Preview | WAFLW R16a: Lions last miracle hope
SUBIACO looks set to finish fifth on the table this year even if it beats West Perth, with a large percentage needed to make up the difference to fourth placed East Fremantle in the WAFL Women’s. The final round of the competition kicks off tomorrow, with Subiaco up first against a Falcons side that beat […]
Preview | WAFLW R15b: Finals spots up for grabs
ALL top six clubs – five of which are still in contention for four finals spots – face off, while the two teams with the longest losing streaks also meet in a massive Round 15 of WAFL Women’s action. We take a look at the Super Saturday of action with all four games taking place […]
Marquee Matchups: Ethan Read vs. Mitchell Edwards
THE BEST of the best do battle during the Under 18 National Championships each year, and it just so happens that arguably 2023’s top two ruck prospects recently locked horns in the competition. West Australian Mitchell Edwards and Gold Coast Suns Academy product Ethan Read went head-to-head on Sunday as the latter’s Allies side picked […]
2023 WAFLW State Scouting notes: Round 14
COMPLETING the split round of WAFL Women’s action on the weekend, just two games took place. Subiaco dominated Peel Thunder keeping the Mandurah-based side scoreless, while Claremont ended Swan District’s seven-game winning streak. Due to less State Academy players in Round 14, we will highlight the standouts in a different format for this round before […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Eva Popovsky (Subiaco)
ONE of the most impressive over-agers in the WAFL Women’s competition, Eva Popovsky has bolted into AFLW Draft contention off the back of an impressive start to the 2023 season. Initially coming into Subiaco’s senior program as a smart small forward, Popovsky has cracked into the midfield over the past couple of months, and was […]
Tigers end Swans run to re-establish flag favouritism
CLAREMONT ticked off another box in its quest for back-to-back flags, defeating the red-hot Swan Districts by 21 points at Revo Fitness Stadium yesterday. In what was touted as a thriller given the Swans were coming off seven straight wins, and Claremont was yet to lose a match, it was the more experienced Tigers who […]
Preview | WAFLW R14b: Form sides set for huge clash
REIGNING premiers Claremont and big improvers Swan Districts are the two in-form sides of the competition, with neither team having lost in the past seven matches. Claremont has remained undefeated thus far this season, with a draw to East Fremantle the only points lost in season 2023. Swan Districts on the other hand had a […]
Preview | WAFLW R14a: Lions and Thunder clash
ONE side will snap a losing streak tomorrow when Subiaco and Peel Thunder take the field in the first of two WAFL Women’s fixtures for Round 14. The Thunder have lost eight straight, while the Lions have suffered two narrow defeats, but are six points outside the top four and desperate for a bounce-back win.
Around the Grounds: 2023 WAFL – Round 8
A WET and wild weekend of Perth weather played host to the WAFL’s WA Day Round, with a couple of upset results in the local derbies headlining the action. Claremont proved its forward line could cover the loss of mid-season draftee Jack Buller, after booting 131 points on the way to an 86-point win over […]
Sharks stop South in wet and wild Derby
FROM pouring rain to fireworks and a muddy centre circle, the Fremantle Derby had a bit of everything and it was East Fremantle that survived the conditions to outlast its southern counterparts by three goals. In a low-scoring match, two of the three goals came in the first term before the weather really took a […]
