2022 WAFLW club preview: Subiaco
FALLING a win short of another West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final last season, Subiaco will be hoping to go match better in 2022. The Lions were well beaten by Swan Districts (38 points) in the preliminary final, having won a three-point nailbiter the week prior against Claremont. Now looking ahead to 2022, […]
Stat Leaders: 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 6
NORTH Melbourne midfielder Ash Riddell was again among this week’s AFLW stat leaders, topping the charts across two categories in her side’s 19-point win over Richmond on Saturday. Plenty more players produced big numbers in Round 6 of the AFL Women’s season, find out who as we take a look at this week’s stat leaders. […]
AFLW Saturday Talking Points: Round 6
ROUND 6 of the AFL Women’s continued with the three favourites and premiership contenders, North Melbourne, Melbourne and Fremantle all getting wins over their lower-ranked opponents. By: Elly Kirlis It was a game that was competitive for most of the match at Swinburne Centre, but in the end, it was the Kangaroos getting over the line […]
AFLW Round 5 – Sunday Talking Points
ROUND 5 of the 2022 AFL Women’s season came and went over the weekend, seen out by a trio of fixtures on Sunday. The Western Bulldogs, Adelaide and North Melbourne were the victors in a trio of clashes played across Melbourne, and we take a look at the key talking points to come out of […]
AFLW Tuesday Talking Points: Antonio’s Dockers survive scrap
IT was a good old fashioned scrap in the make-up game for the Western Bulldogs, who took it right up to the undefeated Fremantle. Despite the best efforts of the home side at Whitten Oval, the Dockers, through a late goal managed to hold on and get up by six points, 25-19 to make it […]
AFLW Thursday Talking Points: Dockers flex muscles over Magpies
IN a blockbuster top four match, both Collingwood and Fremantle came into the match undefeated. On the night, the Dockers showed their authority, and why they are a genuine premiership contender, winning by 31 points, 5.8 (38) to 1.1 (7) at Victoria Park. The Dockers also held Collingwood to the Magpies’ lowest ever AFLW score […]
AFLW Round 3 to go ahead despite challenges
ANOTHER round of AFLW action is upon us, and COVID-19 protocols have again popped up, forcing another game to be cancelled. Once again there will only be six games this weekend, with the Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast Suns not able to field sides due to Covid forced isolations. The round does take on a […]
AFLW Sunday Talking Points: Suns break drought as Adelaide and Fremantle remain undefeated
CLOSING out Round 2 of the AFL Women’s fixture, Adelaide and Fremantle remained undefeated, whilst the Gold Coast Suns won their first match in two seasons. Here are some of the talking points from the day. By: Declan Reeve TALKING POINTS Free Kicks galore, breaks AFLW record Suns show attacking threat when things click West […]
COVID-19 chaos and injuries cannot stop AFLW Round 2 action
TONIGHT sees the start of Round 2 of the AFL Women’s season, and this round’s fixture is a clear demonstration that COVID-19 is ever-present. With Covid wrecking havoc at several clubs, the fixture has had to be changed around a bit. Geelong is now playing Carlton and the Bulldogs and Lions will play each other […]
AFLW Saturday Talking Points: Title contenders get up
THERE was plenty to like about the AFL Women’s action on Saturday, with three games taking place across two states. North Melbourne battled at Arden Street to overcome a determined Geelong outfit by eight points, before Melbourne proved too good for the Western Bulldogs at Arden Street. In the last game, Fremantle reversed the result […]
