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State Academy notes: WAFLW – Round 3

THE West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition resumed for Round 3 on the weekend and we took note of some of the top State Academy players to run out for their respective teams, as well as some other mature-age players who impressed. All notes are the opinion of the individual author.

2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 3

IMPRESSIVE wins to Swan Districts and Subiaco to open their West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s accounts for the 2022 season earned either side six players in our Team of the Week for Round 3. The other winner – East Fremantle – recorded four players, whilst South Fremantle also contributed up four following a spirited […]

WAFLW Round 3 wrap: Swans and Lions salute

IT was a breakthrough round for a number of sides, with Subiaco and Swan Districts grabbing their first wins of the 2022 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s season. They got up over South Fremantle and West Perth respectively, whilst East Fremantle claimed a victory over the undefeated Claremont for the Sharks to sit with […]

WAFLW Round 3 preview: Tigers and Sharks clash in undefeated battle

AT least one winless side will add a win to their 2022 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s campaign, whilst two undefeated sides will also clash in a massive weekend. Whilst reigning champions Peel Thunder have the bye, the other three games are broken up into the the two highest sides – Claremont and East […]

WAFLW Round 2 preview: Sharks enter, Bulldogs to test bite against benchmark

EAST Fremantle enters the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition for the first time this season in Round 2, as another three big games get underway. Whilst newcomers West Perth will have to wait another week to bounce back from the 74-point loss to South Fremantle, given the Falcons have the bye, there are […]

WAFLW Round 1 wrap: Thunder strikes in final play to survive Subi scare

IT took them until the final play of the day, but Peel Thunder escaped with the points in a Round 1 that suggested the 2022 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition may be anything but predictable. The reigning premiers unfurled their 2021 flag in front of a home crowd at the renamed Lane Group […]

WAFLW Round 1 preview: Falcons fly into league

A NEW West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s season has a new side entering the competition, with West Perth joining the half-dozen established sides to make it a seven team competition in 2022. They take over the newcomers mantle from their opponent this week in South Fremantle, whilst reigning back-to-back premiers Peel Thunder unfurl the […]

2022 WAFLW club preview: Subiaco

FALLING a win short of another West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final last season, Subiaco will be hoping to go match better in 2022. The Lions were well beaten by Swan Districts (38 points) in the preliminary final, having won a three-point nailbiter the week prior against Claremont. Now looking ahead to 2022, […]

2022 WAFLW club preview: Claremont

HAVING been eliminated in the first week of finals last season, Claremont Women’s enters 2022 hoping to once again be among the contenders of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s. Boasting plenty of experienced talent, the Tigers will open their season at home against Swan Districts on Sunday. Claremont had an ultra-successful AFL Women’s […]

Swan Districts book rematch with Thunder after reaching 2021 WAFLW Grand Final

SWAN Districts have utilised their double chance to secure a rematch with reigning premiers Peel Thunder in the 2021 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final after defeating Subiaco by 38 points in yesterday’s preliminary final. The Swans only led by a point at quarter time and four points at the main break, but […]

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