2019/20 AFLW off-season review: West Coast
WEST Coast might have the biggest question mark against itself for the 2020 AFL Women’s season. It is not a question of talent – the names on the Eagles’ list attest to that – but it is more a question of how the team will adapt to the structures in place and with one another […]
Newcomer Viney grows in short space of time
EIGHTEEN months ago, Rebecca Viney was running around for North Beach Football Club in Western Australia. While the Tigers are considered Western Australia’s most successful amateur team, it was a far cry from the AFL Women’s competition which at that stage was in its second season. It is hard to believe just two years later, […]
Weekend wash-up: AFLW – Preliminary Finals
THE past weekend saw the first ever AFL Women’s Preliminary Finals, and with it came surprise results that prove the intensity of the 2019 AFLW season and finals campaigns. Fremantle went down to Carlton in a surprising turn of events at Ikon Park, while Adelaide safely cemented themselves as the best side in the 2019 […]
AFLW Team Selection: Preliminary Finals
WITH the preliminary finals set to commence this weekend all four sides have pulled out the big guns in the hope to secure a ticket to the grand final. Shock waves were sent through the Dockers camp last week after Dana Hooker went down against North Melbourne but many will be happy to see her […]
Weekend wash-up: AFLW – Round 7
THE final round of the 2019 home and away season saw potential finals bound teams take each other on to determine which sides made finals. Major premiership contender, North Melbourne got knocked out by Fremantle, while Collingwood managed their first win of 2019 to ruin Brisbane’s finals chances. GWS GIANTS 6.5 (41) defeated Geelong (1.4) […]
Team of the Week: AFLW – Round 6
THOUGH dominating their respective matches, Fremantle, North Melbourne and Carlton only had two players in the Draft Central AFL Women’s Round 6 Team of the Week. With the competition heating up, we also saw two players apiece from Geelong and Collingwood stand up in heavy losses. Losing side Western Bulldogs managed four players after a […]
Weekend preview: AFLW – Round 6
IN the penultimate regular season round of AFLW for 2019, a number of teams are coming into this round for do-or-die contests that could further or endanger their push for finals. Saturday, March 9, 2:35pm Geelong vs. Fremantle GMHBA Stadium This is Geelong’s final home game for 2019 as the Fremantle Dockers travel to GMHBA […]
AFLW: Team Selection- Round 6
WITH North Melbourne suffering its first defeat for the season and Fremantle claiming a big scalp in the west, some minor changes have been made to both sides in hopes of keeping their finals hopes alive. Fremantle shone with Kiara Bowers and Dana Hooker accumulating plenty of the ball and will be hoping the duo […]
Number Crunching: AFLW – Round 5
IN the Round 5 edition of number crunching we reveal who fared best in each stat, including a nod to regular gamebreakers, Emma Kearney and Ebony Marinoff, and a number of other players who managed to dominate multiple areas. Kearney dominated the midfield for North Melbourne, picking up 31 disposals and 16 contested possessions, also […]
Team of the Week: AFLW – Round 5
ADELAIDE and Geelong make up a third of the Round 5 Draft Central Team of the Week for AFL Women’s, with several individual performances helping them to crucial wins in Conference A and B respectively. Fellow winners, Fremantle and Carlton have three representatives each after impressive displays over conference rivals, while Melbourne surprisingly only have […]
