PREVIEW | 2024 WAFLW Round 3: Saturday
SOUTH Fremantle and Peel Thunder are still chasing that elusive first win of the 2024 WAFLW season, and while the Thunder are rebuilding with a stack of raw and talented youth, the Bulldogs have a team for the here and now. A tough draw has seen them go 0-2, but the performances have been strong […]
2024 WAFLW R2 wrap: Field position key as Tigers tame Dogs
CLAREMONT’s goalkicking was perhaps the only negative in an otherwise impressive performance by the Tigers, moving to 2-0 in the 2024 WAFL Women’s season thanks to a 15-point win over contenders South Fremantle. Despite a determined effort from the Bulldogs’ young stars, the Tigers had the answers when challenged and kicked away to secure a […]
PREVIEW | 2024 WAFLW Round 2: Saturday
A STANDALONE blockbuster match between last year’s top two sides at the end of the regular season takes place tomorrow, with South Fremantle hosting Claremont. While neither team ultimately took home silverware in 2023, both sides will be back with a vengeance to go better in 2024.
Young Dog Newson keen to learn new tricks
SOUTH Fremantle recruit Kate Newson is looking forward to learning off the likes of Fremantle ruck Ariana Hetherington, after the former Peel Thunder tall opted to make a “lifestyle change” and move to the Bulldogs. “I started basketball quite young, my whole family was in basketball so came up through that,” Newson said of her […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: Fremantle
SEASON 7 was a horror one for Fremantle, largely due to its almost unbelievable bad luck with injuries. Though the Dockers managed to stabilise as the season went on, some disappointing early losses, combined with an ever-growing medical room meant they never really had a chance to challenge for the flag. Though Fremantle ended the […]
Harken claims top WAFLW gong
CLAREMONT midfielder Jayme Harken is the latest Dhara Kerr Medallist, taking out the WAFL Women’s Best and Fairest award last night. The former Subiaco star who crossed to the Tigers over the off-season, polled 24 votes to become a runaway winner in the 2023 award. Harken polled five more than Swan Districts midfielder Ruby Mahony […]
Reilly magic sends Sharks into WAFLW decider
A MATCH-WINNING performance from East Fremantle forward Chloe Reilly helped sent the Sharks into their second successive WAFL Women’s Grand Final after defeating South Fremantle by 23 points at Fremantle Oval on Sunday. In a game that had a bit of everything, from high scoring to dour defence, and then a last quarter struggle, it […]
Preview | WAFLW Preliminary Final: Sharks and Dogs do battle
A FREMANTLE Derby will determine which side meets Claremont in the 2023 WAFL Women’s Grand Final when the Bulldogs and Sharks clash today. South Fremantle finished second on the ladder but went down to the Tigers last week, while East Fremantle got past Swan Districts to make this penultimate match.
2023 Rookie Me Central WAFLW Team of the Year
SIX players from ladder leaders and premiership favourites Claremont have made it into the 2023 Rookie Me Central WAFL Women’s Team of the Year. The Tigers had two more than second placed South Fremantle (four), while East Fremantle, Swan Districts, Subiaco and West Perth all had three apiece. Peel Thunder recorded two players in the […]
July AFLW Draft Power Rankings – State-by-State
ON MONDAY the second edition of the 2023 AFLW Draft Power Rankings were released, with the list extended out to 25 players from across the nation. In the women’s draft, as it currently stands, players nominate a state or as was the case with Supplementary Draft, nationally. That means that a player who is ranked […]
