Lions tune up for finals with a big win
BRISBANE has capped off the home and away portion of its 2024 AFLW season with a big win over Euro-Yroke down in Melbourne. Despite the win, Brisbane will be on the road for week one of finals but Lions coach Craig Starcevich is not worried about that at all. “No, our team actually prefer that, […]
Lions roar to another Q-clash victory
SATURDAY night saw another running of the annual AFLW Q-clash, with Brisbane fighting off Gold Coast this time around to win by 16 points. When asked afterwards about whether the Gold Coast side his side faced performed as expected, Brisbane coach Craig Starcevich was not sure. “I don’t know. I mean, we’re up against a […]
2024 AFLW Week 4 Preview: Wednesday
THE CHAOS of midweek footy continues today, with a clash between sides that could not be in more different places three weeks into the season. We preview the clash between Brisbane and the Western Bulldogs at Brighton Homes Arena. Recent form Brisbane is in menacing form at the moment and will be looking to pick […]
2024 AFLW Round 2 Preview: Saturday
TODAYs AFL Women’s action may be less action-packed than its week one counterpart, but there are still three intriguing matches today. 11:05amCasey Fields Recent form These two come into today off the back off very contrasting Round 1 results. Melbourne rescued a hard-fought win against Geelong in tough conditions, while Brisbane was well beaten by […]
O’Dowd’s opportunity to add to unique career
THERE are over 20 Irish stars now in the AFL Women’s competition, but one of the newest Eilish O’Dowd has a pretty unique story to tell. Her journey to the GWS Giants began on the Gaelic Football fields of County Leitrim in Ireland. “So I started Gaelic football when I was about five or six […]
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 […]
Proud pair of Lions reflect on it all
CRAIG Starcevich was not showing his joy in his face but was in his words after his Brisbane Lions won the 2023 AFLW Grand Final. Speaking to the media yesterday after the match, he said that his overwhelming emotion in that moment was “relief.” “It’s always relief after a game of footy, for me it […]
AFLW 2023 Finals Preview: Grand Final
TOMORROW the magical AFLW 2023 season comes to an end, but will tomorrow’s Grand Final see Brisbane win its second premiership or North Melbourne crack through for its maiden title? Tomorrow at 2:30pmIkon Park How They Got Here Both of these sides made it through to the 2023 AFLW Grand Final after hard fought wins […]
Lions show “ticker” to book prelim spot
BRISBANE coach Craig Starcevich said he “couldn’t be more proud” of his group after the Lions essentially found a way to win through to an AFL Women’s preliminary after defeating minor premiers Adelaide on the road, with everything on the Crows’ terms in the first half of the third term. After trailing by as much […]
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 […]
