Women’s footy veteran re-finds her love for the game
NORTH Melbourne forward Emily Paterno is a stalwart of women’s footy who has seen a lot of change in her time in the game. Coming up on her 200th game, which she is due to play next season, she has seen women’s footy gone from a very local, very unknown entity to what we have […]
2022 AFLW All Australian Squad revealed
THE AFLW All Australian squad has been revealed, with plenty of old and new faces in the squad. Unsurprisingly, top two sides Adelaide and Melbourne dominate the 40-player squad, with six Crows and seven Dees making the cut. Emma Kearney‘s run of making the squad every year continues, while Karen Paxman‘s streak has ended, with […]
AFLW Talking Points: QF 1 – Dockers break Roos’ Arden streak
FREMANTLE has sent an ominous message to the rest of the competition in the first of the qualifying finals, defeating North Melbourne by 38 points. North had a much better start, but only took a three-point lead into quarter time. Fremantle really got on top in the second term and really started to gain ascendency. […]
Preview | AFLW Qualifying Final: North Melbourne vs. Fremantle
AFTER a whirlwind 10 rounds of home-and-away fixtures, the 2022 AFL Women’s finals series has finally arrived. Two qualifying finals – which in actual fact are elimination bouts – kick off the post-season, with the first seeing North Melbourne (4th, 7-3) take on Fremantle (5th, 7-3). We preview the Saturday afternoon clash, which will decide […]
Stat Leaders: 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 10
PROLIFIC North Melbourne midfielder Ash Riddell comprehensively broke the AFL Women’s disposal record in Round 10, helping her top the charts yet again. Plenty more players produced big numbers across the latest weekend of AFLW action, find out who as we take a look at this week’s stat leaders. >> AFLW Talking Points: Saturday | Sunday Riddell’s 42 disposals […]
Stat Leaders: 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 7
ADELAIDE ball magnet Ebony Marinoff was among the AFL Women’s stat leaders in Round 7, but not for her feat of becoming the first player to reach 1000 disposals. Plenty more players produced big numbers across the latest weekend of AFLW action, find out who as we take a look at this week’s stat leaders. […]
Mammoth week begins as AFLW enters final month
COVID chaos always has its consequences, and we are seeing that play out this weekend in the AFLW. From tonight until Tuesday, there will be wall to wall Round 7 action for footy fans to enjoy, and there will not be a day where fans have to go without a game to watch. The only […]
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 […]
Footy over cricket – Meier makes mind up
IT must be nice to earn recognition at state level in multiple sporting codes. Tahlia Meier knows that feeling, having done so in both cricket and football, and has made up her mind in 2022 as to which path to travel. Cricket’s loss is football’s gain this time around, with the midfielder-forward returning to the […]
Stat Leaders: 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 5
ADELAIDE midfielder Ebony Marinoff was among the dominant stars across the latest weekend of AFL Women’s action, as she helped the Crows kick away from Carlton on Sunday afternoon. Plenty more players produced big numbers in Round 5 of the AFL Women’s season, find out who as we take a look at this week’s stat […]
