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AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: Grand Final

TOMORROW the magical AFLW 2023 season comes to an end, but will tomorrow’s Grand Final see Brisbane win its second premiership or North Melbourne crack through for its maiden title? Tomorrow at 2:30pmIkon Park How They Got Here Both of these sides made it through to the 2023 AFLW Grand Final after hard fought wins […]

2023 AFLW Grand Final Team Preview – North Melbourne

NORTH Melbourne is set to make history on Sunday afternoon when it runs out in the 2023 AFLW Grand Final, no matter what the final result is. After some big scalps already this finals series, the Kangaroos have made it into their first Grand Final. But after going so close so many times in a […]

Erika from Eire living the dream halfway round the world

THINGS have changed pretty dramatically in life in the last 12 months for Roo Erika O’Shea, going from a young Gaelic football star in Cork to a fully fledged AFLW player on the verge of her first grand final. O’Shea said that coming across to Australia as a 19-year-old was not easy, but the Kangaroos […]

Content Crocker already eyes next step

THE North Melbourne Kangaroos warmed up for the AFL Women’s finals with a big 46-point win over the Western Bulldogs. It was a pretty clinical performance from the Kangaroos, who only conceded one goal for the game. North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker said post-match that he was happy with how things had gone for his […]

AFLW 2023 Round 9 Preview: Sunday

THE penultimate round of AFL Women’s action comes to a close today as a former club favourite takes on her past club, two top four sides clash, and some of the newest clubs go head-to-head. 1:05pmHenson Park Recent Form The Swans have had a bit of an up and down last month, but it is […]

AFLW 2023 Round 4 Preview: Sunday

1:05pmHenson Park Recent Form With only one win combined between the two sides so far this season, both sides will be very keen to take the four points today and use it as a stepping stone of momentum. History A little bit of history will be created this afternoon, as these teams are meeting for […]

Season 8 AFLW preview: North Melbourne

SEASON 7 was another season of ‘so close, yet so far’ for North Melbourne. Again they got so close to an elusive first Grand Final in making the Preliminary Final, but could not take that next step and make the big dance. But after a largely successful offseason in terms of list management, do they […]

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 […]

AFLW Season 7 Finals preview: Melbourne vs North Melbourne (Preliminary Final 2)

MELBOURNE is one win away from its second successive AFL Women’s Grand Final when it takes on North Melbourne in the second preliminary final today. The Demons earned a week off and a place in the penultimate round with a qualifying victory over Adelaide, while for the Roos, they had to go the hard way […]

AFLW Season 7 Finals preview: Richmond vs North Melbourne (Semi Final 1)

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