Draft Central Team of the Week: AFLW U18 Championships – Round 2
AFTER a massive week on the Gold Coast, we at Draft Central have named our Team of the Week for the AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships. For the exercise, the 24-player team does not include form from Round 1 (ie. prior to the Gold Coast matches) and only includes players who played all three matches, therefore […]
AFLW U18 National Championships wrap
VIC Metro had an undefeated run in the championships, dominating across the board after coming into the Queensland series with a win over Vic Country. Every other team fought hard at each contest in what was a mostly even carnival played in a variety of conditions. We recap how each side fared and shed light […]
Scouting notes: AFLW U18s – Friday, 12 July
ON the final day of the Under-18 Championships we headed down to Bond University. It was a perfect day for footy with the sun shining and not a cloud in sight allowing the action on the field to do all the talking. Vic Metro continued their dominance finishing undefeated while Vic Country and Central Allies […]
Scouting notes: AFLW U18s – Wednesday, July 10
ON the second day of the AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships, we headed down to muddy Southport where Vic Metro and Vic Country picked up another two wins against Queensland and Eastern Allies respectively, while Western Australia defeated Central Allies in the final match of the day. All notes are opinion-based of the individual writer. QUEENSLAND […]
Scouting notes: AFLW U18s – Monday, July 8
ON the opening day of the AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships, there were wins to both Victorian sides over Queensland and Western Australia, while Central Allies got over the line against Eastern Allies. We were there and took notes on some of the players that impressed us throughout the day at Metricon Stadium. All notes are […]
Eastern Allies announce final squad for AFLW U18 Championships
THE Eastern Allies squad for next month’s AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships has been announced with 17 of the 24 players from New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory (NSW-ACT) and the remaining seven players from Tasmania. Last year the Eastern Allies won on the opening day at Metricon Stadium against the Central Allies, before going down […]
AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships: South Australia and NSW/ACT claim Series One wins
SOUTH Australia and New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT) have claimed back-to-back AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships Series One wins over Northern Territory and Tasmania respectively, ahead of the sides amalgamating to form the Central Allies and Eastern Allies. SOUTH AUSTRALIA 13.5 (83) NORTHERN TERRITORY 4.1 (25) South Australia powered home with a strong second […]
Weekly wrap: NSW/ACT state leagues
ANOTHER premiership player from the Eastern Allies’ New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory contingent emerged, while a handful of others narrowly missed out on premiership glory. Just one player remains in contention for a flag with the preliminary final next weekend. Ahlani Eddy made it premiership player number three from the NSW/ACT contingent that travelled to the […]
Weekly wrap: NSW/ACT state leagues
A SECOND player from the NSW/ACT contingent that travelled to the Gold Coast for the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships has emerged as a premiership player this year, while a number of others had the week off due to their sides making their respective grand finals. Murray Bushrangers star, and NSW/ACT defender, Eloise Ashley-Cooper became […]
Weekly wrap: NSW/ACT state leagues
WITH many seasons coming to a close and finals in full swing, plenty of Under 18 NSW/ACT stars stood up to the occasion on the weekend across the various state leagues. In the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, Jemima Wrigley featured in the Southern Power’s 23-point loss against the Auburn-Penrith Giants. Her side will face Angela Priftis’ Giants again […]
