PREVIEW | Northern states push towards the business end
THE NORTHERN states’ competitions continue to heat up, with the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division heading into Round 6 and the QAFL Women’s into Round 5 on Saturday. Academy prospects remain absent through Talent League commitments, continuing to open the door for club-level talents to press their individual cases. AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division: ROUND […]
Around the Country: Bulldogs run riot in Sydney, Southport bounces back in Queensland
IT WAS a weekend of big wins and a couple of tight ones across the Northern States, with UNSW-ES Bulldogs putting on a 92-point demolition in AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Round 4 and Southport reminding the QAFLW what it is capable of after last week’s rare loss to Morningside. The QAFL Women’s Round 3 […]
Tasmania confirms inaugural VFLW squad
TASMANIA Devils have locked in their VFL Women’s squad for the upcoming 2026 season, confirming the 38-player roster via Instagram yesterday. The squad will feature a host of local players including ex-AFLW talents who are returning to state league level, as well as some interstate draft hopefuls from across the country. >> SCROLL for the […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: Gold Coast
AFTER several years in a row of almost but not quite making the finals, 2023 saw Gold Coast finally take that next step and make the finals for the first time since their inaugural season. However that final series did not quite go to plan, bowing out to Sydney in the first week of the […]
Joyful Joyce not focusing on the dreaded F word yet
AFTER Gold Coast kept its season alive with a win over the GWS Giants, their coach Cam Joyce praised the way his team went about the win. “I thought it was a really professional performance to be honest” Joyce said. “We’ve been looking for that probably over the last month a little bit, and I […]
Buoyant Bohanna excited about what might be in 2023
SPURRED on by the frustration of how Season 7 ended, Gold Coast captain Tara Bohanna is excited by the potential the new AFL Women’s season brings. Bohanna noted that Season 7 – where the Suns just missed out on finals was rough. “I don’t think we were going to make it anyway but even just […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: Gold Coast
GOLD Coast continues to make inroads in the AFL Women’s competition, falling six points outside the top eight last season. Though the Suns were not too far away, their percentage of 88 still left a little to be desired and showed areas of improvement. Looking across the Suns’ list, Gold Coast clearly has some incredible […]
Suns sign Davies to complete AFLW list
GOLD Coast Suns have become just the second team to a 2005-born player ahead of Season Eight, with Queensland ruck/forward Darcie Davies signed as part of special dispensation. The Southport tall was initially eligible for the year-end draft, but the Suns asked for approval to sign the teenager as part of the Northern Academy Pre-Selection […]
RECAP | AFLW Trade Period 2023
THE AFLW Trade Period wrapped up for 2023 yesterday, with plenty of familiar faces changing clubs over the last 10 days. If you missed anything that went down during the Trade Period, here is a recap of the entire period. Mega Trade Number 1 The first trade of the entire period was a big one, […]
AFLW Season 7 Glass Half Full/Empty: North Melbourne
IN a new approach to the AFL Women’s end of season reviews, Rookie Me Central casts both a glass half full and half empty lens over each side’s campaigns. Today’s team is North Melbourne, who had their best ever result in a season, knocked out in the Preliminary Final. GLASS HALF FULL Best ever result […]
