Big win pleases Bombers boss
ESSENDON had its biggest win of the season yesterday out at Windy Hill, comfortably defeating an injury depleted Melbourne. It was a full four quarter performance from Nat Wood’s Bombers, with the coach noting post match that “it’s something we’ve been trying to build.” “I think we’ve had some good moments in most games, but […]
2024 AFLW Week 5 Preview: Friday
TODAY is a big day in the AFL Women’s calendar, with the public holiday in Victoria giving the league a rare opportunity to stage four games on the one day without any two matches playing at the same time. 12:05pmSwinburne Centre Recent form Both of these sides are winless through the first month of the […]
2024 AFLW Week 4 Preview: Sunday
WEEK 4 of the AFLW concludes today with a quartet of games in as many states, all with many potential consequences. 1:05pmThomas Farms Oval Recent form Like absolute clockwork, Adelaide is again one of the teams to beat this AFLW season and are currently undefeated after three games. Essendon meanwhile has had an inconsistent start […]
2024 AFLW Week 3 Preview: Sunday
WEEK 3 of the AFL Women’s season concludes today with an intriguing quartet of matches that will perhaps shake up the ladder a bit heading into the midweek footy portion of the season. 1:05pm AEST (12:35pm local)Thomas Farms Oval Recent form Both of these sides come into today with an undefeated record so will be […]
Young Dons duo impressive in win over Eagles
WITH their captain and best forward target, Bonnie Toogood ruled out for the next six-to-eight weeks with a knee injury, the Bombers had to find other avenues to goal. Ahead of their clash on Saturday against the Eagles, they suffered another blow with Georgia Gee ruled out late with a calf complaint. Enter debutant Chloe […]
2024 AFLW Round 2 Preview: Saturday
TODAYs AFL Women’s action may be less action-packed than its week one counterpart, but there are still three intriguing matches today. 11:05amCasey Fields Recent form These two come into today off the back off very contrasting Round 1 results. Melbourne rescued a hard-fought win against Geelong in tough conditions, while Brisbane was well beaten by […]
2024 AFLW Round 1 Preview: Saturday
THE excitement of the first round of AFLW action continues today with a jam packed schedule of five matches. 1:05pm local timeManuka Oval SIDES GWS FB: Randall, Smith HB: Evans, McCormick, Pease C: Eva, Barr, Brazendale HF: Garnett, Zreika, Huntington FF: Doyle, Goldsworthy FOL: O’Dowd, Beeson, Parker IC: Grierson, Gaffney, Ransom, Srhoj, Pauga EMG: Murphy, […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: Essendon
IT may have only been their second season in existence, but 2023 was a big year for Essendon. The Bombers made finals for the first time, and although they only made it to the first week before losing out to Essendon, it was still a big step forward for one of the competition’s newest sides. […]
2023 AFLW Draft review: Essendon
TAKING the minimum two selections in an otherwise quieter AFLW Draft, the Bombers picked up two very different players, with selections 20 and 38. Sandringham Dragons’ tall Emily Gough was snapped up at Pick 20, while Geelong Falcons skipper Chloe Adams slid down to their next selection at 38. Emily Gough (Sandringham Dragons / Vic […]
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: […]
