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What the leaders said: 2024 AFLW Grand Final

IN WHAT may feel like a sense of déjà vu to some, the AFL Women’s Grand Final has come around again, and for the second year in a row it will be North Melbourne taking on Brisbane in the decider. Both sides have been on a journey in the 12 months since last year’s decider, […]

2024 AFLW Week 10 Preview: Sunday

THE 2024 AFL Women’s home and away season comes to a close today with a quartet of matches that may have no impact on the make up of the finals, but are still important to all the sides involved.

Brisbane batters Carlton in brutal conditions to move to second

BRISBANE battled tough conditions on Saturday night to beat Carlton by 55 points and maintain its spot in the top four of the AFL Women’s ladder. Despite those tough conditions, Lions coach Craig Starcevich was happy with the scoreboard pressure his side was able to produce. “Yeah those conditions were looking like it was going […]

2024 AFLW Round 1 Preview: Sunday

ROUND 1 of the AFL Women’s concludes today with a pair of matches that are both historic but for different reasons. 1:05pmKinetic Stadium, Frankston SIDES Hawthorn FB: Richardson, Kemp  HB: Lucas-Rodd, Ashmore, Stone                        C: Sherriff, Bates, Williamson HF: Bodey, Breed, McDonagh FF: Vukic, Hipwell          FOL: Wales, Fleming, West       IC: Gilroy, Everist, Baskaran, Smith, Elliott        […]

2024 AFLW Season Preview: Brisbane

LAST season could not have gone much better for Brisbane. After the heartache of 2022, everything came together and they emerged from the 2023 season with yet another premiership. But, can they back it up and go all the way again in 2024? TEAM LIST #1 Eleanor Hartill #2 Tahlia Hickie #3 Breanna Koenen #5 […]

Koenen’s colossal performance helps Brisbane take title

SUNDAY’s AFLW Grand Final was tight and tense, and had no clear winner until the final term. Ultimately it was Brisbane that emerged victorious, and it was thanks in large part to the exploits of its skipper Bre Koenen. Playing in both defence and in the midfield, her tireless work first helped keep Brisbane in […]

Proud pair of Lions reflect on it all

CRAIG Starcevich was not showing his joy in his face but was in his words after his Brisbane Lions won the 2023 AFLW Grand Final. Speaking to the media yesterday after the match, he said that his overwhelming emotion in that moment was “relief.” “It’s always relief after a game of footy, for me it […]

From bridesmaids to top Cats, Lions are Queens of the Jungle again

BRISBANE Lions are the Queens of the AFL Women’s once again, defeating North Melbourne by 17 points at Ikon Park today to claim their second ever premiership. In a match befitting of its AFLW Grand Final name, it was a hard-fought match that was not determined until the final quarter where Brisbane kicked four goals […]

From the Horse’s Mouth: AFLW Grand Final 2023

THIS afternoon it all goes down at Ikon Park, with North Melbourne and Brisbane fighting it out to become 2023 AFL Women’s premiers. Ahead of the big game, the captains and coaches from both sides gathered in Melbourne and spoke to the media ahead of the big game. Kangaroos’ coach Darren Crocker said that it […]

AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: Grand Final

TOMORROW the magical AFLW 2023 season comes to an end, but will tomorrow’s Grand Final see Brisbane win its second premiership or North Melbourne crack through for its maiden title? Tomorrow at 2:30pmIkon Park How They Got Here Both of these sides made it through to the 2023 AFLW Grand Final after hard fought wins […]

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