2023 Coates Talent League Girls: Elimination Finals wrap
EIGHT teams became four over the weekend as the Coates Talent League Girls elimination finals were run and done. On Saturday, the top two metropolitan sides in Eastern Ranges and Oakleigh Chargers advanced past their rivals, while on Sunday, Geelong Falcons and Dandenong Stingrays got the chocolates as the higher ranked country sides.
Eagles go back-to-back in AFL Sydney Women’s
EAST Coast Eagles are basking in premiership glory after completing back-to-back flags in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division. Despite finishing second on the ladder this season, the Eagles stood up when it counted, knocking off minor premiers UTS Bats twice in the finals series, including in by 42 points in the decider. It was […]
Snapshot: 2023 Coates Talent League – Quarter Finals
THE 2023 Coates Talent League finals series got underway over the weekend, leaving just four sides left in the premiership race. A pair of double-headers hosted the Quarter Final action – catch up on each result in a snapshot.
Hot Pies match Docker defence
FREMANTLE is largely regarded as the best pressure team in the AFL Women’s competition. Coming off a club-record 98 tackles last week, the Dockers were always going to bring the heat to Victoria Park. On this occasion though, Collingwood was ready to absorb it and dish out plenty of tackling pressure itself. In fact, the […]
Gleeful Goddard full of praise for her troops
HAWTHORN got off the mark in the AFLW season with a win over the Bulldogs on the weekend. It was a nail biting, seesawing clash it was the Hawks who ultimately prevailed, and Hawthorn coach Bec Goddard said that her message to her troops at three quarter time was all about the contest. “We had […]
In Case You Missed It: AFLW Round 2
Richmond (2.0.12) lost to Adelaide (6.5.41) Gold Coast (15.9.99) defeated West Coast (4.2.26) Port Adelaide (4.2.26) lost to Brisbane (11.10.76) Sydney (5.11.41) lost to Geelong (10.8.68) Western Bulldogs (5.9.39) lost to Hawthorn (6.10.46) Collingwood (7.4.46) defeated Fremantle (3.7.25) North Melbourne (10.6.66) defeated Carlton (1.0.6) Essendon (6.4.40) defeated St Kilda (4.4.28) GWS (3.4.22) lost to Melbourne […]
Lions back to “normal” in Power shutdown
BRISBANE Lions coach Craig Starcevich was pleased his side “got it back into something like normal” as the reigning grand finalists returned to Queensland with four points in the bank from their away trip to Alberton. The Lions proved too strong for second season club Port Adelaide, with 21 scoring shots to six, and putting […]
How inside 50 efficiency really cost the Swans
GEELONG made it two wins from two games to start its AFL Women’s campaign yesterday with a 27-point win over the Sydney Swans. In many ways, Geelong’s success in yesterday’s clash can be pinned on its fast start in the first quarter. The Cats kicked five goals straight to Sydney’s four behinds, to really set […]
Suns scorch Eagles with first half scoring blitz
GOLD Coast Suns responded to a frustrating Round 1 loss in the best way possible, thrashing West Coast by 73 points back at home yesterday. It was all thanks to a first half scoring blitz which saw the Suns score their highest ever total by half-time, and just kept going from there. It was not […]
AFLW 2023 Round 2 Preview: Sunday
1:05pmMars Stadium, Ballarat Recent Form Both of these teams are coming off Round 1 losses. The Bulldogs are coming off an unimpressive performance against the Cats, while the Hawks were valiant but still went down to the Bombers. History Hawthorn will be hoping history does not repeat itself today, as when these two met last […]