NAB League
Western Jets’ Lucca Grego and Jackson Darley have been named in the Vic Metro team for the 2022 NAB AFL National Development Championships. Grego, who is from Bacchus Marsh and goes to school at Maribyrnong College and Darley, from Williamstown Junior Football Club were named in the Vic Metro squad that will compete against nine other sides from across Australia. Metro won their first game on Sunday, beating Vic Country, 14.15 (99)-11.6 (72).
Hockey
Altona made ladder leaders Camberwell work hard on Wednesday in the 19th round of the Hockey Victoria men’s Premier League season. Joshua Pace and Cynan Baugh were the goal scorers for Altona as they managed to share the points with Camberwell in a 2-2 draw. Altona now sits seventh. Meanwhile, Footscray had a 3-0 loss to Doncaster on Thursday night. Despite the loss, Footscray remains in second spot.
Hockey
Footscray came away with a good win against Doncaster in the Hockey Victorian women’s Premier League. Gabrielle Minett and Rosario Villagra were the goal scorers for Footscray in the 2-0 win. Footscray sits second on the table with eight wins. It was a tough day for Altona, which lost 9-0 to Camberwell. Altona sits 12th.
AFLW
Williamstown’s Gabrielle Biedenweg-Webster’s AFLW dream has been achieved after signing with the Gold Coast Suns as mature-age signings ahead of the 2022 NAB AFLW draft. The running defender whose running and speed is a strength of her game, was one of three mature age signings announced by the Suns last week. Suns coach Cameron Joyce said Biedenweg-Webster appealed to the clubs, “as a running defender who loves to take the game on coming out of defence”. “We’ve set about improving our list in areas of need and these three players will help our defensive stocks while also bringing some fantastic experience to our group,” he said.
