PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 3 – Friday/Saturday
WHILE the sides might be 0-2 and 2-0 on the ladder, Geelong and Sydney have some quality players across the board and the match looms as far closer than the respective positions might suggest. The Cats have played two premiership contenders, with the Swans storming past two lower ranked sides, and will now face their […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 2 – Sunday
AN INTRIGUING day of AFL Women’s action takes place on Sunday with four games across the country including three in Victoria. We take a deeper dive into the Essendon-West Coast contest with both sides winning in Round 1. AROUND THE GROUNDS Kicking off the day’s action is Richmond and Western Bulldogs at Ikon Park with […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 1
AFTER a couple of big wins on Thursday night, the remaining AFL Women’s first round takes place starting tonight in Sydney. We focus on the massive contest between Geelong and North Melbourne tomorrow, with both sides boasting stacked midfields. AROUND THE GROUNDS Friday night football kicks off at North Sydney Oval from 6:15pm, with the […]
2024 AFLW Season reviews: Middle 6
ANOTHER season of the AFL Women’s competition is in the books, and with just four days between the grand final and the start of the Trade Period, we will quickly recap how each of the sides performed throughout the season. In the second of three articles, we review the middle six sides, what went right, […]
Fremantle notches up crucial win with trio of stars leading the way
DESPITE a close first half between the Geelong Cats and the Fremantle Dockers, it was the latter taking out an 18-point win at GMHBA Stadium on Tuesday night. For Fremantle, it was a whole team effort that got them over the line in the crucial contest, though three key Dockers played superbly across the park. […]
“Far superior” Blues keep Cats goalless
GEELONG coach Dan Lowther did not mince his words when summing up what went wrong during the Cats’ goalless loss to Carlton at Ikon Park yesterday. The Blues won 4.5 (29) to 0.5 (5), and when Lowther was asked exactly what when wrong, he replied with “how long you got?”. “Everything went wrong for us […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: Geelong
LAST season was a massive step forward for Geelong. The Cats made it all the way to an AFLW Preliminary Final for the first time in the post-conference era, defeating reigning premiers Melbourne along the way, before falling one match short of the AFLW Grand Final at the hands of eventual premiers Brisbane. With some […]
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: Geelong
GEELONG was a side that never looked out of the contest, with the Cats having some incredible defensive efforts in Season 7, then finding the secret to scoring after the first month. In the end, the Cats narrowly missed out on a top four spot, and then were bounced by North Melbourne in the elimination […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 10 Talking Points – Saturday
SATURDAY’S action in the AFLW really had it all, from see-sawing affairs to absolute beltings. Melbourne and Geelong had nice tuneups for the finals with dominant wins over West Coast and Sydney respectively, while Fremantle ultimately prevailed over a gallant Hawthorn, and Adelaide survived a scare against the Saints.
