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PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 6: Saturday

ACTION returns to the WAFL Women’s competition after a league-wide bye due to the State Game as the four matches are split over both days. In this article we preview the Peel Thunder-West Perth and South Fremantle-East Perth contests tomorrow.

2025 AFLW Draft | Five mature-age prospects

AS THE AFL Women’s preseason fast approaches and the opening match set for August 14, clubs are taking stock of their lists to ensure a full bill of health for the upcoming season. In the past couple of weeks, players such as Poppy Stockwell (Fremantle), Maddison Torpey (Carlton), Tessa Boyd (North Melbourne) and Maggie MacLachlan […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 5

A SUPER Saturday takes place in the WAFL Women’s with all four Round 5 games taking place on the same day. We preview each of them with some sides desperate to grab win number two in 2025.

2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 4

SUBIACO’s impressive win over East Fremantle earned the Lions a league-high five players in the WAFL Women’s Team of the Week for Round 4. Subiaco lead all-comers with fellow winners Claremont and Swan Districts each having three – as did East Fremantle – while the remaining five sides all had two representatives. Swan Districts top-age […]

WAFLW MOTR: Swans win Thunder struggle

SWAN Districts are back on the winner’s list – albeit only just – after fighting past a determined Peel Thunder to win 5.7 (37) to 4.6 (30). The Swans’ first goal did not come until late in the second second, but booted five of the next six goals to set up the low-scoring victory at […]

2025 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 2

JUST five players remained in our WAFL Women’s Team of the Week from last round as South Fremantle and Claremont both boasted five players for Round 2. The Bulldogs and Tigers had the most, with fellow winners East Fremantle and Subiaco managing three, while the four losing sides each had two representatives this week. South […]

WAFLW MOTR: Reilly double ensures Sharks survive

BACK-to-back goals from East Fremantle forward Chloe Reilly allowed the Sharks to hold off a plucky Peel Thunder and avoid a second straight heartbreaking loss to open the WAFL Women’s season. In East Fremantle’s return game to the newly named The Good Grocer Park following renovations, the Sharks got up 6.3 (39) to 4.2 (26) […]

WAFLW MOTR: South shocks Sharks in four-minute blitz

A FOUR-minute blitz where South Fremantle kicked three goals to run over the top of East Fremantle with the final kick of the game had to be seen to be believed. Even those who witnessed the Bulldogs’ 5.3 (33) to 4.6 (30) triumph might have had to turn back to the replay just to comprehend […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 1

A NEW era of WAFL Women’s action takes place tomorrow with the final puzzle piece slotting into the jigsaw of West Australian women’s football. Perth becomes the ninth and final side to join the top flight state league action, as the Bombers take on last year’s wooden spooners, while a number of players face their […]

2025 WAFLW club preview: South Fremantle

SOUTH Fremantle is eyeing off a return to finals after a disappointing year in 2024 resulted in the Bulldogs missing the postseason series. A loss to Peel Thunder – the only side to suffer defeat to the wooden spooners – compounded the defeat as they fell short of finals despite having quality on the list. […]

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