AFLW 2021 season opens with Collingwood beating Carlton by six points at Princes Park
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Aishling Sheridan (left) was on target for Collingwood with two goals for the match.
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Collingwood has survived a third-quarter comeback from Carlton to open the AFLW season with a one-goal victory in front of a sell-out crowd at Princes Park.
Key points:
The Magpies scored the opening four goals of the match and kept the Blues scoreless in the first half
The Blues three-goal passage in the third term saw them trail by just eight points, before the Magpies responded
Irish star kicks first goal of 2021 AFLW season and inspires Collingwood to victory
Cavan’s Aishling Sheridan was on the double, as Sarah Rowe missed out through injury. By Emma Duffy Thursday 28 Jan 2021, 1:04 PM Jan 28th 2021, 1:04 PM 9,091 Views 6 Comments
Aishling Sheridan (left) celebrates scoring Collingwood s first goal - the first of the AFLW season.
Aishling Sheridan (left) celebrates scoring Collingwood s first goal - the first of the AFLW season.
THE FIRST GOAL of the 2021 Australian Football League Women’s [AFLW] season was kicked by an Irishwoman, with Collingwood’s Cavan star Aishling Sheridan well and truly hitting the ground running.
The 10 big questions heading into the 2021 AFLW season
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The 2021 AFLW season is only a few weeks away and will enter uncharted territory given the lack of a winner in 2020 and the remaining COVID-19 restrictions.
Here’s 10 questions that will form the backbone of how the season unfolds.
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.