2020 AFLW Draft review: Richmond Tigers
NOW the AFL Women’s Draft is over, we take a look at each club, who they picked and what they might offer to their team next year. We continue our countdown with Richmond, a side that struggled in its debut season, going winless and chose to bring in more experience to bolster its stocks in […]
Lesosky-Hay blessed for the opportunities
BY her own admission, Luka Lesosky-Hay has felt very lucky. The balanced midfielder has followed the women’s football pathway at the right time, moving through the system as it continually grew, picking up a premiership with the Geelong Falcons, earning Vic Country representation, and playing Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) for the Geelong Cats. Now […]
McEvoy all class and determination
THREE-time All Australian and Geelong Falcons captain, Lucy McEvoy is one of the highly touted prospects ahead of the draft and for good reason given her impressive skillset and footy brain. McEvoy has never been far from the Sherrin, playing Auskick from a young age and working her way into representative sides credit to her […]
2019 AFLW Draft Combine Results
WITH the AFL Women’s 2019 Draft looming ever closer, the AFLW Draft Combine is the final opportunity for young talent to prove their craft prior to the Draft on 22 October. Victoria rated highly across all five tests, featuring in the top five in each and leading two, seeing Nicola Xenos coming in fast for […]
AFL Women’s Draft Combine: Player Summaries
AFTER the 2019 AFL Women’s Draft Combine list of names were announced earlier in the week, we take a look at each player who was nominated, with a quick summary and link to their profile. Check them out below: 2019 AFLW NAB Draft Combine Nominees NSW/ACT: [3] Georgia Garnett (East Coast Eagles) * Eastern Allies […]
2019 AFL Women’s Draft Combine invitations announced
FORTY-five players have been invited to the 2019 AFL Women’s NAB Draft Combine, with 25 from Victoria – where eight of the 10 AFL Women’s clubs are based, with Queensland (eight) the next highest. Four players from both South Australia and Western Australia have been invited, as have three from NSW/ACT and one from Tasmania. […]
Barber’s four goals helps Vic Country to victory over Queensland
A four-goal performance from Murray Bushrangers’ key forward Olivia Barber, and an impressive game across the board from Country captain Lucy McEvoy has seen Vic Country knock off Queensland in a scrappy but strong start to Round 2 of the AFLW Under 18 Championships. Country came into their match against the hosts, Queensland in wet […]
Scouting notes: AFLW U18 Championships – Vic Metro vs. Vic Country
IN an impressive game of skill and pressure, Vic Metro got the better of Vic Country for the final Round 1 game of the AFL Women’s Under 18s Championships. Metro won by 44 points and now head up to Queensland full of confidence, while Country will be keen to follow last year’s lead and bounce […]
AFLW U18 Championships preview: Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
VICTORIA’S top under-age female footballers lock horns in the final game of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships Series One. Vic Country takes on Vic Metro at Avalon Airport Oval tomorrow, with both sides packed to the brim with talent. After facing off in the NAB League Girls competition all year, the best of the […]
VFL Women’s wash-up: Round 4
ROUND 4 saw a number of big results in the VFL Women’s, with Casey losing top spot with their first loss for the season, dropping to fourth as the Bulldogs, Saints and Tigers got wins on the board. Meanwhile, three sides still sit winless, with Carlton, Williamstown and Darebin yet to secure the four points […]