AFLW season previews: Western Bulldogs
THE reigning premiers will come into 2019 hoping to go back-to-back for the first time in the AFLW competition, having picked up a wealth of experienced players to join their side this year. But with the loss of last year’s Best and Fairest, Emma Kearney to North Melbourne and leading goalkicker, Brooke Lochland to injury […]
AFLW Draft review: Western Bulldogs
THE reigning premiers have chosen to defend their premiership title by bolstering their forward line stocks. While the Bulldogs lost star players such as Emma Kearney, Jenna Bruton and Aasta O’Connor, they don’t seem to be too worried, recruiting some young, experienced and international talent into their 2019 side. What they needed: Midfielders to […]
AFLW Draft review: Fremantle
THE Dockers were ruthless again this year with their delistings, deciding to throw all their hopes in this year’s draft. The Dockers seem to target midfielders and half-back flankers to give the team some much-wanted speed. However, some talented Western Australian players opted to travel interstate, and this lost talent would have been useful for the Fremantle […]
2018 AFLW Draft Order
2018 NAB AFLW DRAFT ORDER FIRST ROUND 1 Geelong – Nina Morrison (Geelong Falcons/Vic Country) 2 Geelong – Sophie Van De Heuvel (GWV Rebels/Vic Country) 3 Carlton – Madison Prespakis (Calder Cannons/Vic Metro) 4 Fremantle – Jasmin Stewart (Claremont/Western Australia) 5 Collingwood – Jordyn Allen (Dandenong Stingrays/Vic Country) 6 Melbourne – Tyla Hanks (Gippsland Power/Vic Country) […]
AFL Women’s Under 18 State of Origin sides announced
VICTORIA’S top junior female footballers will take on the best young stars from around the country in the AFL Women’s Under-18 State of Origin match at Adelaide Oval tomorrow night. The 24-player Victorian team contains 12 Metro and 12 Country players, including five bottom-agers who are predicted to be crucial players for their respective teams […]
WAWFL Weekly wrap: Preliminary finals
IT was a big week of preliminary finals in the Western Australian Women’s Football League (WAWFL), with two Peel Thunderbirds playing off in a Grand Final this weekend, while their seniors stumbled at the last hurdle. Subiaco took their place in the last game of the season while Claremont (Reserves) and East Fremantle (Rogers Cup) […]
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 […]
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 […]
AFLW U18 Championships reviews: Western Australia
WESTERN Australia might have just had the one win throughout the week, but had one of the toughest draws, coming up against both Victorian teams. They pushed Vic Metro all the way on day one, then matched it with Vic Country for the most part on the final day, while defeating Eastern Allies in the […]
2018 AFLW Under 18 All-Australian squad named
VIC Metro and Vic Country players have combined to make up 24 of the 48 players in the coveted All Australian side. In terms of the TAC Cup Girls sides, the Dandenong Stingrays, Oakleigh Chargers, Greater Western Victoria Rebels, Geelong Falcons and Eastern Ranges each have three representatives in the side, while the Cannons have […]