Final 2023 AFLW 22Under22 Squad Revealed
AFTER an initial squad was released a few weeks ago, the AFL Players Association has released its final AFLW 22Under22 Squad for 2023. After a remarkable season in 2023, it is unsurprising that Sydney is the team with the most players in the final squad, with Lucy McEvoy, Ally Morphett, Laura Gardiner and Ella Heads […]
Midfield muscle helps Geelong earn upset
GEELONG pulled off a huge upset in the AFL Women’s yesterday afternoon, defeating reigning premiers Melbourne by five points in the second semi final. After dominating for three quarters the Cats almost let things slip away in the final quarter but held on to pull off the win and move on to a Preliminary Final. […]
Cheerful Clarke happy with Crowtastic turnaround
AFTER his side did a number on the Sydney Swans in the AFLW Semi Final last night, Adelaide coach Matthew Clarke certainly had a big smile on his face. The Crows mentor was very happy with how his team had performed. “It was a really strong performance,”Clarke said. “I thought it was still a really […]
AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: Second Semi Final
FROM not playing each other in five seasons to playing each other twice in one, this afternoon’s AFLW semi-final two combatants are building up some history fast. Today at 3:05pmIkon Park How They Got Here Melbourne come into this match off the back of a shock loss last week to North Melbourne, while the Cats […]
AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: First Semi Final
THIS weekend’s AFLW action begins tonight with a historic first ever encounter that has never had such high stakes attached to it. Today at 7:45pmNorwood Oval How They Got Here Adelaide finds itself in tonight’s semi-final after falling agonisingly short against Brisbane in last week’s qualifying final. Sydney on the other hand came flying out […]
Fans Forum: Who was unlucky to miss out on All Australian selection?
EARLIER this week the initial 42 player AFLW All Australian squad was revealed, which certainly raised a few eyebrows amongst the AFLW fan community. Plenty of fans raised some names of who they thought deserved a spot in that squad that perhaps did not always wrack up the numbers in the stats but were still […]
AFLW Draft Q&A: Hayley McLaughlin
IT was a triple treat for Hawthorn fans yesterday after the brown and gold officially named a trio of pre-listed Eastern Ranges to join their AFLW list. Hayley McLaughlin was the third of those players, joining current and now future teammates Laura Stone and Jess Vukic at the elite level. We spoke to all three […]
2023 AFLW All Australian Squad revealed
THE much anticipated AFLW All Australian Squad of 42 has been revealed, with a bit of history being made for the AFLW. For the first time since the competition became 18 clubs, every single club has at least one player in the squad. Minor Premiers Adelaide has six players in the squad, while fellow top […]
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 – […]
How Geelong ensured history did not repeat itself
GEELONG made history yesterday afternoon, defeating Essendon to win its first ever AFL Women’s Final and move on to the semi-finals stage. The win completed a double turnaround for the Cats, both from last year’s elimination final and from Round 6 this season, which is when the Cats and Bombers last played before yesterday. But […]
