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Up the Grades – VFLW: West follows in father’s footsteps

LONG-TIME Williamstown supporters would have both smiled and felt somewhat old when 18-year-old Addison West made her VFL Women’s debut for the Seagulls on the weekend. The nephew of Western Bulldogs legend Scott and daughter of VFA great Troy, West added one more to her family’s name alongside her dad’s 208 for the blue and […]

VFLW 2026 | Round 1 Preview

THE VFL Women’s competition gets underway on Saturday with a bumper seven-game slate, and history will be made before a ball is bounced. The Tasmania Devils take to the field at North Hobart Oval for the first time as a VFLW club – a landmark moment not just for the state, but for the game, […]

Pies Peck Roos, deliver VFLW upset

COLLINGWOOD has delivered its fanbase some joy on Saturday after upsetting minor premiers North Melbourne-Werribee in the VFL Women’s qualifying final. The black and white army had something to cheer about as a six-goal first half helped the Magpies topple the impressive Roos for the second time this season and booking their spot in the […]

PREVIEW | Bombers look to secure sixth spot

ESSENDON holds the precious sixth spot on the VFL Women’s ladder and can secure it with a win tonight against the Western Bulldogs. If the Dogs get up, then the Dons will almost certainly fall outside of the finals race with rivals Darebin and Port Melbourne facing bottom two teams in the final round of […]

PREVIEW | Lambert-Pearce Medal 2024

TONIGHT is the of nights in the VFL Women’s competition, with the Lambert-Pearce Medal night set to take place in the heart of Melbourne tonight. The pinnacle award of the evening is the VFLW Best and Fairest the Lambert-Pearce Medal, named after Victorian football pioneers Helen Lambert and Daisy Pearce, but there are a number […]

Bulldogs bounce back to move through to Prelim

THE Western Bulldogs are through to the 2024 VFLW Preliminary Final after a two-goal win over Port Melbourne. The Bulldogs defence was the side’s strength, really restricting the Borough’s attempts to even get a shot away. It was tight, tough and it was congested early. The Borough were the ones doing much of the attacking […]

Roos bounce Bombers to set up date with Seagulls

NORTH Melbourne has had a VFL Women’s finals debut to remember, thrashing Essendon by 63 points to move within one win of a spot in the Grand Final. The Kangaroos were a class above the Bombers all afternoon, with Essendon likely to rue a number of missed opportunities. Despite the result, Essendon achieved the ideal […]

Seagulls create history to move one win away from decider

WILLIAMSTOWN again proved why it is the team to beat this season after defeating the Western Bulldogs by three goals in Sunday’s VFL Women’s Qualifying Final. The first half was a very close affair, but after trailing by a point at the main break, the Seagulls kicked away with five goals to two to emerge […]

Persistent Port keep premiership defence alive

PORT Melbourne’s VFL Women’s premiership defence is alive for at least one more week after they defeated Box Hill by three goals in yesterday’s elimination final. It was a hard fought battle played in tricky conditions out at Box Hill City Oval, but it ultimately came down to who made more of their chances while […]

PREVIEW | VFLW Elimination Final 2 2024

MATCH two of week one of the 2024 VFLW finals is just as life or death as yesterday’s first match. It is all on the line today for North Melbourne and Essendon – win, and their season lives at least one more week. Lose, and it is all over for 2024. ELIMINATION FINAL TWO North […]

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