2023 AFLW Draft preview: West Coast
AFTER another disappointing season, West Coast has entered the dawn of a new era with Daisy Pearce replacing Michael Prior as coach for the 2024 AFLW season. Having already made a move in her first week at the club recruiting ex-Tiger Jess Hosking, there is optimism out west for what the future holds with a […]
2023 AFLW Draft preview: Fremantle
FREMANTLE opted for experience over youth this off-season, by essentially deleting its draft hand, but bringing in some quality best 21 players. The Dockers held a top 10 pick heading into the AFLW Trade Period, but having secured a former number one pick, top-end midfielder and versatile veteran all of whom will strengthen the 2024 […]
2023 AFLW Draft State-by-State analysis: Western Australia
WESTERN Australia has two sides looking to climb up the AFL Women’s ladder in 2024, with West Coast holding Pick 2 after another lowly finish, while Fremantle showed some promising signs on the rebound after a injury-stricken Season 7, but fell short of finals action. We take a look at the players that those two […]
Blues, Eagles search for AFLW injury replacements
TWO clubs are on the lookout for replacement players after a couple of their listed talents went down with season-ending injuries recently. West Coast’s Krstel Petrevski was ruled out of Season 7 following a right syndesmosis injury sustained during training, while Carlton’s Lulu Beatty suffered a stress fracture in her tibia. Beatty was picked up […]
2023 Rookie Me Central WAFLW Team of the Year
SIX players from ladder leaders and premiership favourites Claremont have made it into the 2023 Rookie Me Central WAFL Women’s Team of the Year. The Tigers had two more than second placed South Fremantle (four), while East Fremantle, Swan Districts, Subiaco and West Perth all had three apiece. Peel Thunder recorded two players in the […]
July AFLW Draft Power Rankings – State-by-State
ON MONDAY the second edition of the 2023 AFLW Draft Power Rankings were released, with the list extended out to 25 players from across the nation. In the women’s draft, as it currently stands, players nominate a state or as was the case with Supplementary Draft, nationally. That means that a player who is ranked […]
Sharks surge past Swans in semi
A COUPLE of critical moments from bottom-age talent Zippy Fish in the third term sealed East Fremantle’s spot in the 2023 WAFL Women’s Preliminary Final after defeating Swan Districts by 29 points at Fremantle Oval yesterday. The Sharks were in control for the most part in the match and looked fairly comfortable at the main […]
Preview | WAFLW Semi-Finals: Top four teams remain
ONLY one of the four teams can ultimately lift aloft the 2023 WAFL Women’s premiership cup, with today’s semi-finals to knock out the first competitor, and send another to the grand final. Claremont will be gunning for back-to-back flags and a spot in the big dance when it takes on South Fremantle in the major […]
Bulldogs survive fast-finishing Swans
SOUTH Fremantle survived an almighty scare from a fast-finishing Swan Districts outfit to head into its inaugural WAFL Women’s finals series with a win. The Bulldogs looked to have the game covered as late as the 13th minute of the final term, before Taylah Edwards booted two goals in the final few minutes to give […]
Preview | WAFLW R16b: Third spot up for grabs
A MASSIVE final day of WAFL Women’s regular season action sees third spot up for grabs across a couple of matches. All East Fremantle has to do is not lose by a big margin to secure fourth spot, but will likely win and have the homeground advantage next week. But if Swan Districts can take […]
