Resurgent Dees make it four on the trot
MELBOURNE’s late season AFL Women’s surge has continued, this time defeating Richmond to win their fourth match in a row. Reflecting post match, one of the things that most pleased Melbourne coach Mick Stinear was that he thought his side “competed really well.” “I think Richmond’s ability to test the tackle is really strong,” he […]
2024 AFLW Round 2 Preview: Saturday
TODAYs AFL Women’s action may be less action-packed than its week one counterpart, but there are still three intriguing matches today. 11:05amCasey Fields Recent form These two come into today off the back off very contrasting Round 1 results. Melbourne rescued a hard-fought win against Geelong in tough conditions, while Brisbane was well beaten by […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: Melbourne
AS the reigning premiers, last season was always going to be a tricky one for those in red and blue with the added pressure of trying to defend a long sought title. Although the home and away season went almost to plan, a late season slump saw the Dees crash out of finals in straight […]
ICYMI | 2024 VFLW: Round 7
THE VFLW certainly had its fair share of surprises over the weekend, with not all results going the way many would have expected. Darebin (2.3.15) lost to Port Melbourne (3.5.23) Port Melbourne snapped its losing run with an eight point win over a valiant Darebin. The Falcons pushed the reigning champs hard for most of […]
PREVIEW | VFLW Round 7 – Big names for one last hoorah
THIS weekend sees the end of the Sydney teams’ brief spell in the competition, with Sydney and GWS finishing their five-match stints up this weekend. Darebin vs Port MelbourneSaturday at 10:15amGenis Steel Oval, Preston The Falcons return home this weekend taking positives but also frustrations out of last week’s clash with the Seagulls. They meet […]
AFLW Draft Explainer: Bid Matching
ONE of the more complicated elements of the AFL Women’s Draft is that of bid matching, which takes a different form to that of the men’s draft. While many are familiar with how the men’s draft bid matching works – after much explanation – there is still plenty of questions that come in about the […]
AFLW 2023 Round 7 Preview: Sunday
THREE matches remain in Round 7 of the AFL Women’s, with a couple based in Victoria and another out west with the Carlton-Collingwood battle the pick of the bunch. Being Indigenous Round, Port Adelaide has changed its name to Yartapuulti, while Melbourne is known as Naarm. 1:05pmArden St Recent Form North Melbourne is chugging along […]
Reflective ruck praises persistent Dees
MELBOURNE got its AFL Women’s premiership defence off to an emphatic start on Friday night with a solid 42 point win over Collingwood, and Dees star premiership ruck Lauren Pearce was certainly a happy camper post match. “It was good” she said speaking about the game. “I mean it was tight for the first half […]
PREVIEW | 2023 AFLW Round 1: Melbourne vs. Collingwood
A BLOCKBUSTER match opens the 2023 AFL Women’s season, with reigning premiers Melbourne unfurling their Season 7 flag against Collingwood at Ikon Park. The teams within the contest could not be more different with the ever-consistent Dees going up against a new-look Magpies outfit that will hope to cause a boilover. TEAMS MELBOURNE B: L.Birch 9 […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: Melbourne
REIGNING premiers Melbourne basked in long-awaited premiership glory last season after having a series of so close, yet so far attempts at the AFL Women’s flag. The Demons defeated Brisbbane at Brighton Homes Arena in somewhat of an upset, going one better than their loss to Adelaide the season prior. Fast forward eight months, and […]
