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AFLW 2023 Round 5 Preview: Saturday

JUST the one AFL Women’s game take place on Grand Final Day with Collingwood facing rivals Essendon at Punt Road. The clash lines up with the Magpies’ men’s side taking on Brisbane in the AFL Grand Final later in the day. We preview the big clash between the well-known Anzac Day clubs. 11:05amPunt Road Oval […]

Returning Dee stops lively Cat to set up win

MELBOURNE created history and kept its undefeated record intact last night with a win over Geelong in the first ever meeting between the sides for premiership points. As much as Melbourne’s ball movement got going more as the match progressed to help the Dees to the win, there was one match up that perhaps flew […]

AFLW 2023 Round 4 Preview: Friday

THIS Grand Final Eve public holiday is a jam packed one in the AFL Womens, with four matches across two states on the calendar. 1:05pmIkon Park Recent Form Richmond are cruising along pretty nicely at the moment with only one loss so far this season, and come into today’s clash off the back of a […]

Classy Colvin arrived at the light end of the tunnel

THE last 12 months or so have certainly had their fair share of ups and downs for Melbourne defender Gabby Colvin, who returns to the AFL Women’s tonight after tearing her ACL just before Season 7. “It’s been pretty tough,” Colvin said, talking about the last year. “Obviously anyone with a long term injury will […]

AFLW 2023 Round 4 Preview: Thursday

6:15pmGMHBA Stadium Recent Form Both teams have had excellent first months of the season. Geelong has only suffered one loss so far this season, while the Dees have not suffered any. History These two team get to create their own little bit of history tonight, as tonight’s clash will be the first between the pair […]

Marvellous Mackin makes memorable debut

MELBOURNE’s newest Irish recruit Aimee Mackin finally got her chance to debut on the AFL Women’s stage over the weekend, and certainly made an impact in the Dees’ win over the Hawks. Speaking post-match, Mackin was happy she had finally made her debut, and did so in a win. “I think once you get the […]

Suns challenged by fast finishing Bulldogs

After being challenged in patches of the match by a red-hot Western Bulldogs side desperate for their first win, the Gold Coast Suns lifted in the second quarter to win by four points at Heritage Bank Stadiumto gather their third victory of the AFLW season. The Western Bulldogs had all the momentum in the first […]

Wood’s wise words help Bombers over the line

SPEAKING after her side’s win over Fremantle on the weekend, Essendon coach Natalie Wood spoke of her influential half time speech, which was all around negating Fremantle’s systems. “I thought that firstly, going into the game Fremantle from what we’ve seen like it really contested, they put a lot of numbers around the ball, so […]

Saints salute in stunning final term

IT was as good for St Kilda as it was bad for Collingwood, and in the blink of an eye, what looked to be a comfortable win to the Magpies, turned into a horror final term which resulted in the Saints picking up their first AFL Women’s win. Saints coach Nick Dal Santo had copped […]

Clever captain’s call helps Brisbane create history

BRISBANE created a little bit of history yesterday in the AFL Women’s, inflicting North Melbourne’s first loss in both 2023 and in the state of Tasmania after coming from behind at half time. It was one of those matches where it was a tale of two halves as North Melbourne dominated the first half, but […]

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