WAFLW Round 11 wrap: Thunder in third as Sharks maul Swans
PEEL Thunder is back in third spot after a big win over West Perth in Round 11 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition. Meanwhile, East Fremantle held Swan Districts to just one goal in a 40-point victory, whilst in the closest game of the round, Claremont slotted four last quarter goals to […]
WAFLW Round 10 preview: Falcons to get second crack at Thunder
AFTER a forgettable 118-point West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s loss to Peel Thunder three weeks earlier, West Perth will get a second chance to take it up to the reigning premiers, this time with more available players. That game is one of two on Sunday, with second placed Claremont looking to make life even […]
AFLW Present & Future Draft Watch: Mature-age talents impress
IN a new weekly piece on Rookie Me Central, we hone in on those players to remember for the AFLW Draft, present and future. With four new AFLW clubs joining the competition, spots will heat up, and players will be looking to put their best foot forward. For this piece, we have looked at those […]
2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 7
PEEL Thunder‘s massive 118-point victory over West Perth has resulted in the reigning back-to-back premiers recording a league-high six representatives in our West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Team of the Week. After the Thunder’s half-dozen players made it in, East Fremantle had the next most with five, whilst the battle between Swan Districts and […]
Round 7 wrap: Bartlett boots eight as Thunder storm to win
AN eight-goal haul from Kate Bartlett had lead Peel Thunder to a massive 118-point victory over an understrength West Perth outfit in Round 7 of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition. They were one of two sides to keep their opposition goalless, with East Fremantle getting up over Subiaco, whilst in easily the […]
WAFLW Player Focus: Megan Norbury (West Perth)
FEW players would catch the eye in a 118-point defeat, but West Perth‘s Megan Norbury is one who bucks the trend. The 171cm winger only turned 16 last month, but has already impressed across her three games in what has been a pretty tough initiation for West Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) […]
WAFLW Round 7 preview: Sharks eye clean sweep as Thunder look to snap drought
UNDEFEATED East Fremantle will be out to complete a clean sweep of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s competition when Round 7 takes place this weekend. The Sharks travel to Subiaco tomorrow afternoon as the season hits its halfway mark. Peel Thunder will be out to snap a three-game losing streak when they clash […]
WAFLW Round 6 preview: Changes galore as teams lose State Academy members
THE majority of the top-age West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s State Academy members will miss out on Round 6 as the Sandgropers continue their preparations for the upcoming 2022 AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships. We take a look at the three games taking place, which includes a Fremantle derby and the in-form Claremont looking […]
WA’s Wolmarans stands tall in Under 16s clash
ATHLETIC tall Olivia Wolmarans showed shades of Amy Franklin during her side’s 20-point win in West Australia’s Under 16s State Academy clash yesterday. In game two of the series, Western Australia Black won 6.4 (41) to 3.3 (21), defeating their Gold counterparts. Players had been mixed around from the first game, but Wolmarans showed some […]
WAFLW Round 4 preview: Undefeated Thunder and Sharks to clash
AN all-undefeated clash between Peel Thunder and East Fremantle opens the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Round 4 action. The two sides sit at 2-0 for the season, whilst the other team with two wins – Claremont – takes on newcomers West Perth, and the two sides that opened their accounts with wins in […]
