Dees boss delighted after Dee-lightful display
AFTER his side won through to a second successive Preliminary Final, it was hard to wipe the smile off the face of Melbourne coach Mick Stinear. Reflecting on the game, Stinear said that it was “really pleasing in the end”. “I think the first quarter, Adelaide are a really strong side, they brought their best […]
Dees first into prelim after stellar comeback
MELBOURNE is the first team through to the Season 7 preliminary finals, after a 22-point win in the qualifying final. Things were looking very different at quarter time, with Adelaide having kicked the first three goals and looking like they were going to run away with the game. However, Melbourne clicked into gear in the […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 10 Talking Points – Saturday
SATURDAY’S action in the AFLW really had it all, from see-sawing affairs to absolute beltings. Melbourne and Geelong had nice tuneups for the finals with dominant wins over West Coast and Sydney respectively, while Fremantle ultimately prevailed over a gallant Hawthorn, and Adelaide survived a scare against the Saints.
Analysis: How do the Saints upset the Dees?
ONE of two clashes between undefeated sides in Round 3 of the AFL Women’s, the St Kilda-Melbourne game is perhaps not quite highly as anticipated as their Geelong-Collingwood counterparts. While the Cats have improved to the level where a home game against the Pies is deemed a winnable one, the Saints – despite ticking off […]
Season 7 AFLW: Round 2 Talking Points – Dees survive challenging test to stay undefeated
MELBOURNE was able to withstand just about everything North Melbourne threw at them to win by two points at the MCG last night and keep their AFL Women’s season undefeated. It was a fiercely contested clash that saw North Melbourne start on top but in the end the Dees’ inaccurate kicking and last ditch defensive […]
AFLW 50-game milestones: Season 7
GIVEN the short turnaround between seasons and the first of many 50-game AFL Women’s players achieving the feat last season, we take a look at those players in line to potentially reach it in Season 7. Round 1 has a whopping seven players in line to earn their 50th game, with some all-time stars and […]
A Dee-molition one of many big VFLW results
After a weekend off, the VFLW was back on the weekend for Round 6, and there were some big results, not just on the scoreboard. In this week’s game of the round, Casey sent a brutal message to the rest of the competition, completely annihilating the Southern Saints. It was a very evening opening part […]
VFLW sides return from break for Round 6
IT is Round 6 of the Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) and after a weekend off, everyone is back and no doubt raring to go again. There are some absolutely cracking match ups this weekend, so let us take a look at what is in store for VFLW fans this weekend. Hawthorn vs North MelbourneSaturday […]
2022 AFLW early look: Melbourne
IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women’s 2022 season, Draft Central checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Next up is Melbourne, a side that despite being young and losing a lot of experience over the previous off-season, were able to match it with […]
Stat Leaders: 2021 VFL Women’s – Round 9
THE 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s season rolled on into its ninth round over the weekend, with five of the six fixtures played on Saturday afternoon. There were a number of outstanding individual performances among the Round 9 action, as AFLW-listed talent and state league guns alike topped a range of key categories. We […]
