Wood “rapt” with Bombers’ strong start
AFTER playing catch-up across the opening two weeks and finishing strong, Essendon coach Natalie Wood put an emphasis on her Essendon side starting strongly against the Eagles. As the Bombers trudged back into the rooms at half-time having slammed home nine consecutive goals to open the match, it was fair to say the trip west […]
Lions roar to share BnFs as Banks-Smith run away winner in the J.A. Grogan Medal
A PAIR of former teammates shared the medal named after their premiership captain, while a Tasmanian stood above all others in the Sunshine State to run away with the J.A. Grogan Medal. Current Brisbane Lions young gun Lily Postlethwaite and past Brisbane player Selina Priest tied in the Emma Zielke Medal on the Queensland Australian […]
It’s double delight for Nanscawen
IT is déjà vu in the 2022 Lambert-Pearce Medal, with 2021 winner Georgia Nanscawen rewarded for a stellar 2022 season by winning her second Lambert-Pearce Medal in a row. She was the runaway winner, leading all night to comfortably win over the likes of Hawk Tamara Luke and Southern Saint Hannah Stuart. The award win […]
Tigers focus on the “small things” in win
A REFOCUS on the “small things” helped Richmond pick up its first win of the AFL Women’s season according to coach Ryan Ferguson. After leading in both their matches in the opening fortnight, the Tigers were overrun by opponents Geelong and Adelaide, but were able to post a comfortable 35-point win over newcomers Hawthorn. “We’ve […]
Scouting Notes: 2022 SANFL U18s – Norwood vs. Glenelg
FOR the second straight week, Glenelg took out a thriller to advance deeper into the SANFL Under 18 finals series. Matched up against minor premier, Norwood in Saturday’s preliminary bout, the Bays made better of less scoring shots to run out 10.7 (67) to 8.13 (61) victors at Thebarton Oval. We noted some of the […]
2022 NAB League: Preliminary Finals snapshot
SATURDAY’S preliminary final double-header has seen the Dandenong Stingrays and Sandringham Dragons advance to this year’s NAB League decider. The two regions will lock horns on Friday evening at Ikon Park, but before that, catch up on the weekend that was in our snapshot.
Preview: 2022 VFLW Awards Night
TONIGHT is the VFLW Awards Night, where another stellar season of the competition will be celebrated with the handing out of many league awards. The main prize of the night is the Lambert-Pearce Medal, which the competition’s Best and Fairest Award. Last year it was Essendon skipper Georgia Nanscawen who took out the award, but […]
Dee-structive start helps Naarm remain undefeated
SIX unanswered first quarter goals set up a 26-point win for Naarm (Melbourne) over St Kilda in Round 3 of the AFL Women’s yesterday. In a strange twist, the Saints booted a goal in each of the final three quarters, while keeping the potent Demons goalless en route to a 6.10 (46) to 3.2 (20) […]
Hungry Lions prepared for Demon fight
A MERCILESS first 45 minutes saw Brisbane Lions pile on 17 unanswered scoring shots to pile up a 62-point lead before the Gold Coast Suns had even had a chance to respond. The premiership contenders were ruthless both offensively and defensively, as they scored 9.8 to 0.0 until the Suns finally broke through for a […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 3 Talking Points – A smorgasbord of varying results
YESTERDAY’S action in the AFLW produced a smorgasbord of results. The first draw of the season came at Ikon Park between the Blues and Power, Melbourne lost the ability to kick goals after quarter time but still beat the Saints, Richmond got their first win of the year after defeating Hawthorn, while Essendon made a […]
Symonds glad to get the win in “frustrating” game
COLLINGWOOD coach Steve Symonds said he was relieved to get the win in a dour low-scoring battle between his Magpies and Geelong at GMHBA Stadium yesterday. Coming into the match, Symonds indicated that it would be a battle of the defences, and that rung true with just four behinds scored in the first half, and […]
Crows coach Clarke confident in comeback
AFTER describing his defence as “shabby” in the first half, Adelaide Crows AFLW coach Matthew Clarke said he still had the confidence that his side would get the job done against North Melbourne yesterday. The Crows conceded the first two goals of the game and were held goalless in the first term, but stepped up […]
