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2025 VFLW Round 7 | Falcs make it four straight

DAREBIN Falcons are on the charge. The standalone side made it four consecutive wins in the VFL Women’s after taking care of the winless Geelong Cats in Round 7 over the weekend. The Falcons are the in-form side of the competition, with Collingwood also making it three straight since their defeat at the hands of […]

2025 AFLW Draft | Mature-age options

IN A WEEK when a host of AFL hopefuls had their dreams realised through the mid-season draft, we cast our eyes over some of the potential mature-age options across the country who could be both immediate and long-term inclusions for AFLW clubs. SECOND CHANCE SALOON There are no shortage of options in the state leagues […]

2025 VFLW Round 6 | Zebras, Borough fight out draw

COMING into the match as top four sides, the Sandringham Zebras and Port Melbourne match lived up to all expectations with the final result a draw. The Borough had five more scoring shots but could only manage 3.6 (24) to Sandringham’s incredibly accurate 4.0 (24) with a plus-22 inside 50 differential in favour of the […]

2025 VFLW R2 preview: Box Hill vs Port Melbourne

RETURNING for Round 2 of the VFL Women’s competition, fans got an early taste of action with a special Anzac Day battle between North Melbourne and Williamstown earlier today. Box Hill and Port Melbourne head out to Wonthaggi in a unique Sunday country clash, while the remaining four games are on Saturday. Our match in […]

2024 AFLW Season Preview: West Coast

2023 was another frustrating year for West Coast, with only two wins to show for the campaign. But in the, offseason the Eagles pulled off one of the best coaching coups in signing league legend Daisy Pearce as head coach. Having once again turned over a large chunk of their list, will things improve for […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 12

MANY of the regular stars of the VFLW continued to shine last weekend, but that did not mean new faces did not step up and give Scouting Note worthy performances. Port Melbourne 5.5 (35) lost to North Melbourne 7.4 (46) Port Melbourne: #5 Lauren Caruso (Midfielder)19/11/1999 | 161cm Stats: 20 disposals, five clearances, four tackles, […]

PREVIEW | VFLW Round 11 – One month to go

THERE may only be a month of the VFLW season left, but the intrigue and excitement still has not let up. This is one match where the ladder positions and recent history do not match. The Bulldogs have been the better side this season overall, but have not beaten the Cats in their last four […]

PREVIEW | VFLW Round 8 – Second half, here we come

THINGS are starting earlier than normal this week in the VFLW, with a rare Friday night clash kicking off the weekend’s smorgasbord. Port Melbourne vs Western BulldogsFriday at 5:05pmETU Stadium The weekend begins with a rare Friday night clash as the Borough host the Bulldogs. This is a clash between third and fourth, and is […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 4

DESPITE plenty of AFLW players still being around there were a number of VFLW listed players who were crucial for their respective sides and we took note of how they performed in our weekly Scouting notes. All notes are the opinion of the individual author. Western Bulldogs 4.4 (28) defeated Essendon 3.8 (26) Western Bulldogs: […]

Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 2

DESPITE the contrasting margins across the VFLW, there were plenty of non AFLW listed players that still made their mark on the game across all the sides. North Melbourne (4.5.29) defeated Carlton (1.2.8) North Melbourne: #12 Maddie Di Cosmo (Midfielder)11/2/2002 | 169cm Stats: 18 disposals, 18 tackles, four clearances, three marks Continuing to thrive at […]

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