2022 AFLW Draft preview: Carlton
IT was a tough 2022 season for Carlton fans as the Blues struggled in the first half of their campaign, and despite roaring home late, fell short of finals. Their fall from grace since reaching the 2020 AFL Women’s Grand Final was further compounded by the losses of key players to expansion. They still have […]
AFLW Sign and Trade Period Wrap – Day 4
THE official AFLW Sign and Trade Period continued yesterday, so let us take a look at all the ongoing re-signing and trade news from across the competition. It was a busy day at the trade desk, with no less than half the teams involved in at least one trade today. TRADE As previously mentioned, half […]
AFLW Saturday Talking Points: Round 8
TWO of the main title contenders emerged by defeating premiership rivals, with Adelaide and Melbourne getting the job done against Fremantle and North Melbourne respectively. In the other game, Geelong grabbed another win, this time against Richmond By: Elly Kirlis In an entertaining match with everything on the line, the Adelaide Crows locked up a […]
Stat Leaders: 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 5
ADELAIDE midfielder Ebony Marinoff was among the dominant stars across the latest weekend of AFL Women’s action, as she helped the Crows kick away from Carlton on Sunday afternoon. Plenty more players produced big numbers in Round 5 of the AFL Women’s season, find out who as we take a look at this week’s stat […]
2022 AFLW practice match wraps
OVER the weekend, 10 of the 14 AFLW clubs hit the field in official practise matches, putting the last final touches on their preparation ahead of the new season starting in a matter of weeks. Rookie Me Central takes a look at what happened around the country. Brisbane vs Gold Coast On Friday night Brisbane […]
2022 AFLW early look: Geelong
IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women’s 2022 season, Draft Central delves into each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Next up is Geelong, a team that will suit up with a new coach in 2022 after being the lowest ranked Victorian team in 2021, picking […]
AFLW Expansion look: Hawthorn
WITH four new teams accepted into the AFL Women’s competition, it means there will be at least 120 new players stepping up to the elite level. So just where might the clubs look outside the junior pathway? Draft Central casts an eye over each of the clubs through either their state league team or Academy […]
2021 VFLW team review: Hawthorn
IN summarising the 2021 Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) season, Draft Central will run through a team-by-team review of how each of the sides fared, and who some of the standout VFLW-listed performers throughout the clubs were. The next team in the firing line is Hawthorn. Position: 9th Wins: 5 Losses: 9 Draws: 0 Percentage: […]
2021 VFLW Round 11 wrap: Dogs keep finals hope alive as Cats leave run home late
THE Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s Round 11 saw plenty of tight results including a draw between the bottom two sides, and the Western Bulldogs kept their finals hopes alive. SOUTHERN SAINTS 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 5.5 (35) GEELONG CATS 0.2 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 6.10 (46) GOALS: Southern Saints: G. De […]
2021 VFLW Round 11 preview: Teams stack up for final month of action
THERE are plenty of NAB League Girls debutants and AFL Women’s players who will run out for the respective teams this round of VFL Women’s (VFLW), in what could make or break some teams’ finals campaigns. SOUTHERN SAINTS vs. GEELONG Saturday, May 15 @ 10:00am Trevor Barker Oval Opening up the round is a genuine […]