AFLW
New deal AFLW pay deal is ‘a real privilege’
GONE are the days of having to buy their own uniforms after the AFL’s history-making female players had two reasons to celebrate — their new uniforms and a pay deal.
Team uniforms Finally, a footy jumper for women
STAR player Daisy Pearce has given the thumbs-up to the new AFLW jumpers, custom-made for the first time to fit women and keep them cool during games in the February sun. SEE ALL THE JUMPERS
Equality push AFL delivers women’s pay boost
A wage boost to match male rookies, carer’s allowance for players with babies and free footy boots are part of a new pay deal for the AFL Women’s league.
Historic competition AFLW clubs inaugural lists finalised
THE lists are finalised and the inaugural AFL Women’s competition is just a few months away from kicking off. SEE EVERY PLAYER HERE
AFL Women’s Hope rates Pies as one of teams to beat
COLLINGWOOD will be one of the teams to beat in the inaugural AFLW season, according to marquee star Moana Hope.
New league AFL finalises pay deal for AFLW players
AFTER the AFL Players’ Association rejected the AFL’s original women’s pay offer of $5,000 it is understood an agreement has been reached with the league follwoing an at times heated debate.
Blockbuster games AFLW set for pre-season double-headers
THE AFL hopes to schedule as many as six double-headers featuring the same teams from the women’s competition and men’s pre-season games next year.
New club Hawks push into women’s game
HAWTHORN will field a team in the VFL women’s competition next year under affiliate Box Hill as it takes its first steps towards a push into AFLW.
Secured Dennis re-signs, takes on coaching role
CARLTON cult figure Dennis Armfield has re-signed with the club and taken on a part-time coaching role with the Blues’ new women’s team.
AFLW Squads Pies opt for good decision makers
AFLW clubs have put the finishing touches on their lists with Collingwood signing Canadian half-forward Kendra Heil as a free agent.
Team size ‘Footy like you’ve never seen it’
EXCLUSIVE: The AFL Commission has approved a significant rule change for the inaugural women’s competition with some 80 per cent of players supporting the alteration.
AFL womens Anderson, pink helmet set for cult figure status
HEATHER Anderson is the Australian Defence Force medic who is poised to become a cult figure for Adelaide’s inaugural AFL women’s team.
Monique Hollick Crows thrilled with star runner
A MIDDLE distance runner whose father played for Richmond is exciting Crows women’s coach Bec Goddard ahead of the inaugural season.
AFL Women’s Long has eyes only for red and black
MICHAEL Long’s daughter has turned down playing offers from AFL clubs because she wants to represent Essendon when it enters the new women’s league.
Women’s AFL Bates living her football dream
EMILY Bates has already played on the MCG, Etihad Stadium and the Gabba. But being selected in the AFL Women’s league is the pinnacle.
AFL Women’s Exams can’t stop new Giants’ delight
DRAFTED into the AFL and HSC exams. It’s been an amazing 24 hours for two of the Giants’ newest players Erin McKinnon and Kate Stanton.
Women’s draft Cross-code girls to lead Crows charge
THEY call themselves the cross-code girls but together they make up the Adelaide Crows’ inaugural AFL women’s team and they believe they can challenge for the first AFL women’s premiership.
Code-hoppers Blues seeing double at AFL Women’s draft
FOR twin sisters Jess and Sarah Hosking, the AFL Women’s inaugural draft day could not have gone any better after being drafted by the same team.
Watershed day Barr makes history in AFL Women’s draft
SYDNEYSIDER Nicola Barr became the first No. 1 pick in history at the AFLW draft after GWS selected the midfielder while Carlton signing Bianca Jakobsson was the first Victorian chosen.
Stepping stone Women’s game will only get bigger: Pies recruit
NICOLA Stevens predicts an explosion in the growth of the women’s game after being taken in the opening round of the AFL Women’s Draft. SEE EVERY PICK
AFL News
Hugh McCluggage no stranger to bright lights after brush with Hollywood
THE SCORE: The bright lights of draft night next week in Sydney won’t worry likely No.1 pick Hugh McCluggage after his brush with Hollywood as a youngster.
