Season 8 AFLW preview: Gold Coast
GOLD Coast continues to make inroads in the AFL Women’s competition, falling six points outside the top eight last season. Though the Suns were not too far away, their percentage of 88 still left a little to be desired and showed areas of improvement. Looking across the Suns’ list, Gold Coast clearly has some incredible […]
Lions continue to roar as Anderson wins big gong
BRISBANE’s Ally Anderson is the toast of the AFLW tonight, after winning the Season 7 AFLW Best and Fairest Award. She is the second consecutive Lion to win the award, after teammate Emily Bates won the award in Season 6. She won the award by a single vote from Tiger Monique Conti, with Ebony Marinoff […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 10 Talking Points – Sunday
JIUST one of the three final day matches had AFL Women’s finals ramifications, but it was a big one that lived up to expectations. Richmond and North Melbourne drew for the Tigers to scrap into the top four and the Roos finish eighth, while in the other games, Essendon knocked off Port Adelaide by 27 […]
Preview | AFLW Round 6: Inaugural Showdown kicks off back half of season
WE are now officially in the back half of the AFLW season, with still so much left to play out this season. Among this weekend’s menu of exciting games is the first ever AFLW Showdown, as Adelaide and Port Adelaide are set to battle it out tonight at Adelaide Oval in one of two games […]
Preview | AFLW Round 5b: Second half of monster weekend
THE second half of another monster weekend of AFL Women’s action sees four more fascinating match ups for Round 5. As we hit the halfway point of the home and away portion of the season, the fixtures may ultimately give fans a good indication of where teams sit.
Preview | AFLW – Round 4: Huge Sunday of action planned
SIX different matches over two days, six different states. That is what is on offer for AFL Women’s fans in Round 4 of Season 7 this weekend, and that is only Friday-Saturday. A couple of massive matches with premiership-contending sides, the Dreamtime rivals and all to play for on a fascinating Sunday round out the […]
Southport stands alone atop the undefeated rock
IN this week’s QAFLW match of the round, Southport maintained its undefeated start to the season, despite being pushed at times by Aspley. Coming into the game, Aspley had suffered a huge win against Bond, so was looking to continue that giant killing streak against another previously undefeated side in the Sharks. Meanwhile for Southport, […]
2022 AFLW debut season focus: Round 10
ADELAIDE unveiled the only AFL Women’s debutant in Round 10, blooding a highly touted tall on the eve of finals. We take a look at how those in their debut campaigns performed this past weekend – either first-year players, or those who were yet to make their AFL Women’s debut despite being on a club’s […]
2022 VFLW Season Preview – Hawthorn
THE 2022 VFL Women’s season is almost here, so it is time to take a look at each of the competing teams and see where they sit as another season approaches. Today, Rookie Me Central takes a look at Hawthorn, who finished in ninth in 2021. Hawthorn’s 2021 season did not get off to an […]
Suns’ confidence shining bright in 2022
AFTER a winless 2021 AFL Women’s campaign, the Gold Coast Suns are on the rise in 2022. Having won two of their three games – both coming back from last quarter deficits – the south Queensland side is building something special. Coach Cameron Joyce said the playing group had certainly benefited from its fighting victories […]
