VFLW Player Focus: Alana Barba (Essendon)
ON the weekend Essendon topped off a splendid 2022 VFLW season with a premiership, and a crucial part in that win was Lisa Hardeman medallist Alana Barba. Although many expected other Bombers to come away with Best on Ground honours, Barba’s game was one of those that was crucial, but also under the radar. This […]
How Essendon won the 2022 VFLW Premiership
ESSENDON had a pretty flawless 2022 VFLW campaign, there is just no other way to describe it, which culminated in winning the flag on Sunday. But winning the flag in general is not easy, much less off the back of an undefeated season like the Bombers did. But how exactly did they do it? Why […]
‘Shark Stoush’ Mark II produces very different result
THERE may have only been one match in the QAFLW on the weekend, but it was sure as hell an entertaining one. In the return leg of the ‘Shark Stoush’, Bond Uni were able to avenge the previous weekend’s result by defeating Southport by five points. Wet conditions greeted both sides early, but the Bull […]
AFLW Season 7 Fixture Released
WE are officially one step closer to AFLW season 7, with the release of the fixture today. As previously announced, there will be 10 rounds in the season and four weeks of finals. Yes, there will be a top eight finals series this season, which mirrors the one fans are used to in the AFL […]
Bombers fly up, up to claim inaugural flag
AFTER being the team to beat all year, Essendon has topped off a remarkable season by winning the 2022 VFLW Grand Final, comfortably defeating the Southern Saints 6.6 (42) to 0.7 (7). Lead by the likes of Lisa Hardeman medallist Alana Barba (18 touches, 18 tackles, seven clearances), Federica Frew and Renee Tierney (two goals […]
Preview: 2022 VFLW Grand Final – Essendon vs. Southern Saints
AFTER two Covid interrupted seasons, the VFLW will finally have a complete season when the 2022 Grand Final takes place on Sunday. Sunday’s clash sees the undefeated Essendon take on the somewhat surprise packets of 2022, the Southern Saints. Essendon has been the benchmark team all season, and rightfully go into the match as the […]
Underdog Saints certainly not overawed by the occasion
WHEN it comes to this VFLW season, the Southern Saints have been one of those sides you just cannot really underestimate. They may have ultimately finished fifth on the ladder this season, but three big wins in a row against at times much more highly fancied opponents has seen them make their very first VFLW […]
Only one match but mountains of entertainment in the QAFLW
THERE is only one match this weekend in the QAFLW, but it is sure to be a rather entertaining one. Despite only just playing their Round 8 match last week, they had to catch up due to the weather only last weekend, Bond University and Southport are up against each other again this weekend. Last […]
Grand Final the culmination of a long journey for the Bombers
SUNDAY’S VFL Women’s Grand Final is about more than the culmination of a single campaign for Essendon. Season 2022 could not have been more different from back in 2018, when the Bombers first joined the VFLW. A one-win year saw them comfortably finish last on the ladder back then, but fast forward four years and […]
2022 AFLW Draft: Pick by Pick
THE 2022 AFL Women’s Draft is done and dusted for another year, and here is how the picks all went down tonight. Round 11 (Sydney) – Montana Ham (Western Jets FC)2 (Hawthorn) – Jasmine Fleming (Oakleigh Chargers)3 (Port Adelaide) – Hannah Ewings (North Adelaide)4 (Essendon) – Amber Clarke (Dandenong Stingrays)5 (Sydney) – Sofia Hurley (Sandringham […]
Season-defining QAFLW round looms
WITH just over a month left to go in the QAFLW season, attention will no doubt start turning to finals, and Round 12’s games could go a long way in determining how the final ladder looks. In this week’s Match of the Round, it is a replay from an encounter back in Round 4 as […]
VFLW down to final four
IT is week two of the VFLW finals, and the competition is down to four teams. Although both games may be called semi finals, they have very different stakes. For Essendon and Casey, the winner moves straight through to the Grand Final, while the loser has to front up next week to play the winner […]
