Sarah Black
AFLW and general AFL news reporter for AFL Media | Credit to the Girls pod | Writing far exceeds any sporting ability | Insta: _sjblack_
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1 day ago |
afl.com.au | Sarah Black
WITH spectacular marks, physics-defying goals, special celebrations and some quirky events along the way, Sir Doug Nicholls Round has had it all. The 2025 edition will mark the 10th year of the current iteration of the round, with an Indigenous Round celebrated prior to 2016. The celebration has occurred over two rounds since 2019 (with a one-week only edition in the COVID-affected 2020), and Indigenous Round has been recognised since 2007.
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2 days ago |
afl.com.au | Sarah Black
THE NAB AFLW competition is returning to the Top End, with the second Darwin edition of the Dreamtime match between Essendon and Richmond to be played this year. The AFL has confirmed Indigenous Round will be held across rounds three and four, with round three coinciding with the AFL men's pre-finals bye round. The Dreamtime match itself will be played in round three (weekend commencing Friday, August 29) at TIO Stadium.
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3 days ago |
afl.com.au | Sarah Black
STARING down the barrel of a tougher draw in 2025, Port Adelaide is keen to match itself with the best in the competition. The Power were the surprise success story of the 2024 NAB AFLW season, rattling off an astonishing eight wins in a row – including two knockout finals – on their way to an eventual heavy 57-point preliminary final defeat at the hands of eventual premier North Melbourne.
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4 days ago |
afl.com.au | Sarah Black
Draft Diaries is back for a third year, introducing Bond University's young gun Ava Usher and rising Dandenong Stingrays star Mizuki Brothwell to the wider footy world. Both players are eligible for the Telstra AFLW Draft in December, with Usher tied to Gold Coast through its club academy. This is Brothwell's first check-in for the year, and you can catch up with Usher here. MIZUKI Brothwell first picked up a footy in earnest in 2023.
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5 days ago |
afl.com.au | Sarah Black |Nathan Schmook
IT'S THE battle of the cellar-dwellers on Sunday afternoon, when 16th-placed Richmond takes on 18th-placed West Coast at the MCG. While the Tigers already have two wins on the board, the majority of their performances have been lacklustre, and Sunday's clash presents the perfect opportunity for the Eagles to notch their first wins of the season. On the flip-side, the Tigers' two wins have been massive scalps, plus still boasts several premiership players with plenty of experience.
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Jayden Laverde has been offered a two-match ban (early plea) for headbutting Port Melbourne's Jimmy Miller in the VFL. Risks three games if he doesn't take the early plea.
Billie Hamilton - the younger sister of Lexi and Cynthia - kicked six goals for GWS academy v Tasmania in the u16 champs. Billie turns 15 at the end of the year.
Judson Clarke will return from his torn ACL this week (likely VFL), the first of the 5 Tigers to do so. Mansell (shoulder/suspension) also available. Lefau into 4-6, Prestia out to TBC. Samson Ryan has pulled up sore with a foot issue - Tigs will need another 2nd ruck v Gawn
