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Our vice-captain. Premiership player. Two-time All Australian. Season Seven Best + Fairest. 🤯
A big congratulations to Kate Hore on a stellar campaign in the red + blue. 👏
📝 | mfcde.es/3unQkE0
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A week after winning the flag, Demons star has found an off-season past-time...commentating billy cart races!
Live on 👉 7plus.com.au/live-tv?channe
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The final ep of The W Show is here!
star takes us inside the Dees camp, and talks about their mindset shift in S7. A huge GF preview.
WATCH: afl.app.link/uvA2wOzocvb
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Self-care is about engaging in activities that help look after your mental health and wellbeing. This #MentalHealthWeek, player shares with us her self-care activity, a mental health tip and some fun facts about herself.
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Excellent from here.
Forget the score, and ignore the sexist narrative that women’s footy is boring
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and congrats on your first paper. Footy by day, footy by night
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Great to be a part of this trial aiming to 
use of an injury prevention program in women's community football
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Prep2Play program: coach.afl/female-football
@NHMRC partnership project with @afl @medibank @apaphysio @SMA_News @ACSEP_
use of an injury prevention program in women's community football
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➡️ Dees pleased with pre-finals form
➡️ Swan 'built for the big stage'
➡️ New contracts for Tiger and Dog
➕ Injury update thanks to
and have the latest news on Footy Feed.
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We have loved seeing so many of our grads contributing to the coverage of #AFLW round one. Great to see and bring it home. #AFLWCatsTigers
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The landmark collective bargaining agreement in place for season seven is a game changer, not only for the players but for the product, writes .
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The glitz & glamour of TV on chilly day w/sideways rain ripping thru the canopy (which may take off at any moment). 7VFL is blessed w/the hardest working, most resilient crew in the biz. They cop it far worse than us & still have fun while nailing their jobs 🥶🙌🏻
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Sunday footy on begins with Round 10 as host
12 AFL listed Pies in Craig Black’s side, Beau McCreery the emergency not playing and a likely starter for #AFLPiesBlues later this afternoon.
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Players on $50,000 have a lot more to think about than players on $500,000-plus.
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As part of the launch, students learnt from the best & partook in footy skills clinics w AFLW players. Grand final players, , & joined us on the oval, along with Hawthorn players, , , Abby Favell & Alessia Francese. 2/2
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It’s not just one “special” season that gets you in the position for a premiership. It’s the accumulation of hard work, investment and learning from the agony of failure, writes All-Australian defender #AFLWGF
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A finals edition of Before the Bounce. 🙌
sits down to preview Saturday's Prelim against the Lions. 👀
#HellYeah
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Be there to celebrate women's footy at the 'G. 🙌
Tickets for our Preliminary Final on Saturday are now available to be redeemed below.
👉mfcde.es/3iE7I1x
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Melbourne defender Libby Birch says the chance to play on the MCG on Saturday is a dream come true and hopes it’s the start of more AFLW matches at the home of football.
Fans will be granted free entry ahead of the 12.40pm start.
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Melbourne footballer is horrified at the abuse her brother – a field umpire – cops from over the fence. But it’s not the only reason that umpires feel unappreciated and underpaid.
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Happy 50th Lib! 🎂
reflects on her first 50 games and the call that saved her career: afl.to/3t6qXXq
#AFLW
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Hard-hitting highlights + kind words from fellow Demons. 🙌
Making us all the more excited to see you celebrate your milestone tonight, .
#HellYeah
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Congratulations to #msaalumni who plays her 50th game this weekend when she takes the field for . Good Luck Libby
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Congratulations to former and current player Libby Birch on reaching 50 games. A wonderful journey!
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"It’s hard to believe I will run out for my 50th game, a milestone celebrated by Ebony Marinoff and Brisbane Lions pair Ally Anderson and Emily Bates last weekend," writes . "It feels like yesterday that I played my very first AFLW game."
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👏 heard you this morning on with & you are on repeat over with . Excellent summation re August season start & changes needed. Go DeesW on Sat night ♥️🔴🔵 W & M
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"[AFLW] has also given me a greater understanding of the complexities behind being a female athlete in a once male-dominated industry."
With this week being her 50th game, an honest opens up about her NAB #AFLW career.
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. and join The W Show this week, dissecting Round Nine, as Libby provides honest insight into her 50-game journey before she hits the milestone this coming round.
Catch the full episode now, thanks to : afl.to/3KnGRTm
#AFLW
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"Dais’ work is best imagined as an iceberg. On the surface we see the fierce competitive leader, however the majority of the work done humbly below the surface and away from the public eye is what makes her one of a kind." - Libby Birch
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COLUMN: has had a front-row seat as Daisy Pearce has worked her magic to help Tayla Harris be the unstoppable force we have seen on the football field since she arrived at the Demons
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"Being given ‘clear air’ away from the men’s game has been terrific to gain the momentum we needed with our fans, but an 18-team AFLW should be the tipping point where we play our seasons together."
has her say.
#AFLW
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We are thrilled to announce that applications are open for our next Women in Sports Broadcasting Program. If you have the desire for a career in broadcasting, we want to hear from you! Listen to below & follow the links for info on how to apply. Thanks
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WATCH: #ChangeOurGame Women in Sports Broadcasting Program is open for applications from Victorian women looking to kick-start their career in the sports broadcasting industry.
We’re excited. @meljones_33 is excited. You should be excited.
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We’re excited. @meljones_33 is excited. You should be excited.
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When was the last time you messaged a teammate to apologise for a dropped mark...?
Libby did it at 3am on Sunday morning. 😂
🎧: mfcde.es/34GbWSq
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Libby Birch of makes the case for AFLW at the MCG. It’s a necessary discussion/debate for to ponder
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COMMENT: No AFLW home-and-away or finals match has ever been played at the ’G. It’s time we created @aflwomens memories at the home of football, writes @LibbyBirch18 theage.com.au/sport/afl/g-it
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COMMENT: No AFLW home-and-away or finals match has ever been played at the ’G. It’s time we created memories at the home of football, writes
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