State-by-state: 2022 AFLW Draft Watch
ENTERING the third month of the year, a number of 2022 AFL Women’s Draft prospects have already staked their claims with impressive early-season form. The Victorian and Tasmanian prospects – as well as a sprinkling of NSW-ACT talents – have had the most runs on the board in terms of games thanks to the NAB […]
PREVIEW | Top end Dragons set to lead the way
SANDRINGHAM Dragons’ 2022 NAB League Girls season bounces down on Saturday afternoon, with the metropolitan region taking its best and brightest talents down to the Apple Isle to battle Tasmania Devils at Prospect Oval. Considered a young squad with up-and-comers to keep tabs on last year, the Dragons notched only one win and did not […]
2022 AFLW Academy list: Player-by-Player
LAST week the 27-player AFL Women’s Academy was announced, and we have gone into detail about each and every player. Here are the top prospects who the AFL have chosen. 2023 ELIGIBLE PLAYERS Brooke Barwick, Tasmania/Tasmania Devils Kyanne Campbell, Northern Territory/NT Thunder Georgie Cleaver, Western Australia/East Fremantle Shineah Goody, South Australia/WWT Eagles Alyssia Pisano, Vic […]
Suns adapting to challenging COVID-19 lockdown times
BORDER closures and lockdowns preventing community sport is something that has become familiar across the country, in particular the eastern seaboard of Australia the past 18 months. But unlike in the majority of situations where everyone within a specific team is impacted, the Gold Coast Suns Academy have been uniquely impacted, given their region stretches […]
2021/22 NTFL Women’s Premier League season preview: Triple header opens new season
A TRIPLE header at TIO Stadium tomorrow kick-starts five senior games at the ground in a massive day of football to open the 2021/22 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s Premier League. Nightcliff and Tracy Village kick off proceedings from 10am, with Wanderers and St Mary’s up next, and the reigning premiers PINT taking on […]
What we learned: AFLW U17s – Queensland & Northern Territory
WITH back-to-back games in both Queensland and the Northern Territory done and dusted at Under 17s level for another year, we gather a few key points to take out of the games to go forward with for next year. AFLW U17 CONTENT: >> Queensland AFLW U17s match report #1 >> Queensland AFLW U17s match report […]
Determined Suns talent Imogen Evans enjoys social side and physicality of footy
IT has been a challenging 18 months for a lot of aspiring Australian rules footballers, and Gold Coast Suns Academy talent from the Northern Rivers region, Imogen Evans is no different. In fact, for a player unfortunately on the New South Wales side of the border, Evans has had to watch on as many of her […]
Five-goal first term key to Baird’s back-to-back win
FIVE goals to one in the opening term set the tone for an impressive Team Baird win in the AFL Women’s Under 17 Championships clash against fellow Northern Territory side, Team Ponter. Baird booted 5.2 to 1.0 in the opening term, with the 26-point margin being the difference in the end, as they won 12.5 […]
Top Performers – AFLW U17 Championships: Gold Coast Suns vs. Brisbane Lions
GOLD Coast Suns Academy got the win in game one of the AFL Women’s Under 17 Championships for the Queensland Northern Academies, with a big seven goals to one first half resulting in an eventual 55-point win. We took a look at a few of the top performers from the day from both sides, with […]
2021 AFLW U17 Championships preview: Northern Territory
REPRESENTATIVE action is back on the field for the next generation of aspiring AFL Women’s footballers. The Under 17 All-Star games in Northern Territory and Queensland will give staff, fans and recruiters alike a chance to see players who are draft-eligible in the coming years face-off in a battle of the best of the best. […]
