AFLW Season 7: Finals Talking Points – Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs
COLLINGWOOD has advanced to the semi-final stage of Season 7 after a dramatic five-point victory over the Western Bulldogs at Victoria Park. The Magpies, inspired by a record-breaking performance by Eliza James, controlled much of the game but failed to put the dogged Western side away, very nearly paying for poor goalkicking in the 5.10 […]
Mayo’s own forging her own path in AFLW
CROW Niamh Kelly has had quite the sporting career to date, which started on sporting fields far away from the city of churches. Kelly is one of the many Irish stars currently plying their trade in the AFLW, so her sporting journey began on the Gaelic fields of her home county Mayo. “I’ve grown up […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 7 Talking Points – Not really the day to be the visiting side
SUNDAY in the AFLW was not the best day to be the away side, with two of the three visitors recording tough losses. Geelong did buck the trend by beating Essendon, but the Western Bulldogs and GWS comfortably lost to Melbourne and Collingwood respectively.
Preview | AFLW Season 7: Round 2
AFTER a huge Round 1 of action, a massive Round 2 in the AFL Women’s – including a bumper Sunday – will kick off this evening at the home of football, the MCG. We take a look at the nine games and how they are shaping up. Melbourne vs. North MelbourneMCGFriday at 5pm local time […]
Pies duo excited for season seven
TONIGHT is the beginning of the AFL Women’s Season 7, and will see Sarah Rowe and Brittany Bonnici’s Collingwood Magpies take on Carlton in the traditional season opener. For Rowe, the prospect of playing two seasons in a year is certainly exciting. “I think it’s given us the opportunity as a group to not lose […]
How will they impact their new team in S7?: Olivia Barber
MANY AFLW stars made the moves to new clubs in the offseason and as we head toward season seven of the competition, we here at Rookie Me Central are going to take a look at some of these players and take a look at what kind of impact they can potentially make on their new […]
AFLW Sunday Talking Points: Costly day for stars
ROUND 1 of the AFL Women’s season concluded yesterday, with Adelaide, Collingwood and GWS getting up. It meant all nine favourites won their opening games, with the Crows getting up over the Lions at home, Collingwood toppling Carlton, and the GIANTS winning on the road against Gold Coast. Here are how the games went down […]
2021-22 AFLW early look: Collingwood
IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women’s 2021-22 season, Draft Central checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Next up is Collingwood, a team that kept rising up to within a kick of a grand final, competitive all the way to the end. LAST […]
AFL Women’s Saturday wrap: GWS creates GIANT divide to bottom five sides
GWS GIANTS have won their fourth game of the season to sit eight points clear of the bottom five sides, albeit with some Sunday fixtures to come. The GIANTS won in a low-scoring arm-wrestle against Geelong, which saw just one goal kicked after quarter time, and none in the second half, to secure a seven-point […]
2021 VFL Women’s Round 4 preview
THE 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s season rolls on into Round 4 this weekend, starting once again with a Western Bulldogs home game as they battle Williamstown at Whitten Oval on Saturday morning. Among the games of the round, Geelong and Port Melbourne do battle in a top four clash, while Casey and Southern […]
