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2025 AFLW Finals preview: Brisbane vs. Carlton

BRISBANE is on the verge of yet another grand final appearance having featured in the past three deciders – and six of the eight in total – and standing in the Lions’ way is a plucky Carlton side that has shot into the finals series and is now just one win away from reaching the […]

2025 AFLW Finals preview: Melbourne vs. Brisbane

A BLOCKBUSTER second qualifying final awaits tomorrow with two of the more successful sides in AFL Women’s history going head-to-head. Considered the two threats to North Melbourne’s flag hopes, the winner will gain a substantial advantage by avoiding the Kangaroos prior to the grand final, while the loser is put on a crash course with […]

Three Players, One Dream: Brilliant Baldwin opts for balancing act

ISLA Baldwin had a top-age season curtailed by injury, but it did not stop the over-ager from chasing her AFLW dream. She opted to play both VFLW and Talent League Girls, finishing equal second in Carlton’s VFLW Best and Fairest and has firmly put herself back in the AFLW Draft frame. That decision to play […]

2024 AFLW Season reviews: Top 6

ANOTHER season of the AFL Women’s competition is in the books, and with just four days between the grand final and the start of the Trade Period, we will quickly recap how each of the sides performed throughout the season. In the second of three articles, we review the middle six sides, what went right, […]

PREVIEW | AFLW 2024: Grand Final

TOMORRW, it is the big one. The 2024 AFL Women’s Grand Final. For the first time ever the two sides from last year’s big dance will meet again in this year’s decider, but is that the only bit of history that will repeat?

Marinoff finally manages to win top gong

EBONY Marinoff is finally the queen of the AFL Women’s, winning the 2024 AFL Women’s Best and Fairest Award. After being one of the contenders for the award for so many years now, she has finally claimed the award. She won the award with 23 votes, polling in all bar two games and won from […]

2024 AFLW Week 4 Preview: Sunday

WEEK 4 of the AFLW concludes today with a quartet of games in as many states, all with many potential consequences. 1:05pmThomas Farms Oval Recent form Like absolute clockwork, Adelaide is again one of the teams to beat this AFLW season and are currently undefeated after three games. Essendon meanwhile has had an inconsistent start […]

2024 AFLW Season Preview: Brisbane

LAST season could not have gone much better for Brisbane. After the heartache of 2022, everything came together and they emerged from the 2023 season with yet another premiership. But, can they back it up and go all the way again in 2024? TEAM LIST #1 Eleanor Hartill #2 Tahlia Hickie #3 Breanna Koenen #5 […]

Koenen’s colossal performance helps Brisbane take title

SUNDAY’s AFLW Grand Final was tight and tense, and had no clear winner until the final term. Ultimately it was Brisbane that emerged victorious, and it was thanks in large part to the exploits of its skipper Bre Koenen. Playing in both defence and in the midfield, her tireless work first helped keep Brisbane in […]

AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: First Preliminary Final

TODAY, the all important AFL Women’s Season 8 Preliminary Finals begin. But will today see the crowning of a fifth time Grand Finalist or a first time one? Today at 7:45pmIkon Park How They Got Here Brisbane come into this clash after a weekend off earned thanks to a qualifying final win over Adelaide, while […]

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