AFLW Season Launch and skippers

Delayed call AFL delays AFLW expansion call

THE AFL Commission will decide within weeks if the AFL Women’s will expand while confirming an indigenous commissioner will be appointed by the end of next year.

Team captains of the new Women's AFL league pose for photos with the AFLW ambassador and winners cup, the competition's launch in Melbourne, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. The Women's AFL commences this Friday. (AAP Image/Joe Castro) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

‘Ride the wave’ Saints, Cats, Tasmania vie for AFLW

VOTE: ST KILDA and Geelong are leading the fight for an AFL Women’s expansion licence while Tasmania is also interested.

AFLW Dogs v freo

Women’s footy Brennan hoping for longer AFLW season

AFLW star Katie Brennan hopes the competition will soon be longer than the two months of the first season and says players are putting in double the nine-hour training hours outlined in the pay deal.

The W Awards red carpet

AFLW superstar Marriage ‘a basic human right’: Phillips

ERIN Phillips, the standout star of the AFLW, has urged the Federal government to legalise same-sex marriages, saying it is a denial of “basic human rights”.

AFLW - ADELAIDE CROWS V BRISBANE

History makers Gil: We have revolutionised the sport

THE slogan for AFLW was “See what we create”. Fast-forward two months and new sporting heroes have emerged as part of a historic moment in the history of our game, writes Gillon McLachlan.

AFLW expansion AFLW set for ‘aggressive’ growth in 2019

AFLW set for ‘aggressive’ growth in 2019

NEXT year will be all about consolidation for the AFLW. But look out in 2019. The competition could be set to welcome two new teams.

Bright lights ‘It was their game, and they made it’

‘It was their game, and they made it’

THE women who blazed a trail in the AFL Women’s competition have turned a pipedream into a superb reality with an inaugural season to remember, writes ELIZA SEWELL.

AFLW 2017 ‘Season one has been simply mind-blowing’

‘Season one has been simply mind-blowing’

MELBOURNE’S elite midfielder Karen Paxman reviews the inaugural season of the AFLW league and pinpoints what was the one major ‘wow moment’ for her.

No bludgers Women’s football now a muggles’ game

Women’s football now a muggles’ game

WOMEN’S football recruiters are an inventive bunch. From basketball to athletics and tennis, they’ve raided other sports for the best talent. So where does Harry Potter fit in?

AFLW star Best and fairest Bates makes Lions history

Best and fairest Bates makes Lions history

BRISBANE midfielder Emily Bates has made Lions history by claiming the club’s first ever best and fairest award. SEE WHO FINISHED IN THE TOP 10

RendezView The kiss that captured the country

The kiss that captured the country

It was the kiss that simultaneously meant everything, and was no big deal. Herald Sun chief football writer Mark Robinson says footy is leading the pack on equality.

New wave Trades, free agency on menu for AFLW

Trades, free agency on menu for AFLW

AFL WOMEN’S team lists are set to be increased as clubs prepare for a 26-day trade and free agency period under a raft of changes proposed for 2018.

Best-and-fairest How AFLW nearly missed shooting star

How AFLW nearly missed shooting star

ERIN Phillips has delivered an emotional acceptance speech after winning the first ever AFL Women’s best-and-fairest player. PLUS CORAL CARPET PICS