News Changes to NAB League Girls season

[TigermanM2]

Big changes coming to the NAB League Girls season​

Brendan Rhodes

THE NAB League Girls will feature 13 teams playing nine matches across 10 rounds in 2022 – an increase of two games on last year – after the official competition fixture was released on Tuesday morning.

The competition kicks off this Saturday, January 22, to bring it closer to the AFLW and VFLW fixtures, giving women’s football fans even more content as they take full control of the early months of the year.

Matches will be played at 19 venues across Victoria and Tasmania, with regional centres included being Ballarat, Bendigo, Churchill, Healesville, Wangaratta, Waurn Ponds and Yarrawonga, suburban grounds in use at Abbotsford, Bundoora, Craigieburn, Frankston, Kilsyth, Sandringham and Truganina, while the Devils have home games scheduled for Hobart, Launceston and Penguin.

The stars of tomorrow will get more football, with the two extra games being complimented by an increase in quarter lengths from 17 to 20 minutes and the teams who miss the semi-finals still in action on that first weekend in April in a repechage round, giving all clubs a minimum of 10 games for the season.

Reigning premiers Oakleigh Chargers will be on tour for the entire season, having been scheduled for eight away matches plus a double header at Victoria Park against the Gold Coast Academy, and will start their campaign against Northern Knights at Latrobe University on Sunday, while runners-up and country division winners Geelong Falcons host Dandenong Stingrays on the same day.

The other teams, except Western Jets (bye), kick off on Saturday, with games scheduled for Yarrawonga, Kilsyth, Launceston and a Latrobe University neutral clash between GWV Rebels and Gippsland Power.

The Suns and Brisbane Lions academies plus Northern Territory will each travel to Melbourne for one game as guest teams, playing the Chargers, Jets and Tasmania Devils respectively, with the Suns and Lions replacing the Swans and Giants academies in the fixture.

Country teams Murray Bushrangers and Bendigo Pioneers are the only ones to play each other twice, locked in for games in Yarrawonga (round one) and Bendigo (round seven).

Wooden spooner Gippsland has been given six of its nine matches at Churchill, with the other three being at neutral Melbourne venues against the Rebels, Falcons and Bushrangers.

Calder Cannons will meet the Pioneers in round six as a curtain raiser to a Rebel VFLW match to be revealed when that fixture is released in the near future.

The ladder will again be broken into Metro and Country/Tasmania divisions, with the top two of each group to play off in semi-finals on April 2-3 and the winners of those games meeting in the Grand Final on April 9-10 – two weeks after the AFLW decider.

The opening clash of the NAB AFLW Under-18 National Championships between Vic Metro and Vic Country will be played in conjunction with round nine, but that is the only representative match to be played during the NAB League Girls season, with the rest of that competition to be played in April after the Grand Final.

The under-16 Futures clash between Metro and Country will be played alongside round five, with their championships to be played from May to July.

All matches will be played in a COVID safe environment, with protocols in place to protect players, officials, staff and the public at training and matches, and the AFL’s vaccination policy requiring players and officials to be vaccinated is also in place for the NAB League.

Spectators are allowed to attend matches in line with venue and government requirements, and all matches will be streamed live, with more details set to be announced.

Following is a breakdown of who each team will and won’t play in 2022.

BENDIGO PIONEERS​

Fixture: Murray (A), GWV (H), Dandenong (N), Western (N), Gippsland (A), Calder (A), Murray (H), bye, Tasmania (A), Geelong (A)
Plays Twice: Murray
Doesn’t Play: Eastern, Northern, Oakleigh, Sandringham

CALDER CANNONS​

Fixture: Eastern (A), Northern (H), bye, Gippsland (A), Murray (A), Bendigo (H), Tasmania (A), Western (H), Sandringham (H), Oakleigh (H)
Plays Twice: Nil
Doesn’t Play: Dandenong, Geelong, GWV

DANDENONG STINGRAYS​

Fixture: Geelong (A), Gippsland (A), Bendigo (N), Murray (H), GWV (A), Eastern (H), Sandringham (A), Oakleigh (H), Northern (A), bye
Plays Twice: Nil
Doesn’t Play: Calder, Tasmania, Western

EASTERN RANGES​

Fixture: Calder (H), bye, Sandringham (H), Northern (A), Oakleigh (H), Dandenong (A), Gippsland (A), Tasmania (H), Geelong (A), Western (H)
Plays Twice: Nil
Doesn’t Play: Bendigo, GWV, Murray