AFLW players could be exposed to ‘catastrophic’ injury according to Peter Jess
CONCUSSION campaigner Peter Jess has warned of the potential for “catastrophic” injury in the AFLW unless the league invests more money into research.
Ben Jarman set to deliver Adelaide’s first father-son selection with late draft pick
WATCHING Caleb Daniel sealed Ben Jarman’s belief anything can happen in the AFL and hopes to reward Adelaide if they pick him up as a father-son selection.
GWS Giants sign Australian decathlon champion Jake Stein as Category B rookie
GREATER Western Sydney has added to its vaunted athleticism by signing former Commonwealth Games decathlete and Penrith local Jake Stein.
Jobe Watson’s shadow looms large over new 2012 Brownlow Medallists Trent Cotchin and Sam Mitchell’s first media conference
TRENT Cotchin and Sam Mitchell’s first outing as Brownlow Medallists was awkward because of the elephant, or should that be shadow, in the room, Scott Gullan writes.
Glenelg’s Mitchell Hinge emerges as draft bolter
MITCHELL Hinge doesn’t have to look too far for advice in pursuit of his AFL dream. One of this year’s draft bolters, he is a younger brother of former Crow and current Port Adelaide player development and welfare manager John Hinge.
Stephen Dank will front the AFL Tribunal next week, still fighting to clear his name
THE mastermind of the Essendon drugs regime, Stephen Dank, will front an AFL tribunal on Monday in a bid to overturn his lifetime ban from sport.
Port Adelaide set to reward from Hamish Hartlett trade drama
PORT Adelaide’s foiled attempt to trade Hamish Hartlett last month can be a blessing in disguise for both club and player according to two former club legends and now footy experts.
Bernie Vince says he was flattered to learn Jordan Lewis wanted a trade to Melbourne
BERNIE Vince says Jordan Lewis’ arrival at Melbourne is a sign the club is heading in the right direction.
Adding Dane Swan and Ben Cousins to Jobe Watson Brownlow Medal debate highlights misunderstanding of AFL’s two drug policies
ANGRY supporters of Jobe Watson have dragged Dane Swan and Ben Cousins into the debate over the 2012 Brownlow Medal mess. But there is no real comparison, says Michelangelo Rucci.
Pearce Hanley already starring on training track for Gold Coast Suns
FORMER Lion Pearce Hanley is making an early impression on his new Gold Coast teammates and he isn’t the only recruit showing up for work ahead of schedule. TRAINING PICS
All-Australian selector Kevin Bartlett says Jobe Watson cannot keep 2012 honour from AFL team of the year
ALL-Australian selector Kevin Bartlett is questioning how Essendon captain Jobe Watson is retaining his place in the 2012 AFL team of the year after being stripped of the Brownlow Medal.
Trent Cotchin and Sam Mitchell speak for first time since being announced as joint Brownlow Medallists
TRENT Cotchin and Sam Mitchell say they did not consider refusing to accept the 2012 Brownlow Medal and have not contacted ineligible winner Jobe Watson.
Grassroots sports set to be hit hardest by financial crisis facing apparel giant BLK
ELITE sporting clubs are confident they will avoid a major commercial hit from the financial crisis facing apparel giant BLK but others might not be so lucky.
Josh Jenkins impressing in the media while Luke Ball goes in the opposite direction
JOSH Jenkins has been furthering his media career during the off-season while former Saints and Magpie Luke Ball has gone in the opposite direction.
Trent Cotchin will receive the 2012 Brownlow Medal, a reminder of what could have been
SAM Mitchell’s Brownlow Medal is the crowning glory on a flawless career. Trent Cotchin’s will be a reminder of what might have been, writes Jon Ralph.
Adelaide Crows one of six AFL clubs affected after supplier BLK goes into administration
Adelaide is one of six clubs whose official gear is uncertain for next season after leading Australian apparel BLK has gone into administration.
Adelaide Crows’ Cam Ellis-Yolmen joins UFC star Kyle Noke on US torture test in midfield pursuit
Cam Ellis-Yolmen says he is ready to fill the gaping hole in Adelaide’s midfield following the failed trade for Carlton’s Bryce Gibbs.
