Top four “important” but not vital for red-hot Lions
BRISBANE has strung five wins together on the bounce and surged into the top four, but coach Craig Starcevich is of the belief his side can make a grand final from outside the double chance. The statement came following Brisbane’s dismantling of Essendon by 38 points, which funnily enough is the Lions’ average winning margin […]
Lions wear down Power in hard-fought win
BRISBANE absorbed the early heat, wrestled control of the contest then put the foot down in a clinical performance from the reigning back-to-back grand finalists against a young Port Adelaide side at Brighton Homes Arena. The Lions trailed by four points at quarter time, but got on top kicking eight goals to two in the […]
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 […]