GEELONG FALCONS​

Fixture: Dandenong (H), Murray (N), Gippsland (N), Oakleigh (H), Northern (H), Western (A), GWV (A), bye, Eastern (H), Bendigo (H)
Plays Twice: Nil
Doesn’t Play: Calder, Sandringham, Tasmania

GIPPSLAND POWER​

Fixture: GWV (N), Dandenong (H), Geelong (N), Calder (H), Bendigo (H), Sandringham (H), Eastern (H), bye, Murray (N), Northern (H)
Plays Twice: Nil
Doesn’t Play: Oakleigh, Tasmania, Western

GWV REBELS​

Fixture: Gippsland (N), Bendigo (A), Murray (N), Tasmania (H), Dandenong (H), Oakleigh (H), Geelong (H), bye, Western (H), Sandringham (TBC)
Plays Twice: Nil
Doesn’t Play: Calder, Eastern, Northern

MURRAY BUSHRANGERS​

Fixture: Bendigo (H), Geelong (N), GWV (N), Dandenong (A), Calder (H), Northern (H), Bendigo (A), bye, Gippsland (N), Tasmania (N)
Plays Twice: Bendigo
Doesn’t Play: Eastern, Oakleigh, Sandringham, Western

NORTHERN KNIGHTS​

Fixture: Oakleigh (H), Calder (A), Western (N), Eastern (H), Geelong (A), Murray (A), bye, Sandringham (H), Dandenong (H), Gippsland (A)
Plays Twice: Nil
Doesn’t Play: Bendigo, GWV, Tasmania

OAKLEIGH CHARGERS​

Fixture: Northern (A), Sandringham (A), Tasmania (A), Geelong (A), Eastern (A), GWV (A), Lions Academy (N), Dandenong (A), bye, Calder (A)
Plays Twice: Nil
Doesn’t Play: Bendigo, Gippsland, Murray, Western

SANDRINGHAM DRAGONS​

Fixture: Tasmania (A), Oakleigh (H), Eastern (A), bye, Western (H), Gippsland (A), Dandenong (H), Northern (A), Calder (A), GWV (TBC)
Plays Twice: Nil
Doesn’t Play: Bendigo, Geelong, Murray

TASMANIA DEVILS​

Fixture: Sandringham (H), Western (H), Oakleigh (H), GWV (A), Northern Territory (N), bye, Calder (H), Eastern (A), Bendigo (H), Murray (N)
Plays Twice: Nil
Doesn’t Play: Dandenong, Geelong, Gippsland, Northern

WESTERN JETS​

Fixture: bye, Tasmania (A), Northern (N), Bendigo (N), Sandringham (A), Geelong (H),
Suns Academy (N), Calder (A), GWV (A), Eastern (A)
Plays Twice: Nil
Doesn’t Play: Dandenong, Gippsland, Murray, Oakleigh

 

[RunningBounce]

Not sure about bringing the season forward to Jan. Pros - more opportunity for the girls to play club and school footy. Cons - bloody hot.

I do like the longer quarters, though. If the juniors can play 20 minute quarters in summer, I reckon the women can. Make it happen, AFL.

 

[TigermanM2]

With R4 done and dusted its probably a good time to look at who the next lot of top draftees will be.

Stats Leaders: 2022 NAB League Girls – Round 4​

Michael Alvaro
Rookie Me Central


February 17, 2022

ROUND 4 of the 2022 NAB League Girls season saw an even spread of stars top the charts in a stats sense. Western Jets midfielder Montana Ham was the sole player to top two categories after a standout performance, but there were plenty more players who also rose to the occasion in Round 4. Find out who as we take a look at all of this week’s stats leaders.

Ham tipped the 30-disposal mark for a second week running as her Jets won big, a haul which included round-highs of 15 handballs and 13 inside 50s. The explosive prospect was at her fearsome best through the corridor, proving impossible to stop as she stormed forward and booted Western into attack.
Her partner-in-crime Charlotte Baskaran got back on top of the kicks column this week, drawing level with Greater Western Victoria (GWV) captain Lilli Condon on 23. In the same game, Rebels defender Jamie-Lee Speakman was resolute with eight marks, taken mostly on the last line of defence.
Round 4 Player of the Week honours belonged to Bridget Deed though, as the Eastern Ranges over-ager notched an unbeaten 35 disposals to help continue her side’s winning run. Meanwhile, teammate Georgia Knight shot out of the blocks on debut with three goals, a feat matched only by Tasmanian forward Bellah Parker.

