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The Round Up: AFLW Round One 2021

By Gemma Bastiani   Posted in AFLW Aussie Rules The Roundup
Posted on February 2, 2021February 16, 2021

In an ever changing world, AFLW enjoyed a triumphant return over the weekend. Some debutants had their say, but plenty of experienced players took control. Carlton v Collingwood – Thursday @ Ikon Park Carlton 0.0.0 | 0.0.0 | 3.1.19 | 4.3.27Collingwood 0.1.1 | 4.2.26 | 5.2.32 | 5.3.33 Goals Carlton: Kerryn Harrington, Jess Hosking, Nicola …

Siren’s 2020 AFLW All Australian Team: too many midfielders?

By Gemma Bastiani   Posted in AFLW Aussie Rules
Posted on March 31, 2020January 16, 2021
Karen Paxman kicks a goal against the Western Bulldogs. Image: Megan Brewer

Picking an AFLW All Australian team is never an easy task. Finding a balanced team, with considerations toward those registering high stats, the big improvers of the year and players able to influence games the most can mean having a starting squad of 50 players before whittling it down.  The biggest challenge of 2020 was …

The Roundup: AFLW Semi Finals

By Gemma Bastiani   Posted in AFLW Aussie Rules The Roundup
Posted on March 24, 2020January 16, 2021

It’s been an unprecedented week in footy. First the season was proceeding at empty stadiums, then the AFLW Semi Finals were to be fast tracked, and now here we sit with the 2020 season abandoned and no premier to be named. Fremantle end the season with an unblemished record, North Melbourne and Carlton were surging …

The Roundup: AFLW Round Six

By Gemma Bastiani   Posted in AFLW Aussie Rules The Roundup
Posted on March 17, 2020January 16, 2021

In what is an uncertain time not just in sport but in the world, we were lucky to witness some really great footy over the weekend from AFLW round six—just from our TV screens and not the grounds. We’ve seen more and more bags of goals from young stars like Jasmine Garner, Kalinda Howarth and …

The Roundup: AFLW Round Five

By Gemma Bastiani   Posted in AFLW Aussie Rules The Roundup
Posted on March 10, 2020January 16, 2021

We’re officially into the second half of the 2020 season and every game can have a huge impact on ladder positioning and, therefore, finals. With a minimum margin of three goals in AFLW round five, plenty of teams are putting the foot down in order to maintain their percentage and their best chance of making …

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