2022 AFLW Draft preview: Hawthorn
BALANCING between youth and experience, Hawthorn has built a solid foundational list heading into Season 7 of the AFL Women’s competition. The Hawks are one of four expansion sides into the competition, and have played it smart with their recruiting, picking up players who can fill roles within coaching structures, and reaping the rewards of […]
AFLW Expansion Period 2022 Wrap
THE final ever AFLW Expansion pre-signing period has come and gone, so let us take a look at who has been pre listed by each of the final four expansion teams ahead of the Trade Period and the Draft, as well as the indicative draft order as things stand at the moment. The Draft order […]
2022 AFLW All Australian Squad revealed
THE AFLW All Australian squad has been revealed, with plenty of old and new faces in the squad. Unsurprisingly, top two sides Adelaide and Melbourne dominate the 40-player squad, with six Crows and seven Dees making the cut. Emma Kearney‘s run of making the squad every year continues, while Karen Paxman‘s streak has ended, with […]
Stat Leaders: 2022 AFL Women’s – Round 9
GREATER Western Sydney (GWS) midfielder Rebecca Beeson was back in a big way, while Collingwood’s Ruby Schleicher stood up strongly in Round 9 of the 2022 AFL Women’s season. Plenty more players produced big numbers across the latest weekend of AFLW action, find out who as we take a look at this week’s stat leaders. […]
AFLW Saturday Talking Points: Round 9
A RECORD-breaking win to Melbourne, a second consecutive victory to St Kilda, and triumphs to the Western Bulldogs and Richmond rounded out Saturday Round 9 action of the AFL Women’s. By: Alyce Collett In a nice homecoming back to RSEA Park for the first time this season, St Kilda have put their second win on […]
COVID-19 chaos and injuries cannot stop AFLW Round 2 action
TONIGHT sees the start of Round 2 of the AFL Women’s season, and this round’s fixture is a clear demonstration that COVID-19 is ever-present. With Covid wrecking havoc at several clubs, the fixture has had to be changed around a bit. Geelong is now playing Carlton and the Bulldogs and Lions will play each other […]
2022 AFLW early look: St Kilda
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 St Kilda who finished 11th in the 2021 AFLW season, though blooded a host of young players to continue building their side for […]
AFL Women’s Saturday wrap: GIANTS strike early to hold off Saints in wet
GWS GIANTS have picked up an important victory on the road, downing St Kilda Saints by 20 points in a traditional wet weather match at RSEA Park. Despite being a mid-afternoon fixture, both sides soon found the going tough with heavy rain impacting the match and drenching not only the players, but the supporters in […]
AFL Women’s Saturday wrap: Lions set up potential top of the table clash
By: Peter Williams BRISBANE Lions have set up a potential top of the table clash with Collingwood – provided the Pies win today – after grabbing their fifth win of the season against GWS GIANTS yesterday. The Lions were a touch inaccurate, booting 7.13 (55) to 2.5 (17), but it was enough to secure the […]
Saints fire up to deal further damage to lowly Cats
CROWDS returned to Victorian AFL Women’s matches on Friday night as St Kilda hosted Geelong to open Round 4, with the Saints well and truly getting the points on the board at home at RSEA Park in Moorabbin in a hotly contested clash, 7.9 (51) to 3.4 (22). It was very much a midfield-dominated game […]