Elsewhere, Geelong’s Mia Fuller got stuck in to lay a whopping 16 tackles in the Falcons’ dramatic comeback win over Oakleigh, while Murray top-ager Keeley Skepper was kick-first in her round-high tally of 10 rebound 50s. Calder’s Ellie Sbeghen rounded out this week’s stats leaders, after earning 23 hitouts as the Cannons downed Gippsland.

Check out the full list of Round 4, and season stat leaders below.

ROUND 4 STATS LEADERS:

Disposals:
Bridget Deed (Eastern Ranges) – 35

Kicks:
Charlotte Baskaran (Western Jets) – 23

Lilli Condon (GWV Rebels) – 23

Handballs:
Montana Ham (Western Jets) – 15

Goals:
Georgia Knight (Eastern Ranges) – 3
Bellah Parker (Tasmania Devils) – 3

Marks:
Jamie-Lee Speakman (GWV Rebels) – 8

Tackles:
Mia Fuller (Geelong Falcons) – 16

Inside 50s:
Montana Ham (Western Jets) – 13

Rebound 50s:
Keeley Skepper (Murray Bushrangers) – 10

Hitouts:
Ellie Sbeghen (Calder Cannons) – 23

SEASON 2022 STATS LEADERS:

Disposals:
Zara Hamilton (Murray Bushrangers) – 109 total / 27.3 average

Kicks:
Zarlie Goldsworthy* (Murray Bushrangers) – 81 / 20.3

Handballs:
Sunday Brisbane* (Gippsland Power) – 46 / 11.5

Goals:
Amber Clarke* (Dandenong Stingrays) – 12 / 3.0

Marks:
Jamie-Lee Speakman (GWV Rebels) – 27 / 6.8

Tackles:
Mia Fuller* (Geelong Falcons) – 36 / 9.0
Zarlie Goldsworthy* (Murray Bushrangers) – 36 / 9.0

Inside 50s:
Zarlie Goldsworthy* (Murray Bushrangers) – 27 / 6.8

Rebound 50s:
Georgia Foran (Sandringham Dragons) – 34 / 11.3

Hitouts:
Kalani Scoullar (GWV Rebels) – 90 / 22.5

 

[TigermanM2]

If I could choose one player to add to our squad, it would be Montana Ham. Been watching her progress over the last couple of years and I think she could be something really special at AFLW level.

#38​

Montana Ham​

INSIDE MIDFIELDER, TALL FORWARD
Height: 178cm

D.O.B: 29-03-2004
Leagues: NAB League Girls, AFLW U19 Championships
Tall inside midfielder Montana Ham is an imposing player at her best, and hard to stop at junior level. Already towering over most opponents at 178cm (and arguably taller), Ham has a powerful boot that is used to clear it from congestion when representing Western Jets or Vic Metro. One of two Jets young guns - with Charlotte Baskaran - who played from when they were 15-years-old, Ham has always been a future star in the making, starting as a forward, and progressing into the midfield. She can move well around the ground, take those contested marks and thump the ball forward to clear defensive zones, which really make her a valuable comodity within a team. Whilst a lot of the top Victorian talents are smaller players, Ham bucks that trend, and whilst she might have the size to ruck, she is a genuine midfielder who can rest forward and be a target.
In 2021, Ham averaged 18 disposals, 3.3 marks and 5.0 tackles at NAB League Girls level, then cracked in as the only bottom-ager to represent Vic Metro in both their AFLW Under 19 Championship games, managing 15 disposals and four tackles per match. It has put her in the conversation to be the favourite for the Victorian top pick, and whilst she still does have areas to improve on such as lowering her eyes and decision making at times, she has so many traits that can be built upon to be used as a real weapon at the top level. She is in the Top 5 of the Rookie Me AFLW Draft Power Rankings at the end of the 2020 year, having shown enough over the past three seasons to suggest she will be right up there at the pointy end.

STRENGTHS
AERIAL ABILITY
ATHLETICISM
CONTESTED WORK
EXPLOSIVENESS
POWER
UPSIDE

IMPROVEMENTS
FINISHING

​

 

[Phar Ace]

If I could choose one player to add to our squad, it would be Montana Ham. Been watching her progress over the last couple of years and I think she could be something really special at AFLW level.

