Joyce pleased with full team effort
GOLD Coast Suns coach Cameron Joyce was pleased with his side’s response against Carlton following a disappointing Round 8 loss to Melbourne, getting on top of the Navy Blues to win by 27 points on Friday night. In another home match at Metricon Stadium, the Suns bounced back from a goalless first half to kick […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 9 Talking Points – Finals picture becomes clearer
ROUND 9 of the latest AFLW season bounced down on Friday night, featuring a pair of fixtures with finals ramifications in the penultimate home-and-away weekend. Kicking off proceedings, Adelaide took out a thriller against fellow finals-bound fancy Geelong, while Gold Coast kept its top eight hopes alive while dashing that of Carlton.
Clarke happy with win from “great contest”
ADELAIDE coach Matthew Clarke said he was just happy to come away with the four points after an ultra-struggle against Geelong at Unley Oval. In a match that effectively decided a double chance, the Crows got up in a nail-biter, 4.6 (30) to 4.4 (28). “I thought it was a great contest, I thought there […]
Preview | AFLW Round 9: Penultimate round takes place
THERE are plenty of massive matches in Round 9 of the AFL Women’s as the penultimate round takes place. With teams fighting for both top four and top eight spots, there is much on the line across the majority of the nine matches.
AFLW Head to Head: Ash Woodland vs Jacqui Parry
IN OUR new series, we take a look at a potentially exciting AFL Women’s head-to-head set to take place over the weekend, and how the match-up may transpire on game day. Note: The match-up of course subject to the selection of both players in their respective sides. This week’s pairing are two key forwards set to […]
Mayo’s own forging her own path in AFLW
CROW Niamh Kelly has had quite the sporting career to date, which started on sporting fields far away from the city of churches. Kelly is one of the many Irish stars currently plying their trade in the AFLW, so her sporting journey began on the Gaelic fields of her home county Mayo. “I’ve grown up […]
AFLW Season 7: Big Week For – Round 9
IN a weekly piece throughout the AFL Women’s season, we name the players and teams who will be looking to have a big week in the upcoming round. From underperforming sides, to players looking to step up or continue their form, Big Week For highlights those who could be ones to watch over the weekend. Gold Coast […]
Eagles youth “on the right path” – Prior
DESPITE battling through another tough season, West Coast coach Michael Prior felt his team was “on the right path” and that the Eagles form would “turn” at some stage. It comes off the back of a gallant, yet unrewarded effort against finals-bound Geelong at Ikon Park, going down 4.10 (34) to 4.1 (25). Though the […]
Coaches’ Corner: Round 8 Season 7 Edition
IN a weekly series on Rookie Me Central, we cast our eyes and ears around the league to gather thoughts from AFL Women’s coaches, and see what they had to say post their respective matches on the weekend. This week’s edition is a little different. We hear from two coaches who lost their respective matches by […]
Coach Cam encourages enjoyment after Giant win
IT was hard to wipe the smile off the face of GWS coach Cam Bernasconi’s face after his side got the chocolates against Hawthorn on the weekend, however he admitted the emotions were a bit all over the place in the final moments of the game. “I’m going to age horribly in this job if […]
