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Journeywoman finds true home in Falcons’ nest
DAREBIN defender Riley Christgoergl has experienced a lot in the past through years of her VFL Women’s career. Afte a few years at the Western Bulldogs, she then moved to Collingwood before finding her way to the Falcons in 2024. However after leaving the Bulldogs in search of a fresh start, leaving Collingwood so soon […]
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North Melbourne storms home to 2024 VFLW flag
NORTH Melbourne are VFL Women’s Premiers for 2024, after a 20-point win over the Western Bulldogs in today’s VFLW Grand Final. The Kangaroos got off to a hot start, and withstood a massive Bulldogs’ comeback to emerge with the club’s first VFLW title. The Lisa Hardeman Medal went to Nyakoat Dojiok after an impressive day […]
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PREVIEW | 2024 VFLW Grand Final
TOMORROW is the pinnacle of the 2024 VFL Women’s season – Grand Final day. One of North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs will create history and win their club’s first VFL Women’s premiership. But will it be Emma Kearney handing the Premiership Cup to Jess Jones and Brett Gourley, or Debbie Lee handing it to […]
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AFLW Pies, Blues provide second chances
COLLINGWOOD and Carlton have handed a couple of state league young guns with second chances at AFL Women’s level when they announced injury replacement players today. The Magpies picked up ex-Cat Carly Remmos who has spent the season with their VFL Women’s program, while the Blues scooped up ex-Power utility Jade Halfpenny after a strong […]
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Cahir calculating how to culminate in crowning achievement
MUCH like his opposite number on Sunday, it is a new step in the coaching career of Western Bulldogs coach Rhys Cahir, who leads his charges into their first VFL Women’s Grand Final this weekend. It is the culmination of a long journey for Cahir and the team, who only a mere three years ago […]
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Gourley’s giant new dawn on the edge of history
IT is a new dawn for Brett Gourley and many of his North Melbourne troops, with the team set to embark on its first VFLW Grand Final this weekend. Gourley said that it was “really exciting” to have made it to this stage of the season. “It’s been a long time coming,” he said. “It’s […]
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Bulldogs’ blitz ends Seagulls’ dreams
THE Western Bulldogs will compete in the VFLW Grand Final for the first time in five years after they easily accounted for Williamstown in yesterday’s preliminary final. The Bulldogs did a strong job shutting down the influence of the Seagulls’ usual best performers, and off the back of a strong defence and a variety of […]
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PREVIEW | VFLW Preliminary Final 2024
THIS is it. One last chance to make the coveted 2024 VFL Women’s Grand Final. Whoever wins today moves on to next weekend’s grand final, while the loser’s season is all done and dusted. QUALIFYING FINAL Williamstown vs Western Bulldogs12:30pmETU Stadium RECENT FORM This year’s finals series has not really gone to plan for either […]
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Lin’s long career list not quite written yet
MAKING the AFLW is a huge achievement, but then getting delisted can be a huge shock to the system. That is the scenario Joanna Lin faced, having experienced both ends of the scale. Drafted to Collingwood in 2020, she played four seasons at the top before being delisted after the 2023 season. She said getting […]
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VFLW Player Spotlight: Nyakoat Dojiok (North Melbourne)
ONE of the talking points of the VFL Women’s offseason was the substantial list changes that were happening at Collingwood, with just about every member of their 2023 squad list no longer at the club heading into 2024. One of those who found themselves a new home was lively forward Nyakoat Dojiok, who was just […]
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PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 14 – Saturday
A TRIPLE treat of matches take place across the northern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne in the Coates Talent League Girls providing a couple of ripping contests. We preview those three games as the season builds towards its conclusion. FORM: Northern is coming off a hard-fought win in the mud against Murray Bushrangers up at […]
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Frantic final round for QAFLW sides
EVERYTHING is to play for in the last round of the QAFL Women’s competition as five potential teams become four, and the door is ajar ever so slightly for a chance in the top two. All eyes will be on the race to the post-season series. Luckily for sides such as Bond University and Southport […]
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2024 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier preview: Round 14
WITH representative action now over, players return to their local clubs in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, with a couple tantalising clashes between finals hopefuls taking place tomorrow. All four matches in Round 14 suggest they will be fairly evenly matched, which makes for a great weekend of action. EAST COAST EAGLES vs. MANLY […]
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REVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: Allies
AS each AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships state completes its national carnival, we take a look at how the three-game carnival went, some of the impressive players, and those to keep an eye on next year. Up first is the Allies, who enjoyed an upset win over title contender Queensland either side of heavy losses […]
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Competitive Roper always eyeing improvement
WEST Perth top-age talent Kaitlyn Roper has quietly built a nice CV at the Falcons over the last few years, though admits she is never “100 per cent satisfied” and is craving to get better at every opportunity. Coming into the 2024 season off a Rogers Cup club best and fairest and a high finish […]
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Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 13
TRICKY conditions swept across Round 13 of the Coates Talent League Girls season, but there were still some impressive individual displays. As always, we took note of some of the players who caught the eye – with a focus on Victorian representatives – and all notes the opinion of the individual author.
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2024 CTLG Player Focus: Holly Egan (Murray Bushrangers)
BOASTING ties to the AFL Women’s through her older sister, Murray Bushrangers’ Holly Egan is forging her own path at Coates Talent League Girls level. The sister of current Tiger and former Blue Grace, Egan is a very different player to her older sibling, though the mindset to reach the top level is the same. […]
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2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 13
EASTERN Ranges’ commanding win over Calder Cannons saw a league-high five representatives make the Coates Talent League Girls Round 13 Team of the Week. The Ranges had one more than fellow big winners Dandenong Stingrays, while the remaining three victors in Oakleigh Chargers, Gippsland Power and Northern Knights all had a trio of players in […]
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2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 13 wrap
ONE game might have been called off due to flight cancellations, but Round 13 still saw five games take place across the Coates Talent League Girls. We recap how each match went down in what was ultimately challenging conditions across the board.
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2024 AFLW U18s Player Focus: Georgia McKee (South Australia)
STAR top-ager Georgia McKee played her first official tri-colours game in two years and made up for lost time when she booted three goals for South Australia during the Croweaters’ win over the Allies at Thebarton last week. The Central District forward overcame an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury that put a line through her […]