Season 8 AFLW preview: Brisbane
BRISBANE is a perennial contender in the AFL Women’s and though the off-season saw the Lions lose a number of quality players for a variety of reasons, expect last year’s grand finalists to be thereabouts again. We preview the Lions’ season. TEAM LIST #2 Tahlia Hickie#3 Breanna Koenen#4 Sharni Webb*#4 Caitlin Wendland#5 Jade Ellenger#6 Lily […]
Lions skipper cagey but positive on preseason
AFTER a big win over St Kilda, Brisbane Lions skipper Breanna Koenen says the overall feeling amongst the group is “really positive” but with still plenty to work on. Brisbane overcame the Saints at RSEA Park on Friday evening by 26 points, 6.6 (42) to 2.4 (16), with most of the damage done in the […]
AFLW Sunday Talking Points: Costly day for stars
ROUND 1 of the AFL Women’s season concluded yesterday, with Adelaide, Collingwood and GWS getting up. It meant all nine favourites won their opening games, with the Crows getting up over the Lions at home, Collingwood toppling Carlton, and the GIANTS winning on the road against Gold Coast. Here are how the games went down […]
2021-22 AFLW early look: Brisbane
IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women’s 2021-22 season, Draft Central checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Next up is Brisbane, the reigning premiers who took everyone by storm in one of the fastest rebuilds ever recorded. LAST SEASON: Position: 2nd (Premiers) Wins: […]
AFL Women’s Saturday wrap: Lions set up potential top of the table clash
By: Peter Williams BRISBANE Lions have set up a potential top of the table clash with Collingwood – provided the Pies win today – after grabbing their fifth win of the season against GWS GIANTS yesterday. The Lions were a touch inaccurate, booting 7.13 (55) to 2.5 (17), but it was enough to secure the […]
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 […]
QAFL Women’s weekend preview: Elimination Finals – Roos and Devils earn hosting rights
FINALS fever is here in the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition, with Maroochydore and University of Queensland facing off, before Yeronga South Brisbane and Coorparoo do battle. For the losers, it is season over, while for the winners, preliminary finals dates with Bond University and Coolangatta Tweed await. MAROOCHYDORE vs. UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND […]
QAFL Women’s weekend wrap: Round 12 – Favourites win as finalists confirmed
THE final round of the Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s competition went as expected for those backing the favourites in, as the four highest sides in each of the respective matches won their clashes to see just one change on the overall ladder from Round 11 to Round 12. That change came in the […]
QAFL Women’s weekend preview: Round 12 – The final frontier as teams eye off top six spots
THE final round of the most unusual season in Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) history is here, with the following week’s finalists already decided – barring a massive upset in the final round – but the order of which they enter the post-season series can still change. The biggest question marks lies between the second […]
QAFL Women’s weekend preview: Round 11 – Top of the table clash highlights penultimate weekend
THE penultimate round of Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) Women’s action gets underway on Saturday, in what will ultimately determine the final makeup of the finals series for the most part. The top six could well be decided following Saturday’s games if the favourites all win, but a top of the table clash keeps things […]
