AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: First Preliminary Final
TODAY, the all important AFL Women’s Season 8 Preliminary Finals begin. But will today see the crowning of a fifth time Grand Finalist or a first time one? Today at 7:45pmIkon Park How They Got Here Brisbane come into this clash after a weekend off earned thanks to a qualifying final win over Adelaide, while […]
Fans Forum: Who was unlucky to miss out on All Australian selection?
EARLIER this week the initial 42 player AFLW All Australian squad was revealed, which certainly raised a few eyebrows amongst the AFLW fan community. Plenty of fans raised some names of who they thought deserved a spot in that squad that perhaps did not always wrack up the numbers in the stats but were still […]
Cats curb hot Hawks to secure home final
WEATHERING a 24-tackle first term from Hawthorn, Geelong found a way through to kick nine goals to three in the match and secure a comfortable 40-point win – and a subsequent home final – at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Coach Dan Lowther said he was “super proud” of the group’s season, with the team […]
In Case You Missed It: AFLW Round 5 2023
IT was a nice spread out round of AFL Women’s over the weekend, with four days worth of action and plenty of surprises along the way. Geelong (4.1.25) lost to Melbourne (11.8.74) Richmond (4.6.30) defeated Fremantle (5.7.37) Carlton (6.8.44) defeated Sydney (6.3.39) Western Bulldogs (6.0.36) lost to St Kilda (8.6.54) West Coast (6.3.39) defeated Port […]
Returning Dee stops lively Cat to set up win
MELBOURNE created history and kept its undefeated record intact last night with a win over Geelong in the first ever meeting between the sides for premiership points. As much as Melbourne’s ball movement got going more as the match progressed to help the Dees to the win, there was one match up that perhaps flew […]
Dan the man pleased but still finding ways for Cats to grow
AFTER his side’s at times cruisy win over Port Adelaide yesterday, Geelong coach Dan Lowther was certainly pleased with what he had seen from his troops. “We had maybe six or seven goal scorers which was a nice spread,” Lowther said. “We shouldn’t be relying on just one player and it’s nice that Chloe throughout […]
AFLW 2023 Round 3 Preview: Friday
5:05pmGMHBA Stadium Recent Form Both these teams come into tonight’s clash with an undefeated start to the season, so unless tonight’s match is a draw, one of these teams’ undefeated records will come to an end tonight. History These teams both came into the AFL Women’s competition in the same season, so there is plenty […]
How inside 50 efficiency really cost the Swans
GEELONG made it two wins from two games to start its AFL Women’s campaign yesterday with a 27-point win over the Sydney Swans. In many ways, Geelong’s success in yesterday’s clash can be pinned on its fast start in the first quarter. The Cats kicked five goals straight to Sydney’s four behinds, to really set […]
Captains choose more Demon delight
MELBOURNE has been tipped to go back to back in the AFL Women’s competition, with 82 per cent of the opposing captains selecting the Dees to reach the rand final yet again. As part of the annual captains’ predictions, 14 of the other 17 captains chose Melbourne as the other team to reach the Season […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: Geelong
GEELONG was a side that never looked out of the contest, with the Cats having some incredible defensive efforts in Season 7, then finding the secret to scoring after the first month. In the end, the Cats narrowly missed out on a top four spot, and then were bounced by North Melbourne in the elimination […]
