Tigers roar in thrilling WAFLW trequel
IT JUST had to be the underdog. Even though history warned everyone, it was hard to believe that for a third successive season, the second placed team could usurp the impressive minor premiers. But, as it turns out, history continues to repeat and it was Claremont that triumphed over East Fremantle in a wet and […]
Harken wins back-to-back Dhara Kerr Medals
CLAREMONT prolific midfielder Jayme Harken edged out top-age star Zippy Fish in a memorable Dhara Kerr Medal count last night to win back-to-back honours. The 28-year-old ball-winning inside midfielder was one of the favourites coming into the night alongside Fish, and the pair went head-to-head before the former just secured the win by a vote. […]
2024 Rookie Me Central WAFLW Team of the Year
THREE of the top four finalists have four representatives in our 2024 Rookie Me Central WAFL Women’s Team of the Year. East Fremantle, Claremont and Swan Districts all picked up a quartet of players in our final team with West Perth, South Fremantle and Subiaco managing three. Peel Thunder (two) and East Perth (one) completed […]
2024 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 16
TOP two sides East Fremantle and Claremont picked up a league-high five players in this week’s WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 16, while both Perth teams were at the other end of the scale with just one representative. Top-age young gun Zippy Fish earned the captaincy this week with another outstanding performance, […]
Subiaco finishes 2024 WAFLW season on a high
THOUGH finals were already out of the question, Subiaco punished West Perth for terrible inaccuracy in the first half to come away with a commanding 33-point win in the end. While the result looked comfortable by the final siren, the Lions did most of the damage in the last quarter, kicking four goals to win, […]
Dogs dare to dream after taming Lions
SOUTH Fremantle is not done with just yet in the WAFL Women’s competition after a come-from-behind over Subiaco kept its finals dream alive. A loss would have meant a line through the reigning preliminary finalist’s post-season chances, but after trailing by as much as three goals, level in the last couple of minutes, the Bulldogs […]
The Price is right: Falcons do it again
WEST PERTH is making a habit out of snatching victory out of the jaws of defeat in the dying moments of a match, and after stunning Claremont last week, doubled down with an incredible win over South Fremantle. The Falcons trailed by as much as 17 points early in the fourth term, before kicking 3.2 […]
Falcons tame Tigers in stunning WAFLW finish
IT ALMOST had to be seen to be believed. West Perth’s incredible transformation from league battler to WAFL Women’s premiership contender in the space of three seasons ticked another box on the weekend with a remarkable come-from-behind win with the last kick of the day to defeat Claremont by two points. In trouble after falling […]
2024 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 11
IN a strange week of WAFLW action where most of the matches were close, it was actually the losing sides that shared the spoils in our WAFLW Team of the week. South Fremantle and West Perth joined winners Subiaco as the sides with the equal league-high WAFLW Team of the Week representatives. The Bulldogs, Falcons […]
WAFLW Round 11 wrap: Tigers hold on to deny Dogs
CLAREMONT will be relieved to take home the four points following a one-point nail-biter against South Fremantle to avoid suffering back-to-back losses in the WAFL Women’s competition. Both sides entered the match coming off a bye which followed respective upset defeats, though the Bulldogs were able to bring back some key players, as the Tigers […]