2019/20 AFLW off-season review: Adelaide
REIGNING premier Adelaide is a deserving favourite of chasing its third AFL Women’s flag in four years after keeping together an already impressive list, and adding a host of young and experienced stars to its roster. There were plenty of tears when two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Erin Phillips went down with an anterior cruciate […]
Maher inspired by family to play footy
NIECE of Melbourne Demons great Aaron Davey, Tesharna Maher has footy in her blood and seems to be living up to the hype with her pace a real focal point of her game play. Having spent a lot of her younger years playing soccer the switch to footy was a bit unexpected but one she […]
Tabb narrows footy focus to find school-sport balance
WITH two separate South Australian seasons, AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships and of course school studies every year, it was becoming quite the work load for Jaimi Tabb. The Under-18 draft prospect had to juggle her South Australian National Football League (SANFL Women’s) season with West Adelaide, her South Australian Women’s Football League (SAWFL) commitments with […]
Journey the key for Carbone
IT is not always about the goal, it is more about the journey and how much you have to work to get there – a mantra that Northern Territory’s Dominique Carbone subscribes to as she strives to make the most of her AFL Women’s career. The talented Under 18s player was co-captain of Northern Territory […]
Travel just the beginning for Bella Smith
TWELVE hours in the car to get to and from training and games is not the first choice for any budding footballer, but for Bella Smith, it was an easy choice when the Eyre Peninsula local opted to play women’s football in Adelaide. Whilst she did end up moving to Adelaide in the recent years, […]
VFLW Round 6 preview: Fourth and fifth clash to stay in touch with the top
THREE more sides have the bye this week as the Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) competition heads toward the midway point of the season. With most sides playing teams at the opposite end of the ladder, matchups between the middle-ranked sides will set the scene for the competition come Round 7. CARLTON v. WESTERN BULLDOGS […]
VFLW weekend wash-up: Hope tears it up as Bulldogs, Tigers and Pies continue good form
ROUND 5 is done and dusted with two teams still sitting undefeated from five rounds of action, meaning the ladder has almost fully shaped up with the teams to beat well and truly sorted. Carlton were pipped at the post once more, going down by only seven points to remain winless, while the Magpies came […]
VFLW Round 5 preview: Ladder begins to take shape
ROUND 5 of Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition is up next, and after a massive ladder-changing round last week, sides will be firing on all cylinders to put themselves back up high on the ladder. From four rounds Collingwood and Melbourne Uni are leading most of the stats, making these two teams the ones […]
VFL Women’s wash-up: Round 4
ROUND 4 saw a number of big results in the VFL Women’s, with Casey losing top spot with their first loss for the season, dropping to fourth as the Bulldogs, Saints and Tigers got wins on the board. Meanwhile, three sides still sit winless, with Carlton, Williamstown and Darebin yet to secure the four points […]
VFLW Round 4 preview: Two ladder topping matches to determine top five
Round 4 of VFL Women’s is up this week, and with it a big round of matches and results that could mix up the competition. Meanwhile, the struggling Darebin Falcons have a bye, meaning the side has an opportunity to refresh and start over before they come into Round 5 looking for a win. […]
