From cygnets to signalling their arrival: Swans claim finals place
AN ever-threatening Swans outfit broke the shackles of the Dockers late to herald a coda for an astounding 2023 turnaround after season seven’s win-less campaign. The victory shook down a cathartic thunder and sets up a tantalising first finals berth against the Suns. To the credit of the 13th-placed purple team, despite being well shot […]
AFLW 2023 Round 6 Preview: Sunday
THREE matches close out Round 6 of the AFL Women’s with the game spread across the country including a Country clash in Warrnambool. 1:05pmReid Oval Recent Form Both of these teams have had a pretty strong start to the season. Essendon and Geelong are currently sitting at three wins apiece, and will be keen to […]
Delighted Dockers boss sees pieces coming together
IT was hard to wipe the smile off Dockers’ coach Lisa Webb’s face after her side defeated Richmond in the AFL Women’s yesterday. Speaking post-match, Webb said her side “got back to the way we wanted to play footy, really challenged the girls during the week. We were disappointed with our performance last week and […]
AFLW 2023 Round 4 Preview: Friday
THIS Grand Final Eve public holiday is a jam packed one in the AFL Womens, with four matches across two states on the calendar. 1:05pmIkon Park Recent Form Richmond are cruising along pretty nicely at the moment with only one loss so far this season, and come into today’s clash off the back of a […]
AFLW 2023 Round 4 Preview: Sunday
1:05pmHenson Park Recent Form With only one win combined between the two sides so far this season, both sides will be very keen to take the four points today and use it as a stepping stone of momentum. History A little bit of history will be created this afternoon, as these teams are meeting for […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: Fremantle
SEASON 7 was a horror one for Fremantle, largely due to its almost unbelievable bad luck with injuries. Though the Dockers managed to stabilise as the season went on, some disappointing early losses, combined with an ever-growing medical room meant they never really had a chance to challenge for the flag. Though Fremantle ended the […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 8 Talking Points – GIANT thriller
THERE were plenty of hard-fought wins to close off Round 8 of AFL Women’s Season 7 in Sunday’s action. The Bulldogs overcame a slow start to defeat a gallant St Kilda, while it took until the final five seconds for GWS to pinch a win over the valiant Hawks. The trend was again bucked in […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 7 Talking Points – Not all goes as expected
SATURDAY’s action in the AFL Women’s saw things largely go as expected, but not completely. Gold Coast, Brisbane and Adelaide all won as expected, but Hawthorn caused a minor upset, winning their third match in a row by downing Port Adelaide.
Stat Leaders: AFLW Season 7 – Round 3
ROUND 3 produced entertaining round of AFL Women’s action on the weekend, and plenty of star performances. We highlight a bunch of them with a recap of who leads the key statistical categories, already roughly a third of the way through the season. Disposals Starting out with the disposals, and many of the usual suspects […]
Stats Queens: AFLW Season 7 – Round 2
ROUND 2 produced entertaining round of AFL Women’s action on the weekend, and plenty of star performances. We highlight a bunch of them with a recap of who leads the key statistical categories at this early point in the season. Disposals It’s a pair of younger stars leading the way on the average disposal count. […]
