WAFLW Round 8 wrap: Bulldogs break drought in Vecchio’s milestone
SOUTH Fremantle has snapped a five-game losing streak to post its second win of the season, defeating Subiaco by 40 points on Friday night. The Bulldogs moved up to fifth place on the table ahead of another clash with West Perth next week in the standalone Round 9 match, whilst in other West Australian Football […]
WAFLW Round 8 preview: Big Round 7 winners face off
AFTER massive wins in Round 7, Peel Thunder and East Fremantle are set to face off at Lane Group Stadium on Saturday in a huge West Australian Football League (WAFL) Round 8 clash. The Round 8 action actually starts tonight with South Fremantle still searching for its second win, and Subiaco wanting its third victory. […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Mature-age talents impress
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we hone in on those players to remember for the AFLW Draft, present and future. With four new AFLW clubs joining the competition, spots will heat up, and players will be looking to put their best foot forward. For this piece, we have looked at those […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 7
PEEL Thunder‘s massive 118-point victory over West Perth has resulted in the reigning back-to-back premiers recording a league-high six representatives in our West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Team of the Week. After the Thunder’s half-dozen players made it in, East Fremantle had the next most with five, whilst the battle between Swan Districts and […]
Round 7 wrap: Bartlett boots eight as Thunder storm to win
AN eight-goal haul from Kate Bartlett had lead Peel Thunder to a massive 118-point victory over an understrength West Perth outfit in Round 7 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition. They were one of two sides to keep their opposition goalless, with East Fremantle getting up over Subiaco, whilst in easily the […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Megan Norbury (West Perth)
FEW players would catch the eye in a 118-point defeat, but West Perth‘s Megan Norbury is one who bucks the trend. The 171cm winger only turned 16 last month, but has already impressed across her three games in what has been a pretty tough initiation for West Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) […]
WAFLW Round 7 preview: Sharks eye clean sweep as Thunder look to snap drought
UNDEFEATED East Fremantle will be out to complete a clean sweep of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition when Round 7 takes place this weekend. The Sharks travel to Subiaco tomorrow afternoon as the season hits its halfway mark. Peel Thunder will be out to snap a three-game losing streak when they clash […]
WAFLW Round 6 preview: Changes galore as teams lose State Academy members
THE majority of the top-age West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s State Academy members will miss out on Round 6 as the Sandgropers continue their preparations for the upcoming 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. We take a look at the three games taking place, which includes a Fremantle derby and the in-form Claremont looking […]
WAFLW Round 5 wrap: Swans win grand final rematch
SWAN Districts has won the 2021 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final rematch with a handy 17-point victory over Peel Thunder after being challenged midway through the third term. The Swans joined Claremont and East Fremantle as the other winners of Round 5, defeating South Fremantle and West Perth respectively.
WAFLW Round 5 preview: Grand Final rematch set
ONLY one team remains undefeated and another winless as the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s enters Round 5 of action. The most anticipated match of Round 5 is the 2021 WAFL Women’s Grand Final rematch between Peel Thunder and Swan Districts, whilst the South Fremantle will search for its second win against the juggernaut […]