Geelong’s AFLW Rise Is No Fluke — It’s Finally Here

Geelong finishing top two in AFLW shouldn’t be the shock story of the season, but here we are, and honestly it’s kind of wild it’s taken this long. Nina Morrison said it herself — this is overdue — and as someone who watches this competition every single week, I reckon she’s bang on.

The Cats have been building quietly for ages

This isn’t some overnight thing. Geelong have been circling finals footy for a few seasons now, always competitive, always annoying to play against, but never quite breaking through to the pointy end when it mattered. You’d watch them mid-season and think