#38​

Montana Ham​

INSIDE MIDFIELDER, TALL FORWARD
Height: 178cm

D.O.B: 29-03-2004
Leagues: NAB League Girls, AFLW U19 Championships
Tall inside midfielder Montana Ham is an imposing player at her best, and hard to stop at junior level. Already towering over most opponents at 178cm (and arguably taller), Ham has a powerful boot that is used to clear it from congestion when representing Western Jets or Vic Metro. One of two Jets young guns - with Charlotte Baskaran - who played from when they were 15-years-old, Ham has always been a future star in the making, starting as a forward, and progressing into the midfield. She can move well around the ground, take those contested marks and thump the ball forward to clear defensive zones, which really make her a valuable comodity within a team. Whilst a lot of the top Victorian talents are smaller players, Ham bucks that trend, and whilst she might have the size to ruck, she is a genuine midfielder who can rest forward and be a target.
In 2021, Ham averaged 18 disposals, 3.3 marks and 5.0 tackles at NAB League Girls level, then cracked in as the only bottom-ager to represent Vic Metro in both their AFLW Under 19 Championship games, managing 15 disposals and four tackles per match. It has put her in the conversation to be the favourite for the Victorian top pick, and whilst she still does have areas to improve on such as lowering her eyes and decision making at times, she has so many traits that can be built upon to be used as a real weapon at the top level. She is in the Top 5 of the Rookie Me AFLW Draft Power Rankings at the end of the 2020 year, having shown enough over the past three seasons to suggest she will be right up there at the pointy end.

STRENGTHS
AERIAL ABILITY
ATHLETICISM
CONTESTED WORK
EXPLOSIVENESS
POWER
UPSIDE

IMPROVEMENTS
FINISHING

​

BUT, how would she ever fall to us. What would we need to give up and can we be brave enough to do it?

 

[Stan Judkins]

BUT, how would she ever fall to us. What would we need to give up and can we be brave enough to do it?

um, no way she'll fall to our pick, she's going to Dons or Hawks in the 1st 4 Vic picks easily, along with her partner in crime at the Western Jets, Charlotte Baskaran
she's a Rowbottom, Prespakis, Ellie McK quality

we'd have to trade for No 1 Vic pick, No 2 at the latest
we'd be stupid to try, she'd cost way too much

 

[Phar Ace]

um, no way she'll fall to our pick, she's going to Dons or Hawks in the 1st 4 Vic picks easily, along with her partner in crime at the Western Jets, Charlotte Baskaran
she's a Rowbottom, Prespakis, Ellie McK quality

we'd have to trade for No 1 Vic pick, No 2 at the latest
we'd be stupid to try, she'd cost way too much

Kind of what I was inferring - imagine trading with Essendruggies..... Doesn't the AFLW need 6-8 strong draft right about now! It's coming, just not this year.

 

[Stan Judkins]

Kind of what I was inferring - imagine trading with Essendruggies..... Doesn't the AFLW need 6-8 strong draft right about now! It's coming, just not this year.

well this year you've got these players who are uber elite

Charlotte Baskaran WJ 165cm mid
Montana Ham WJ 180cm mid
Jasmine Fleming OC 165cm mid/fwd
Zarlie Goldsworthy MB 169cm mid/fwd (if hopefully she nominates VIC, but will probably go NSW)
Claire Ransom TAS 170cm mid/fwd (she's going to Kangas for basically nothing)
Amber Clarke DS 171cm mid/fwd

unfortunately they're going to Hawks & Dons, with probably the next best 2 going to the Saints
and no, Trading with the druggies is fraught with unfavorable results (Dodoro)
they'll want Conti, Brennan & Ellie for pick 1 no less

 

[TigermanM2]

BUT, how would she ever fall to us. What would we need to give up and can we be brave enough to do it?

She won’t. I said if I could choose.

 

[Phar Ace]

She won’t. I said if I could choose.

Dreamer.....!

