Stinear’s Dee-light as Dees clip Crows for epic upset
IT WAS hard to wipe the smile off Melbourne coach Mick Stinear’s face last night after his side pulled off one of the upsets of the season and held off a determined, but inaccurate Adelaide side to win by two points. Reflecting post-match, he said that he was “really pleased with how the group started”. […]
Saints rise in last quarter to deny Nightcliff
ST MARY’S has secured an early important victory by seeing off the threat of Nightcliff in a grand final rematch of the 2023/24 NTFL Men’s Premier League decider between the teams. As has come to be expected between these two sides, they put on a show under lights at TIO Stadium last Friday, with St […]
PINT survives Buffettes stampede in NTFLW
REIGNING premiers PINT has survived an early test in the 2024/25 Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s Premier League with a nail-biting five-point win over Darwin Buffettes in the opening round of the new season. The Queen Ants had everything on their own terms in the first term, but quickly found out the power the […]
Metro snub motivates Vicino to huge year
AFTER missing out on successive Vic Metro programs over the last few seasons, the hunger and desire to reach the top level was something that never went away for Oakleigh Chargers top-ager Abbey Vicino. The talented midfielder who identified adding extra strings to her bow was the key to being a point of difference for […]
2024 AFLW Week 7 Preview: Wednesday
TONIGHT’s AFLW action comes from the city of churches, and is between a pair of perennial contenders having vastly different seasons.
Saints sinch Giants to get season back on track
ST KILDA got itself back on the AFL Women’s winners list last night after comfortably taking care of the GWS Giants. “Well, it’s really pleasing that we did get a win,” Saints coach Nick Dal Santo said post match. “Obviously we had a really nice start to the in regards to results and then had […]
Players take pride in league’s Pride Round
TONIGHT is the start of the annual AFLW Pride Round, an important round to highlight the LGBTQIA+ community, its connection with the AFLW competition but also the issues that the community faces. A movement instigated by the players in the early days of the competition, the players of 2024 are just as excited to be […]
2024 AFLW Week 7 Preview: Tuesday
TONIGHT’s AFLW combatants have got a big week ahead of them, but it all starts tonight to kick off the AFLW’s Pride Week.
Bombers continue top eight surge over Suns
ESSENDON continued its surge into the top eight, defeating Gold Coast on Sunday afternoon to win its third game in a row. Despite giving a positive performance for much of the day, the Bombers took a while to deliver the knock out blow, and speaking post-match Bombers coach Nat Wood talked about the frustrations of […]
Hawks down Dockers despite injury carnage
WITH three Hawks out for the second half of Sunday afternoon’s contest against the Dockers, Daniel Webster’s team was up against it. Hawthorn ran out nine-point winners over Fremantle, handing the Hawks their second loss for the season. Having been dealt both losses at home, Dockers head coach Lisa Webb describes how her side endeavours […]
Brisbane batters Carlton in brutal conditions to move to second
BRISBANE battled tough conditions on Saturday night to beat Carlton by 55 points and maintain its spot in the top four of the AFL Women’s ladder. Despite those tough conditions, Lions coach Craig Starcevich was happy with the scoreboard pressure his side was able to produce. “Yeah those conditions were looking like it was going […]
TOP 10s | 2024 AFLW National Draft Combine
A SERIES of blistering runs and jaw-dropping jumps headlined the 2024 AFL Women’s National Draft Combine that was held yesterday at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC). After the 2km time trial was completed on Friday, the remainder of the indoor tests – conducted by Rookie Me – took place on Sunday. One of the […]
