Photo via ABC News (AU)

The AFLW is speeding up and these numbers prove it

Read the original at ABC News (AU) ↗
Cite

Bastiani, G. (2026, September 30). The AFLW is speeding up and these numbers prove it. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-01/aflw-speeding-up-rapidly-and-numbers-prove-it/107213180

Dated when The Aporia collected the article, usually within hours of publication. Check the original for its exact date and byline.

ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-30 · by Gemma Bastiani

Quick Summary

The article provides a list of final scores from recent Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) games and upcoming scheduled matches. It highlights the high-scoring nature of some recent games, such as Cats defeating Hawks 82-46 and Suns beating Saints 69-39, to illustrate that the league is becoming more competitive and faster-paced. The article does not include additional commentary or analysis beyond presenting these game results and schedules.
Written by AI on 2026-10-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

The Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) season is in full swing, with several games concluding over the past week. On September 24, the Cats defeated the Hawks with a final score of 82-46. The following day saw the Eagles narrowly beat the Bombers 45-35, while the Bulldogs triumphed over the Power 62-49 and the Blues overwhelmed the Tigers 76-21. On September 27, the Crows fell to the Dockers with a score of 60-35, and the Suns secured a victory against the Saints 69-39. Upcoming games for October include matches between the Blues and Hawks, Tigers and Cats, Giants and Bombers, Bulldogs and Saints, Lions and Suns, Power and Crows, Kangaroos and Swans, Magpies and Demons, and Eagles versus Dockers, each starting at scheduled times throughout the week. These scores highlight the competitive nature of the league as teams vie for playoff positions.

Written for “AFLW Growth” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 AFLW Growth
Sports · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges an unknown share of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
ABC News (AU)
Outlet record 68/100
“The articles describe different sets of AFLW and NRL match results from distinct time periods.”
ABC News (AU)
Hedges 0 of 3 claims Outlet record 68/100
“The articles report on different games; Article A mentions a game where Blues versus Hawks is not started, while Article B reports on a specific final score of Blues 36, Hawks 24 on October 1st.”
ABC News (AU)
Outlet record 68/100
“Article A reports on multiple match results from various days, while Article B discusses trends and statistics across several matches without focusing on a single specific event.”
ABC News (AU)
Hedges 0 of 1 claims Outlet record 68/100
“The articles list different game scores and outcomes for various teams on different dates.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hedges 1 of 8 claims Outlet record 61/100
“The articles describe different events - one is about the AFL grand final win by Brisbane Lions on September 26th, and the other lists various AFLW match results from September 24-27.”
ABC News (AU)
Hedges 3 of 37 claims Outlet record 68/100
“The articles describe different sets of AFL matches on various dates and outcomes.”
ABC News (AU)
Hedges 0 of 1 claims Outlet record 68/100
“The articles describe different sets of AFL matches over distinct dates and times.”
ABC News (AU)
Hedges 1 of 67 claims Outlet record 68/100
“The articles describe different matches and seasons in AFL/AFLW with no overlap in specific events.”
How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
0
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
no claims
nothing to measure
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
ABC News (AU)'s corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
none derived
Analyzed 2026-09-30 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

ABC News (AU) · 4526 article(s) · 10 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 10 correction(s)

Who wrote this

Gemma Bastiani
3 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 Although some choices haven't quite come on in the way the club would have hoped — every club has been burned by a speculative pick here or there — others have been the ideal slow burn.
Also by Gemma Bastiani
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

Topics

Bombers Bulldogs Cats Eagles Hawks

Subjects

Blues ORG · 2× Bombers ORG · 2× Bulldogs ORG · 2× Cats ORG · 2× Demons ORG · 2× Eagles ORG · 2× Hawks ORG · 2× Kangaroos NORP · 2× Power PERSON · 2× Tigers ORG · 2×

Narrative

No narrative derived. That requires at least one asserted claim.

Claims (0 extracted, 0 hedged)

No claims extracted from this article.
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support