ICYMI | 2024 VFLW: Round 4
In a second consecutive jam packed Saturday in the VFLW, sides like Collingwood finally got on the board while others like the Bulldogs and Geelong copped some big scares but still prevailed. Western Bulldogs (4.4.28) defeated Essendon (3.8.26) The Western Bulldogs got back on the winners list with a narrow win over Essendon. Essendon fought […]
PREVIEW | VFLW Round 4 – Another Saturday bonanza
IT is another Saturday bonanza today in the VFLW this weekend as all seven games are slated for today. Western Bulldogs vs Essendon11amWhitten Oval A week ago this game looked very different on paper. But, after the Bulldogs got comfortably beaten by the Swans and the Bombers picked up their first win of the year, […]
AFLW 2023 Round 10 Preview: Friday
TONIGHT is the beginning of the end of the Home and Away portion of AFLW for 2023, and sees a clash that could have huge bearings on how the Top 8 looks come the end of the weekend. 7:45pmGreat Barrier Reef Arena Recent Form Tonight sees sixth host fifth in a real do or die […]
AFLW 2023 Round 8 Preview: Sunday
SOME potentially intriguing clashes are on the menu today in the AFL Women’s as Round 8 comes to a close. 1:05pmVictoria Park Recent Form These two sides sit in very similar positions on the ladder, so will both be desperate to bag the four points on offer today. Both of these teams have four wins […]
Prespakis powers Bombers in ‘Bool breakthrough
IT WAS billed as a battle of the Prespakis’ pre-game and while both had their big moments, it was Essendon’s elder sibling Madi Prespakis who came away with the chocolates, and the four points over sister Georgie in the Bombers’ 10-point upset win over Geelong. Despite not scoring in the first term, and trailing by […]
AFLW 2023 Round 2 Preview: Sunday
1:05pmMars Stadium, Ballarat Recent Form Both of these teams are coming off Round 1 losses. The Bulldogs are coming off an unimpressive performance against the Cats, while the Hawks were valiant but still went down to the Bombers. History Hawthorn will be hoping history does not repeat itself today, as when these two met last […]
Surprises and big margins as AFLW preseason wraps up
AFTER a weekend of match simulations across the AFL Women’s, last weekend saw all 18 clubs take to the field in official practice matches. In one of what was perhaps the more surprising results, Sydney defeated Carlton to continue its strong preseason form. A strong start was what really helped the Swans in the end. […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: Essendon
FINISHING the highest of the four Season 7 expansion sides, Bombers fans had plenty to cheer about from an inaugural season standpoint. Though it should not come as any surprise given the quality the Bombers loaded up on – both experienced and youth – Essendon still came through with the goods to win four matches […]
AFLW Season 7 Glass Half Full/Empty: Essendon
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 Essendon, who performed the best of the competition’s debutant sides in Season 7. GLASS HALF FULL Star power Essendon arguably did the best […]
Nanscawen grateful for the past, but looking forward to the future
ESSENDON’S Georgia Nanscawen created history on Tuesday night, winning her second Lambert-Pearce Medal in a row as the best player in the VFLW competition. But according to Nanscawen herself, it came as a bit of a surprise. “I certainly wasn’t expecting to poll so well,” she said. “I knew that I had a consistent season […]
