2023 AFLW Draft preview: West Coast
AFTER another disappointing season, West Coast has entered the dawn of a new era with Daisy Pearce replacing Michael Prior as coach for the 2024 AFLW season. Having already made a move in her first week at the club recruiting ex-Tiger Jess Hosking, there is optimism out west for what the future holds with a […]
AFLW 2023 Round 7 Preview: Sunday
THREE matches remain in Round 7 of the AFL Women’s, with a couple based in Victoria and another out west with the Carlton-Collingwood battle the pick of the bunch. Being Indigenous Round, Port Adelaide has changed its name to Yartapuulti, while Melbourne is known as Naarm. 1:05pmArden St Recent Form North Melbourne is chugging along […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: West Coast
SEASON & certainly had its promising moments for West Coast, but ultimately did not have much to show for it at season’s end. However with a decrease in list turnover and the introduction of some extra young talent, can West Coast finally push up the ladder in 2023? TEAM LIST #1 Lauren Wakfer#2 Kellie Gibson#3 […]
“Revitalised”, settled Eagles look to make history
ALL football sides want to improve year on year. For West Coast, another season on the incline could make for a historic AFLW campaign. The Eagles have never won back-to-back games, a Western Derby, or beaten a finalist throughout their five seasons. But with a much greater level of stability over the offseason for players […]
Eagles utilise “growth year” to fly higher
A VERY different looking Eagles outfit on and off the field in 2022 has helped set Woodville-West Torrens up for greater success in 2023 according to captain Annie Falkenberg. Boasting an incredibly young list alongside a sprinkling of veterans, the Eagles were far more competitive in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Women’s than […]
Bulldogs “relish” crunch game ahead of finale
IN the box seat to take their place in the Season 7 finals series, the Western Bulldogs were able to fire in the first of two crunch games in the final fortnight of the season. Barring a catastrophic Round 10 loss to Carlton, the Bulldogs have put themselves in an almost-certain top eight spot after […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 9 Talking Points – Top 4 race gets a shake up
SATURDAY’s action in the AFLW saw a bit of a shake up in the race for the top four, as well as the race for the last few spots in the top 8. North Melbourne caused a bit of an upset with a solid win over Collingwood, while Sydney fought hard but could not pinch […]
Preview | AFLW Round 7: A historic rivalry returns as finals race heats up
AS the AFL Women’s season races towards the end of the season, for some clubs every game becomes more and more crucial as they fight to secure their place in the finals.
Preview | AFLW Round 5a: Derby opens early start
AN early start to Round 5 of the AFL Women’s – due to the men’s grand final on Saturday – sees six of the nine matches played before the weekend even hits. In a two-part round preview, we will take a look at the first five matches of the round – Thursday and Friday daylight […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 4 Talking Points – History made amid upsets
YESTERDAY’s action in the AFLW saw history made and favouritism rendered meaningless. West Coast got their second win of the season after defeating GWS while Gold Coast bounced back from last week’s shocker with a win over St Kilda and Port Adelaide made history recording their first win after defeating the Swans. Carlton played out […]
