AFLW 2023 Round 8 Preview: Saturday
TODAY is another Super Saturday worth of AFL Women’s action, as all four top teams battle each other among today’s calendar of clashes. 1:05pmWhitten Oval Recent Form The Western Bulldogs will be desperately hoping to turn their form around this afternoon and snag their first win of 2023. They tackle a Swans side who hit […]
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 […]
Season 7 AFLW: Round 2 Talking Points – Surprises galore
SATURDAY’S action in the AFL Women’s saw quite the variety of results. In the early game Adelaide fought back to pinch the win off Richmond, while in the afternoon Geelong made a statement with an upset win over Fremantle, and the Western Bulldogs spoiled Port Adelaide’s debut home game at Alberton by beating the Power. […]
Dogs “fully expect” to be better in Season 7
FOLLOWING his side’s hard-fought seven-point win over GWS GIANTS, Western Bulldogs coach Nathan Burke said his young team was determined to improve on last season despite off-season departures. The Bulldogs lost Bonnie Toogood, Isabel Huntington, Brooke Lochland and Ellyse Gamble to other AFLW clubs, and had a number of retirements, but Burke said the playing […]
2022 AFLW early look: Western Bulldogs
IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women’s 2022 season, Draft Central checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Wrapping up the series is Western Bulldogs, who finished narrowly outside the top six, four points and percentage behind, but strung four wins together early in […]
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 […]
AFL Women’s Saturday wrap: Dogs salute for four consecutive wins
FIVE consecutive goals to the Western Bulldogs after quarter time has seen them claim a fourth straight win in front of home fans at Whitten Oval. The Dogs proved too clinical up front for GWS GIANTS, with Bonnie Toogood and Isabel Huntington dominating the GIANTS’ defence – particularly in the second term with two goals […]
AFL Women’s preview: Round 3 – Make or break games set the scene for third round of action
IT is now or never for a number of teams who sit on a knifes-edge when it comes to their finals aspirations. While some sides will finish the round undefeated with three wins, other teams will head into Monday doing the maths as to how many wins they need to make finals. With many teams […]
2019/20 AFLW off-season review: Western Bulldogs
AFTER claiming a maiden AFL Women’s premiership in 2018 and looking impressive from the get-go in 2019, the Western Bulldogs fell away in the second half of the 2019 season to finish wooden spooners in Conference A. There was far from any shame in that, because had they been in the other conference, chances are […]
VFLW weekly wrap: Finals Week 2 – Bulldogs earn 2019 Grand Final spot
THE Western Bulldogs progressed through to the 2019 Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s Grand Final with a hard fought win over ladder leaders Collingwood, forcing the Pies to a preliminary final against the Southern Saints who claimed a 17-point victory over Melbourne Uni. The loss marks the end of the road for the Mugars, while […]
