2021 QAFL Women’s Round 2 preview: Round 1 winners to face Round 1 losers
THE four Round 1 victors in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition will lock horns with the four losers from the opening weekend, with the chance to gain early separation between the sides. BOND UNIVERSITY vs. COORPAROO Two competitive outfits in Round 1, but on opposite ends of the scale were Bond University […]
QAFL Women’s Round 1 wrap: Aspley breaks drought as reigning premiers stamp authority in grand final rematch
SATURDAY June 29, 2019. That was the last time Aspley Hornets sung the song, following a 61-point trouncing over Wilston Grange on the road. They have won two consecutive Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s wooden spoons since then and lost 16 consecutive games. But on Saturday, the Hornets were able to break through for […]
2021 QAFL Women’s Round 1 preview: Grand Final rematch to take place in blockbuster opening round
A GRAND final rematch in the last game of the round caps off a big week of action for the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition that begins tomorrow. BOND UNIVERSITY vs. MAROOCHYDORE Two top four sides that impressed in the regular seasons last year but just fell in the semi-final stage will do […]
2021 AFLW Under 18s Ones to Watch
NOW the curtain has closed on the 2020 AFL Women’s off-season period, we turn our attention to the next group of budding stars across the country who will be vying for a spot on an AFL Women’s list. We have named 25 players who have already shown some great signs in their bottom and middle-age […]
2020 AFL Women’s Draft preview: The next crop of young stars to find homes tonight
TONIGHT up to 61 players will live out their AFL Women’s dreams when the 14 clubs select the players to fill out the 2021 lists at the 2020 AFL Women’s Draft. Like most years, the AFL Women’s Draft still has state-based selections with Adelaide (South Australia) and GWS GIANTS (New South Wales) having sole priority […]
Okesene follows family advice in code-switch
HESITANT to join Australian rules football at first, Queensland’s Christine Okesene followed her dad’s advice to join the sport from touch football and rugby. “I didn’t start in AFL, I started with athletics and then went into touch football and started playing rugby,” Okesene said. “So from there, I kind of didn’t want to change […]