AFLW Agenda: Why White ban proves we need a longer season
There has been talk about the suitability of big penalties for AFLW players after Tarni White’s three-game ban. ELIZA REILLY thinks a longer season solves the issue.
There has been talk about the suitability of big penalties for AFLW players after Tarni White’s three-game ban. ELIZA REILLY thinks a longer season solves the issue.
Fresh scans have revealed grim news for an important Melbourne player only one week into the AFLW season.
After a history-making preliminary final in 2023, Nina Morrison believes the Cats are only improving and must embrace every opportunity to compete, starting with a Saturday night blockbuster against Melbourne.
Geelong’s Jackie Parry enjoyed a breakout season in front of goals in 2023 – and if her first game of 2024 is anything to go by, the forward showed just how important she’ll be to the Cats’ finals hopes.
It wasn’t a winning start to season 2024 but for Geelong and defender Becky Webster, their performance against long-time contender Melbourne warrants belief their best can beat anyone.
Scans have revealed the extent of damage to Bonnie Toogood’s knee after the Essendon star was in a horror collision with a teammate.
Brisbane defender Nat Grider took to the field for the Lions’ AFLW season opener just days after being involved in a car accident that left her in hospital.
Message sent. The Kangaroos are the team to beat in this year’s AFLW after a dominant performance against rivals Brisbane. Check out all the key takeaways from Sunday’s action.
A comment during a footy match on Saturday stopped some in their tracks and the truth behind it has now been revealed.
The AFLW season is only seven games old but there has been plenty of big talking points. Check out the match reports from every match so far.
In January Lauren Arnell became the first AFLW senior coach to give birth while in their role. She opens up on becoming a mother and Port Adelaide’s chances in the 2024 season.
Alicia Eva says handing GWS Giants’ captaincy to Rebecca Beeson was a “simple” decision. Now, the pair are desperate to deliver on the club’s high expectations.
Gold Coast AFLW recruit Katie Lynch explains how countless hours of walking up and down steps to the beat of a metronome helped teach her brain and body to walk again as she battled a chronic Achilles injury.
Melbourne will delay a major positional move but says Tayla Harris is fit and firing after an eyebrow-raising overseas trip.
Kiera Mueller thought terrible pain that accompanied her period was normal. It wasn’t – but it took surgery to find answers. She opens up on making an AFLW career while living with endometriosis.
The new AFLW season is here – and a few blockbuster matchups headline the first weekend of action. See who our experts are tipping.
Fans who bought $15 tickets for a Whitten Oval game have come into a surprise windfall after a major AFLW schedule change.
The biggest season in AFLW history is upon us, and it promises to be a beauty as clubs battle to be crowned premier. Our experts make their predictions for the 2024 season.
Daisy Pearce will coach West Coast for the first time on Friday night. But, as ELIZA REILLY finds out, she’s long been a mentor in the making. This is her story – from those who know her best.
The AFLW Top 50 is here – ahead of the new season, we rank the competition’s best players. Is Collingwood’s Bri Davey unlucky? And what more does a star Roo have to do? See the full list.
Geelong AFLW star Amy McDonald, Kate Surman and Mikayla Bowen will celebrate 50 games in the Cats’ round 1 clash against Melbourne.
The Brisbane Lions have plenty of incentive as they search for a third AFLW premiership.
Collingwood AFLW players are “bullish” that a coaching overhaul can deliver a similar meteoric rise to the men’s team.
Geelong’s Becky Webster has seen firsthand the Cats’ rise from expansion club to 2023 preliminary finalists, with the defender among a core group of playing now entering their prime.
The level of talent in AFLW has never been higher. Ahead of the new season, LAUREN WOOD ranks the competition’s top-50 players — with a few notable omissions.
The AFLW’s new boss has been tasked with taking women’s football to the next level, with the league declaring the time has arrived for more growth.
The Western Bulldogs have been hit with a suspended fine for a breach of the club’s total player payments during an AFLW season.
The AFL has handed down its punishment to two Sydney AFLW players caught with an illicit substance late last year.
The AFL has named the punishment for a pair of AFLW Swans players who were caught with an illicit substance in the off-season.
The AFL has handed down its punishment to two Sydney AFLW players caught with an illicit substance late last year.
The AFLW has been rocked by reports two Sydney Swans players were charged by police after being caught with “a recreational drug”.
Former AFLW player Moana Hope and Former Miss Universe Australia Maria Thattil have raised eyebrows.
Women’s sport faces all manner of barriers when it comes to getting the respect it deserves. But one obstacle, according to Australian Olympic champion Cate Campbell, stands above all others.
Less than two weeks before the start of the AFL season, the respected commentator’s ongoing media gig is still up in the air.
One of the AFLW’s best players has backed calls for an overhaul of the league’s draft system which would stop players nominating a home state or region to be chosen to. HAVE YOUR SAY
AFLW legend Daisy Pearce has seen plenty of change for women in sport in her lifetime, but she believes there is a long way to go.
Geelong young gun Georgie Prespakis has revealed how she is keeping busy during the Cats’ AFLW off-season following a stand-out season capped with a club best-and-fairest.
Former North Melbourne coach Dani Laidley has been left out in the cold once again in her pursuit to get back into the coaching game.
Dani Laidley’s coaching comeback is on hold after she was edged out for the Western Bulldogs job by an untried contender.
The AFL has declared when the women’s competition will run this year as players ramp up their preparation for the pre-season.
After a standoff between league officials and teams last season, the AFLW fixture dates have been locked in ahead of the new campaign.
Bella Smith not only ran into a close family relative, she also bumped into her old neigbour when she checked into the club last week. Plus, she opens up on on why she left Brisbane.
The Brisbane Lions’ doctor missed a text message during the AFLW grand final last year. It’s ended up costing the club $20,000 after the Lions and AFL went back and forth over concussion guidelines.
Brisbane has been hit with a heavy fine for breaching concussion guidelines in December’s AFLW grand final.
If not for one AFL club’s hot start to the 2023 season, this AFLW draftee wouldn’t have even been playing the sport. Discover the story behind the smokey.
A former premiership coach could reclaim his old job at the Western Bulldogs as Hawthorn also mulls a comeback coach.
Former North Melbourne men’s coach Danielle Laidley is deep in contention for a coaching comeback via an AFLW head role.
The AFL will not include player weights in its 2024 season guide over mental health concerns – a move a Port Adelaide great says is a “slippery slope”.
Two key Lions have committed their future to Brisbane, one driven by the hunger of grand final heartbreak, and another who’s done it all in the Lions’ dominant AFLW side.
Port Adelaide AFLW coach Lauren Arnell has given birth to her first child.
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