Saints fight out win but boss not finding the joy
ST Kilda has recorded its best ever start to an AFL Women’s season after beating Essendon yesterday afternoon to keep their undefeated start to the 2024 season in tact. But, after an at times scrappy game from his troops, Saints coach Nick Dal Santo was not necessarily overjoyed about how things had transpired. “It was […]
Roos roast Dees to bounce back big
AFTER the frustrations of last week’s draw, North Melbourne came out yesterday and made a statement yesterday against Melbourne, much to the absolute delight of Kangaroos coach Darren Crocker. “The first thing that stood out was just the response,” Crocker said post match. “Even though we got the draw last week and all credit to […]
Crows claw back the lead after strong Hawks start
IN a clash between first and third on the ladder, the Crows defeated Hawthorn by 26 points in their first meeting in the competition. It was a hot contested game early with the Hawks able to keep level with the Crows in the midfield to lead by one point at quarter time. Hawthorn coach Daniel […]
Webb praises versatile Docker’s impact
IN a see-sawing AFL Women’s affair that took place at Alberton Oval on Saturday afternoon, the Fremantle Dockers beat Port Adelaide by eight points. There were several performances that impressed Dockers head coach Lisa Webb, but none more so than that from Gabby O’Sullivan. She slotted a goal and a behind to go with 15 […]
“Far superior” Blues keep Cats goalless
GEELONG coach Dan Lowther did not mince his words when summing up what went wrong during the Cats’ goalless loss to Carlton at Ikon Park yesterday. The Blues won 4.5 (29) to 0.5 (5), and when Lowther was asked exactly what when wrong, he replied with “how long you got?”. “Everything went wrong for us […]
2024 AFLW Week 3 Preview: Sunday
WEEK 3 of the AFL Women’s season concludes today with an intriguing quartet of matches that will perhaps shake up the ladder a bit heading into the midweek footy portion of the season. 1:05pm AEST (12:35pm local)Thomas Farms Oval Recent form Both of these sides come into today with an undefeated record so will be […]
Tigers toast success in Harbour thanks to strong start
RICHMOND improved its 2024 AFL Women’s ledger to two and one after a big win over Sydney yesterday. A five goals to one opening term from the Tigers really set up the win, much to the pleasure of their coach Ryan Ferguson. “Yeah, I really like getting out of the blocks early,” Ferguson said. […]
2024 AFLW Week 3 Preview: Saturday
TODAY is a historic day in the AFL Women’s as new venues and new matchups are scattered throughout. 12:35pmC.ex Coffs International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Recent form Both of these sides have had one win and won loss to start their 2024 campaigns so will be looking to put that ledger into the positive today. Last […]
Starcevich outlines improvement despite huge win
AFTER handing a 52-point drubbing to the injury-riddled Collingwood, Brisbane Lions head coach Craig Starcevich was still able to find improvements in his side’s performance. With the Magpies having to utilise VFL Women’s top-up players, they are far from the strength of the reigning premiers, however the Lions coach said there is still room for […]
2024 AFLW Week 3 Preview: Friday
WEEK 3 of the AFLW season continues tonight with a clash between two sides at very different points in the season. Will Brisbane continue its menacing form and pickup another win, or will Collingwood cause the upset again and pick up win number one of 2024? 5:05pmBrighton Homes Arena Recent form Brisbane got its season […]