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Seventh heaven for Saints’ Baird

PRODUCING a huge day out at Gardens Oval, ex-AFLW talent Janet Baird snagged seven goals for St Mary’s in the Saints’ massive 126-point win over the struggling Wanderers. Among the finals-bound contenders, the Saints were far too good across all four quarters, keeping the Wanderers scoreless until the final term and coming away with the […]

2024 AFLW Season Preview: Gold Coast

AFTER several years in a row of almost but not quite making the finals, 2023 saw Gold Coast finally take that next step and make the finals for the first time since their inaugural season. However that final series did not quite go to plan, bowing out to Sydney in the first week of the […]

Buoyant Bohanna excited about what might be in 2023

SPURRED on by the frustration of how Season 7 ended, Gold Coast captain Tara Bohanna is excited by the potential the new AFL Women’s season brings. Bohanna noted that Season 7 – where the Suns just missed out on finals was rough. “I don’t think we were going to make it anyway but even just […]

Surprises and big margins as AFLW preseason wraps up

AFTER a weekend of match simulations across the AFL Women’s, last weekend saw all 18 clubs take to the field in official practice matches. In one of what was perhaps the more surprising results, Sydney defeated Carlton to continue its strong preseason form. A strong start was what really helped the Swans in the end. […]

Season 8 AFLW preview: Gold Coast

GOLD Coast continues to make inroads in the AFL Women’s competition, falling six points outside the top eight last season. Though the Suns were not too far away, their percentage of 88 still left a little to be desired and showed areas of improvement. Looking across the Suns’ list, Gold Coast clearly has some incredible […]

Cam-did choices: Suns make tough calls in search for improvement

AN 18-month overhaul of sorts has the Gold Coast Suns primed to push for finals in 2023. The Queensland club finished ninth last season and has made some terrific additions to the squad. Needless to say, there have also been omissions. A side which entered AFL Women’s in 2020, Gold Coast found itself on the […]

Suns sign Davies to complete AFLW list

GOLD Coast Suns have become just the second team to a 2005-born player ahead of Season Eight, with Queensland ruck/forward Darcie Davies signed as part of special dispensation. The Southport tall was initially eligible for the year-end draft, but the Suns asked for approval to sign the teenager as part of the Northern Academy Pre-Selection […]

RECAP | AFLW Trade Period 2023

THE AFLW Trade Period wrapped up for 2023 yesterday, with plenty of familiar faces changing clubs over the last 10 days. If you missed anything that went down during the Trade Period, here is a recap of the entire period. Mega Trade Number 1 The first trade of the entire period was a big one, […]

Preview | AFLW – Round 3: Undefeated sides to clash

A COUPLE of massive clashes between undefeated sides, and must-win games for others provide a huge Round 3 of AFL Women’s this weekend. Kicking off with a big Friday night clash between Western Bulldogs and Fremantle, we take a look at the nine games and some of the key talking points ahead of the round.

Membrey confidence growing with Pies

IN her second game back from consecutive long-term injuries, Collingwood forward Jordan Membrey stepped up to boot a couple of goals for the Magpies as she and club debutant Olivia Barber steered the black and whites to a 31-point win over Sydney yesterday. Back at their spiritual home, the Magpies fought off a determined Swans […]

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