Carlton’s comeback proves too strong for the Crows
CARLTON has spoiled Erin Phillips’ return to footy on Sunday, defeating the Crows by eight points at Richmond Oval in a convincing display. The Blues dominated the disposal count (267-179), the contested possessions (95-73) and the inside 50s (32-27). Although Carlton led the entire last term, the first three quarters were much closer. Stevie-Lee Thompson […]
2020 AFL Women’s preview: Round 4 – Erin Phillips returns for Grand Final rematch
ROUND 4 of the 2020 AFL Women’s season is set to be a big one, with a grand final rematch and a bushfire relief match among a number of key matchups. Melbourne has a third Friday night matchup in a row with a battle against Collingwood as a curtain-raiser to the men’s State of Origin […]
AFL Women’s preview: Round 3 – Make or break games set the scene for third round of action
IT is now or never for a number of teams who sit on a knifes-edge when it comes to their finals aspirations. While some sides will finish the round undefeated with three wins, other teams will head into Monday doing the maths as to how many wins they need to make finals. With many teams […]
AFL Women’s Top 15 improvers: Cats youth develop while Crows step up
THE AFL Women’s season is only two games in, but there have already been a number of impressive performers in season 2020. We take a look at the top 15 players who have improved their game from season 2019 to season 2020. While we understand that it is a matter of opinion, we have crunched […]
2020 AFL Women’s Round 2 preview: Expansion sides to face off as inaugural sides do battle under lights tonight
ROUND 2 of the AFL Women’s is sure to bring plenty of big clashes and ignite old rivalries with Collingwood and Carlton set to do battle on Sunday while Fremantle and West Coast will take place in their inaugural Western Derby. Friday, February 14 Western Bulldogs v. Melbourne at Whitten Oval, 7:40pm, AEDT Taylah Melki […]
AFL Women’s Round 1 review: Pies win opening round as Lions upset reigning premiers
BRISBANE’s youth stepped up downing reigning premiers Adelaide at home, as Collingwood claimed its first win in Round 1 from four tries. All four expansion sides suffered defeats, with the Gold Coast SUNS getting within one point of victory against the GIANTS. We recap the remaining six games after our Match of the Round saw […]
2020 AFL Women’s season predictions
WITH the 2020 AFLW season set to commence tomorrow night, we take a look at three potential leading goal kickers, MVPs, premiership favourites and Rising Stars contenders, as well as give our predictions for the season ahead. Leading goal kickers: Collingwood – Jaimee Lambert The talented forward caused many headaches last year with her deceptive […]
2020 AFL Women’s team preview: Adelaide
LAST year’s premiers and the clear top side in the AFL Women’s short history, Adelaide heads into season 2020 with a couple of huge question marks. Two of their best players are out with long-term knee injuries in dual MVP Erin Phillips and co-captain Chelsea Randall. They leave two massive holes to fill in a […]
2019/20 AFLW off-season review: Adelaide
REIGNING premier Adelaide is a deserving favourite of chasing its third AFL Women’s flag in four years after keeping together an already impressive list, and adding a host of young and experienced stars to its roster. There were plenty of tears when two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) Erin Phillips went down with an anterior cruciate […]
Lee no stranger to football pathway
UNLIKE many of her peers, Kiana Lee has been lucky enough to spend plenty of years in the Australian rules football pathway. Initially joining her brother in the sport as a six-year-old, Lee went on to play more than 100 games before being identified as a clear footballing talent by Woodville-West Torrens in the South […]
