Carlton’s comeback proves too strong for the Crows
CARLTON has spoiled Erin Phillips’ return to footy on Sunday, defeating the Crows by eight points at Richmond Oval in a convincing display. The Blues dominated the disposal count (267-179), the contested possessions (95-73) and the inside 50s (32-27). Although Carlton led the entire last term, the first three quarters were much closer. Stevie-Lee Thompson […]
2019/20 AFLW off-season review: Adelaide
REIGNING premier Adelaide is a deserving favourite of chasing its third AFL Women’s flag in four years after keeping together an already impressive list, and adding a host of young and experienced stars to its roster. There were plenty of tears when two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Erin Phillips went down with an anterior cruciate […]
VFL Women’s wash-up: Round 1 – Tigers stamp authority, while 2018 top three suffer losses
ROUND 1 of Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) commenced across the past two weekends, with five matches across three days of footy action all but setting the tone for the season to come. Carlton, Western Bulldogs and Williamstown had the bye this week, so will be rearing to go come Round 2. SOUTHERN SAINTS 0.2 […]
AFLW- Grand Final Wrap
Adelaide Crows 10.3 (63) defeated Carlton 2.6 (18) THE Adelaide Crows claimed their second premiership after an impressive four quarter performance. In front of a whopping crowd of more than 53,000 the Crows looked dominant from the first bounce. But tragedy struck late in the third term, with superstar Erin Phillips going down with a […]
Weekend wash-up: AFLW – Round 7
THE final round of the 2019 home and away season saw potential finals bound teams take each other on to determine which sides made finals. Major premiership contender, North Melbourne got knocked out by Fremantle, while Collingwood managed their first win of 2019 to ruin Brisbane’s finals chances. GWS GIANTS 6.5 (41) defeated Geelong (1.4) […]
Weekend previews: NTFL Women’s – Round 14
IT is Round 14 of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s competition and with finals five weeks away, the contenders for this season’s premiership are becoming obvious. Up first, Southern Districts return to take on Tracy Village. The Crocs were average in their first match back from the holiday break, but with the Razorbacks’ […]
AFLW season previews: Adelaide
THE inaugural AFL Women’s (AFLW) premiers have seen a swift change to their side this season, with a new coach at the helm and a host of exciting draftees getting the opportunity to pull on the Crows guernsey. They experienced heartbreak last season by just missing out on the finals in the last match of […]
Weekend wash-up: NTFL Women’s – Round 13
LAST weekend’s round of footy saw one upset in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Women’s while the rest of the top teams crushed their opposition. The Buffettes showed the Wanderers no mercy last Saturday as the Darwin stampede proved too much for the Eagles. Meanwhile, the Saints roasted the Razorbacks after another disappointing result […]
AFLW Draft preview: Adelaide
ADELAIDE heads into the 2018 AFL Women’s Draft with six available spots on its list. The Crows have retained the majority of their side, and have added GWS GIANTS’ Renee Forth and Carlton’s Sophie Li, the latter of whom has returned to South Australia for work. They have also picked up two cross-coders in Ailish […]
