Watch: AFLW star’s retirement shock
A dual All-Australian who was vice-captain under Daisy Pearce at the Demons has called time on her career, announcing the news to her teammates.
A dual All-Australian who was vice-captain under Daisy Pearce at the Demons has called time on her career, announcing the news to her teammates.
Geelong will pick first at the upcoming AFLW draft but there was collateral in the deal with a promising young midfielder sent out.
Carlton has halted a string of key departures over the off-season, with a foundation player signing a significant new contract.
An emerging AFLW talent, Lucy McEvoy stepped out of Carlton for Sydney this month thank in part to the Blues’ off-season disasters.
North Melbourne has been knocked out of the AFLW finals race despite winning five games in its debut season — more wins than every team in conference B — yet coach Scott Gowans is taking the high road.
The AFLW didn’t need a conference system and yet here we are. After the best season the competition has seen by a mile, fans aren’t frustrated at the lack of scoring, they’re frustrated you can score all you want and still not play finals.
Adelaide will host an AFLW semi-final — venue and time to be determined — after blitzing Melbourne at Casey Fields to claim top spot in Conference A.
The Brisbane Lions believe if they can replicate the effort from last week’s tough loss to Carlton for the final home-and-away match they will make a third straight AFLW finals appearance.
North Melbourne won two more games than the top team in Conference B but has missed out the finals after an inspired Fremantle stormed to its first AFLW premiership campaign.
Crows coach Matthew Clarke and co-captain Erin Phillips want Adelaide’s first AFLW final to be at Adelaide Oval next weekend.
Melbourne coach Mick Stinear wants more games next season and says it will be hard to explain the fact the best four teams won’t play finals under the controversial new conference system.
Adelaide is favourite to claim a second AFLW premiership after a dismantling Melbourne, which posted the equal-lowest score in the competition’s short history.
AFL Women’s has changed the AFL landscape in many ways but what still stands out is that there’s still no openly gay man playing in the AFL. DARCY VESCIO explains why it’s a different story in AFLW.
Geelong’s AFLW team will have an anxious wait to see if it will play finals in its inaugural season after being thumped by GWS in Canberra.
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