Smiley Smith loving life as a Pie
AFTER Collingwood’s 20-point AFL Women’s win over Essendon last Saturday, dual sportsperson Emily Smith spoke to Rookie Me Central and said she was “very happy with how the game transpired.” “It was a warm day, but just really pleased that we got over the line” Smith said. “It’s been a tough few weeks in terms […]
Triumphant Tighe has newfound freedom and consistency
SPEAKING after her side’s hard-fought win over Richmond on Friday, Fremantle star forward Aine Tighe was proud of how her team had won, especially after the performance against Essendon. “Yeah really proud of the girls,” Tighe said. “Obviously a tough result last week, so to be able to bounce back and show the fight and […]
Coaches Corner: North Melbourne vs GWS
NORTH Melbourne returned to the AFLW winners list yesterday with a hard fought win over GWS. Speaking post match, North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker called it “a good, messy win” for his side. “It would have been nice to kick more accurately, to potentially blow the score out a little bit more,” he said. “For […]
Brilliant Braz helps Collingwood get back on track
COLLINGWOOD got back on the AFL Women’s winners list on Saturday with a confidence boosting win over Essendon. One player whose performance will not get talked about much but still played a crucial role in the win was Pies forward Ash Brazill. Although she did not rack up too many disposals, finishing with only the […]
In Case You Missed It: AFLW Round 5 2023
IT was a nice spread out round of AFL Women’s over the weekend, with four days worth of action and plenty of surprises along the way. Geelong (4.1.25) lost to Melbourne (11.8.74) Richmond (4.6.30) defeated Fremantle (5.7.37) Carlton (6.8.44) defeated Sydney (6.3.39) Western Bulldogs (6.0.36) lost to St Kilda (8.6.54) West Coast (6.3.39) defeated Port […]
Excellent Eagles finally on the board in 2023
WEST Coast finally got on the 2023 AFLW winners list on Friday night after the Eagles defeated Port Adelaide to open their account. Speaking post-match, Eagles coach Michael Prior talked up the star individual performances from his team, particularly highlighting the backline including the likes of Charlotte Thomas, Belinda Smith and Sophie McDonald. “I thought […]
AFLW 2023 Round 5 Preview: Sunday
A MASSIVE Sunday of action takes place in the AFL Women’s to conclude Round 5 of action and we preview each of the games. 1:05pmArden St Oval Recent Form These two teams could not be coming into this match off more different runs of form. North Melbourne was undefeated until the Roos were pipped at […]
Delighted Dockers boss sees pieces coming together
IT was hard to wipe the smile off Dockers’ coach Lisa Webb’s face after her side defeated Richmond in the AFL Women’s yesterday. Speaking post-match, Webb said her side “got back to the way we wanted to play footy, really challenged the girls during the week. We were disappointed with our performance last week and […]
AFLW 2023 Round 5 Preview: Saturday
JUST the one AFL Women’s game take place on Grand Final Day with Collingwood facing rivals Essendon at Punt Road. The clash lines up with the Magpies’ men’s side taking on Brisbane in the AFL Grand Final later in the day. We preview the big clash between the well-known Anzac Day clubs. 11:05amPunt Road Oval […]
Returning Dee stops lively Cat to set up win
MELBOURNE created history and kept its undefeated record intact last night with a win over Geelong in the first ever meeting between the sides for premiership points. As much as Melbourne’s ball movement got going more as the match progressed to help the Dees to the win, there was one match up that perhaps flew […]
AFLW 2023 Round 4 Preview: Friday
THIS Grand Final Eve public holiday is a jam packed one in the AFL Womens, with four matches across two states on the calendar. 1:05pmIkon Park Recent Form Richmond are cruising along pretty nicely at the moment with only one loss so far this season, and come into today’s clash off the back of a […]
Classy Colvin arrived at the light end of the tunnel
THE last 12 months or so have certainly had their fair share of ups and downs for Melbourne defender Gabby Colvin, who returns to the AFL Women’s tonight after tearing her ACL just before Season 7. “It’s been pretty tough,” Colvin said, talking about the last year. “Obviously anyone with a long term injury will […]
