ICYMI | 2024 VFLW: Round 3
A SUPER Saturday bonanza in the VFLW produced some surprising results and big winners as two new teams joined the fold. It was a bad week to be the home team, with six of the seven visiting teams leaving enemy territory with four points. North Melbourne 4.7 (31) def. by Casey 5.4 (34) Casey kicked […]
ICYMI | VFLW Round 2 2024
ROUND 2 of the VFLW has been run and done, with plenty of talking points across the weekend. North Melbourne (4.5.29) defeated Carlton (1.2.8) North Melbourne made it two from two to start 2024 with a solid win over Carlton. Despite a pretty even start from both sides, Carlton never really got going as North […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: GWS
GWS GIANTS had a really unlucky season last year, with the Western Sydney team having a host of inactive players that were unavailable in Season 7. An incredible six players – including one who replaced an initial inactive player – were all out due to injury. Looking ahead to Season 8, the GIANTS are in […]
2022 AFLW Season Preview: GWS
THE 2022 AFL Women’s season is almost upon us, so it is time to take a look at each of the competing teams and see where they sit as we head into another season. Today we will take a look at GWS GIANTS, who just missed out on finals in 2021. It was an ‘almost’ […]
GWS looks to overcome GIANT setbacks for 2022 AFLW season
GWS GIANTS are already counting the cost of some unfortunate injuries during the AFL Women’s preseason with three players set to miss either most or all of the pre-season. With clubs back training again after strict lockdown protocols prevented them from doing so in New South Wales and Victoria, a number of players have suffered […]
McLeay’s GIANT opportunity
VERSATILE tall Isadora McLeay has earned her chance at the elite level after GWS GIANTS chose her to replace Emily Goodsir this week. Goodsir, who announced her pregancy post AFLW Draft, was placed on the inactive list for the 2022 season, allowing the GIANTS to select another player to fill their list. They opted to […]
AFLW Expansion look: Sydney
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 […]
2021 AFLW Draft preview: GWS – Western Bulldogs
TODAY is the day. The 2021 AFL Women’s Draft takes place tonight and the 14 clubs are preparing to welcome a host of new players into the elite system. Draft Central has split its club-by-club draft previews into two parts, starting with the first seven clubs of Adelaide to Gold Coast which was in yesterday’s […]
2021 Under 19 AFLW All-Australian team announced
THE NAB AFL Women’s Under 19 Championship All-Australian Team has just been announced with a number of talented players making the cut after exceptional performances throughout the Championships. There is a strong mix of talent from across the country but it is Victoria once again that holds the monopoly with a combined 11 players named […]
McLeay thrives on championship “learning experience”
HAVING started out looking to take up a sport “different to everybody else” at eight years old, Isadora McLeay is now well versed in Australian football nearly a decade later. The Sydney Swans Academy member had hit 100 games for local club Mosman Swans by the age of 12, but is still adding strings to […]
