WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #3 Mia Russo
AN EXPLOSIVE midfielder who can also go forward and make an impact, West Perth top-ager Mia Russo kicks off our podium of WAFL Women’s players to watch in 2025. Russo has some electrifying traits, and though injury limited her AFLW Under 18 Championships last year, the Falcons talent is a past MVP winner at Under […]
SANFL U18s Player Focus: Aidan Schubert (Central District)
CENTRAL District was comfortably beaten by Glenelg in Round 1 of the SANFL Under 18 season, but Aidan Schubert proved a shining light in the 43-point defeat. Playing as a key forward and ruck, the top-ager provided a lift in the second half to outline his potential. We put his performance under the Player Focus […]
State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 1
AFTER a long preseason, South Australia’s State Academy members were back in action as the first round of the SANFL Women’s competition took place over the weekend. For another year, each week we take a look at how each of the State Academy members performed across the four games.
Preseason Q&A: Harry Dean (Murray Bushrangers)
CARLTON father-son hopeful Harry Dean enters his top-age campaign with plenty of promise having had his 2024 season scuppered by injury. The high-leaping 193cm defender broke his arm in his one and only Coates Talent League appearance to date, but is back fit and firing in 2025. Harry is the son of two-time premiership Blue […]
2025 Coates Talent League: GWV Rebels season preview
THE GREATER Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels will be flooded by fresh faces in 2025 after last year’s breakthrough grand final appearance. With plenty of unknowns ahead, head coach David Loader is buoyed by a “faultless” preseason and the opportunity to develop untapped talent. PRESEASON “It’s been really good. Last year we restructured our program, We […]
2025 SANFLW Player Focus: Sophie Eaton
STEPPING up in the absence of some quality departed teammates, top-age AFLW Draft prospect Sophie Eaton wasted no time showing why she is one of the classiest players in this year’s draft class. Eaton took the opportunity to go inside for Central District in the opening round of the SANFL Women’s, successfully making her progression […]
2025 CTL Girls: Calder Cannons season preview
SHARING the head coach role with Ross Smith in 2025, Nicola Tenabel has stepped up from the assistant position and is excited about what the new season holds for the Calder Cannons. We caught up with Tenabel at the recent Preseason Testing Day to hear how the club is shaping up ahead of Round 1. […]
Crocs trump Saints in electrifying NTFL grand final
SOUTHERN Districts Crocs broke the hearts of St Mary’s hopefuls who were chasing back-to-back premierships, by putting on a brilliant fourth quarter display in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) Men’s Premier League Grand Final that went right down to the wire. The Crocs, who dominated the 2024/25 season, faced a resilient Saints side that […]
WAFLW 15 to Watch in 2025: #4 Olivia Crane
UNFORTUNATELY an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear put a line through the talented Olivia Crane‘s bottom-age season, with the Subiaco prospect unable to get out for a home and away WAFLW or national championships match. Despite that fact, what she showed in her double bottom-age season suggests she will be among the top prospects in […]
Scouting Notes: Double Blues pip reigning premiers
STURT took down reigning SANFL Under 18 premier Woodville-West Torrens in an opening round thriller on Saturday, kicking off an intriguing double-header at The Summit in Mount Barker. A phenomenal 10 state summer squad members took the field, and we noted down of how each of them fared. >> RECAP: Reigning SANFL U18 finalists knocked […]
State Academy notes: 2025 SANFLW – Round 1
AFTER a long preseason, South Australia’s State Academy members were back in action as the first round of the SANFL Women’s competition took place over the weekend. For another year, each week we take a look at how each of the State Academy members performed across the four games.
Scouting Notes: Double Blues pip reigning premiers
STURT took down reigning SANFL Under 18 premier Woodville-West Torrens in an opening round thriller on Saturday, kicking off an intriguing double-header at The Summit in Mount Barker. A phenomenal 10 state summer squad members took the field, and we noted down of how each of them fared. >> RECAP: Reigning SANFL U18 finalists knocked […]
Scouting Notes: King hits Giants for six to end Summer Series
THE SYDNEY Swans Academy have completed an undefeated Summer Series after downing the GWS Giants Academy by 43 points in Blacktown on Saturday. Star prospect Max King booted six goals as his Swans set up the victory with an ominous seven goals to one opening half. GWS came out with improved vigour in term three […]
Scouting Notes: Giants pipped in Summer Series thriller
THE GREATER Western Sydney (GWS) Giants Academy has gone down in a three-point thriller to AFL Canberra in their Summer Series clash at Alan Ray Oval. After a 61-point defeat at the hands of AFL Sydney last week, the Giants proved much more competitive against their local Under 22 adversaries. AFL Canberra kicked ahead in […]
Scouting Notes: Bolstered Swans stay undefeated in Summer Series
SYDNEY Swans Academy have taken out more senior opposition twice in as many weeks after dispatching the AFL Sydney U22s by 19 points at Blacktown International Sportspark on Saturday. The Swans were challenged but led at every break despite less accurate goalkicking to move to a 2-0 record. Bolstered by the return of National Academy […]
2025 NSW/ACT Summer Series Round 1 Scouting notes: Giants Academy
GWS GIANTS Academy shook off a late second term comeback from the AFL Sydney Under 22s to kick four unanswered goals in the second half to win their Round 1 NSW/ACT Summer Series match. Both sides were level at 3.3 (21) apiece by the main break, but a second half of 4.5 (29) to 0.3 […]
Scouting Notes: Giants cut down to size in Summer Series
THE GREATER Western Sydney (GWS) Giants Academy has been comfortably beaten in its opening Summer Series outing, going down to the AFL Sydney Under 22s by 61 points. After a goalless opening quarter, the victors kicked away with 10 majors to one across the second and third terms. Inaccuracy cost the Giants a kinder scoreline, […]
Scouting Notes: Swans make winning start to Summer Series
SYDNEY Swans Academy kicked off the 2025 Summer Series in style, running out 38-point victors over the AFL Canberra Under 22s on Saturday. After posting five goals to one in the first half, the Swans were challenged but came home strongly with three unanswered majors in the final term to seal the result. Top prospects […]
Smith stars as Eagles kick off season with a win
A THREE-goal performance from Woodville-West Torrens‘ Mia Smith helped see off North Adelaide in an entertaining and tight contest in the opening round of the SANFL Women’s Development League over the weekend. While Smith’s eye-catching three majors and elite defensive pressure in the front half was the major talking point, the game was soured by […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 AFL National Futures match
TEAM Heppell stormed home to take out the annual AFL National Futures match over Team Sloane, in the AFL Grand Final curtain-raiser on Saturday. Having trailed by a game-high 25 points in the final quarter, the previously inaccurate green side straightened up to snatch victory with a barrage of goals. Tall forward Archie Ludowyke was […]
