
Buck’s Blues continue rise into top four
CARLTON’S memorable 2025 AFL Women’s season rolled out with a dominant 46-point win over Gold Coast at Ikon Park on Saturday, with Blues coach Matthew Buck declaring it a “mature performance”. After leading by just one point at half-time and wasting some opportunities at 3.7 (25) to 4.0 (24), Buck’s Blues got to work booting […]

Wright urges for more consistency from “patchy” Pies
COLLINGWOOD coach Sam Wright was frustrated in the wake of a four-goal opening night loss to Carlton after what had been a promising preseason from last year’s wooden spooners. Though an impressive win over Port Adelaide a fortnight ago gave the Pies belief, aside from a “strong start”, Collingwood was beaten both inside the contest […]

Buck praises “mature” Blues
CARLTON has kick-started its AFL Women’s season with a win over arch-rival Collingwood at Ikon Park with coach Matthew Buck declaring it a “really mature performance”. In front of an energetic crowd of more than 8000 people, the Blues conceded the first two goals of the match before slamming home six of the last seven […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 1 – Thursday
TRADITIONAL rivals – at least in the men’s game – Carlton and Collingwood go head-to-head to open season 10 in the AFL Women’s, just as they did on the inaugural night way back in 2017. The Blues and Pies will be hungry to get their seasons off on the right note after less-than-ideal 2024 campaigns, […]

2024 AFLW Season reviews: Bottom 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 first of three articles, we review the bottom six sides, what went right, […]

2024 AFLPA AFLW 22 Under 22 Final Team Revealed
THE AFL Player’s Association (AFLPA) has announced the final team for the 2024 AFLW 22 Under 22 team, with plenty of new faces in the final team. Port Adelaide leads the way with four players making the final team, with crosstown rivals Adelaide not far behind with three players in the final team. Geelong, Gold […]

Port Adelaide’s contest work gives Carlton the Blues
DESPITE Carlton leading the game in disposals and uncontested possession, Port Adelaide was better in the contest which held them in good stead throughout Sunday afternoon’s match. Port Adelaide ran out 35-point winners after a close game early, turned into a convincing win in front of their faithful fans at Alberton Oval. Port Adelaide’s trademark […]

2024 AFLW Week 5 Preview: Sunday
AFTER a day’s break yesterday, the AFL Womens returns today with a quartet of intriguing matches. 1:05pmUTAS Stadium Recent form Both sides are some of the most in form sides of the competition at the moment. Both have had one hiccup earlier this season, but they are both on four wins. Last time they met […]

“Far superior” Blues keep Cats goalless
GEELONG coach Dan Lowther did not mince his words when summing up what went wrong during the Cats’ goalless loss to Carlton at Ikon Park yesterday. The Blues won 4.5 (29) to 0.5 (5), and when Lowther was asked exactly what when wrong, he replied with “how long you got?”. “Everything went wrong for us […]

2024 AFLW Season Preview: Carlton
IT was a big year for Carlton last year. A new coach brought a new game plan and a complete overhaul of how things are done at Ikon Park. However, things did not quite go to plan and after a month-long losing run to end the season, and the Blues ultimately finished two games outside […]