AFLW Debut season watch: Round 2 Season 7
THE AFLW Debut season focus is back for season 7, where we take a look at some of the better player performances from those who make their debut in this year. On Friday night at the MCG, the Dees held on for a narrow win over the Kangaroos. For the victorious Dees Maeve Chaplin had […]
Membrey confidence growing with Pies
IN her second game back from consecutive long-term injuries, Collingwood forward Jordan Membrey stepped up to boot a couple of goals for the Magpies as she and club debutant Olivia Barber steered the black and whites to a 31-point win over Sydney yesterday. Back at their spiritual home, the Magpies fought off a determined Swans […]
Jakobbson full of praise for her current side but excited to face her old one
ST KILDA leader and key defender Bianca Jakobsson was really pleased with her side’s performance yesterday in their win over Hawthorn. “It was a solid win” she said. “I thought we put in a really good four quarter performance with some ebbs and flows, but I felt that we were really organised and set up […]
Harford encouraged by Blues’ start
AFTER being “disappointed” with his side’s effort against Collingwood the week before, Carlton coach Daniel Harford was more optimistic in his summation of the Blues’ narrow one-point win over Essendon on the weekend. The side made the fans very nervous in the final stages of the match as the Bombers slotted three goals in the […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 2 Talking Points – Established sides flex muscles
SUNDAY’S action in Round 2 of Season 7 saw five entertaining matches, but a common thread. Every side that won yesterday – Carlton, Collingwood, Brisbane, St Kilda and Gold Coast – were all more experienced than the opponents they defeated.
Cats pressure plan perfected in Perth
AFTER a low-scoring nail-biter against the Tigers in Round 1, Geelong was able to secure a more comfortable 26-point win in the West, holding Fremantle to the lowest ever AFL Women’s score. In a performance that impressed Cats coach Dan Lowther, Geelong kept the potentially potent Dockers to an all-time low of one behind, while […]
Season 7 AFLW: Round 2 Talking Points – Surprises galore
SATURDAY’S action in the AFL Women’s saw quite the variety of results. In the early game Adelaide fought back to pinch the win off Richmond, while in the afternoon Geelong made a statement with an upset win over Fremantle, and the Western Bulldogs spoiled Port Adelaide’s debut home game at Alberton by beating the Power. […]
“Walking wounded” Dogs overpower Port
OVERCOMING a serious injury to Britney Gutknecht and described as the “walking wounded” by coach Nathan Burke, the Western Bulldogs remained undefeated in their AFL Women’s Season 7 campaign from the first two rounds. Despite inaccuracy threatening to derail their hopes, the Bulldogs did enough to secured the 3.10 (28) to 1.3 (9) victory over […]
Crows grab win, but Clarke concedes reigning premiers “not where we need to be just yet”
ADELAIDE coach Matthew Clarke conceded his chargers still need to improve a number of aspects of their game despite some heroics from Crows young gun Abbie Ballard. The 20-year-old booted two goals in three minutes in the final term, her first two goals in her six-game AFL Women’s career, to help Adelaide run over the […]
Defensive errors prove costly: Crocker
A DEFENSIVE breakdown late in the game leading to Alyssa Bannan‘s match-winning goal as well as a lapse early in the second quarter that lead to back-to-back Daisy Pearce majors proved the difference in his side’s two-point loss to the Demons, according to North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker. Forward/ruck Emma King soccered through a goal […]
