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, […]
ICYMI | 2024 VFLW: Round 12
IT was an intriguing round of action in the VFL Women’s, with not all results going the way many expected. Port Melbourne 5.5 (35) lost to North Melbourne 7.4 (46) North Melbourne are into the top four after a win over Port Melbourne under the Friday night lights. The margin was tight at quarter time, […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 VFLW – Round 10
MANY of the regular stars of the 2024 VFLW season continued to shine on the weekend, but that did not mean new faces did not pop up and impress. Collingwood (1.3.9) lost to North Melbourne (1.8.14) By Peter Williams Collingwood: #45 Maggie Mahony (Midfielder)19/10/2006 | 161cm Stats: 27 disposals, three marks, seven tackles, 10 clearances, […]
ICYMI | 2024 VFLW: Round 9
THERE was an interesting pattern across the set of results last weekend in the VFLW, with most of last week’s losing sides flipping the script and taking the win this week. Williamstown (9.6.60) defeated Carlton (5.2.32) Williamstown made it two wins on the trot with a comfortable win over Carlton. The Seagulls opened up a […]
PREVIEW | VFLW Round 7 – Big names for one last hoorah
THIS weekend sees the end of the Sydney teams’ brief spell in the competition, with Sydney and GWS finishing their five-match stints up this weekend. Darebin vs Port MelbourneSaturday at 10:15amGenis Steel Oval, Preston The Falcons return home this weekend taking positives but also frustrations out of last week’s clash with the Seagulls. They meet […]
PREVIEW | VFLW Round 1 – It all begins today
IT has been a long time coming, but finally the VFLW is back. Eight months after Port Melbourne famously claimed its first VFLW title, it is time to do it all again. There has been plenty of change across the league during the offseason, both within the on-field brigade and the off-field one. Across the […]
2023 AFLW Draft preview: Geelong
GEELONG came agonisingly close to reaching the 2023 AFL Women’s Grand Final, falling in the penultimate round to the eventual premiers. The success was close enough that the Cats did not need to make wholesale changes, keeping a relatively low profile over the off-season, with a one-in, one-out approach during the Trade Period, while moving […]
Underdogs shake up the VFLW hierarchy
LAST week in the VFLW, the common thread among many of the results was tight margins. This week, it is unexpected results. One of those was down in Geelong, with Port Melbourne defeating top of the table Geelong by seven points. After a slow start from both sides, a dominant second quarter from the Borough […]
REVIEW | VFLW Round 1: A round that had it all
THE VFL Women’s competition returned over the weekend, with plenty of interesting results to kick off the season. In the game of the round, Essendon and Box Hill played out a thrilling draw out at The Hangar. In a match full of momentum swings, the teams ultimately could not be split at the final whistle. […]
Preview | VFLW 2023 Round 1: New season, so many new elements
IT is once again the dawn of a new season in the VFL Women’s competition. The third of the women’s state leagues to get underway this year, it is arguably the most important year for the competition in at least the last few years for a number of reasons. Firstly, the AFLW Overage Draft set […]
