Mature Edwards a leader through action
WHILE many draft hopefuls are judged from the eye on their on-field capabilities, Eastern Ranges and Richmond Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) youngster Madeleine Edwards has developed a great balance of on and off-field traits that will hold her in good stead for the future. Speaking at the NAB League Fitness Testing Day, it was […]
Defensive pressure a Locke for Bushrangers defender
IF there is one area of the game that you can guarantee from Murray Bushrangers’ defender Sophie Locke, it is her tenacious tackling pressure. Having been denied the chance to play for a number of years given the concern from her family, it turns out Locke was not the one to be worried about – […]
Brown leads from defence for young Bushies
AFTER Millie Brown told us her story last season as a bottom-ager, the Murray Bushrangers captain returned to the NAB League Girls competition with a new role and standing up for her side week-in, week-out. Speaking at the NAB League Fitness Testing Day, Brown said her contested game was a real focus for her coming […]
Versatility the key for Xenos
LIKE many other female footballers her age, Nicola Xenos did not have the typical football upbringing. The Oakleigh Chargers player came through the ranks after starting school footy, having wanted to play from a young age. “I started my footy journey when I was about 11 years old and it was just with the team […]
Fast improving Knight doing things differently
FOR most top-agers, the prospect of juggling their final year of school with elite level representative football is a difficult reality. Not for Nell Morris-Dalton, whose journey to this point has been a touch less orthodox than some. The Northern Knights and Darebin Falcons forward is a step ahead of the competition, currently in her […]
Serena Gibbs swaps the netball for a chance at AFL Women’s
LIKE many junior women’s footballers, Serena Gibbs made the cross over from another sport ahead of her debut in the NAB League. It was a vastly different pathway to success for Gibbs however, joining Eastern Ranges with very little football experience to her name after playing netball all through her junior years and only really […]
Future Saint already making waves at VFLW level
SINCE earlier this year, Dandenong Stingrays’ Isabella Shannon has known her fate for the 2020 AFL Women’s season. Unlike many of her peers, Shannon was pre-listed by the St Kilda side set to come into the top-level competition at the beginning of next season. Joined by Stingrays’ teammate and captain Molly McDonald, Shannon has followed […]
Saxon-Jones ready for the next step
FOR Western Jets’ Cleo Saxon-Jones, the journey through to the big league has been a bumpy road with plenty of footy action along the way. Despite starting Auskick at a young age like a lot of other Aussie kids, she explored other sporting avenues before ultimately coming back to where it all began. “I started […]
Wide-eyed Newton guns for draft
IT has been a mammoth year for Gabby Newton. Captain of the premiership winning Northern Knights team, a key player in Vic Metro’s undefeated national carnival run, and now a welcome addition to Carlton’s VFLW squad – all while juggling school commitments and national basketball representation. Even still, the potential high draft selection remains humble […]
Grant following in father’s footsteps
FOR 17-year-old Isabella Grant, the path to football has been a little bit different with a big interest in basketball shaping a lot of her junior sporting journey, while her father Chris Grant played 341 games for Western Bulldogs over a 17-year period. “I initially played basketball for the majority of my primary school and […]
