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Australia too good but Ireland re-match looms for AFLW

Australia have charged to a 50-point win over Ireland in the first women's Australian rules international with a future game in Ireland looking likely.

AAP · Aug 1

Players done waiting for once-in-a-decade showdown

The teams have been selected, the group chats created, scruples about the venue hashed out, so now Australia and Ireland are ready to rumble.

AAP · Jul 30

'Huge' international clash for Irish who call AFLW home

Gripes about the venue won't minimise the Australia-Ireland show-stopper AFLW fans have waited nearly a decade for, the teams' superstar captains say.

AAP · Jul 25

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Big-stage Dooley wants to add to Lions' Irish legacy

Neasa Dooley won an All-Ireland title in front of 45,000 fans at Croke Park and wants to taste the same success in her first AFLW season with Brisbane.

AAP · Nov 18, 2025

Lions beat Pies, seal Demons qualifying final clash

Brisbane have scored a 20-point win over Collingwood to claim third place on the AFLW ladder and tee up an away qualifying final against Melbourne.

AAP · Nov 2, 2025

Demons stumble as Lions put hands up in race for second

Sophie Conway has starred with 27 disposals and two goals as Brisbane posted their sixth win on the trot with a nine-point triumph over Melbourne.

AAP · Oct 25, 2025

Lions romp to AFLW derby win in coach's 100th game

The Brisbane Lions have made light work of local rivals Gold Coast, winning by 68 points to celebrate coach Craig Starcevich's 100th game at the helm.

AAP · Oct 4, 2025

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Cats claw past Lions to keep AFLW finals hopes alive

Aisling Moloney kicked two goals as Geelong ended Brisbane's seven-match winning streak with a crucial 10-point upset in a fast-paced AFLW clash.

AAP · Oct 20, 2024

Lion Smith kicks last-gasp goal in AFLW win over Crows

Brisbane have kicked the last two goals to pip Adelaide by two points in an AFLW thriller between the perennial powerhouses.

AAP · Sep 29, 2024

Martin weathers blows to reach AFLW grand final

North Melbourne's Niamh Martin is sporting a couple of painful reminders from the AFLW preliminary final as she prepares for the season's showpiece game.

AAP · Nov 30, 2023

Brisbane pip Adelaide in AFLW qualifying final thriller

The Brisbane Lions have kicked the last three goals of the game to down Adelaide by two points in an AFLW qualifying final thriller.

AAP · Nov 11, 2023

Saints tame Lions to keep AFLW finals campaign on track

St Kilda are still a chance of making the AFLW finals after claiming a 21-point win over fourth-placed Brisbane.

AAP · Oct 28, 2023

Magpies beat Brisbane in AFLW to stay in finals mix

Collingwood remain firmly in the AFLW finals hunt after getting the better of the Brisbane Lions by five points at Brighton Homes Arena.

AAP · Oct 7, 2023

Postlethwaite out as Lions beat Dockers

Brisbane defender Lily Postlethwaite will undergo scans after injuring her right knee in her first AFLW match in 553 days.

AAP · Aug 28, 2022

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Dublin Live · Apr 6, 2022

Meath set to lose Vikki Wall to Australia later this year

'I don’t know why you’d want to play that sport because it’s dreadful stuff to watch. I can’t understand it. There’s no skill at all.'

Irish Mirror · Apr 5, 2022

Irish AFLW star Orla O'Dwyer becomes the first Irishwoman to be named an All-Australian

The 23-year-old is building up a serious legacy Down Under having become only the second Irishwoman to earn an AFLW winner's medal in 2021

ABC News · Apr 5, 2022

Emily Bates of the Brisbane Lions wins AFLW best and fairest, Mimi Hill named rising star

Brisbane Lions' Emily Bates won a nailbiting best and fairest count by a single vote from Adelaide's Anne Hatchard.

AAP · Apr 5, 2022

Kearney makes AA history, Hill Rising Star

Emma Kearney is the first player to be named All-Australian in all six AFLW seasons, while Mimi Hill won the Rising Star award by one vote.

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AAP · Mar 27, 2022

Lions overwhelm depleted Magpies in AFLW

Brisbane are still in the hunt to defend their AFLW premiership after overwhelming a COVID-weakened Collingwood by 50 points at the Gabba.

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