Is there more to the ‘Daisy effect’ than Daisy herself?
ONE of the biggest highlights of the AFL Women’s season so far has been the debut of Daisy Pearce as the head coach of the West Coast Eagles. Taking her team to a Round 1 victory over Richmond by a point, the Eagles were then bested in the second game by Essendon and Natalie Wood. […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: West Coast
2023 was another frustrating year for West Coast, with only two wins to show for the campaign. But in the, offseason the Eagles pulled off one of the best coaching coups in signing league legend Daisy Pearce as head coach. Having once again turned over a large chunk of their list, will things improve for […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: West Coast
SEASON & certainly had its promising moments for West Coast, but ultimately did not have much to show for it at season’s end. However with a decrease in list turnover and the introduction of some extra young talent, can West Coast finally push up the ladder in 2023? TEAM LIST #1 Lauren Wakfer#2 Kellie Gibson#3 […]
“Revitalised”, settled Eagles look to make history
ALL football sides want to improve year on year. For West Coast, another season on the incline could make for a historic AFLW campaign. The Eagles have never won back-to-back games, a Western Derby, or beaten a finalist throughout their five seasons. But with a much greater level of stability over the offseason for players […]
RECAP | AFLW Trade Period 2023
THE AFLW Trade Period wrapped up for 2023 yesterday, with plenty of familiar faces changing clubs over the last 10 days. If you missed anything that went down during the Trade Period, here is a recap of the entire period. Mega Trade Number 1 The first trade of the entire period was a big one, […]
Dockers dig deep for Derby win
FREMANTLE has picked up its first win of Season 7 in the AFL Women’s with a heart-stopping three-point victory over West Coast at Optus Stadium on Thursday night. In a nail-biting affair, the Dockers trailed by three points at half-time, hit the front by five points at the final break, then survived against a determined […]
Dockers looking to bounce back against Cats
FREMANTLE coach Trent Cooper believes his side can turn around its 49-point defeat at the hands of Brisbane when the Dockers return home to host Geelong. The Cats head to Fremantle Oval coming off a spirited hard slog against Richmond at GMHBA, while the Dockers were comprehensively beaten by the Lions up at The Gabba. […]
AFLW practice match takeaways
IT WAS a fascinating weekend of AFL Women’s practice matches that took place ahead of a huge Season 7, with all 18 teams taking to the field for the first time in competitive matchplay. The four new sides – Essendon, Hawthorn, Port Adelaide and Sydney – made their maiden appearances, while the likes of Melbourne […]
Season 7 AFLW preview: Fremantle
THOUGH Fremantle was thereabouts once again the AFL Women’s last season, the Dockers could not quite replicate the 2020 season, which in many ways will be a hard one to forget. They were unbeaten at the top of the table and premiership favourites, only for COVID-19 and the AFL to call off the season. In […]
Potential Best 21s – AFLW Season 7: Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle
LATER this month the AFL Women’s Season 7 will kick off and there is plenty to get excited about. While preseasons are underway and coaches are trying to work out a Round 1 lineup, we delved into what each of the sides could look like next season. Over a six-part series, we will examine three […]
