Rucking Russell upskills in offseason
AS a ruck at any level of football, it would be easy to define the success of said role by seemingly the most relevant parameter – hitouts. While Western Jets tall Krystal Russell led said stat across the NAB League Girls regular season in 2021, she has looked to upskill as the Jets head into […]
Jets “in a good place” ahead of season 2022
WESTERN Jets have long had what has been tagged as a young list poised for future success. The future may well be now, as a couple of top prospects lead the way for a squad which is “in a good place” heading into next season. After the challenge of coaching across a stop-start 2021 campaign, […]
2022 AFLW Draft – Teams to Watch: Western Jets
IN a new series looking towards the 2022 AFL Women’s Draft, we take a look at some teams that have outstanding prospects who showed plenty of promise in their bottom-age years to suggest the team might have plenty of potential for the next season. Next up is the Western Jets, who had two players make […]
2021 NAB League Girls team review: Western Jets
NEXT up in our NAB League Girls team review series are the Western Jets, a squad with plenty of promising prospects for the future and solid top-agers to boot. We recap the Jets’ season, and take a look at some of the top performers across the various age groups. Wins: 3 Losses: 5 Position: 8th SEASON SUMMARY: […]
Scouting Notes: 2021 NAB League – Calder Cannons vs. Western Jets
AFTER 554 days without competitive action, the NAB League returned on Saturday as the Calder Cannons and Western Jets locked horns at Highgate Recreation Reserve. It was the Jets who got up by three points in a thriller, as contested ball reigned supreme with either side shaking off the cobwebs. We take you through the […]
2021 NAB League team preview: Western Jets
WESTERN Jets will hold up one end of the 2021 NAB League season opener, when they take on the Calder Cannons at Highgate Recreation Reserve on Saturday afternoon. After an unforeseen year away from competitive action, each talent region will return to a revamped structure and plenty of unknowns at the end of a condensed […]
2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 1
WESTERN Jets bottom-ager Charlotte Baskaran has taken out the opening round’s Draft Central Player of the Week Award after a best on ground performance in her side’s loss to the Eastern Ranges. Not eligible until next year’s draft and having made her debut as a 14-year-old back in 2019, the silky-skilled Baskaran is one to […]
Promising Jets easing back into competitive action
WHOLESALE changes have hit the NAB League ahead of season 2021, no less at the Western Jets where a turnover of staff and players alike has the region taking a “gentle approach” to the upcoming girls campaign, according to operations coordinator Alexandra Agrotis. The former female talent coordinator is now overseeing both the boys and […]
Pritchard takes opportunity into footy
IT was not so much a choice one way or another, but passionate sportsperson Isabelle Pritchard said the decision to pick up a footy and take a chance in the sport was more about opportunity than anything else. Trying her hand at just about anything growing up, and predominantly a netballer, the now Western Jets […]
Velardo makes switch to footy after decade-long basketball success
FOR many it might be a move that you want not expect to see coming. Talented basketballer Amelia Velardo had played high-level competitive basketball for up to a decade and it had been her main focus throughout her sporting career. A school captain at Overnewton Anglican Community College and juggling her Year 12 studies, it […]
