‘Good and bad’: Women’s footy star returns to the NT
An AFLW premiership hero will return to Darwin after a new career pathway sidelined her elite playing ambitions.
An AFLW premiership hero will return to Darwin after a new career pathway sidelined her elite playing ambitions.
An article on the state of AFLW ruffled feathers over the weekend and on Monday night it resulted in a frosty segment between two panellists.
Essendon has been one of the most promising expansion teams this season, but Brisbane roared back into form to inflict a crushing defeat. Plus the Demons see off the Dockers.
Footy fans couldn’t quite believe their eyes as an AFLW star missed one of the easiest goals that cost her team a much-needed win.
After the humiliation of being refused entry to Whitten Oval last season, Susan Alberti says she still feels unwelcome by the Western Bulldogs but won’t let that dampen her passion for the women’s side.
An AFLW star has responded to criticism from former AFL legend Kane Cornes, arguing the game was crying out for a “leg up”.
Former Australian netball star Sharni Layton is now the first-choice ruck for the Collingwood AFLW club after the Pies named her to face Geelong in this weekend’s season-opener. SEE ALL THE TEAMS HERE
If the women beat the men to the Giants’ first competition flag then the club’s AFLW head coach Alan McConnell will be all smiles, one half of his twin mission accomplished.
Collingwood’s cross-code star Ash Brazill has called on the AFL to put the brakes on expanding AFLW and stick with 10 teams until the competition has more depth of talent.
They have the inaugural league best and fairest back to full fitness and better skills will be the cornerstone for the Crows to soar again in the AFLW, says coach Matthew Clarke.
As AFLW prepares to kick off its third season, tens of thousands of girls and women are already proving the value in having a league of their own, tackling the sport with great enthusiasm.
Injured Collingwood best-and-fairest winner Chloe Molloy will spend this season in the coaches’ box during her recovery, with the club keen to ensure 2019 is not a wasted year for the AFLW rising star.
W-League club Brisbane Roar and AFLW club Adelaide have come to a compromise to give Jenna McCormick the best of both worlds as she is set to appear for the Crows on Saturday night.
Former Carlton skipper Lauren Arnell’s faith in her own ability has paid off, with the experienced midfielder joining four AFLW debutants in wearing Brisbane Lions colours for the first time.
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