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Preview | VFLW 2023 Round 6: Halfway fast approaching

JUST like that, we are already almost at the halfway mark of the 2023 VFL Women’s season. This season has been far less predictable than recent seasons though, so there is still so much to play out over the next two months. In terms of this weekend’s action, it all starts at Trevor Barker Oval […]

Ripari racing towards dreams

SOUTHERN Saints’ forward Kayla Ripari did not have the most conventional path into footy, but is certainly not letting that hold her back now. “I’ve been playing now for I think 11 years, 12 years” she said. “I didn’t have the whole parent thing of they played footy so I wanted to play footy, it […]

Demons and Saints to clash in twilight prelim

A HISTORIC twilight preliminary final will take place on Sunday evening, when Casey Demons lock horns with Southern Saints at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne. The 4:05pm clash will determine which side goes through to the grand final against Essendon. The Demons were simply no match for the Bombers last week and utilised their double […]

Bombers book VFLW grand final spot as Saints rise

ONE grand finalist is decided in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s with Essendon defeating Casey Demons to move one win away from an undefeated 2022 season. The Bombers destroyed the Demons by 67 points in a convincing semi-final result, as Casey will now take on Southern Saints in the preliminary final, after the Saints […]

VFLW down to final four

IT is week two of the VFLW finals, and the competition is down to four teams. Although both games may be called semi finals, they have very different stakes. For Essendon and Casey, the winner moves straight through to the Grand Final, while the loser has to front up next week to play the winner […]

Not everything goes to script in week one of the finals

WEEK one of the 2022 VFLW finals has come and gone, with a few surprises being dished up in terms of the final results. The Bombers fly up, up to take care of the Hawks Essendon 8.12.60 defeated Hawthorn 1.1.7 Essendon is one win away from an inaugural VFLW Grand Final, after it comfortably took […]

VFLW finals beckon after calm before the storm

AFTER a pre finals break, the VFLW is back this weekend for week one of the finals, with three exciting games in store. The VFLW Finals system is unique and can get a bit confusing, but there are two Elimination Finals this weekend, and one Qualifying Final between the top two ranked teams. We preview […]

Women’s footy legend returns as regular season ends

IT has finally reached the end of the regular 2022 Victorian Football League Women’s (VFLW) season, and although the season ends for for six teams after the weekend, which six teams that will be has not fully been determined yet. It also has not been determined who will finish where within the top six, so […]

Race at bottom of the VFLW top six tightens

LAST weekend garnered some very interesting results in the VFLW, and with only a fortnight left in the season, there are still many eventualities that could play out as to who makes finals, and who does not. This week’s match of the round was between the top two sides, and the result befitted the contest […]

2022 VFL Women’s: Round 8 wrap

LAST weekend in the VFLW saw plenty of exciting results, and some that may play a telling role in how the season ends up. In this week’s match of the round, it was Hawthorn who accounted for the Southern Saints in the Hawks’ first home match of the season. The first quarter was one of […]

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