PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 5 – Saturday
COLLINGWOOD has been competitive of late, and will need to find its best again when tackling an unbeaten and impressive Sydney Swans outfit. Sydney heads into the game as strong favourites, though the Pies have hardly rolled over in season 2025, so will make life a little challenging for the red and white. AROUND THE […]
Unbeaten Swans shrug off Dockers
THEY call it the premiership quarter for a reason, and while Sydney coach Scott Gowans might have said his side was not necessarily the best side in the race for the flag last week, the Swans put Walyalup (Fremantle) to the sword with four unanswered goals in the third term. Neck-and-neck throughout the contest, Sydney […]
RECAP | Coaches Chat: AFLW Round 4
ROUND 4 of the AFL Women’s competition saw Gold Coast and Geelong grab their first victories of 2025, while Essendon suffered its first defeat, and the Lions pipped the Crows yet again. Here’s what all 18 coaches had to say about their respective matches.
Swans to “throw at the stumps” for deep finals run
SYDNEY might be unbeaten and one of only four teams in the AFL Women’s that has started the season in the same fashion, but coach Scott Gowans was candid when asked about where he felt the side was at. Post-game following the Round 3 win over Geelong, Sydney had risen to top of the ladder […]
RECAP | Coaches Chat: AFLW Round 3
A FRIDAY night battle in Darwin, some record-breaking tons and a couple of shock results highlighted an intriguing Round 3 of AFL Women’s. Here’s snippets of what the 18 AFLW coaches had to say post-match.
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 3 – Friday/Saturday
WHILE the sides might be 0-2 and 2-0 on the ladder, Geelong and Sydney have some quality players across the board and the match looms as far closer than the respective positions might suggest. The Cats have played two premiership contenders, with the Swans storming past two lower ranked sides, and will now face their […]
Field shape the key to Swans’ success: Gowans
FLEXING their muscles against a younger opponent, Sydney Swans crushed Gold Coast Suns in a dominant 82-point win at People First Stadium on Saturday with the visitors reaching the ton in a 15.13 (103) to 3.3 (21) victory. The incredible performance – which marked the Swans’ best ever result – was headlined by a record-equalling […]
RECAP | Coaches Chat: AFLW Round 2
IN A NEW weekly addition we hear from each of the 18 coaches in the AFL Women’s and take a snippet of what they took from their respective matches.
2024 ‘Super Draft’ already impacting AFLW
LAST year’s AFL Women’s Draft lived up to all expectations after being dubbed a ‘Super Draft’ in August 2023. Two years on, with the players from that draft crop having started making their AFLW debuts, it is clear that the 2024 draft crop is like none other. A host of draftees made their debut in […]
RECAP | Coaches Chat: AFLW Round 1
IN A NEW weekly addition we hear from each of the 18 coaches in the AFL Women’s and take a snippet of what they took from their respective matches.
