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: 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 […]
Fans Forum: Who was unlucky to miss out on All Australian selection?
EARLIER this week the initial 42 player AFLW All Australian squad was revealed, which certainly raised a few eyebrows amongst the AFLW fan community. Plenty of fans raised some names of who they thought deserved a spot in that squad that perhaps did not always wrack up the numbers in the stats but were still […]
Nifty Niamh helps open up game for finals-bound Suns
GOLD Coast Suns are finals-bound for just the second time in their history after a 14-point win over Essendon last night booked their spot. Big leads were not the order of the night, but the Suns held their composure to take the win and book their finals berth. The match was also in Mackay, where […]
Joyful Joyce not focusing on the dreaded F word yet
AFTER Gold Coast kept its season alive with a win over the GWS Giants, their coach Cam Joyce praised the way his team went about the win. “I thought it was a really professional performance to be honest” Joyce said. “We’ve been looking for that probably over the last month a little bit, and I […]
AFLW 2023 Round 7 Preview: Saturday
FIVE AFL Women’s matches take place across a hectic Saturday, with Round 7 providing plenty of finals hopefuls facing off. 1:05pmRSEA Park Recent Form St Kilda come into today’s clash full of confidence and looking to create some more history and win a fourth match in a row for the first time in itds history. […]
Suns challenged by fast finishing Bulldogs
After being challenged in patches of the match by a red-hot Western Bulldogs side desperate for their first win, the Gold Coast Suns lifted in the second quarter to win by four points at Heritage Bank Stadiumto gather their third victory of the AFLW season. The Western Bulldogs had all the momentum in the first […]
Joyce’s Team of the Rising Suns
COMING off the back off an incredible victory – arguably the Suns’ best away win in women’s club history – Gold Coast coach Cameron Joyce could hardly contain his pride and excitement for what his team could produce this season. Having struggled against Victorian sides in Melbourne, Joyce’s Suns found a way to outlast finalists […]
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 […]
Bull Sharks’ youth influx set to shine
BOND University Bull Sharks fell one win short of a 2021 Queensland Australian Football League Women’s (QAFLW) flag last season, but have plenty of optimism heading into 2022. Though the constant shifting AFL Women’s landscape, and Mother Nature continue to throw up unforeseen hurdles, senior coach Luke Mansbridge is excited about his side’s chances ahead […]
