Season-defining QAFLW round looms
WITH just over a month left to go in the QAFLW season, attention will no doubt start turning to finals, and Round 12’s games could go a long way in determining how the final ladder looks. In this week’s Match of the Round, it is a replay from an encounter back in Round 4 as […]
VFLW down to final four
IT is week two of the VFLW finals, and the competition is down to four teams. Although both games may be called semi finals, they have very different stakes. For Essendon and Casey, the winner moves straight through to the Grand Final, while the loser has to front up next week to play the winner […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Bella Mann (Peel Thunder)
OVER-AGE state Under 18 representative Bella Mann rose when Peel Thunder needed it on Saturday. The 171cm defender stood tall in a thrilling five-point win over Subiaco, helping the Thunder set up their semi-final meeting with Swan Districts. After impressing last year for the dual reigning premiers, and in Western Australia’s famous black and gold, […]
VFLW Player Focus: Melanie Hogg (Casey)
ON Sunday, the Casey Demons proved too strong for Collingwood in their Elimination Final, and a big factor in that success was Melanie Hogg. The only player on the ground to register more than 20 disposals, Hogg played a crucial role to help her side stay alive in the finals, and this Player Focus takes […]
WAFLW Draft Combine invitee notes: Round 17
NOW that the AFLW Draft Combine invitees have been named, the focus of our weekly West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Academy notes will shift towards draft-eligible players and how they perform each round. These notes will be separate to the game-by-game notes, which will now focus on bottom-age talents and others who catch the […]
WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 17
EAST Fremantle secured a perfect 14-0 regular season record on Saturday, and boast a high of six players in our WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 17. While the Sharks proved far too strong for South Fremantle in their weekend derby, Peel Thunder and Subiaco put on a thriller to both produce five […]
WAFLW Round 17 wrap: Thunder crash Subi’s finals foray
PEEL Thunder crashed Subiaco’s final foray towards the postseason, denying the Lions a top five spot in a thriller to see out the regular season. Meanwhile, East Fremantle capped off a flawless home-and-away campaign, and Claremont achieved a defensive shutout against the winless West Perth. We recap all the Round 17 action.
Not everything goes to script in week one of the finals
WEEK one of the 2022 VFLW finals has come and gone, with a few surprises being dished up in terms of the final results. The Bombers fly up, up to take care of the Hawks Essendon 8.12.60 defeated Hawthorn 1.1.7 Essendon is one win away from an inaugural VFLW Grand Final, after it comfortably took […]
The surprises keep coming in the QAFLW
IN this week’s match of the round in the QAFLW, the University of Queensland finally got the monkey off the back, defeating Coorparoo for the first time in over five years. The University of Queensland managed to break a 10 match losing streak against the Kings that stretched back to May 2017, winning by 11 […]
WAFLW Round 17 preview – All or nothing for Subi as Swans face nervous wait
THE FINAL WAFL Women’s home-and-away round is upon us, and with it comes massive finals implications. Current fourth place holder Swan Districts has the bye, meaning Subiaco will look to pounce on the very last finals spot when it takes on Peel Thunder, in the third of Saturday’s defining games. We preview all three fixtures. […]
