Flying Falcons free of win drought burden
IT has been a long time coming, but after more than 700 days without a win the Darebin Falcons finally got back on the VFL Women’s winners list on the weekend, and their coach Lache Walker was certainly a happy man post-match. After promising performances against the likes of Geelong and Port Melbourne in recent […]
Hornets remain unbeaten with a high-five performance
ASPLEY Hornets continued their unbeaten start to the QAFLW season, defeating Bond University by 27 points on Saturday afternoon at Bond University Oval. An impactful five-goal performance from Jessica Stallard led the way for the Hornets, kicking their first four goals in a powerful display. Bond University had the ascendency early, but it was the […]
2024 WAFLW Player Focus: Megan Norbury (West Perth)
TOP-AGE winger Megan Norbury had a role change for a half on the weekend, with the traditional outside runner starting on-ball during West Perth’s clash against East Fremantle. Norbury worked well playing inside before moving to her more familiar outside position after the main break. Though the Falcons ultimately suffered a 17-point loss in the […]
Eagles retake top spot with Bomber belting
EAST COAST Eagles sent a message to the rest of the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division competition via a 57-point belting of ladder leaders, North Shore Bombers. The previously unbeaten Bombers had started the season on fire, but with the Eagles regaining some key players, were no match for the reigning premiers, going down 9.6 […]
Purple Patch: Wes Walley finds early form
SUBIACO bottom-ager Wesley Walley produced a scintillating first quarter in his side’s Round 7 win over South Fremantle, booting four goals to kickstart the 75-point mauling. The bottom-ager booted the opening three majors of the match within four minutes, before adding a fourth late in the term. The Lions’ five unanswered goals at the first […]
2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 9
SOUTH Adelaide leads all-comers when it comes to SANFL Women’s Team of the Week representatives for Round 9, notching up five players after a strong win over the Eagles. Fellow winners Central District (four), Glenelg and Norwood (both three), with losers Eagles and Sturt also having three, and the remaining two sides combining for the […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 6 wrap
ANOTHER full weekend of action saw seven games take place in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, with both Queensland Academies getting wins, and reigning premiers Oakleigh Chargers flexing their muscles.
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 7 POTW
GIPPSLAND Power captain Xavier Lindsay is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after another top performance in Round 7. The classy midfielder led all-comers with 32 disposals, seven marks and nine inside 50s as his side was defeated by GWV Rebels on Sunday. While slightly disrupted by injury and representative duties, Lindsay’s season […]
WAFLW Round 11 wrap: Tigers hold on to deny Dogs
CLAREMONT will be relieved to take home the four points following a one-point nail-biter against South Fremantle to avoid suffering back-to-back losses in the WAFL Women’s competition. Both sides entered the match coming off a bye which followed respective upset defeats, though the Bulldogs were able to bring back some key players, as the Tigers […]
2024 SANFLW R9 wrap: Bays hold off Bloods
GLENELG has maintained its two-game gap on the rest of the SANFL Women’s competition following a 10-point win over West Adelaide at home on Saturday evening. The Bays had to withstand a determined West Adelaide outfit that led for the majority of the first half, and levelled the scores by the final break, before kicking […]
