Scouting Notes: 2023 AFLW U18s – Western Australia vs. South Australia
SOUTH Australia won the first match of the 2023 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships, defeating Western Australia by 35 points at Joondalup. There were plenty of impressive individual contributors for their respective states, and we took note of the ones that stood out the most. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. WESTERN […]
2023 AFLW U18s preview: Western Australia vs South Australia
IN the second of a double-header between the two states, Western Australia’s Under 18s side will host South Australia’s equivalent team in an April special to open the carnival. The Sandgropers lock horns with the Croweaters from 12pm local time in Perth (1:30pm Adelaide time) in the first of the AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships […]
Preview | WAFLW R7: State Academy members depart
WESTERN Australia’s top Under 18s and Under 16s players are out of the WAFL Women’s competition for Round 7 with the former having a weekend’s rest ahead of next week’s championships, while the latter face Vic Metro at Arden Street. It means plenty of changes across the board, with reigning grand finalists East Fremantle hardest […]
2023 WAFLW Scouting Notes: Round 6
IN the latest edition of our WAFL Women’s scouting notes for Round 6 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.
2023 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 6
IT WAS high-fives all round for East Fremantle as the Sharks recorded a league-high representation in our WAFL Women’s Round 6 Team of the Week. The Sharks had the five players in the lineup, with fellow winners Claremont and Subiaco recording four apiece. Swan Districts, South Fremantle and West Perth all had three representatives, while […]
Tiger Time – First half blitz sets up win
A FOUR goal blitz in six minutes set up a memorable 16-point win for Claremont over premiership challenger South Fremantle at Revo Fitness Stadium on the weekend. Both sides headed into the match undefeated, and while the Bulldogs lost no fans with their effort, Claremont’s class and ability to go to another gear in that […]
Preview | WAFLW R5a: Lions eye return to top four
TWO sides sitting just outside the top four will be hoping to put in good performances against their respective opponents in Round 5 of the WAFL Women’s. Subiaco has a huge opportunity against last placed East Perth, while a wounded Peel Thunder needs to cause an upset against reigning grand finalist East Fremantle in the […]
2023 WAFLW State Scouting notes: Round 4
IN the latest edition of our WAFL Women’s State scouting notes for Round 4 of the 2023 season, we highlighted nine 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.
Falcons fly high for ground-breaking win
WEST Perth played the best game in its women’s club history, defeating Peel Thunder by 37 points to bounce back into the top four on the WAFL Women’s ladder. Though the Thunder were missing a number of quality players, the Falcons were not without a key omission themselves, and all bought into the gameplan of […]
2023 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 3
LAST year’s WAFL Women’s grand finalists in Claremont and East Fremantle along with a gallant Subiaco all recorded a league-high four players in the Rookie Me Central Round 3 WAFL Womens’ Team of the Week. In an even spread for the round, six of the eight sides had three or more players, with Peel Thunder, […]