Cats cause upset, breathe life into flickering finals hopes
GEELONG caused one of the upsets of the season on Sunday afternoon, downing reigning premiers Brisbane to spark the flame and keep its floundering finals chances alive. Reflecting on proceedings post-match, Cats’ coach Dan Lowther agreed that early pressure was the main focus of his side heading into the clash. “Contested ball and just setting […]
Dockers down Eagles to move closer to top four
FREMANTLE’s surge towards a return to the AFLW finals is continuing after a comfortable Western Derby win over West Coast. Speaking post match, Dockers coach Lisa Webb was pleased with the intent and determination from her side. “I thought the girls had that strong intent from the start. They’re fiercely determined to do well as […]
Resurgent Dees make it four on the trot
MELBOURNE’s late season AFL Women’s surge has continued, this time defeating Richmond to win their fourth match in a row. Reflecting post match, one of the things that most pleased Melbourne coach Mick Stinear was that he thought his side “competed really well.” “I think Richmond’s ability to test the tackle is really strong,” he […]
2024 AFLW Week 8 Preview: Sunday
AMONG today’s AFLW matches is a preliminary final rematch and a first time meeting between a pair of sides.
Happy Hawks hoist another victory but were made to work for it
HAWTHORN’S push towards a maiden AFLW finals campaign continued with full charge yesterday after it defeated GWS by 37 points in Frankston. However, it did take them a while to shake off the gutsy Giants, with it taking the Hawks until the second half, and particularly the last quarter to breakaway. But, Hawks coach Daniel […]
2024 AFLW Week 8 Preview: Saturday
AMONG the smorgasbord of options today in the AFL Women’s is a Western Derby and some key matches in the race for finals.
Port pleases proud coach, Powers towards first finals
PORT Adelaide is one step closer to a maiden AFL Women’s finals berth after accounting for St Kilda last night. Power coach Lauren Arnell was one proud boss after the match,. “I’m really proud of the group so far, and we’ve also got a fair bit of work to go,” Arnell said. “We go up […]
2024 AFLW Week 8 Preview: Friday
TONIGHT’S AFLW action is between a pair of sides in quite the tight tussle for the bottom half of the eight, and would love nothing more than a win tonight to make their run to a potential inaugural finals campaign that much easier.
Bulldogs bounce back to bash Blues
AFTER everything that happened in their week seven match and the week following it, the Western Bulldogs have made a statement, downing Carlton by 33 points last night. After a tough week in the media after what happened last week match, Bulldogs coach Tamara Hyett was pleased that her side was able to silence the […]
2024 AFLW Week 8 Preview: Thursday
WEEK eight of the 2024 AFLW season begins tonight with a potentially intriguing clash between two sides that have not had the most idea of seasons but will be looking for some consistency tonight.
Double Dee-light as Dees get season back on track
MELBOURNE has found its groove back this AFL Women’s season, defeating St Kilda on the weekend to win its second match of the week and third in a row. “I think we definitely started the game well into the breeze. Getting our hands on the ball first, creating scoring opportunities, really pleased with that,” Melbourne […]
Roos win down south to keep heading North on AFLW ladder
NORTH Melbourne’s stellar 2024 AFL Women’s season continued on Sunday afternoon, comfortably beating Sydney by 10 goals in Hobart. It was not all smooth sailing for the Roos early, with Sydney really making it a back and forth tussle in the first quarter as the two sides traded goals. But according to Kangaroos coach Darren […]
