Grant following in father’s footsteps
FOR 17-year-old Isabella Grant, the path to football has been a little bit different with a big interest in basketball shaping a lot of her junior sporting journey, while her father Chris Grant played 341 games for Western Bulldogs over a 17-year period. “I initially played basketball for the majority of my primary school and […]
Rocci revels in Morrish Medal surprise
IN a field boasting the likes of Ryan Byrnes, Jay Rantall, and Mitch Mellis – all of whom had both played representative football and received combine invites this year – Western Jets skipper Lucas Rocci came through to become his side’s first ever Morrish Medal winner. It was a surprise to the Western mainstay, who […]
Draft Central Player of the Week: NAB League Boys – Round 9
WESTERN Jets’ captain Lucas Rocci has earned the nomination for Player of the Week for his superb effort in defence over the weekend. The Jets knocked off the Bendigo Pioneers at Downer Oval, and Rocci led from the front in his best game to date. Rocci claimed the Draft Central Player of the Week spot […]
NAB League season preview: Western Jets
HAVING arrived in the past few weeks, it has been a busy time for Western Jets Talent Manager Luke Williams. The new Talent Manager has taken over from Ryan O’Connor who stepped down over the off-season, and while the prospect of arriving at a club so close to the season start might be daunting, Williams […]
Draft Central Rising Star: NAB League Girls – Round 2
IT was a tough round to pick the NAB League Girls Rising of the Week, but up in Yarrawonga Western Jets’ midfielder, Elisabeth Georgostathis had the ball on a string. While Murray Bushrangers got on the board with their first win, Georgostathis did everything she could to prevent the loss. In the four-goal loss, Georgostathis […]
Team Selection: NAB League Girls – Round 2
TEAMS have brought in a number of talented players for Round 2 of the NAB League Girls competition as sides strive to either back up strong performances from Round 1, or hope to bounce back from losses in the opening round. Georgia Patrikios (Calder Cannons) has been named on the bench having missed the first […]
Consistent Radovanovic always looks to lead the way
IT IS commonplace that the more ever-present and reliable players of a squad are the ones to take a back seat to the superstars, but that is not the case for Stefan Radovanovic at the Western Jets. In a team that boasts the likes of draft fancies Xavier O’Halloran, Zak Butters, Buku Khamis and Daly […]
Consistent Connor continues to make the most of his TAC Cup journey
WHEN he missed out on getting the call-up to Vic Metro, Connor Thar was admittedly “pretty shattered”. But instead of worry about the things outside of his control, Thar buckled down in the TAC Cup and became the most prominent ball winner in the competition. The Western Jets midfielder has racked up 412 disposals at […]
The run home: Western Jets
WESTERN Jets have had an up-and-down season to date, but still loom as a dark horse in the finals series. They sit sixth, and while they would need both Murray Bushrangers and Oakleigh Chargers to lose both games to finish top four, they have enough about them to secure a top six spot and play […]
Jet flies high in top-age year despite injury
HAVING been involved with the Western Jets since Under 15s, the exciting Zak Butters has become a familiar face at the club and has become equally as important to the side in the same time. While his final TAC Cup year is over due to shoulder surgery post National Under 18 Championships, he will still […]
