Straightforward approach sees pacey Peucker improve rapidly
ZANE Peucker started his season with a clear goal – to make the state 18s side – a fairly reachable watermark for an athlete of his calibre. Not only did he achieve that, but he was also pivotal in his state’s dominant National Championships run. Pair that with a stellar season for Woodville West-Torrens, and […]
2025 AFLW Draft Q&A: Amy Smith
SANDRINGHAM Dragons top-ager Amy Smith overcame the “devastation” of missing out on the Vic Metro summer hub to get to work and earn a spot in the squad, playing all four games at the national championships. Having been utilised in a number of positions this year after an injury interrupted 2024 campaign with knee bone […]
Gowans concedes Swans have “a lot of work to do”
SYDNEY was not the first, and will not be the last side to end up on the wrong end of a massive margin against North Melbourne, but Sydney coach Scott Gowans admitted his side just had to get better. From on-field communication to dealing with pressure under immense heat, the gap between the benchmark side […]
Rampaging Roos always raising own bar
NORTH Melbourne racked up a 20th straight win and a number of all-time records in Round 8 of the AFL Women’s, but none of that matters to coach Darren Crocker who is solely focused on getting better with each match. The Kangaroos brushed a talented Sydney side by 68 points down at UTAS Stadium in […]
TOP 10s | 2025 National AFLW Draft Combine
THE AFL has today revealed the top 10 results from testing conducted at this year’s AFLW National Draft Combine. Held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Parkville, participants completed the standing and running vertical jump, 20m sprint, and agility test. The 2km time trial was completed earlier in the week at the AIA […]
RECAP | Coaches Chat: AFLW Round 8
SOME “scrappy” contests and hard-fought wins marked Round 8 of the AFL Women’s, while the front-running Roos continued to swipe aside anyone who dares to challenge them. Here’s what the 18 AFLW coaches had to say after their respective matches.
TOP 10s | 2025 National AFL Draft Combine
THE AFL has today revealed the top 10 results from testing conducted at this year’s National Draft Combine. Held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Parkville, participants completed the standing and running vertical jump, 20m sprint, and agility test. The 2km time trial was completed earlier in the week at the AIA Centre. […]
Trengove focuses on controllables ahead of AFLW Draft
WHILE her 2025 season could not have been more impressive, South Australian skipper Imogen Trengove knows she has no control over whether she lands on an AFLW list. The Woodville-West Torrens prospect is more than open about relocating interstate, and while her All-Australian honours off three games might indicate she will have plenty of suitors, […]
Giants coach happy bar forward efficiency
GWS GIANTS might have suffered a second consecutive loss and slumped to a 2-6 record in the 2025 AFL Women’s season, but coach Cam Bernasconi was overall fairly pleased with his side’s performance. Though naturally some areas – such as a high inside 50 differential that the Giants failed to maximise – need tweaking, he […]
Saints continue rise up AFLW ladder
SINCE slipping to 1-3 after month one of the 2025 AFLW season, St Kilda has racked up four consecutive victories to move to 5-3 after month two. Though Saints coach Nick Dal Santo conceded the 4.6 (3) to 2.4 (16) win over the Giants was “not the best spectacle”, he said it was a “great […]
Dees “do enough” but Stinear concedes work to be done
MELBOURNE is churning out wins and continuing to arguably be the biggest threat to the North Melbourne juggernaut, but coach Mick Stinear is still searching for more improvement from his side. The latest win was a 14-point victory over Essendon, winning 5.6 (36) to 3.4 (22) at Ikon Park on Friday night. Stinear said he […]
Dockers’ déjà vu in “disappointing” loss
FREMANTLE coach Lisa Webb was once more left ruing some key missed opportunities after her side’s spirited loss to Hawthorn down in Frankston. It marked back-to-back defeats during the Dockers’ 10-game homestay in Victoria, with the mentor drawing comparisons between last week’s defeat to Carlton, and the 5.3 (33) to 2.6 (18) result last night. […]
