Mulder focused on being a “key player” after “insane” rise to AFLW
SOUTH Fremantle’s Tahleah Mulder was running around in the Perth Football League for Piara Waters 12 months ago, and now the speedy midfielder/forward will don the purple after being selected by Fremantle with pick three in the AFLW Supplementary Draft. Speaking in the wake of her selection. Mulder said it was a “surreal feeling” that […]
AFLW Over-age Draft order confirmed as trade period closes
THE first phase of the AFL Women’s off-season is done and dusted with the 18 clubs now moving into the second phase, featuring the AFL Women’s Over-age Draft next month. The Priority Signing Period (PSP) which saw seven players change clubs, followed by the Trade Period which resulted in more moves across the clubs, is […]
RECAP | AFLW Trade Period 2023
THE AFLW Trade Period wrapped up for 2023 yesterday, with plenty of familiar faces changing clubs over the last 10 days. If you missed anything that went down during the Trade Period, here is a recap of the entire period. Mega Trade Number 1 The first trade of the entire period was a big one, […]
Get to know AFLW’s fresh faces from the Emerald Isle
LÁ Fhéile Pádraig Daoibh! Or for those of you not familiar with Gaelic, happy St Patrick’s Day! Today is St Patrick’s Day, the national day of the Republic of Ireland, and to celebrate, let us take a look at the latest AFLW coups from the Emerald Isle set to grace our footy fields in 2023. […]
Recap | 2023 AFLW Priority Signing Period
YESTERDAY saw the much talked about AFL Women’s Priority Signing Period (PSP) come to a conclusion, with a total of eight players finding new homes during the window. The PSP was designed to give the four newest AFLW clubs – Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney – a chance to sign some more experience players […]
Worst kept secret confirmed as Port signs Scholz
THE AFLW’s worst kept secret has been confirmed today, with Port Adelaide nabbing the services of Matilda Scholz during the priority signing period. As part of this year’s concessions, the Power were assigned an underage signing requirement, with the stipulation that they must be a school leaver. Scholz fit the bill. The Glenelg youngster is […]
Draft date set: AFL reveals one-off supplementary draft details
THE AFL has confirmed its final key dates ahead of the AFLW priority signing (PSP), and sign and trade periods, with the Season Eight Supplementary Draft locked in for Tuesday April 4. The one-off event aims to affect an age reset on the competition, which saw two seasons played in the 2022 calendar year. >> […]
Expansion AFLW clubs receive off-season boosts
AFTER a much anticipated wait, the AFL and AFL Players Association confirmed the official AFL Women’s off-season dates and concessions for the four most recent expansion clubs. In yesterday’s announcement, the AFL confirmed that a Heads of Agreement (HOA) had been reached ahead of the player movement period which begins on March 1. Along with […]
Women’s Footy Rewind: Fans Reflect on 2022
WITH less women’s footy over the summer months than fans have become used to, Rookie Me Central takes you down memory lane and look back at key moments in women’s footy history from the past few years. Today’s edition of the Women’s Footy Rewind is a little different – we are hearing from the AFLW […]
Fiegert focused on footy’s “mental” game
PORT Adelaide might be one of the AFL Women’s newest clubs, but one player who has always had her eyes set on running out at Alberton is Woodville-West Torrens’ Marlie Fiegert. The top-age midfielder is the daughter of Nigel Fiegert, a member of the Power’s inaugural side who went on to play 19 games at […]
