It has taken 143 years for Sorell to field an official women’s team and on Friday night the wait is over and a former AFLW star will be the wind beneath the Eagles’ wings for their SFLW Community League debut.
An AFLW coach has called for change as a quirk of the competition’s lengthy off-season hands one group of clubs a distinct advantage as the 2025 season approaches.
North Hobart may have unearthed a future Devils VFL ruckman in its upset win over Kingborough in Premier League’s opening round. The state’s emerging bigman.
North Hobart will unveil a former VFL player and new star forward, among a raft of recruits to take on the Tigers. See where the new faces could have an impact.
One of Tasmania’s best defenders has been thrown into the Glenorchy captaincy for 2025 Premier League season. The coach opens up on the year ahead.
Female and non-binary umpires have been groped, sexually assaulted and racially abused according to a leaked document the AFL tried to hide. READ THE REPORT IN FULL
Having already played for two AFLW sides, Akec Makur Chuot is bound for a third home as clubs continue to jostle for women’s talent.
Rugby 7s once had a similar problem with ACL injuries that the AFLW and NRLW are currently facing but were able to quickly turn things around. And they’re willing to share what they know.
An inaugural Adelaide Crow and dual premiership player has revealed the driving force behind her decision to abandon a successful culture and cross town to Port Adelaide.
As players hit out at the league demanding start dates for the upcoming pre-season, the AFLPA boss has had his say.
Expansion clubs are circling stars from across the competition, and a coach has made a bold accusation about his new rivals. And he says there’s more to the story.
Anne Hatchard has capped a brilliant AFLW season, adding another Crows best-and-fairest to her list of accolades. But will she stay at the club? See the leaderboard.
It’s a huge Easter weekend of footy – but it’s even bigger for a certain few. Scott Gullan sharpens the pencil and announces who is on notice in Round 5.
VFLW star Courtney Ugle has loved footy since she started playing in her brother’s boots at 15. Now, she’s supporting the next generation through the First Nations Pathway Program.
Player, captain and now coach. Lauren Arnell is taking the reins at Port Adelaide in a “special day” for the club.
The Bombers have landed one of the big fish of the competition in a huge deal. Get the latest AFLW trade and signing news here.
AFLW players are pushing to be paid for 22 hours per week, and for total minimum wages to almost triple in the next 18 months, to fast track a move to full-time professionalism.
Adelaide coach Matthew Clarke has weighed in on Erin Phillips’ future at the club, saying her legacy is assured regardless of whether she’s a Crow next season.
Daisy Pearce has opened up on where football future lies after missing out on fairytale premiership. Find out whether the Melbourne skipper has decided to play on.
Eltham High Oval was a cow paddock, girls’ footy pretty much a pipe dream. Along came a couple of PE teachers with a plan, Daisy Pearce and a whole new ball game, writes SHANNON GILL.
Melbourne will go into its first AFLW decider with an unchanged side but Adelaide has several ins and outs — one forced — for Saturday’s grand final. SEE THE TEAMS
Whether she likes it or not, so much of the AFLW Grand Final build-up has been about Daisy Pearce. This is the story of how — premiership or not — she redefined women’s footy forever.
The NRL has been routinely criticised for taking a slow approach with the growth of the women’s game, but the proof is in a product that this season smashed the AFLW for television ratings.
Georgie Parker and Adam Peacock are joined by Western Bulldogs player Katie Lynch to chat in the midst of a massive weekend of women’s sport – the World Cup final last weekend plus AFLW and NRLW grand finals on the way.
Ben and Patty. Batman and Robin. Daisy and Tayla. The Demons dynamic duo has lit up the AFLW all season long, thanks to a decade-long bond that came through when it was needed most, writes KELLI UNDERWOOD.
WATCH: Emily Bates was crowned the AFLW’s best player and her last-round win was sealed with a shoey from her coach. Leaderboard, All-Australian + other winners.
The AFLW tribunal has ruled on Montana McKinnon’s bid to be freed for the Grand Final, a hearing in which the Crows pleaded for “exceptional circumstances” to be considered.
Ellie Blackburn was at the top of the Sydney Swans’ recruitment list for their inaugural season but the 2018 premiership skipper is set to remain loyal and stay with the Western Bulldogs, reports DANIEL CHERNY.
Never before has an AFLW player graduated to become an AFLW senior coach, but one of women’s footy’s trailblazers could be the first amid a flurry of women’s league activity.
An AFLW coach has blasted the league’s expansion process as existing clubs prepare for their biggest stars to be subject to massive offers.