WAFLW R3 wrap: Swans survive Royal scare
INACCURACY cost East Perth from potentially picking up its first ever WAFL Women’s victory, but the Royals provided Swan Districts with an almighty scare at Blue Steel Oval. In a scrappy affair in Bassendean, the black and whites overcame a determined East Perth outfit to post a 7.4 (46) to 3.9 (27) victory. The opening […]
Queen Ants solidify dynasty with third flag
A THIRD flag in four seasons officially meant PINT has achieved a dynasty in the NTFL Women’s Premier League competition, defeating St Mary’s in a nail-biting five-point win on Saturday evening. It was fitting that leading goalkicker Steph Lawrence converted the match-winner as the top side all year came out on top over the rugged […]
SANFLW MOTR: Eagles first to the post in maiden 2024 win
THERE is a fair chance one of the goal posts up the Ashley Street end joined the Woodville-West Torrens team song after the game following the Eagles’ nail-biting win over Norwood at Thebarton Oval on the weekend. The Redlegs hit five posters in the match, but remarkably all were to the same post including a […]
2024 Summer Series: Giant comeback to remain undefeated
GWS Giants Academy produced an impressive fourth term to run over the top of the AFL Sydney Under 22s to produce a memorable three-point win at Alan Ray Oval in Ainslie last weekend. In the second round of matches for the 2024 Summer Series, both the Swans and Giants Academies picked up victories, with the […]
Saints rise for another crack at Tigers
MINOR premier St Mary’s will have a go at trying to knock off Nightcliff for the first time in four attempts after reaching the NTFL Men’s Premier League Grand Final. The Saints defeated Southern District by 26 points at TIO Stadium in Saturday night’s preliminary final to book their place in the decider. St Mary’s, […]
Saints rise over Tigers to book decider spot
ST Mary’s complete the line up for this year’s NTFLW Grand Final, after they defeated Nightcliff to set up another match up with PINT. The Saints were dominant in forward 50 time and really restricted the Tigers’ ability to score, which helped them to go on to win 7.13.55 to 1.2.8. St Mary’s did not […]
SANFLW MOTR: Redlegs kick clear in final term
BOOTING the final four goals of the match and the only three of the final term, Norwood got on the board in season 2024 with a memorable 20-point victory over South Adelaide at Noarlunga. In a classically tight SANFL Women’s clash for the most part, a strong breeze played a role in the result, with […]
2024 Summer Series: AFL Sydney sees off Swans
AFL Sydney’s top Under 22 prospects knocked off the Sydney Swans Academy in the first round of a three-round Summer Series under a new AFL NSW/ACT initiative. The Swans and Giants Academies, along with the Under 22s from both AFL Sydney and AFL Canberra took to the field last week in the first week of […]
Tiger Time: Nightcliff find St Mary’s answer again
FOR the third time in the 2023/24 season, Nightcliff found the answer for St Mary’s, defeating the minor premier by 11 points at TIO Stadium on Saturday night. In a momentum-swinging game, the Tigers stormed out of the blocks before surviving several fightbacks to eventually get over the line 13.9 (87) to 11.10 (76). It […]
2024 WAFLW R1 wrap: Sharks rip victory from Dogs’ jaws
REIGNING champion East Fremantle kicked off its premiership defence with a nail-biting three-point win over South Fremantle in a classic Derby. The Sharks trailed for the majority of the match, but found an avenue to goal through Chloe Reilly in the final term to break the even deadlock and secure the 4.4 (28) to 3.7 […]