Webb praises versatile Docker’s impact
IN a see-sawing AFL Women’s affair that took place at Alberton Oval on Saturday afternoon, the Fremantle Dockers beat Port Adelaide by eight points. There were several performances that impressed Dockers head coach Lisa Webb, but none more so than that from Gabby O’Sullivan. She slotted a goal and a behind to go with 15 […]
2024 AFLW Week 3 Preview: Saturday
TODAY is a historic day in the AFL Women’s as new venues and new matchups are scattered throughout. 12:35pmC.ex Coffs International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Recent form Both of these sides have had one win and won loss to start their 2024 campaigns so will be looking to put that ledger into the positive today. Last […]
Crows come out on top in highly-defensive dig over Dockers
THE ADELAIDE Crows and Fremantle Dockers played out a highly defensive and pressure-filled contest at Fremantle Oval to close out Round Two. Running out 33-point winners, the Crows were simply too good, capitalising on their midfield dominance and some great contested marks inside forward 50. But the main feature of the contest from both sides […]
2024 AFLW Round 2 Preview: Sunday
WEEK 2 of the 2024 AFLW competition concludes today with a monster offering of five games across three states. Today’s action should also give fans both aligned and neutral alike a good picture of how the season ahead may unpack. 1:05pmSwinburne Centre Recent form These two could not have come into today’s clash off more […]
Dockers’ dominance delights boss after first up win
FREMANTLE got its 2024 AFL Women’s season off to a perfect start, comfortably downing Essendon on Saturday afternoon. Fremantle coach Lisa Webb said that her side’s performance was “really pleasing. Probably the most exciting thing is we had a lot of contributors today. We’ve been talking about that in preseason. Obviously, we don’t have Ange […]
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, […]
Stannett’s serving a different kind of role in 2024
SEASON 2024 is not going exactly the way new Fremantle skipper Ange Stannett had planned. Newly appointed to the Fremantle captaincy, Stannett will unfortunately have to sit out the 2024 AFL Women’s season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) earlier this year. Stannett said the injury recovery was “getting there”. “I’m 12 weeks post […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: Fremantle
ON paper, 2023 was not much better than Season 7 for Fremantle, with those in purple recording only half a win more than they did in 2023 than they did the previous season. But, like seasons prior, injuries were again a big issue for Fremantle, with most of their biggest names missing at least one […]
Relieved Ifould basks in “surreal” AFLW Draft moment
THERE were a multitude of emotions running through South Adelaide winger Holly Ifould‘s brain as the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft continued to tick down. Sitting amongst her Panthers cohort, the talented winger had watched Brooke Boileau (Adelaide) and Alissa Brook (Port Adelaide) get drafted in the second round, and she, along with many others had […]
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: […]
