AFLW Podcast Channel

Collingwood recruit Dom Carbone shares her footy story with Sarah Black. From Darwin to Melbourne lockdown, Hawthorn, VFLW, knockbacks and tenacity, Carbone earned her way back onto an AFLW list after four years

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Gemma Bastiani and Sarah Black preview round two of the 2026 NAB AFLW season. How might Brisbane get over North Melbourne? Do you tag Kate Hore? Why has Geelong gone unchanged after a record loss?

Timecodes:
0:36 - get to the SCG, support the Swans AFLW team
3.10 - Grand Final rematch
5.25 - How an understrength Brisbane could beat North Melbourne
8.18 - Do you tag Kate Hore and Ella Roberts?
11.50 - The return of Bri Davey
14.25 - A litmus test for Western Bulldogs and Richmond
16.37 - Geelong unchanged after a record loss

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Phoebe McWilliams and Kaitlyn Ferber provide a quick tribunal and injury update, highlight some of the most impressive debutants from round one, and is a key Cat underrated when discussing the league’s best players? 

Timecodes:
0.22 – Tribunal and injury update 
3.16 – Phoebe’s Five: Top 5 best performances on debut
9.53 – Why is nobody talking about this: is Georgie Prespakis underrated?

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Sarah Black and Dylan Bolch take a broader look at round one’s NAB AFLW action. Did Brisbane show enough to match it with North Melbourne? Who could steer Melbourne one step further? And is there a personnel issue at the Hawks that could cost them?

Timecodes:
0.33 - can Brisbane challenge North Melbourne?
5.09 - is Liv Purcell the missing piece of Melbourne's puzzle?
6.36 - the baffling Mia Austin trade
10.42 - Hawthorn's early danger signs
13.42 - a possible early return for Bess Keaney?

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Joel Peterson, Kaitlyn Ferber, and Gemma Bastiani wrap up the first round of the 2026 NAB AFLW season, identifying the team that had a concerning showing, important wins on the road, and can we trust the Giants just yet?

Timecodes:
1:13 - Bidding a champion player goodbye
2:24 - Draftee hits the AFLW with a bang
3:42 - Swans kick off a new era in style
5:28 - Important win for Port Adelaide on the road
6:40 - Magnet switch at the Crows
9:58 - The coaching move of the weekend
12:29 - How soon can we trust the Giants?
13:58 - Early concerns for the Dockers
17:18 - What didn't work for the Cats

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Sarah Black & Gemma Bastiani preview the rest of round one, including a potential shootout at Ikon Park, which fixture is game of the round, and the love for debutant announcements

Timecodes:
0:44 - Is Hawthorn v Melbourne going to be a shootout?
5:25 - Fremantle's big addition
7:04 - Game of the round
9:10 - The Giants' big hits
12:20 - Debutants to watch for

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Phoebe McWilliams, Sophie Welsh and Kaitlyn Ferber discuss the teams that could end North Melbourne’s winning streak, clubs that are getting creative with their AFLW marketing strategies and some very interesting additions to the injury list. 

Timecodes:
00:27 - Hawthorn's newest debutant
02:12 - Phoebe's Five: the teams that could end Roos' streak
9.01 - Psychic Psophie: more double header madness
11:19 - The best club marketing campaigns
16:13 - Why is nobody talking about this: some key injury list curiosities
20:10 - Can Adelaide make finals?

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Sarah Black, Dylan Bolch and Sophie Welsh debate whether double-headers work better with the men’s game first or second, unpack which players are still eligible for the Rising Star, and preview the introduction of AFL.com.au’s inaugural AFLW edition of The 25.

Timecodes:
00:35 - Saints v Blues from both the sofa and the stands
02:36 - Do double-headers work better with the AFLW match before or after the men’s?
05:05 - Why Dyl’s bullish on the Swans this year
07:45 - The surprising players still eligible for the Rising Star
10:22 - Introducing: The 25, AFLW edition

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Joel Peterson, Kaitlyn Ferber, and Gemma Bastiani break down the AFLW season opener, including naming the potential recruit of the year, who could be All-Australian by season's end, and whether the marquee match to kick off the season worked.

Timecodes:

0:31 - Best thing from the weekend
3:43 - Is this Carlton's one weakness?
6:53 - What hurt the Saints
8:26 - The Blues' attacking game
9:10 - Carlton is the real deal
12:05 - And unmitigated success to launch the season

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Gemma Bastiani and Sarah Black preview the AFLW season-opener between the Saints and the Blues, and run their eyes over a few clubs with serious injury concerns

1.15 - St Kilda's new-look forward line
2.22 - How Lauren Bella's injury will cost Carlton
7.31 - Eden Zanker’s mysterious foot injury
9.35 - The reason behind the rush of replacement players
11.48 - Melbourne's lengthy injury list

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