Coaches’ Corner: Showdown Edition
IN a weekly series at Rookie Me Central, we cast our eyes and ears around the league to gather thoughts from AFL Women’s coaches, and see what they had to say post their respective matches on the weekend. It is over to Adelaide and to the Showdown for this week’s edition, where we heard from […]
Crocker praises teams’ defensive pressure
NORTH Melbourne AFLW Coach Darren Crocker knew the importance of his side’s victory against the Sydney Swans with four rounds left in the regular season, noting his side’s defensive pressure was key to getting the win. “It was an important game for us,” Crocker said. “Sydney are obviously at a different stage of their development […]
Lions’ desperation key to Bombers win
BRISBANE coach Craig Starcevich was thrilled his side could get back on the winner’s list with a big victory over Essendon in challenging conditions on Sunday. The top of the table Lions lost their first game of the season to Richmond in Round 5, but blew the Bombers away early to lead 42-0 until late […]
AFLW Rising Star Player Focus: Em Pease (GWS)
IN our new series of Player Focuses, we are taking a specific look at one of the Rising Star nominees each week, and their nominee worthy performances. This week’s focus is on Emily Pease, who starred in her side’s win over Carlton. Emily Pease stats vs Carlton Disposals: 10 Marks: 2 Tackles: 4 Goals: 2 FIRST QUARTER It […]
Happy Stinear looking for a more consistent Dees
ALTHOUGH Melbourne got their fifth win of the season on the weekend, Melbourne coach Mick Stinear acknowledged that his side did not have things all their own way against Fremantle. “It was very much a grind. I would say we got outworked, clearances and around the contest for the day. I feel like they’re a […]
Tigers claw into top eight with Suns win
RICHMOND is four points and percentage inside the top eight, winning a crucial game against Gold Coast at Punt Road to move clear ahead of the ninth placed Suns. A loss would have seen the Tigers tumble back to ninth themselves, but in winning their fourth consecutive match, Richmond moved to a 4-2 record and […]
De Melo the journeywoman grateful to be back at the top
PORT Adelaide’s Jade De Melo has had quite the journey to get to where she is at with the Power, but she is certainly grateful to be in the situation she is in.. The Power is actually her second AFLW club, after briefly spending time on Fremantle’s list in the league’s infancy. Reflecting on her […]
“Proud” Bernasconi pleased with Giant turnaround
IT has been a tough few weeks in GWS land, but after his side defeated Carlton on the weekend Giants coach Cam Bernasconi said that he was “super proud of the girls.” “It was a challenging week” he said. “Footy’s a funny thing. It’s 100 minutes of football can really shape your week, and last […]
EJ magic helps Pies survive Saints scare
ADMITTING it was far tighter than he had hoped given the statistical dominance by his side, Collingwood coach Steve Symonds was just pleased to come away with the four points during the Magpies’ two-point win over St Kilda on Saturday. The Magpies had 16 more inside 50s (37-21), 21 more contested possessions and 14 more […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 6 Talking Points – Favourites win, but some easier than others
SUNDAY’S action in the AFLW saw largely expected results with all the favourites winning, but they did not all do it as easily as their final winning margins may suggest. Melbourne was pushed by Fremantle but still got a comfortable win, while Brisbane and North Melbourne easily took care of Essendon and Sydney respectively.
