2024 AFLW Season reviews: Top 6
ANOTHER season of the AFL Women’s competition is in the books, and with just four days between the grand final and the start of the Trade Period, we will quickly recap how each of the sides performed throughout the season. In the second of three articles, we review the middle six sides, what went right, […]
Roos rule over Lions to finally take ultimate prize
NORTH Melbourne has finally won its first AFL Women’s Premiership, after defeating Brisbane by 30 points tonight at Ikon Park. The Roos got off to a really strong start and jumped out to a three-goal lead in the first term and had Brisbane on the back foot early, and really had the Lions rattled all […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: North Melbourne
SEASON 2023 almost went perfectly to plan for North Melbourne. ‘Almost’ being the key word of that sentence. After going through the home and away season as one of the strongest sides of the competition once again, they made top four for the first time and won all the way through to the Grand Final, […]
Content Crocker already eyes next step
THE North Melbourne Kangaroos warmed up for the AFL Women’s finals with a big 46-point win over the Western Bulldogs. It was a pretty clinical performance from the Kangaroos, who only conceded one goal for the game. North Melbourne coach Darren Crocker said post-match that he was happy with how things had gone for his […]
Pride Round proves a power for AFLW’s most important stakeholder
PRIDE Round returns to the AFL Women’s for the final weekend of Season 8. The annual fixture has become an important one for players, clubs and fans alike. While Round 10 has plenty of ladder implications, for a couple of finals-bound players, it meant far more. For Crow Jess Waterhouse, it is a round to […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: North Melbourne
SEASON 7 was another season of ‘so close, yet so far’ for North Melbourne. Again they got so close to an elusive first Grand Final in making the Preliminary Final, but could not take that next step and make the big dance. But after a largely successful offseason in terms of list management, do they […]
AFLW stalwarts ready to lock horns again
MELBOURNE’s Karen Paxman and North Melbourne’s Emma Kearney are two stalwarts of the competition, and have seen a lot in their time. They also face each other tomorrow afternoon, as their sides do battle for the second spot in the Season 7 Grand Final. Paxman said she and the Dees were expecting a tough contest […]
Roos’ “Best footy we’ve played”: Crocker
NORTH Melbourne coach Darren Crocker could not have been more pleased with his side’s performance against fellow AFL Women’s contender Collingwood, declaring it the “best footy” he has seen the Roos play during his time at the club. The Roos took it right up to the Magpies, weathered the early storm, then dominated the second […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 6 Talking Points – Favourites win, but some easier than others
SUNDAY’S action in the AFLW saw largely expected results with all the favourites winning, but they did not all do it as easily as their final winning margins may suggest. Melbourne was pushed by Fremantle but still got a comfortable win, while Brisbane and North Melbourne easily took care of Essendon and Sydney respectively.
Crocker praises four-quarter Roos
NORTH Melbourne played as close to a four-quarter performance as the Kangaroos have done all year according to coach Darren Crocker, as they ran over the top of the Western Bulldogs to win by 15 points at Punt Road Oval yesterday. The Kangaroos won 6.7 (43) to the Bulldogs’ 4.4 (28), coming from behind in […]
