Bulldogs’ blitz ends Seagulls’ dreams
THE Western Bulldogs will compete in the VFLW Grand Final for the first time in five years after they easily accounted for Williamstown in yesterday’s preliminary final. The Bulldogs did a strong job shutting down the influence of the Seagulls’ usual best performers, and off the back of a strong defence and a variety of […]
Bulldogs bounce back to move through to Prelim
THE Western Bulldogs are through to the 2024 VFLW Preliminary Final after a two-goal win over Port Melbourne. The Bulldogs defence was the side’s strength, really restricting the Borough’s attempts to even get a shot away. It was tight, tough and it was congested early. The Borough were the ones doing much of the attacking […]
PREVIEW | 2023 VFLW Finals Week 1: It all begins
FINALS have arrived. With six teams ending their season last week, six are left and fighting it out for the right to become the 2023 champions of the VFLW. This weekend sees six team battle it out in three matches. Four will move on to next week and two will go home, their premiership dreams […]
AFLW Expansion look: Essendon
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Graduates: 2021 VFLW – Finals Week One
FINALS time finally rolled around in the VFL Women’s, with three enthralling games played out over the weekend and even more intriguing matchups to look forward to. A raft of current and former NAB League talents continue to roll through the competition, we take a look at how they performed in the first round of finals. […]
The Graduates: 2021 VFLW – Round 14
IN the final round of the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition, a number of NAB League graduates stood up and impressed be it via debut, or continuing their form from throughout the season. We recap how they performed. Essendon had a plethora of Calder Cannons talents past and present, led by Georgie Prespakis who […]
The Graduates: 2021 VFLW – Round 9
A HEAP of young prospects continue to filter through the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition, with the revamped structure allowing Under 18 and 19 NAB League players to align with state league sides as both seasons run concurrently. While the NAB League finals commenced, Round 9 saw plenty of young talent scattered across each […]
2020 NAB League Girls team update: Calder Cannons
WHILE the NAB League Girls competition is on break, we take a quick recap of each team, how the first three rounds have panned out for them and who has already stood up in the short time. In this edition we look at last year’s grand finalists, Calder Cannons. 2020 RESULTS: R1: lost to Northern […]
