Heaven to Hell: Demons crush Saints
A WEEK after toppling premiership contenders Adelaide, St Kilda was sent a stark reality check against another genuine title threat in Melbourne, with the Dees dominating the pair’s AFL Women’s Round 2 clash. Back at home at Casey Fields, the Demons put the foot down after a tight first term to pile on 11 goals […]
RECAP | Coaches Chat: AFLW Round 2
IN A NEW weekly addition we hear from each of the 18 coaches in the AFL Women’s and take a snippet of what they took from their respective matches.
Suns totally eclipsed by “well drilled” Swans
GOLD Coast AFLW coach Rhyce Shaw conceded he could not “sugarcoat” a damning 82-point loss to Sydney in front of a home crowd as the early season form went from bad to worse for last year’s 17th placed side. The Suns lost 15.13 (103) to 3.3 (21) as Swans star Chloe Molloy booted an individual […]
Pies break 331-day drought with Giant slaying
COLLINGWOOD enjoyed its first win in 331 days on Saturday with an incredible eight-point triumph over GWS Giants at Victoria Park. Despite three first-quarter goals from Tarni Evans, the Pies regroup to kick three of the last four majors – including two in the final term – to overcome the orange tsunami, 4.9 (33) to […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 2 – Sunday
AN INTRIGUING day of AFL Women’s action takes place on Sunday with four games across the country including three in Victoria. We take a deeper dive into the Essendon-West Coast contest with both sides winning in Round 1. AROUND THE GROUNDS Kicking off the day’s action is Richmond and Western Bulldogs at Ikon Park with […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 2 – Saturday
A MASSIVE day of action on Saturday for Round 2 of the AFL Women’s with all eyes on Casey Fields where Melbourne plays host to St Kilda in the afternoon. Both sides were ultra impressive in their Round 1 wins over Western Bulldogs and Adelaide, and will gain a significant advantage with a victory here. […]
2024 ‘Super Draft’ already impacting AFLW
LAST year’s AFL Women’s Draft lived up to all expectations after being dubbed a ‘Super Draft’ in August 2023. Two years on, with the players from that draft crop having started making their AFLW debuts, it is clear that the 2024 draft crop is like none other. A host of draftees made their debut in […]
AFLW Holding the Ball interpretation: Round 1 responses
AMONG a host of new changes to the AFL Women’s this season is the somewhat controversial holding the ball interpretation. Umpires have been told to be stricter on players who make no genuine attempt to release the ball, or dive on or drag the ball in to try and cause a repeat stoppage. Over the […]
Second half Dee-light for Melbourne
AFTER a spirited first half by a rebuilding opposition, premiership contender Melbourne flexed its muscles to put away the Western Bulldogs by eight goals at Whitten Oval on Saturday night. Most people attending would have expected the more experienced Demons outfit – still missing a number of key players – to be too strong for […]
Saints stun Crows at contest
ARGUABLY the biggest shock result of the weekend, St Kilda came away with a season-defining win – albeit in the first round – by knocking off perennial contender Adelaide. However it was not just the result that was telling, but the manner in which the Moorabbin-based side won which is to say by beating Adelaide […]
