In a huge sigh of relief, the AFL Commission has confirmed that the 2021 AFLW season will go ahead as agreed in the 2019 CBA, and this isn’t the only update we’ve had so far in this AFLW off-season, so here’s the rundown. Trade and Sign Period The time period where clubs sign the bulk …
*in no particular order In the process of reflecting on our journey to 20 issues, we were interested in looking back at which of our pieces were most popular with you, our readers, the most. As a collective that largely came together in the stands of AFLW games, it’s exciting to see so many sports …
As mentioned last week, the sudden end to the 2020 AFLW season brought with it a number of player retirements. Two of those retirees, Geelong’s Melissa Hickey and the Western Bulldogs’ Nicole Callinan, were long-time teammates at the Darebin Falcons in the VWFL/VFLW well before the existence of the AFLW. They were premiership teammates on …
With the abrupt end to the 2020 AFLW season, a number of player retirements followed. Two of those retirees, Melissa Hickey and Nicole Callinan, were teammates at the Darebin Falcons long before the AFLW came along. There they shared great on-field success, multiple premierships and displayed a level of dedication to the game that went …
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 …