VAFA
It was a good day for the Westbourne Grammarians on Saturday in the Victorian Amateur Football Association premier B women’s competition. Facing Marcellin, the Grammarians came away with an 8.15 (63)-3.5 (23) win. Hannah McMahon and Stephanie Williams kicked two goals each for the Grammarians. The win moves the Grammarians up to fourth spot.
VPL
Werribee City had to share the points in its Victorian Premier League 2 match with Pascoe Vale on Friday night. Looking to get back on the winners list for the first time in a month, the Bees had to settle for a 2-2 draw. The result leaves the Bees with a 3-5-4 record.
Western FL
Parkside Spurs claimed the first upset of the Western Football League women’s season, upsetting reigning premiers Werribee Centrals on Friday night. After an arm wrestle in the first three quarters, the Spurs kicked two final quarter goals to seal the 4.4 (28)-1.4 (10) win.Yarraville Seddon was also on the winners list on the weekend, as it beat Wyndhamvale on Saturday, 12.9 (81)-1.2 (8). West Footscray and Point Cook Centrals played out a draw, with the Sharks kicking three final quarter goals to finish locked at 4.6 (30) apiece. In the other match, Caroline Springs beat the Suns, 12.9 (81)-1.0 (6).
Western FNL
The Western Football Netball League is set to develop a women and girls football growth strategy. Through funding support from AFL Victoria, the WFNL have enlisted the services of former AFL player and AFLW Western Bulldogs coach and now leadership consultant Nathan Burke to lead the development of the strategy. The league said the aims of developing the strategy include to engage women and girls to gain much needed feedback on all of its programs to improve its competition structures, development programs, clubs and league.
