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Fremantle have enjoyed their 2025 photo day ahead of the AFLW season starting.

AFLWCamera IconBehind the scenes of Fremantle Dockers’ AFLW photo day

Fremantle has taken their first steps into season 2025, making the most of a cheeky photo day before the grind begins anew. SEE THE PICS

Aaron Kirby

The AFLW is running at huge losses.

AFLCommentsAFLW star backs league's growth in face of huge losses

AFLW star Kate Hore has urged league officials and sponsors to stay the course, insisting the women's competition will only improve in future seasons.

Shayne Hope

Stars such as Richmond’s Monique Conti are attracting girls to footy.

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AFL can’t afford not to keep investing in the women’s league

GEORGIE PARKER: Has the league cooked itself by expanding the women’s comp too quickly? 

Georgie Parker

West Coast’s new AFLW co-captains Charlie Thomas and Bella Lewis.

AFLWCommentsPremium‘We want to hold the cup together’: New skippers’ pledge

In an exclusive sit-down interview, West Coast’s new AFLW co-captains have revealed they dreamt of holding an AFLW premiership cup together as teenagers, just like some Eagles legends before them.

Jackson Barrett

West Coast’s AFLW coach Daisy Pearce with the Hood-Penn sisters Lucy, 12, Willow, 6, and Ella, 10.

AFLCommentsAFLW legends all the rage at historic all-girls carnival

A game of footy head-to-head with AFLW legends Daisy Pearce and Kiara Bowers. For hundreds of Perth girls, this dream came true on Sunday. 

Sophie McDonald has been ruled out for the upcoming season.

AFLWCommentsEagles add Royal talent as McDonald moved to inactive list

West Coast have added East Perth forward Courtney Lindgren to their squad after defender Sophie McDonald was ruled out for the upcoming AFLW 2025 season.

Jake Santa Maria

Ange Stannett missed all of last season after tearing her ACL.

AFLWCommentsStannett hopes to lead team out in round one

Fremantle AFLW captain Ange Stannett was forced to lead the club in an off-field capacity last season, now she has the chance to do it alongside her teammates

Glen Quartermain

Ange Stannett (left) will again lead Freo in 2025.

AFLWStannett resumes captaincy role ahead of long-awaited return

After showing superb off-field leadership last year, Ange Stannett will finally get the chance to show her on-field wares as captain after being reappointed as Fremantle’s AFLW skipper.

Chris Robinson

Bella Lewis and Charlie Thomas are locked in as Eagles co-captains.

AFLWCommentsEagles unveil Lewis and Thomas as co-captains

West Coast’s AFLW side has followed in the footsteps of the AFL’s Eagles, unveiling co-captains in Bella Lewis and Charlie Thomas to spearhead what the club hopes will be a successful new era.

Chris Robinson

West Coast coach and AFLW pioneer Daisy Pearce was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame this week.

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Hall of Famer Pearce on mentoring next gen of AFLW stars

Daisy Pearce is the trailblazing footballer who helped the women’s game become what it is today, earning her a spot in the Australian Football Hall of Fame. Now, she’s mentoring the next generation.

Samantha Rogers

West Coast coach and AFLW trailblazer Daisy Pearce has been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

AFLWCommentsEagles coach and AFLW icon Pearce inducted into Hall of Fame

West Coast coach and AFLW trailblazer Daisy Pearce has been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Samantha Rogers

West Coast's Bella Lewis.

AFLWPremiumDon’t say the F word: Daisy not setting top eight goal

Daisy Pearce is yet to set West Coast’s AFLW side a definitive goal for her second season in charge but midfielder Bella Lewis is confident the Eagles will continue to rise up the ladder in 2025.

Josh Kempton

Fremantle Dockers AFLW coach Lisa Webb has signed a new two-year extension.

AFLWCommentsPremiumDockers ‘not going to shy away’ from flag ambitions

Fremantle coach Lisa Webb says the Dockers are not shying away from their ambitions to win a maiden premiership after re-committing to the club on a new deal. 

Samantha Rogers

Fremantle have locked in senior coach Lisa Webb for another two seasons, just months out from the club’s 2025 AFLW campaign.

AFLWCommentsLisa’s locked in! Dockers coach inks two-year extension

Fremantle have locked in senior coach Lisa Webb for another two seasons, just weeks out from the club’s 2025 AFLW campaign.

Samantha Rogers

Docker Kiara Bowers is ready for her return.

AFLWCommentsPremiumProving a point: Bowers setting standard after giving birth

Fremantle star Kiara Bowers sat out the last AFLW season after giving birth to son Luca, and now, she’s desperate to prove to herself and the footy world that she can still dominate.

Craig O'Donoghue

North star Jasmine Garner and the NSW Women’s State of Origin team.

AFLWVideoCommentsThe three things the AFLW must do to combat the NRLW

GEORGIE PARKER: The NRL has done a much better job at marrying its women’s competition with the men’s, exposing some major flaws in the AFLW.

GEORGIE PARKER

West Coast’s improvement under new coach Daisy Pearce has landed them some primetime games in the new AFLW fixture, while the Dockers also have some bumper games on the road.

AFLW CommentsPremiumThe four Dockers and Eagles games you can’t miss this season

West Coast’s improvement under new coach Daisy Pearce has landed them some primetime games in the new AFLW fixture, while the Dockers also have some bumper games on the road. Here are the eight you can’t miss.

Jackson Barrett

The AFLW have revealed their fixture for the new season.

AFLCommentsSee EVERY game of bumper new AFLW season

The AFLW have revealed the full fixture for a bumper 2025 season. SEE EVERY GAME OF THE NEW SEASON HERE

Aaron Kirby

West Coast have been rewarded for their stunning improvement under Daisy Pearce with a bumper opening-night fixture against Gold Coast to start the AFLW season. 

AFLWPremiumEagles rewarded for Daisy’s first year with bumper opener

West Coast have been rewarded for their stunning improvement under Daisy Pearce with a bumper opening-night fixture against Gold Coast to start the AFLW season. 

Jackson Barrett & Ben Smith

Jess Hosking’s time at the Eagles is up.

AFLWCommentsHosking to step away from AFLW’s Eagles

Jess Hosking has stepped away from West Coast’s AFLW team, with last year’s recruit set to take a break from football in 2025 due to personal reasons.

Chris Robinson

Emma Swanson has stepped down as Eagles captain.

AFLW CommentsFamily first as Swanson steps down as Eagles captain

West Coast’s inaugural AFLW captain Emma Swanson has stepped down from her leadership role after six seasons.

Jake Santa Maria

Jess Hosking’s future in the AFLW is suddenly in doubt after an off-field issue.

AFLWControversial star’s career in doubt after personal issue

The new problem has come to light three years after she wore X-rated strapping in a game.

Cameron Noakes

Carlton’s Alison Downie and Collingwood’s Emma King compete for the ball in the first AFLW match in 2017.

AFLVideoCommentsHow can AFLW announce season opener but not have a fixture?

GEORGIE PARKER: Plenty of fans are asking why two under-performing Victorian clubs get to play the first match, but they should be angry about a more worrying issue.

Georgie Parker

Ruby Schleicher of the Magpies and Breann Harrington of the Blues pose with Auskickers during the AFLW Media opportunity.

NewsAFLW fixture still weeks away as season nears

The AFLW season will start in 100 days but the full fixture is weeks away from being finalised although one key change has been confirmed.

News Corp Australia