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 […]
AFL Women’s Young Gun Watch: Round 3
IN our third 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 3 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. St Kilda vs. […]
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 […]
Former hockey junior McDonald ready to fly
MANY current and future AFL Women’s players have come from other sports, or tried out other codes before settling on Australian rules football. For Sophie McDonald, she is no different with the former hockey playing heading down to a West Coast Eagles identification day to give it a crack, and 12 months later she earned […]
2019 Western Australia Podcast | Interviews with Sophie McDonald, Taylor Pescud and Rebecca Viney
IN a new Final Siren podcast series reviewing the AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships side-by-side, we take a look at some of the top prospects who performed strongly across all three lines, as well interviews with key players within each individual state. The last edition is Western Australia, and Final Siren podcast host Matthew Cocks, and […]
AFL Women’s Draft Combine: Player Summaries
AFTER the 2019 AFL Women’s Draft Combine list of names were announced earlier in the week, we take a look at each player who was nominated, with a quick summary and link to their profile. Check them out below: 2019 AFLW NAB Draft Combine Nominees NSW/ACT: [3] Georgia Garnett (East Coast Eagles) * Eastern Allies […]
2019 AFL Women’s Draft Combine invitations announced
FORTY-five players have been invited to the 2019 AFL Women’s NAB Draft Combine, with 25 from Victoria – where eight of the 10 AFL Women’s clubs are based, with Queensland (eight) the next highest. Four players from both South Australia and Western Australia have been invited, as have three from NSW/ACT and one from Tasmania. […]
Draft Central Team of the Week: AFLW U18 Championships – Round 2
AFTER a massive week on the Gold Coast, we at Draft Central have named our Team of the Week for the AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships. For the exercise, the 24-player team does not include form from Round 1 (ie. prior to the Gold Coast matches) and only includes players who played all three matches, therefore […]
