2023 WAFLW State Scouting notes: Round 1
IN the first edition of our WAFL Women’s State scouting notes for Round 1 of the 2023 season, we highlighted eight players across the four games who stood out as either current or prior members of the 2022/23 WAFLW State Academies, while mentioning others who also showed signs in their respective matches.
“Similar feel” to 2020 for Thunder coach
BEFORE Peel Thunder won back-to-back premierships with a side that featured a host of AFL Women’s talent in the making, the WAFL Women’s side was a wooden spoon battler, developing youth. Coaching the Rogers Cup at that point was Steve Markham, who would ultimately take over the top job from Adam Dancey at the Thunder, […]
WAFLW 23 Under 23 in 2023: #8 Jorja Haines
AS PART of a new series leading into the 2023 Western Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s season, we count down 23 players to watch who are under 23. We are only looking at those players who were born January 1, 2000 or later, have played a WAFL Women’s senior match and have never been on […]
WA announces State Academy Women’s Summer squad
WESTERN Australia has named its Women’s State Academy squad ahead of the 2023 season to train over Summer. The squad, which features 30 players across the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s has a balance of players across all three lines. Headlined by AFLW Academy member Georgie Cleaver and All-Stars best-on for her side Kaitlyn […]
WAFLW Semi-Finals results: New premier to be crowned as Sharks secure grand final spot
EAST Fremantle will await the winner of Claremont and Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final after seeing off the Tigers in the semi-final yesterday. The Swans caused an upset in the other semi-final, downing reigning back-to-back premiers Peel Thunder down in Mandurah, reversing the result of just a fortnight […]
WAFLW Round 15 preview: In-form Lions set sights on unbeaten Sharks
ALL of the top six West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s sides will take part in Round 15, with winless West Perth earning its last bye of the 2022 season. Though the top two spots are locked in, there is plenty on the line, with Claremont wanting to gain the mental edge against a Peel […]
WAFLW Draft Combine invitee notes: Round 13
NOW the AFLW Draft Combine invitees have been named, the focus of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Academy notes piece will look to those draft-eligible players and how they perform each week. These notes will be separate to the game-by-game notes, which will now focus on bottom-age talents and others who catch the […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 13
IT was a case of seventh heaven for both East Fremantle and Peel Thunder in this week’s Rookie Me Central West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Team of the Week for Round 13. The Sharks dominated West Perth and Peel Thunder staged the comeback of the season to pick up season-highs of seven players in […]
State Academy notes: WAFLW – Round 12
A NUMBER of State Academy talents filtered back into the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s lineups for Round 12, with some still missing due to the AFLW Academy game. Of those who played, a few younger ones stood up, with some mature-agers also catching the eye.
WAFLW Round 12 wrap: Falcons show fight as top two dominate
THE top two teams in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition continued to shine, as East Fremantle and Claremont came away with big wins against their respective top four opponents. The Sharks dished out a 15-point win over Peel Thunder that was largely flattered by consolation goals in the final term, whilst the […]