2021 AFL Women’s Draft Order: Post trade-week
AS AFL Women’s Trade Week was completed on Wednesday, the 2021 AFL Women’s Draft selections were confirmed. Though clubs can add more at the end of the draft depending on the amount of selections they need to pick, the first four rounds are sorted. In terms of pure numbers, the GWS GIANTS had by far […]
