PREVIEW | 2024 WAFLW Round 3: Saturday
SOUTH Fremantle and Peel Thunder are still chasing that elusive first win of the 2024 WAFLW season, and while the Thunder are rebuilding with a stack of raw and talented youth, the Bulldogs have a team for the here and now. A tough draw has seen them go 0-2, but the performances have been strong […]
2024 SANFLW Round 3: Saturday preview
A TRIPLE treat of SANFL Women’s action greets fans for Round 3 of the competition that kicks off tomorrow. A top of the table clash between the unbeaten Central District and Glenelg headlines the round, while South Adelaide and North Adelaide – two powerhouses in the history of the league – search for their first […]
TOP 5s | 2024 Preseason Testing – Coates Talent League
RECORDS tumbled at last week’s Coates Talent League boys preseason testing day, as athletes from the 12 Victorian regions were put through their paces in Thornbury. In the event hosted by Rookie Me, Jett McLaughlan notched the best preseason Yo-Yo Test score ever recorded. >> SCROLL for all top five results The Northern Knights top-ager’s effort […]
Q&A: Sam Lalor (GWV Rebels)
GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) prospect Sam Lalor is a talented dual-sportsman. He currently plays school cricket alongside Under 19 World Cup winner Oliver Peake at Geelong Grammar, and is part of the esteemed AFL Academy as one of this year’s brightest draft prospects. The midfield bull has drawn comparisons to Dustin Martin for his power […]
Time to build on foundation, says Top Dog
WESTERN Bulldogs VFLW coach Rhys Cahir is coming into his second season in the role off the back of a very different preseason compared to his first year in the role. But, he says it has still been a really positive preseason. “It’s been really good,” he said. “Obviously it’s gone really quick, and we’ve […]
Q&A: Shae Archbold (South Adelaide)
DESPITE her bottom-age season ruined by an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, South Adelaide forward Shae Archbold has taken plenty of positives into the 2024 season. We spoke to the talented top-ager – who got the green light for return back in December – at the SANFL Women’s Preseason Testing Day about her journey, the […]
Redlegs efficiency and execution the key
NORWOOD was able to build on a “pretty good” Round 1 performance to come away with an impressive 20-point victory over South Adelaide last weekend to hand Brad Ferrall his first SANFLW victory as head coach. The Redlegs mentor said personally the emotion of “relief” was the main element, but he took plenty out of […]
PODCAST | Game Sense: Season 3, Episode 3
THE GAME Sense podcast is back with the third episode of season three, as the SANFL and WAFL Women’s early rounds continue. Join host Michael Alvaro and AFLW Draft expert Peter Williams as they unpack what went down, before looking ahead to the next batch of matches. All that, and more. Tune in! EPISODE TIMESTAMPS INTRO: […]
2024 Summer Series: Giant comeback to remain undefeated
GWS Giants Academy produced an impressive fourth term to run over the top of the AFL Sydney Under 22s to produce a memorable three-point win at Alan Ray Oval in Ainslie last weekend. In the second round of matches for the 2024 Summer Series, both the Swans and Giants Academies picked up victories, with the […]
2024 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 2
CLAREMONT recorded a league-high five players in the Rookie Me Central WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 2 following an impressive win over South Fremantle. The Tigers finished one ahead of their opponents (four) in a high quality game, while fellow winners East Fremantle, Swan Districts and West Perth all had three. Subiaco […]
