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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) […]

PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW – Round 2: Saturday

AFTER Round 2 began last night under lights in Joondalup, two more matches confront WAFLW fans in 2025. Last year’s grand finalists East Fremantle host Peel Thunder at the Sharks’ renovated homeground, before newcomers Perth play its first home match in WAFLW history with the Demons clash with South Fremantle.

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. […]

2024 AFLW Season Preview: Fremantle

ON paper, 2023 was not much better than Season 7 for Fremantle, with those in purple recording only half a win more than they did in 2023 than they did the previous season. But, like seasons prior, injuries were again a big issue for Fremantle, with most of their biggest names missing at least one […]

Season 8 AFLW preview: Fremantle

SEASON 7 was a horror one for Fremantle, largely due to its almost unbelievable bad luck with injuries. Though the Dockers managed to stabilise as the season went on, some disappointing early losses, combined with an ever-growing medical room meant they never really had a chance to challenge for the flag. Though Fremantle ended the […]

“Very different” Swans want to challenge again

SWAN Districts might be going through a “developmental phase” according to coach Adam Dancey, but he believes there is no reason why the young side cannot challenge for a WAFL Women’s flag. The reigning preliminary finalists have seen a lot of experience turned over during the off-season, but it gives some fresh faces chances to […]

2022 AFLW Draft: Pick by Pick

THE 2022 AFL Women’s Draft is done and dusted for another year, and here is how the picks all went down tonight. Round 11 (Sydney) – Montana Ham (Western Jets FC)2 (Hawthorn) – Jasmine Fleming (Oakleigh Chargers)3 (Port Adelaide) – Hannah Ewings (North Adelaide)4 (Essendon) – Amber Clarke (Dandenong Stingrays)5 (Sydney) – Sofia Hurley (Sandringham […]

PODCAST | 2022 AFLW Phantom Draft

LAST night Rookie Me Central‘s AFL Women’s Draft experts took up the challenge of the club recruiters in the first Phantom Draft. In a special episode of Game Sense podcast, Rookie Me Central Chief Editor Peter Williams, AFLW Draft Editor Michael Alvaro and AFLW Draft analyst Declan Reeve, took over multiple sides without knowing what […]

WAFLW Preliminary Final wrap: Tigers earn Grand Final chance

A THRILLING come-from-behind victory has spurred Claremont into the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s Grand Final, as the Tigers defeated Swan Districts by 18 points in yesterday’s preliminary final. The Swans started the stronger of the teams and led by as much as 17 points late in the second term, before the Tigers stormed […]

WAFLW Preliminary Final preview: Tigers and Swans to clash for grand final spot

IT is all or nothing for both Claremont and Swan Districts in tomorrow’s West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s preliminary final which takes place at Revo Fitness Stadium from 2pm. The Tigers will have back-to-back home finals if they can get past the Swans in this match, with the underdog black and whites hoping to […]

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