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GWV Rebels announce NAB League Girls round one team selection

2/27/2020

The GWV NAB League Girls will this Saturday take on the Sandringham Dragons at City Oval, Ballarat from 11:30am.

After a series of practice matches against themselves and the Geelong Falcons, Head Coach Rhys Cahir believes the girls are ready for the fast and contested nature of the home and away season.

“The girls are biting at the bit to get out on the ground and show how hard they have worked this pre-season. The coaching staff and I are really pleased with the overall standard of our playing squad and are happy with the 22 players we have selected for round 1,” he said.

The first game of the season also naturally means the opportunity arises for several first gamers. There will be seven debutants in round one, congratulations to Olivia Leonard (Ballarat Swans), Katelyn Hazlett (Bendigo Thunder), Stella Bridgewater (South Warrnambool), Isabella Hill (North Ballarat), Paige Scott (Carisbrook), Zoe Cowan (North Ballarat), and Tahlia Meier (Lake Wendouree).
We encourage all Rebels fans to come down to City Oval and cheer our NAB League girls on this weekend.

GWV Rebels announce NAB League Girls squad for 2020 season

2/18/2020

The GWV Rebels are excited to announce the final squad and leadership group for the upcoming NAB League Girls season.

This year’s group will be led by Chloe Leonard along with vice-captains Magee Caris and Renee Saulitis. Lilli Condon, Isabella Hill and Ally Trigg round out the leadership group.

Head coach Rhys Cahir was rapt with the calibre of leaders who were voted in by the girls at their camp on the weekend.

“This year's leaders are an exceptional bunch, captain Chloe Leonard is an outstanding leader who wants the group to get better over herself. Vice-Captains Renee Saulitis and Maggie Caris are outstanding footballers who are in the AFL academy and lead accordingly on the field. Isabella Hill is a 19-year-old who has come in and won the respect of the group over a short period of time. Lilli Condon is a barrel of laughs who gets along well with the whole group, and Ally Trigg is an exceptional runner out on the wing and is highly respected by the girls,” he said.

This year’s squad features 15 returning players and 24 first time Rebels. There are also two 19 year-olds, 12 top age players, 17 middle age players and eight bottom age players. Cahir is pleased with the makeup of the group and is looking forward to the season ahead.

“We have a good mix of top age, middle age and bottom age girls who seem to get better and better every season and keep producing. It is getting very exciting again that the next group can step in and replace the top age girls but they are already at the standard before they begin with us,” he said.

Rebels girls co-ordinator Krista Woodroofe is also pleased with the makeup of the squad heading into 2020.

“The leadership group is made up of mostly made up of returning players, who have been part of Rebels squads for the past two seasons. There are also a couple of 19 year-olds who come into the squad as well as a few bottom age girls who have come through our V-Line Cup who are looking exciting for this season,” she said.

Woodrofe is pleased with the girls individual development and cohesiveness as a playing group at this point of the season, and is excited for the year ahead.

“We definitely feel we have picked our best squad given that normally we would only have the squad at 35 but there were four or five girls we couldn’t distinguish from each other so we opened up to 39 players just to allow more girls to get the opportunity to be part of the squad. We’re really pleased with our top end talent as well, we think they will provide good leadership over the course of the season.”

Amy McDonald to debut for the Cats

2/7/2020

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Former Rebels player Amy McDonald will make her debut for Geelong in their opening game of the season. McDonald will be one of three players to make their debut on Sunday afternoon against Fremantle in Perth.

McDonald was selected in the 2019 AFLW Draft after spending two years with the Geelong VFLW team after her time with the Rebels. The 2019 season was McDonald’s best to date earning a spot in the VFLW team of the year and placing third in the Cats best and fairest.

The Cats season opener kicks off at 5.10pm AEDST at Fremantle Oval. The game will be televised on Fox Sports and streamed live on Kayo for all Rebels fans to watch.

From everyone in the Rebels family we wish Amy the best for not only Sunday afternoon but the rest of her career.

Sophie Molan to debut for the Tigers

2/6/2020

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Former Rebels captain Sophie Molan will make her debut in Richmond’s inaugural AFLW game on Friday night. Molan will be one of 11 Tigers making their AFLW debut on Friday night against one of the clubs oldest rivals, Carlton.

