Next year is shaping up to be a busy one for the AFLW’s newest No.1 draft pick Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner,who will compete at the highest level of footy while finishing her final year of school.
The footballers nominated for Monday night’s draft have grown up playing the game and watching women play it in the AFLW,and they’re poised to take the competition by storm in 2024.
Brayden Maynard’s attempted smother in the qualifying final that led to his opponent Angus Brayshaw being concussed would likely see him suspended under a new AFL rule.
After just one season out of her playing career,the AFLW champion has landed a senior coaching role at West Coast Eagles for 2024.
As the AFLW wheeling and dealing heats up,North Melbourne’s bid for grand final redemption has been boosted by star Demon Libby Birch seeking a trade to the Kangaroos.
Emma Kearney declared “If there’s one thing you should never do,it’s underestimate the Lions”. So who stood out for the club,and what comes next for this champion team?
We rate every player and both coaches for their performances in a tense and pulsating AFLW grand final.
After they lost last season’s grand final at home,the Brisbane Lions went on a gruelling pre-season camp where the foundation for their 2023 success was laid.
All is in readiness for the AFLW grand final. It’s North Melbourne versus the Brisbane Lions at Ikon Park in Melbourne.
People at North roll their eyes when rivals intimate that they offer extra incentives,such as free cars,to come and play for them. For a club accustomed to lean periods,North’s women have provided joy as one of the elite teams in the AFLW.
North Melbourne will have to overcome a foe they have never beaten,having lost all four clashes with the Lions in their AFLW history.