2022 WAFLW club preview: Claremont
HAVING been eliminated in the first week of finals last season, Claremont Women’s enters 2022 hoping to once again be among the contenders of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s. Boasting plenty of experienced talent, the Tigers will open their season at home against Swan Districts on Sunday. Claremont had an ultra-successful AFL Women’s […]
Tough tussle sees Eagles beat Dockers
IN the final practice match ahead of the 2022 AFL Women’s season, it was West Coast who got the win over Fremantle in windy conditions. Fremantle fans must have felt a sense of déjà vu in that first quarter, with another slow start from the Dockers. It was all West Coast in the first quarter, […]
2022 AFLW early look: West Coast
IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women’s 2022 season, Draft Central checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Next up is West Coast, who finished 12th overall with two wins for the season, narrowly getting past Gold Coast (one point) and then smashing Geelong […]
2021 WAFL Women’s Round 10 preview: Sides return after forced cancellation
AFTER Round 9 matches were unable to go ahead due to the state lockdown, the Round 10 teams – which saw the return of the State Academy talents and more AFL Women’s players – were largely left the same with a few odd movements. Up first is Peel Thunder taking on East Fremantle with the […]
2021 WAFL Women’s Round 8 preview: Swans load up on AFLW talent to continue winning streak
A CLEAR divide has developed in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition, as the top three sides – led by the undefeated Swan Districts – are at least 12 points clear of the bottom three sides. The Swans have not dropped a game in seven outings and sit pretty eight points clear at […]
AFL Women’s Sunday wrap: Inaccurate Tigers outlast Eagles for maiden home win
RICHMOND won its first ever match on home soil at Punt Road, holding out in a dreary and tough slog against the West Coast Eagles. With proceedings marred by continuous rain and Eagles injuries, the Tigers held on under pressure for the 5.12 (42) to 5.4 (34) victory. It was an inaccurate win but a […]
2021 AFLW Preview: West Coast Eagles
WEST Coast’s inaugural AFL Women’s campaign was hardly a cakewalk, but the Eagles will be hoping for a more competitive effort in 2021 with a year of experience under their belts and some promising additions made to the squad. Set to be led by Emma Swanson once again, the West Australian side has plenty of […]
2020 AFL Women’s season review: West Coast
FRESH off it’s inaugural AFL Women’s campaign, West Coast is the next team under the microscope in our club-by-club reviews. The Eagles may have landed a couple of handy players at the nest in their maiden recruiting effort, but were one of the expansion sides which struggled to find their feet in faring only better […]
2020 AFLW weekend wrap: Round 6 – GIANTS, Blues consolidate finals chances
GWS and Carlton notched huge wins against fellow AFL Women’s finals hopefuls to consolidate their own finals chances in Round 6 of the competition, with reigning premier Adelaide dealt a blow in its premiership defence. Meanwhile, both conference leaders enjoyed wins to continue on their road to the post-season, Collingwood remained in the hunt, while […]
2020 AFL Women’s Round 4 review: Eagles claim maiden win, Dees get back on track
WEST Coast’s maiden win headlined Round 4 of the 2020 AFL Women’s season, with Melbourne returning to winning ways while Fremantle and Brisbane maintained their undefeated records to top the conferences. In our featured game of the weekend, Carlton exacted revenge for last year’s grand final loss with a thrilling win over Adelaide on the […]