Sherar snaps up maiden BnF after dominant year
WITH the AFL Women’s season coming to a close, clubs are starting to award their club champions, recognising the stars of the season. In this new series from Rookie Me Central, we take a look at the efforts of each best and fairest winner and what led them to have such stellar campaigns. In the […]
2024 AFLW Season reviews: Bottom 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 first of three articles, we review the bottom six sides, what went right, […]
Port Adelaide’s contest work gives Carlton the Blues
DESPITE Carlton leading the game in disposals and uncontested possession, Port Adelaide was better in the contest which held them in good stead throughout Sunday afternoon’s match. Port Adelaide ran out 35-point winners after a close game early, turned into a convincing win in front of their faithful fans at Alberton Oval. Port Adelaide’s trademark […]
“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 […]
Score assists Carlton to first win
CARLTON coach Matthew Buck joked he was “really happy” with the first true test of the smart ball technology, with a score assist aiding in getting his side home by one point against Gold Coast yesterday. In one of the thrilling finishes of the season so far, Carlton’s Maddy Guerin snapped a ball with 90 […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: Carlton
IT was a big year for Carlton last year. A new coach brought a new game plan and a complete overhaul of how things are done at Ikon Park. However, things did not quite go to plan and after a month-long losing run to end the season, and the Blues ultimately finished two games outside […]
ICYMI | 2024 VFLW: Round 6
IT was a good week to be an away side in the VFL Women’s, with the majority of the visiting teams getting the job done. Southern Saints (3.7.25) lost to Casey Demons (6.5.41) Casey has picked up its third win of 2024 after a 16 point win over the Southern Saints. Both sides had a […]
PREVIEW | VFLW Round 4 – Another Saturday bonanza
IT is another Saturday bonanza today in the VFLW this weekend as all seven games are slated for today. Western Bulldogs vs Essendon11amWhitten Oval A week ago this game looked very different on paper. But, after the Bulldogs got comfortably beaten by the Swans and the Bombers picked up their first win of the year, […]
ICYMI | VFLW Round 2 2024
ROUND 2 of the VFLW has been run and done, with plenty of talking points across the weekend. North Melbourne (4.5.29) defeated Carlton (1.2.8) North Melbourne made it two from two to start 2024 with a solid win over Carlton. Despite a pretty even start from both sides, Carlton never really got going as North […]
2023 AFLW Draft preview: Carlton
CARLTON started like a house on fire, but ended the season with another disappointing finish, letting a golden opportunity for finals slip after dropping games to then-bottom 10 sides. The Blues showed some promise under new coach Matthew Buck, but were not consistent enough to take it up to the contenders in the AFL Women’s […]
