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Preview: 2022 VFLW Grand Final – Essendon vs. Southern Saints

AFTER two Covid interrupted seasons, the VFLW will finally have a complete season when the 2022 Grand Final takes place on Sunday. Sunday’s clash sees the undefeated Essendon take on the somewhat surprise packets of 2022, the Southern Saints. Essendon has been the benchmark team all season, and rightfully go into the match as the […]

Grand Final the culmination of a long journey for the Bombers

SUNDAY’S VFL Women’s Grand Final is about more than the culmination of a single campaign for Essendon. Season 2022 could not have been more different from back in 2018, when the Bombers first joined the VFLW. A one-win year saw them comfortably finish last on the ladder back then, but fast forward four years and […]

Not everything goes to script in week one of the finals

WEEK one of the 2022 VFLW finals has come and gone, with a few surprises being dished up in terms of the final results. The Bombers fly up, up to take care of the Hawks Essendon 8.12.60 defeated Hawthorn 1.1.7 Essendon is one win away from an inaugural VFLW Grand Final, after it comfortably took […]

Women’s footy legend returns as regular season ends

IT has finally reached the end of the regular 2022 Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) season, and although the season ends for for six teams after the weekend, which six teams that will be has not fully been determined yet. It also has not been determined who will finish where within the top six, so […]

Race at bottom of the VFLW top six tightens

LAST weekend garnered some very interesting results in the VFLW, and with only a fortnight left in the season, there are still many eventualities that could play out as to who makes finals, and who does not. This week’s match of the round was between the top two sides, and the result befitted the contest […]

Bombers cement top spot as shock VFLW results roll on

IN the VFL Women’s game of Round 2, it was Essendon which stamped its authority on the competition, comfortably accounting for Port Melbourne at home. From the opening ball-up, the Bombers stamped their authority on the contest and looked the much better side. They took a 28-point lead into half time, but at times in […]

Falcons fly high over Seagulls

RROUND 1 of the 2022 VFLW season saw a number of shock upsets across the six matches, including Collingwood’s first loss in over a year and an almighty comeback from the Darebin Falcons. Darebin 6.1 (37) defeated Williamstown 5.4 (34) In the match of the round, it was the Darebin Falcons who staged a remarkable […]

Cats claw their way to victory with dominant second half performance

IT took until the final quarter, but Geelong booked its redemption battle with Collingwood in the 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s Grand Final, following a terrific 6.9 (45) to 2.5 (17) win over Essendon. The teams were neck-and-neck for the first half, but the Cats shook off their opponents after the main break, booting […]

2021 VFLW Round 8 preview: Anzac Day rivals lock horns at The Hangar

ANZAC Day matches take centre stage, along with a Friday night blockbuster at Whitten Oval, in what is anticipated to be a fantastic round of Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s action for Round 8 of the competition. WESTERN BULLDOGS vs. SOUTHERN SAINTS Friday, April 23 @ 7:30pm Whitten Oval A mammoth win last Sunday afternoon […]

2021 VFLW Round 7 wrap: Dogs break five-game losing streak

WESTERN Bulldogs are back on the winners list in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition after snapping their five-game losing streak against Darebin Falcons on the weekend. The Dogs scored the highest score of any side this year with 14.9 (93), having only scored a total of 136 points in the opening five rounds. […]

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