Koenen’s colossal performance helps Brisbane take title
SUNDAY’s AFLW Grand Final was tight and tense, and had no clear winner until the final term. Ultimately it was Brisbane that emerged victorious, and it was thanks in large part to the exploits of its skipper Bre Koenen. Playing in both defence and in the midfield, her tireless work first helped keep Brisbane in […]
Calm Crocker contemplates where it all went wrong
A composed Darren Crocker sat in front of the media yesterday after the 2023 AFLW Grand Final and with a clear tone of disappointment in his voice, reflected on what went wrong for his Kangaroos side. “I think the whole day was Brisbane just took their opportunities more than we did,” the Kangaroos coach said. […]
From bridesmaids to top Cats, Lions are Queens of the Jungle again
BRISBANE Lions are the Queens of the AFL Women’s once again, defeating North Melbourne by 17 points at Ikon Park today to claim their second ever premiership. In a match befitting of its AFLW Grand Final name, it was a hard-fought match that was not determined until the final quarter where Brisbane kicked four goals […]
From the Horse’s Mouth: AFLW Grand Final 2023
THIS afternoon it all goes down at Ikon Park, with North Melbourne and Brisbane fighting it out to become 2023 AFL Women’s premiers. Ahead of the big game, the captains and coaches from both sides gathered in Melbourne and spoke to the media ahead of the big game. Kangaroos’ coach Darren Crocker said that it […]
AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: Grand Final
TOMORROW the magical AFLW 2023 season comes to an end, but will tomorrow’s Grand Final see Brisbane win its second premiership or North Melbourne crack through for its maiden title? Tomorrow at 2:30pmIkon Park How They Got Here Both of these sides made it through to the 2023 AFLW Grand Final after hard fought wins […]
2023 AFLW Grand Final Team Preview – North Melbourne
NORTH Melbourne is set to make history on Sunday afternoon when it runs out in the 2023 AFLW Grand Final, no matter what the final result is. After some big scalps already this finals series, the Kangaroos have made it into their first Grand Final. But after going so close so many times in a […]
Erika from Eire living the dream halfway round the world
THINGS have changed pretty dramatically in life in the last 12 months for Roo Erika O’Shea, going from a young Gaelic football star in Cork to a fully fledged AFLW player on the verge of her first grand final. O’Shea said that coming across to Australia as a 19-year-old was not easy, but the Kangaroos […]
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, […]
Kangas hop into prelim after Dee-molition
NORTH Melbourne has had many impressive performances over the years, but few could argue that yesterday’s demolition of reigning premiers Melbourne to reach the 2023 AFL Women’s Preliminary Finals was not the finest of the lot. Consistently reminded externally of their inability to win big games – notably against the other top three sides – […]
AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: Second Qualifying Final
THIS weekend’s final match sees a replay of the 2022 Preliminary Final as Melbourne hosts North Melbourne. Today at 3:05pmIkon Park How They Got Here Melbourne had another strong season and almost finished minor premiers, but had a stumble against Brisbane in the final round of the season. North Melbourne had an emphatic win over […]
