Dynasties continue as USAFL crowns its best
THE pinnacle of the United States Australian Rules Football League (USAFL) calendar was held over the weekend, as the USAFL Nationals took place in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida. Dozens of teams from across the United States gathered in sunny Florida for the tournament, where some true dynasties continued to flourish across both the men’s and women’s divisions. […]
Saints snatch memorable win over Waratah
ST MARY’S has come from the brink of defeat to run over the top of Waratah and claim an unbelievable three-point win in Round 2 of the NTFL Men’s Premier League competition. The Saints trailed at every break by at least two goals, but a five goals to two final term resulted in the green […]
Bolting Bannan blitzs Eagles to set up huge Demonic win
NAARM bounced back from its first loss of the 2023 AFL Womens season in emphatic fashion on Sunday, thrashing the West Coast Eagles to the tune of 70 points. One of the key stars of that performance was Alyssa Bannan, who piled on five goals in one of the young forward’s best performances in red […]
By the Numbers: How the Power started to shut down
NORTH Melbourne ultimately ran away with a comfortable win over Yartapuulti on Sunday afternoon, but things did not look so straight forward earlier in the match. Yartapuulti (the Power) matched it with the Kangaroos early in the match, and as such, went into quarter time even with them on the scoreboard at 1.2.8 apiece. Then, […]
The Butler did it: Collingwood back in business
IS COLLINGWOOD a contender? Seven rounds into the AFL Women’s season and it is a poignant question. The Pies’ best is clearly good enough, and with wins over Brisbane, Essendon and Carlton in the past three weeks, the black and white army is surging with belief again. It was a very different story back in […]
TOP 10s | 2023 AFLW Draft Combines
A NEW two-kilometre time trial record and a host of top five all-time finishes marked a successful AFLW Draft Combine period that saw this year’s top draft prospects put to the test. Dandenong Stingrays runner Mikayla Williamson blitzed the field in the 2km time trial at the AIA Centre recently, clocking up a record time […]
Stark’s triple treat steers Saints to topple ‘Tahs
ST MARY’S is one of just two NTFL Women’s sides with two wins on the board from as many matches, claiming a six-goal win over Waratah in impressive fashion. With Round 1 huge winners Palmerston having a bye, the Saints took full advantage of the game in hand to win, 8.8 (56) to 3.2 (20). […]
Witty Wood pleased with team’s evolution
ESSENDON AFLW coach Nat Wood had a joyful tone to her voice on Saturday night after her side’s win over Richmond. “I thought the game by both teams was really good,” she said. “I thought both teams had some really good passages. Richmond was looking really good in the third, covering the ground really well, […]
Gleeful Goddard proud of her team
HAWTHORN head coach Bec Goddard certainly had a big grin on her face after her side defeated Sydney on Saturday to win its second game of 2023. But after a slow start, Goddard was not feeling so happy. “Why do they do this to me? Why do they stress me out?” she said with a […]
Starc salutes “more complete” Lions
BOUNCING back from just its second loss of the AFL Women’s season, Brisbane produced a commanding victory over Gold Coast to move to 5-2 for Season 8 and hold onto a spot inside the top four. The Lions kept the Suns to just three goals in the match – one in the second half – […]
