SA hold off fast-finishing Metro
IN the second game of Friday’s AFLW Under-18 Girls Championship triple-header, the South Australia have been able to hold off a late charge from Vic Metro to claim a thrilling three-point win at Avalon Airport Oval. The two form teams of the competition locked horns in a blockbuster matchup, and for a while, it looked […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 AFLW U18s – Vic Country vs. Vic Metro
THE 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 National Championships got underway on Sunday, as Vic Metro downed their ‘Big V’ counterpart, Vic Country by 53 points in Ballarat. With a raft of top-end talent afield, there was plenty for club recruiters to jot down ahead of this year’s full national carnival. We also took note of […]
2022 Vic Metro Girls Hub: Full List
OVER the next four days, Rookie Me Central will take a look at all the Victorian Country and Metro players who were named in the 2022 Victorian State Hub ahead of the 2022 season. Both top-age (2022 AFL and AFLW Draft-eligible) and bottom-age (2023 AFL and AFLW Draft-eligible) have been included, and we’ll run through […]
AFLW U18s Ones to Watch: Ellie McKenzie (Northern Knights/Vic Metro)
IN a new series focusing on the up and coming AFL Women’s Draft hopefuls, we take a look at some names who would be among their respective states’ top draft prospects for the 2020 AFL Women’s Draft. Next under the microscope is Northern Knights’ Ellie McKenzie, a dynamic midfielder/forward with an incredibly high ceiling. Ellie […]
Former basketballer soaring to new heights
MOLLY Denahy Maloney is one of a number of dual sport athletes who found love for Australian rules football and has run with it ever since. The 180cm Sandringham Dragons draft prospect started the year determined to improve her kicking skills and play as well as she possibly could. By year’s end, Denahy Maloney made […]
Former netballer Purcell take rapid rise in her stride
THERE have been plenty of impressive performers that have picked up the oblong ball after testing themselves with a round one, and Sandringham Dragons’ Marguerite Purcell is no different. The former netballer played in a premiership with Caulfield Grammar in 2018, and became a staple of the Dragons’ midfield in 2019. The speedy winger showed […]
Metro, Country Under 16s claim victories in National Championships
VIC Metro and Vic Country have both claimed wins over their respective opponents in the National Under 16s Championships. Ahead of the big clash between the Victorian sides on Saturday, Metro defeated South Australia by 23 points, and Country knocked off NSW/ACT by 31 points in Horsham and Albury respectively. Metro had to overcome an […]
