
Cats claw their way to victory with dominant second half performance
IT took until the final quarter, but Geelong booked its redemption battle with Collingwood in the 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s Grand Final, following a terrific 6.9 (45) to 2.5 (17) win over Essendon. The teams were neck-and-neck for the first half, but the Cats shook off their opponents after the main break, booting […]

2021 VFL Women’s Preliminary Final Preview: Geelong vs. Essendon
A GRAND Final spot is on the line tomorrow when Essendon hosts Geelong at Windy Hill in the 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s preliminary final. Collingwood awaits the winner in the grand final, and has been waiting for a few weeks now after a fortnight out of football due to the Victorian lockdown. It […]

The Graduates: 2021 VFLW – Finals Week Two
A KNOCKOUT final eliminated the Southern Saints, whilst Geelong lived to fight another day and set up a preliminary final with an unlucky Essendon, as Collingwood advanced through to another Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s Grand Final. As we have each week, Draft Central takes a look at some of the NAB League Girls graduates […]

PREVIEW | 2021 VFL Women’s Finals: Week One
THE 2021 VFL Women’s finals series has arrived, with the top six teams set to battle it out for premiership glory after 14 enthralling home-and-away rounds. After a year away, the competition was reformatted to see the AFLW and NAB League seasons run concurrently with Victoria’s state league, seeing players from both the aforementioned leagues […]

Ones to Watch: AFLW Draft – Victorian top-age talents
IN the next edition of our Ones to Watch series, we take a look at those players from Victoria who for one reason or another missed out on being picked up in last year’s draft despite being eligible. We name 10 players as Ones to Watch who have stepped up in 2021 to put their […]

2021 NAB League Girls team review: Geelong Falcons
NEXT up in our NAB League Girls team review series are the Geelong Falcons, a typically strong region which came together nicely towards the back-end of the season to feature in this year’s Grand Final. We recap the Falcons’ season, and take a look at some of their top performers across the various age groups. […]

2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Team of the Year
GRAND finalists Geelong Falcons and Oakleigh Chargers, and losing preliminary finalists Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels have led the way with the 2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Team of the Year. The trio have combined for 11 players in our 24-player side, with other losing preliminary finalist Eastern Ranges, as well as finalists Tasmania […]

Stat Leaders: 2021 NAB League Girls – Preliminary Finals
THE 2021 NAB League Girls finals roared on over the weekend, with the grand finalists confirmed in a Saturday double-header at Werribee. There were a number of outstanding individual performances among the preliminary finals action, as players rose to the occasion. We take a look at this week’s stat leaders, as well as the season […]

2021 NAB League Girls: Preliminary Finals wrap – Chargers, Falcons reach decider
THE Oakleigh Chargers and Geelong Falcons progressed to the 2021 NAB League Girls grand final with respective wins in the weekend’s preliminary finals bouts. In a double-header at Avalon Airport Oval on Saturday, the Chargers lived up to their minor premier tag to advance in dominant fashion over Eastern, while the Falcons were impressive in […]

2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Team of the Year squad
FOLLOWING the conclusion of the 2021 NAB League Girls season, Draft Central has named its extended 48-player squad for its Team of the Year. The 48 players are comprised of those NAB League Girls talents who compiled the most Team of the Week nominations throughout the season, with three or more nominations earning automatic selection […]