How Geelong ensured history did not repeat itself
GEELONG made history yesterday afternoon, defeating Essendon to win its first ever AFL Women’s Final and move on to the semi-finals stage. The win completed a double turnaround for the Cats, both from last year’s elimination final and from Round 6 this season, which is when the Cats and Bombers last played before yesterday. But […]
Swans show adaptability and growth in historic finals win
SYDNEY Swans created history last night, defeating Gold Coast Suns in the first elimination final to win their first ever final from just their second season in the AFL Women’s competition. Not only was last night’s win a sign of how far the team has come in the last 12 months or so, but one […]
AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: Second Qualifying Final
THIS weekend’s final match sees a replay of the 2022 Preliminary Final as Melbourne hosts North Melbourne. Today at 3:05pmIkon Park How They Got Here Melbourne had another strong season and almost finished minor premiers, but had a stumble against Brisbane in the final round of the season. North Melbourne had an emphatic win over […]
Lions show “ticker” to book prelim spot
BRISBANE coach Craig Starcevich said he “couldn’t be more proud” of his group after the Lions essentially found a way to win through to an AFL Women’s preliminary after defeating minor premiers Adelaide on the road, with everything on the Crows’ terms in the first half of the third term. After trailing by as much […]
AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: Second Elimination Final
THIS weekend’s second AFLW elimination final sees 2022 finalists Geelong hosting finals debutants Essendon. Today at 1:05pmGMHBA Stadium How They Got Here For Geelong, it is a return to finals in consecutive seasons for the first time in its history, while for Essendon this will be the Bombers’ first finals campaign. Geelong had to wait […]
AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: First Elimination Final
TODAY’s second AFLW final is between a finals returnee and a finals debutant, as the Suns host the Swans tonight. Today at 7:15pmHeritage Bank Stadium How They Got Here Gold Coast are making a return to the AFLW finals after a three season absence, while for Sydney, it is about to embark on an inaugural […]
AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: First Qualifying Final
IT is time. Time for the 2023 AFLW finals to begin, and it does not get much bigger than this with a qualifying final between two of the early pacesetters of the competition’s history. Today at 3:05pmNorwood Oval How They Got Here Adelaide finished the season top of the table after an almost perfect season, […]
Grateful Goss taking every opportunity as it comes
EVERY player’s journey to the AFL Women’s is unique, and Carlton star Lily Goss is no different. Goss describes her footy journey thus far as “a pretty strange one”. Having limited opportunities to play the sport growing up because of the lack of teams close to where she grew up in Melbourne’s inner east, Goss […]
From cygnets to signalling their arrival: Swans claim finals place
AN ever-threatening Swans outfit broke the shackles of the Dockers late to herald a coda for an astounding 2023 turnaround after season seven’s win-less campaign. The victory shook down a cathartic thunder and sets up a tantalising first finals berth against the Suns. To the credit of the 13th-placed purple team, despite being well shot […]
Strong and bold Tigers of old bake Pies
RICHMOND might have missed out on finals in the 2023 AFL Women’s, but the Tigers certainly have plenty to drawn upon from in their final outing. The Tigers needed all the results going their way to reach finals, and though they ultimately fell short by a poor percentage, they helped that with a dominant 62-point […]
