Team spirit driving Demons: Stinear
TEAM spirit is the catalyst for a Melbourne Demons flag in Season 7 of the AFL Women’s, with coach Mick Stinear moving away from focusing on “perfect football” but rather consistency within one another. The Dees mentor made the comments on the back of yet another victory – their seventh in eight games – embarrassing […]
Tale of two halves for Crocker’s Roos
NORTH Melbourne was able to fight off an early challenge from expansion side Port Adelaide to come away with a “really good” Round 8 AFL Women’s win in a “hostile environment”. Coach Darren Crocker said he was pleased his side was able to regroup after half-time – having trailed by five points at quarter time […]
Tigers claw back to win in “mature performance”
RICHMOND coach Ryan Ferguson has praised his side for another “mature performance” after getting “jumped” in the opening quarter against Carlton before coming back to win, 6.8 (44) to 5.4 (34) at Ikon Park on Friday night. In another strong AFL Women’s clash, the Tigers found themselves down by 19 points at the first break, […]
Brisbane’s belief boost from Crows cull
BRISBANE Lions AFL Women’s coach Craig Starcevich has his team humming at the right time of the year, moving to a 7-1 record in Season 7 following a 22-point win over reigning premiers Adelaide. The Crows lead by three points at quarter time, but the Lions dominated the second term to boot 4.1 without conceding […]
Coaches’ Corner: Country Game 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. In this week’s edition it’s back to Victoria and across to the country town of Warrnambool to […]
Stinear backs “brilliant” Dees
AFTER arguably Melbourne’s best performance of Season 7 with a win over Western Bulldogs at Casey Fields, Demons coach Mick Stinear was certainly a happy man. He expressed his delight with the four-quarter performance post-match following the 10.13 (73) to 1.3 (9) victory. “Good. I think that was a pretty strong performance for across the […]
Pleased Pies boss praises players
COLLINGWOOD coach Steve Symonds described his side’s 32-point victory over the GWS Giants as a “solid win”, with the Magpies retaining fourth spot following the win. Post-game, Symonds said his team needed to improve their accuracy, but were controlling play well in games. “I’m really happy with the brand that we’re trying to play at […]
Starcevich relieved for “gritty” win
BRISBANE Lions AFL Women’s coach Craig Starcevich described it as “gritty” yet also “unjust”, but all in all, he was just pleased to come away with the points when his side defeated North Melbourne by seven points at Arden Street on Saturday. North had the lion’s share – pardon the pun – of the forward […]
“Huge” Hawks win perfect script for Tilly
“YOU could no have scripted that any better” It was the thought on every Hawthorn fan’s mind when captain Tilly Lucas-Rodd kicked the final goal of the match in her 50th game to defeat Port Adelaide. After a hard-fought slog where the Power did not take their chances and the Hawks did, the brown and […]
Suns shine over Swans in wet
DESPITE some “trying” conditions, Gold Coast Suns AFL Women’s coach Cameron Joyce was pleased his side was still able to put up a good score at Henson Park to down the Swans in the wet by 34 points. Gold Coast kept Sydney to just two goals from five scoring shots in the match, while having […]
