PREVIEW | 2024 WAFLW Round 8: Saturday
THREE matches take place tomorrow as Round 8 of the WAFL Women’s competition begins. The pick of the bunch is between two finals contenders coming off victories in Subiaco and South Fremantle, while other sides battling for the eight, Swan Districts and West Perth also promise to produce a ripper. In the anticipated one-sided contest […]
Q&A: Megan Norbury (West Perth)
WEST Perth winger Megan Norbury posted one of the best yo-yo times at the Preseason Testing Day, with the top-age runner one of a number of West Australian AFLW draft prospects this year. We spoke to Norbury at the event about her football journey, game and future goals. Q: Megan, tell us about your footy […]
PODCAST | Game Sense: Season 3, Episode 6
THE GAME Sense Podcast is back for another episode, with plenty of talking points to touch on after an action-packed week of women’s pathway football. From top prospects strutting their stuff, to players returning from long-term injuries, and the Under 16 National Championships, there is plenty to get through with host Michael Alvaro and resident […]
2024 Western Australia Under 18 squad announced
THE WEST Australian Football Commission has announced its initial Under 18 squad for 2024, featuring 30 of the state’s brightest prospects. With only three WAFL Colts rounds in the books, five more spots are up for grabs, set to be decided by continued form and a pair of trial games. >> SCROLL for the full squad […]
State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Round 7
EAST Perth grabbed its first win of the WAFL Women’s season thanks to a young gun’s purple patch, while an East Fremantle top-ager starred in the Sharks’ Round 7 win over West Perth. We noted down the State Academy members who took to the field over the weekend, and as always the notes are the […]
2024 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 7
CLAREMONT and East Fremantle are back inside the top two on the WAFL Women’s ladder, and both contributed an equal league-high four players in Round 7 of the WAFL Women’s Team of the Week. The reigning grand finalists recorded the most, with fellow winners Subiaco and East Perth not far behind on four and three […]
WAFL Colts MOTR | Round 3: Subiaco vs. West Perth
SUBIACO overcame inaccurate goalkicking to beat West Perth by 16 points in this week’s WAFL Colts match of the round. The Lions steadied with four goals to two in the final quarter to run out deserving victors over the plucky Falcons, 8.16 (64) to 7.6 (48) at Leederville Oval. The winners dominated territory and possession […]
2024 WAFLW Player Focus: Zippy Fish (East Fremantle)
WESTERN Australia’s top AFLW Draft prospect Zippy Fish brought her own ball to Pentanet Stadium last Friday night, doing as she pleased in East Fremantle’s win over fellow top three side West Perth. The Sharks grabbed the Falcons’ second spot on the ladder and kept in touch with current leader Claremont, with Fish’s performance a […]
WAFLW R7 wrap: Royals rise to maiden win
EAST Perth cracked through for its first ever WAFL Women’s win by overcoming fellow winless side Peel Thunder on a historic day. The Royals had been peppering for a win for some time, and after leading by 14 points at the main break, survived a third quarter fightback to post a 13-point win, 5.5 (35) […]
South Australia storms to another national title
SOUTH Australia has extended its winning streak at national carnivals to a fourth straight title after dispatching Western Australia in what was ultimately the Pool A Grand Final for the AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships. The Croweaters took care of Vic Metro at Prospect Oval the week before, then won big against the Sandgropers at […]