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2023 AFLW Draft – Pick by Pick

TONIGHT was the AFLW’s big night – the Draft. A total of 53 players had their dreams come true and got drafted tonight. Here is who went where with each pick. Pick 1: Western Bulldogs – Kristie-Lee Weston-Turner (Western Jets – Victoria) Pick 2: West Coast – Jessica Rentsch (GWV Rebels – Victoria) Pick 3: […]

2023 AFLW Draft preview: Adelaide

MINOR premiers Adelaide could not quite get it done in November, bowing out in the preliminary stage after losses to grand finalists, Brisbane and North Melbourne. Despite missing out on yet another flag, Matthew Clarke and his troops remain a huge contender in the 2024 AFL Women’s flag race as the Crows approach another draft. […]

North holds nerve to break glass ceiling

NORTH Melbourne has broken its AFL Women’s Grand Final hoodoo, holding their nerve in a tense final quarter of yesterday’s preliminary final to defeat Adelaide and reach a maiden women’s decider. For the second time in the space of only a month, it was a nail-biter that was ultimately decided by one tense final quarter, […]

AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: Second Preliminary Final

TODAY’s second AFL Women’s Preliminary Final is between the two sides who fell at this point last season, but who will vanquish their demons and progress through to the grand final? Today at 3:05pmIkon Park How They Got Here North Melbourne come into today refreshed after a week off, while the Crows bounced back from […]

Cheerful Clarke happy with Crowtastic turnaround

AFTER his side did a number on the Sydney Swans in the AFLW Semi Final last night, Adelaide coach Matthew Clarke certainly had a big smile on his face. The Crows mentor was very happy with how his team had performed. “It was a really strong performance,”Clarke said. “I thought it was still a really […]

AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: First Semi Final

THIS weekend’s AFLW action begins tonight with a historic first ever encounter that has never had such high stakes attached to it. Today at 7:45pmNorwood Oval How They Got Here Adelaide finds itself in tonight’s semi-final after falling agonisingly short against Brisbane in last week’s qualifying final. Sydney on the other hand came flying out […]

AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: First Qualifying Final

IT is time. Time for the 2023 AFLW finals to begin, and it does not get much bigger than this with a qualifying final between two of the early pacesetters of the competition’s history. Today at 3:05pmNorwood Oval How They Got Here Adelaide finished the season top of the table after an almost perfect season, […]

Stoppage dominance key to Crows’ win

A REMARKABLE stoppage differential in both the hitouts and clearances helped Adelaide defeat a gallant West Coast on the road, securing the all-important minor premiership. Though many expected the Crows to romp to an easy victory over the bottom four side, the Eagles never gave in, and Adelaide fought to the line to win, 11.5 […]

In Case You Missed It: AFLW Round 10 2023

IN many ways Round 10 of the 2023 AFL Women’s season lived up to expectation, with plenty of twists and turns as the home and away season came to a close. Gold Coast Suns (6.3.39) defeated Essendon (3.7.25) Western Bulldogs (1.3.9) lost to North Melbourne (7.13.55) Port Adelaide (13.10.88) defeated GWS (4.6.30) Geelong (9.6.60) defeated […]

AFLW 2023 Round 10 Preview: Saturday

THE AFLW finals puzzle continues to get written today as five matches are on the calendar, including a Grand Final rematch. 1:05pmWhitten Oval Recent Form The Kangaroos come into this game looking for a win to lock in a top fourth berth, while the Bulldogs will be looking for a win to finish a tough […]

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