Gleeful Goddard proud of her team
HAWTHORN head coach Bec Goddard certainly had a big grin on her face after her side defeated Sydney on Saturday to win its second game of 2023. But after a slow start, Goddard was not feeling so happy. “Why do they do this to me? Why do they stress me out?” she said with a […]
Starc salutes “more complete” Lions
BOUNCING back from just its second loss of the AFL Women’s season, Brisbane produced a commanding victory over Gold Coast to move to 5-2 for Season 8 and hold onto a spot inside the top four. The Lions kept the Suns to just three goals in the match – one in the second half – […]
Balanced ball-winning the secret key to Cats success
GEELONG notched up its fourth win of the AFL Women’s season on the weekend when it downed Walyalup in Round 7, but what the Cats were able to get back to was a balanced inside-outside dominance. The Cats had lost three of their past four games to fall into a bit of a slump after […]
In Case You Missed It: AFLW Round 7 2023
WITH a few key results over the weekend of AFLW action, the finals race is shaping up to truly be an exciting one. Adelaide (9.5.59) defeated Western Bulldogs (2.5.17) St Kilda (7.6.48) defeated GWS (5.5.35) Geelong (6.11.47) defeated Walyalup (3.5.23) Sydney (3.8.26) lost to Hawthorn (5.10.40) Gold Coast (3.3.21) lost to Brisbane (8.9.57) Richmond (5.6.36) […]
How St Kilda have turned around its season in a month
YESTERDAY St Kilda won a fourth match in a row for the first time in its AFL Women’s history by defeating GWS. Yesterday’s win caps off a month of a complete 180 for St Kilda. In the first three weeks of the season the Saints were winless, and looking in real strife. But in the […]
AFLW 2023 Round 7 Preview: Sunday
THREE matches remain in Round 7 of the AFL Women’s, with a couple based in Victoria and another out west with the Carlton-Collingwood battle the pick of the bunch. Being Indigenous Round, Port Adelaide has changed its name to Yartapuulti, while Melbourne is known as Naarm. 1:05pmArden St Recent Form North Melbourne is chugging along […]
Crows continue undefeated streak over Bulldogs
FOLLOWING a competitive and fast tempo first half from both sides, the Adelaide Crows showed their class in the second half to defeat Western Bulldogs by 42 points at Norwood Oval, continuing their undefeated winning streak in the AFL Women’s. Despite both teams losing key players to serious injuries in the first half, both teams […]
AFLW 2023 Round 7 Preview: Saturday
FIVE AFL Women’s matches take place across a hectic Saturday, with Round 7 providing plenty of finals hopefuls facing off. 1:05pmRSEA Park Recent Form St Kilda come into today’s clash full of confidence and looking to create some more history and win a fourth match in a row for the first time in itds history. […]
AFLW 2023 Round 7 Preview: Friday
7:15pmNorwood Oval Recent Form These two teams could not be coming into this clash with more different recent runs of form. Adelaide is cruising along nicely and have not lost a game yet this season, while the Western Bulldogs are struggling and still yet to put a win on the board in 2023. History As […]
Explainer | AFLW PSP compensation
YESTERDAY the AFL announced the Priority Signing Period (PSP) compensation for those clubs who lost players to the four most recent expansion sides in the Season 7 off-season. A total of six clubs received competition, with Brisbane – the only team to lose multiple players – receiving two draft selections as compensation for those players. […]
Q&A: Isabel Bacon (Sandringham Dragons)
SANDRINGHAM Dragons top-ager Isabel Bacon is a rising AFLW Draft prospect and among the most athletic players in the pool. We spoke to the first-year talent at the recent AFLW Draft Combine event to find out her thoughts on her 2023 season, and get to know the midfielder/defender a little bit more. Q: Isabel, how […]
Prowse praises process after Crows’ huge win
YOUNG Adelaide defender Zoe Prowse was buzzing after her side’s win over Melbourne in the AFL Women’s on Saturday. “I’ve got no words really,” she said as she tried to describe how she was feeling post-match. “(It) hasn’t quite settled in yet, but it was a pretty important game, pretty big game, it’s so exciting […]
