Indigenous footballers in the AFLW have a positive impact as role models for Indigenous women and girls, encouraging them to be active and play sport. By Tash Gunawardana On a Saturday afternoon in front of a record breaking grand final crowd, Indigenous footballer Danielle Ponter capped off a remarkable debut season for the Crows. …
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 …
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 …