 

[Phar Ace]

well this year you've got these players who are uber elite

Charlotte Baskaran WJ 165cm mid
Montana Ham WJ 180cm mid
Jasmine Fleming OC 165cm mid/fwd
Zarlie Goldsworthy MB 169cm mid/fwd (if hopefully she nominates VIC, but will probably go NSW)
Claire Ransom TAS 170cm mid/fwd (she's going to Kangas for basically nothing)
Amber Clarke DS 171cm mid/fwd

unfortunately they're going to Hawks & Dons, with probably the next best 2 going to the Saints
and no, Trading with the druggies is fraught with unfavorable results (Dodoro)
they'll want Conti, Brennan & Ellie for pick 1 no less

The Stingray girls have been together a while and Amber is one of a few who are thereabouts (Anthony, Ryan) - in the Ellie, Maddie and Charlie echelon - not so sure yet. She was so unlucky to do her knee last year. A game to get a guide is this week with undefeated Stingers against Ranges. Be interested to see how the form Bridget Deed stacks up against a good side - both squads going very well and Deed being an over-ager now has a chance to stamp herself as top 10 for sure.

 

[TigermanM2]

The Stingray girls have been together a while and Amber is one of a few who are thereabouts (Anthony, Ryan) - in the Ellie, Maddie and Charlie echelon - not so sure yet. She was so unlucky to do her knee last year. A game to get a guide is this week with undefeated Stingers against Ranges. Be interested to see how the form Bridget Deed stacks up against a good side - both squads going very well and Deed being an over-ager now has a chance to stamp herself as top 10 for sure.

Deed was announced today as Hawks first AFLW player.
Played with Hawks VFLW side

 

[Phar Ace]

Deed was announced today as Hawks first AFLW player.
Played with Hawks VFLW side

No surprise there, Hawks been sounding out a few Stingers too.

 

[Stan Judkins]

Deed was announced today as Hawks first AFLW player.
Played with Hawks VFLW side

okay, didn't realize they could start pre-listing yet
i expect Jaide Anthony is another top ager that didn't get drafted to be pre-listed

 

[Stan Judkins]

No surprise there, Hawks been sounding out a few Stingers too.

Hawks NGA region is Eastern Ranges, Gippsland Power
they could pre-list 3 players in total (i think) that haven't nominated for draft yet from the clubs above

they can look but not touch until the draft, say stingers like Amber Clarke & Charley Ryan, because they're not in their pre-list NGA

 

[Phar Ace]

Hawks NGA region is Eastern Ranges, Gippsland Power
they could pre-list 3 players in total (i think) that haven't nominated for draft yet from the clubs above

they can look but not touch until the draft, say stingers like Amber Clarke & Charley Ryan, because they're not in their pre-list NGA

Define look but not touch Plenty of talking (overtures) going on can assure you. To be fair, we have too.

 

[Stan Judkins]

Define look but not touch Plenty of talking (overtures) going on can assure you. To be fair, we have too.

well expansion rules state
1. Open-age Signing: Expansion clubs may sign any player who has previously nominated for the draft and is not a listed player with any AFLW Club.
2. Under 18 Talent: Expansion clubs may sign under 18 talent from their NGA region prior to the draft.
There will be a limit on the number of players per expansion club who can be signed by this mechanism.

2a. The Hawks have ties to both the Eastern Ranges and Gippsland Power, with Mia Busch (Eastern), Yasmin Duursma and Lily-Rose Williamson (both Gippsland) the possibilities.
2b. The Dons have ties to Calder Cannons with Abbey McDonald & Reese Sutton among the possibilities

the Hawks & Dons can draft any other Vic U/18 juniors (Ham, Fleming etc), when their draft picks come up

Plenty of talking (overtures) going on can assure you. To be fair, we have too.
if this is happening, then it amounts to nothing, due to the above rules, unless your talking about rule No 1
in what context do you mean "to be fair we have too"? none of the above rules apply to us

 

[Phar Ace]

well expansion rules state
1. Open-age Signing: Expansion clubs may sign any player who has previously nominated for the draft and is not a listed player with any AFLW Club.
2. Under 18 Talent: Expansion clubs may sign under 18 talent from their NGA region prior to the draft.
There will be a limit on the number of players per expansion club who can be signed by this mechanism.

2a. The Hawks have ties to both the Eastern Ranges and Gippsland Power, with Mia Busch (Eastern), Yasmin Duursma and Lily-Rose Williamson (both Gippsland) the possibilities.
2b. The Dons have ties to Calder Cannons with Abbey McDonald & Reese Sutton among the possibilities

the Hawks & Dons can draft any other Vic U/18 juniors (Ham, Fleming etc), when their draft picks come up

Plenty of talking (overtures) going on can assure you. To be fair, we have too.
if this is happening, then it amounts to nothing, due to the above rules, unless your talking about rule No 1
in what context do you mean "to be fair we have too"? none of the above rules apply to us

Thanks Stanley. I'm not suggesting anything untoward is happening, just that there are lots of approaches and discussions going on atm. All entirely normal I'm sure - though one I'm not so sure about, but it might just be the way it was explained. Let's say the terms used might not be quite accurate. We'll see how it plays out first.

