Opinion: Why Brisbane fans should not panic
BRISBANE fans, do not panic. Yes things were a complete disaster in Round 1. You got smacked in the Grand Final rematch and you lost arguably two of your Top 10 players in Kate Lutkins and Dakota Davidson to long-term injuries. For the fans out there who ride every bump and wave with your team, […]
AFL Women’s draftee watch: Round 9 – Young guns make a statement in final home-and-away round
THE final round of the AFL Women’s home and away season saw youngsters from each team given one last chance to showcase their form whilst a few more will get extra weeks to put their best foot forward during finals footy. We run you through how Generation W’s generation next fared across the latest weekend, […]
AFL Women’s Saturday wrap: GWS creates GIANT divide to bottom five sides
GWS GIANTS have won their fourth game of the season to sit eight points clear of the bottom five sides, albeit with some Sunday fixtures to come. The GIANTS won in a low-scoring arm-wrestle against Geelong, which saw just one goal kicked after quarter time, and none in the second half, to secure a seven-point […]
2021 AFL Women’s: Round 2 preview – Pioneer Blues and Bulldogs open Pride Round
PRIDE is the theme of Round 2 in the 2021 AFL Women’s season, as the competition holds its inaugural Pride Round. The Western Bulldogs and Carlton, who have previously hosted annual Pride matches, will open the weekend’s action on Friday night as the remaining fixtures fall into place after multiple shake-ups. Remarkably, all seven games […]
AFL Women’s Sunday wrap: Roos romp to record-breaking opening round victory
NORTH Melbourne sent an early statement to the rest of the competition on Sunday, romping to a mammoth 62-point win over Geelong at Kardinia Park. The Roos took little time to establish their dominance as tall forward Emma King booted three majors in the opening term, setting a strong platform for the 11.5 (71) to […]
2021 AFLW 10 under 10 to watch: #10 Jade Ellenger
IN a unique series for the lead-up to the 2021 AFL Women’s season, Draft Central will look at 10 players who have played under 10 games to watch this year. Whilst it would be easy to pick those who finished high in last year’s Rising Star, or top picks this year, we have opted to […]
Opinion: Could the AFL Women’s 2021 season be the most competitive yet?
IT is still just over two months until the first bounce of the 2021 AFL Women’s season, but the excitement is growing. The abrupt end to the 2020 season – with no premiership awarded and indeed no last two weeks of finals – left a mixture of disappointment and wondering of what could have been […]
2020 AFLW Draft review: Brisbane Lions
NOW the AFL Women’s Draft is over, we take a look at each club, who they picked and what they might offer to their team next year. We continue our countdown with Brisbane Lions, one of two teams in Queensland with an illustrious history reaching two of three grand finals, but have been rebuilding the […]
QAFL Women’s weekend preview: Semi-Finals – Top four sides remain in title hunt
IT was fitting that the two highest ranked teams in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition won through their respective elimination finals last week, allowing the top four teams to remain in the hunt for the 2020 QAFL Women’s flag. In the two do-or-die semis, top of the table Bond University will host […]
QAFL Women’s weekend wrap: Elimination Finals – Roos and Devils book spots in semis
MAROOCHYDORE and Yeronga South Brisbane are through to the semi-finals after winning their respective elimination finals on the weekend in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) competition. The Roos accounted for University of Queensland by 53 points in a one-sided contest, while the Devils knocked off a title contender in Coorparoo by just nine points. […]