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AFLWVideoThe best time to play the AFL and AFLW grand finals

CAITLIN BASSETT: North Melbourne clinched the AFLW title in front of a packed out crowd, but more fans will turn out if it is played at a different time.

Caitlin Bassett

AFLWCommentsTeakle set to join big names with AFLW draft call-up

Tiani Teakle is on the cusp of joining the greatest group chat in West Australian football. 

Caitlin Bassett

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AFLW grand final player ratings: Which Roos scored 10s?

North Melbourne capped off a historic unbeaten season by defeating Brisbane in the AFLW premiership decider. Danielle Laidley rates every Roos and Lions player in her grand final player ratings.

Danielle Laidley

AFLWCommentsGarner adds final jewel to AFLW crown with grand final win

Seven All Australians, four-time best and fairest but there’s no denying Jasmine Garner’s grand final triumph is her sweetest accolade of all.

Jake Santa Maria

AFLWCommentsRoos complete AFLW redemption arc with grand final win

North Melbourne have been crowned AFLW premiers after completing an undefeated season with a grand final domination of the Brisbane Lions.

Jake Santa Maria

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The West Aussie superstars set to light up AFLW’s decider

While our West Australian teams haven’t made it to the final day, there are a number of stars from the west set to shine in the AFLW’s grand final. 

Caitlin Bassett

AFLCommentsAdelaide star Marinoff adds MVP award to AFLW honours

Adelaide captain Ebony Marinoff has been voted the AFL Players' Association Most Valuable Player, a day after winning the AFLW best and fairest.

Anna Harrington

AFLW CommentsStrom: ‘We can bridge the gap to dominant top four’

Fremantle’s All-Australian ruck Mim Strom knows just how big the gap is between her side and the league’s flying top four teams and says they must find a way to bridge the gap next pre-season. 

Caitlin Bassett

AFLCommentsAll-Aus Roberts ‘just getting started’, says Eagles coach

West Coast coach Daisy Pearce has warned teenage sensation Ella Roberts is ‘just getting started’ after earning her first All-Australian selection in 2024.

Samantha Rogers

The Game Comments‘Mr Football’ walks the walk to secure The Game win

Brendon Pallot is $10,000 richer thanks to The Game and Complete Home Filtration after the man nicknamed ‘Mr Football’ executed a perfect final round to finish top of the AFLW tipping charts.

Jake Santa Maria

AFLWCommentsCrows superstar claims AFLW’s best and fairest

Adelaide superstar Ebony Marinoff has taken home the AFLW best and fairest award in a thrilling count on Monday night.

Samantha Rogers

AFLW CommentsStrom stands tall as Dockers, Eagle earn All-Australian nods

Fremantle ruck Mim Strom has capped off a dominant season in the AFLW, named in the All-Australian team for the first time alongside two Dockers teammates and a West Coast rising star.

Samantha Rogers

AFLWCommentsClub champ credits Daisy Pearce for ‘taking a risk’

West Coast club champion Ella Roberts says that first year coach Daisy Pearce has been ‘unreal’ and thanked the AFLW icon for ‘taking the risk’ in moving west.

Caitlin Bassett

AFLWCommentsTeen superstar claims top club honour after dominant season

Ella Roberts has claimed her maiden club champion honour after her outstanding season saw her pip teammate Charlie Thomas by a single vote.

Jake Santa Maria

AFLKangaroos bound into AFLW grand final with rout of Power

North Melbourne are into the AFLW grand final and will face either Brisbane or Adelaide after thumping Port Adelaide by 57 points in their preliminary final.

Anna Harrington

AFLW CommentsEagles duo make final cut for 22under22 AFLW squad

The future is bright for this pair of West Coast stars after Ella Roberts and Charlie Thomas were named in the AFLPA’s AFLW 22Under22 on the back of dominant campaigns.

Jake Santa Maria

AFLWCommentsHow 2006 Eagles success fuelled West Coast’s best season yet

West Coast vice-captain Bella Lewis says the team is inspired by the 2006 men’s flag, celebrating big personalities under coach Daisy Pearce.

Caitlin Bassett

AFLWCommentsPremiumEight moments that shaped Freo’s 2024 season

The 2024 season is officially over for Fremantle and while they won’t raise the premiership cup, there are plenty of positives to build on. The West’s Caitlin Bassett looks back on their campaign.

Caitlin Bassett

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LAIDLEY’S PLAYER RATINGS: Final grades as Freo eliminated

AFL expert Danielle Laidley runs the rule over every Fremantle Docker after their semifinal defeat. Here’s who starred and who struggled.

Danielle Laidly

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Crows and Lions set AFLW benchmark that others must study

Every AFLW player should spend next weekend treating the preliminary final between Adelaide and Brisbane like they’re studying for an exam because those two clubs have been so good for so long.

Craig O'Donoghue

AFLWCommentsPurple pride: Freo’s Pugh takes positives from 2024

Fremantle’s AFLW season may be over, but vice-captain Laura Pugh says she is proud of her side despite their finals run coming to an abrupt halt in a 37-point Crows thumping.

Caitlin Bassett

AFLWPremiumSemifinal loss a reminder to Freo of finals footy intensity

Fremantle defender Ash Brazill says their 37-point, season-ending loss to Adelaide will serve as reminder of the level her side needs to play at in order to challenge for a premiership.

Ben Smith

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In a game of inches, Fremantle felt miles off Adelaide

The Crows finished fourth on the ladder and Fremantle fifth, but in their semifinal, the chasm between the two sides could have spanned the length of the Rundle Mall.

Ben Smith

AFLWCommentsFreo given heave-ho from AFLW flag race

The ‘Flagmantle’ dream remains on hold for the Dockers, with Lisa Webb’s side suffering a goalless first half before succumbing to a 37-point belting at the hands of the Crows in Adelaide.

Ben Smith