AFLW Pies, Blues provide second chances
COLLINGWOOD and Carlton have handed a couple of state league young guns with second chances at AFL Women’s level when they announced injury replacement players today. The Magpies picked up ex-Cat Carly Remmos who has spent the season with their VFL Women’s program, while the Blues scooped up ex-Power utility Jade Halfpenny after a strong […]
Yellow and black for the new Brown
RICHMOND has made a signing 45 days out from its AFL Women’s season opener, naming Sydney Swans Academy over-ager Imogen Brown as the club’s newest recruit. Brown will add some serious speed to the Tigers’ lineup, replacing the injured Katelyn Cox who went down with a season-ending knee injury. A revelation for the red and […]
2024 AFLW Practice Match schedule revealed
THE AFL has just announced the practise match and match simulation schedules for the 2024 AFL Women’s season. Practise matches will run on the weekend of August 16 to 18, and will be free to attend for all fans. If fans cannot get to the games, they will also be live streamed via the clubs’ […]
2024 AFLW Fixture revealed
IT is a big day in the world of AFLW, with the 2024 AFLW fixture being revealed. As previously announced, there will be 11 matches for every team to play across a 10 week period, with all teams copping a mid week. Week one is set to kick off on Friday August 30 with two […]
Carlton a “second home” for McKay
A BLUEBAGGER at heart, it should come as no surprise that Sophie McKay is looking forward to what the future holds as she eyes off following her sister Abbie to the Blues this year under the father-daughter rule. The talented Sandringham Dragons midfielder/forward is eligible to don the Navy Blue in the same way as […]
2024 AFLW Coaching puzzle now complete
LATE last week the Western Bulldogs confirmed their AFLW coach for 2024, bringing together the full coaching picture for the 2024 AFLW season. In case you missed it, here is a quick catch up on the new head coach appointments for 2024. Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs announced that Tamara Hyett will be their new […]
Time for Charlotte to cement a home
CHARLOTTE Wilson is someone who can reliably do a job, but has been struggling for game time for the past several years. After crossing from Carlton to Melbourne ahead of Season 7, Wilson struggled to break into the impressively strong Melbourne defence and was forced to watch on the sidelines as the Dees went on […]
Window excited for future after huge year
FEW players could hold a candle to some of the accomplishments that South Australian Piper Window achieved this year. The Glenelg young gun won the SANFL Women’s best and fairest, captained her state to an unbeaten national title, and then also captained her country as she made the All-Australian team and a member of the […]
Relieved Ifould basks in “surreal” AFLW Draft moment
THERE were a multitude of emotions running through South Adelaide winger Holly Ifould‘s brain as the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft continued to tick down. Sitting amongst her Panthers cohort, the talented winger had watched Brooke Boileau (Adelaide) and Alissa Brook (Port Adelaide) get drafted in the second round, and she, along with many others had […]
Dashing defender darts to draft dream
ALTHOUGH much of the AFLW Draft chatter surrounding the Gold Coast Suns was surrounding their young Academy players, one draftee that flew under the radar was young defender Taya Oliver. The 22-year-old is only new to the game, but made so much of an impact on the Suns that she was selected in last week’s […]
PREVIEW | 2024 CTLG Round 14 – Saturday
A TRIPLE treat of matches take place across the northern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne in the Coates Talent League Girls providing a couple of ripping contests. We preview those three games as the season builds towards its conclusion. FORM: Northern is coming off a hard-fought win in the mud against Murray Bushrangers up at […]
Frantic final round for QAFLW sides
EVERYTHING is to play for in the last round of the QAFL Women’s competition as five potential teams become four, and the door is ajar ever so slightly for a chance in the top two. All eyes will be on the race to the post-season series. Luckily for sides such as Bond University and Southport […]
2024 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier preview: Round 14
WITH representative action now over, players return to their local clubs in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, with a couple tantalising clashes between finals hopefuls taking place tomorrow. All four matches in Round 14 suggest they will be fairly evenly matched, which makes for a great weekend of action. EAST COAST EAGLES vs. MANLY […]
REVIEW | 2024 AFLW U18s: Allies
AS each AFL Women’s Under 18 Championships state completes its national carnival, we take a look at how the three-game carnival went, some of the impressive players, and those to keep an eye on next year. Up first is the Allies, who enjoyed an upset win over title contender Queensland either side of heavy losses […]
Competitive Roper always eyeing improvement
WEST Perth top-age talent Kaitlyn Roper has quietly built a nice CV at the Falcons over the last few years, though admits she is never “100 per cent satisfied” and is craving to get better at every opportunity. Coming into the 2024 season off a Rogers Cup club best and fairest and a high finish […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 13
TRICKY conditions swept across Round 13 of the Coates Talent League Girls season, but there were still some impressive individual displays. As always, we took note of some of the players who caught the eye – with a focus on Victorian representatives – and all notes the opinion of the individual author.
2024 CTLG Player Focus: Holly Egan (Murray Bushrangers)
BOASTING ties to the AFL Women’s through her older sister, Murray Bushrangers’ Holly Egan is forging her own path at Coates Talent League Girls level. The sister of current Tiger and former Blue Grace, Egan is a very different player to her older sibling, though the mindset to reach the top level is the same. […]
2024 CTL Girls Team of the Week: Round 13
EASTERN Ranges’ commanding win over Calder Cannons saw a league-high five representatives make the Coates Talent League Girls Round 13 Team of the Week. The Ranges had one more than fellow big winners Dandenong Stingrays, while the remaining three victors in Oakleigh Chargers, Gippsland Power and Northern Knights all had a trio of players in […]
2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Round 13 wrap
ONE game might have been called off due to flight cancellations, but Round 13 still saw five games take place across the Coates Talent League Girls. We recap how each match went down in what was ultimately challenging conditions across the board.
2024 AFLW U18s Player Focus: Georgia McKee (South Australia)
STAR top-ager Georgia McKee played her first official tri-colours game in two years and made up for lost time when she booted three goals for South Australia during the Croweaters’ win over the Allies at Thebarton last week. The Central District forward overcame an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury that put a line through her […]