WAFLW Preview: How long can Swan Districts’ streak continue?
THE West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s returns this weekend, with plenty to unpack ahead of the Round 13 matches, so expect a massive few days of football action. All eyes will be on Swan Districts as they attempt to keep their undefeated run going this weekend, but in their path is an East Fremantle […]
No VFLW? No worries, women’s state league action across the country
IN light of Victoria’s Circuit Breaker Lockdown, the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s will not take place this weekend in the state. Whilst the fixture might involve tinkering in the future, the only thing for certain is the teams will not be competing over the weekend of May 29-30, as the lockdown takes full effect. […]
WA Black topple Gold by a point in AFLW U17s thriller
ANOTHER clash in the AFL Women’s U17s Championships saw the best talent in WA split into two teams and come up against each other on Wednesday night at Cockburn. Despite starting off looking like a fairly easy win for WA Black, the game became a hot contest from the second quarter onwards, with each team […]
2021 WAFL Colts MOTR: Round 7 – Peel Thunder vs. West Perth
WEST Perth picked up its second win of the 2021 WAFL Colts season on Saturday morning, knocking off Peel Thunder by 36 points in Mandurah. The Falcons proved a class above for much of the day, and broke to an early buffer before being forced to weather a Peel Thunder storm in term two. After […]
Swan Districts survive massive Subiaco scare
SWAN Districts have remained undefeated by the slimmest of margins in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition, with their 12th win of the season coming by just one point, as Subiaco fell just short of an upset. In a low-scoring affair, the ladder-leading Swan Districts looked in serious danger of dropping their winning […]
State leagues wrap: Teams deliver monster scores
WITH another weekend coming to a close, we take a look at what happened in state league football around the country, with plenty of massive scores as teams hit their straps. Victoria: The VFL had some big wins around the grounds this weekend, including one outside of Victoria, as the Tigers gave the Lions a […]
Leader Britton aims to maximise potential
NOT everyone has the honour of representing their state at an AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships carnival, let alone be named as a captain. For Peel Thunder’s Jaide Britton, that honour was bestowed upon her, sharing the role with Swan Districts’ Brianna Hyde. Unfortunately for Hyde, injury ruled her out of the 2021 championships, which […]
Schilling follows brothers into footy, rises to challenges
PEEL Thunder’s Beth Schilling is naturally an eye-catching player with her athleticism and overhead marking ability among a number of strings she has in her bow. The talented tall has been a key member of Peel Thunder’s side this year, and showed during the AFL Women’s Under 19s National Championships that she can match it […]
2021 WAFL Colts: Round 6 weekend wrap
THE 2021 WAFL Colts season rolled on into Round 6 on the weekend, with the four fixtures split evenly across Saturday and Sunday. On the latter day at Leederville Oval, both games were decided by less than two goals as Subiaco took out a grand final rematch over Claremont, and East Perth strengthened its position […]
East shines out West in rapid rise though the talent pathway
DANA East is not your typical state representative at the 2021 AFL Women’s Under 19 Championships. The Swan Districts midfielder hails from Manjimup, more than 300km south of Perth. Having come from a basketball background, East only really took up the oblong ball sport two years ago, and rose through the state development pathway from […]
