After a torrid 36-point loss against the Kangaroos where Carlton coach Daniel Harford said his side was "comprehensively mauled", debuting midfielder Prespakis was a shining light for the Blues with 13 disposals and subsequent selection in round one's AFLW team of the week. A post shared by Carlton FCW (@carltonfc_w). "Once I saw girls that I knew and had played with be drafted in that first year, thats when I knew I could really have a chance.". Sarah Burt: Yes. I enjoy it and I embrace the challenge that comes at me and try and smile my way through it.. Fresh off of last week's NAB AFLW Rising Star nomination, Georgie Prespakis was one of her side's best, finishing with 15 disposals and four clearances. Follow us on socials:Twitter - https://twitter.com/CarltonFCBluesFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Carlton-Blues-Fans-102613464439423Instagram - https://ww. Earl Evans, Athlete at AFLW Carlton FC | What Ability Support Worker, AFLW Player at the Brisbane Lions & Support Worker at What Ability, Former NRL Athlete (Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels) | What Ability Account manager, We hosted our very first TikTok workshop and it was EPIC! Just a bit of a hip and shoulder," says Carlton's No.3 draft pick, Maddy Prespakis, of her on-field greeting to North Melbourne captain Emma Kearney last weekend. If Richmond manage to get Katie Brennan back from injury this week, the Hawks will struggle. The young Indigenous athlete is making waves in AFL Womens league - as both a player and champion of her culture. (AAP: Rob Prezioso) In a feature for the AFLW website in preseason, expert Sarah Black placed Prespakis at number 23 on her list of best players in the league. SB: Maddy Prespakis moved from Carlton to Essendon and hasn't disappointed the Dons. Blues celebrate a special night at the Hall of Fame. The amount of blood she had coming out, I thought she broke it! The Hawks were riddled by injury last week and have lost to the Bombers and more recently, St Kilda by 53 points, and as a new expansion side, are likely to take some time to assimilate into the competition. Chris Judd spoke to Carlton Media following his induction into the Carlton Hall of Fame. It was always sort of in my blood I suppose, she said. Todd Liubinskas It was just something that we didn't plan for, and the start of the season didn't set us up for the second half, she said. Marissa Lordanic: There are undoubtedly benefits to doubleheaders. Its pretty crazy that these little kids look up to people like us and Im a role model in someones life, which is bizarre.. Hun gikk p Gisborne Secondary College og stttet Essendon som vokste opp. We are SO excited to announce AFLW midfielder Maddy Prespakis has signed on as one of our #WhatAbilityAthletes powered by Shaw and Partners. Maddy is a really bubbly, energetic character and we connected right away. Blues star Madison Prespakis is headed to Essendon.AFL Photos The 21-year-old will also be joined at the Bombers by Blues teammate Georgia Gee as clubs take an aggressive approach to landing new talent with Essendon joining Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney in entering the competition. JR: Purely on design, I think Port Adelaide have nailed it. Prespakis won the AFLW Best and Fairest award in 2020 and was named in the All Australian team twice during her four seasons with Carlton. Shaw and Partners I know hes always there by my side," she says. ", Debut 15 years in the making for AFLW's new breed of role model. To find out more about Maddy, click here. To get our first win but even better running out in the Essendon jersey for the first time I put my arm around one of my best friends Georgia Gee and we kind of just smiled at each other and said How goods this. We knew early on Maddy was going to do great things! Achieving his dream and still wanting to accomplish more, Bo found passion for support work and endeavours to break down existing stigmas around disability and build a country that celebrates all abilities. I dont really pay attention to maybe who people think I am and all that stuff and the profile I might have. Whether youre an existing member of the What Ability community or simply want to find out more, we would love to see you there! Maddie Prespakis and sister Georgie spoke to Fox Footy after a hard fought contest in Geelong. The combination of supreme talent plus the undeniable pride she has spoken about when it comes to playing for her childhood club has coalesced into sensational footy. To champion the trans community in such a deliberate way is a massive deal and a huge statement of support. Prespakis zaal hrt fotbal ve tyech letech prostednictvm programu Auskick v Romsey, severozpadn od Melbourne. Tori Tumeth - Melbourne City FC Something else to consider is who within Essendon would take votes from her. If youre looking for disability support in your community or want to find out more about What Ability, we would love to see you there! As soon as I met her we got