2020 AFL Women’s preview: Round 4 – Erin Phillips returns for Grand Final rematch
ROUND 4 of the 2020 AFL Women’s season is set to be a big one, with a grand final rematch and a bushfire relief match among a number of key matchups. Melbourne has a third Friday night matchup in a row with a battle against Collingwood as a curtain-raiser to the men’s State of Origin […]
AFL Women’s Round 3 review: St Kilda makes history with first win
ROUND 3 of the AFL Women’s saw a number of history-making performances, especially St Kilda with the team from Moorabbin claiming their inaugural win while top of the table clashes lived up to the hype. These are the remaining six game reviews after our Match of the Round – selected prior to the weekend – […]
AFL Women’s Round 2 review: Magpies break arch rivals curse as Dees, Lions and Dockers remain unbeaten
COLLINGWOOD has beaten arch-rival Carlton for the first time in its AFL Women’s history, while Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle remained undefeated with the Pies at the conclusion of Round 2. WESTERN BULLDOGS 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 (12) MELBOURNE 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 (32) Peter Williams Melbourne has remained undefeated […]
2020 AFL Women’s Round 2 preview: Expansion sides to face off as inaugural sides do battle under lights tonight
ROUND 2 of the AFL Women’s is sure to bring plenty of big clashes and ignite old rivalries with Collingwood and Carlton set to do battle on Sunday while Fremantle and West Coast will take place in their inaugural Western Derby. Friday, February 14 Western Bulldogs v. Melbourne at Whitten Oval, 7:40pm, AEDT Taylah Melki […]
AFL Women’s Round 1 review: Pies win opening round as Lions upset reigning premiers
BRISBANE’s youth stepped up downing reigning premiers Adelaide at home, as Collingwood claimed its first win in Round 1 from four tries. All four expansion sides suffered defeats, with the Gold Coast SUNS getting within one point of victory against the GIANTS. We recap the remaining six games after our Match of the Round saw […]
AFL Women’s Round 1 preview: Four new teams begin elite journey
AFTER nine months of waiting, AFL Women’s 4.0 is here and four more teams enter the fray in a bid to take home the 2020 premiership. Adelaide won its second title in three years last season, with the Western Bulldogs the only other premiership winner in the competition. With the Crows wounded and plenty of […]
2020 AFL Women’s team preview: Collingwood
COLLINGWOOD looms as a big improver in the upcoming 2020 AFL Women’s season, with much of its list fresh off a premiership-winning VFLW campaign. The only way is up for last year’s Conference B wooden spooner, and a handful of elite talents should guide the Magpies close to the finals frame, with added dynamism and […]
Number crunching: AFLW – Round 7
IN the Round 7 edition of number crunching we reveal who fared best in each stat, including a nod to regular game breakers, Jenna Bruton and Erin Phillips, and a number of other players who managed to dominate multiple areas. Jenna Bruton tried her heart out for North Melbourne in a losing effort in their […]
Team of the Week: AFLW – Round 7
ROUND 7 sees the end of the 2019 AFL Women’s home and away season, and thus the end of the Draft Central Team of the Week for this year. This week saw four Crows make it into the squad after a magnificent win over Melbourne, while Geelong is the only side that doesn’t have 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) […]
