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AFLW season kicks off with a focus on attack, and the most goals for an opening round in league history
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FebFebruary 2021 at 3:55am
Fremantle s Gemma Houghton was one of four players to kick three goals in round one.
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Round one of the AFLW season is in the books, and the opening seven games provided a welcome return to football after an absence of nearly 11 months.
With no expansion teams added for 2021, the focus was on the existing 14 teams, and how much improvement could be seen nearly a full year after the previous season was shut down because of COVID.
St Kilda outlasts Western Bulldogs by nine points to make winning start to AFLW campaign
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JanJanuary 2021 at 10:34am
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
AFLW players say the league is ready for greater coverage â even if that means more criticism and scrutiny
By Marnie Vinall
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JanJanuary 2021 at 10:06pm
Bonnie Toogood is one of many players who aren t satisfied with the way the media covers the AFLW.
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The AFL women s league has entered its fifth year and as it develops and grows, so too does the reporting of its games and players.
Key points:
AFLW players say they want to be critiqued on their performance while calling for greater media coverage
At the same time, players don t want criticism to immediately descend to comparisons with their male counterparts