Kangas crush Lions, but improvement front of mind for coach Crocker
NORTH Melbourne made a statement in the AFL Women’s Grand Final, thrashing Brisbane to bounce back from the heartbreak of Grand Final day in emphatic fashion. But according to Roos’ coach Darren Crocker, the fact that Sunday’s match was a grand final replay was not mentioned in the build up. “Look, and I’ve said this […]
Dockers’ dominance delights boss after first up win
FREMANTLE got its 2024 AFL Women’s season off to a perfect start, comfortably downing Essendon on Saturday afternoon. Fremantle coach Lisa Webb said that her side’s performance was “really pleasing. Probably the most exciting thing is we had a lot of contributors today. We’ve been talking about that in preseason. Obviously, we don’t have Ange […]
Boss delighted with Demonic fight
MELBOURNE were certainly made to work hard for their first up win of the AFL Women’s season, eventually holding on for a narrow two point win over Geelong. Speaking after the match, Melbourne coach Mick Stinear was really pleased with how his side fought out the win. “It was a tough end to last year, […]
GWS win big but focus is still on process
GWS came out in its opening match of the AFL Women’s season and made a huge statement, downing the Western Bulldogs to the tune of 63 points, and Giants’ coach Cam Bernasconi was certainly beaming when speaking to the media post-match. He said that it was a “great start” to the season. “It’s been a […]
2024 AFLW Round 1 Preview: Sunday
ROUND 1 of the AFL Women’s concludes today with a pair of matches that are both historic but for different reasons. 1:05pmKinetic Stadium, Frankston SIDES Hawthorn FB: Richardson, Kemp HB: Lucas-Rodd, Ashmore, Stone C: Sherriff, Bates, Williamson HF: Bodey, Breed, McDonagh FF: Vukic, Hipwell FOL: Wales, Fleming, West IC: Gilroy, Everist, Baskaran, Smith, Elliott […]
Proud Pearce punches first win into coaching history book
NEW West Coast Eagles coach Daisy Pearce could not have asked for a better start to her time as coach of the Eagles, as her charges held on for a one-point over Richmond to get their 2024 AFL Women’s campaign underway. Post-match Pearce said her overwhelming emotion was pride. “Proud with the way that they […]
2024 AFLW Round 1 Preview: Saturday
THE excitement of the first round of AFLW action continues today with a jam packed schedule of five matches. 1:05pm local timeManuka Oval SIDES GWS FB: Randall, Smith HB: Evans, McCormick, Pease C: Eva, Barr, Brazendale HF: Garnett, Zreika, Huntington FF: Doyle, Goldsworthy FOL: O’Dowd, Beeson, Parker IC: Grierson, Gaffney, Ransom, Srhoj, Pauga EMG: Murphy, […]
2024 AFLW Round 1 Preview: Friday
UNLIKE most years, the 2024 AFLW season kicks off with two clashes on opposite sides of the country. Both are intriguing matches, and both will answer plenty of questions about what may lie ahead for the sides involved. 7:15pm local timeNorth Sydney Oval SIDES Sydney FB: G.Davies, TarrantHB: Mitchell, Heads, McEvoyC: Ham, Kennedy, Collier HF: […]
RMC Crystal Ball: AFLW 2024
AS the AFL Women’s competition gears up for the start of the new season tonight, the Rookie Me Central team have delved into their crystal balls to predict just how the season may pan out. From premiers, to the top eight and individual awards, we put our knowledge to the test ahead of the 2024 […]
Tara’s tales of positivity from the land of the Suns
Heading into 2024, things are positive at the Gold Coast Suns according to their captain Tara Bohanna. “Yeah, we’ve had a really good pre season” Bohanna said. “We’ve had a few practice games the last couple weeks, which have been really good and then we had some pre pre season games as well, which I […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: West Coast
2023 was another frustrating year for West Coast, with only two wins to show for the campaign. But in the, offseason the Eagles pulled off one of the best coaching coups in signing league legend Daisy Pearce as head coach. Having once again turned over a large chunk of their list, will things improve for […]
Hannah’s hoping for finals breakthrough
AFTER a few years of building down at Moorabbin, St Kilda captain Hannah Priest is looking ahead to the future. Heading into 2024, the Saints’ skipper says she’d be “lying” if she said breaking the club’s finals duck wasn’t at the front of mind. “The talk is definitely process and system, but I’d be lying […]
