Richmond race past Port, turns attention to bigger fish
RICHMOND has continued its strong early-season AFLW form, winning a fourth match in a row last night after defeating Port Adelaide by 21 points. Reflecting post match on what transpired in the match, Richmond coach Ryan Ferguson was proud of his troops’ “strong performance”, which was built on the back of a four-goal head start. […]
2024 AFLW Week 5 Preview: Tuesday
WEEK 5 of the 2024 AFL Women’s season and week two of midweek football kicks off tonight with a clash that is important for both sides involved, but for very different reasons. 7:15pmIkon Park Recent form Richmond has proven over the last few weeks that its poor week one performance was not a true indicator […]
Lions win four in a row with four quarter performance over Eagles
THE Brisbane Lions continued their winning ways, dominating from start to finish, defeating the West Coast Eagles by 45 points at Mineral Resources Park on Sunday afternoon. According to Lions coach Craig Starcevich, “the fact that we got off to a good start was most pleasing. The danger with this one was at the back […]
Swans sneak past GWS to record Derby win
SYDNEY picked up its second win of the 2024 AFL Women’s season after narrowly downing crosstown rivals GWS by three points yesterday. It was a match of swinging momentums, with Sydney needing several goes to finally get the job done in the last quarter. However, that was pleasing for Sydney coach Scott Gowans. “It’s actually […]
Bulldogs’ breakthrough big win sees happy Hyett
AFTER a tough first three weeks of the AFL Women’s season, the Western Bulldogs are on the board for 2024 after a win over Collingwood yesterday. Speaking post match, Bulldogs’ coach Tamara Hyett was a happy woman, noting that she was “happy for everyone at the club. Staff, players, coaches, and we’ve got a really […]
Adelaide’s even spread of contributors gets win against Dons
AFTER a close fought first quarter, it was the Adelaide Crows that pulled away to emerge 33-point victors over Essendon at Thomas Farms Oval on Sunday afternoon. A feature of the game was the pressure being applied from both sides, with the Dons not able to continue to keep it up during the duration of […]
Hawks run Saints ragged in 57-point win
HAWTHORN ended St Kilda’s unbeaten streak in emphatic fashion, booting 10 of their 11 goals with the wind to come back from a goal down at quarter time to keep the Saints goalless in the second half and run out 11.8 (74) to 2.5 (17) winners. The victory got Hawthorn back on track after losing […]
Dockers cause Dees heartbreak with last second win
FREMANTLE pulled off one of the greatest escapes in AFL Women’s history, coming from 18 points behind at three quarter time to snatch a one-goal win over Melbourne yesterday in the dying seconds. Fremantle coach Lisa Webb was very relieved post-match. “Yeah, gosh, that was hectic” Webb said. “To be honest, it’s just the girls […]
Cats fully eclipse Suns for first 2024 AFLW win
THE game between the Geelong Cats and the Gold Coast Suns was one that could have been a close game given their standings on the AFLW ladder coming into the clash. Both sides have a draw from three games with Gold Coast finishing level last weekend against the Greater Western Sydney Giants, while Geelong drew […]
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 […]
