St Kilda outlasts Western Bulldogs by nine points to make winning start to AFLW campaign
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Caitlin Greiser sent the Saints on their way with a goal inside the opening minute of play.
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St Kilda has held off the Western Bulldogs to post a thrilling nine-point win in their AFLW season opener at Moorabbin on Friday night.
Key points:
The Saints kicked clear late in the match after leading by just two points during the fourth quarter
Caitlin Greiser and Darcy Guttridge each kicked two goals for the Saints
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Ten months after the 2020 AFL Women’s season was abruptly ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fifth edition of AFL Women’s will get underway this weekend, with several teams out to complete their “unfinished business”.
In March last year, the AFL sought to accelerate the end of the season by scrapping the final two rounds of the regular season, and immediately starting the finals series featuring the top four teams from each of the two conference systems.
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1. Can anyone stop North Melbourne’s midfield?
To win the flag this year, you’re going to have to go through this North Melbourne midfield unit.
The dominance of quartet Jasmine Garner, Emma Kearney, Ash Riddell and Jenna Bruton was so complete across the Kangaroos’ five 2020 wins that all four finished in the top 12 of the AFL Coaches Association votes. They also have All-Australian calibre ruck Emma King at their disposal as well.
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The AFLW season is less than a month away and while there’s still a lot to learn about all 14 clubs as they ramp up training in January, it’s worth looking at what we know so far.
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Adelaide
Adelaide’s 2020 season was derailed by injuries to key players, missing finals altogether in Conference A, but the two-time premiership winners enter 2021 with renewed confidence. Co-captain Chelsea Randall returns from a torn ACL and superstar Erin Phillips is fully healthy after her own recovery from the same injury. They did however lose a few key players over the off-season, with Courtney Cramey, Jess Foley, Courtney Gum and Sophie Li retiring. Their list is filled with young talent ready to step up, including the likes of ruck Montana McKinnon and forward Teah Charlton and they still boast