Jun 26, 2025 | Australian Rules Football, Club News & Events, Coaching, Junior Aussie Rules, StrongGirlsWIP
Train with AFLW star Nell Morris-Dalton these July holidays Looking for the perfect school holiday activity? Join the Darebin Falcons Academy and learn from the best! Train with an AFLW Star Head coach Nell Morris-Dalton from Collingwood AFLW will be leading the...
Jan 28, 2025 | Australian Rules Football, Club News & Events, Footy Fundamentals, General, Junior Aussie Rules, Junior Girls Soccer, Soccer, Soccer Skills, Sports, StrongGirlsWIP
2025 Community Day Come and join us at the 2025 Community Day down at The Nest! Sunday 9 February WH Robinson ReserveGoodwin Street, Preston Come & Try Sessions for both soccer and footy – girls’ and women’s teams. Gender diverse people...
Aug 21, 2024 | Australian Rules Football, Club News & Events, VFLW
Help the Falcons Secure a Nest! Who Are The Darebin Falcons For over 35 years, we at the Darebin Falcons have been a pioneering force in women’s Australian rules football, playing a significant role in the development of the AFLW and nurturing female players and...May 4, 2021 | Australian Rules Football
Darebin Falcons have entered 2 teams in the Northern Football Netball League (NFNL) in 2021, with the first rounds women’s grading matches now completed. Having been matched against some of the stronger teams of the comp, Darebin 1 and 2 both finished the four...
Oct 2, 2020 | Australian Rules Football
While we continue to surge through the unchartered territory that is 2020, you better believe we have been planning our return to the footy field. In 2021 – we will be fielding our VFLW program. In another first, the VFLW season is going to run in line with the AFLW...
Aug 18, 2020 | Australian Rules Football, General
Yasmin Horsham was a champion of our game on so many measures. She was an outstanding individual footballer, a great team person and a stellar friend. She also had an enormous fighting spirit and respect for life. At 26 she was diagnosed with a brain tumour and whilst...
Feb 15, 2020 | Australian Rules Football
Lister. List by name and list by nature – AL is organised, scheduled, on time (early more often than not) and meticulous in most endeavours. Whether it be going to the supermarket, preparing for training or organising the many work schedules she has to do as...
Feb 2, 2020 | Australian Rules Football
Sarah, Sanso, or more lovingly known at the Falcs as “Zinger”, is the perfect example of the skill level and footy knowledge that is coming up through the ranks at an alarming rate. Whilst she has had both stints of cricket and tennis, Sarah has been playing football...
Feb 2, 2020 | Australian Rules Football
It’s not hard to get along with Nell. Especially if you like footy, skating and/or mexican food. AFLW fans will be looking forward to seeing what Nell Morris-Dalton has to offer – soaring marks, a strong body, banter and a big hoof to name a few. The Falcons...
Dec 2, 2019 | Australian Rules Football
Darebin Falcons coaches, players and families were recently treated to a coaching seminar with Club legends Jane Lange and Aasta O’Connor and expertly emceed by Julia Chiera. Drawing on their extensive experience in the game, Jane (Former Darebin VFLW coach and...
Dec 1, 2019 | Australian Rules Football
It was not uncommon for Gab to turn up to games with socks that remained unwashed from the week before. In fact, I’m fairly certain she still owes me a pair of clean, blue socks. Sporting the messiest bun you’ve ever seen, a coffee in her left hand and her car keys,...
Nov 22, 2019 | Australian Rules Football, General
Following the appointment of VFLW Senior Coach, Mitch Skelly, the Darebin Falcons have finalised its 2020 VFLW coaching panel. Julia Chiera remains on board as an assistant coach and will be joined by Roi Boutsikakis and Susan Cadman. The three assistants will look...
Nov 10, 2019 | Australian Rules Football, General
The Darebin Women’s Sports Club are delighted to announce the appointment of Mitch Skelly as the Club’s VFLW Senior Coach for the 2020 season. Mitch joins the Falcons with extensive experience in women’s football having held senior coaching roles with the Wandsworth...
May 3, 2019 | Australian Rules Football, General
With our first VFLW match just around the corner, we are excited to announce some of the amazing footballers who will be joining the team for the 2019 season. In addition to Lauren Pearce, the VFLW team will include Elise O’Dea, Brooke Patterson, Jamie Stanton...
Mar 15, 2019 | Australian Rules Football, General
We are thrilled to announce that the Darebin Falcons VFLW team will be competing in the annual Pride Match against Melbourne Uni on the 19th May 2019. The game will be hosted by Melbourne Uni at University Oval, Melbourne University. This will be the third Pride Cup...
Dec 3, 2018 | Australian Rules Football
The Darebin Falcons are delighted to announce that Michael Ericson will join the team as Head Coach of the 2019 VFLW Team. Michael, a Level 3 accredited coach, joins the Falcons with extensive coaching experience having held various football roles including VFLW...
Nov 19, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
After a 12-year involvement with the Darebin Women’s Sports Club as both a player and coach, Jane Lange is officially stepping down from her position as VFLW Senior Coach in order to spend more time with her young family. Jane first joined the Falcons as a player back...
Oct 26, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General, Junior Girls Soccer, Soccer
The tender application process has now closed for the Soccer Clubrooms upgrade and the successful applicant will be announced on November 7th with building to continue shortly after. The building works were stalled back in June after the previous builder went into...
Oct 18, 2018 | Australian Rules Football
The Darebin Women’s Sports Club continues to pioneer and foster sport run by women for women with the introduction of our latest initiative, the Falcons Academy. Under the tutelage of established AFLW and Club champions, the Falcons Academy will provide an...
