Connected Magpies eclipse Suns
COLLINGWOOD leapt over three AFLW sides in a penultimate round come-from-behind victory over Gold Coast, with last year’s wooden spooners ensuring they would not meet the same fate in 2025. The Magpies won by 15 points over the Suns, 5.9 (39) to 3.6 (24), thanks to kicking the only two goals of the final term. […]
RECAP | Coaches Chat: AFLW Round 11
FINALS spots were earned and others dashed in an intriguing weekend of action. Here’s what the 18 AFL Women’s coaches had to say following their respective Round 11 matches.
Dockers’ focus key in taming Tigers
AN INACCURATE first term did not sway a desperate Fremantle from keeping its finals hopes intact, running out 44-point victors over Richmond in the west. The Dockers had far more on the line given a loss would all but end any hopes of a post-season appearance, and after kicking 1.5 in the first 20 minutes, […]
Lions roar into double chance
BRISBANE gained valuable bragging rights over Melbourne in a Round 11 clash of heavyweights in what could very well end up one of the qualifying finals in under a fortnight’s time. The Lions made it half a dozen wins on the trot, but it was really the litmus test for the reigning grand finalists who […]
Hawks workrate the difference
AFTER a somewhat sluggish start, Hawthorn booked its top four spot with an impressive five-goal win over Essendon at Windy Hill on the weekend. The brown and gold were technically in front at half-time by four points after being level at quarter time, but the general feeling was that Essendon had the upper hand in […]
Swans show faith as Privitelli, Cooper deliver
SYDNEY showed it has the depth to get the job done without Chloe Molloy after overcoming a West Coast outfit battling with its own gun midfielder/forward Ella Roberts being a late out. As the two sides duked it out in what could be a finals-shaping match, the Swans took away the four points with a […]
Port Powers to maiden Showdown win
PORT Adelaide has broken the Showdown shackles in the AFL Women’s competition after downing Adelaide by seven points in a “spicy” contest at Norwood Oval on Friday night. Needing to win to give themselves the slimmest of chances for finals, Port Adelaide held off a determined Crows outfit to get up , 7.10 (52) to […]
Suns coach declares loss “not up to standard”
NORMALLY measured and with a greater sense of optimism compared to pessimism, Gold Coast Suns coach Rhyce Shaw cut a forlorn figure after his side suffered a 66-point loss to the Western Bulldogs in Mackay, held goalless with just six behinds to the home side’s name. The emotion was clear for all to see when […]
Pies need four-quarter performance: Wright
COLLINGWOOD showed plenty of promise during a second half fightback against Richmond, but ultimately the slow start cost the Magpies as the Tigers leapfrogged them into 16th with a 7.4 (46) to 5.3 (33) victory. The game was not short of memories or highlights for both sides, with all three Mark of the Year nominations […]
Gold Coast wins three-way race for Sunny
GOLD Coast Suns have gained a massive boost ahead of the AFL Women’s Draft, as their only Academy member with multiple club ties in Sunny Lappin has committed to nominating the Suns. Lappin, the daughter of 251-game Matthew, turned down the option to nominate Carlton and St Kilda where her dad played 196 and 55 […]
