QAFL Women’s weekend preview: Round 7 – Sharkettes and Roos to clash for top spot
A TOP of the table clash between Bond University and Maroochydore headlines our Round 7 Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) weekend preview, with a number of ladder-defining clashes occurring on the weekend. BOND UNIVERSITY vs. MAROOCHYDORE Saturday, August 1, 3.30pm at Bond University Top of the table clash between first placed Bond University and second […]
QAFL Women’s weekly wrap: Round 5 – Devils and Roos share points in otherwise one-sided round
YERONGA South Brisbane and Maroochydore were unable to be split in their Round 5 contest, drawing at Leyshon Park in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition. In an otherwise one-sided round of action that had big winners in Coorparoo (34 points), University of Queensland (44) and Bond University (65), the seesawing clash between […]
QAFL Women’s weekly wrap: Round 1 – Coorparoo make statement with huge victory
A DOMINANT performance from some of Brisbane’s top AFL Women’s stars headlined Coorparoo’s commanding 93-point win over cellar dwellers, Aspley Hornets on the weekend in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition. The Kings had started the season slow, but the return of some of the Lions’ top talents reinvigorated the side and were […]
2020 QAFLW season outlook: Back in action for bumper season
PLAYERS are preparing to take to the field once again in the Queensland Australian Football League Women’s (QAFLW) competition this weekend and Draft Central will be providing a weekly wrap on how the teams are performing and who’s taking on who the following week. To catch up on the competition already played – three rounds […]
Draft Central’s 2020 Top 50 AFLW Players: #17 – Emily Bates
WITH the AFL Women’s 2020 season officially come to a close now the awards are done and dusted, Draft Central looks back on our Top 50 Players of season 2020. This countdown purely looks at the 2020 season so does not look at past performances and will not include injured stars such Erin Phillips or […]
2020 Top 10 AFLW matches: #7 – Suns and Lions play out draw in inaugural clash
NEITHER side could be separated in the first women’s Q-Clash with the Lions and Suns walking away with two points apiece. It was a hard-fought battle between the two sides, who both tried to assert themselves with their physicality around the contest. The conditions ultimately played into the hands of Lions early but the Suns […]
2020 AFL Women’s season review: Brisbane
ANOTHER heavy list turnover did little to stop Brisbane from making finals for the third time in four AFL Women’s seasons, getting back to a positive record (3-2-1) in a campaign which began so brightly. A real surprise packet of this year’s competition, the Lions topped Conference A after four rounds before a string of […]
2020 AFL Women’s season review
UNPRECEDENTED is what the fourth edition of AFL Women’s was in every sense, with the skill level and fanfare growing, but uncharted circumstances cutting the season short – twice. While we may only have been graced with six of the scheduled eight regular season rounds and one exhilarating week of finals, there is plenty to […]
All Gee for Carlton in another finals triumph
CARLTON won through to a would-be AFL Women’s preliminary final after toughing out a 29-point win against Brisbane on Sunday afternoon, but will have to settle for a second-consecutive top four berth on the back of its 6.8 (44) to 2.3 (15) triumph. Renowned for their ability to adjust gameplans mid-match, the Blues eventually got […]
Blues and Lions to draw from experience in AFL Women’s semi-final
CARLTON is in a great position to follow up from a fantastic win over Melbourne last week to well and truly show Brisbane who’s boss in the standalone AFL Women’s semi final on Sunday. Taking on the Lions for the first time in 2020, the Blues are sure to make the most of their home […]