Analysis: Verity brings variety to new code and new team
AFTER a decorated career in Australian netball, Verity Simmons retired from the sport after the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season. However her retirement from netball was not the end of her elite sporting career, with the announcement coming last week that she was going to be joining the West Coast Eagles in the AFLW as […]
2023 AFLW Trade Period Tracker
THE AFLW Trade Period 2023 is set to take place between December 7-14, and check out all the trades that happen when they happen right here. December 14 Sydney locks away two young stars Sydney have announced two re-signings, with Brenna Tarrant signing on for two more seasons and best and fairest winner Laura Gardiner […]
AFLW List Update: Edition 2 2023 Offseason
WELCOME to the second edition of the Offseason List Update for the 2023 AFLW season. In this update, we will be taking a look at all the confirmed changes to lists that have happened since our last update a few weeks ago. If you missed out first update, you can check it out here. Adelaide […]
Family ties: Rigoni the next Dee in line?
TALL utility Jemma Rigoni has all the athletic traits that raise eyebrows of recruiters, and is now in line to follow in the footsteps of her father, Guy. The top-age talent has been nominated by Melbourne to fall under the father-daughter rule and is join the club her dad played 107 games for between 1998-2005. […]
Koenen’s colossal performance helps Brisbane take title
SUNDAY’s AFLW Grand Final was tight and tense, and had no clear winner until the final term. Ultimately it was Brisbane that emerged victorious, and it was thanks in large part to the exploits of its skipper Bre Koenen. Playing in both defence and in the midfield, her tireless work first helped keep Brisbane in […]
Calm Crocker contemplates where it all went wrong
A composed Darren Crocker sat in front of the media yesterday after the 2023 AFLW Grand Final and with a clear tone of disappointment in his voice, reflected on what went wrong for his Kangaroos side. “I think the whole day was Brisbane just took their opportunities more than we did,” the Kangaroos coach said. […]
Proud pair of Lions reflect on it all
CRAIG Starcevich was not showing his joy in his face but was in his words after his Brisbane Lions won the 2023 AFLW Grand Final. Speaking to the media yesterday after the match, he said that his overwhelming emotion in that moment was “relief.” “It’s always relief after a game of footy, for me it […]
From bridesmaids to top Cats, Lions are Queens of the Jungle again
BRISBANE Lions are the Queens of the AFL Women’s once again, defeating North Melbourne by 17 points at Ikon Park today to claim their second ever premiership. In a match befitting of its AFLW Grand Final name, it was a hard-fought match that was not determined until the final quarter where Brisbane kicked four goals […]
From the Horse’s Mouth: AFLW Grand Final 2023
THIS afternoon it all goes down at Ikon Park, with North Melbourne and Brisbane fighting it out to become 2023 AFL Women’s premiers. Ahead of the big game, the captains and coaches from both sides gathered in Melbourne and spoke to the media ahead of the big game. Kangaroos’ coach Darren Crocker said that it […]
AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: Grand Final
TOMORROW the magical AFLW 2023 season comes to an end, but will tomorrow’s Grand Final see Brisbane win its second premiership or North Melbourne crack through for its maiden title? Tomorrow at 2:30pmIkon Park How They Got Here Both of these sides made it through to the 2023 AFLW Grand Final after hard fought wins […]
