Women's Footy 2021 AFLW Off-Season

[LionsMaw]

Watching qwafl gf on utube....Bond 34 to 27 just before 1/2 time

For UQ to end up winning by 40 after a very slow start is incredible. I really thought the game was going to turn into a boring blow out but I guess with the number of BL players they had in the team I probably shouldn't have assumed any such thing!

 

[briztoon]

Hasn't been mentioned here yet, but the Suns have pulled off the AFLW coup of the decade, and the league isn't even 10 years old yet.

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[briztoon]

There’s a bit of a rumour that Lions academy member Mikayla Pauga might nominate all of Queensland, which effectively means she’s nominating Gold Coast, for the AFLW draft.

Pauga received an AFL scholarship to Bond uni last year, and spent the year playing for Bond uni in the QAFLW.

Just my personal opinion, she plays somewhat like Wuetschner. Strong, nuggety mid forward with good skills and speed, can go into the midfield and win her own ball.

 

[briztoon]

There’s a bit of a rumour that Lions academy member Mikayla Pauga might nominate all of Queensland, which effectively means she’s nominating Gold Coast, for the AFLW draft.

Pauga received an AFL scholarship to Bond uni last year, and spent the year playing for Bond uni in the QAFLW.

Just my personal opinion, she plays somewhat like Wuetschner. Strong, nuggety mid forward with good skills and speed, can go into the midfield and win her own ball.

Nominated Brisbane.

 

[briztoon]

Lions Products Impress at AFLW Combine

With the 2021 NAB AFLW Draft looming, five Hyundai Help for Kids Academy products and two Brisbane Lions High-Performance Squad members impressed at Sunday's 2021 NAB AFLW Combine.

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[briztoon]

Interesting comments about the ruck position, and the prospect of competing with the Suns for mature age talent, considering there were a few mature age QAFLW players at the QLD draft testing on the weekend.

Maddison Goodwin, ex Suns academy graduate playing for Yeronga South, set a new vertical jump record. Looks like a strong midfielder.

Suns could totally reshape their midfield this draft.

 

[briztoon]

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[HereIam86]

I know Charlie Rowbottom nominated Queensland were there any other interstate players who pick Queensland as their draft zone?

 

[briztoon]

I know Charlie Rowbottom nominated Queensland were there any other interstate players who pick Queensland as their draft zone?

I haven’t read of any. If anyone notable had, surely Sarah Black would have tweeted it.

 

[briztoon]

AFLW draft on right now.

AFLW board not happy campers because their teams (St Kilda, Richmond, Carlton) keep passing on “gun” players, and North draft them.

 

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[The Flying Belgian]

3 expected picks and a couple of smokies.

 

[LionsMaw]

I know Charlie Rowbottom nominated Queensland were there any other interstate players who pick Queensland as their draft zone?

It'd be pretty hard for players to nominate for another state's draft unless they had family and/or their job could transfer them.

 

[HereIam86]

Yoshida-Martin and Pullar both used to play soccer. The club has done well with picking players from other sports Bodey O’Dwyer. Hodder was another one who came from another sport union but she had played footy before.

 

[Lazza16]

Excited to get Luka...she caught my eye in the GF. Had the ball on a string.

 

[AFLQLD]

Very happy with our draftees.

Bella is an example of the long term effect of the growth of the women’s game. She is a born and bred AFL player who grew up playing the game alongside boys rather than coming to it later. She has the instincts and native understanding of the game to match any male player.

Luka is an example of the way AFL is still drawing in talented sportswomen from other sports who see the opportunity to play in a competition at an elite level and get paid for it.

Both represent the growth and draw of AFLW - developing girls into elite players from a young age while attracting new talent to an ever widening pool who want to play in a still-young competition that is already starting to create its own history, stories and heroes.

I talked to a young junior female player today who was excited to get home and watch the draft tonight and it struck me that for young female players this is every bit as important and exciting as the men’s draft is to most of the football world.

 

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[briztoon]

Already looking at next year’s crop.

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[Lazza16]

Do you think we could entice Sam Kerr to our girls....what a game tonight and embarrassing the POMS to boot