Sydney’s season no Swansong just yet
SYDNEY remains alive in the hunt for a finals spot after defeating Collingwood in a huge win at home in blustery conditions. The Swans held firm with the breeze in the last quarter kicking the final three goals of the game to secure a 19-point win, 9.4 (58) to 5.9 (39). Basking in the glory […]
Blackburn lifts Dogs to breakthrough win
IT has been a long time coming for Western Bulldogs fans, but the red, white and blue finally heard the club song post-game on the weekend, defeating West Coast to enjoy a much-needed victory. After going 0-8 to start the season in a year that has involved a horror run of injuries, the Bulldogs returned […]
Saints salute in Moorabbin fortress
HOME is where the heart is, and for St Kilda, it is also where the four points come from each week, with St Kilda continuing its home dominance with a massive upset win over premiership contenders, Brisbane Lions at RSEA Park. The Saint held sway throughout the match and went head-to-head in a thrilling final […]
Western Australia announces 2023/24 Summer squads
WESTERN Australia Football Commission (WAFC) released the finalised lists of the initial Summer squads for both the boys and girls programs. The players featured include a host of talents that featured at the 2023 AFL/W Under 18 and Under 16 Championships. The squads feature 38 boys and 32 girls who were selected to partake, ranging […]
Tigers and Saints destroy scoreless opponents
IT was an incredibly one-sided round of NTFL Women’s Premier League action, with two teams held scoreless and the closest margin of the four games being 42 points. That, along with the next closest margin of 64 points paled in comparison to the beltings that Nightcliff and St Mary’s handed out, which totalled a whopping […]
Partial Power eclipse of the Suns
IT WAS not quite a Power outage nor a late Sunrise, as Yartapuulti and Gold Coast were forced to split the points in a frantic Round 8 AFL Women’s draw. It was the first draw of the 2023 season, with the Power coming from behind early to hit the front and look home with six […]
Last quarter Lions roar past Crows
BRISBANE’S double chance hopes increased significantly on the weekend, with a favourable set of results taking place. The Lions knocked off the previously undefeated Adelaide at Brighton Homes Arena, before West Coast upset fifth placed Essendon, and Gold Coast had to split the points with Port Adelaide. Those trio of results meant Brisbane went into […]
Cooper crushes Combine to be top ranked athlete
SYDNEY Swans Academy top-ager Holly Cooper was statistically the top athlete at the AFLW Draft Combine, scoring a near-perfect performance across the indoor athletic tests. Of the 70 athletes who tested, Cooper scored an 95 physical performance rating (PPR), to be the top ranked talent across the board for the jumps, sprint and agility testing. […]
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 […]
