This article was first written for and published by the Roar. Katherine Smith was only a little girl when she declared to her parents that she wanted to be the Prime Minister of Australia. “I have always wanted to play AFL at the elite level,” says Smith. But when Smith was growing up, AFL was […]
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Alyce Parker on becoming a leader
This article was first written for and published by Siren Sport. Recently, the GWS Giants AFLW team named its new-look leadership group for the 2022 season. Whilst Alicia Eva will continue in her role as captain for a third year, she will have some new faces supporting her including Chloe Dalton, Alyce Parker and Nicola […]
Alicia Eva’s coaching star continues to rise
This article was first written for and published by the Roar. Over the last five years, women’s sport has become increasingly prominent. In most of our professional sporting codes, women are visible everywhere you turn; as players, spectators, volunteers, administrators, media commentators and as officials. But despite all the change over the last five years, […]
Putting everyone in the spotlight
This story was first written for and published by Siren Sport. The Western Bulldogs Pride guernsey was one of the best designs we’ve seen this year. Mary Konstantopoulos talks to designer Natalie Gills about its story. Ellie Blackburn in the Western Bulldogs 2021 Pride guernsey. Image: Megan Brewer
Louise Stephenson: a woman of great courage
This article was first written for and published by Siren Sport. GWS Giants utility Louise Stephenson is a woman of great courage. Stephenson is preparing for her fifth year representing the GWS Giants in the AFLW and is hoping to take the field from round three onwards. While Stephenson, just like her teammates, loves playing footy, right […]
Do the Richmond Tigers really care about women’s footy? I’m not so sure
This post was first written for and published by the Roar. n 2017 when it was announced by the AFL that the Richmond Tigers would be granted an AFLW licence to enter the competition in 2020, CEO Brendon Gale said the following: “It is fantastic news for the club, our members and supporters and all […]
Giants ready for first ‘stand tall’ game
This article was first written for and published by the Roar. For the GWS Giants, their win against the West Coast Eagles in the AFLW last weekend may have been the best in their history. The margin of 28 points certainly suggests so. But after a disappointing loss to North Melbourne the week before, for […]
Happy, healthy Hatchard: A key to the Crows’ success
This article was first written and published for The Roar. Coming into AFLW season four, the Adelaide Crows were the hunted. After winning their second title in just three years in 2019, the club had certainly proven themselves as one of the most dominant teams in the competition. However, after a couple of injuries sustained […]
10 things we learned from AFLW Round One
This story was first written by Kristy Williams. The fourth instalment of AFLW kicked off at Ikon Park in Carlton on Friday night, and the standard just gets better and better each year! It promises to be the most even season the league has seen, with a least eight sides having legitimate Premiership aspirations. There […]
AFLW Round 1: Carlton Blues v Richmond Tigers
This piece was written by Kristy Williams. An outstanding blue-collar performance from Carlton led to a comprehensive 34-point victory over league newcomers, Richmond, in the AFLW season opener at Ikon Park on Friday night. With a vocal crowd of 15,337 watching on, last year’s runners-up, the Blues, put on a contested ball clinic despite the […]