Perth could become home to one of three AFLW hubs for the upcoming season as the league continues to carve out contingency plans for outbreaks and border closures ahead of 2021.
Eliza Reilly
West Coast defender Ashton Hill has been put on the inactive list as she continues to recover from a knee reconstruction.
Mitchell Woodcock
Watch out rival AFLW teams, star Carlton forward Tayla Harris has declared the Blues are looking “dangerous”.
Oliver Caffrey
Fremantle AFLW coach Trent Cooper is confident the majority of his squad would make themselves available to play in a hub should they be forced to relocate to complete the 2021 season.
West Coast ruck Alicia Janz missed all of West Coast’s inaugural season after tearing her meniscus in her right knee for the second time in six months last December.
Inside midfielder Emma Swanson has been named captain of the West Coast Eagles’ AFLW team for a second-consecutive season, after a vote by the playing group.
West Coast would be able to host AFL Women’s matches but not WAFL games at Mineral Resources Park under moves by the Town of Victoria Park to address “gender equality” in the sport.
John Townsend
Fremantle AFLW midfielder Kara Antonio says her team have a “fire in the belly” and some “unfinished business” ahead of their 2021 season after COVID-19 denied them a chance at a historic premiership.
West Coast have announced Daniel Pratt as their new AFLW coach, after serving seven years as an assistant under Adam Simpson.
Fremantle have turned to Subiaco utility Maggie MacLachlan to be the club’s final piece of the puzzle for the 2021 season.
The abandoned AFL women’s decider would have kicked off a festival of footy culminating in a Perth grand final next weekend — had it been awarded to Optus Stadium, The West Australian can reveal.
Josh Zimmerman
The sudden death of WA sports star Jacinda Barclay was deeply saddening. And the tragedy was yet another example of the magnitude of the mental health issue which this country faces.
The sudden passing of WA sports star Cinda Barclay must draw a mental health line in the sand to ensure better care for elite athletes, according to West Coast AFLW captain Emma Swanson.
Steve Butler
The family of deceased WA athlete Jacinda Barclay say the star ‘will remain a beacon for all women in high profile sports to strive to excel’.
Staff Reporters
The AFLW star is being remembered for her courage to take on the world after amazing sporting career.
Greater Western Sydney AFLW player Jacinda Barclay, who also represented Australia at five baseball World Cups, has died at the age of 29.
Former Fremantle midfielder Tiah Haynes is excited to return to the AFLW after being redrafted by the Dockers on Tuesday.
West Coast covered all their bases in Tuesday’s AFLW draft, with all four recruits set to push for a round one debut.
West Coast passed on their final two draft selections and now have until Friday to finalise their 2021 AFLW squad.
Fremantle Dockers first round draftee Sarah Verrier is hoping to impress in the pre-season and break into the team for the start of the 2021 season.
West Coast have picked up hard-working midfielder Bella Lewis with the first pick in the WA pool, no. three, in today’s AFLW draft.
First-round draft prospect Sarah Verrier is confident a knee injury won’t stop her from completing an AFLW pre-season should she be recruited today.
The 2020 WAFL Grand Final was deemed a success at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, with South Fremantle prevailing in a thriller.
West Coast women’s football boss Adam Selwood says the club will not rush to appoint a new AFLW coach as they prepare to draft six players tomorrow.
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