Crows coach keen for Dees “challenge”
ADELAIDE farewelled its home fans ahead of a stint on the road after booking its place in a massive semi-final against Melbourne. The Crows produced a “pretty complete” performance during their win over first-time finalists St Kilda at Norwood Oval, coming away with an 8.12 (60) to 2.4 (16) victory. “We had a little patch […]
Efficiency and stoppage craft the key to Lions’ win
FOR the second time in three weeks, Brisbane was forced to come from behind against Melbourne to surge to victory and secure itself an all-important home preliminary final. The Lions did not have to fight back from as much as their Round 11 deficit, but still trailed by two goals at quarter time without kicking […]
Buck’s Blues “soak up” first finals win
IN HIS third season at the helm, Matthew Buck has added a finals win to his CV, as his Carlton side broke through for its first AFL Women’s post-season victory in five years after knocking off West Coast at Ikon Park on Saturday. It seems like a lifetime ago that the Blues won at the […]
“Lots of positives” for Hawks despite defeat
HAWTHORN coach Daniel Webster conceded his side was just beaten by a better outfit and that the brown and gold could take “lots of positives” out of the 39-point AFL Women’s qualifying final defeat to North Melbourne. The Roos kicked away in the final stanza with three goals to nil, but ultimately the Hawks were […]
Roos pass Hawks’ pressure test
NORTH Melbourne stormed past Hawthorn for the second successive week, overcoming a highly contested and heavy defensively-focused game to knock off the brown and gold by 39 points and reach another AFL Women’s Preliminary Final. The Roos made it 25 straight wins and 27 games undefeated with no sign of slowing down after the 5.12 […]
2025 AFLW Finals preview: Adelaide vs. St Kilda
THE LAST of the opening round of AFL Women’s finals for 2025 sees a knockout bout between Adelaide and St Kilda, both of whom have very different post-season records. The Crows have three flags, the most in the competition, while the Saints are contesting their first ever final in the game. IN A NUTSHELL Date: […]
2025 AFLW Finals preview: Melbourne vs. Brisbane
A BLOCKBUSTER second qualifying final awaits tomorrow with two of the more successful sides in AFL Women’s history going head-to-head. Considered the two threats to North Melbourne’s flag hopes, the winner will gain a substantial advantage by avoiding the Kangaroos prior to the grand final, while the loser is put on a crash course with […]
2025 AFLW Finals preview: Carlton vs. West Coast
THERE is no second chance for the loser of the opening elimination final in the AFL Women’s today when Carlton looks to make it back-to-back wins against West Coast. While the Blues’ victory over the Eagles last week was in enemy territory, the Navy Blues return to their spiritual home to try and inflict further […]
2025 AFLW Finals preview: North Melbourne vs. Hawthorn
AFL WOMEN’S finals action is in the air and it all kicks off tonight from 7:15pm AEDT at Ikon Park in what will be the first of three post-season matches at the venue. The all-conquering North Melbourne will look to repeat the dose against the fourth placed Hawks who learnt a valuable lesson in the […]
Dees deliver in last round for home final
MELBOURNE stuck fat during a tough Round 12 encounter against Geelong to stamp its ticket to a home qualifying final next weekend. The Demons shook off a determined Cats outfit with a five goals to two third term proving the difference in the game. With not much separating the sides otherwise, Geelong booted 4.8 to […]
