PREVIEW | 2024 WAFLW Finals: West Perth vs. Swan Districts
THERE is no turning back for the loser of West Perth and Swan Districts, as defeat marks the end of that side’s 2024 WAFL Women’s season. For the winner, they live to fight another day and head to a preliminary final, but one thing is for sure, there will be nothing left out of the […]
State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Round 16
ROUND 16 meant the end of the road for a host of State Academy members in the WAFL Women’s as four teams were officially eliminated from the finals race. For many it was a chance to stake their claim once more ahead of the National Championships. Though the announcement of the West Australian team did […]
2024 WAFLW Player Focus: Juliet Kelly (Claremont)
BOTTOM-age talent Juliet Kelly produced a breakout game for the Tigers in their massive win over East Perth on the weekend, rotating between half-back and midfield. Though best known for her feats behind the ball, she worked hard to get forward on this occasion, kicking two goals from 25 disposals and having a massive influence […]
Western Australia announces 2024 AFLW U18s squad
WESTERN Australia’s squad for the 2024 AFLW Under 18 Championships has been released with 34 players named for the Sandgropers. Headlining this year’s squad are three AFLW Academy members in Zippy Fish, Molly O’Hehir and Claudia Wright. The Sandgropers take on Queensland in Perth on August 3, before hitting the road later that month to […]
2024 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 16
TOP two sides East Fremantle and Claremont picked up a league-high five players in this week’s WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 16, while both Perth teams were at the other end of the scale with just one representative. Top-age young gun Zippy Fish earned the captaincy this week with another outstanding performance, […]
Finals locked in for SANFLW and WAFLW
STATE league finals are in the air with both the SANFL Women’s and WAFL Women’s kicking off their semi-finals weekend this weekend. On separate days allowing fans and AFLW clubs to watch aspiring AFLW Draft prospects in some of their last state games prior to the national championships. SANFLW SOUTH ADELAIDE vs. GLENELGSaturday, June 22 […]
Subiaco finishes 2024 WAFLW season on a high
THOUGH finals were already out of the question, Subiaco punished West Perth for terrible inaccuracy in the first half to come away with a commanding 33-point win in the end. While the result looked comfortable by the final siren, the Lions did most of the damage in the last quarter, kicking four goals to win, […]
Around the Grounds: 2024 WAFL Colts – Round 11
A DRAMATIC weekend of WAFL Colts action saw two games decided by the final kick, with all three fixtures won by two goals or less. Subiaco’s Finley Henderson and Perth’s James Cameron were their sides’ heroes, handing East Fremantle and Peel Thunder crushing defeats at the death. >> SCROLL for the Round 11 results & ladder […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U18s – South Australia vs. Western Australia
WESTERN Australia stormed to a 67-point win over South Australia at Alberton Oval on Sunday, dominating the hapless hosts from start to finish. There were plenty of standout performances from the Sandgropers’ opening win of the Under 18 National Championships, highlighted in our Scouting Notes. >> Match report: West is best as scintillating Sandgropers storm […]
West is best as scintillating Sandgropers storm SA
WESTERN Australia has pulled off the upset of the Under 18 National Championships to date, dismantling South Australia in a thumping victory at Alberton Oval today. The visitors were clinical inside 50, bookending the boilover with six goals in the first and fourth quarters to win 18.7 (115) to 6.12 (48). Not even a quarter […]