Oct 18, 2018 | Australian Rules Football
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Oct 16, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
The Darebin Falcons are flying high after Darebin Council last night agreed to contribute funding to the Club. The deal, which will see $160,000 provided to the club over the next two years, will enable the Falcons to continue fielding an elite VFL Women’s (VFLW) team...
Sep 24, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General, Junior Aussie Rules
This morning the Darebin Falcons welcomed over 60 budding and current junior footballers, from some 16 clubs across Victoria (some as far away as South Warrnambool!), to a free footy clinic at Preston City Oval. Under the watchful eye of Club champions such as...
Sep 16, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
Players from each of the Falcons’ senior football teams have featured in Teams of the Year for their respective leagues and divisions. In the VFLW competition, Meghan McDonald and Lauren Pearce were named in the Swisse VFL Women’s Team of the Year. McDonald who has...
Sep 10, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
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Sep 9, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
Daisy Pearce’s contribution to women’s football has been recognised with the VFL Women’s best and fairest award being struck in her honour. AFL Victoria announced that on Monday September 10, the player adjudged the best and fairest for the 2018 VFL women’s...
Sep 4, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
Defender Meghan McDonald has capped off a stellar VFLW season by being added to the Geelong Cats’ inaugural AFL Women’s squad ahead of the 2019 AFLW season. She becomes Geelong’s third Falcon signing, joining her VFLW premiership teammates Melissa Hickey and Aasta...
Jul 14, 2018 | Australian Rules Football, General
On 14 July 2018, to celebrate this year’s NAIDOC Week, in line with the theme “Because of her we can”, the Darebin Falcons’ VFLW team hosted a celebration with the NT Thunder. It was a fantastic day with Auntie Julianne performing a Welcome to...Nov 25, 2017 | Australian Rules Football, Club News & Events
On Saturday the 18th of November, the Darebin Women’s Sports Club held their Annual General Meeting for 2017. The full annual report can be found here. The club thanks the previous committee for their hard work and acknowledges those that are stepping down this year....
Oct 23, 2017 | Australian Rules Football, Club News & Events
The Darebin Women’s Sports club is looking for applications from committed and qualified coaches for the following positions in season 2018: VFL Assistant Coaches Strength & Conditioning Head Coach and Assistant Coaches NFL Division 1 Coach NFL Division 2 Coach...
Oct 11, 2017 | Australian Rules Football
Today AFL Victoria announced the expansion teams that will enter the VFL Women’s league next season. The Darebin Women’s Sports Club is committed to fielding a team in the 2018 Swisse VFL Women’s competition. As one of the foundation clubs of the state league...
Jul 18, 2017 | Australian Rules Football, Club News & Events
Embrace Darebin Women’s Sports Club brings you this screening of Embrace on Wednesday the 9th of August at 7:00pm at Palace Cinemas Westgarth, VIC! PLEASE NOTE: Enough tickets must be sold by 27th July to ensure this screening goes ahead. But don’t worry, if it...
Jul 18, 2017 | Australian Rules Football
Auskick We’ve had a fun and successful 2017 Auskick program with 25 girls registered between 4-12 years of age. The girls have a few more sessions to go and we will be looking to grow the program again in 2018. AFL Juniors Our new girls AFL junior programs this...
May 15, 2017 | Australian Rules Football
It was a big week for our senior football teams as the leadership groups were announced for each division. In the changerooms prior to the VFL team’s Round Two clash against the Eastern Devils, senior coach Jane Lange gathered the team together to announce the...
Apr 21, 2017 | Australian Rules Football
Season 2017 kicks off this Sunday, April 23 for our Division 1, Division 2, Under 10s and Under 14s teams. Our Youth Girls team are getting ready for Round Two after a big Round One win over Wallan. With our AFLW Falcons flocking back to The Nest, our VFL...
Apr 21, 2017 | Australian Rules Football
VFL Jumper Presentation and Season Launch Join us at AH Capp on Sunday, April 30 as we present our 2017 VFL Women’s squad with their jumpers and unfurl the 2016 Premiership flag. We will be joined by very special guest Sam Lane, who will be our MC for the day....
Apr 20, 2017 | Australian Rules Football
Become part of our team in 2017 With over 400 current members, aged 4 yrs+, the Falcons are flying high. Flying with them, is a huge and loyal supporter base, comprising of family, friends, and locals from the community. In 2016, the Falcons AFL program consisted of 3...
Feb 1, 2017 | Australian Rules Football
With the inaugural AFL Women’s season set to launch, we’ll see plenty of Falcons on the big stage over the next two months. The Darebin Women’s Sports Club proudly had 16 players selected by AFL clubs. Carlton: Lauren Arnell (captain), Darcy Vescio...
Jan 18, 2017 | Australian Rules Football
Pre-season senior football training will resume on Tuesday 31 January at AH Capp Reserve, Halwyn Crescent, Preston. Training nights are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30pm from 31 January until the end of the season. The club currently fields a team in the VFL...
Nov 24, 2016 | Australian Rules Football, Junior Aussie Rules, Junior Girls Soccer, Soccer
This Sunday 27 November, the Darebin Women’s Sports Club (DWSC) will be hosting an AFL and Soccer ‘Come and Try Day’. Girls and women of all ages are welcome to come along and give AFL and soccer a try. It is also a great opportunity to find out what...
Nov 9, 2016 | Australian Rules Football
Congratulations to VFL premiership player (and roving Falcons reporter) Meg McDonald who is set to join the Western Bulldogs as part of their AFLW side in 2017. McDonald joins the kennel as a free agent, as AFL sides lock in their final playing lists for their... 