along like two peas in a pod. "I know that when she lined up on me a few times on the weekend, it did make me a bit nervous that the best player in the competition was lining up on me. ML: Fremantle has started the season poorly and not without reason. Essendon is one of four new expansion sides to join the AFLW and the Bombers started their campaign in style with a 36-point win over Hawthorn last weekend. Blues star Madison Prespakis is headed to Essendon. Away from the heat of battle, Prespakis is effusive in her praise of the reigning best and fairest. Following this, she moved into girls footy which she previously hadnt known existed. Australia's athlete Power Rankings: Who are our most influential stars? JR: I'll try and go a bit left field here. The Bombers nailed it with the recruitment of Bonnie Toogood (L) and Maddy Prespakis. , VFL (VFLW) . Blues star Madison Prespakis is headed to Essendon.Credit:AFL Photos. Prespakis said she needed a change and the move to Essendon has been refreshing. 43:16 Sep 7, 2022, 8:38 PM. Meet our newest What Ability Athlete! Poor. Maddy went from the oldest girl in the under 18s to the youngest woman in Carlton. Tyrepower, Brisbane Lions Dee Heslop had the best day out in Queensland with George! Carlton coach Michael Voss is confident a summer of high-intensity training will pay off in the long run. It may not be a win but a little bit of fight will go a long way. The onballing midfielder's football progression has been archetypal: she began with Auskick as a 4-year-old, and, long before facing up against the likes of Kearney, Prespakis was matching her male counterparts with her local side in Romsey, in Melbourne's north-west. Harvey Norman The 10 big moments that defined the AFLW season. Carlton coach Michael Voss is confident a summer of high-intensity training will pay off in the long run. She took her game to new heights in her second year, winning her second Carlton Best and Fairest award, her second All Australian selection and the League Best and Fairest as the best player in the game before backing it up with her third club best and fairest in four years. Our AFLW experts tackle some of the burning questions ahead of Round 3, including which recruit has had the biggest impact for their new club, if doubleheaders with the men's games are worth persisting with, and more. MADDY PRESPAKIS Hey @essendonfcw @Nike Athlete @yoproau Alex@morethanmgmt.com.au. To think that women do a nine to five job, five days a week then still fit in their high-performance training at Cartlon was pretty eye-opening. But the 21-year-old has swapped the navy blue for the red . Melbourne & Olympic Parks I thought Fremantle would fall off last season, but it looks like this year may be the tipping point in Freo. ML: Brisbane face Gold Coast in a Q Clash and despite an impressive showing from the Suns against the Eagles, the Lions look too irresistible at the moment and should end the round with three wins from three games. The other issue of course, is that many of the players work outside of footy to subsidise the salary they get from playing AFLW, so it's a hurdle for them to get there in time, too. If Richmond beat the Hawks they'll prove they can stand up against the lower to mid-tier teams. This is the question I've been pondering about Mon Conti for her whole Richmond tenure, in such a short season the losses really stack up against you. Merrett spoke the words Prespakis had wanted to hear. It's hard to see the Dockers notching their first win of the season against a Bulldogs side that were limited only by their own inaccuracy in Adelaide. 16:24. "Maddy, who is a lifelong Bombers supporter, is a young inside midfielder who has already achieved a lot in her short career, but with our support, we are certain she can take her game to the next level, " Harvey said. MADDY Prespakis has been charged with Striking Daisy D'Arcy, Gold Coast Suns, during the third quarter of the Round 9 match between Carlton and the Gold Coast Suns. She's had an average of 23.5 disposals across the two rounds, 376 metres gained and 6.5 clearances. I still talk to a fair few of them everyday and they still keep in contact with me and see me as the same person I was before I left. Madison Prespakis, Carlton's reigning best and fairest winner, will now be joined by her partner Serene Watson in the AFLW. