Marvellous Mackin makes memorable debut
MELBOURNE’s newest Irish recruit Aimee Mackin finally got her chance to debut on the AFL Women’s stage over the weekend, and certainly made an impact in the Dees’ win over the Hawks. Speaking post-match, Mackin was happy she had finally made her debut, and did so in a win. “I think once you get the […]
Suns challenged by fast finishing Bulldogs
After being challenged in patches of the match by a red-hot Western Bulldogs side desperate for their first win, the Gold Coast Suns lifted in the second quarter to win by four points at Heritage Bank Stadiumto gather their third victory of the AFLW season. The Western Bulldogs had all the momentum in the first […]
Wood’s wise words help Bombers over the line
SPEAKING after her side’s win over Fremantle on the weekend, Essendon coach Natalie Wood spoke of her influential half time speech, which was all around negating Fremantle’s systems. “I thought that firstly, going into the game Fremantle from what we’ve seen like it really contested, they put a lot of numbers around the ball, so […]
Saints salute in stunning final term
IT was as good for St Kilda as it was bad for Collingwood, and in the blink of an eye, what looked to be a comfortable win to the Magpies, turned into a horror final term which resulted in the Saints picking up their first AFL Women’s win. Saints coach Nick Dal Santo had copped […]
Clever captain’s call helps Brisbane create history
BRISBANE created a little bit of history yesterday in the AFL Women’s, inflicting North Melbourne’s first loss in both 2023 and in the state of Tasmania after coming from behind at half time. It was one of those matches where it was a tale of two halves as North Melbourne dominated the first half, but […]
Development on track for Scott’s Swans
SPEAKING after his side picked up their second ever win on the weekend, Sydney coach Scott Gowans said that the gap between his side’s first and second wins was about right in terms of their development. He said that he was able to judge that based off a few key factors. “We’ve got some internal […]
In Case You Missed It: AFLW Round 4 2023
ROUND 4 of the AFL Women’s really had it all. Upsets, come from behind wins, nail biters, big wins. It was a real smorgasbord of results. Hawthorn (1.5.11) lost to Melbourne (10.10.70) GWS (5.7.37) lost to Adelaide (16.10.106) Carlton (6.4.40) lost to Richmond (7.5.47) Port (5.12.42) lost to Geelong (11.4.70) Sydney (5.4.34) defeated West Coast […]
Key tweaks see Tigers claw past Carlton
RICHMOND posted its third win of the 2023 AFL Women’s season on Saturday, completing a come-from-behind hat trick in the process. After clawing back to beat Brisbane in Round 1 and GWS last week, the Tigers repeated the feat in a seven-point victory over Carlton at IKON Park. It was largely a game of two […]
Dan the man pleased but still finding ways for Cats to grow
AFTER his side’s at times cruisy win over Port Adelaide yesterday, Geelong coach Dan Lowther was certainly pleased with what he had seen from his troops. “We had maybe six or seven goal scorers which was a nice spread,” Lowther said. “We shouldn’t be relying on just one player and it’s nice that Chloe throughout […]
Giant loss brings Giant signs of positivity for those in orange
YESTERDAY Adelaide ultimately ran away with the match against GWS, defeating the Giants by 69 points. However, the final scoreline did not tell the full story. The Giants got within two points of their visitors at one stage in the first term, but conceded the last nine goals of the match to ultimately fall away. […]
