Team Selection: VFLW – Round 2
ROUND two sees plenty of big AFLW names play their first game in the new-look Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition. We will also get to have a look at the Casey Demons this round, as they had the bye in round one. There are big matches across the board this week and the teams […]
Scouting notes: VFLW – Round 1
THE first week of the VFL Women’s competition produced a variety of different results. Many teams experienced historic wins while competition powerhouses such as Darebin and Melbourne University unusually kicked off their seasons with a loss. Each week, AFL Draft Central writers will be attending games and taking notes on the players from each side who performed […]
Weekend Wash-up: VFLW – Round 1
AN eventful round one saw Carlton, Collingwood, Geelong, NT and Hawthorn emerge as winners. Many AFLW stars had fantastic performances but so did the lesser-known players, who stood up on the big stage. AFL Draft Central will produce a weekly comprehensive wrap that highlights the good performances, the flow of each game and all the best stats. […]
VFL Women’s 2018 season preview
THE new-look VFL Women’s season features 10 new teams in a 13 team competition. The sides feature plenty of elite AFLW, TAC Cup and local talent in what is shaping up to be a fascinating season of the state league. We have looked at each side’s players in the lead-up to the season’s commencement on […]
Crunching the numbers: AFLW – Grand final
DESPITE the wet and difficult conditions in the grand final, both teams managed to have a good day in the stats department. In fact, 17 players ended up with double-figure disposals on the day. The Bulldogs triumphed in the end, but the Lions did not give up all day which shows in the numbers from […]
Queensland weekly wrap: AFLW Lions fall short; former Roos skipper swallowed up in mini-draft
It has been a heartbreaking week for Brisbane Lions fans as they saw their women’s side fall agonisingly short in the AFLW grand final, while their AFL counterparts lost their season opener at the hands of St Kilda. Meanwhile, the NEAFL/QAFL mini-draft highlighted a busy week elsewhere. AFLW Grand Final | Brisbane Lions vs. Western […]
Weekend Wash-up: AFLW – Grand Final
WITH a premiership on the line, both teams brought their A-game on Saturday. The players went hard for the footy and had to contend with the miserable Melbourne conditions, but it was the Western Bulldogs that prevailed to win their first AFLW premiership against the Brisbane Lions. Western Bulldogs 4.3 (27) defeated Brisbane 3.3 (21) […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
WITH the TAC Cup Girls competition kicking off on the weekend, there was no shortage of football on and off the screens, with AFLW and the TAC Cup practice matches also in full swing. Here are five moments which made the weekend memorable. TAC Cup Girls back in action After witnessing the competition last season, […]
Team of the Week: AFLW – Round 4
RECORDS tumbled on Friday night as Brooke Lochland kicked a competition-high seven goals for the Western Bulldogs, contributing to the AFLW’s highest team score of 86 points. Many thought that the Bulldogs would not have a clear path to goal with star goal-kicker and captain, Katie Brennan out of the team. But in stepped Lochland, […]
Draftees named for AFLX
RICHMOND and Western Bulldogs have loaded up on youth in the AFL’s newest pre-season competition, AFLX. In the final night of the three-night competition, a total of 16 draftees from the 2017 National and Rookie drafts have been named, of which the Tigers and Bulldogs have supplied nine. At the other end of the scale, […]
