AFLW U18s Player Focus: Ella Slocombe (Western Australia)
CLAREMONT speedster Ella Slocombe missed a chunk of preseason when she went overseas, but has not lost any ground heading into her top-age year with a cracking start to 2023 for the 17-year-old. Representing Western Australia in the opening match of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, Slocombe was one of the major eye-catchers, and […]
Stone and Lang lead RMC Medal
EASTERN Ranges midfielder Laura Stone and GWV Rebels defender Millie Lang are tied at the top of the Rookie Me Central Medal leaderboard after six rounds of Coates Talent League Girls action. In a competitive start to the season, 12 players have already reached double-figure votes, with 87 players earning a vote at some point […]
2023 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 8
A TRIO of Round 8 winners shared the spoils of our Rookie Me Central Team of the Week for Round 8 with South Fremantle, Claremont and West Perth all having five representatives in the WAFL Women’s Team of the Week. Fellow winner Swan Districts and narrow loser Subiaco had the three players, while the other […]
2023 AFLW U16s MVP Focus: Mia Russo (Western Australia)
JUST four weeks prior to the first AFLW Under 16 Championships match, Mia Russo injured her hamstring and was put in cotton wool in the lead-up to the national carnival. Considering her Most Valuable Player (MVP)-winning carnival came off the back off no lead-up matches for a month, Russo’s performances hold even more weight for […]
Scouting Notes: 2023 AFLW U18s – Western Australia vs. South Australia
SOUTH Australia won the first match of the 2023 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, defeating Western Australia by 35 points at Joondalup. There were plenty of impressive individual contributors for their respective states, and we took note of the ones that stood out the most. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. WESTERN […]
Coorparoo reigns supreme over reigning premiers
COORPAROO bounced back from its Round 2 loss with a comprehensive 80-point victory over reigning premiers, University of Queensland in Round 3 of the QAFL Women’s competition. After a competitive two-goal defeat at the hands of title contenders Bond University last week, the Kings were far too good for a rebuilding Red Lionesses squad, running […]
Mackenzie’s Webb passes toughest test
CLAREMONT’S Mackenzie Webb is no stranger to taking on key roles in the back 50, and the talented over-age Tiger was thrown her biggest one yet on the weekend at the AFLW Under 18 Championships. With top AFLW draft prospect Lauren Young on fire early kicking 2.2 in the first 10 minutes of the match […]
West Perth swoops to third WAFLW win
WEST Perth is back on the winners’ list with an upset win over Subiaco, its third of the season, and second against an established club. After going winless in 2022, the WAFL Women’s side boasts a 3-4 record this year, sitting just two points outside the top four. Yesterday, the Falcons set up the win […]
Bats hold Dogs scoreless in second half to remain undefeated
UTS Bats have further proven themselves as AFL Sydney Women’s Premier League title contenders thanks to a hard-fought 20-point win over UNSW-ES Bulldogs. In their biggest challenge to-date in the 2023 season, the Bats were challenged and trailed through the first half, but kicked the last five goals of the game and keep their opponents […]
Dogs do it again, stun Roosters in remarkable comeback
CENTRAL District just keeps finding a way to win, and for the second time this season, came back from a large deficit against reigning premiers North Adelaide, this time to win by a solitary point. After trailing by as much as 19 points with 15 minutes on the clock, the Bulldogs dug deep and kicked […]
South Australia kicks off champs with emphatic win
SOUTH Australia proved too strong for a gallant Western Australia to run out 35-point winners to kick off the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships at Joondalup today. Despite an inaccurate performance from the Croweaters, the weight of numbers going forward and the defensive pressure helped set up the 8.12 (60) to 4.1 (25) victory. Leading […]
South Australia Crows at AFLW U16s Championships
A STRONG performance after quarter time saw South Australia run away with the AFLW Under 16s Championships Pool A title after defeating fellow undefeated state Western Australia by 29 points. The home team booted the opening goal of the contest, but South Australia kicked six of the next eight goals to open up a 27-point […]
