AFLW 2023 Round 8 Preview: Friday
TONIGHT Round 8 of the AFL Women’s begins with a clash that perhaps would have looked very different on paper only a week ago. Friday at 7:45pmCazaly’s Stadium Recent Form Hawthorn picked up a much needed boost of confidence last weekend with a win over the Swans and now sits only one win behind its […]
2023 AFLW off-season dates confirmed
EXPEDITED AFL Women’s Sign, Trade and Draft period dates have been confirmed, with just 15 days between the AFLW Grand Final and the 2023 AFLW Draft. In the space of that time, clubs will re-sign, sign, trade, delist and then draft to ensure their Season 9 lists are ready to go eight months before the […]
Cooper crushes Combine to be top ranked athlete
SYDNEY Swans Academy top-ager Holly Cooper was statistically the top athlete at the AFLW Draft Combine, scoring a near-perfect performance across the indoor athletic tests. Of the 70 athletes who tested, Cooper scored an 95 physical performance rating (PPR), to be the top ranked talent across the board for the jumps, sprint and agility testing. […]
Kelly’s ship back on course after big 18 months
ST Kilda’s Grace Kelly has been through a lot over the past two years, but things are back on track for the Irishwoman in her AFLW career. Originally recruited to West Coast, she moved to the Saints after Season 6 but was forced to sit the whole of Season 7 out due to injury. She […]
Dynasties continue as USAFL crowns its best
THE pinnacle of the United States Australian Rules Football League (USAFL) calendar was held over the weekend, as the USAFL Nationals took place in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida. Dozens of teams from across the United States gathered in sunny Florida for the tournament, where some true dynasties continued to flourish across both the men’s and women’s divisions. […]
Saints snatch memorable win over Waratah
ST MARY’S has come from the brink of defeat to run over the top of Waratah and claim an unbelievable three-point win in Round 2 of the NTFL Men’s Premier League competition. The Saints trailed at every break by at least two goals, but a five goals to two final term resulted in the green […]
Bolting Bannan blitzs Eagles to set up huge Demonic win
NAARM bounced back from its first loss of the 2023 AFL Womens season in emphatic fashion on Sunday, thrashing the West Coast Eagles to the tune of 70 points. One of the key stars of that performance was Alyssa Bannan, who piled on five goals in one of the young forward’s best performances in red […]
By the Numbers: How the Power started to shut down
NORTH Melbourne ultimately ran away with a comfortable win over Yartapuulti on Sunday afternoon, but things did not look so straight forward earlier in the match. Yartapuulti (the Power) matched it with the Kangaroos early in the match, and as such, went into quarter time even with them on the scoreboard at 1.2.8 apiece. Then, […]
The Butler did it: Collingwood back in business
IS COLLINGWOOD a contender? Seven rounds into the AFL Women’s season and it is a poignant question. The Pies’ best is clearly good enough, and with wins over Brisbane, Essendon and Carlton in the past three weeks, the black and white army is surging with belief again. It was a very different story back in […]
TOP 10s | 2023 AFLW Draft Combines
A NEW two-kilometre time trial record and a host of top five all-time finishes marked a successful AFLW Draft Combine period that saw this year’s top draft prospects put to the test. Dandenong Stingrays runner Mikayla Williamson blitzed the field in the 2km time trial at the AIA Centre recently, clocking up a record time […]
Stark’s triple treat steers Saints to topple ‘Tahs
ST MARY’S is one of just two NTFL Women’s sides with two wins on the board from as many matches, claiming a six-goal win over Waratah in impressive fashion. With Round 1 huge winners Palmerston having a bye, the Saints took full advantage of the game in hand to win, 8.8 (56) to 3.2 (20). […]
Witty Wood pleased with team’s evolution
ESSENDON AFLW coach Nat Wood had a joyful tone to her voice on Saturday night after her side’s win over Richmond. “I thought the game by both teams was really good,” she said. “I thought both teams had some really good passages. Richmond was looking really good in the third, covering the ground really well, […]
