Journeywoman finds true home in Falcons’ nest
DAREBIN defender Riley Christgoergl has experienced a lot in the past through years of her VFL Women’s career. Afte a few years at the Western Bulldogs, she then moved to Collingwood before finding her way to the Falcons in 2024. However after leaving the Bulldogs in search of a fresh start, leaving Collingwood so soon […]
North Melbourne storms home to 2024 VFLW flag
NORTH Melbourne are VFL Women’s Premiers for 2024, after a 20-point win over the Western Bulldogs in today’s VFLW Grand Final. The Kangaroos got off to a hot start, and withstood a massive Bulldogs’ comeback to emerge with the club’s first VFLW title. The Lisa Hardeman Medal went to Nyakoat Dojiok after an impressive day […]
PREVIEW | 2024 VFLW Grand Final
TOMORROW is the pinnacle of the 2024 VFL Women’s season – Grand Final day. One of North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs will create history and win their club’s first VFL Women’s premiership. But will it be Emma Kearney handing the Premiership Cup to Jess Jones and Brett Gourley, or Debbie Lee handing it to […]
Cahir calculating how to culminate in crowning achievement
MUCH like his opposite number on Sunday, it is a new step in the coaching career of Western Bulldogs coach Rhys Cahir, who leads his charges into their first VFL Women’s Grand Final this weekend. It is the culmination of a long journey for Cahir and the team, who only a mere three years ago […]
Gourley’s giant new dawn on the edge of history
IT is a new dawn for Brett Gourley and many of his North Melbourne troops, with the team set to embark on its first VFLW Grand Final this weekend. Gourley said that it was “really exciting” to have made it to this stage of the season. “It’s been a long time coming,” he said. “It’s […]
Bulldogs’ blitz ends Seagulls’ dreams
THE Western Bulldogs will compete in the VFLW Grand Final for the first time in five years after they easily accounted for Williamstown in yesterday’s preliminary final. The Bulldogs did a strong job shutting down the influence of the Seagulls’ usual best performers, and off the back of a strong defence and a variety of […]
PREVIEW | VFLW Preliminary Final 2024
THIS is it. One last chance to make the coveted 2024 VFL Women’s Grand Final. Whoever wins today moves on to next weekend’s grand final, while the loser’s season is all done and dusted. QUALIFYING FINAL Williamstown vs Western Bulldogs12:30pmETU Stadium RECENT FORM This year’s finals series has not really gone to plan for either […]
2024 AFLW Practice Match schedule revealed
THE AFL has just announced the practise match and match simulation schedules for the 2024 AFL Women’s season. Practise matches will run on the weekend of August 16 to 18, and will be free to attend for all fans. If fans cannot get to the games, they will also be live streamed via the clubs’ […]
Lin’s long career list not quite written yet
MAKING the AFLW is a huge achievement, but then getting delisted can be a huge shock to the system. That is the scenario Joanna Lin faced, having experienced both ends of the scale. Drafted to Collingwood in 2020, she played four seasons at the top before being delisted after the 2023 season. She said getting […]
VFLW Player Spotlight: Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne)
ONE of the talking points of the VFL Women’s offseason was the substantial list changes that were happening at Collingwood, with just about every member of their 2023 squad list no longer at the club heading into 2024. One of those who found themselves a new home was lively forward Nyakoat Dojiok, who was just […]
Kangaroos cause upset to create history
NORTH Melbourne has created history for itself, defeating Williamstown by three goals to progress through to its very first VFLW Grand Final. The Kangaroos did not kick a goal for almost half the match, but that was after a six goal to one second term that really did the job for them. It was a […]
Bulldogs bounce back to move through to Prelim
THE Western Bulldogs are through to the 2024 VFLW Preliminary Final after a two-goal win over Port Melbourne. The Bulldogs defence was the side’s strength, really restricting the Borough’s attempts to even get a shot away. It was tight, tough and it was congested early. The Borough were the ones doing much of the attacking […]