Molan, the number seven pick in the 2019 AFLW Draft averaged 20.6 disposals a game for the Rebels last season. She continued that form into the Under 18 Championships for Vic Country where she averaged 17 disposals and earnt a spot in the midfield of the All Australian team.

Friday night’s season opener will be held at Ikon Park, starting at 7.45pm. With free entry to the game all Rebels fans are encouraged to get to the ground and support the first of our debutants this season.

From everyone in the Rebels family we wish Sophie the best for not only Friday night but the rest of her career.

Sophie Molan named in ALL Australian Team

7/25/2019

Ten NAB League Girls players have been named in the 2019
NAB AFL Women’s Under-18 All Australian Team.

Unbeaten AFLW Under-18 Championship team Vic Metro
contributed four members to the side while six players came
from Vic Country’s ranks, including GWV Rebels NAB league
Captain, Sophie Molan

Sophie had an outstanding NAB AFLW National Under-18
Championship as a Medium midfielder with a strong overhead
mark who can recover and win it at ground level. A very good
finisher who averaged 16 disposals, 10 contested, 2.8
clearances and 5.2 tackles a game throughout
Championships.

AFL Head of Women’s Football Nicole Livingstone said it is
exciting times for the AFLW, with expansion meaning another
120 places are available for talented female players from
across Australia at the elite level.

“The 2019 NAB AFLW Under-18 Championships saw the
country’s best young female talent displaying their skills for
club recruiters, including representatives from the four
expansion teams – West Coast Eagles, Gold Coast Suns,
Richmond and St Kilda,” Livingstone said.
“ I am excited to see what the next generation of players will
be able to bring to the elite competition.”

Molan’s week just gets better as she has just been selected to
debut this Saturday VFLW game for the Western Bulldogs to
be played on MARS Stadium at 2pm.

GWV Rebels NAB league Player, Ella Wood will also debut
for the Bulldogs which is also a great result.

Young exciting Talent Debut for GWV Rebels against Falcons

7/18/2019

The GWV Rebels will battle with traditional rivals Geelong Falcons at GMHBA
Stadium in Round 14 of the NAB League.
The Falcons will be looking for redemption after the losing by 1 point in their last
outing against the GWV Rebels whilst the Rebels will be looking for a follow up win
after having a 2-week break.
These two teams are known for repeatedly making great games of footy.
The game will kick off at 1:30 pm on the Sunday at GMHBA Stadium.
Again, The GWV Rebels have made changes to the team. Experienced James
Cleaver and Matt Lloyd will be playing in the 3rd and final AFL Victoria Young
Guns game at Werribee on Saturday.
Great news with two U16 Players making their NAB League debut. Both Ben
Hobbs (Horsham Demons) and Josh Rentsch (Penshurst) performed well in the
NAB AFL National U16 Championships on the Gold Coast last week.
Ben Hobbs was named in the All Australian team which is a fine achievement.
The GWV Rebels will see Gage Wright (Horsham Saints) make his debut as the
23rd player after he has had an injury ridden first half of the season.

U16 VIC COUNTRY SQUAD ANNOUNCED

6/6/2019

The final 27-player Vic Country squad to compete in the upcoming NAB AFL Under-16 Championships has been released.

The 23-player Country team (plus four emergencies) will begin its Under-16 Championships campaign on Sunday June 16 when it takes on Vic Metro at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong from 1pm.

Both Country and Metro will then travel to Queensland for rounds 2 and 3 of the Championships, which feature games against South Australia and Western Australia on Monday July 8 at Southport (Gold Coast) and Friday July 12 at the Gabba (Brisbane). Country played its final trial match ahead of the Championships on Saturday at Preston City Oval, losing to Vic Metro 12.8 (80) to 7.3 (45)

* CLICK HERE to see the results from all under-16 games between NAB League Boys clubs earlier in the season.

GWV Rebels pleased with Vic Country Squad Representation

5/22/2019

The Greater Western Victoria Rebels are pleased to announce that the
following players have been selected into Victoria Country Squads for the
upcoming NAB AFL National Championships to be held over the coming
months.
Well done to the following players that have reached the next stage in the
Victoria Country selection process and hopefully depending on their form can
pull the Big V jumper on during the Championships.

