2020 AFL Women’s preview: Round 4 – Erin Phillips returns for Grand Final rematch
ROUND 4 of the 2020 AFL Women’s season is set to be a big one, with a grand final rematch and a bushfire relief match among a number of key matchups. Melbourne has a third Friday night matchup in a row with a battle against Collingwood as a curtain-raiser to the men’s State of Origin […]
Top 5 questions after AFL Women’s Round 3
WITH three rounds of the AFL Women’s done and dusted we pose five questions surrounding yet another round of action filled with narrow losses and blowout wins. Are Fremantle the real deal? The Dockers showed their class last round with a narrow three-point win against the Magpies, sitting undefeated at the top of Pool B. […]
AFL Women’s Round 3 review: St Kilda makes history with first win
ROUND 3 of the AFL Women’s saw a number of history-making performances, especially St Kilda with the team from Moorabbin claiming their inaugural win while top of the table clashes lived up to the hype. These are the remaining six game reviews after our Match of the Round – selected prior to the weekend – […]
2020 AFL Women’s Round 2 preview: Expansion sides to face off as inaugural sides do battle under lights tonight
ROUND 2 of the AFL Women’s is sure to bring plenty of big clashes and ignite old rivalries with Collingwood and Carlton set to do battle on Sunday while Fremantle and West Coast will take place in their inaugural Western Derby. Friday, February 14 Western Bulldogs v. Melbourne at Whitten Oval, 7:40pm, AEDT Taylah Melki […]
Dees celebrate upset win in front of home fans at Casey
MELBOURNE has claimed a huge scalp in the opening round of the AFL Women’s 2020 season, downing one of the premiership favourites in North Melbourne at Casey Fields. In a see-sawing contest, the Demons scored the final goal of the game courtesy of Eden Zanker, in a low-scoring and blustery affair to win 3.4 (22) […]
2019/20 AFLW off-season review: Melbourne
THE 2019 AFLW season was an interesting one for the Demons, who found themselves in a difficult conference playing against premiers, Adelaide and flag favourites, North Melbourne, winning four of their seven matches and ultimately would have made finals in the alternate conference. However, the Dees have proved they have consistency over the first three […]
Weekend preview: AFL Women’s – Round 7
THE final AFL Women’s round gets underway tonight with Round 7 the final frontier for six teams. For Collingwood, GWS GIANTS and reigning premiers, Western Bulldogs, their season is over by the end of the weekend, while for the six other sides, there is still hope. Brisbane and Melbourne are the two sides that need […]
Number Crunching: AFLW – Round 6
CRUNCHING the numbers in Round 6 of the AFL Women’s competition reveals who fared best in each stat, including a nod to the players who managed to dominate multiple areas. Carlton young gun, Madison Prespakis performed to the highest degree in the engine room for the Blues, collecting the highest amount of possessions of anyone […]
Weekend wash-up: AFLW – Round 6
WITH just one round left in the 2019 AFL Women’s home and away season, Round 6 was a week of highs and lows for a number of sides, as Conference A continues to dominate the competition. We saw some teams keep their finals hopes alive, while others were struck down with further disappointment after a […]
Weekend preview: AFLW – Round 6
IN the penultimate regular season round of AFLW for 2019, a number of teams are coming into this round for do-or-die contests that could further or endanger their push for finals. Saturday, March 9, 2:35pm Geelong vs. Fremantle GMHBA Stadium This is Geelong’s final home game for 2019 as the Fremantle Dockers travel to GMHBA […]
