2022 NAB League Girls: Round 2 wrap
ROUND 2 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season was headlined by a super Saturday of football, which featured five of the weekend’s six fixtures. Among the results, Geelong Falcons won in a thriller, Dandenong Stingrays completed a comprehensive belting, and Sandringham Dragons upset the reigning premier. We recap the action from each game in […]
Jets fly South for NAB League Girls Round 2
ANOTHER round of NAB League Girls action is about to take place, with Western Jets coming into the fold, heading down to Tasmania as part of a five-game Saturday. Traditional rivals Oakleigh Chargers and Sandringham Dragons will do battle on Sunday to round out the weekend in what will provide plenty of highlights for spectators.
Pressure-packed Molesworth enjoys challenges
DESPITE only picking up a footy a few years back, Gippsland Power‘s Alisha Molesworth has certainly filled up her CV. Since first bursting onto the scene, Molesworth has already tasted individual success at local level, winning a league and club best and fairest in 2021, to go with her Vic Country Under 17s representation. “I […]
Player Focus: NAB League Girls – Zarlie Goldsworthy
FEW, if any have ever had a debut nearly as eye-catching in the NAB League Girls as Murray Bushrangers newcomer Zarlie Goldsworthy. Coming from a multi-sport background with soccer and cricket, the top-age talent came into the Bushrangers program and was earmarked as one to watch by assistant coach Mario de Santa-ana. “She’s come in […]
Ryan relishes “awesome” representative experience
DANDENONG midfielder Charley Ryan is one of six Stingrays included in this year’s Vic Country talent hub, and a taste of representative action in 2021 has proven to be a terrific learning tool. The 17-year-old impressed across her eight NAB League Girls outings as a bottom-ager last year, averaging 11.3 disposals and 3.8 tackles after […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 1
THE 2022 NAB League Girls season got underway this past weekend, with six games spread across two days and as many states. A couple of probable contenders flexed their muscle, and fans were treated to a variety of outcomes – from high scoring shootouts, to low scoring thrillers. There were plenty of top individual performances […]
Ranges and Cannons to open NAB League Girls season
HAVING arrived sooner than usual, the 2022 NAB League Girls season is set to commence this weekend. Six games will take place across five venues and two states, in what is the first of an exciting 10-round season for Victoria and Tasmania’s brightest AFL Women’s draft hopefuls. We preview each of the six games and […]
PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 5
THE fifth episode of GAME SENSE is out now. The latest Australian rules football podcast sees host and Rookie Me Central AFL/W Draft Editor Michael Alvaro, join Chief Editor Peter Williams and women’s football analyst Alyce Collett on Game Sense. Episode five features interviews from three rising NAB League Girls stars and previews of all […]
PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 4
THE fourth episode of GAME SENSE is out now. The latest Australian rules football podcast hosted by Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams teaming up with women’s football analyst Alyce Collett features interviews from two rising NAB League Girls stars, as well as wrapping up Round 1 of the AFL Women’s and previewing a […]
Bushrangers balance shorter preseason
BALANCE has been the key for the Murray Bushrangers Girls side according to assistant coach Mario de Santa-ana. Speaking to Rookie Me Central at the NAB League Girls Preseason Testing Day, de Santa-ana said the coaching staff had sought advice from the high performance experts in order to deal with the shorter turnarounds between seasons. […]
