PREVIEW | VFLW Round 6 – Is a ladder shake up coming?
THIS week’s VFLW fixture is back to being a little bit more spread out, with about half the fixture slated for Sunday. Southern Saints vs Casey DemonsSaturday at 9:45amTrevor Barker Oval Things went far from to plan for both these sides last week, so in what will be a nice, early start for both sides […]
PREVIEW | VFLW Round 4 – Another Saturday bonanza
IT is another Saturday bonanza today in the VFLW this weekend as all seven games are slated for today. Western Bulldogs vs Essendon11amWhitten Oval A week ago this game looked very different on paper. But, after the Bulldogs got comfortably beaten by the Swans and the Bombers picked up their first win of the year, […]
PROFILED | 2024 Under 23 All-Stars: Part I
IN the first of a two-part series today, we take a look at the 2024 Under 23 All-Stars who will face off against the AFLW Academy tomorrow at Ikon Park. In this article, we profile the first 12 players, before doing the same for the last 12 players in the second article. #1 Zoe Hargreaves […]
2024 AFLW Academy to clash with U23 All-Stars this weekend
THE top AFL Women’s draft prospects will go head-to-head against their peers in a huge clash at Ikon Park on Saturday. The 2024 AFL Women’s Academy will don the coat of arms against an Under 23 All-Stars team made up of players who are largely considered the next group of future AFLW stars. Among the […]
PREVIEW | VFLW Round 1 – It all begins today
IT has been a long time coming, but finally the VFLW is back. Eight months after Port Melbourne famously claimed its first VFLW title, it is time to do it all again. There has been plenty of change across the league during the offseason, both within the on-field brigade and the off-field one. Across the […]
Door remains ajar for overlooked AFLW Draft prospects
FOUR spots remain on AFL Women’s lists, with a quartet of clubs passing on their final selections in last night’s AFL Women’s Draft. While the glamour and emotions of being picked up is always highlighted and enjoyed, there is the counter side which saw more than 500 nominated players overlooked. For many, they did not […]
2023 AFLW Draft preview: GWS
GREATER Western Sydney (GWS) Giants again had a season to forget, finishing 16th and winning just two of 10 throughout Season 8. The Giants did have some excuses, losing key midfield star Alyce Parker to injury and all-time leading goalkicker Cora Staunton at the end of Season 7, with Season 8 Rising Star Zarlie Goldsworthy […]
AFLW Draft Explainer: Bid Matching
ONE of the more complicated elements of the AFL Women’s Draft is that of bid matching, which takes a different form to that of the men’s draft. While many are familiar with how the men’s draft bid matching works – after much explanation – there is still plenty of questions that come in about the […]
2023 AFLW Draft preview: Brisbane
PREMIERS Brisbane might be basking on cloud nine after the Lions’ second flag in the women’s program history, but it did not stop them making moves over the off-season. Having lost quality players such as Emily Bates, Greta Bodey and Jesse Wardlaw over the off-season last year, there was no such forced moves, with instead […]
2023 AFLW Draft Positional Analysis: Midfielders
AS the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft edges closer, we take a look at some of the key players who could shape the draft by each position. The series concludes taking a look at the most populated position, the midfield where we break it down into pure mids, and then dual position players. PURE MIDFIELDERS: TOP […]
