PREVIEW | West meets South once more for curtain-raiser showcase
DRAFT watchers and recruiters alike will be treated to another Under 19 National Championships spectacle this weekend, with South Australia and Western Australia going head-to-head in Saturday’s AFL grand final curtain raiser. Having already met once this year, the two sides will look much different this time around with a bunch of changes set to […]
2021 NAB League Girls: Preliminary Finals wrap – Chargers, Falcons reach decider
THE Oakleigh Chargers and Geelong Falcons progressed to the 2021 NAB League Girls grand final with respective wins in the weekend’s preliminary finals bouts. In a double-header at Avalon Airport Oval on Saturday, the Chargers lived up to their minor premier tag to advance in dominant fashion over Eastern, while the Falcons were impressive in […]
Weekend preview: 2020/21 NTFL Women’s Premier League – Grand Final
AFTER 18 home-and-away rounds and an enthralling finals series, the 2020/21 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s Premier League premiership decider is upon us. A blockbuster grand final match-up is set to take place at TIO Stadium on Saturday evening, as minor premier, Pint takes on the Darwin Buffettes in a clash between this season’s […]
Fantastic Five: Memorable moments from the weekend
WITH a new TAC Cup Girls premier and the future of the AFLW on show, it was a weekend to sit back and enjoy what looks to be an enjoyable few years as women’s football continues to go from strength to strength. Geelong Falcons win inaugural Grand Final Nothing is more memorable than a premiership […]
Weekend previews: TAC Cup Girls – Grand Final
THE big day has finally arrived. The Geelong Falcons and the Northern Knights have been the two in-form teams of the TAC Cup Girls competition and will play out the first ever TAC Cup Girls Grand Final. We decided to take an in-depth look at both of the teams ahead of the historic day set […]
Podcast: TAC Cup Girls – Episode 10
A NEW year marks all-new content and in 2018, AFL Draft Central will be producing a weekly podcast through the TAC Cup Girls season. Hosted by women’s football editor, Julia Montesano, the podcast will be posted each Wednesday night and will review the previous round’s games and look ahead to the following weekend. For the tenth […]
TAC Cup Grand Final preview: Geelong Falcons vs. Sandringham Dragons
AFTER 18 rounds and two weeks of finals, the two top TAC Cup sides have emerged with reigning premier Sandringham Dragons taking on top four regular Geelong Falcons. The Dragons finished fourth overall and defeated Murray Bushrangers in the elimination final before toppling Oakleigh Chargers in the preliminary final. Geelong defeated Gippsland Power in the […]
Scouting notes: Herald Sun Shield Grand Final
ST BERNARD’S College have won the Herald Sun Shield, with a 16-point victory over St Patrick’s College at Simonds Stadium on Wednesday. In appalling first half conditions, both teams could only muster a goal each – with the wet conditions making for a sloppy first half. The sun came out in the second half and […]
2015 TAC Cup GF Player Ratings
The Oakleigh Chargers went back to back yesterday, but there were only a few standout players. We’ve rated every single player’s performance. Oakleigh 2. Jack Whitehead (3) He didn’t have much of an influence and ended up with eight disposals. 3. Kade Answerth (9) Answerth had 21 disposals and nine clearances to half-time, but cooled […]
Oakleigh charges home to win back-to-back flags
Photo courtesy of Ashleigh Wong of Bound For Glory News Eastern Ranges 9.7 (61) Oakleigh Chargers 10.13 (73) Eastern goals: J.Stephenson 3, B.Hardwick 3, C.Brown, R.Clarke, A.Cotte. Oakleigh goals: T.Phillips 2, H.Thompson 2, P.Phillips 2, P.Kerr , L.Walker, B.Crocker, A.Morgan. Eastern best: A.Cotte, D.Crocker, J.Stephenson, R.Clarke, A.Brolic, B.Hardwick Oakleigh best: K.Answerth, P.Phillips, T.Phillips, D.Cunningham, L.Sullivan, […]