 

[Phar Ace]

Any idea if Sophie Locke has nominated in a draft in the past (I'm guessing she has) and whether she has anything formally arranged list wise with the Tiges?

 

[TigermanM2]

Any idea if Sophie Locke has nominated in a draft in the past (I'm guessing she has) and whether she has anything formally arranged list wise with the Tiges?

Nominated last year at the very least. Was an AFL Womens Draft Combine invite.

Sophie is just a train-on so unless she gets on our official list at some stage then, as far as I'm aware, anyone can take her.
Think Meg MacDonald was a train on for Melbourne and maybe Saints before we picked her up.

 

[Phar Ace]

Nominated last year at the very least. Was an AFL Womens Draft Combine invite.

Sophie is just a train-on so unless she gets on our official list at some stage then, as far as I'm aware, anyone can take her.
Think Meg MacDonald was a train on for Melbourne and maybe Saints before we picked her up.

Yeah Meg was put on the list as a replacement for Hannah McLaren (medical condition) just prior to the Round One deadline. Is there even an official Train-on list available for each AFLW Club somewhere - it's probs me not knowing where to look, but seem to have kick over a few rocks to find much info?

 

[Stan Judkins]

Nominated last year at the very least. Was an AFL Womens Draft Combine invite.

Sophie is just a train-on so unless she gets on our official list at some stage then, as far as I'm aware, anyone can take her.
Think Meg MacDonald was a train on for Melbourne and maybe Saints before we picked her up.

i'm assuming that she was very close to being drafted by us & probably as an injury replacement as well
but in saying that, there were a few girls that were invited to AFL Womens Draft Combine & didn't get drafted, & we listed Lynch, MacDonald before her as injury replacement (Peterson too if you go by RFC web site)

maybe the reason she's still with Port & not Dons/Hawks VFLW list, is because she was/is close to being put on Tigers main list?
maybe the last 2 draft picks we had Kiely & Locke, but changed the last to Houtsma?

unless we promote her in the last 3 games, i don't think she can go automatically be put on our main list

 

[TigermanM2]

i'm assuming that she was very close to being drafted by us & probably as an injury replacement as well
but in saying that, there were a few girls that were invited to AFL Womens Draft Combine & didn't get drafted, & we listed Lynch, MacDonald before her as injury replacement (Peterson too if you go by RFC web site)

maybe the reason she's still with Port & not Dons/Hawks VFLW list, is because she was/is close to being put on Tigers main list?
maybe the last 2 draft picks we had Kiely & Locke, but changed the last to Houtsma?

unless we promote her in the last 3 games, i don't think she can go automatically be put on our main list

Sophie will be 21 in April. As much as we sing her praises, the reality is that despite having a great season with Port and making the VFLW team of the year AFLW clubs overlooked her over a few drafts.

I can't see us putting Sophie on our list with Dargan and Jacques sitting on the sidelines, also waiting for a game.

Will have to again have a pretty special season with Port.

 

[Phar Ace]

Sophie will be 21 in April. As much as we sing her praises, the reality is that despite having a great season with Port and making the VFLW team of the year AFLW clubs overlooked her over a few drafts.

I can't see us putting Sophie on our list with Dargan and Jacques sitting on the sidelines, also waiting for a game.

Will have to again have a pretty special season with Port.

Sophie has some challenges still no doubt, but the way she is shaping up so far - transitioning nicely into the midfield at the moment - easily our most creative player in that role down there right now. Not quite the same volume as Molan perhaps, but more effective for the most part. With 120 new players being added to the overall AFLW lists this year, she looks a cert for mine. Whether with the Tiges or the flow through of those 120 new list positions.

 

[TigermanM2]

Sophie has some challenges still no doubt, but the way she is shaping up so far - transitioning nicely into the midfield at the moment - easily our most creative player in that role down there right now. Not quite the same volume as Molan perhaps, but more effective for the most part. With 120 new players being added to the overall AFLW lists this year, she looks a cert for mine. Whether with the Tiges or the flow through of those 120 new list positions.

Look for her sake I hope so. I thought she was a shoe in yo get picked up last year. Must be a bad judge.