PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 2: Saturday
AFTER Round 2 began last night under lights in Joondalup, two more matches confront WAFLW fans in 2025. Last year’s grand finalists East Fremantle host Peel Thunder at the Sharks’ renovated homeground, before newcomers Perth play its first home match in WAFLW history with the Demons clash with South Fremantle.
2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 1
FOUR clubs – including three winning sides – all boasted a quartet of players in an evenly spread WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 1. Subiaco, Swan Districts and South Fremantle, along with narrow losers East Perth all finished with four representatives, while the other winner in Peel Thunder had three. West Perth […]
2025 WAFLW Player Focus: Alicia Blizard
ATHLETIC tall forward Alicia Blizard came agonisingly close to dragging her East Fremantle side across the line during a heartbreaking loss to South Fremantle as the WAFL Women’s season kicked off over the weekend. Blizard was prominent working up and down the ground, finding pockets of space inside 50 and often getting goalside to punish […]
Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 1
ANOTHER WAFL Women’s season is underway, and while reigning premiers Claremont had the extra week’s rest with the introduction of a ninth team, that newest side Perth kicked off its new era in senior women’s football. We took a look at some of the State Academy members who caught the eye through the opening round […]
WAFLW MOTR: South shocks Sharks in four-minute blitz
A FOUR-minute blitz where South Fremantle kicked three goals to run over the top of East Fremantle with the final kick of the game had to be seen to be believed. Even those who witnessed the Bulldogs’ 5.3 (33) to 4.6 (30) triumph might have had to turn back to the replay just to comprehend […]
PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 1
A NEW era of WAFL Women’s action takes place tomorrow with the final puzzle piece slotting into the jigsaw of West Australian women’s football. Perth becomes the ninth and final side to join the top flight state league action, as the Bombers take on last year’s wooden spooners, while a number of players face their […]
2025 WAFLW club preview: East Fremantle
FOR THE second time in three years, an undefeated season up to the grand final did not yield a flag for East Fremantle, though the Sharks still boast one premiership and three grand finals in as many years. A consistent contender, there is plenty of change out at Shark Park, so it will be fascinating […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #5 Alicia Blizard
ATHLETIC tall forward Alicia Blizard kicks off the top five of our WAFL Women’s Ones to Watch countdown of top-age draft prospects with the East Fremantle talent having plenty of upside. Blizard looms as one who will only get better with further continuity, coming in and making an impact for both club and state in […]
2025 AFLW Draft | Ones to Watch: Alicia Blizard
PRESEASON has been well underway across the country for the next crop of AFLW hopefuls, with the state leagues beginning their trial matches over the next month ahead of season starts in March. As part of that, we will run a series taking a look at some of the players to watch for the 2025 […]
Top 10s | 2025 Girls Preseason Testing – Western Australia
THE FIRST of the AFLW Draft Preseason State Testing events is done and dusted with Western Australia’s young stars put to the test earlier this month at the Gold Netball Centre. Among the top performers were Claremont’s Ella Gilbey and Swan Districts’ Indiana West who finished among the top few in each of the running […]
