Sturt coach “really pleased” with Double Blues’ Dogs defeat
FOR the neutral onlooker, an 18-point quarter time deficit might have sent alarm bells through the trailing Double Blues camp, but for coach Michael O’Connor, he knew his side was winning his fair share of the ball, it was just a case of capitalising. “It was really pleasing the way we played for the four […]
AFLW 2023 Round 7 Preview: Friday
7:15pmNorwood Oval Recent Form These two teams could not be coming into this clash with more different recent runs of form. Adelaide is cruising along nicely and have not lost a game yet this season, while the Western Bulldogs are struggling and still yet to put a win on the board in 2023. History As […]
Prowse praises process after Crows’ huge win
YOUNG Adelaide defender Zoe Prowse was buzzing after her side’s win over Melbourne in the AFL Women’s on Saturday. “I’ve got no words really,” she said as she tried to describe how she was feeling post-match. “(It) hasn’t quite settled in yet, but it was a pretty important game, pretty big game, it’s so exciting […]
Murder of Crows: Adelaide’s pressure sinks Suns
IN a season where there are four distinct contenders – with perhaps one or two dark horses – the gap between second and fifth was telling on the weekend. Adelaide, a side never too far away from success and in fact the most successful team in AFL Women’s history, put Gold Coast to the sword […]
Crows create statement with Round 2 win
THE Adelaide Crows have continued their strong start to Season 8 of the AFLW season, making it two from two, defeating Richmond by 29 points on Friday night at Ikon Park. In wet, windy conditions, both sides were being challenged how they were going to use territory down the ground and use the space across […]
Surprises and big margins as AFLW preseason wraps up
AFTER a weekend of match simulations across the AFL Women’s, last weekend saw all 18 clubs take to the field in official practice matches. In one of what was perhaps the more surprising results, Sydney defeated Carlton to continue its strong preseason form. A strong start was what really helped the Swans in the end. […]
Season 8 AFLW preview: Adelaide
ALWAYS there at the pointy end of the season, Adelaide is a side that will never be too far away from premiership contention. Though the Crows fell short of defending their Season 6 title in Season 7, they were able to get games into a stack of first and second-season players to set up for […]
Young primed to return after ACL “stitch up”
IT takes a heck of a character to put an ACL tear down to a “stitch up”. Having swept the SANFLW awards as a 15-year-old in her first year of senior football, 2023 AFLW Draft prospect Lauren Young missed out on her entire bottom-age campaign with the long-term knee injury. She’d be excused for feeling […]
Crows second half pressure survives Saints scare
ADELAIDE survived a scare from St Kilda early in the Round 10 clash between the sides, allowing the Crows to come away with the four points, and a double chance for finals. The Crows needed to win in order to guarantee a double chance in next week’s finals, but found themselves trailing by five points […]
AFLW Season 7: Round 10 Talking Points – Saturday
SATURDAY’S action in the AFLW really had it all, from see-sawing affairs to absolute beltings. Melbourne and Geelong had nice tuneups for the finals with dominant wins over West Coast and Sydney respectively, while Fremantle ultimately prevailed over a gallant Hawthorn, and Adelaide survived a scare against the Saints.
