AFLW Draft Player Diary: Brooke Hards
THE road to the AFL Women’s is not always straight forward, and for the 2020 draft-eligible players, a global pandemic was thrown in the mix. For aspiring Victorian AFLW Draft players, their top-age year was effectively thrown out the window, not able to play any competitive matches after March, and even were limited with training […]
2021 VFLW Round 12 wrap: Finals picture still unclear after upsets
AS it draws closer to the end, Round 12 of the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s saw some important wins from North Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Carlton, Collingwood, Hawthorn and Western Bulldogs. ESSENDON 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 (25) NORTH MELBOURNE 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 (29) For fifth placed Essendon, their […]
2021 VFLW Round 12 preview: Finals on the line for several sides
THREE rounds remain and some results could ultimately determine finals spots, with last chances in play for a couple of teams, and a top against bottom clash featuring this weekend in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s competition. ESSENDON vs. NORTH MELBOURNE Saturday, May 22 @ 10:00am Windy Hill Potential top pick Georgie Prespakis has […]
2021 VFLW Round 10 preview: Pride on the line in more ways than one for huge round of action
THE Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s Pride Round kicks off in a Super Saturday stretching from the mid-morning to a game under lights, with plenty on the line and a number of virtual elimination finals or finals tuneups. HAWTHORN vs. DAREBIN Saturday, May 8 @ 10:00am Box Hill City Oval Opening the round is a […]
2021 VFLW Round 9 wrap: Contenders solidify the top six
EACH of the current top six Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s sides earned wins in Round 9, as the ladder positions grow increasingly rigid. Among the victors, Essendon, Geelong, and Collingwood all flexed their muscle to come away over 50 points to the good, hitting top form with finals time now just over a month […]
2021 VFLW Round 9 preview: Youngsters set for debut as AFLW talent filters back
SEVERAL NAB League Girls players make their Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s debuts in Round 9, as more AFL Women’s talents filter back to the state league competition. ESSENDON vs. CARLTON Saturday, May 1 @ 11:00am Windy Hill In the opening game of the round, Essendon and Carlton clash at Windy Hill in a weekend […]
AFL Women’s Saturday wrap: GIANTS strike early to hold off Saints in wet
GWS GIANTS have picked up an important victory on the road, downing St Kilda Saints by 20 points in a traditional wet weather match at RSEA Park. Despite being a mid-afternoon fixture, both sides soon found the going tough with heavy rain impacting the match and drenching not only the players, but the supporters in […]
AFL Women’s Saturday wrap: Lions set up potential top of the table clash
By: Peter Williams BRISBANE Lions have set up a potential top of the table clash with Collingwood – provided the Pies win today – after grabbing their fifth win of the season against GWS GIANTS yesterday. The Lions were a touch inaccurate, booting 7.13 (55) to 2.5 (17), but it was enough to secure the […]
2021 AFLW Preview: GWS Giants
GWS has been one of the competition’s most consistently solid teams since inauguration, without really breaking through and joining the elites. Last year, the Giants took a massive step towards that status with the club’s first ever finals appearance in its winningest campaign to date. In 2021, the foundation side will again look to match […]
2020 AFLW Draft review: GWS GIANTS
NOW the AFL Women’s Draft is over, we take a look at each club, who they picked and what they might offer to their team next year. We continue our countdown with GWS GIANTS, a team that showed great potential in 2020, and was able to add a couple of terrific junior talents and a […]
