Potentially high scoring bonanza on the way in the QAFLW
After a rain interrupted few weeks, all involved at the Queensland Australian Football League Women’s (QAFLW) will certainly be hoping the rain is behind them and the interruptions are all done as we head into the weekend. The weekend does see an enthralling clash between two of the competition’s best sides this season, as reigning […]
Sturt aiming for 80 minutes of “switched on” footy
REGARDLESS of the grand final result on Sunday, Sturt has achieved its best South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s season by a long way. The Double Blues want to complete the fairytale and go from a maximum of three wins to a flag, but also know the challenge that confronts them – a red-hot […]
VFLW Finals Calculator – who will make the top six?
THERE is just a single round remaining of the Home and Away portion of the 2022 VFLW season, and although there is only one week left, there is still so much yet to be decided. Which six teams will make finals is still to be decided, plus which teams will finish where within the six […]
WAFLW Draft Combine invitee notes: Round 14
NOW the AFLW Draft Combine invitees have been named, the focus of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Academy notes piece will look to those draft-eligible players and how they perform each week. These notes will be separate to the game-by-game notes, which will now focus on bottom-age talents and others who catch the […]
SANFLW Academy notes: Preliminary Final
STURT made history by reaching its first South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s Grand Final on the weekend, defeating Glenelg by 17 points. There was a mixed bag of performances from the State Academy members, in what was a tough game for the clean outside players, but we took note of each of the […]
VFLW Player Focus – Sarah King (Collingwood)
ONCE known for her entertaining dance skills on the mark, Collingwood’s Sarah King is known for more than that now. Although she did not have too many touches in her side’s win over Port Melbourne on the weekend, she was effective in other ways and showed something that does not happen too often in football […]
QAFL/W watch: Smith steps up in wet for Hornets
JUST five matches took place across the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) men’s and women’s competitions last weekend, with heavy rain playing havoc on all grounds. Those matches that did go ahead were rain affected, but the a number of the clashes – three men’s and two women’s games – were called off. We now […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 14
THREE big winners, plenty of Rookie Me Central West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Team of the Week representatives for Round 14. Claremont recorded an equal season-high of seven players after a massive victory over South Fremantle – who was the the only team not to have a representative – while Peel Thunder (six) and […]
Bates crowned SANFLW’s best
GLENELG ball magnet Jessica Bates has been crowned the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s League Best and Fairest for 2022. The consistent midfielder averaged 25.3 disposals, 3,0 marks, 10.6 tackles, 5.3 clearances, 3.8 inside 50s and 3.0 rebound 50s per game to lead the league in kicks, disposals, tackles and clearances. The brilliant […]
Rain, rain still does not go away in QAFLW
FOR the second weekend in a row, the rain was not the friend of the QAFLW as several more matches were forced into postponement. Despite the delays, two games managed to get underway. In this week’s match of the round, it was Coorparoo who notched a narrow win over Aspley. Playing in tough conditions on […]
