Lewis crosses country and rekindles love for Aussie rules
“I DECIDED I wasn’t really cut out for it or didn’t really like it too much.” It is hard to believe that this is was what 10-year-old Bella Lewis thought when she played a one-off game with the boys back in Sydney. Fast forward eight years and the Western Australia State Academy and National Women’s […]
QAFL Women’s weekly wrap: Round 9 – Sharkettes go outright top as Red Lionesses snatch crucial win
BOND University has enjoyed a strong 65-point victory over Wilston Grange in Round 9 of the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition to take outright top spot on the ladder. The Sharkettes booted the first eight goals of the game to run away 11.13 (79) to 2.2 (14) victors, with Taylor Smith and Casidhe […]
Swans record GIANT win as Suns hold off Lions
SYDNEY Swans and Gold Coast Suns academies have won back-to-back games against the GWS GIANTS and Brisbane Lions academies in the second round of the Northern Academy Series over the weekend. The Swans had a much easier time than the Suns, always looking in control of their match on their way to a dominant 53-point […]
QAFL weekly wrap: Round 6 – Cats claw their way to top as Roos break three-game losing streak
BROADBEACH has stunned Palm Beach Currumbin with a five goals to one final term to run over the top of the Lions in a battle of the two undefeated clubs to claim top spot on the table. The win saw them roar into favouritism for the flag with the other undefeated side in Morningside having […]
TSL Women’s weekly wrap: Round 5 – Blues reclaim top spot as Bombers celebrate first win
LAUNCESTON reminded the Tasmanian State League (TSL) Women’s competition just what it is capable of thanks to a 29-point triumph over the previously undefeated Clarence side at Windsor Park on Saturday. Meanwhile at UTAS Stadium, North Launceston won its first points of the year with an impressive 30-point victory over fellow winless side, Tigers. The […]
WAFL Women’s weekend wrap: Sharks hold on in one-point thriller
EAST Fremantle has picked up a win in the nick of time, downing Claremont by a point in a hotly contested game yesterday to get the Sharks season back on track. The 3.6 (24) to 3.5 (23) win snapped a three-game losing streak since East Fremantle’s opening round thumping of newcomers, South Fremantle. While there […]
Competitive Hamilton focused on success
FOR a relative newcomer to the game, Jayde Hamilton has certainly made impressive strides over the past few years. The Queanbeyan Tigers football talent has already risen through the AFL NSW/ACT pathway to earn state representative honours and run out for Eastern Allies at the AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships. Now back in action for the […]
Western Jets Player of the AFL Draft Era: Vote for yours on our Instagram channel
WESTERN JETS are up next in our Player of the AFL Era series which will be run through our Instagram channel starting at 12.30pm today. The West Adelaide Bloods All-Star voting was completed yesterday with Mark Ricciuto announced as the winner and captain of their All-Star side. The Western Jets have some real stayers that […]
SANFL Women’s weekly wrap: Preliminary Final – South salutes to setup North rematch
SOUTH Adelaide has given itself the chance to record a remarkable three-peat after downing a determined yet unlucky West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Preliminary Final. The Panthers weathered the early pressure and then got away in the third term, holding off a Bloods outfit in their first ever finals […]
SANFL Women’s Finals preview: Preliminary Final – South Adelaide vs. West Adelaide
TWO teams with contrasting finals records face off in the 2020 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s preliminary final tomorrow, as reigning back-to-back premiers South Adelaide take on finals newbies, West Adelaide. The Panthers have a decorated finals history, coming from second last season to win their second consecutive title, knocking off minor premiers […]
QAFL Women’s weekend preview: Round 9 – Drawn compatriots to do battle again
WITH a month of Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s football remaining, the eight teams are jostling for the best possible ladder position heading into finals. Six of the eight sides will make finals – which makes it interesting with only the top five teams seemingly all but home unless one has a major slip-up. […]
TSL/W weekend preview: Blues and Roos set to be pick of the weekend
UTAS Stadium and Windsor Park play host to a day of football for the Tasmanian State League (TSL) and TSL Women’s competitions. North Launceston hosts Tigers in both the men’s and women’s competitions at UTAS, while not far away, Launceston takes on Clarence at Windsor Park. Last placed Glenorchy takes on a determined North Hobart […]
