West Australian sides head back home
IT is now halfway through the 2022 AFLW Season, and now attention now turns to the back end of the season. With two wins all that separates third and eighth, every win is crucial in the run to finals. This weekend sees another weekend full of cracking matches, and the Western Australian teams finally playing […]
PODCAST | Game Sense – Episode 8
EPISODE eight of GAME SENSE is out now, split into two episodes. The latest Australian rules football podcast sees host and Rookie Me Central AFL/W Draft Editor Michael Alvaro, joined by Chief Editor Peter Williams and women’s football analyst Alyce Collett on Game Sense to talk all things women’s footy. >> LISTEN HERE ON ANCHOR […]
Single ready to continue making waves for the Suns
COMING from a background in rugby sevens and beach sprinting, to making an impression in the Gold Coast Suns Academy, winning team time trials and making it onto the Suns’ AFLW list, Lucy Single believes there is more to come throughout her football journey. Single opened up firstly what got her into playing football, reflecting […]
Stat Leaders: 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 5
ADELAIDE midfielder Ebony Marinoff was among the dominant stars across the latest weekend of AFL Women’s action, as she helped the Crows kick away from Carlton on Sunday afternoon. Plenty more players produced big numbers in Round 5 of the AFL Women’s season, find out who as we take a look at this week’s stat […]
AFLW Tuesday Talking Points: Eagles break winless drought
THE West Coast Eagles have avenged last week’s narrow loss to Geelong, beating the Saints in an absolute nail-biter down at Trevor Barker Oval. In the venue’s debut as an AFLW ground, the game went down to the wire. It was not clear who was going to win until the final siren blew. A few errant […]
2022 AFLW debut season focus: Round 5
TEAM selection is getting tight, but another couple of debutants were rolled out across Round 5 of the 2022 AFL Women’s season. We take a look at how those in their debut campaigns performed this past weekend – either first-year players, or those who were yet to make their AFL Women’s debut despite being on […]
AFLW Round 5 – Sunday Talking Points
ROUND 5 of the 2022 AFL Women’s season came and went over the weekend, seen out by a trio of fixtures on Sunday. The Western Bulldogs, Adelaide and North Melbourne were the victors in a trio of clashes played across Melbourne, and we take a look at the key talking points to come out of […]
AFLW Saturday Talking Points: Lions and Dees fly high
IN a big day of AFL Women’s Brisbane and Melbourne stood tall against Collingwood and Gold Coast respectively in the two AFL Women’s games that took place yesterday. Here are the talking points from the match. By: Elly Kirlis In tough, windy conditions in Maroochydore, after a tough start to their premiership title defence, the […]
From SANFLW To AFLW, Allen continues to shine on the field
GROWING up to play for Eastlake in Canberra, winning premierships and making the most of her opportunities, Najwa Allen is hoping to continue to help the Adelaide make the finals once again in 2022 and be a key player in the side. Allen opened up firstly on what got her into playing football, reflecting on […]
Sydney announces inaugural AFLW coach
YESTERDAY it was announced that former North Melbourne AFLW coach and Collingwood AFLW assistant coach Scott Gowans would be the inaugural coach of the Sydney Swans when they enter the AFLW in the 2023 season. Gowans told the Sydney Swans website that he was excited at the opportunity. “It’s a great opportunity to be a […]
