AFL Women’s preview: Round 3 – Make or break games set the scene for third round of action
IT is now or never for a number of teams who sit on a knifes-edge when it comes to their finals aspirations. While some sides will finish the round undefeated with three wins, other teams will head into Monday doing the maths as to how many wins they need to make finals. With many teams […]
AFL Women’s Young Gun Watch: Round 2 – Bottom-age All-Australian shines in South Australia
IN a new weekly piece, we take a look at some of the top young performers across the AFL Women’s competition in Round 2, 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. ONES TO WATCH: Millie Brown (Geelong) A […]
AFL Women’s Round 1 preview: Four new teams begin elite journey
AFTER nine months of waiting, AFL Women’s 4.0 is here and four more teams enter the fray in a bid to take home the 2020 premiership. Adelaide won its second title in three years last season, with the Western Bulldogs the only other premiership winner in the competition. With the Crows wounded and plenty of […]
2019/20 AFLW off-season review: West Coast
WEST Coast might have the biggest question mark against itself for the 2020 AFL Women’s season. It is not a question of talent – the names on the Eagles’ list attest to that – but it is more a question of how the team will adapt to the structures in place and with one another […]
Draftee Watch: AFLW – Round 6
SOME different names feature in this week’s AFL Women’s Draftee Watch for Round 6, including a number of crosscoders who impressed in the penultimate round. Adelaide: Jessica Foley Foley again proved why she’s been so highly regarded this year with another impressive performance for Adelaide. Despite coming up against the most successful ruck this year […]
Draftee Watch: AFLW – Round 4
IN Round 4 of the AFL Women’s, Adelaide’s Danielle Ponter and Collingwood’s Sarah Dargan joined the list of growing Rising Stars in the competition after impressive performances on the weekend. Adelaide: Danielle Ponter Ponter was well deserving of her Round 4 Rising Star nomination in Adelaide’s victory over Fremantle. As Adelaide’s first nomination this season, […]
Team of the Week: AFLW – Round 3
ADELAIDE and Melbourne have dominated Draft Central’s AFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 3, making up almost half of the 24-player squad. Both sides had big wins over their opposition and had plenty of individual performers, with five players apiece named in the Team of the Week. Other winners, Carlton, Fremantle and North […]
Draftee Watch – AFLW: Round 3
IN Round 3, forward Courteney Munn booted four goals on debut and highlighted a number of impressive draftee performances across the round. Adelaide: Chloe Scheer The South Australian champion exceeded her Round 1 performance in a big win over Geelong. She kicked two goals, with her last comfortably shutting the Cats out of the race […]
Draftee Watch: Round 1
IN our new weekly series Draftee Watch, we take a look at the top performing 2018 draftee from each AFL Women’s side to see how they have made the step up to the elite level. In Round 1, Geelong’s Nina Morrison and GWS GIANTS’ Alyce Parker won the Rising Star nominations. Adelaide: Chloe Scheer Scheer […]
AFLW season previews: Fremantle
PRIOR to the inaugural AFLW season, Fremantle was touted as a premiership favourite. But the Dockers have struggled in the competition, and will be hoping to improve with a new coach at the helm. They opted for experience over youth in the draft, hoping to fast-track their development and experience a taste of success. Last […]
