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2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 1

FOUR clubs – including three winning sides – all boasted a quartet of players in an evenly spread WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 1. Subiaco, Swan Districts and South Fremantle, along with narrow losers East Perth all finished with four representatives, while the other winner in Peel Thunder had three. West Perth […]

Scouting Notes | 2025 WAFLW State Academy: Round 1

ANOTHER WAFL Women’s season is underway, and while reigning premiers Claremont had the extra week’s rest with the introduction of a ninth team, that newest side Perth kicked off its new era in senior women’s football. We took a look at some of the State Academy members who caught the eye through the opening round […]

WAFLW MOTR: South shocks Sharks in four-minute blitz

A FOUR-minute blitz where South Fremantle kicked three goals to run over the top of East Fremantle with the final kick of the game had to be seen to be believed. Even those who witnessed the Bulldogs’ 5.3 (33) to 4.6 (30) triumph might have had to turn back to the replay just to comprehend […]

2025 WAFLW club preview: South Fremantle

SOUTH Fremantle is eyeing off a return to finals after a disappointing year in 2024 resulted in the Bulldogs missing the postseason series. A loss to Peel Thunder – the only side to suffer defeat to the wooden spooners – compounded the defeat as they fell short of finals despite having quality on the list. […]

Subiaco finishes 2024 WAFLW season on a high

THOUGH finals were already out of the question, Subiaco punished West Perth for terrible inaccuracy in the first half to come away with a commanding 33-point win in the end. While the result looked comfortable by the final siren, the Lions did most of the damage in the last quarter, kicking four goals to win, […]

PREVIEW | 2024 WAFLW Round 16: Saturday afternoon

IN the first WAFLW preview for the last round, we take a look at Peel Thunder up against Swan Districts and East Fremantle taking on South Fremantle.

State Academy notes: 2024 WAFLW – Round 15

DESPITE a handful of players missing due to the match between the AFLW Academy and Under 23 All-Stars, there were still plenty of impressive individual performances across Round 15 of the WAFL Women’s. As always our State Academy notes are the opinion of the individual author. >> WAFLW Round 15: Weekly Wrap | Player Focus […]

PREVIEW | 2024 WAFLW Round 15: Saturday I

IN the first of two previews we take a look at the earlier WAFLW Saturday games between South Fremantle and Peel Thunder, and Claremont and Subiaco. A host of players are missing and others return for what kicks off the penultimate Round 15.

Preview | WAFLW Grand Final: Claremont vs. East Fremantle

TWELVE months ago, Claremont caused a boilover in the WAFL Women’s Grand Final, defeating a previously undefeated East Fremantle to snatch the 2022 premiership. Having lost a stack of players mid-season to injury and the AFLW Draft, coach Jack Schwarze and his players found a way to hunt and win against the odds. Fast forward […]

2023 AFLW U16s Pool A preview: Grand finale

WESTERN Australia and South Australia play off for the title of Pool A champion at the AFL Women’s Under 16 Championships following respective victories over Vic Country and Vic Metro. The two sides looked strong last Sunday at Arden Street, and now the Sandgropers play on their home deck against a Croweaters side that is […]