2019/20 AFLW off-season review: Collingwood
IT was a disappointing 2019 season for Collingwood, with a combination of rebuilding through youth and unlucky losses culminating in a Conference wooden spoon. The Magpies were competitive in all their cross-conference games and were unlucky not to potentially get an extra couple of wins, but ultimately could not match it with sides for the […]
Collingwood create history with dominant second half
COLLINGWOOD painted Ikon Park black and white with a terrific 37-point win over the Western Bulldogs in the Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) Grand Final today to claim their inaugural premiership. They had to overcome a second quarter fightback from the Dogs, before running out with the final five goals of the game to win […]
Magpies ready to swoop on second chance
FOR the second successive year, Collingwood heads into the Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) finals series as the team to beat, sitting atop the table and claiming the minor premiership. But while that history repeats, coach Penny Cula-Reid is keen to ensure that the 2018 finals series history – which contained back-to-back losses and a […]
VFLW weekend washup: Tigers lose first match of season
ROUND 9 of Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) was chock full of big games, with the most surprising result seeing Richmond dealt their first loss of the season among big wins to Collingwood and Southern Saints to sit comfortable in the top two. Meanwhile, Casey had their fourth loss on the trot and Carlton almost […]
VFL Women’s wash-up: Round 3 – Three sides undefeated as ladder takes shape
AN interesting Round 3 of VFL Women’s ensued over the weekend with ladder positions taking shape as three sides remained undefeated, while four sides suffered big losses yet again to sit down the bottom of the ladder. NT Thunder sat out of this round with the draw in a round that saw more bigger margins […]
VFLW Round 3 preview: Five undefeated teams look to keep perfect records alive
ROUND 3 of the Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) is up this week, with some tight clashes to come as the ladder starts to take shape. Five teams are still undefeated – though two of the five have only played one match – while NT Thunder have the bye this week. GEELONG v. COLLINGWOOD Round […]
VFL Women’s wash-up: Round 2 – Demons, Thunder and Mugars go two from two
WITH all but one Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) team playing over the weekend, Round 2 saw some big clashes and high scoring matches across the board. CASEY DEMONS 1.1 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 7.8 (50) CARLTON 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 (19) GOALS Casey: M. Guerin 2, K. Oates, T. Tatterson, […]
2019 VFLW weekend Round 1b preview: Eight teams begin their campagins
AFTER the Southern Saints made a statement in the opening round with a victory over last year’s minor premiers Collingwood, the other Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s sides take to the field, as four games are played across the competition. The Western Bulldogs and Carlton have the bye, as do Williamstown, however the Seagulls are […]
2019 VFLW Round 1a preview: Southern Saints vs. Collingwood Magpies
AS the curtain closed on another AFL Women’s season, the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition gets underway this weekend as a standalone game before a further four games take place next weekend. All matches are part of the beyondblue Round with the VFL a strong supporter of the cause. In the opening game of […]
AFLW Team Selection: Round 4
ROUND 3 brought plenty of drama and left some clubs still without a win to their name, forcing teams to make some changes heading into Round 4. After starring last round slotting a handful of goals and claiming the Rising Star Nomination, Courteney Munn will be missing from the Roos line-up having sustained a calf […]