PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Tasmania Devils
TASMANIA has had its fair share of Aussie rules related headlines recently and now the Devils will kick off their 2024 Coates Talent League Girls campaign at home on Sunday. With the release of the AFL moniker matching their junior pathway nickname and the release of the first jumper, the girls from the Apple Isle […]
2024 AFLW Academy to clash with U23 All-Stars this weekend
THE top AFL Women’s draft prospects will go head-to-head against their peers in a huge clash at Ikon Park on Saturday. The 2024 AFL Women’s Academy will don the coat of arms against an Under 23 All-Stars team made up of players who are largely considered the next group of future AFLW stars. Among the […]
State Academy notes: 2024 SANFLW – Round 5
IN the final round before the first SANFL Women’s league-wide bye, State Academy members got one last chance to test themselves against AFLW-listed players before the elite level talents head back to Adelaide and Port Adelaide for the remainder of the season.
AFLW Draft | 10 mature-age SANFLW prospects
EACH year, over-age and mature-age players stand up and impress to earn a place on an AFL Women’s list. Be it via a train-on spot, as an injury replacement or at the end of the year draft, history says there will always be a handful of players who for one reason or another were not […]
Q&A: Havana Harris (Gold Coast Suns Academy)
ONE of the top players in this year’s AFL Women’s draft crop is Gold Coast Suns Academy tall Havana Harris. The potential pick one star is as athletic as anyone going around, standing at above 180cm with explosive speed and the capability to roll up to stoppages as both the ruck and a midfielder. We […]
2024 SANFLW Player Focus: Esther Schirmer (South Adelaide)
USUALLY a lockdown defender or a player who is able to play a negating role rather than an offensive one, South Adelaide top-ager Esther Schirmer produced a huge effort in the Panthers’ win over Glenelg on the weekend. The draft-eligible defender clunked an incredible 12 marks – three contested – from 17 touches to be […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Oakleigh Chargers
REIGNING premiers Oakleigh Chargers kick off their 2024 Coates Talent League Girls season with a trip to the Apple Isle and we spoked to premiership coach Ty Vickery about their star-studded list and some others to keep an eye on coming through the ranks. TOP PROSPECTS Emma McDonald (Tall Forward)18/04/2006 | 179cm McDonald burst onto […]
2024 SANFLW Team of the Week: Round 5
ALL four winners shared in a equal league-high four representatives in the Round 5 SANFL Women’s Team of the Week. Central District, Norwood, South Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens combined for two thirds of this week’s Team of the Week, with Glenelg (three) the best of the losers ahead of North and West Adelaide (two apiece) […]
2024 SANFLW R5 wrap: South strikes as ladder tightens
JUST four points stands between first and seventh in a massive logjam of a SANFL Women’s ladder following South Adelaide’s impressive 22-point win over Glenelg. The Panthers won their third straight game to rise up to second, while victories to Central District and Norwood moved them up to an identical 3-2 record, while Woodville-West Torrens […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Coates Talent League Girls: Eastern Ranges
FILLING the shoes of outgoing coach and new Oakleigh Chargers’ boys mentor Ash Close, Jarrad Donders will take up the head coach mantle at Eastern Ranges with the side coming off a grand final appearance last season. Eastern is brimming with talent, and Donders is excited about plenty of prospects in the side. TOP PROSPECTS […]
Scouting Notes: 2024 Coates Talent League Girls – Round 1a
A STANDALONE fixture saw the Geelong Falcons defeat the Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels on Easter Thursday at GMHBA Stadium. As always we took a look at some of the players that caught the eye, with the remaining Scouting Notes to come at the conclusion of the Round 1 matches. All notes are the opinion […]
SANFLW MOTR: Dogs dig deep to deny Roosters
CENTRAL District has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a see-sawing entertaining contest against North Adelaide on Good Friday. It was a nail-biting finish but the visitors managed to be in front at the right time to win, 8.4 (52) to 6.6 (42). In a classic SANFL Women’s match, the reigning premiers looked […]
