EXPLAINED | VFLW Finals Structure
IT is that time of the year again – the VFLW Finals are upon us. Williamstown, the Western Bulldogs, Box Hill, North Melbourne, Essendon and Port Melbourne are about to battle it out for the 2024 VFLW Premiership, which will be awarded in a month’s time at ETU Stadium. The VFLW uses a finals series […]
State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Semi-Finals
FOUR teams became three on the weekend with Swan Districts eliminated from the finals race. West Perth kept its hopes of a fairytale flag alive and will take on Claremont this weekend for the right to face a waiting East Fremantle in the decider.
2024 RM Central WAFLW Team of the Year: Full Squad
TOP TWO sides East Fremantle and Claremont are heavily represented in this year’s 2024 Rookie Me Central WAFL Women’s Team of the Year squad. The 48-player squad features nine Sharks and eight Tigers, and is based off our Team of the Week nominations throughout the course of the season. The only stipulations in regards to […]
2024 Coates Talent League: Round 12 POTW
MURRAY Bushrangers forward Joshua Murphy is our Coates Talent League Player of the Week after a scoring onslaught in Round 12. The prolific spearhead returned to form with 19 disposals, nine marks and six goals as his side narrowly went down to Greater Western Victoria (GWV) at Windy Hill on Sunday. Murphy kicked goals in […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 11 wrap
REGULAR programming resumed in the Coates Talent League Girls over the weekend with the six matches taking place and only GWV Rebels having a bye. The 12 other full-time teams were in action and we wrapped up how the weekend went down.
2024 CTL Girls Player of the Week: Round 11
ANOTHER huge performance from Eastern Ranges’ bottom-ager Tayla McMillan has earned the classy onballer our Round 11 Coates Talent League Girls Player of the Week nomination. McMillan racked up 27 disposals, three marks, eight tackles, nine inside 50s and three rebound 50s in the Ranges’ big win over Western Jets. One of the top contenders […]
“Overwhelmed” Nield strives to live in the moment
SOUTH Australia’s latest SANFL Women’s Best and Fairest winner Nikki Nield is not thinking beyond next week. Her South Adelaide Panthers will prepare for a second successive grand final against the winner of Glenelg and Norwood, and though Nield can bask in a little glory for now, she will save that for when the job […]
Eagles ward off Goannas to send message
REIGNING back-to-back premiers East Coast Eagles have sent an ominous message to the rest of AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division with a 28-point victory over challenger Parramatta Goannas. The Eagles held the Goannas goalless in the first half, and kept them to just one goal for the game, securing a 6.5 (41) to 1.7 (13) […]
Around the Grounds: 2024 WAFL Colts – Round 12
WHILE the West Australian state Under 16 and 18 sides were in action over the weekend, three fixtures made up Round 12 of the WAFL Colts on Saturday. There was some shuffling of the ladder too, with West Perth and Swan Districts making their way up the order with respective wins. >> SCROLL for the Round […]
Nield claims record-breaking SANFLW best and fairest
A SURPRISED Nikki Nield was crowned the SANFL Women’s League Best and Fairest tonight, reigning supreme after polling a record 27 votes to pip Jess Bates in the last two rounds as the star midfielders dominated the count. Upon being awarded the medal, Nield apologised for not preparing a speech as she had expected Bates […]
Falcons make history with impressive win
WEST Perth is one win away from a fairytale WAFL Women’s Grand Final after dispatching of Swan Districts by 44 points in the semi-final on Saturday. The margin did flatter the result in the end, with the Falcons piling on four goals in the final term to run away 11.4 (70) to 4.2 (26) winners. […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL U16s – South Australia vs. Western Australia
SOUTH Australia kicked off its 2024 Under 16 National Championships with a resolute 10-point win over Western Australia at Thebarton Oval on Saturday. The Croweaters fought back from deficits at the first two breaks to set up the victory with three goals to one in term three. Both sides added 2.3 to their tallies in […]
