2024 SANFLW Round 5: Friday preview | Part II
IN the second of a split Good Friday preview for the SANFL Women’s Round 5 matches, we take a look at the last two games between Woodville-West Torrens and West Adelaide, and Glenelg and South Adelaide which take place over the next few hours. >> 2024 SANFLW Round 4: Friday preview | Part I
2024 SANFLW Round 5: Friday preview | Part I
IN the first of a split Good Friday preview for the SANFL Women’s Round 5 matches, we take a look at the first two games up between North Adelaide and Central District, and Sturt and Norwood. In tomorrow’s preview, we will focus on the remaining two matches.
Sturt coach “really pleased” with Double Blues’ Dogs defeat
FOR the neutral onlooker, an 18-point quarter time deficit might have sent alarm bells through the trailing Double Blues camp, but for coach Michael O’Connor, he knew his side was winning his fair share of the ball, it was just a case of capitalising. “It was really pleasing the way we played for the four […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 1 – Geelong Falcons vs. GWV Rebels
A SPECIAL standalone match will make history between the Geelong Falcons and Greater Western Victoria (GWV Rebels) tonight, as the sides grace the hallowed turf of GMHBA Stadium in Geelong for the first time. Playing under lights with the match to kick off from 5pm, both sides are ready to kick off 2024 on the […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 4
A MASSIVE performance from a top AFLW Draft prospect highlighted Round 4 of the SANFL Women’s, where there were plenty of other impressive contributors across the weekend. As always, we took a look at those State Academy members and how they performed, with all notes the opinion of the individual author. Note: The replay of […]
2024 SANFLW Player Focus: India Rasheed (Sturt)
TOP-AGE young gun and reigning South Australian MVP at last year’s AFLW Under 18 Championships, India Rasheed had herself some sort of game during Sturt’s impressive win over Central District at The Ponderosa. The midfielder/forward racked up 36 disposals and kicked three goals, of which 13 and two respectively came in the last term, helping […]
2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 4
GLENELG once again found itself topping the Rookie Me Central SANFL Women’s Team of the Week representatives following a fourth straight victory in the competition. The Bays topped the league with five players in the squad, while fellow winners South Adelaide and Sturt had four, just ahead of Norwood and West Adelaide, the latter being […]
Mahony makes most of junior pathways
HAILING from a sheep farm on the outskirts of Beaufort, tall forward Claire Mahony became a sensation for the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels last season. In her first season in the program, slotted eight goals from 11 games and clunked 4.5 marks a match emphasising her strengths. Since moving from Beaufort to Lake Wendouree […]
State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Round 4
UNFORTUNATELY, a couple of injuries to some top young talents meant less State Academy members were running around in the WAFL Women’s for Round 4, but we still took note of those who did. As always, we cast out eyes over the State Academy members in action, with all notes the opinion of the individual […]
2024 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 4
ONE thriller and a couple of blowouts headlined Round 4 of the WAFL Women’s competition with the four winners all sharing the equal spoils of a league-high four players in our Rookie Me Central WAFLW Team of the Week. This week’s captain is West Perth winger Taylor Ferguson who booted a couple of goals from […]
Portaro aims to take game to “next level”
TOP-AGE Eagle Bianca Portaro is enjoying a promising start to the 2024 SANFL Women’s season, and is hoping to build that consistency throughout the year to give herself the best chance at reaching the top level. A midfielder at junior level, Portaro is gradually returning to her roots in the Woodville-West Torrens midfield after starting […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: GWV Rebels
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels have a couple of twin towers bookmarking their side in 2024, as the country side kicks off its Coates Talent League Girls campaign on Thursday. Also boasting a number of talented midfielders, the Rebels loom as a team to watch, and we spoke to coach Sally Riley about their chances. […]
