2020 AFLW Preview: Round 6 – Dees and Blues face off in conference-defining clash
ROUND 6 of AFL Women’s 2020 begins the race to finals with only two rounds to follow and still plenty of changes that could take place on both conference ladders. A few key wins are up for grabs with Richmond still hoping for an inaugural win while North Melbourne and Fremantle will both want to […]
AFL Women’s Young Gun Watch: Round 5
IN our fifth edition of the Young Gun Watch, we take a look at some of the top young performers across the AFL Women’s competition in Round 5 focusing on those players born in the 21st century (2000 or 2001). We analyse match-by-match just how they performed and what they did well. Gold Coast SUNS […]
AFL Women’s Young Gun Watch: Round 4
ROUND 4 of the 2020 AFL Women’s saw a number of young guns shine, with top-end first year draftees continuing to come into their own among a raft of 2000 and 2001-born prospects at the top level. The 2019 number one and 13 picks each earned Rising Star nominations, showcasing the true depth of talent […]
2020 AFL Women’s preview: Round 4 – Erin Phillips returns for Grand Final rematch
ROUND 4 of the 2020 AFL Women’s season is set to be a big one, with a grand final rematch and a bushfire relief match among a number of key matchups. Melbourne has a third Friday night matchup in a row with a battle against Collingwood as a curtain-raiser to the men’s State of Origin […]
Devils ready to make mark in 2020
TASMANIA Devils’ NAB League Girls program will enter its inaugural full-time season in 2020 after getting a taste of the previously sole-Victorian competition. While other academies will feature throughout the NAB League Girls season, Tasmania is a permanent fixture in the league having managed three games last season. In 2019, the Devils had a jam-packed […]
2020 AFL Women’s team preview: North Melbourne
NORTH Melbourne’s inaugural season may not have gone quite to plan in 2019, though they were not far off the mark with some key signings that marked the Kangaroos as a real force to be reckoned with. This season North will be back better than ever with a season in the books, making them a […]
2019/20 AFLW off-season review: North Melbourne
HAVING made a splash in its inaugural season, North Melbourne had a relatively quiet trade and draft period, retaining the majority of its list and heading to the draft just looking to top up with some readymade talent to go one better than in 2019 and make finals – hopefully pushing for a flag. The […]
Gavalas completes “whirlwind” draft day bolt
DRAFT day shocks are ironically commonplace nowadays, and you can add Ellie Gavalas‘ rise to become a top 10 selection to the list. The 23-year-old had her name called by North Melbourne in the first round of Tuesday’s draft having only taken up the Aussie rules code two years ago. Speaking minutes after the fact, […]
2019 AFL Women’s Draft preview
UP to 102 draft hopefuls could realise their AFL Women’s dream tomorrow when the 2019 AFL Women’s Draft takes place. Clubs will have between four and 13 picks in the draft, with Melbourne and Richmond having the benchmark minimum and maximum selections. Collingwood will enter the draft last of all clubs, with the Magpies’ first […]
King emerges from Apple Isle
FOR 18-year-old Tasmanian Mia King, it has not been a traditional route to this level, but it has certainly found her well with plenty of opportunity once she opted to follow the Australian rules football pathway in high school. “I started (when) one of the PE (physical education) teachers at school came up to me […]
