“Front half pressure” aids Port in efficient win
PORT Adelaide ran at a remarkable 15 goals from 19 scoring shots, booting a major every three inside 50 entries on average during the Power’s 35-point win over Hawthorn at Alberton Oval on Friday night. Coach Lauren Arnell put it down to the team’s forwards pressure as the home side laid 22 of their 76 […]
Cats claw out of Power struggle
GEELONG started strongly and was able to be in front when the final siren sounded, but the Round 6 AFL Women’s match against Port Adelaide was anything but easy. In a “see-sawing affair”, the Cats kept the Power scoreless in the first term before conceding four majors in the second, eventually securing a 6.9 (45) […]
PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 6 – Saturday
A MASSIVE AFL Women’s clash takes place at Alberton Oval for Round 6 as Port Adelaide plays host to Geelong. Both sides have had their moments throughout the 2025 season, and while not quite at their peak yet, will provide an even battle across the board. AROUND THE GROUNDS Collingwood returns to Victoria Park for […]
2025 AFLW Team Preview: Port Adelaide
PORT Adelaide came from nowhere to not only make finals, but knock off Hawthorn in the semi-final to reach the penultimate weekend of action. With the youth at the club only getting better and some returning from injury, expect the Power to be right up the top at the pointy end of the season. LAST […]
2025 SANFLW team preview: Glenelg
DESPITE feelings of disappointment with the Bays’ straight sets finals exit last year, the Glenelg playing group is focused on only looking forward in the 2025 SANFL Women’s season under new coach, Talia Radan. Taking over the reins from Lexia Edwards at the end of last season, Radan said she had deliberately not touched on […]
Paterson excited for new challenges at Port Adelaide
WEST AUSTRALIAN midfielder Lily Paterson will move across the country to join Port Adelaide after being taken with their first pick of the 2024 AFLW Draft. The 18-year-old joins a number of Port Adelaide players who originated in Western Australia, such as Gemma Houghton, Abbey Dowrick and Jasmin Stewart. With players on the list having […]
Scholz set for big move east to chase dream
SPEAKING the morning after one of the biggest nights of her young footy career, the excitement of one of Carlton’s newest stars Poppy Scholz had not dissipated. “It still hasn’t really sunk in though to be honest,” Scholz said. “I’m just kind of caught up in it all and still waiting to feel like I’m […]
Scholz Powers to Port Best and Fairest
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 seasons of each best and fairest winner and what led them to have such stellar seasons. In the next […]
2024 AFLW Season reviews: Top 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, […]
Marinoff finally manages to win top gong
EBONY Marinoff is finally the queen of the AFL Women’s, winning the 2024 AFL Women’s Best and Fairest Award. After being one of the contenders for the award for so many years now, she has finally claimed the award. She won the award with 23 votes, polling in all bar two games and won from […]
