Injuries hurt Tigers in AFLW loss to Dogs The Western Bulldogs have posted their first win of the AFLW season with a 17-point triumph over injury-hit Richmond at Whitten Oval. AAP · Feb 6, 2022
North Melbourne Kangaroos defeat Dockers by 10 points as Adelaide, Western Bulldogs record AFLW wins The Dockers taste defeat for the first time this year at the hands of the Kangaroos, while the Crows and Bulldogs enjoy their respective victories. ABC News · Feb 6, 2022
Jane Ryan and Alexandra Almond loved footy, but playing it seemed out of reach — until the AFLW The AFLW is now in its sixth season and it has contributed to a boom in women taking up the game, including some who never thought they would get to kick the Sherrin. When Alexandra Almond finally took the field, she found it pretty emotional. ABC News · Feb 5, 2022
Dees hit back in AFLW, injuries cost Suns Melbourne have bounced back from their first loss of the AFLW season with a 12-point win over Gold Coast at Casey Fields. AAP · Feb 5, 2022
Brisbane flex AFLW muscle against Magpies Brisbane have underlined their AFLW flag credentials with a comprehensive 24-point defeat of fellow contenders Collingwood. AAP · Feb 5, 2022
Brisbane Lions beat Collingwood by 24 points, Melbourne defeats Gold Coast by two goals in AFLW round five The Demons consolidate third spot on the ladder with a win over the Suns at Casey Fields after the Brisbane Lions take care of Collingwood in Maroochydore. ABC News · Feb 5, 2022
Women rarely coached high-level footy when Michelle Cowan forged her path, but that has changed with the AFLW With a desire to coach footy, Michelle Cowan sat in a room as the only woman with 86 men to learn the craft. More than a decade on, and thanks in large part to the AFLW’s rise, the coaching fraternity is looking a lot different. ABC News · Feb 4, 2022
Hunter talent take steps towards Swans AFLW inclusion Testing will be held this weekend. Newcastle Herald · Feb 4, 2022
Geelong break AFLW drought, pip Eagles Geelong have survived a major scare from a gallant West Coast unit, recording their first AFLW win at their GMHBA Stadium home base in three years. AAP · Feb 4, 2022
Geelong break home drought with victory over West Coast Geelong pull off their first win of the AFLW season, with a Darcy Moloney goal in the dying stages breaking West Coast hearts by three points. ABC News · Feb 4, 2022
WA to open border to AFLW, A-League Men West Coast and Fremantle's AFLW teams are set to return to familiar surroundings next week for a run of home games, with Perth Glory set to join them. AAP · Feb 4, 2022
Gowans to coach Swans in AFLW Sydney have poached Collingwood AFLW assistant and former North Melbourne mentor Scott Gowans to lead their incoming AFLW team. AAP · Feb 4, 2022
Dockers star Bowers loses at AFLW Tribunal Fremantle star Kiara Bowers will miss the next two games after the AFLW Tribunal upheld her ban for a dangerous off-the-ball bump. AAP · Feb 3, 2022
Haneen Zreika's AFLW Pride Round absence tricky to navigate for league bosses AFL inclusion and social policy boss Tanya Hosch says when an Islamic player refused to play the Pride Round for religious reasons, the league was torn between accepting all faiths and doing right by the LGBTQIA members of their community. ABC News · Feb 2, 2022
AAP · Feb 2, 2022 Brazill to focus on netball Games dream Ash Brazill has put her AFLW career on hold to focus on netball as she aims for selection this year at the Commonwealth Games.
AAP · Feb 2, 2022 Dockers star Bowers banned for two games Fremantle AFLW star Kiara Bowers has been slapped with a two-match ban for an off-the-ball hit that knocked down Western Bulldogs midfielder Kirsty Lamb.
AAP · Feb 2, 2022 ACL injury confirmed for Suns' AFLW player Gold Coast defender Jade Pregelj has become the sixth AFLW player to succumb to an ACL injury in the first four rounds of the season.
AAP · Feb 1, 2022 Antonio magic sees Dockers sink AFLW Dogs Fremantle have escaped with a six-point AFLW victory over the Western Bulldogs after overcoming the odds against a strong breeze in the final term.
AAP · Feb 1, 2022 GWS-Saints AFLW game off due to COVID-19 St Kilda will not play for a second AFLW weekend in a row with COVID-19 sweeping through the GWS team before their scheduled clash with the Saints.
AAP · Jan 31, 2022 Crows skipper wasn't rushed back to AFLW Adelaide midfielder Ebony Marinoff says captain Chelsea Randall, who has suffered another hamstring injury, wasn't rushed into making an AFLW return.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2022 AFLW Pride round jumper debate provides litmus test for true inclusion and diversity Inclusion is respect, not always agreement. The complex Haneen Zreika situation appears to have been handled with this in mind
AAP · Jan 30, 2022 Gold Coast stun Richmond in AFLW thriller Last year's AFLW wooden spooners Gold Coast have brought up back-to-back victories, upsetting Richmond by five points in a thriller at Metricon Stadium.
AAP · Jan 30, 2022 Kangaroos too strong for Carlton in AFLW North Melbourne have broken down Carlton's intense defensive pressure to run away with an important 30-point AFL victory at Ikon Park.
ABC News · Jan 30, 2022 Gold Coast Suns stun Richmond in AFLW, North Melbourne beats dogged Carlton The Suns upset the Tigers by five points in a thrilling contest, while the Kangaroos break down the Blues intense defensive pressure to run away with an important 30-point victory.
AAP · Jan 29, 2022 Lions hold off Geelong in AFLW thriller Geelong have pushed the Brisbane Lions all the way in an AFLW thriller, with the Cats falling just two points short of upsetting the reigning premiers.