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. The former Blue is a tough operator in midfield, averaging 20.4 disposals and kicking 15 goals across her 34 games for Carlton. With epic activities and local athletes, this day truly had it all. By scheduling the games prior to the men's clashes it means there is likely to be more incidental fans, who may come early and watch the women's game or simply catch the end of it while they wait. Carlton President Luke Sayers spoke to the crowd at last night's Hall of Fame event. Already an AFLW Best and Fairest winner despite her tender years, Madison Prespakis will bring genuine star power to the Bombers' inaugural AFLW team. Optus Citing a desire to be close to her family, Prespakis ultimately nominated herself for the Melbourne metropolitan area, excluding herself from Geelong's grasp. I can't go past the Bulldogs jumper though. Prespakis is among the competitions best young players, having won the 2019 rising star award in her first season before claiming the league best and fairest in just her second campaign. Please try again later. I dont pay attention to what people think in terms of if I played well or anything. What Ability featured on Seven Network, showcasing our first ever What Ability Day at AAMI Park and the awesome athletes involved! Jesse Robinson: In short, yes. Have the Tigers over-achieved? Teams. Itll be awesome to see some of them. Parramatta Eels National Rugby League Club. Prespakis has three siblings: twin sister Annalea, Georgie and Jimmy; [1] She attended Gisborne Secondary College and supported Essendon growing up. Adelaide are expecting to lose several players from their premiership-winning team after dominating the competition, winning three of the first five premierships decided, with their star on-baller Erin Phillips weighing up her future after the win against Melbourne on Saturday. The other positive is that if it's the exact same two clubs, they're appealing to fans who support AFL or AFLW and allowing them to experience the other for their chosen club. You have come to the ESPN Africa edition, for other ESPN editions, click above. The move has disappointed the Blues, who said existing clubs cant compete with expansion teams as they enter the competition and added the offers being made to players put Carlton in an unavoidably tough situation. Stream over 50 sports live & anytime on your TV or favourite device with KAYO SPORTS. 312 posts. Yet up until the day of last year's 2018 draft, there was every chance Prespakis would don the hoops of Geelong rather than the blue of Carlton. Ranking every AFL after-the-siren winning goal since 2000, AFLW as a side hustle: How work, life and everything is impacted, Round 7 Rewind: Pies cling to top four spot for now. I feel like when I enjoy footy I play really well. And yet on Sunday morning, older sister Maddy woke up with the bragging rights in the Prespakis household after her first game against younger sister, Georgie. She then found herself in the TAC cup which is now the NAB league. (2:02). I think they're due to have a breakout against the Cats. An historic club that went big in recruitment, signing Erin Phillips and Gemma Houghton and have looked dangerous in both their games but in a state where they are fighting for relevance against the well established Crows outfit, they need to give their fans something to cheer about soon. I suppose theres still a few girls that I did speak to on the phone in terms of my move who were probably disappointed and didnt really want to speak to me after that, she revealed. AFLW 2023: ESPN's way-too-early predictions - North's time to shine? With the Carlton side touted as premiership favourites at the beginning of 2021, missing finals left the Club confused and in disbelief according to the star midfielder. Conti shares her first impressions of Prespakis in an exclusive column for AFLPlayers.com.au. AFLW 2023: ESPN's way-too-early predictions - North's time to shine? Our AFLW experts tackle some of the burning questions ahead of Round 3, including which recruit has had the biggest impact for their new club, if doubleheaders with the men's games are worth persisting with, and more. asn ivot. Brisbane have had two huge wins and their side is looking as dominant as ever with the likes of Emily Bates and Orla O'Dwyer. Its awesome. Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Meet our newest What Ability Athlete! Christian Joly from Champion Data discusses the stats that AFL clubs are keen to measure more, a new one being ubbed 'intercept returns from stoppages'. Unlike the men's game, in the Women's game there is more contested ball and stoppages which means winning margins are generally lower and don't have the same sway on the distribution of votes as we see in the men's games. AFL 2023 fixture: Five must-watch games in the early rounds, How 'Demon spirit' brings out the best of Tayla Harris, AFL Draft - The top 10 prospects for 2023, AFL Draft 2022 - Every club's draft haul rated. Mitch Cleary Essendon have landed a major coup as they prepare for their entry into the AFLW with star Carlton on-baller Madison Prespakis agreeing to join the Bombers as they enter the competition. The AFL itself called it arguably the greatest debut season of all time. Is it Carlton's year? Tidlig liv. Guess what? This is what it means to Turn Up! #WhatAbility #NewSouthWales, SPOTTED "Oh, not really. #WhatAbilityDay #HappinessComesFirst Its definitely put that kind of fresh start in my mind in terms of being able to create new friends, new teammates having to earn the respect of those around you, she said. 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