AFLW 2023 Round 5 Preview: Sunday
A MASSIVE Sunday of action takes place in the AFL Women’s to conclude Round 5 of action and we preview each of the games. 1:05pmArden St Oval Recent Form These two teams could not be coming into this match off more different runs of form. North Melbourne was undefeated until the Roos were pipped at […]
Clever captain’s call helps Brisbane create history
BRISBANE created a little bit of history yesterday in the AFL Women’s, inflicting North Melbourne’s first loss in both 2023 and in the state of Tasmania after coming from behind at half time. It was one of those matches where it was a tale of two halves as North Melbourne dominated the first half, but […]
In Case You Missed It: AFLW Round 4 2023
ROUND 4 of the AFL Women’s really had it all. Upsets, come from behind wins, nail biters, big wins. It was a real smorgasbord of results. Hawthorn (1.5.11) lost to Melbourne (10.10.70) GWS (5.7.37) lost to Adelaide (16.10.106) Carlton (6.4.40) lost to Richmond (7.5.47) Port (5.12.42) lost to Geelong (11.4.70) Sydney (5.4.34) defeated West Coast […]
Starcevich still finding new levels for his Cubs to go to
THERE was certainly plenty to be pleased about for Brisbane coach Craig Starcevich after his side’s big win over Sydney on the weekend. However, despite finding plenty of positives he still managed to find areas for his team to work on. “We were happy with the pressure and happy with the scoring as a result […]
AFLW 2023 Round 3 Preview: Sunday
1:05pmRSEA Park Recent Form Both teams have had a winless fortnight to begin the season, so will be keen to avoid that run continuing this afternoon. History These two sides met once last season in Port Adelaide’s inaugural season, and in a nail-biter it was the Saints who prevailed by two points. Key Stat Areas […]
In Case You Missed It: AFLW Round 2
Richmond (2.0.12) lost to Adelaide (6.5.41) Gold Coast (15.9.99) defeated West Coast (4.2.26) Port Adelaide (4.2.26) lost to Brisbane (11.10.76) Sydney (5.11.41) lost to Geelong (10.8.68) Western Bulldogs (5.9.39) lost to Hawthorn (6.10.46) Collingwood (7.4.46) defeated Fremantle (3.7.25) North Melbourne (10.6.66) defeated Carlton (1.0.6) Essendon (6.4.40) defeated St Kilda (4.4.28) GWS (3.4.22) lost to Melbourne […]
Lions back to “normal” in Power shutdown
BRISBANE Lions coach Craig Starcevich was pleased his side “got it back into something like normal” as the reigning grand finalists returned to Queensland with four points in the bank from their away trip to Alberton. The Lions proved too strong for second season club Port Adelaide, with 21 scoring shots to six, and putting […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: Brisbane
BRISBANE is a perennial contender in the AFL Women’s and though the off-season saw the Lions lose a number of quality players for a variety of reasons, expect last year’s grand finalists to be thereabouts again. We preview the Lions’ season. TEAM LIST #2 Tahlia Hickie#3 Breanna Koenen#4 Sharni Webb*#4 Caitlin Wendland#5 Jade Ellenger#6 Lily […]
Top 5s: Season 7 AFLW Club B&F results
SEASON 7 of the AFL Women’s came to a close last month, but now all the 18 clubs have awarded their best and fairests. We take a look at the top five results from across the league and see who won the top gongs at each club. ADELAIDE 1st: Anne Hatchard (343 votes) 2nd: Ebony […]
AFLW Season 7 Glass Half Full/Empty: Brisbane
IN a new approach to the AFL Women’s end of season reviews, Rookie Me Central casts both a glass half full and half empty lens over each side’s campaigns. Today’s team, in the penultimate article in this series, is Brisbane, who fell agonisingly short of its second AFLW Premiership. GLASS HALF FULL They made another […]
