Season 8 AFLW preview: Western Bulldogs
THE Western Bulldogs broke through a barrier last season, returning to the finals for the first time since winning their Season 2 flag. However, their finals return was short lived as they went down in heartbreaking fashion to Collingwood. But with a strong list retention and another preseason under the belt of those on the […]
Young pups set to bark in upcoming season
THE Western Bulldogs might have been eliminated in the first round of finals last year, but forward coach Kate McCarthy made the team’s Season 8 aspirations as clear as possible. “Our goal is to win the premiership,” she said. “The footy cliché is ‘one week at a time’ so we’re not going to look that […]
2023 AFLW Supplementary Draft: Talking Points
LAST night 26 players were added onto AFL Women’s lists as part of the 2023 AFLW Supplementary Draft. In this article we take a look at a few of the Talking Points. >> 2023 AFLW Supplementary Draft: Every Pick WHICH PAST PLAYERS HAVE ENDED UP BACK ON LISTS? From the very first pick that went […]
UPDATED: 2023 AFLW Overage Draft whispers
TODAY is the day when 29 fresh faces become AFL Women’s players. Some may be past AFLW players, others might be first time elite level players. For the first time in the women’s space since the inaugural draft, the AFLW Draft will be purely focused on overage players. In the lead-up to the AFLW Draft […]
AFL Women’s Draft preview: Adelaide Crows & GWS GIANTS
THE AFL Women’s Draft is fast approaching and in the lead-up to the draft, we take a look at each of the AFL women’s sides in pairs and see what they might look for, and who might be available with the selections they have. Kick-starting our series are the two sides who have a monopoly […]
National runner Pease finding her place in footy
BELCONNEN AFL Women’s Draft prospect Emily Pease has been chasing – or more accurately running – towards a dream at the highest level for some time. The heptathlon specialist who specialised in middle-distance running has found herself a dual passion over the last six years, this time with an oblong ball and 21 other “lifelong […]
Competitive Hamilton focused on success
FOR a relative newcomer to the game, Jayde Hamilton has certainly made impressive strides over the past few years. The Queanbeyan Tigers football talent has already risen through the AFL NSW/ACT pathway to earn state representative honours and run out for Eastern Allies at the AFL Women’s Under-18 Championships. Now back in action for the […]
2019/20 AFLW off-season review: GWS GIANTS
REMAINING as just one of two AFL Women’s clubs in a standalone state, the GWS GIANTS lost some top-end talent at the end of 2019 and had to head to the AFL Women’s Draft to replenish the quality. Losing the likes of Phoebe Monahan and Christina Bernardi to Richmond and Emma Swanson and Maddy Collier […]
