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PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 6 – Saturday

A MASSIVE AFL Women’s clash takes place at Alberton Oval for Round 6 as Port Adelaide plays host to Geelong. Both sides have had their moments throughout the 2025 season, and while not quite at their peak yet, will provide an even battle across the board. AROUND THE GROUNDS Collingwood returns to Victoria Park for […]

Cats coach “relieved” with breakthrough win

EACH week opposition coaches have indicated Geelong’s form would turn around, and it finally happened in Round 4 of the AFL Women’s season. Staring down the barrel of an 0-4 start despite largely being considered of finals quality, Cats’ coach Dan Lowther said it was “a bit of a relief” to finally break through for […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 3 – Friday/Saturday

WHILE the sides might be 0-2 and 2-0 on the ladder, Geelong and Sydney have some quality players across the board and the match looms as far closer than the respective positions might suggest. The Cats have played two premiership contenders, with the Swans storming past two lower ranked sides, and will now face their […]

PREVIEW | 2025 AFLW: Round 1

AFTER a couple of big wins on Thursday night, the remaining AFL Women’s first round takes place starting tonight in Sydney. We focus on the massive contest between Geelong and North Melbourne tomorrow, with both sides boasting stacked midfields. AROUND THE GROUNDS Friday night football kicks off at North Sydney Oval from 6:15pm, with the […]

2025 AFLW Team Preview: Geelong

GEELONG might have set the benchmark for the best 10th placed team in history when it failed to make finals despite a percentage of 109.6. The Cats had quite a few unlucky losses and realistically would have competed well in the finals had they made it, but that will be the goal in 2025. LAST […]

Three Players, One Dream: Brilliant Baldwin opts for balancing act

ISLA Baldwin had a top-age season curtailed by injury, but it did not stop the over-ager from chasing her AFLW dream. She opted to play both VFLW and Talent League Girls, finishing equal second in Carlton’s VFLW Best and Fairest and has firmly put herself back in the AFLW Draft frame. That decision to play […]

2024 AFLW Season reviews: Middle 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 second of three articles, we review the middle six sides, what went right, […]

Nina’s nice season rewarded with top gong at the Cattery

AS the AFL Women’s season starts to wind down, clubs are starting to award their club best and fairest awards, recognising the stars of the season. In this new series from Rookie Me Central, we take a look at the seasons of these club champions and what led them to have such stellar seasons.  Next […]

Cats cause upset, breathe life into flickering finals hopes

GEELONG caused one of the upsets of the season on Sunday afternoon, downing reigning premiers Brisbane to spark the flame and keep its floundering finals chances alive. Reflecting on proceedings post-match, Cats’ coach Dan Lowther agreed that early pressure was the main focus of his side heading into the clash. “Contested ball and just setting […]

Cats secure second win over Swans

GEELONG fought off a fast finishing Sydney by three points yesterday to secure its second win of the season and keep its finals hopes alive. Reflecting post match, Cats coach Dan Lowther noted that his heart rate “had come down a bit” after the tight finish, saying that “it was hard to watch” but it […]

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