The 2013 National Women’s Championships will kick off on Monday in Cairns with NSW and the ACT both fielding teams across the two divisions.

The tournament begins on Monday in Cairns with NSW to compete in Division 1 for the first time after winning Division 2 in 2011.

The Sydney Women’s AFL Round 5 Rising Star nominee is Sydney University’s Steph Walker, who is dominating in her first year of senior women’s football.

Two of the top female footballers in NSW were selected at the inaugural AFL Women’s Draft on Wednesday night in a historic event for women's football.

Over 100 women were recognised with a GIANTS Women in Community AFL Award at the GIANTS vs Adelaide match at Skoda Stadium on Mother's Day.

Girls from the Queenwood Stars and Mosman Swans shone when they played a curtain raiser to the GWS GIANTS’ match against the Adelaide Crows on Sunday.

As part of the fifth annual Pink Sports Day, the Gungahlin Jetettes and ANU played in support of women and families in the community affected by breast cancer.

It was a week of determination, skill and tenacity when the Victorian city of Shepparton hosted this year’s AFL Under-18 Youth Girls National Championships.