2022 AFLW Draft team review: Collingwood
ONE of the teams who have been disadvantaged by the quick turnaround in seasons is Collingwood, with the Magpies minus star midfielders Brianna Davey and Brittany Bonnici for the upcoming Season 7. Collingwood had a number of changes over the off-season, and ended up with three selections in the AFLW Draft, picking up a couple […]
2022 AFLW Draft preview: Collingwood
IT was a relatively stable off-season for Collingwood, losing five players to other clubs, but only one was consistently a best 21 player. The Magpies have lost a fair bit of depth which they will be looking to chase down in the draft, and will have to look to the new season minus two of […]
AFLW Talking Points: QF 2 – Brisbane roar to crush wounded Pies
BRISBANE has absolutely annihilated Collingwood in the second of the AFL Women’s Qualifying Finals, winning by 50 points. After the game was delayed a week due to a Covid outbreak at the Pies, Brisbane led at every change and just kept building on its lead each quarter. TALKING POINTS Brisbane’s premiership defence marches on The […]
Preview | AFLW Qualifying Final: Brisbane vs. Collingwood
AFTER a Covid induced delay, the second of the AFLW Qualifying Finals will final-ly happen this weekend. Brisbane will lock horns with Collingwood in a repeat of last year’s preliminary final. Covid ripped through Collingwood’s camp on the eve of the originally scheduled date, forcing match had to be pushed back a week. The game […]
Georgostathis shining with opportunities
AFTER what has been a challenging AFLW season like no other, Rookie Me Central took the opportunity to get to know the up and coming future star in the making that is Elisabeth Georgostathis. Georgostathis has risen through the footy pathway, firstly doing little athletics on a Saturday morning, playing netball, before East Keilor Football […]
Preview | 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 10
THE FINAL AFL Women’s home-and-away round for season 2022 is set to get underway on Friday night, as the competition’s minor premiership, top two, and top six are finally settled. Along with the five regularly scheduled fixtures, there will also be a pair of make-up games shuffled into the pack on Sunday. We preview all […]
AFLW Sunday Talking Points: Round 7
IN a game that had important implications shaping the top six on the ladder, North Melbourne continued to show why it may be a dark horse, getting the chocolates over Collingwood at North Hobart Oval by 23 points, 6.2 (38) to 2.3 (15). With teams such as the Gold Coast Suns and Western Bulldogs wanting […]
COVID-19 chaos and injuries cannot stop AFLW Round 2 action
TONIGHT sees the start of Round 2 of the AFL Women’s season, and this round’s fixture is a clear demonstration that COVID-19 is ever-present. With Covid wrecking havoc at several clubs, the fixture has had to be changed around a bit. Geelong is now playing Carlton and the Bulldogs and Lions will play each other […]
Prevalence of ACL injuries in the AFLW
ALTHOUGH Round 1 of the 2022 AFLW season brought many highlights, it also brought a lot of injuries to star players, particularly anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Collingwood’s Brianna Davey, Brisbane’s Kate Lutkins and the Bulldogs’ Isabel Huntington all went down with season ending ACL injuries, and will be big losses to their respective sides. […]
AFLW Sunday Talking Points: Costly day for stars
ROUND 1 of the AFL Women’s season concluded yesterday, with Adelaide, Collingwood and GWS getting up. It meant all nine favourites won their opening games, with the Crows getting up over the Lions at home, Collingwood toppling Carlton, and the GIANTS winning on the road against Gold Coast. Here are how the games went down […]