NAB League Boys
Jay Rantall (South Warrnambool)
Liam Herbert (South Warrnambool)
Mitch Martin (Horsham Saints)
Toby Mahony (Camperdown)
Isaac Wareham (Terang – Mortlake)

NAB League U16 Boys
Angus Bade (Warrnambool)
Josh Rentsch (Penshurst)
Ben Hobbs (Horsham)
Sam Breuer (Horsham Saints)
Josh Gibcus (East Ballarat)
Blake Scott (Lake Wendouree via Skipton)
Charlie Molan (Mount Clear)
Kai Lohmann (Lake Wendouree)
Sam Butler (Lake Wendouree)

NAB League Girls
Maggie Caris (Horsham Saints)
Sophie Molan (Lake Wendouree)
Renee Saulitis (Lake Wendouree via Ararat Storm)
Isabella Simmons (Stawell Warriors via Ararat Storm)
Ella Wood (Lake Wendouree via Ararat Storm)

NAB League U16 Girls
Melina Ciavarella (North Ballarat)
Ella Friend (Lake Wendouree via Horsham Saints)
Lilli Condon (Bacchus Marsh)
Tahlia Meier (Lake Wendouree)
Dojiok Nyakoat (Lake Wendouree)
Kate Tompkins (Casterton – Sandford)

Vic Country U18 Boys Schedule
Game 1: Saturday 1st June vs Vic Metro                                   Venue MCG
Game 2:  Sunday 9th June vs Allies                                            Venue Launceston
Game 3 Friday 28th June vs South Australia                             Venue GMHBA STADIUM
Game 4: Wednesday 3rd July vs Western Australia                 Venue Marvel Stadium

Vic Country U16 Boys Schedule
Game 1: Sunday 16th June Vic Country v Vic Metro                 Venue: GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Game 2: Monday July 9th - Vic Country v WA                            Venue: Southport
Game 3: Friday July 12th - Vic Country v SA                              Venue: Gabba - Brisbane

Vic Country U18 Girls Schedule
Game 1: Saturday 22nd June Vic Country V Vic Metro             Venue: Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee
Game 2: Monday 8th July Vic Country V Qld                              Venue: Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast.
Game 3: Wednesday 10th July Vic Country V Eastern Allies   Venue: Southport, Gold Coast.
Game 4 : Friday 12th July Vic Country V WA                              Venue Bond University, Gold Coast.

Vic Country U16 Girls Schedule
Game 1: Saturday 8th June Vic Country V SA                            Venue: TBC, Mt Gambier
Game 2: Saturday 22nd June Vic Country V Vic Metro             Venue: Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee

NAB League Boys | Team Selection Round 5

4/25/2019

The GWV Rebels will be taking on one of the new teams to the NAB League competition,
the Northern Territory Thunder AFL Academy this Sunday at Windy Hill, Essendon with a
starting time of 2:00pm.
The GWV Rebels will be looking to jump back into the season after having a two-game
break and will be eager for a competitive game against the Northern Territory State Team.
This week again the GWV Rebels have made a few changes to their side with many of the
St. Patricks College players returning from their Ireland trip.
Harry Sharp, Cooper Craig-Peters and Izaac Grant are returning to the team that were
defeated by 7 points to Murray Bushrangers.
The GWV Rebels will also welcome back one of the 19-year old’s in Matt Lloyd after a
week sidelined due to concussion. The GWV Rebels will look to even up their win / loss
ratio for the season.

NAB League Girls | Team Selection Round 7

4/25/2019

Round 7 GWV Rebels Vs Gippsland Power
The Greater Western Victorian Rebels Girls will this Saturday take on the Gippsland Power
at Shepley Oval, Dandenong @ 2:45pm.
With the week off for Easter the GWV rebels Girls are eager to get back out there and play
some fast, contested footy against the Power
“This weekend we see the return of our 3 AFLW Academy players in Sophie Molan.
Maggie Caris and Isabelle Simmons. The Rebels are pleased to give Laura Fitzgibbons her
debut game. We are looking to improve on our last few round, play a consistent four
quarters and come away with our 2nd win of the season.”
Rhys Cahir, GWV Rebels Girls Head Coach

Association: VFL & NAB League
Teams: Gippsland Power V Greater Western Victoria Rebels
Competition: 2019 NAB League Girls
Match Date: 27/04/2019

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