AFLW Saturday Talking Points: Round 6
ROUND 6 of the AFL Women’s continued with the three favourites and premiership contenders, North Melbourne, Melbourne and Fremantle all getting wins over their lower-ranked opponents. By: Elly Kirlis It was a game that was competitive for most of the match at Swinburne Centre, but in the end, it was the Kangaroos getting over the line […]
AFLW Saturday Talking Points: Lions and Dees fly high
IN a big day of AFL Women’s Brisbane and Melbourne stood tall against Collingwood and Gold Coast respectively in the two AFL Women’s games that took place yesterday. Here are the talking points from the match. By: Elly Kirlis In tough, windy conditions in Maroochydore, after a tough start to their premiership title defence, the […]
AFLW Saturday Talking Points: Crows rule roost, Lions survive scare
IT was a fascinating day of AFL Women’s action as top of the table Adelaide strangled the usually potent Melbourne attack to stake its claim as the team to beat, whilst Brisbane survived a scare to overcome Geelong. In the second battle of the all undefeated sides this weekend, it was Adelaide who emerged victorious […]
2022 AFLW Season Preview: Melbourne
THE 2022 AFL Women’s season is almost upon us, so it is time to take a look at each of the competing teams and see where they sit as we head into another season. Today we will take a look at Melbourne, who came agonisingly close to a first Grand Final appearance in 2021. This […]
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 […]
AFL Women’s Sunday wrap: Inaccurate Tigers outlast Eagles for maiden home win
RICHMOND won its first ever match on home soil at Punt Road, holding out in a dreary and tough slog against the West Coast Eagles. With proceedings marred by continuous rain and Eagles injuries, the Tigers held on under pressure for the 5.12 (42) to 5.4 (34) victory. It was an inaccurate win but a […]
2021 AFLW Preview: Melbourne Demons
ONE of the most consistent sides in the competition, there is no doubt Melbourne have a great team at their disposal with plenty of gamechangers amongst the playing group and exciting talent in their midst. But a mass exodus and flurry of young newcomers in 2021 could see a highly different campaign this season, with […]
GIANTS host Demons in inaugural AFL Women’s finals appearance
TWO inaugural AFL Women’s finalists will face off in the second match of the semi-finals, with second ranked GWS GIANTS (Conference A) and Melbourne (Conference B) both taking the field in a finals scenario for the first time in the competition’s history. Both sides are sitting on four wins from six matches and among the […]
Blues assert dominance with 16-point win over Dees in Alice Springs
IT was a hot start in hot conditions in Alice Springs on Saturday night, with Conference B rivals Melbourne and Carlton fighting for an elusive finals opportunity with the loser of this match in danger of missing out. While the Demons took out an early lead, the Blues were not to be left behind, keeping […]
2020 AFL Women’s Round 5 review: Cats go back-to-back as Pies bounce back
IT was a round of blowouts in the AFL Women’s with the closest game a 20-point win in favour of the Cats. North Melbourne and Melbourne once again showed their class with some impressive performances across the weekend while Collingwood got back into the winner’s books after two straight losses. Our match of the round […]
